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fast of the Ramadan, or Turkish Lent, 

 which lasts forty days; during which time 

 they neither eat, drink, or smoke, while the 

 sun is over the horizon; and the use, of 

 coffee is then so strictly forbidden, that 

 those who have even the smell of coffee on 

 them, are deemed to have violated the in- 

 junctions of their prophet. 



Among the various qualities of coffee, 

 that of it's being an antidote to the abuse of 

 opium must make it an invaluable article 

 with the Turks. 



Those who use opiates at night would 

 find the advantage of taking strong coffee 

 in the morning. 



An interesting analysis of coffee was 

 made by M. Cadet, apothecary in ordinary to 

 the household of Napoleon, when emperor; 

 from which it appears, that the berries con- 

 tain mucilage in abundance, much gallic 

 acid, a resin, a concrete essential oil, some 

 albumen, and a volatile aromatic principle, 

 with a portion of lime, potash, charcoal, iron, 

 &c. Roasting develops the soluble princi- 

 ples. Mocha coffee is, of all kinds, the 

 most aromatic and resinous. M. Cadet 

 advises that coffee be neither roasted nor in- 

 fused till the day it be drunk, and that the 

 roasting be moderate. 



