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too much ardor and perseverance, that he died soon 

 after they were finished. All the resources of the 

 medical art were employed, but nothing could save 

 him. 



As common brown sugar is quite as nourishing 

 as the best refined loaf sugar, and as a great many 

 persons prefer it for coffee, it appears to me to be 

 extremely probable that coffee may be found to be one 

 of the cheapest kinds of food that can be procured, and 

 more especially in Great Britain. 



Half a pint of the best coffee or two full cups may 

 be made with half an ounce of ground coffee, which, 

 if one pound avoirdupois weight of raw coffee can be 

 bought in the shops for twelvepence sterling, will cost 

 only six sevenths of a farthing ; and, if a pound of 

 brown sugar can be bought for one shilling, one ounce 

 of sugar, which would be a large allowance for two cups 

 of coffee, would cost only three farthings ; consequently 

 the materials for making half a pint of coffee would 

 cost less than one penny. 



As coffee has a great deal of taste, which it imparts 

 very liberally to the bread which is eaten with it, and 

 as the taste of coffee is very agreeable to all palates, 

 and the use of bread greatly prolongs the duration of 

 the pleasure which this taste excites, a very delicious 

 repast may be made merely with coffee and bread, 

 without either butter or milk. 



The taste of the coffee predominates in such a 

 manner that the butter would hardly be perceived, 

 and might be omitted without any sensible loss. But 

 I acknowledge that in my opinion the addition of a 

 certain quantity of good cream or milk to coffee im- 

 proves it very much. Milk, however, is not a very 



