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when sufficiently roasted, and are then ground to powder. The 

 leaves are used in the same way as coffee-beans in preparing the drink. 

 In Africa, they are used in the same manner as tea-leaves. 



Coffee-Wood : — The wood of Coffea arabica L. is one of the most 

 compact and durable in the interior of Africa and is well-suited 

 for furniture manufacture such as chairs, tables, bedsteads, etc., as 

 well as for various articles of turnery. It takes an excellent and 

 very durable polish. The African name in Golungo Alto and in 

 Cazengo is Muriabambe or Muria Nbarnba^ which is composed of 

 the words 'Muria meaning good and 'Nbambe meaning antelope, 

 because a species of antelope in those regions shows a preference 

 for the leaves of this tree. 



Coffee-Pulp : — In some localities of Persia and Turkey, the pulp 

 of the coffee-berry is dried and roasted. The resulting bitter prepara- 

 tion is known as Sultana Coffee. This term also frequently refers 

 to a weak decoction of the raw beans. In Arabia, the pulp is allowed 

 to dry intact, and is then removed from the seeds and used to pre- 

 pare a pleasant infusion called Kisher or Kahwe. Sometimes Orient- 

 als use both the pulp and the bean in preparing coffee, and they 

 assert that it is better than the use of the beans alone. 



The mature pulp is mucilaginous, saccharine, glutinous, succulent, 

 sweet, and palatable, and is often eaten by the pickers. The ripe 

 pulp of the fruit contains sugar which is converted into alcohol. 

 This source of alcohol is used in a limited area. Eight ounces of 

 dried pulp, when steeped in water until fermentation begins, yield 

 one ounce of spirits by distillation. The thoroughly fermented coffee- 

 pulp serves as an excellent agricultural manure. It is rich in 

 phosphoric acid and phosphates; and its effect as a manure is of two 

 to three years' duration. This use of the coffee-pulp is increasing, 

 and will become of commercial importance. It is preferable to 

 the Peruvian guano because coffee-pulp contains eighty-five per cent 

 of azole. Fermented coffee-pulp is frequently mixed with well-rotted 

 dung. It is also used as a vehicle for the application of concentrated 

 fertilizers. Coffee-pulp has been suggested by Dr. Schortt as an 

 auxiliary to cattle-food. 



Coffee-Oil : — Coffee does contain a volatile oil ; but the term 

 'coffee oil' is a misleading trade name for a palm oil which is derived 

 from the more or less burnt kernels which have the odor of coffee. 



