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its use, by one of the Mahometan Doctor, 
which resulted in the persecution of the Coffee 
drinkers. A meeting of the Divines was how- 
ever, called to decide on this momentous ques¬ 
tion, and they solemnly declared that there was no 
criminality in drinking Coffee, from which period, the 
use of it has been allowed to all true Believers. 
It was not till the middle of the 13th cen¬ 
tury, that the use of Coffee was introduced 
into England. But since that period, the taste 
for it has gradually extended, and it has now 
become a necessary of life. 
The Dutch, the most enterprising commer¬ 
cial nation of the 17th century, were the peo¬ 
ple who first brought the Coffee plant fro hi 
the East, and introduced it into Europe. They 
originally obtained the plant in Mocha, trans¬ 
ferred it to Batavia, thence to Amsterdam, a«d 
a.t the commencement of the 18th century, 
Louis 14th procured a plant from the latter 
place, which he transplanted in the Jardin des 
Plantes, whence it was distributed to all the 
French Islands; bnfc it was fir-^t sent to, and 
cultivated in the Island of Martinique. 
The best Coffee still comes from Mocha and 
Aden, hilly districts in Arabia Fellix, where 
there are still large plantations. In the cul¬ 
tivation, it has bebh asserted by travellers in 
that country, the Coffee trees are never topped 
and no attention is paid to pruning, the plan¬ 
ters contenting themselves with removing the 
dead or broken branches and suckers which 
spring from the root. When the exposure i 
too warm, they shade their trees by planting 
their fields with a species of poplar : and 
'when the berry is ripe, they spread pieces o i 
