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(Prepared by the National Geographic So
ctety, Washington. D. 1' )
On the gentle Bioping hillsides of the
northern portion of a single state of
the great Brazilian republic there are
some 700.000.000 coffee trees. Here
on the famous rich, red soil (terra
rossa), tinder extraordinarily favorable
climatic conditions, the state of Sao
Paulo is producing annually close to
three-quarters of the world's total
coffee crop. Small wonder it is that
this state ranks so high in the num
ber and in the character of its popu
lation ; in the development of its rail
roads; In its general commercial and
industrial activity. Small wonder is
it that the city of Sao Paulo,is so full
of life and energy; thut Santos lias be
come so famous a port, that the Santos
docks and the Sao Paulo railway at
tract so many visitors. Coffee Is the
mainspring of ail this development.
Coffee is the prevailing topic of con
versation. Coffee is the key to the
financial situation. Coffee Is king.
As a famous waterfall, or an itn
_ niense steel plant, or a great forest, or
-> a wonderful view attracts the traveler.
Bo this remarkable Brazilian coffee dis
trict has a fascination all Its own for
the "globe-trotter," or for the more
leisurely traveler who seeks to know
something more definite about our
South American neighbors; or. more
particularly, for any one to whom
man's achievements In changing the
face of nature by making the earth
produce what he needs and what he
finds profitable are a source of satis
faction and inspiration.
four years after the} have been re
moved from tlie nurseries, where they
grow in wicker baskets, tinder shade.
Tlie fruit, when ripe, is red, and re
sembles arsmall cherry, or cranberry,
in general appearance. The coffee
which we see in the grocery store is
tlie seed of this coffee berry.
Normally each ^erry contains two
seeds. Hat on one side and rounded on
tlie other, tlie flat sides lieing together.
The seeds are imbedded In a sticky,
whitish pulp, and are further them
selves surrounded by two envelopes.
Before tlie coffee bean can lie put
upon tlie market the outer covering,
tlie pulp, and the two inner coverings
must i>e removed, it is customary to
classify the methods of preparing cof
fee for market lDto the wet and the
dry. They are alike, after a certain
stage, ami there is disagreement among
experts as to the relative merits of the
two in producing the best coffee. In
the dry process the berries are dried
before tlie pulp is removed, and then
outer covering, pulp, and inner cover
ings are removed together. In the wet
process the pulp is first removed in
water, and the drying and removal of
the inner envelopes come later. There
is no absolutely hard and fast rule, in
variably followed on all fazendas
alike, iri tlie preparation for market of
the coffee beans.
A considerable water supply and a
carefully planned system of small
canals and of basins Is needed in the
wet method, and It is partly for this
reason, *as well as because of the
preference of some fazendeiros for
the dry method, that tlie wet method
Is not everywhere in use.
Harvest Lasts Several Month*.
The harvest begins iu May and laste
Into August, or even September. This
is tiie dry season, so that tiie weather i
conditions are very favorable, not only
for the harvest itself, hut for drying
and transporting tiie crop afler it has
been gathered. In picking the coffee, I
tiie houghs are pulled down with the
left hand and held at tiie outer end,
while the right hand is run along the
bougit from the base to the tip, thus
stripping off the lierries as well as
many leaves and twigs. For the up
per branches rude step ladders are
used.
The usual method of harvesting is
to let tiie berries, twigs, etc., fall di
rectly on the ground, where they are
later raked together with wire rakes
with rounded teeth, and the first rough
sorting is made. The next stage Is a
winnowing by means of a wire sieve,
I lie hand being used to pick out the
lwigs und leaves and tiie wind blow
ing away a good deal of tiie dust as
the contents of tiie sieve are thrown
up into tiie air and caught again sev
eral times. In a less common method
Ihe results of the harvesting are al
lowed to fall into cotton cloths spread
out underneath the trees. This makes
the gathering of tiie crop quicker. The
lierries are then assembled iu sacks.
From tiiis point on the berries are
subjected to various mechanical treat
ments. Under the “wet-.iiiethod" they
are washed, churned with hoes, al
lowed to soften, and are Ihen run
through a mechanical pulper. The
seeds, still enveloped by their Inner
skins, are strained from the ‘'mush"
resulting from the pulping operations,
and are then placed in basins to fer
ment slightly so that any remaining
pulp will he loosened. They are then
spread out on large paved surfaces to
dry in the sun. When properly dried
the seeds are gathered up and run
through Ingenious machines which rub
off the skin. The particles of skin are
sifted and blown out and the coffee
beans—hulled, cleaned and sorted—
fail directly from the last machine into
tiie bags. When these contain 132
pounds each they are sewed up and
are ready for shipment to market.
Along the roads, deep in red dust,
six or eight yoke of oxen draw the
heavy wagon, loaded with the precious
sacks, to the nearest railroad station,
In cases where the railroad does not
come directly into the fazenda, as It
often does.
Off to the south go the trains, flrat
to the city of Sao Paulo, and then
down the steep eastern slopes of the
Serra do Mar to the world’s famous
coffee port. In Santos, coffee abso
lutely dominates the lives of the peo
ple. Coffee is everywhere—on the
Streets, in the warehouses, on the
train. E^ery one la busy with coffee.
Journey of Great Interest.
The heart of the coffee country can
be reached in less than three weeks
from New York. The voyage to iftnl
from Rio Janeiro is a delight which
cannot fail to satisfy even those who
are not naturally lovers of the sea.
What can he more Ideal for any one
who is tired out with the wear and
tear of a busy life than that voyage
of two weeks from New York to Rio.
over the calm seas and under the
bright skies of the topics?
From Rio de Janeiro a journey of
about eight hours takes the traveler
across the coast range of mountains
(Serra do Mar) and along the valley
of the Parahyba river to the city of
Sao Paulo, which lies in a position of
immense advantage to its commercial
development. From the city of Sao
Paulo tlie heart of the coffee country
Is reached In a short day's Journey
along one of the lines of railroad which
go In a northerly or northwesterly di
rection across the open campus or
through the scattering woodlands.
In about two hours after leaving the
city of Sao Paulo the traveler begins
to see the first considerable coffee
plantations, and from that time on
the Journey Is one of the greatest In
terest. Coffee Is everywhere. Miles
and miles of coffee trees stretch away,
up and down the gentle slopes of the
rolling topography, often as far aa the
eye can see—-great broad waves of
green, with the narrow lines of the rpd !
eoll showing In marked contrast with
the green of the leaves. It is a sight
, which Is not soon forgotten. Here and
there are small patches of forest which
have not yet been destroyed to make
way for the coffee. And then there
come great stretches of rugged grass
lands, partly used for grazing purposes,
or locally for farming, where the soil
Is not right for the coffee tree.
Charm of the Fazendas.
On the lower slopes of the hills or
on the lowlands, standing out in
marked contrast with the green coffee
trees, are the white buildings of the
fazendas—great, substantial stoue and
stucco manor houses, with wide
verandas and large windows, surround
ed by gardens filled witli palm, and
banana, and orange, and mango trees;
the extensive outbuildings, for the
stables and for the machinery, for the
laborers ainffor the superintendent, be
ing placet! at a respectful distance
from the manor house.
All these Brazilian fazendas have a
peculiar chann—an appearance of
solidarity, of comfort, of peace, and of
prosperity—as they lie there, sur
rounded by the wealth of their coffee
trees, with cattle grazing on the neigh
boring fields, and with ever-busy. pic
turesque Italian laborers caring for
the precious crop, whose market prices
are quoted dally in all the Important
papers throughout the civilized world.
The coffee trees on a Brazilian plan
tation begin to bear In from two to
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Tables for Ladies
I. H. EMERSON, Prop.
Phone Webster 4514 2114 No. 24th St., Omaha, Nebr.
Ilmogene’*
Diary
By CLARA DELAFIELD
Copyright. l»»z. Wosiorn New«p»p«r Union.
March la. Well, I've took the job.
They don't pay no wore than 50 per,
but there's some class to It, believe me,
Clara. Not that 1 think much of
^lr». Sytues and that stuck-up, snoop
ing daughter of hers, but Mr. tj\mes is
a peueli. He give uie a frown lust
night that made my heart go pltter
patter, Just because I splld the ha
cream over Mrs. D's uevv dress. May
be III stay the weak out but I don't
no yet.
March 20. I told her today strait I
gotta have u leather bed and a ularm
clock If she wants me to get up in
time to wash the brekfust things.
They're the luziest hulks I ever see j
in this family. She actually asked me ,
if I couldn’t gel up in time to cook
the brekfust if she lent me a dress
ing gown but she soon see I wasn't
to he put upon.
There's a fellow called to see Miss
Daisy this morning when he oughta j
have been at blzness I don't like his
looks much. I gut my eye on him.
March 21. I give notice this morning
on account of Mrs. D coming Into
the kitchen and telling me she dou’t 1
bum gas when there ain't no eookiug,
but I guess I'll stay a little longer.
I'm to have the use of the car three
times a week and I’ve gota Hz to
sixty for fathful servis. That's me.
Clara.
That fellow was hear again last
nlte. sitting in the parlor with Miss
Daisy with only one electric light
burning. I cull It .scandalous and Mrs.
Hudson who tins the apartment below
quite agrees with me.
March 22. The l> car broke down
when we was In the country and I had
to walk half a mile to catch the
trolley. The chaffoor, Mr. Winks, was
fresh. The chaffoor put his arm
round me. I'd have screamed only
there was u house near by and I was
sfrald the folks would here.
I give notice ns soon as I g<*t home
but Mrs. D says If I'll stay she'll
raise me to seventy-five and she never
had a girl she liked so well before.
I’ve decided to stay. The D's are a
nice family, all except Miss Daisy and
her fellow. Mr. TVs got thick black
I lashes and looks as If he’d murder
you If you say a word to him.
March 2S. Well. It's all through
and I'm going tomorrow. It’s all about
Miss Daisy and her bo. I told Mrs.
Hudson they was sitting up together
till past mldnlte last nlte end she
says, "flora, wy don’t you do some
thing about It?" S<> I spoke to them
tonlte and said I wasn't used to such
goings on and I come of decent folks
snd eleven o'clock was quite late
enough f"r any voting fellow who was
honest and inent blzness.
Mr. Page—that's tier bo's name—
smiled a kindu hitter smile and sed
In that case he'd go. Miss Daisy was
quite nasty about It and 1 had to
put her in her place. When that fel
low Imd gone Mrs. D come into my
room—oof course I'd told her I was
going tee first thing in tHe morning
She said she’d always liked me and If
I'd sta; she'd raise me to eighty per
and let me have the ear and pay for
me to fake lessons in chaffooring. and
I could have every afternoon and eve
ning off. So I sed I'll think it over.
Now I dunlin wliat to do. Ain't It
hard on a lady when she's alone In
the world with no one to advise her?
Anyway 1 told her I’d think it over,
and she went out quick because she !
heifrd Mr. L> coming buck. March 24.
Ten o'clock and I’ll have to be getting
up soon. It's queer Mr. I> hasn't gone
to blzness this morning. From where
I lay I can here him walking up and
down in his room, muttering. I guess
there's been some famly quarrel over
that Page fellow.
I've decided not to stay after toiuor- |
rom. So I'm going to tell Mrs. I> she |
can get a uew girl tomorrow. Wild i
horses wouldn't keep me hear now.
March 24 (continued). It's terrible,
terrible. I don’t no wliat to do. I'm
fired and my hearts broke and I shall
go softly all my days. 1 can't write
down tlie awful thing that's happened
When I went into the kitchen Mrs. D
was there washing up the dishes and
I title her I'd decided to go and she
said, “Is that so. Clara?" That net
tled me and I said, "Yes that's so,
Amelia,” and she went out and called
Mr. D whod been pacing up and down
like a lion all the morning. He i-ome
In and—I don't no what haiqtened hut
he sprung at me like a tiger and the
first think I new I was lying on the
kitchen floor with a punch In the I,
and he was gone to blzness. and he
sed if he foun me hear when he come
back, be'd kill me. And Mrs. D's
turned against me and won't let^ me
Advo Gold Medal Coffee
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■fay, amf Tm packing, and I got to
look for another place. That’s the re
ward of faithful service.
1 don't mind the world’s Ingratitude,
but Mr. D's the loveliest man In the
world, and he’ll never no how tender
ly I could have loved and cared for
him.
Ah well, such Is life. She says I
can have the alarm clock.
My eyes turning a beautiful brown.
I shall think of Mr. D evtjry time I
look at It.
The Ruling Passion.
“There’s no hope, my friend," said |
the doctor, gently. "You must try to
be resigned."
“I could be resigned to die. doctor, j
but for one tiling.”
"And what is that?”
“I’ve been following a serial plctura
for weeks at the Palace, and now III j
never know what became of Bertha
the bandit queen."
Smiling Porches.
Mon* houses are befog built with
Inclosed porches than ever before;
you may walk down long streets of
dear little homes whose porches smile
at you through tiny panes of glass.
You pass medium-sized places with
grounds, comfortable houses set hack
from the road, and large mansion*— |
in every one somewhere you catch the ,
glimpse of an enclosed porch-room
Old-fashioned houses follow suit, and
baek of the rounded Colonial pillars
are fitted small pitned glass partitions
that Inclose the porch as efficaciously
as though It had been built that way
In the beginning. In the summer these
are lifted out. leaving the porch as
before.—The Designer.
Canada Pushing Honey Industry.
It is expected that Ontario’s honey
crop next season will he marketed
largely on the co-operative system,
as a result of the activities of the
committee appointed recently by the
Ontario Itee Keepers' association, and
with the assistance of the Ontario
government. The honey wjl] be graded
and have a registered brand for the
protection of consumers. Each pack- |
age will have a distinguishing number,
by which it can t>e traced back to the
prod urer.
"1 Franc Or."
Numismatists have been gladdened
by the news tliut a single gold franc
has been struck as the monetary unit |
which is the basis of ail financial j
transactions of the League of Nations.
It Is a piece of gold about one-third i
the size of an English farthing, with
the Inscription on one side, “S. deg N. |
(Societe des Nations), 1921;” and on j
the other ”1 franc or.” In American ;
currency it is equal to 0.1925 dollar, j
Apart from there being only one gold
franc, the remarkable thing about It
Is the shape, which is octagonal, and
maybe it will act us a protest against
the continued use of round coins,
which does noi enable one, say, to tell i
the difference by feeling between a
Six-pence uml a half-sovereign.—Chris
tian Science Monitor.
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