William H. Ukers

William Harrison Ukers (1873–1945) was an American editor. He was the founding editor of The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal. Quotes All about Coffee (1922) New York: Tea and Coffee Trade Journal Co. thumb|Coffee...has been acclaimed "the most grateful lubricant known to the human machine," and "the most delightful taste in all nature." Civilization in its onward march has produced only three important non-alcoholic beverages — the extract of the tea plant, the extract of the cocoa bean, and the extract of the coffee bean. Foreword Coffee is universal in its appeal. All nations do it homage...It is...a corollary of human energy and human efficiency. People love coffee because of its two-fold effect — the pleasurable sensation and the increased efficiency it produces. Foreword It has been acclaimed "the most grateful lubricant known to the human machine," and "the most delightful taste in all nature." Foreword No "food drink" has ever encountered so much opposition as coffee...During the thousand years of its development it has experienced fierce political opposition, stupid fiscal restrictions, unjust taxes, irksome duties; but, surviving all of these, it has triumphantly moved on to a foremost place in the catalog of popular beverages. Foreword External links Q28854736 Category:1873 births Category:1945 deaths Category:Editors from the United States