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![Cocoa tion of the nervous system, which sometimes lasted through Hfe. Working for scholarships, for instance, and for competitive examinations, has in this w^ay caused sometimes sad failures in life. To the use of coffee similar objections are being made as to that of tea, with regard to uric acid and troubles connected with it. It is im- possible for me properly to discuss them here ; but I may say that my line of argument would be about the same as that on tea, and my advice is, likewise, moderation. The habit of German ladies of taking much coffee in the afternoon has often been mentioned as a cause of many of their troubles, though probably the rich and sweet cakes taken with the coffee have something to answer for. Cocoa (Hutchison [59]) is different in com- position and action from either tea or coffee, although theobromin is chemically almost identical with thein and caffein. The beans contain a large proportion of fat, in addition to other non-nitrogenous and nitrogenous sub- stances. The cocoa prepared from cocoa shells and nibs is better borne by most persons than that prepared from the finely powdered kernel, which disagrees with some on account of the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2398465x_0143.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
