The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-27
Doctors on Tea and Coffee
rious condition of actual intexication
Is brought about"
Beneficial 10 kidneve.

is brought about.
Beneficial to Kidneys.
1T Is quite amazing wIias large
quantities OF tea are consumed In GER
tain countries. in England for example,
Y IN many instances the moderate
ate less mischief thu the immoderato
use OF tea. Tea Is not SO beneficial
10 the Kidneys as coffee, and irritation
OF the Kidney tissues may be at times
observed after h use Of tea. As Inv
the case OF aloohcl, moderation with
tea and coffee is necessary, Accord
ing TO the researches of Bottger,
sssl weak lnfusions of tea and coffee
are harmful to children and strong in
Au SIZES 10 grownup people.
me most. important substance In
coIIee IS ~caffein, a product already
mentioned rs being chemically identi,
cal with them. When we lake a Gun
OF cotfee, about OIL gramme of caffeiII
enters the system, also o. grar1me Oh
Inns ACID as shown by Robert
aromatic oils arise, which give coffee
us delicious aroma. Coffee acts as .
stimulant to the heart and also to
muscular contractions. Its beneficial
actlon on IN kidneys has been re-
Ierred to. When coffee is taken 1t i,
more hygienic to take 1t not too strong
and invariably with cream or milk,
Coffee a Good Diuresie.
According to Emil Fisher, caffein II
lhrlce-Inethylated Xanthin. from which
II can be produced artfficially. AS cafI
lem, or them, contains purin bodies.
aatSs a.so augment the amount OF uric
acid In the body, and especially So
when they are taken in large ouanti-
lleS. because coffee, tea or cocoa give
rise to uric acid, Haig would like to
pan1sh them entirely from the diet. We
do not feel inclined to follow Hate in
fSuCn n fln4ti6a1 utnp, f1- 49, I
IS nearly impossible to SO live that wa
should no introduce sine sma1i
amount OF uric acid into the system.
we are always producing q certain
amount OF 1t IN the system. as already
mentioned. and whether u trifie more
or less be taken can make no differ
ence, as minute quantities of uric acid
canno play an important role liz our
Kidneys are in good condition to elm
mate them. With a large amount OF
meat we eliminate two grams OF ur}o
acid in every "a hours, and even with
an entirely vegetarian diet the urine
stHl contains or to OF gramme. az
cording to Bulge. Should we be so
unreasonable as to refuse n person q,
cup of weak tea or coffee after their
having been accustomed to such for Al
llretltne merely TO avoid a few more
atoms OF uric acid2 Especially. should
we refuse them a weak cup OF coffee
remembering that such is a good diu-
-0>AN oA~o ooSloto A. IIG G1lIl31AtI0n OF
products through the kidneyss
only to actually equity people might
such a veto, perhaps, be reasonably
applied"
Cocoa Best OF Ali.
cocoa Is a very valuable article OF.
1000, and, at the same time, a yery
mild sttmulant. AS its active .prtnci-
twfce-methylater xantflin. In lis chew
lcai and physiological actions the
Is very similar to caffein r.
is, however, in some respects Superior
to caffein. Thus it can assist muscular
activity, according to some authoritfes.
to a higher degree than caffein or
them.
Cocoa has the further advantage OF
be1ng more digesttble thal coffee or
tea; and, as a fo~odstuff, 1t shows a,
as it contains 10 per cent Of albumin
il per cent Of carbohydrates. and con
ta1ns fat-indeed, about SO per cent in
a fresh condition.
Cocoa presents fewer Drawbacks
than tea or coffee; IT. is less exciting
TO the v system, more dieestibIc
ana much more nutritious also. we
think. therefore. it is clearly indicated
as the best Of all stimulates, and. for
reasons already stated, we are not
fact that 1T may nominarly increase tha
amount of uric acid. Cocoa was also
the favorite beverage of the Ereah
botaniSt, Lime,
Chocolate is composed az cocoa and
a large amount of sugar, and is quite
a pleasant g food, which doubtless
be used with profit as q dessert ia
. lacto-vegetarian diet. 1t fs also suit
for the use of tourists and snort
men, in order to nabfe them fha
PETER to endure great fatigue. We Of
ten recommend Its use in It's best oral-
ity and In small quantities to those.
people from who's diet.gns.x -
d,