The sun., 1919-06-23


In the daily walks of life a refreshing
glass or cup of some beverage contain
Ing heart stimulant Is greatly craved.
To get quick start in the morning, to
get rested for the evening meal or to
spur one TO their best for extra work a
| stimulating drink is good; more espe-
ciaily for those who have passed the half
century mark in life and many times by
those much younger
Substitution the watchword.
Substitution. not prohibition. Is the
watchword now. and especially by those
who have come to believe that they re-
, quire a stimulant to keep them In good
health and able to throw of disease
wnen fatigued.
More than one soldier returned from
| England has remarked that he has be-
| come quite accustomed to drinking a cup
| of tea upon rising in the morning. and
| in fact was quite resdy to have another
! in the afternoon. and do you know, ]
J find that i do not miss the cocktail so
much. after all. when drink the tea"
! In South America for many years Il
, has been the custom. especially among
the cowboys, upon rising TO boil water.
prepare and take a hot drink Of ycrba
mate and then do their heaviest work
of the day before partaking of any food
from two 10 Ave hours later.
From South American records we
learn that in some parts of the country
yerba mate Is consumed to the amount
of over 100 pounds per capita annually,
and one pound will make over 100 cups
| of the beverage, yet there are no records
of any bad effect from excessive drink
Ing.
| Mate. like tea and coffee contains an
alkaloid like caffein, producing a slim
ulating OBJECT upon the heart similar to
digitalis. but having none of the bad
| effects of digitalis. because 1t increases
! the mobility of all fluids of the body.
acting upon the kidneys. intestines and
! internal organs. producing results sim
liar to physical exercise thus eliminat-
ing toxine from the system.
| Mate contains less essential oil and
less tannin than tea or coffee and there
fore affects the nerves and pancreatic
glands less and permits freer use of
coffee II desired. Mate may be taken
upon rising either hot or cold, clear or
with a slice of lemon and sugar as one
may like, and also upon retiring without
disturbing but rather aiding sleep, espe-
cially II one is overtired.
More Lasting Stimulation.
4 The stimulation produced by mate Is
OF much less nervous order and more
lasting than tea or coffee. II has been
observed byN writer's. lawyers and act
countants that when they drink II regu-
uarly their brain efficiency is greatly in
creased and they are less liable TO ia
tigue.
Laborers in European countries look
upon mate as OF moro value than food, II
a choice between food and mate Is re-
quired. Exports OF mate from Brazil In
pre-war years have run well above S.
600 metric tons per annum, a large por-
ton OF 1t going to European countries
and only small amount of it being
consumed In the United States because II
is so little known here.
The late edition OF the Encyclopedia
Britannica under mate" gives n few in
teresting paragraphs concerning II.
Now that alcoholic beverages are for
hidden We may look for a more general
use OF mate in the United States. and
during the next few years see II served
at every fountain and in every dining
room. for 1t will, no doubt, 10 a great ex-
tent take the place of alcoholic bev-
erages. as II has done for years In South
America, and II will be liked by drinkers
generally. because OF the many ways II
may be prepared.
Mate may be served hot like tea or
coffee; It may be used In making cocoa
| or chocolate, giving II a more palatable
flavor as we'll as an added stimulating
effect; it may be served cold iced with
lemon or grapefruit Juice, and a very
good punch with a fairly coed kick to It
may be made by boiling mate and pour
ing It on ice with orange, pineapple ber-
ries and grapefruit juices.
The individual cheese cloth bag for
the fountain of tea room service Is the
hest form, and served In this manner 1t
IL surely soon to make many new friends.
especially among those who feel the need
OF bracing stimulant In order to do
and feel their best
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