When one thinks of the marvellously nourishing and stimulating
virtue of cocoa, and of the exquisite and irresistible dainties
prepared from it, one cannot wonder that the great Linnĉus
should have named it theo broma, "the food of the gods." No
other natural product, with the exception of milk, can be said
to serve equally well as food or drink, or to possess nourishing
and stimulating properties in such well-adjusted proportions.
found on the market mixtures of cocoa with such substances as
kola, malt, hops, etc., sold under strange-sounding names,
reminding one of the many mixtures that are made up as medicines
rather than food. While the substances thus incorporated are of
value in their place, they possess no virtues which are absent
from the pure cocoa, and cannot be in any way considered an
improvement of cocoa as food. The sooner this practice of drug
taking under cover of diet comes to an end the better it will be
for the national health. Formerly Venetian red, umber, peroxide
of iron, and even brick