OUTLINE OF ITS EARLY HISTORY. 



FRONTISPIECE OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST WORKS ON CHOCOLATE. 



in popular esteem until it is now recognized as one of the neces- 

 saries of life. 



It would be interesting to speculate as to the accidents which 

 led to the original use of such beverages as coffee, tea, and 

 chocolate. The earliest employment of the two former is veiled 



