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by the English, and of coffee by the Germans and French, 

 as in accordance with this view. The diet of the former 

 affords a larger supply of plastic material than that of the 

 latter people ; and while, consequently, the retardation of 

 the assimilative process is an important influence for the 

 G-erman, the proportionately greater nervous stimulus caused 

 by tea is more desirable for the former. The use of coffee 

 with its grounds has its analogue in the use of tea mixed with 

 meal, milk, and butter among the Mongols, and other inha- 

 bitants of the Central Asiatic steppes. 



M. Payen, from elaborate experiments, shows that coffee 

 slightly roasted is that which contains the maximum of 

 aroma, weight, and nutrition. He declares coffee to be very 

 nourishing, as it contains a large quantity of nitrogen, three 

 times as much nutriment as tea, and more than twice the 

 nourishment of soup. Chicory contains only half the nutri- 

 ment of coffee. 



