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draught of soconusco chocolate, and thank 

 God for a stomach of such superior ac- 

 tivity. 



" This gives me an opportunity to make 

 an observation whose accuracy may be 

 depended upon. 



" After a good, complete and copious 

 breakfast, if we take in addition a cup of 

 well-made chocolate, digestion will be 

 perfectly accomplished in three hours, and 

 we may dine whenever we like. Out of 

 zeal for science, and by dint of eloquence, 

 I have induced many ladies to try this 

 experiment. They all declared, in the be- 

 ginning, that it would kill them ; but they 

 have all thriven on it, and have not failed 

 to glorify their teacher. 



" The people who make constant use of 

 chocolate are the ones who enjoy the 

 most steady health, and are the least sub- 

 ject to a multitude of little ailments which 

 destroy the comfort of life ; their plump- 

 ness is also more equal. These are two 



