38 COCOA AND CHOCOLATE 
in the toils of the pul- 
pit or the bar, and es- 
pecially to travelers ; 
that it suits the most 
feeble stomach; that 
excellent effects have 
been produced by it in 
chronic complaints, 
and that it is a last re- 
source in affections of 
the pylorus. 
‘* Some persons com- 
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plain of being unable 
to digest chocolate; others, on the contrary, pretend that it has not 
sufficient nourishment, and that the effect disappears too soon. It is 
probable that the former have only themselves to blame, and that the 
chocolate which they use is of bad quality or badly made; for good 
and well-made chocolate must suit every stomach which retains the 
slightest digestive power. 
‘‘In regard to the others, the remedy is an easy one: they should 
reinforce their breakfast with a pa/é, a cutlet, or a kidney ; moisten 
the whole with a good draught of 
soconusco chocolate, and thank 
God for a stomach of such supe- 
rior activity. 
‘“This gives me an opportu- 
nity to make an observation ] i 
whose accuracy may be depended 
upon. 
‘* After a good, complete, and 
copious breakfast, if we take in 
addition a cup of well-made choc- 
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