I A TRIUMPH OF SCIENCEI ;J H Reader, do you know what real cocoa is? To economical) ' -: •■ '''-'' ■ housewives, and wide-awake people generally, the ft«fr.. ' *',B M cocoa and j£at of- Van Honten are synonymous terms.' fc "'" J'-H '• ' M. v The cocorTmanufactured by that well-knpwn firm is a ' ' <PA ; , V preparation from the very best cocoa-beans, and contains all ■ ' B M the valuable nutritive and stimulating properties natural ' PA ■ to cocoa. The cocoa-bean contains an alkaloid called *H ■ "Theobromine," which is the principle of the t " - ■ PA^^^PA' " cup that cheers, but does not inebriate" .■■Xl The great point of difference between the stimulating H0!^B "■^^t_~^B properties of alcohol, and tbat of theobromine is, that the :^vpß use of the former causes a subsequent depression, which is ■ proportional to the amount of stimulation it has previously H ■'■■■<- i brought about; the use of the latter (theobromine) is B' .W" I \ unattended by such unpleasant after-effects. Of course, U .^L , ' .only a first-class cocoa, such as Van Plouten's, will work '*&>{ AT- - ißr • in the aforesaid manner. That cocoa has been described as- .>>-- B ' ..' M "A triumph of science!" It is quite pure, extremely m .\> ... , ':■ • soluble, and easy of assimilation and digestion by the • ' v U ■"'/■■'■ weakest stomach. It costs but a trifle, being less than one ,- ■ J ' ■ farthing per cup; and it is the simplest drink to make ready, I ■ of the whole catalogue of possible beverages. It smells so I U good, rnJ^astes so delicious, that when you try it you will , H U certainly exclaim: " Ah! indeed, it is a triumph of science!" -. H ■ hAve you tri~ed" ] - \ ■ [VAN HOUTEN'S Eating CHOCOLATE ? | ■ ■■■■■■ - - ■ --



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As a cure fro rheumatism Cham* berlain's Fain Balm is gaining a wide reputation. D. B. Johnston, of Rich mond, Ind., has been troubled with the ailment since 1862. 