Show k tea tea from hosly hooly beaw leaves kaw f M what tea Is to the englishman and coffee to the american yerba mate is to the native of paraguay yerba mate is in anfus on of the dried and powdered leaves of the species of holly tree that grows in paraguay and for centuries it has been the national beverage of the countries of south america hil in paraguay and argentina informs it forms the sole blant of the classes it is usually drunk as a very hot infusion through agh a metal tube but it can be tal en as we tal e tea and coffee with milk and sugar most people however acquire the native I 1 labit abit and prefer to drink it without admixture so prepared it is very bitter but those who drink it soon learn to consider it an agreeable and palatable beverage some na tives drink it as an infusion made with cold water and it is then known by the name of the work ing classes especially favor and the stimulating and sustaining effects of the beverage are remark able workmen carry the drink with them wherever they go and from time to time take sips of it and seen as a result to be infused with a degree of energy not usually cred ted to the south kmer can woodcutters will start work at daybreak and go on seemingly seeming lj without fatigue until the midday meil meal five or six hours later and this midday meal Is tte tle first solid food eaten so long as s they can get mate those who have investigated the properties ties of mate say that the in vig orating and sustaining powers are different in character to those r cf rf f either tea coffee or cocoa taken as a stimulant for night work ork oi 01 for pro longed brain work it is said to con vey a and a seat on of lightness that make duty a real pleas ur uro the peculiar feature of such a result is thit that analysis shows nothing in the brinl to account for it the percentage of caffeine and the amount of ie oil are very much less than that conti ned in tea and coffee and none of the unpleasant effects that folio follo v the excessive use of either of the latter beverages seem to attend the immoderate use of mate in rare instances very nervous individuals and those suffering from nervous pros find the r symptoms aggra bated by overindulgence in mate drinking |