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Show I Tea frosm Holly Leaves .'timwWMl n l l mini i um i i i - - ii i niiai piiiii nniai rnmrfwi What tea Is to tho Englishman and coffeo to tho American, ycrba-muto Is to tho uatlvo of Paraguay. Yorba-mato Yorba-mato Is an Infusion of tho dried nnd powdered leaves of tho species of holly treo that grows In Paraguay, and for conturles It has been tho national beverage of tho countries of South America, while in Paraguay and Argentina ltorms the solo stimulant stim-ulant of tho working classes. " It Is usually drunk as a very hot Infusion through a metal tube, but It can bo takon as wo tako tea and coffee, with milk and sugar. Most pcoplo, howover, acquire tho uatlvo habit and prefer to drink it without admixture. So prepared it Is very bitter, but thoso who drink It soon learn to consider It nn ngroeablo and palatable beverage. Somo natives na-tives drink it au an Infusion mado with cold water, and it Is then known by tho name of "tcrcre." Tho working work-ing classe? especially favor "teroro," and tho stimulating nnd sustaining effects of tho boverago arc remark-able. remark-able. Workmen carry tho drink with thorn wherever they go, and from tlrao to tlmo tako sips of it, and scorn ns a roRult to bo Infused with a dogroo of -"-- rr"... . ...'.;.tv energy not usually credited to tho South American. Woodcutters will start work at daybroak,. and go on seemingly without fatigue until tho midday mcl, flvo or six hours latrr, and this mladay ncal Is tho first solid food eaten bo long as they can got mate. Thoso who havo Investigated the properties of matolsay that tho invigorating in-vigorating nnd sustaining powcr3 nro different In character to thoso cf either tea, codec or cocoa. Taken ns a stimulant for night work or for prolonged pro-longed brain work It Is said to con vey a nenergy and a sensntlon of llghtnoss that mako duty a real pleasure. pleas-ure. Tho peculiar feature of such a rosult Is that analysis Bhows nothing In tho drink to account for It. Tho percentage of caffelno nnd tho amount of volatllo oil nro very much loss than that, contained In tea and coffeo, and nono of tho unploasant effects that follow tho excesslvo usa of either of tho 'latter beverages seem to attend tho Immoderate tuo of mato. In rare instance-) very nervous Individuals and thoso suffering from nervous prostration pros-tration find their Hymrtoms aggravated aggra-vated by ovcrlndulgcnco In mato drinking. |