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Charles Stanley Jacob to Horace Kephart, June 2, 1919

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  • In a letter to Horace Kephart on June 2, 1919, Charles Stanley Jacob advertises yerba mate, also known as Paraguay tea. Mr. Jacob explains this variety of tea is the national drink of South America. He highly recommends the tea as the perfect, all-natural drink for the outdoorsman. Jacob also includes information on the caffeine content of yerba mate as compared to green tea, black tea, and coffee.
  • CHAS. W. JACOB & ALLISON CABLE ADDRESS: "LOXRULE-NEW YORK" Codes Used > a. b. c. 4th and 5th editions NO. 18 CEDAR STREET NEW YORK, Chas. W. Jacob Wm. M. Allison June 2, 1919 IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN PRODUCTS SPECIALTIES GLYPHO (SUBSTITUTE FOR C. P. Glycerine) JANDAGUM (Substitute for Gum Tragacanth) BALSAM PERU BALSAM TOLU CAPE FLOWERS CAROBA LEAVES CHEMICALS CHERRIES (SOUR DRIED) COCHINEAL COCOA BEANS COCOA SHELLS (POWD) DEER TONGUE LEAVES EGG ALBUMEN EVERLASTING FLOWERS FOENUGREEK SEED GALL NUTS GUMS Arabic, Tragacanth dextrin. Varnish GUM JATOBA (Brazil Copal) INDIGO (Natural) IPECAC ROOT JABORANDY LEAVES KOLA NUTS LAVENDER FLOWERS LEAF TOBACCO Latakia-Perique LICORICE ROOT (Pow'o) LICORICE EXTRACT (Pom) LICORICE PASTE (Mass) imported "Carona Brand" Cases of 20-11 Lb. blocks domestic "C. H. Extra" Brand "C. S." Brand in Cases and Boxes LIME JUICE (Raw) LOCUST BEANS MANACA ROOT MU1RAPAUMA ROOT MATICO LEAVES ORANGE PEEL OILS Ambetta. Peanut, sesame PAPAIN (Vegetable Pepsin) PAREIRA BRAVA ROOT PARAGUAY TEA (Yerba Mate) prunes (Turkish) QUASSIA (Bitterwood) RAFFIA GRASS Natural and Colored RAFFIA GRASS CLOTH in Sheets REEDS and rattan (All Sizes) SAFFRON SABADILLA SEED SEEDS, ORNAMENTAL Job's Tears. Jequerity stearine st. john's bread STYRAX TAMARINDS TONKA BEANS Angostura, Para, Surinam ULTRAMARINE BLUE VANILLA BEANS (Mexican) VANILLA LEAVES WAX Carnauba. Ceresine, Bayberry Dear Sir:- Beleiving you would be interested in a new beverage combining all the good and none of the injurious qualities of coffee and Asiatic tea, we take this opportunity to acquaint you with YERBA MATE This tea is the national drink of South America and while little known in this country at the present time, will undoubtedly find much favor here, as it has in Europe where its fine qualities have already become recognised. Yerba Mate, which is sometimes called Paraguay Tea, is, we understand, the only beverage which leaves absolutely no bad effects upon those who drink it in large or small quantities, and is devoid of those essential'oils which act as irritants upon the human system. We believe you will see the advantages of using this fine product and of acquainting your patients with it, and the desirability of substituting this wholesome beverage for Coffee and tea in many instances. We make a specialty of importing Yerba Mate and quote same in small tins of about 8 lbs. each @ $1.00 per tin, delivered. May we send you a sample of Yerba Mate ? Trusting you will give Yerba Mate your due consideration and that we may learn of your interest in same, we remain, Yours truly, CHAS. W. JACOB & ALLISON. The following table shows the component parts of Yerba Mate as compared with Tea (green and black) and coffees- In 1.000 parts Green Tea Black Tea Coffee iferba Mate Essential Oil 7.90 6.00 0.41 0.01 Chlorophyl 22.20 18.14 13.66 62.00 Resin ..., 22.20 36.40 13.66 20.69 Tannin 178.00 128.80 16.33 12.28 Theine or Caffeine 4.30 4.60 2.66 2.50 Extract & coloring matter.. 464.00 390.00 270.67 238.83 Fibers & Cellulose 175.30 283.20 174.83 180.00 Ash.... _ 85.80 54.40 25.61 38.10