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PROVISIONS 199cause they were pleasant, and by the doctor because theywere not in the pharmacopoeia; but, in spite of bitter opposition,they won their way." It is doubtful whether any addition to the comfort ofcivilized man within the last two hundred years in therealm of dietetics can be mentioned that equals them.Certainly, if we take into consideration the third new articleof food, which came in and still goes down with them— sugar — it would be impossible to match them with anythingof equal value,"Cocoa is not only a drink but a food. It isbest for the evening meal, because it makes onesleepy, whereas tea and coffee have the oppositeeffect.Get the soluble kind, if j^ou want it quickly prepared.Condiments.— Do not leave out a small assortmentof condiments wherewith to vary the tasteof common articles and serve a new sauce or gravyor pudding now and then.Salt is best carried in a w^ooden box. Theamount used in cooking and at table is small, butif pelts are to be preserved or game shipped out,considerably more will be needed.White pepper is better than black. Some Cay^enne or Chili should also be taken. Red pepper ifnot only a good stomachic, but also is fme for achill (made into a tea with hot water and sugar).Among condiments I class beef extract, bouilloncubes or capsules, and the like. They are of nouse as food, except to stimulate a feeble stomachor furnish a spurt of energy, but invaluable forflavoring camp-made soups and stews when youare far away from beef. The powder calledOystero yields an oyster flavor.When one is not going into a game country, itIS worth while to carn^ Worcestershire sauce andpure tomato catchup, to relieve the monotony ofcured and canned meats or of too much fish.Mustard is useful not only at table but for medicinalpurposes ; cloves, not only for its more obvious