The adulterations of these articles pointed out by Dr. Hassall are not of a serious nature, being confined to flour, starch, potato-farina, sago-meal, wheat-flour, tapioca-starch, Maranta, and other arrowroots, tous les mois, and animal fats; but as the latter are employed in the roasting of all farinaceous grains, to prevent the burning thereof, and also to preserve as far as possible their essential oils from destruction by heat, we see nothing to make our readers uncomfortable. Those who prefer the pure cocoa can obtain the "nibs," or more properly" beans," and grind them. But many prefer the soluble cocoa, which is simply cocoa modified by admixture with less stimulating sub-stances.