56 COCOA AND CHOCOLATE 
cerned, for if sufficient hops were used to be of any service as a tonic 
to the stomach, the flavor of the cocoa would be so influenced as to 
make it quite unpalatable, and as the hops have no nutritive value, 
the addition is without beneficial results. Zhe treatment of cocoa with 
potash is to be strongly condemned, as the slightly increased solubility 
obtained ts more than counter-balanced by the injurious effects of the 
THE TELPHERAGE SYSTEM—FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF CRUDE COCOA 
FROM THE STOREHOUSES TO THE ROASTING ROOMS 
chemical upon the system, and those who value good health would be well 
advised to leave such cocoas alone. Perhaps the most novel departure 
of late years is the addition of kola to cocoa. Kola is a powerful 
drug, and contains besides caffeine other potent nerve stimulants of 
an unknown character. It is impossible to defend on hygienic 
grounds the addition of such a powerful drug to an article of daily 
consumption, and though under medical advice, and in exceptional 
cases, the increase of nerve stimulating properties which kola confers 
