Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-14
THE IMPERIAL INCAS on PERU.
An Ancient and Wonderful
Race.

Their VeneraiiOn of the Coca or
"Diyine Plant"
within the last few months Coca aud SIS pre-
variations have come very prominently before the
medical profession aud public. The forthcoming
review thereon by DR.. Ferdinand Seeecr, Of New
York. therefore. possesses unusual interest
ruriou, fact IN this connection ~ that the ftst
advocates Of It's use were speciallsisin throat al
fcetions. and, still more curousy both began their
advocscy at about the time, and In lgnorince
| Of one arother's views. Dr. Fabyel, OF Plris,is
he celebrated Professor of Laryngology al tue
great medical schools of Parts Dr. seeger' on the
ether hand, Il well kuswn an American special
| Isl In The same line, and who has counted amonE't
his paticnts the leading singers aud actors oi tne
day roe Doctor Is In his thiri y-stxth year, anu
,Lonph young man, has been active ~ many ~
| ICcuons. AZ iwenty.One be founded INC xxx
sdefeTa Surgfcdi Clfnic: al twenty-five the iian-
nCmann Hospital, and was made ms me1cM w
rfctCr: at twenty flour he was elected an hphort!
| member Of the imperial Medical society o. -
Petersburg: AT the tame age lie was electen ihsS,
| elan-in Chef Of the hOgDital witch ne IOuhuslu
| twenty-five: he Is also honorary member ol lme
| Royal AdOphOtes Syiogus. 0t Athens, 13iisIs.e'
| Honorary Consulting Phy stefan TO the Hahhe
| mann Hospital. of Paris; honorary member o,
| lie Medical society OF Northern New YORK, anl
| Of numerous foreign scientific bodies. tie has
written unanimously, and his contributors Iotne
| PoDui1r Science Month"; on =, me 1T ~ y ioD,
| scoye and Rhinoscopc; or, How We Now LApiOIr
| the Air Ia isagc ,'Imay be sild 70 Desthc eNuCn
| popular expeditions Of an advance IN practcni
medicine which Is one OF ,se p ,,a, frnm ,be
| Gcrm8n the celebrated work OF professor 9,tue'
~ tie frt Of singing. lie Is tue inFehtoL Ol WI,
| poriant throat iustTun,cnis, aud y ShlS'perNh
| lf1t : ~ :
| oincrg the ilrst to recognize tie "ohn'riu '''"0
Having earned that DR.. Seeger Is engaged in col.
lc6tInc an calu rate book on toca, dccidchlOcdh
upon him 90 secure. II possible, an advance Nluil.
nation of d eprO0f-shcets. found MN VI ths 10Y
nLrark ofhis cxiu gton avenue man sion. ana busY
| whh Ihe very subject when ma bfpuEht luc -
| picture, Handsomely sci IN a gOih anu enhIhpt
| frsine Z, + no Ic.s a person than the re1Oubtfble
| Zen Butler OF whom Dr. Sae1cr j. 4 Riei' du-
Tie Coca f. small plan: or tree. fro six to nine
frCt M hei.ht cultiyqted ~ south America prln-
srd Iii1liL ne Icif /, the import mi part OF Tho
| uaut, IFS use di;cs back into tue nhAnpWn piN'
Il wa grsi used bY IN Il rcmlrkabls race the III;
| RS of Peru. whose Advancement IN thr IRIS ili1
.ciCuces lt ded the ,pendor and luxury ni theif
| lalaces aud even hunb'cst homes arou'en'h. ",
| onishinebi Of the early spanish conqueror-' ahu
| VIII ~ al Of their bcicc rlpacily ana cruelty.
Judge of the feelings Of these gree y Plulutfrr.
~ amy my IN an unknown lanh - ,,.u "a, III 81
| nIv cultured peaccsble, innu'triouS' Grlceiui'
aihictlc. and courteous. hut al; thofohEny hllhl
fu Of one anothcr' rights. WIN pr,iu o, ~
ro,d, PRECIOUS st,ucs, I1ch ana wondSfiui emp'pi
| der ugs scattered IN palaces temples 'hl cNtd w
| Tie NEST simple dSelling,. ButhpW nuch RreaLggr
| ilcir surprise VIXEN they learned thit alt their
| solJ and Treasure was Comparatively disilined
| ~ tic g KIND. hospitablc. ana unsu'pectmg M
| Iiycs who. instead. attached prlcch>, VIiuG -
| a miserable liillC leaf. History ~, no t"uler
| ta.e linn the cruelty Of theF spanish con
| nuctnr, toward r'cc which receiver ,uth
| kindly. and treated them win "peh-'ri"'i nus
| Stcolas Mouardcs. Doctor in seville in Tho six
| trenth century, was The hi,t 10 ",lle On 49,
| The book appeared IA -e'llc IL d2o2, y dgl
| Inc ute. " L1s LfbToS. II fHC90s Tf0fd ne 70
| d0S i0S COSGS qHe Tram q. tHS N'"r2S ihfli'
| OccideHtdieS." CIistoyIl de Molina priesI"rotc
| HcN followed Clau,ius, who wroiein 1908. and
ibru Garciiasso dela Vega. who wrote " i"s H;h"
| Commentaries fthC iBcds.' lGl ana from tie-e
| W, obtain DOR early iniornaioL The lnraS Gale
| IL n saHfG ctiO-iG JOiiG ne fDfd. lhe plr.'cI
| hnt II was .,.o called the sacred Lilo Pait OF
| ire lucas II va. considered an aH.nitr,d tcPrt
| .,utatIyc cf he DNtulty, and the h"l1' WhcH ~
pitw were ycUofnied as saurt aries Inc hAtFr-
| md iaiisiuIu~ 1i ne paht' through llucs O'-
| aimed faSoi. OF fortune. triumph, Ia love curcol
| ,.-Casc, aud relief from pain. u ma e oracle,
-t,Hk. ard ID, ufC-rurc IN their HON = hcDt away
| a accidents anl crime. None could WISH thc
i,!nb 81 , ancestors. 81 invoke trCf sblrl's,u h-
| l,.- hp lrd 70UC Coca IN hi, modlh. The caiie'i
| information tel, q, that the Indian- ~ INST r.
| narued II o. a sacred aud uystcrioJ, plant thtF
| relieved iL7t Nance Cap4c. ti,r Dl .iur d'c l -
10 he pTlWii e. epoch iiom 'lc Ioch~"l LIKE ~
lr "a and bestowed me lignt e the sun ihi- ttIcrl
non tie poor iuhaDliant- ~ the cOunt'y thit me-
them know OF iNF Ebt1s ut '--itt i4l''h
| 3D.. UStfir 0''a H'" ar. 't, ''"Hi ~. ,..',i.t
| iitm with the tocJ, 'tlnt dlvine plHhi' Mh'cn
20, Sic ile hung y giyoa strength 10 ne Mcls and
inai g. stem forget tltir 'n-iurluhr. ~ li~. u
| v.s received i,r the Worship of TIE DIVINITY dnl
| lie u.c 81 ne iura-. those grand monI!rh. VINO
| claimed direct descent from lne gpd+ - o'c
| W.. aiIovcO go u,r il unless some great deed nr
| .Ouc special reason made him worthy 10 prtikc
| ot he SAME VIII Inc sovcrclgns' u Wa inc re-
| rtmlcusc for loyaliv. bravery or hcfplc ic-
| uor-a rrcnmDtirc more priced tlmu gold or
| liver. Although tue .ubcr,tlion- c2hn'', ,s
with The Coca were slAHnAy uisoc' Gin t ,H,
| rtnt ht- never lost even Ia iii~ Jay WIN ule
rau,c, of Soujn America MS marvellous pres
"1N;,ordirq 10 the earliest traditions han led
| down ton. 90 trc Wriung~ Of "a" Sp1nieh IN
| gpcr - thc coca had prominent pltrr ~ INC
religious c,IomDuie-. n WAS the chiri Offering "a
| ircir worship uf the sGr. and Their hgh ptir'i,
Hull nc mr. gave Il the place OF hOnpr ~ an
| ceremonies. Tue popular supCrsniion ot the itmh
crcdifod 4 as The ,yInuol of DIVINITY. IL Wa re-
| c.ttcd ~ q sacred aud mysterious plan. Inc
E.1nsTch-, mobiles, and Irie-t' Nicd lh lheF plOu'
| 90 cIiug-Ol II tOtncir deny ana euofhol Iullu-
| !ics were burned upon The alilre IN thl' way
Priests chtred Il - prayers TO concilii' N BE-
| rcvoltncc Of their gods. , hey titled the mouth,
of Their tcld WIN coca I.ft lc Iurup-, 90
! iEcr sal alton. and THIS custom pD'a'n~ even
| ~ tli> DAY ana when desrendautof IN inr Is oi
| the pres, nt time meet, win "a mummy a. khr'iS
| down with devotion aud places around u "A u nd
| IA 81 Coca Before tie arrival oi ~ >pauird'
| u was a. cd as the C,cao Wa ~ 1cNro' dGd 10
iacco In the early colonial history OF virginia IN
| stead Of outy. 1900,
| Al tir-t The spanish couqEetor- were MY. uhcd
| bS q Is devotion To- an lu,,gHthrnt bHul. lheh'
| with thar alIrrtiOn OF superior yirid' wh"h thr
fhr--ttnrs OF q n times have never brtI b1ckwtrd
| B.. claiming. thu CcyOt Oh va, denounced Is Sc
religious. aud The Council Of Lima con -i>tilg u
bishops ilom an part Of south america, h9I 'id
| October 6. 1863. condemned IL IS an "tllu'ioh
| 81 tic devil" This Illumination f;td no cueci. In
I.cf. q, VIII re shpWU it lit only serve 10 bring
| mi the more glaringly lha .in,nnc-s Of thee
| Christian colqhtIuis Alter d"nlif uit! hi9lh ~
!,din it, virtues wei - NJ value Is ,purr' 90
,CycnGc. fld the c,lict by which 1t was coniemnel
AZ an ancient superstition w, reversed ana priest,
| and rOnqutiors We'd m fostering l's culture lnd
Tie promotion II 4, In,um p.ion. t"iJ.'ai i9r-
| tuuc- were Tapidy accumulated. and IA the SIX
ircnih ,entury .,iintlt rs OF which ihr rcu's
| laagcd from 10000 - 2UO,unO francs were ny NJ
| mean. rare. and The tax 'ryicd wl~ rcm1rE1 Die.
| Al the prc-Jui time caanual pr )1urti"n ot tOct
II ,outh America l. estimated AZ 4O,OOO,OOo
pGunu,. 20 IT,, o..
plant ut only Tie ErythrOXylOl GOA Ia the vir-
tues vi iCh history aud rNi Cric1cc as'rlhe u IL
Il require an expert Ia Distinguish ia" true trom
| TIE ial,r Coca, ana II requires a. much niceN ot
| taste and fharputss Of perception 20 distinguish
Coca which y good from Coca winch ma, beromr
worthless - II required by me th'ters anI =
| pcris IN tea. When well dried atd cv"iiiflT
| preserved the Leaf has al agres91e pdor ana
| REGULAR Characteristic % Ne, Mtird ga dccOrtipn
| hos plcas1t tly bitter anpd-tringent h1YOr.
1hceredtcst care aud 81 crtneas j. require from
| The very lrst Not orr are special colditi ~, u4
oil elevation. ard Cin,le essential To the perfect
IOWt Of tl.e genuine coca, 1u' It require, t1c nj
most nicely Aatc, and experience la pr.ink anu
| curing iheleaf. Theayeragc pr1dice - SOU pounds
| OF The 1--we 10 the acre.
In PED a d TIC coumrcs where Coca grow Il
] f Il
| icSd Gdseifel-yiL, flesh tuca-tlti IS o.iereI
Tor sale as the natives know how Liable the leave
J are 10 deterioration, The cditor Of thc Awfficfh
| Uyuggiss. in the number for June, 1850. says:
| Coca leave OF good preservation nave not 'ch
| ~ Tie market Tor "A long time.
| That this officially of obtaining supply OF re-
liable Coca 1, not receat, Will ,lOwd ny The fol-
! lowing from the My. 1878, number OF NEW
| EFMEDIES The difficulty Of securing nne
| leaves continues. According To adyicc3 received
FROM Peru the reason for thi- l. that Coca thriyes
| well only in narrow ZOUe on tuc eastern slope
ole ttI
| feet. and ia. ne Indian. consumers fefUR me
5csf qualities. while only the inferior sorts arefN-
| ported
ANY one who will take the trouble 10 investigate
| viii soon b. convinced that seyen ekhtus or all
| tile Coca leaves which leave south America by
| the lime they arrive at their foreign destinations
| are absolutely worthless. They p1rt with their
| volatile ingredients I'm which Is the ylluel very
| rsmdly,~ says Professor Johnston The Chemistry
| N common Li(e.J The GuerdJe duration. says
| professor Mal Khan see May, 1881, Issue OF IN"
| Amtric0H DfUggisfl, Of Coca a. SOgRd Stdie is
| about me ntOBths after which t!mc u lose, it,
,irerGih and flavor, and Is rejected by tie lnd1ns
| %, worthless,
| have said Dr. Seeger examined during the last
| hftCen years AZ least zoo specimens OF Inc ofdi-
| nary commercial mpOrta;tons OF Coca leaves. ON
| ansyeTaee hut one IN ten of the samples could be
| regarded ~ having any value. Every one OF the
| ,.mples found To be adulteratcd Even the best
| ann highest-pnced specimens had an admiNlnre OF
| leaves Uf otbei VARIETIES of Coca have alre idy
| called attention 10 Tie many varieties Oh The Coca
| nlani, but that only one-viz.' the ERfrHRONLON
| CCCA-p0syesses The valuable properties w0tch
have made II famous The leaves OF thcse varieties
| re 30 much alike Inst ddulteration ba very tsy
matter. The real fact ls that there Is bat lltlerela
! TIC Coca IN the mai Ret The LiebIg Compiay, or
New York, virtually m9noDolizesall Of the reliable