Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-14

'e.srs he beitcr Tor The general happiness and
welfare. Coffee. ten. tobacco. have heen ~ tonnns
ahuscd. and uch vivid pictures have been drawn
OF the dire results following their use. INA. the
wonder Il that anvoi g has The courage " inoh'fr.
And yet the wcrld nnd; comfort sni dr. ii.,r,,,ss
a re the deyier % the arch gevii an9 vi W
keen Oh right mcrr,ly IN our wors OF hehnslDE
manly arms aud pretty leg..
low often 10 VIZ not hear u said that history re-
peafsiiself Tue degeneration condemns an1 ,Dt
next Eneration wonders AZ iis ioliy. IN loyyi,,v
ton of the dCyil, and, therefore, peTn!eiou>' ~
the next generation. 80 30 spaA, tue 1lse SUI
good Jesuit Fathcr Costa took mp The light and
demonstrated b. You'd casil that Coca coulb nos
DO classed ~ pure suDerSt,ion, aid that inc W
dams offered u because u was, va , , est
ofser Ia tl.elr wor.hip. Tic then goes on 10 ex'ol
since thattlme Coca. Ike CInchoua iqniniuel,
has been c0mrollcd to UNDERGO rs share 0t detrsc
Il n hut marx one thing: This detriction h,, hoi
come from scieatlhc investigators nor IrD " thp'e
who hgye pat,enlly exam,ned ln'P Iig ~ ''i ~
LII. d., g. n. -. Pre~ident OF the British hfhc ~
Association. professor Of Ma1ria Men,tt 20 ta3
The DgCenl; Professor faGyel. OF Paris, Peoie>s'r
John NJ CarnUchan. OF New lOrS. thf di,'n'
guishcti surgeon; DIR. ". :. scare OF Bro29iiya.
,hc eminent Wriicr, aud score CqiaUF distln-
guis he'd Tor honest devotion 70 the truths 81 SCI
,nce. ~ al professions and In gu eInnSs up'S
. Glass Of men wh1 gain nOtOriefy ny theii 80 ip-
ton Of the role of kickers. Their success III ii =
ihclr stock Ia trade twcrc-lies ~ me netorely
iiey gam by detracting. TIE medical prpies i,n,
nfNrtuniieiy l. 0tercrOwded with such, ana "
i, 10 these men that we must attribute ne rd.on
why ttr puOc has lOsl 80 much OF lt- idth W insl
profession. u We were 10 listen 70 thess NlcNrr'
h most ef us would dle Of hunger for M riDn
tlat nearly everything we eat or drink has fallen
under their ban. And yet. " stftlstlcs nave anl
value, they seem to demonstrate tnt we ere mort
comfortably housed live better, ana dte OidtT ihlh
II was a holy father OF The order Of Jesuits who
first took un the cndgel Tor Coca. II was "A nov
f.tlt 10 nr1o .
acduaiutCn with quiniue. NO remedy mas been ;!
abused quinine. and ~ remedy is 50 apprecl tel
ihc world over, vhc,hlr ma tropical juhRic, or AIc
tic solitude. IN ftct, abuse hiss ONLY served lo Il .
non.tr.tc a. yIluc aud 50 with Coca. by an
means. let tlrm abuse II. The deh actors VIVA reh
der the world fast such auOihcr efFlrc rs tht1
have rrudc I'd IV abusing manN another article
the value Of which only becam, an iefStg u
through dcttGcIor. Coca j. a Terdvian pro Iuct'
80 is quniTe. which J.. produced from rinrh ma
he name Is derived from that OF the .ounies,
~ (AtHcbon0 wife Of Tie Nice-hing OF Peru. Wh1
tayC some Of tnC BARI loa Jt-ml Tor ue iIn2AS
tuc poor 3.nlCtCd with fever. aud from TINS y "
came known Is I7'frtS pGfy1tLi' or powder OF w ?
flihcr.. lt wa also II med powder 81 tue 'u1t-
ess IN honor Of the Counle.' III lnchoh lnI9si,
suils q Peru sent some OF the powdctto tWhnal
I.ugo. the general of thdr order, hence u WI
also known by tie uamc Of Cardinal plWl'F'
TIE Peruvian, ana lnSaS nom whoni
Clucchu. ilTa meaning tree ana 'HVi piiI'
cine, hu means Shuddrrtng sh.Ncchs' as u IA y
bad Intended o. convey tie ldeJ' Ih'crh't''t
Dr. William : SEA e. ir an srttclc upon Coca
avs: n 4, one of tl,c mos remarkable Drodu'-
o., rs of tie world, and Ia, powerful heriD"uu
ir.t Gibson. who went out by tie order or tn
Cove ment of he t.nlie1 rtt,ei' ~ Gn1inpiihy
Will aul. Hciudon father in-awofe x-Pre-idrut
ArtntF,. 10 explore the valley 81 the Amazon IN
1851. due speaks " tnc Coca: This v,getib.t
ia, pIoptri!es 50 marvellous that u enable In
tIaIis without ans other norrl-hmcnt the white.
reform forced marches Of hFc AMI - \ days " l.
% bIacipE stimuli tni. and tohl' that Dg ch-'tHJ !"
D.. 81 Nrf .fVf "a
without appearing ~ ihc o. ~ fduEued. ar.
T.cludls mention, an N dtau. u - two NcIr- OF
ace. WHO wa, employed ny MN j. very lanpi Pu'
dsginp. aud that during me I'VE DAY tud NJ fht-
with he was IN NV serve" ic never llV"l any
lroI anu took only two hour, sleep each HieHi.
~ interval, Of hire hour. hc icgulllly rbewei
hslf an Dance 81 Coca !eIv.-. lis work n"ing
finished. Ice accompanied me ou a two dtN- i)i'-
r,y Of iwcntN three Leagues. IT, ou2h IN TO-. h'
kc,t pace with my mul, and halted only tlr ms
'chaccGf On lcaying me lie -1ld hc would VIII
ingiy cugagC tor the same inluhll ~ wprh Ahl 20
through II will out food Il would allow hin g
.uiDly of Coca. The village priest assured me
that his man was sixty two year, Of age; uni h"
wa, ia The constant habit Of usirg the C"c = 1nl
thai lie had never known nm 10 be III IN M NO
tusticnnut says he himself knew of Inst 'nce. q,
extraordinary. frOm $50 10 1859, iuclu>lFe.
(a,ilcH1u rClrt,eut- The consumlt oI thi- ieil
IN iLeb " yice-royllty Of Lima alone &c three 1nl
4 quarter millions e pounds, anu worm one an
Il unarttr million, Of money. AMI ihe Total con
sumption 81 Peru AZ two millions and a. htll ~
,ciiars Or T. a. Bios. OF Troy. who vi.irci 'org
wear, ago. states that the men In hi employ rcgu-
iail " carried forty pounds OF baggage tihide "l'
o,c frugal meal each evening" and k'egng r''c
with the mules at the party. III. CT ,ht Coca
Nsas constant with tue,c men.
Ur. scarlr, alluding - all Of H. wonderful 20.
itriie, says: "rlc effects of the ioct apph tur
human system boIdtrs UpOI thp mtr'cIpu, .'Nl
II moi CLEARLY authenticated by author, Of uu iuu1.-
Cd ysraclty would be- alto .ctlcr hey mn b'."I
nud again, ali nj, sounds ike ttlc ~ ron
wee il NOT confirmed hy similar rgpor.. lt'W
source, Oi!lcdf0 fbe greatest f'5O'| Prpie'-"'
trnz,lla, I'm srctkirg Of IT, SITS: d" hI peirt ~
mn, at It. and fit SO incr duion- about a. INA.
was an Tie more -ui pr,-ed 30 tld ~ th1t htip,r
written true IN every particular. Iht r't> "a 'i ~
failure o. produce The same tre'i- ~ Eur'3'H
hand. j.. / ana convinced from careful ,Np'r
irent. made with tie Coca 0t cOmmcrbc ana VITA
,niu. az me extract witch : had freshly prepared
whist IN Bolivia and which took homo WIZ 10 D..
siihllN owing 10 Cfrclc~-ues- Ia II, % king dhI
irati- oruiI0n. ~ exposure n any WY soon ri'-,
ITO part with ~ invaluable prJpertig'' r"lH
not learn Oiary inluriou eh"cis uu0n the - ''Gh'
being THIS re- peat ilr anc1d 90 tohlr'o ana tcp-
mol. Quite the contrary. II >,cm7 % prplpnG NE
ioug, WY among iis users j, 'hc IL, and n1'. J-
~, case, excepting where tctr employ h-nt 90
mines and such like unhealthy pursuit EXP e.
them more constantly u the dcteriur tunS iu11-
tucc. ct had aIr.etc. EOulon ,Pf man bt'rH'.'-
bra0 won lbr. ". ttoull1n, trN,,lcrL1glch- - u
-i-cher Gchoimcr Nrdiyiuil-kJth. Riti'r, etc.
AVS N facilities digc7uon ana give, more tone 70
40 stomach tb5u anything he h1' ever '''h or
3,'d.
1862, a. gJG f. |, convinced thar Coca De- I
.tcngtlenIug substance lie has often. when
passing tie grand chain of the Auie'. ch We
cen To combat thc cold. and Away va % tl. 9''i
tuuct. In one Of his lIttcr jpdney, 90 Wien
lmta one II The richest min ar7t' district n'
i'rr,, he arrived I'm the tOwh az The moment wh'n
thry were carrying out OF ni- home one OF 10 iyH,
ustXc miner. who for years had been dihict'l ]
with dreadful malrdN which ulI deird al Tue
nOIt. Of medical .b4h. Hts bpiN Wa clinplcf J.,
covered with uiCoi-. aud the ml-cra' g. man ntl
,tan given ever - iucuriblc. and his suffering
ling uncomfortable he implnrcd % bc Dut tu drf th.
An, al q. mt D
Off, order, asked permission 10 uuderilhc lh' 'Nir
when wa grained. The patient t- ava on tIc
rJ,r Of the Dom, stripped. aud bali DOZEN lh-
daIs commenced chewing Coca and -iuglns ana
dancing around him with strange. c1H'li'uc ar-
tons. AFTER about quarter OF an h'ur. "Hth iu'
it.yc. had been -ulictcnllA md-Ilcj'fi' ti! ie'll
tg;u 10 dance and spit on the PAL. D. bptA.
lEis lasted for about hall an hour, Wnep ,ch lu o.
,iau placed his uuiG % chewed Coca on lh" ul-
ccis of the patient, who WI, ihrh cltfinpei 90
.Othe> and ieft 10 rcpo>c The same scene wa
~ tpTcq every Two days. JId at the end OF lh '
month the paItnt was thoroughly cured. lh-
occurred Do 1890, anu eleven YEAR Lltt O." nlh
~asslil living aud cnjoymant Of t'c most w.
.urCu, health.
oi an Indian vito accOmLlt-U,d journey pt -ib
irg.lsh ullc- iu i've DAYS. Attsr resting Tor 'l'
day DC set oar for his return, I'm watch D." va
%. hgcd 10 pass over muuutt.n l3.uuO ir'l 10
height Euring the whole Journey there and nt,.
De- lad only taken a ittle ro1stcdmaiz 1nh plcnN
cf Coca.
Dr. Pickering UNITED STATE. Exploring EVp ti'-
:iOn) STATES thai he tuQUd COCA .stncd iur re-
source, con -O4'on.aud noui,hmeu "fth~ niiir','
ui the > igldarCt, and adds: " | Wi, hcic struck
Win the superior powers Of endurance OF the
aboriginal American, an important Vrm, h, u an
psred tu me. IN the profitable WorAing ol the
..Thc n habitsBis OF Peru aud Bolivia consume
large quantities Of Coca IL u,' being aim 't ull-
,crsal Its a well-known fact That ihrIe people
VINO live io IN average nigh agt' gencHhlE lt.ail
iloir mental and physical faculties % their last
dsys."-Nei0 ro.k Hedica' Record.
AT Is certain that the Peruvian indian, have al
WY ascrhe'i 10 The Coca leaf ne mo-, eN tip at
IA. ~ virtues" CLUSiUS, 1903.
Humboldt say. he has never known cl-r OF
consumption or asthma ampng tie n1tiN 'N WA
are accustomed u 20, Use. and that they I've Z" a
treat age. maintaining their meutd AMI physical
faculties 10 the last CONAip>'
Coca IA. really wonderful power In supporting
ihc sfIeuxth. My Indian fudOwors have acc Dmpi-
bt,d me on foot through ire forests Of Peru FOR
miles in one y without food or anything el-ccN-
ccpt oca. which they cneWed a. iHteN'i,. ~.
use Of Oca did not deprive them ot appetite. tOr
At lie close Of tie day they ate very henry m'al
win evident relish. DIR. Fpffl''
Travels In Chill, Peru, aud on the River Amlz jn'
1885.
"Sctting aside All extrayagant aud visionary no.
tees ON The subject. am Clearly Of the OPINION
that the Of Coca Is not Ouly not uoNt0h', nut
quite the contrary. iLt very conducive ~ ne ~
In SUPPORT of this conclusion may reier Z" the
Numerous examples Of longevity among lnnlln,,
WHO from bOyhrOd have be-u IN the hibil "i
masliCatlng Coca three times day isti arr
not nlrequent Of I'm mans attaining the great age
e 1870 years, and these men NJ the Ordinary rae
Of consumption must Ia the cout,c OF thrlr
lives have chcwCd not less tudn 100 pounds
# the leaf, aud retained IN. most perfect hral.h
and yigor.r PBOF. j. j. VAN TelUDl,
Travels In Peru etc.
| DIR. UNANUE. Of Limi. regards Il - the great
est Of an Ionlcs t. archtOnico -. lie advises 10
in conyalesceuce TO regain quickly the strength