New-York tribune., 1895-10-03
THE MILITARY TONIC.
sURGEoN-GENERAL sTERNBERG Dls'
CUssEs AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM.

WAITING FOR AN OFFICIAL REPORT FROM THs
VARIOUS ARMY BoARDs-sUPT MORGAN. OF
THE NEw.YoRK PosToFFIcE. INACCURACIES
A TEST UPON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
INTERESTING KoLAFRA NOTES
s,.u.oo-csnsra, s,ernberg. Of the United States
ARMY. has not yet received the reports OF the
var,ous army boards with reference TO the tests
now being made with Koafra along Win otn"
condensed food as emergency ration
He was much impressed by the results ootaneo
by Americas champion athletes at Mahha"A"
Field but reserves his opinion until sucn 'me -
the matter can be brought officially before him
In interview, however, Oenerai s'e'"oe's '''"~
briefly follows:
The reports OF travellers In Africa ana tno
West Indies have found confirmation In the ex-
perience and practice OF reputable physicians 4"
our experiments in this country should conhrm Id"
results obfained abroad with special reference 70
armies the importance OF the new sthuiant Con
be appreciated at once. Troops, PROVIDED win II.
would have marked advantage over the enemy NOS
only In forced marches. but also when cue oi iro.
the base OF supplies. As has already Deeh s'a'e'
in The Tribune emergency ration IS car'ieo On
the person of the soldier, and never useu e.eep'
when entirely without other food. obviously
s,jmulant which will quench thirst and hunger ana
will carry whole regiments over for three or four
davs without other food. Is not a luxury; IL 10
necessity"
General Sternberg repeated that he was onU
waiting for official returns from army ooaros'
which had been regularly appointed TO make up
his mind definitely as to his official attitude towaru
the problem. we surgeons shall hope 10 De OF
use" added the General. laughing. Dotn besoro
and after the fight
In the meanwhile. Supt. Morgan, OF the Letter.
Carriers Division Of the New-York Pos;ofhce. ana
John VI. Parsons, Pres. of the Letter-Carriers As
ISOLATION are waiting for the official decision
OF the United States Government Supt Morgan
has recommended thorough test OF Vino-kolafra
among letter-carr.ers the ground that as car
rIers engaged in collection work have 70 make eight
trips a day OF sixty blocks trip. or twenty-four
miles a day, they more Immediately In need OF
the military tonic than the soldiers. who, in these
times OF peace, have nothing else to do but drill
Mr. Parson reports excellent results. and this con.
firms the experiments o.. foreign and American
Murphy. Of the y. Y. A. c. and Yale College. and
Edward Moulton. the great Western bicycle
trainer.
Johnson & Johnson have just perfected their
Kolsfra for army and navy use, and forwarded 10
10 the local Army Board, at Governors Island. In
the meanwhile, there is. II is stated. large de-
mand for Nino-Koiafra on the part OF the general
consumer. As a harmless non-ntox.catng stmu-
lant IL has found wide use among convalescentA
overworked and overtred men and women. who are
fighting the battle OF life The clinical notes Of
the French German and American army surgeons
to the effect that Kolafra was beneficial in gen.
eral way and regulated. we'll gave to- the sys-
tenn, being borne out in this country by the
general experience OF a large class OF consumers.