The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-07
MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA
Interesting Experiment in Practical
Soldering by the Macon Militia.
SOMETHING TO SUPERCEDE THE
HOTHOUSE STYLE OF TIL.
ITARY EDUCATION.

No doubt military training IN most
states might be improved. and Captains
j. E. P. Stevens and P. G. r. Bell, re-
epectively of the Macon Hussars and the
Macon Light Infantry. have simple and
practical scheme for doing it. To 60 by
boat or train to summer camp and en-
joy jolly junket or picnic for few
weeks is not, in the opinion OF these Of
fcers, the way TO manufacture the hard.
tough kind Of soldiers wanted in actual
campaigning. Hence the recent trials
at Griffin, Ga. Two companies were
marched over rough, billy country. I'M
der hot southern Gun, TO camp, as they
might in war time. They were the aver
age lot Of city men-from banks. law Of
fees, stores, shops. etc.-the same as
compose the majority of the volunteer
companies Of the country at large.
In his report of the march DR.. j. H.
Williams, the regimental surgeon. says:
Il cannot but express my enthusiasm
over the success Of the expedition. At
first / feared the men would not be able
to withstand the hardships OF such
march in the hot month OF June. but Cap
tains Bell and Stevens had studied the
subject and thought differently. OF the
fifty-three men-merchantS, clerks, stu
dents, etc.-four were young men whose
occupations seemingly untitled them for
tie effort, but they actually came into
camp in better condition than those who
came by rail. While there were cases Of
illness in camp among those who came
by rail, there was not case among those
who marched. The distance covered was
about forty-four miles.
There is one point Of purely medi-
cal character on which / wish 10 COM
ment, namely, the use Of Vino Kolafra
prepared by the Brunswick Pharmacal
Co, so William street, New York;. which
had been furnished to the companies and
was employed during the march. After
marching two hours the men were halted
and two ounces of Vino Kolafra admins
tered to each man. Then the march was
resumed
I'm a few moments all sense Of IA
tigue and discomfort passed away, the
step was brisk and the men full of life.
The circulation quieted down and the
respiration became steady"
This preparation had been tested by
Captains Stevens and Bell for several
weeks prior 10 the march, in order TO sat-
isfy themselves that ii had no deleterious
or reactive effect. Captain Stevens says:
"In the recent practice march by my
company, the Macon Light Infantry and
the Macon Hussars, both of the Georgia
Volunteers. Vino Kolafra was used with
very beneficial results. The men were
clerks. etc, not possessing the stamina
to stand much fatigue. yet. thanks to
Vino Kolafra, the march was accom-
plished with very little discomfort or
WEAKNESS. / feel assured that by its use
the intense exhaustion so often following
such labor will be entirely done away
with
Captain Bell gives the same account Of
the march, and remarks that no reaction
whatever could be perceived from the use
OF Vino Kolafra.
The above facts suggest that physi-
clans might, with the aid of Vino Kol-
afra, place under marching orders all
that class of persons who suffer from
lack of exercise-who are to fat or too
weak to get the good out OF active mus
cles. The wholesome stimulus of Vino
Kolafra would put these folks in motion
and show what an excellent thing is life
on legs. The medical journals recon-
mend it for nervous, fidgety people, and
all who suffer from irregular heart or
disordered nerves. 1t is the tonic par ex-
celence in convalescence.