Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-09
AND NOW, AMERICA.
France and Germany Have
Given Bounties.
To Induce Planters to Gull
tiVate I'm Their Colonies
the Nut From Which
Kolafra is Made.
We Shall DO Better and
Plant Directly Within
Our Own Borders.
Orange Growers to Plant
Trees i'm Florida, and
Spreckels. the Sugar
King, i'm the Sand=
WITCH Islands.

That wonderful nut from Africa which has helped
french Troops TO march four days through the Ges-
eft without other food. and the New York Athletic
Club to win 10 straight events from Iondon in the
interim onal games, and Yale College TO defeat
cambridge. England, and which is being used by
the New York letter carriers to make extra trims
without fatigue, and which has excited the curl
oslty and Won the approval of prominent nleiubers
Oh the medical profession all the world, aid
which in the United States at least in the form of
VINO kolafra, is giving immediate and lasting
strength to thousands who daily overtaxed
either by physical or mental labor, has ut last at
tracted the attention of capital
The plain truth is that the species of Stercuia
(which is the botanical name of the nut from which
the Vino hoiafra of the drug stores is made) Is a
staple, the cultivation of which promises a profit
for those engaged in 1t.
The French and German Governments recognized
this fully when they gave large bounties to enable
the tree to he planted in their colonies
The commercial Importance OF the tree gives q
description of 1t OF more. than passin. interest
IL grows from so to TO feet in height and takes
I'VE years to bear to any mt The ccEdi ions OF
inmate are heat and moisture in frostess belt.
The nuts themselves are atot half the siz, of an
egg, Irregular in contour and Of a darkish hue 1t
Is OF the utmost Importance they should be gath
cred fresh and the essential oil Of the nut pre-
served unalteral and uniIn,,airai
Johnson q Johnson of No 81: William street New
iofk, manufacturing chemists, well and favorally
known 10 the medical profcssion We're quick 10
realize the value of Obtaining: fresh nut and SC
preparing it for general ,os;Imptian that its char
acteristic properties SHOULD he retained in their
fun strength To attain this end they some lima
ago established laboratory in the tropical home
OF the tree
Now comes the Intelligence that Mr. Claus
Spreckeis. the Sugar King Of California Is about
10 plant trees in the Sandwich Islands, where the
NIL soil
But what is more interesting still has been dis
covered. that the soil and climate Of FLORIDA are
also adapted to the successful cultivation Of the
African tree Of life
Ihe undoibted success Of the Koafra s<n,lucts
In connection with scarcity of the nuts has in
dneed soo;ly number of the Florida orange grow
ers TO undertake the cultivation of the tree with
hope of obtaining; from it Il more certain as we'll
as more profitable crop than is Afforded by orange
trees.
koiafra Is used to some extent as a substitute
Tor coffee and tea. Its full tonic and medicinal
qualities, however, best secured by preparin:.
The nuts fresh from the tree with wine, and IL is
in this form, what is popularity known rs Vino
kolafra. that it has secured its largest sale Its
Importance is due, first to its remarkable sustain
ing power, secondly to the fact that unlike all
other known stimulants. its use is followed by Lo
reaction, depression unpleasant after effects of
any hiId Ii Is this latter quality which renders
it III al general stimrlant Its tonic AMI re-
medal qualities have commended it largely to
physicians. viii be from the following from
the New YORK sun:
Vino kolfra, according t. the testimony OF the
medical profession, is preeshinent in the
of all Diseases where totAc stimulant invigor-
ant is Indicated. In exhaustion, depression
lassitude. antcma, dyspepsia. biliOusless; in
ralescenee, Irregular heart and general debiliy-in
these and al other diseases arising from lack Of
vitality, it is decidedly beneficial.
DIR. Z. +. Smith. chairman of the Board of Man
agement Of the Brooklyn State Hospital for the
Insane. when interviewed his residence, No. III
Putnam avenue. Brooklyn. said in regard the
value OF the nut medicinal remedy and its
physiological AMI therapeutic action: I'm con-
siderinS the merits of this remedy a stimllant
beverage, class it above alcohol, cocoa coffee or
tea Its action is natural and 1t produces detri-
mental after effects. 1t Is the only remedy we
have that produces natural toning up and stirnu-
1atiOn of the system; all others degree of
depression which corresponds to the amount of
energy consumed by their stmulant action. Kola fra
on the other hand, while pr'slucing bad effects
at all, Is antidote to the Ill results which follow
the administration Of alcohol, opium, etc Ii is
in fact, the only known stimuant whose action and
effects are entirely natural and beathful. 1t seems
to me that the Introduction of efficient prepara
ton Of this mt will necessity that has
long been recognized In medical circles / am Low
prescribing it in my practice and find it beneficial
Dr. A. X. Strachan of No Is East Tbirtiatb
street. house physician of the Hotel Brunswick In
an article in the New York Times, says: Il used
Vino-kolafra myself during a bad attack of la
grippe with excellent results. 1t is certainly
worthy of the unbiased consideration Of every
medical man, whose duty it is to be on the out
look for remedies of merit 1t fills a place in
practice which for many years we have atternpte,l
to fill with other therapeutic agents which have
not been adequate to meet all the requireln, .nts
1 consider Vino kolafra natural stimuant which
braces up an exhausted nervous system, and in
decd, which prevents fatigue when taken before
wearyins work. 1t allays irritation in nervous
troubles and helps little in almost every case
without hinderins in any direction. 1t helps GU,
the stomach. the liver. and Kidneys
Dr. Cyrus Edison. president Of the New York
Health Eoaid: Il have used it in my practice for
more than year and a half to bridge over that
frequent gap In treatment which Is met with in
cases of prolonged illness. OF all the stimulants
known 1t Is the most powerful and at the same
time absolutely harmless. In casec of acute dys-
pepsia and In convalescence 1t has bee~ worth its
weight In gold
The medical journals have Of late given much
space a discussion of kolafra and the uniyersa,
Testimony Is In It's favor.
The Philadelphia Medical Bulletin, for examine
quotes Professor Edward Haeckle, Of the Paris
School of Medicine, who has. In behalf Of the
French Army authorities. given much attention to
products Of the African NUT saying: 1T Is the
greatest intestinal tonic that has ever been placed
ia physicians hands
1t hoped that the planting of the tree IL south
ern Florida and lower California will add Greatly
to the sum Of our national resources.