Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THURSDAY JUNE 1s 1896

kolanin is wholly, or. In part, decom-
Of drying.
The success which has attended the
use OF kola by army authoritips OF
England, France, Germany and re-
Gently, tapril, lS05l. by the United
States ut Fort sheridan, ILL.,, by the
French Alpine Club and by college
athletic trainers, has attracted the at
tention OF the leading medical scien.
fists of the world. II has been shown
that tho African kola nut has positive
power in conserving nervous and mus
cular energy, thus enabling those who
use u to undergo great exertion with
out fatigue. Advantage is taken to
make practical application Of these
virtues for mans benefit aa medicine,
and several propositions made by chem
lists from the fresh nuts are agreeable
tonies and sustainers Of the nervous
and muscular systems
Numerous experiments could be cited
TO demonstrate the applications of kola
but in citing one we feel that we can
give clear idea u the modern utility
of what has botn praetised by the
South African negroes for centuries.
Charles L. Woodruff, NJ. D., captain
and assistant surgeon, U. S. A., has
conducted some recent tests at Fort
Sheridan, III. Tho following letter ex-
plains the nature ind results of those
experiments:
Fort Sheridan, Ill.,, April %, '95. -
+. Il. Stewart, NJ. D., Ph. G.-My
Dear Doctors AS ypu are Interested in
my experiments with the fresh kola
nuts, and the kolayin you sindly sent
mo, will give youIan accotnt of it,
prior to a fuller report toIbe made
later. Lieut. Il. Il. Harris oflthe First
Artillery, and myself walked lto Chi.
cago on April 18th, The e4ict dis
tance covered is unknown. buRwill be
measured later. 1t was in the neigh
horhood OF 30 miles, and some lhink Il
little further by our route. This dis
tance was made In 8 hours, or Iat the
rate OF over 3 13 miles per hour. Tho
regular rate for troops is rarelg over
21a miles. including halts. w eX
perienced no hunger, wbatever,t and
took no food until we returned hone at
9. 30 p. M. l had no thirst, but he had
considerable, probably due TO phmyn
gifts from which he suffered. ate
two and ono half fresh kola nuts dur
ing tho trip, and he took almost 10
ounces of kolavin. We had no tram
ing, our muscles were soft, and ho ie-
comfy had an illness resembling IL
huonza and was debilitated from that,
so that we think the results very guol
and speak well for kolayin. We felt
worry vol after the trip, excepting thp
soreness and stiffness Of the outraged
muscles
Ton days later took the same trim
without kola, and, after covering 20
miles or more, certainly did becomel
very much fatigueu, and was quite cor
tain that, though could have finished
the trip, it would haye been at the OK
pense of considerable exertion and suf-
fering. | bought on the way some
kola, and noticed after few doses
that pains and fatigue were surely les.
sened. Under its influence finished
the trip in about the same time as be-
fore. # Y
The observations made by DIR. Wood
ruff at Fort Sheridan, demonstrated
the possibility of marching the troops
from the fort TO Chicago, a distance Of
30 miles, in D hours, and having them
in fighting trim on arrival.
The use of kOla is also indicated in
alcoholism. DIR. james Neish of ia
maica, says: For inebriety it is spe-
cific; single fresh nut ground up and
made into paste with water or spirits,
will cause all signs of intoxication to
disappear in half an hour. "
AS stimuant in athletic training,
it is highly recommended by NJ, 9.
Murphy, trainer of the n. Y. A. G.,
and of Yale College, and by other ath-
letes aud trainers. Its use was notably
demonstrated last autumn in several
prominent foot ball contests, and In
the recent athletic games between our
representative athletes and those of
England. Tho Britons acknowledged
the superior system Of training of tho
Americans An important part of this
superior system was the use by all our
contestants of African kola nuts dur
ing training. The result was long
line of world.record breaking victories
for our boys. Thus it will be seen that
the marvellous qualities of this fruit
have come TO be recognized and ap-
piled.
Tho use of kola is increasing
throughout tho Suudan, from Sene-
gambia in tho West, to the eastern
region that has Of late years come to
be more popularly known by that name.
The consumption of kola is limited only
by the means Of the consumer and the
amount Of the available supply. In
what may be regarded as the very treas
uro.house of earth botanical wealth,
kola has, by universal consent, the first
place, Who're real delicaeies most
abound it is deemed choicest Of all
every other condiment being by com
parison
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