St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
WONDERS OF
AN AFRICAN NUT.
NATIVES WHO CHEW 1T NOTED
FOR MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT
AND ABILITY TO ENDURE
HARDSHIP.
U. S. ARMY EXPERIMENTS
Athletes Adopting It-A Specific for
Inebriety, an Antfdote for
Opium and "a Remedy for
Many Human Ills.

SSe atHietlc trainers and the bene-
ncial results derived from it by whole
,ea. OF troops on march, and the
recently reported experiments made by
united States army authorities is AT
tractlng the attention of the leading
HeQIcal scientists of the world
VINO hola1ra is preparation from a
nut called steraculia (also named Koi-
afra), a product of the West Indies
ana Africa. This nut is the fruit of
Tree which grows from thirty to six
" 1eet IN height. 1t is of darkish
nue., irregular contour and about ona-
haif the size of an egg. The fresh
nut is constantly carried and used h,,
the natives. They chew it. and the
Dement'S are direct and potent. These
nut cneWerS are noted for their mus
GUAR development, symmetry of phv-
s slgue' power to endure hardship and
Ioll' ana apparent exemption from sick
ness and disease. They are bright
actlVe and athletic, and attribute their
conolt1on to the use of the nut.
Inns article, in the form of Vino
kolafra, is now extensively used in
this country by athletes in training
ana physicians prescribe it in their
treatment of patients.
1t has been largely exner;mented
with in army circles A modified form
OF koiafra, which is exactly the same
IN erect, has been adopted by the
french and German armies as part
OF their marching rations, and it IS
now being tried in the United States
Army with the view of adopting il
Tor the same purpose, as, in the Ian
guage of Trainer Murphy of the New
York Athletic Club. TT is imnossible
to make man tired while taking
kolafra, its tonic properties being in.
valuable.
DR.. A. L. Gihon, Medical Director TT
>. Navy, Washington, in a detailed re-
port OF the action of this remedy made
10 the Naval Medical Society, saws
mat ne had occasion to use it in the
Yea .ieatinent OF neurasthenia. The pa
tlent was a lady. Her nervous system
was seriously deranged, she suffering
with excruciating headache, nausea. in
somn1a, great dependency. palnita-
t!on, lnter-costal neuralgia and INNER
fect secretions. After treatment with
qolnlne, arsenic, iron, bitter tones
scafana, &c, the symptoms were not
Htlllgated He then administered a
prescription made from this nut with
remarkable effect. The headache die
appeared entirely, the appetite was re-
covered, muscular vigor regained. and
mental detection relieved. refreshing
sleep produced and the secretions he.
came normal The remedy caused No
gastric disturbance or CONSTIPATION as
mad attended the prior use of Choco-
late. The remarkably satisfactory re-
SUITS OF TINS case induced him ito rec
ommend the remedy as nerve stimu.
liant and invigorating and waste-pre-
venting agent in other neurasthenic
cases 1t produced its effects without
Iidrked exc1tat1on of the circulation. and
consequently with no after effects of de-
preston or exhaustion. 1t is a mental
exh1iarant, overcoming dependency
ana Frightening the intellect without
resultant languor 1t fmparts tone to
the muscular apparatus and secreting
organs"
In q subsequent article DR. Gihou re-
lte-rates his opinion of the therapeutic
value of this remedy, and cites the case
of a physicians wife, who was a suf-
ferer from aggravating sick headache.
great prostration and other nervous
phenomena. The success in this case
was as pronounced as in the one first
stated. few doses of the remedy was
followed by speedy abatement and
hnal disappearance of the customary
monthly attack of headaches, which
had been in all previous cases exceed
1ngly persistent and intensely painful
These are only two of long list of
successful experiments with the article
detailed IN the leading medical jour-
nails.
Vino Kolafra is the form in which the
nut is generally used, it being most
efficient, more palatahle and agreea bic
TO take. It's action on the system is
that of powerful tonic invigorant and
stimulant. In the case of soldiers. ath
letes and persons undergoing unusual
physical hardshipS, it stimulates the
heaft, causing a strong, regular pulse
peat, producing an even stimulation of
the whole muscular system and at the
same time imparting prolonged
strength and endurance; allaying hun
ger, preventing all waste and restor-
ing energy. Indeed, it may be called
Natures own tonic and stimulant leav-
ing no detrimental reaction, as in the
case of alcoholics, but generating and
developing nervous force and museu
lar strength by Natures own methods
penetrating to every part of the body,
acting on every cell of blood. muscle
and bone tissue until all portions are
alike benefited
AS stimulant in athletic training
as stimulant in athletic trainfne
it is highly recommended by M. c.
Murphy, trainer of the N Y A. c.. and
of Yale College; by Arthur T. Lumley.
editor and proprietor of the New York
Illustrated News, and numerous other
athsetes and trainers. The intense
thirst provoked by athletic training
is only aggravated by alcoholic stimu
lants. In Vino Kolafra is found q
remedy which not only allays this
thirst and alcoholic craving. but pre-
vents nausea, so often attendant upon
entertaining. 1t maintains the eoui
librium of the heartbeat. producing
free and unlabored respiration during
long tasks of active service.
The use of Vino Kolafra is also in
Dictated in alcoholism. DR.. James
NeiSh, Of Jamaica, says Of the RENE
dy: For inebriety it is a specific: a
single fresh nut ground up and made
into paste with water or spirits will
cause all signs of intoxication to dis
appear IN half an hour" 1t produces
no bad effects, causes a sense of light
ness and we'll being, nervous depres-
sion ceases and the mental condition
OF the patient is at once changed It
does not produce a habit, and the use
can be discontinued at any time. IT
quickens the brain and excites the
imagination. 1t counteracts the effects
of alcohol, opium, etc, and satisfies
the inordinate craving for such stimu-
lants, producing feeling of content
ment and rest.
In the recent athletic games between
our representative athletes and those
of England, the Britons acknowledged
the superior system of training of the
Americans. An important part Of the
superior system was the use by, all our
contestants of Vino Kolafra during
training. The result was a long line
of world record breaking victories for
our boys. SIS
In the London Practitioner, Surgeon
r. H Firth, speaking of this remedy,
says 1t favors increased oxidation
Of the tissues, has a peculiarly stilnu-
lating action on the nervous system,
and, though not in itself a food, vet
rt1rc fi0c i.x1 u.
guard against exhaustion"
y Knlafra has S1sr1aa- rror,o,.A;l,e.