The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-07
POWER IN 4 NOT SHELL
Governments Physicians, Sci
entistS interested in an
African Nut
The ESSENCE OF ENERGY.
A Fol u'dicins lied By Inp in
Marching BY Athletes and
By InVaidS


has been exhibited recently IN the quail
ties OF an African nut. known botanIcaliy
as stercuiia, products Of which are known
IN this country "a kolafra- This nut kss
attracted wide attention in the scientific
world on account OF its remarkable tonic
ana sustaining powers. which enables
those who use IL TO perform physical tasks
otherwise impossible. Already the armies
or France and Germany have used the
product. and have found that its extra
ordinary qualities have made il an iadis-
pensaoie adjunct 10 their equipment.
The reports concerning this nut and its
health-giytng qualities by the most fla
nous Of German and French physicians
and scientists, together with the SUCCESS
scored In the use by the athletes OF Yale
and other colleges. are forerunners which
herald It's Introduction as immediate and
general. Certainly. IL these recent reports
are trustworthy, the success OF the ar
ticle is already assured
Its value 10 soldiers and athletes results
from the fact that IL prevents fatigue and
increases muscular power. enabling the
user to perform hard and painful tasks
with ease.
Superintendent Morgan. of the Letter
Carriers Division OF the New York post
office. has recommended a thorough test
OF the extract by the army of letter car
riers of the New York postoffice. In ac-
cordance with Superintendent Morgan's
suggestion John NJ. Parsons, president of
the Letter Carriers Association. has con-
Quoted tests which have been attended
with the most satisfactory results. II
have tried Nino-kolafra. said Mr.. Nor
gan. "and have found it TO be undoubted-
ly good thing. We have letter carriers
in the New York postofiice engaged in
collection work who have to mike eight
trips day. of sixty blocks per trip, or
twenty-four miles daily. These carriers
have more arduous work TO do at the
present time than soldiers, and, therefore
Vino-kolafra is just the thing for them.
1t is especially valuable for letter car
riers with long routes. on account Of its
sustaining properties. but, of course. 1t is
OF value TO all who do any hard work"
Koiafra appears to be a Notwithstanding
stimulant. which differs from other stimu-
iants In that IL adds at once 10 the sum
total OF nervous force available for use.
instead OF merely enabling the immediate
tand perhaps WastefuD expenditure OF en-
ergy drawn in advance from what will
be needfuI for tho requirements of tomor-
two. In other words. no reaction attends
Its use: 1t Is a cash deposit, not a dis
counted draft.
In the form of Vino Kolafra it con-
serves, not merely shifts energy; II be-
restraining the excessive action of the
superexcited and bringing the sluggish
up TO a normal speed.
For this reason the medical Journals
are Recommending its use to the weak, ex-
ha1sted and convalescent. In addition. IL
acts as a prompt antidote TO the effects
or alcohol and satisfies the craving for
liquor and for morphine, etc, without
causing any injurious effects.
The same qualities render IL useful TO
the invalid. The uses of Vino oiafra,
the most convenient form of preparing
the nut in order to preserve its full slim
ulant and tonic value. are Indicated by
the following:
The New England Medical Monthly
states edtorially: THE medical profess
sion in these sections has long recognized
in II a great aid in performing feats Of
labor, tests OF strength, or sustaining
lifs in disease. Aside from its value TO
the brain and muscle worker. IL is inval-
liable in the sick room: IL helps tide over
the crises in disease and sustalnS the
strength of a disease-exhausted system.
In shocks due to accidents. trslImatisn1,
operations. syneope or fright. 1t is Of
great value, and will prove the surgeons
friend as we'll as the PHYSICIANS. In nsr-
vous prostration and nervous irritation it
is OF inestimaole value 1t Is eficacious
in cardiac affections, especially smokers
The Quarterly Therapeutic Review
says OF the sterculia botanical nane)
stupidity and unsteadlness OF drunken
ness. IL is an excellent nerve tonic, and
viii enable a man to go without food and
support great fatigue for twen!y-four
and stimuiant. When used regularly.
sleep Is sound and restful. while feeling
Of brightness and activity Is prevalent
during the waking hours II ia a cardiac
and cerebral stimulant- In migfalne and
nervous headaches IL has been repeatedly
proved TO be beneficial It's results IN the
seasickness have been good. In torpidity
OF the liver IL excites that organ and ac-
CELEBRATES the flow Of bile. In Indigestion
IL promotes elinlentation by dissolvinx the
mucous clots and removing debris from
the intestines. In short, II IL the safety
valve of bodily mechanism, preserving
and restoring energy ana utinzinT uss1s
from all other beverages and stiniilants
In that II preserves latent energy. obtain
Ing its powers by utilizing the waste OF
Dr. Z. B. Smith, president OF the Wayne
County Medical Society, says: 1T aug
rnsnts the secretion Of the digestive nnlds.
II helps in overcoming the maisestlon
common to drunkards. and is of excep-
tional value in delirium tre-nens.
Professor Edouard Heckel, Of the Paris
Intestinal tonic without parallel. 1t IL the
greatest gastro-intestinal tonic mat the
therapeutic arsenal can place IN the ifsilds
of it's practitioners" He recommends It's
use in tubercular diarrhoea, where there
is intestinal liberation.
General Alexander Stephen, British con-
sui at BAHIA Brazil. in comparing the
physical merits OF the West African negro
and the Brazilian negro, says that me
great powers Of endurance ard strength OF
the African. exhibited in lifting ana trans
porting heavy leads, passes al eIfoTts on
The part OF the Brazilian For instance,
where IL takes eight Brazilian negroes 20
carry a load with difficulty, four AtFlcah
porters carry II cheerfully. singing as they
ascend a hill and chanting the wnoie liIne
as they trudge along. As the nlsShdt sthS
OF vessels is paid for by. weight, She All
can gang which has less hanas, earns
twice as much and while they noara ana
save, the Brazilian porter hEes LIo. NJ. ns'ila
IA mouth Spending mis- money tor rum IN
the vain belief that It ITS him ior MS
lahorious task while the African lhsests
his spending allowance IN seeas OF Ils
stnrcElifa which are not int9Nl sstihSs act
as "A nutritive, auench thirst anu pfoA1Ss
br cyrus FS1son, formerly president Of
the New York Health Beard. IA the
New York Tribune OF October % says OF
his remedy II have used X IN my pr3c-
tee for over a year ana nail 20 prlase
over that frequent gap IN treatment when
ia mot With ia cases OF prolonged Illness.
OF ali the stimuiznts known II Is the mos,
powerful and Is at the same time a. 80
iutely harmless. In eases OF acute dys-
pepsla. in conva3escsaces eic.s II mas oeeh
worth It's weight in gold
In me same article DR.. J. G.. Johnson a
prominent Brooklyn Heights physician
saws. Il have been familiar Win the VIZ
tues OF this nut for some tine. but IL -
only recently that ! have peer aoig
procure a valuable preparation OF Il Il -
krt.wn as Vino kolafrs, and is HanlIac-
turei with great care by the nFrI o! IOIlt-
s1r a Johnson Of No. = 6alliaEn sTeee
New York Il gives prompt ana psr1h@-
nent strength 70 he Day, = 81 ar -yss5 ~
Ii is a powerful nerve tonic and sedaties
egpsciaily as tonic fer men pa<sS 1as414e
lifa Il is without an equal ~
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