Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-22
POWER IN A NUTSHELL
Governments, Physicians, Scientists Inter-
ested in an African Nut.
ESSENCE OF ENERGY
n Food Medicine Used by Troops
I'm Mnrching, by Ath-
lctes and by
InvnIids.

H'Nf hhbNh pNNhlltauN as StefrullA.
products Of which are known In this country
as kolafra. This nut has attracted wide at
tentlon In the scientific world on account OF
its remarkable tonic and sustaining powers.
which enables those who use II to perform
physical tasks otherwise impossible. Already
the armies OF France and Germany have
used the product and have found that its
extraordinary qualities have made 1t an in-
dispensible adjunct to their equipment.
The reports concerning this nut and its
health-giving qualities by the most famous
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 its
introduction as immediate and general. Ger
tainly, IL these recent reports are trust
worthy, the success of the article is already
assured.
Its value to soldiers and athletes results
from the fact that 1t prevents fatigue and
increases muscular power, enabling the user
to perform hard and painful tasks with ease.
superintendent Morgan OF the letter car
riers division OF the New York postoflce.
mas a thorough test of the ex-
tract by the army of letter carriers OF the
NE" YORK postofiice. In accordance with
SUPERINTENDENT Morgan's suggestion, John
we = "iSOiio, IItSluenI OF the Letter Carriers
association, has conducted tests which have
been attended with the most satisfactory re-
suits. Il have tried Vino-Kolafra.' said Mr..
Morgan, land have found 1t to be undoubt-
eddy a good thing. We have letter carriers
in the New York postoflce engaged in col.
lection work who have to make eight trips a
day, of sixty blocks per trip. or twenty-four
miles daily. These carriers have more mr..
duous work to do at the present time than
soidiers, and. therefore, Vino-Kolafra is lust
the thing for them. 1t Is especially valuable
ioF letter carriers with long routes. on ac-
count OF Its sustaining properties, but. of
course, 1t is of value to all who do any hard
work.
hoiatra appears to be an Misunderstanding
stimulant, which differs from other stimu-
iahts IN that 1t adds at once to the sum total
Oh nervous force available for use, instead Of
merely enabling the immediate land per-
haps wastefuD expenditure of energy drawn
IN advance from what will be needful for tho
requirements of tomorrow. In other words.
no reaction attends it's use. 1t is a cash de-
poait, not a discounted draft.
In the form of Vino-Kolafra It conserves.
not merely shifts energy; 1t becomes a fy-
wheel to the human engine, restraining the
excessive action of the superexcited and
bringing the sluggish up to a normal speed.
For this reason the medical Journals ara
recommending its use to the weak. ex-
hausted and convalescent. In addItio, r.
acts as a prompt antidote to the effects OF
alcohol. and satisfies the craving for liquor
ana for morphine, etc, without causing any
injurious effects.
The same qualities render II uosf,,, IN tho
Invalid. 90 The uses Of Vino-Kalofra, the most
convenient form OF preparing the nut in
order to preserve its full stimulant and tonic
value. are indicated by the following:
The New England Medical Monthly states
editorially: 1.-THE medical profession in these
sections has long recognized In it a great
ana in performing feats of labor, tests Of
strength, or sustaining life in disease.
Aside from its value to the brain and muscle
worker. 1t is invaluable in the sick room; it
helps tide over the crisis of disease and
sustain the strength of a disease-exhausted
In shocks due to accidents, trauma-
tism, operations, syncope or fright, 1t is of
great value, and will prove the surgeons
friend as well as the physicians. In nervous
and nervous irritation 1t is of in
stlmabl value. 1t is eficacious in cardiac
especially smokers heart"
The Quarterly Therapeutic Review says Of
the sterculia botanical nance nut: ut is
said to remove directly the stupidity and un-
of drunkenness. It Is an excel
nerve tonic, and will enable a man to go
food and support great fatigue for
hours or more. 1t is a wonderful
tonic and stimulant. When used regularly,
sleep is sound and r%estful. while a feeling Of
brightness and activity is prevalent during
the waking hours. 1t is a cardiac and cere-
bral stimulant. In migraine and nervous
1T has been repeatedly proved to
be beneficial. Its results in the treatment
Of neurasthenia, diarrhoea and seasickness
have been good. In ~torpidity Of the liver
1t excitea that organ and accelerates the flow
Of bile. In indigestion it promotes alimen-
tation by dissolving the mucous clots and re-
debris from the intestlnes. In short.
It is the safety valve OF bodily mechanism.
and restoring energy and utilizing
tissue waste. In this respect 1t differs vastly
from all other beverages and stimulants in
it preserves latent energy, obtaining its
powers by utilizing the waste Of solid tissue
DR.. e. b. Smith, president of the Wayne
County Medical society. says: at augments
the secretion Of the digestive fluids. 1t helps
m overcoming the Indigestion common to
and is OF exceptional value in de-
irium tremens."
Professor Edouard Heckel of the Paris
Faculty, says: This seed 10 an in
estinal tonic without parallel. 1t Is the
gastro-inteatinal tonic that the the
rapcutic arsenal can place In the hands or
It's practitioners" He recommends its use In
diarrhoea, where there is intesti-
nal liberation.
General Alexander Stephen, British Con-
sui at Bahia, Brazil, in comparing the physi-
al merits of the West African negro and
.he Brazinian negro, says that the great
powers of endurance and strength OF the
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heavy loads, passes all efforts on the part OF
he Brazilian. For instance, where II takes
sight Brazilian negroes to carry a load with
iihiculty, four African porters carry 1t cheer
'ully, singing as they ascend a hill end
the whole time as they trudge
Al the dischsrging Of vessels Is paid
or by weight. the African gang, which has
ess hands. earns twice as much, and while
hey hoard and save. the Brazilian porter
ives from hand to mouth. spending his
money for rum. in the vain belief that 1t fts
lin for hi9 laborious task. while the African
invests hi5 spending allowance in seeds OF
stcrculia. which are not intoxicating, act
Is a n%utrltive, quench thirst and produce
igor and freshness.
DR.. Cyrus Edison, formerly president OF
he New York Health Bard, In the New
York Tribune OF October 20, says OF this
en'edy: II have used II in my practice for
,yer q year and a half to bridge over the
reauent gap In rcstment which is met with
n caseJ CT prolonged Illness. or eli the
known II Is the most powerful,
nd Is at the oimc time absolutely harmless.
n caDeD Of acute dyspepsia. in conyalescence.
tc., 1t haJ been worth its weight In gold" =
In the HIme article DR.. j. G. Johnson. a
Brooklyn Heights physician, says: