St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-12

Governments, Physicians, Sci
entisfs Interested in an
African Nut.
THE ESSENCE OF ENERGY.
A Food Medicine Used by Troops
In \ Marching, by Athletes and
by IflyaHds.


In American army circles much inter-
est has been exhibited recently in the
quantities OF an African nut known bo-
lanlcaily as sterculia, products of
Wf1ch are known in this country as
koiafra. This nut has attracted wide
attention in the scientific world on ac-
count OF its remarkable tonic and sus-
tanning powers, which enables those
VINO use 1t to perform physical tasks
otherwise impossible Already the arm
les OF France and Germany have used
the product and have found that its
extraordinary qualities have made it
an indispensable adjunct to their equip
ment.
The reports concerning this nut and
us heaith-glvlng qualities by the most
Famous of German and French physi-
clans and scientists, together with the
success scored in the use by the ath-
letes of Yale and other colleges, are fore
runners which herald its introduction
as immediate and general Certainly,
if these recent reports are trustwor-
thy, the success of the article is already
assured.
Its value to soldiers and athletes re-
suits from the fact that it prevents ia
tigue 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
Postofiice, has recommended a thorough
test of the extract by the army of letter
carriers of the New York Postoffice. In
accordance with Superintendent Nor
gan s ggeSStion, John M. Parsons, pres
ident of the Letter Carriers Associa-
ton, has conducted tests which have
been attended with the most satisfac-
tory results. II have tried Vino-Ko-
lafra," said Mr.. Morgan, land have
found it it to be undoubtedly good
thing. We have letter carriers in the
New York Postoffice engaged in collec-
ton work who have to make eight trips
day, of sixty blocks per trip, or TWEEN
ty-four miles daily. These carriers
have more arduous work to do at the
present time than soldiers, and, there
fore, Vino-Kolafra is just the thing for
them. 1t is especially valuable for let
ter carriers with long routes, on &C
count of it's sustaining properties, but,
Of course, it is of value to all who do
any hard work"
Kolafra appears to be nOn-intoX-
icating stimulant,J which differs from
other stimulants in that it adds at once
to the sum total of nervous force avail
able for use, instead of merely enabling
the immediate (and perhaps wastefuD
expenditure of energy drawn in adj
vance from what Will be needful for the
requirements of tomorrow. In other
words, no reaction attends it's use. 1t
is a cash deposits not a discounted
draft. 3t Il
In the form of Vino Kolafra it con-
serves, not merely shifts energy; it be-
comes a flywheel to the human en-
CINE, restraining the excessive action of
the Superseded and bringing the slug
gish up to a norma speed.
For this reason the medical journals
are recommending it's use to the weak,
exhausted and conva1escent. In adj
dition, 1T acts as prompt antidote to
the effects of alcohol and satisfies the
craving for liquor and for morphine,
ETC., without causing any injurious eff
fectS. Ef[-,
The same qualities render 1t useful
to the invalid. The uses of Vino-Kol-
afra, the most convenient form of pre-
pairing the nut in order to preserve it's
full stimulant and tonic value, are indi-
Gated by the following:
The New England Medical Monthly
states editorially: 1.-The medical pro-
fession in these sections has long recog-
nized in it great aid in performing
feats of labor, tests of strength, or sus-
tanning life in disease. Aside from it's
value to the brain and muscle worker,
it is invaluable in the sick room; it
helps tide over the crises in disease and
sustain the strength of a disease-ex-
hauSted system. In shocks due to acct
dents, traumatism, operations, syn
cope or fright, 1t is of great value and
will prove the surgeons friend as well
as the physicians. In nervous prostra-
ton and nervous irritation it is of ines
Unable value. 1t is efficacious in car
diQn affections QCnaoia w yarsc.
heart
The Quarterly Therapeutic Review
says Of the sterculia botanical name
nut: 1T is said to remove directly the
stupidity and unsteadiness of drunken
ness. 1t is an excellent nerve tonic,
and will enable a man to go without
food and support great fatigue for
twenty-four hours or more. 1t is a
wonderful tonic and stimulant. When
used regularly, sleep is sound and rest
full, while feeling of brightness and
activity is prevalent during the wax
ing hours. 1t is a cardiac and cerebral
stimulant. In migraine and nervous
headaches it has been repeatedly
proved to be beneficial. It's results in
the treatment of neurasthenia, diar-
rhoea and SeasickneSs have been good
In torpidity of the liver it excites that
organ and accelerates the flow of bile
In indigestion it promotes alimenta-
ton by dissolving the mucous clotS and
removing debris from the intestines.
In short, 1t is the safety valve of bod
lily mechanism, preserving and restor-
ing energy and utilizing tissue waste.
In this respect it differs vastly from
all other beverages and stimulants in
that it preserves latent energy, obtain
ing it's powers by utilizing the waste
of solid tissue matter"
DR.. E. B. Smith, president of the
Wayne County Medical society, says:
cit augmentS the secretion Of the di-
gestive fluids. 1t helps in overcoming
the indigestion common to drunkards
and is of exceptional value in delirium
-tremens."
Prof Edouard Heckel, of the Paris
Medical Faculty, says: This seed is
an intestinal tonic without parallel
1t is the greatest gastro-intestinal ton
ic that the therapeutic arsenal can
place in the hands of its practitioners"
He recommends it's use in tubercular
diarrhoea, where there is Intestinal ul-
ceration.
General Alexander Stephen, British
consul at Bahia, Brazil, in comparing
the physical merits of the West African
negro. and the Brazilian negro, says
that the great powers of endurance and
strength of the African, exhibited in
lifting and transporting heavy loads,
passes all efforts on the part of the
Brazilian. For instance, where it takes
eight Brazilian negroes to carry load
with difficulty, four African porters
carry it cheerfully, singing as they
ascend a hill and chanting the whole
time as they trudge along. AS the dis
charging of vessels is paid for by
weight, the African gang, which has
less hands, earns twice as much, and
while they hoard and save, the Bra
lillian porter lives from hand to mouth,