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THF. TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[March i, 1890. 
The lest medical authorities accord to it the highest 
position id Dietetics. It is recognised as a most hn- 
portar.c and valuable discovery, and likely to be as 
largely consumed as Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, or other 
iashionablj beverages of the day. 
It may betaken to Breakfast, Luncheon, or Supper, 
POTTAGE'S KOLA-PASTE AND KOnA-CHOCOLATE. 
The marvellous abstaining powers credited to the 
fresh and dry nut by the natives on (he West Uoast 
of Africa and in the West Indies induced us to have 
it chemically aud physiologically examined, with a 
view to placirig it before the public in a pleasant and 
convenient form. 
Kola contains a large percentage of caffeine in com- 
bination with other valuahle ingredients, to which are 
due its sustaining and invigorating properties. 
The Medical Journals state that the beneficial 
effects ot Kola upon weak stomachs, sluggish livers, 
and kidneys, added to its invigoratiug action upon 
the whole system, have beeu fully ascertained at the 
Hospitals and Convalescent Homes, also by the Medical 
Profession, who now invariably prescribe it. Kola- 
Paste does not, like Cocoa, bring on biliousness ot 
derange the digestion ; the weakest stomach benefits 
from its use. Kola-Paste keeps the system in a 
healthy and normal condition, imparting tone and vigour 
to all the organs upon whose perfect performance 
the proper well-being of the body so much depends. 
It restores impaired organs to a normal condition, 
and enables a thorough assimilation of the food to 
take place. It is so pleasant in flavour that the 
daintiest palate takes it with delight 
A careful analysis shows that the yield of Caffeine 
from the Kola nut is greater than in commercial teas 
and coffees. Iu comparing the Kola nut with coffee, 
tea, aud cocoa with regard to their nitrogenous prin- 
ciples, chemically defined any crjstallizable, it wiil be 
found that the Kola takes the first place. The 
physiological effects of Kol.i nut and pure Caffeine 
are identical. Kola nut is -an uudoubted stimulant in 
wasting diseases, and by its bitterness aud astringency 
acts as a powerful tonic in cases of deep-seated leesous 
of the digestive- organs. 
Its place in therapeutics is far above that of Mate 
(Paraguay tea), Coca and Pauilinia Guaraua). 
Kola Chocolate for Expeditions. Kola-paste andKo'a- 
Chocolate in Chronic and periodical Headaches. 
Kola-paste aud kola-chocolate for delicate children, 
invalids, students, and examiners; Kola-paste iu der- 
angement of the nervous system ; Iu complaints nffect- 
ing the heart ; Kola-paste and kola chocolate for tra- 
vellers, city men, student-*, &c. ; Pottage's elixir of 
kola ; Kola jujubes. 
Directions for Use. 
Kola-paete : — Mix one tea-spoonful with as much 
hot water as will form a thin paste, then add boiling 
water or, preferentially, hot milk to fill a cup. Cream 
aud sugar may be added, if desired, to please the taste. 
Kola-chocolate is convenient for city men or travellers 
who cannot readily obtain hot water. It is put up 
in boxes containing pight tablets, a doze being from one 
quarter to one-half a tablet, taken when required. 
Kola elixir is taken, a tea-spoonful at a time, in a 
wine-glass of water. 
Prices. 
... Is, l's, and 3s 6d per bottle. 
... Is, per box. 
... Is, Is 9d, and 3s per bottle. 
... In boxes, Is, 2s, and 3s 61. 
By post, 3d extra. 
Kola-paste, 
Kola-chocolate, 
Kola-elixir, 
Kola-jujubeB, 
PLANTING IN DELI— TOBACCO, &o. 
On the Oth February another section of the Deli 
railway line towards Serdang so far met require- 
ments as to admit of its formal opening that day 
amid festive display and public rejoicing. Now 
that communication by rail with Serdang and Bo- 
bongan takes rank among accomplished facts, hopes 
run high that these districts will soon recover lost 
ground. Of late, tobacco growing there has struggled 
with adverse fate, buL the iron road is expected 
to mend matters, and to enwuro the planters coming 
triumphantly out of their difficulties. The railway 
company set a good example by venturing where ordi- 
nary capitalists feared to tread. The. Deli Courant 
of the 8th Feb. hopes great things from the venture. 
The tobacco crop last year in Serdang, so experts 
say, has proved so unsatisfactory and below the 
mark that it is feared many planters will have to 
close business. The leaf proves in many cases poor 
stuff. In Bedajjci, the outlook is no better. Two 
estates which did well for a while have had to 
close notwithstanding. Objection to the leaf lies 
in its too dark colour and inability to stand test 
in burning, 'ihe Bame disadvantages, so brokers in 
Holland say, tell against plantation enterprise in 
Padang. Assahan has forged ahead, and promises 
well for the future. Its leaf calls attention by its 
light brown colour, fineness, and large size. Batu 
Bara and Pagurawau give scant promise for the 
future. Success looks so distant to planters in 
Siak and Palembang that many of them in the 
former district have given it up. 
West and North West of the tobacco plantations 
in Deli, independent tribes of a cannibal race 
styled Battaks people the mountain region. They 
are rank heathens, and likely to prove a standing 
danger to the planters should the Achinese gain 
them over, as they are now trying to do. Should 
the Achinese convert them to the Mahomedan faith, 
the consequences may prove detrimental to both 
the planters and the Government. To defeat 
Achinese intrigue, a gentleman named Cramer has 
been raising subscriptions in Holland for a Pro- 
testant mission among the Battaks under the 
guidance of a worker named Kruyt. The pre- 
parations for the mission are already pretty well 
forward. 
Bad sorting and shortcomings in packing 
begin to tell heavily against Deli tobacco 
in the market. Formerly, sorting so hit the 
mark that buyers could rely on samples, but, 
nowadays, matters have changed for the worse. 
Bales too often come to market assorted at hap- 
hazard, wilh leaves good, bad, and indifferent packed 
together. Buyers no longer trust to samples, and 
Deli tobacco begins to get a bad name owing to so 
few planters cari.'g to keep up its high reputation 
of old by setting quantity before quality. No wonder 
the Courant urges planters to do their utmost to 
recover lost ground and make head against growing 
competition. — Straits- Times. 
— ♦ 
A New Piscicultural Experiment. — In stating the 
other day that Mr. Le Mesurier had brought over trout 
ova from India we (local " Times' ) were mistaken. I. 
appears that the trout experiments in India have failed 
Mr. Le Mesurier brought over a lot of " Laber" aud 
" Gourami" fry for the purpose of introducing them into 
the low-country for fcod purposes. As to how enor- 
mously reproductive the first is Mr. Thomas is a wit- 
ness and "Gourami" is a well-known Mauitius fish 
introduced into Madras of late years. These fry have 
been put down in Kandy, and will by-aud-bye be dis- 
tributed to various parts of the country. 
Wire Shoot on Hatheeleigh Estate. — Mr. John 
Brown of the Colombo Commercial Comuany and Uva 
Company, has beeu on a tew days' visit to Hatberleigh 
Estate, and will leave foe Ratnapura this afternoon. 
The wire shoot from the top of the hill to near the 
former dam just above the store has been fixed, and 
green leaf Li Lags cf about 50 lb each was sent down 
yesterday for the first time. The leaf is carried up 
from Rawreth Estate in Middle Kukul K-irale through 
Aigburth and Aberfoyle Estates in Kolonna Korule, 
and then over the ridge on to the extreme top oi 
Hatherleigh Estate which is in Atakalan Ko-ale. The 
coolies are thus saved the heavy trudge up and down 
Hatherleigh hill. The wire is about 3,000 feet long, 
and so steep that the bags come down in about 28 
sepouds, 
