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The Intellectual Beverage!
My family used to despair of me- I was always talking about the
healing quality of the conscious choice of foods. In this day and age, Doctors
have accepted the wide range of products which offer more than nutrition- there
are thousands of foods which offer health tonics that stimulate the system, that
help to prevent even serious illnessness.In ancient days, about all anyone knew
was that oranges and lemons prevented scurvy. Later, the need for Vitamin C
became a given in nutrition standards. There are books on the healing properties
of foods - you may take a particular mushroom for the benefit of your bloods'
circulation; the kola nut is of benefit in several ways. Products you have just
taken for granted (Coke refreshes!) can become part of diet consciousness. Yes,
there are the pros and cons of dietary issues- sugar and caffeine are frowned
upon by some Doctors, yet recommended for some dietary concerns by others. For
instance my Doctor told me to have a cup of coffee before meals to alleviate
excessive eating, and sugar may be of good use to the liver.
I decided to set up the qualities of coca and cola in my site because the
history of Coca Cola is so interesting, and because the herbal qualities in both
cola nut and coca leaf tea are certainly tonic.In the sixties, Coke made
historic diplomatic arrangements with Communist China (then a cold and
unfriendly presence) to sell and to distribute the beverage, a meaningful
business agreement through which China accepted what was considered the product
of hyper-capitalism ("American greed") by people of the Far
East.
The song, "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing in Perfect
Harmony", used by Coca Cola to celebrate the diplomatic house-warming
party, has remained iconic, its portent to be superceded only by Fords' recent ,
exquisite operatic gift (about Fords' saga)on video.I like Coke, and I
guess most people do. Their family of friends is all of us. Their relationship
with us remains both honourable and societally diplomatic.
Coca Cola was invented by a Pharmacist, Dr. John S. Pemberton from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. When he first made the drink, it was formed in wine and contained extracts of Erythroxylon cola and Cola nitida (caffeine). It was sold as a digestive aid, a tonic and a stimulant for the nervous system. Dr.Pemberton called his invention "an intellectual beverage".
After the
Prohibition (anti-alcohol) era had arrived, the use of wine for the beverage was
disallowed, and the drink was re-invented with sugar syrup as a sub for wine.
This is the era which renamed 'the intellectual beverage' Coca Cola. it was also
renamed 'The Temperance Drink'! the Coke company has had lots of practice in
conforming to the prevailing wind, it seems!
In 1904 there were
better-educated fears about narcotics which were still part of the original Coca
Cola. Actual cocaine had been isolated in it in 1860.The coca extracts were
removed, but the de-natured tea was still a part of the drink. The leaf itself
is high in the vitamins C, B1 and riboflavin.
The Bissy nut (kola nut) has about
25% the amount of caffeine as has a cup of coffee. It is considered safe for
adults. it is a mild laxative, so stimulating to the proper hygienic function of
the body. The coca leaf used in Coca Cola is a diuretic (like regular tea) and a
stimulant. 
Thanks to Coca Cola , for reflecting the colours of our national choice in a flag - red and white. These are the colours of purity and of passion, of the maple leaf and that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. My thanks are extended to Coca Cola company employees and owners for their excellence and diplomacy in the maintenance of high standards in business and friendship.
*SR.
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