The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-05-09
CURE FOR INTEMPERANcE.

CURE FOR INTEMPERANCE
Instances of the salutary effects of the new
ly invented medicine for the cure of intemper-
ance are every day multiplying about US
Scarcely mail arrives without bringing some
new accounts of its successful application and
frequently in cases supposed to be beyond the
hope of relief. Yet all agree that, wherever it
has been administered, the cure has been COM
plete. In one instance, we are told it was so
effectual, that the patient has ever since been
unable to drink cider at one of his neighbors,
who is celebrated for making that beverage of
superior quality. Speaking of this discovery,
the Taunton AdrOcate remarks:
"There is no qudckery in this remedy
the cure is effected on sound medical prin-
ciples the Hunterian theory-that of pro-
ducing an artificial disease to effect the
cure of real one-or in other words to
produce counter excitement. The stomach
is the organ diseased-a preternatural
craving or longing for distilled spirit.
"The indication of cure is to destroy
this morbid craring, and to excite heal
thy one in its stead. This is effected by
the remedy in question, which is composed
of the tincture of Assafetida and an emet-
ic substance, which entirely DESTROYS the
appetite for spirits, as this villainous COM
pound" is in the patients daily glass for a
week. At the end of which time the ston,-
Gch will reject spirit with as much certain
~ as it would the week before craze and
retain it. And while this organ (the stom-
ach1 learns to reject what is hurtful, which
by the way appears to possess more sagac-
ity than he who bears it, at the same time
is freed from load of morbid matter, and
the natural and healthy functions are of
necessity restored"
A remedy so successful having been discov-
cred, it would seem natural to suppose that in
temperance would soon be banished from the
pear, it is not to be expected Pride and self
love are arrayed against it. There are few,
very few, who are willing to acknowledge
themselves the subjects of intemperance, and,
to apply the remedy for it, would be an admis-
sion of the fact of its existence The hope,
therefore, is the greatest, of those who are the
farthest gone-of those who are not only sem
sble of the evil in themselves, but are willing
to acknowledge it to others. OF this descrip-
ton is the case narrated in the subjoined cir
tifcate, which we copy from a Delaware pa
per -
/, ANDREW H. HUTTON, of New Castle,
lately common drunkard, having been
cured by DIR. Chambers medicine, as
trust, hereby wish to testify before my
friends and acquaintance, the public, and
all drunkards, to the efficacy of this medi-
cine.
am 81 years old, have wife and eight
children have for twelve years been a
hard drinker. My usual quantity latterly
was about five quarts of liquor week.
The money which spent weekly for rum,
was about 625 cents. was much weak
ened in body, my limbs trembled, my eye
sight sometimes almost failed was com
PEELED by my dreadful thirst often to get up
at night and drink. Sometimes | was era
zy, and would threaten people in the street
in fits of intoxication, seeking to quarrel
with them. My wife having already borne
and suffered more than | could write on
paper, though she has always been kind
companion and an industrious woman, was
about leaving me for my intolerable drunk
enness. In short, if any man wanted to
say another was the worst man in town as
to drinking, he would most likely say he
was as bad as old Hutton"
began to take the medicine in liquor,
but my thirst ragged so that while taking it,
would drink often without the medicine
and get drunk. All hopes of its doing me
good seemed gone. But after the last, /
began to nauseate liquor; and though I
took but half the usual quantity for a con-
firmed sot, or the whole of the usual guam
tity for young beginner" as DIR. Cham
bers calls it, have lost all taste for ardent
spirits, and have not drunk nor wished to
drink drop since Goth March last, the day
after took the last of the medicine. My
body now begins to feel vigorous; my
hand, that shook so when tried to pour
out cup of coffee as to spill half of it, is
now f1rm and steady; my eye-sight is i'm
proved, ] sleep we'll at night, and do not
mutter and talk as used to. NV appetite
is good, eating as much in one day as
formerly did in six. l can work at nv
trade all day, and do more work in one
week than formerly did in three months.
Decent people are willing to talk with and
employ me. AS for my wife, she says she
ia " in q new world" | wish to thank God