New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-25

tle first step toward cure without ccasing for "a
while 10 make any other demands upon himself.
This is the great fact Of his condition" The oc-
easional drlnkard as described by Mr.. Parton is
man who Is a tcctotaler for week, two weeks
month three months, six months and who at the end
Of his pcrod is tempted 20 drink glass Of alcoholic
louor Tins al once rOuses the sleeping devil lie has
rot a taste Of the liquid damuation" and drinks and
drinks and drinks keeping 1t nip sometimes for ten days,
or even for several weeks until the long dcbac ends IN
inter exhaustion in derum tremons. There is ply
sical cause for this extreme susceptibility In the Of
a reformed drtinkard, the gobues OF the brain were
found on surgical examination enlarged beyond their
natural size apparently ready to resume their former
function and absorb the fumes Of alcohol There are
many varieties Of these occasional druDkards. ana az
class they are perhaps the hardest to cure Ede Poe
was one Of them half glass of wine would set him of
upon wild, reckless dcbauch THAI would last for days
All such persons artists. writer's aud actors used to be
particularly subject to this maady before they had any
recognized place the world any acknowledged right
N exist al all Men whose labOrs intense but iTeg
MAR whose gains are small and uncertain, who would
gladly be gentlemen, but compelled to content them
selves with being loafers, are in special danger ana so
are men whose toll extremely mOnOonous. Printers,
especially those who work at night upon newspapers are
perhsps of all men the most liable TO fall under the do
uiuion OF drink Some OF them have persuaded them
solves that they rest under kind Of necessity TO go
tear now end them as relieffrOm sgh grinding work
as theirs On the contrary one tear creates the temp
taiou 90 another for the goes back TO his work
weak depressed and irritable the monotODy OF his labor
~ aggravated by the ncorrecness with which he does IT,
and the longing 90 break loose and renew the oblivion OF
drink engthens rapidly, until masters him
Mr. Parton gives remarkable account OF the msinan
agement of the lnebrate Asylum at Binghamon in the
early stages OF It's operations, contrasting 1t with the ad
irabe Of the Home IN Boston, under the
superintendent Of DR.. Albert Day The State Of New
York lavshed a million Of dollars in an unsuccessful at
tempt to found Asylum magnificent scale, while
a few quiet people in Boston, aided by small annual
grant from the Legislature put ono in full opeton
which in nine years the means Of curing two thou
sand nebriates This because they had the right
man IN tho right place
Albert Day. ths superintendent for nine years OF the
Washingt0nan Home a BOSTON, aud, during the last year
and half the superintendent OF the Asylum at Bingham.
ton mas originated nearly all that known OF The art 81
curing the mania for alcohol He struck into the right
path at once guided by instinct and sympathy, rather
Than by science or reflection He was not professional
person; he was simply a business man OF good New.
England education who had two special qualifications
fss his posbtssnrss singular pny foEdRankards: