Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-08-12
CAN AN4NEBRIATE CONQUER HIS
oRtTMElIsl fa.h,a

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THE sUeeEsytoNsbE ONE WHO HAS TRIED.
INEDR4AE asslums are expensive, and
besides not upHatIf9lly offend, in their
very designation, Kind of pride-ialse,
If you choose-swhich every man posses.
ses to morecti iees,deQFee. - q 81
Their EXPENSE too, usually falls on the
friends oftthcshl Nfpm they are designed
to benefit, and, for these and other rea-
sons, we propose to show that any man
thus paihfNily situsted may, If he chooses,
illustrate for himself, and in himself the
title of this article. $40 t-n..
Habitusf iHdbriety presents condition
in which the brain, being soddened and
dulled by the long and extravagant use of
the various poisons known under the gen.
eral name of "ardent Spirits" refuses to
respond to the, will power. Secondly,
when the,stomach, by long custom, has so
habituateditse these stimulants that
it takes to itself the prerogative of the
wlli-poWer, and successfully demands
Thus this morbid condition becomes a
true physical disease, and must be treated
as such. OF course, the final result to be
attained is total abstinence from the evil
habit. -,
But this result cannot be reached at
once, beeaus8 trst, of the inability OF the
will to act through the brain and enforce
the desire; aud second, because the in.
tensifed and Abnormal condition of the
stomachs will Snot admit, WITH safety to
the physical system, of the sudden reac-
tion. .IJr y y ..t'.--..i
The change must be effected gradually,
and the first step is to restore the brain to
Its normal activity afterward the reor-
ganizatiep Of the digestive and other
functions maybe safely attempted.
The effeetA OF alcoholic stimulants on
the system are tRofold stimulative and
anmsthetic. At first the oxygen, set free,
courses through the circulation. exslt.
ing all the functions to the per.
tormance OF extraordinary tasks. Then
is observable fl the desdening of ali the
faculties, the partial paralysis of the
nerves and muscles as observable in its
effect on4articulation and locomotion /;
lastly the brain sinks under the deadly in
fuence, and anasthesia more or less COM
plete, ensuee. is>-rs-.t =
But ptegious,st to an@sthesia, the brain
acts With abnormal power. The passions
become stimulated, and in this condition,
the lnebrlate performs acts commonly
only ascfibedlto insahity or idiocy.
COQul-
tion exists, it is impossible TO regain the
will-power, and here begins the treatment
by which the unhappy victim may of
himself, and by himself, become his own
lnebriate asylum" with no loss of dig.
nifty, and>regain his lost manhood by the
exercise of vital force, fairly Godlike in
its nature. -t8-.a slt..a' H..- .t
This 1fticle is not addressed-for it
would De useless and is unnecessary-to
those bestial beings, whose animal pas
sions naturally direct them to criminal
eXcesses, and whose loss to the world
shouldst occur from such or any other
cause, would be nil.
1t is addressed to those, who, by deli
cate temperament, uncongenial associa-
tions, orpeEer-lab aboriousness, have fallen
from theR high and holy estate through
the very means which they have adopted
to sustain themselves and to keep alight,
yet little longer, the fires of hope
Suppose, then, one of these, q sad and
frall relic OF departed nobility, with the
slumbering and nearly dead ashes of his
intellect and his aspirations occasionally
tlckeIiPg up with spark of the old vital.
lty. suppose one who, for years, accord.
ing to4he strength of his constitution, has
battledPwith the aid Of this deceitful ally,
against q host Of trials and annoyances,
suddenly, by one of those occasional Wis.
ions of himself, which God graciously
grants sometimes to the most degraded,
hnds wtpdfni him a new determination
aWakenSd, ,k0.bafst out of the chains that
have enthraHed him, and to become again
what he has been, and more; and then
hnds the old, sinking, crushing, feeling
come oyer him, that tells him he is a slave.
What shall he do?
One thing is certain: there can be no
dtminaaesdo lin this.
There is no "tapering off" with the
devil. 21Ia-
Either he has got you, or he has not got
you.
The frstpart of the medical treatment
in this physical disease requires the i'm
mediate removal of the patient from all
disturbing influences, of whatever nature.
There must be no noisy children about,
no quarFellnS women, no scandal mon
gers poutiRg gLOut their distilled venom to
jar upon his nerves, and disturb his spirit
he must have absolute quiet and repose.
Butt9 obtain this, there need not be re-
course TO an asylum. ,.s-...H .-...
There, is none so poor, who is worthy
to be saved, who has not friend.
Let him then reach some such friend.
trust andzcOnfide in him, and obtain the
required shelter, rest, and attendance, for
a few days. --t'' 3. ~ -.,-..
Not f0r months, during which new
habits OF thought are formed and old bus
mess relations become broken off. and
tho maA falls again into his old place ut
erlydTgotten, and unable to retain the
threads of his lost identity. Nor in con.
slant, dally association with such, from
every walk In life, as have no other con.
aenlahty with him but the painful one of
similarity Of disease, an association de-
morali4lpgi inits very nature; but among
bus friepdRl ald those who know him, and
1ormbR constant bond of union with the
great Poridl he loves and lives in. g,
He may 'c4htinue o.;his relations with
business and society by correspondence
and BY visits; and soothed and strength
Sned by the ,kp2Yledge that he is not
torg0tten, anddhat his hard fight Ia being
lougN ttmong those who love him, and
admire the renewed strength which daily
anlmates him and enables him TO striIS-
gle SdccesstullYi and not among strangers
VINO treat hls ease purely from scien.
tlnc ana routine point of view his earn.
estness and Discrimination are redoubled.
and he peaFs the victory -. a. - =
HaytA4 linen gained this temporary asy.
lum, we VIII say that he drinks his usual
ailoWasnrtGeo q, liquor, and retires to bed i'm
ms uslfl condition Of inebriety.
lie Ras taken care, IN his steadier mo.
mehtsA AbiptoEide himself with six TWEEN.
ty gHHtn powders of Bromide Of Potas.
sium,'whttK ne viii get at a drug store, on
presenting the, following prescription 4
which re 'csp elther obtain from a physi.
clan or write for himself; but it is best TO
submit iU6 iHtC. A Physician before presents
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