New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-27
TIE CURE or DRUNKENNESS.
srATIsTIcs OF INEBRIETY-wHhT IHEBluAIE
AsYLuMs HAVE ACCOMPLISHED

,,,,,,1 tr ~ rosonh Parrish Of Media, Penn, by
order OF the American tissocation fer TIC cure OF IN
esrlaos Of which DR.. willard Parkoris President A~io
Insurance companies both In this country ahd aDi''|'
havo FOR number OF years boon nj WORK pIelfF'n8u
table which sbould accurately show the Influence OF
r.brety upou their r., ks. From tls tabe several facts
appear. -
when in given number Of risks, 10 temperate persons
die betveen The accs Of 10 and co. inclusive, 8 hene-
Alto persons die. Whom, IN gwen number OF rAAa' ~
Temperate persona &c, between TIC ages Oh u "'4u ~
inclusive 81 Incorporate persons die, or e RISK on an
inebate Ia mc,e than 700 pr cent greater taan on
temperate person. when, In given number o. rfks' ~
temperate de- between the ages OF a hAu 80 IA
clrslve. abOu 40 ineinperato poT.ons o OF ,o 80
increased 100 per cent. Hcnce iAsu.ng3
niles avoid risks Cl incbIaIe5, a5 my ~, 1891, Wv S
samptiycs or tloGe s,d.erne ron igLS at ~
These companies have inrestSa 90 thi5 nt'l' l"' -
pbilantio pis,s or rcformc4s, Dut hlupH A4''N 80
Tie d.fercnce IN tie chances Of duration Of fe be,
tween persons of sound constitution ana t1e No.
pcI .on'r Chance OF living - &C 20 ~ ycu :. w 90
years ~ 10, 2ss years. An utenperc pe. ~ i''o
There wore presented at TIC Once oi the Ees tssr tI
Vital Sts tstics Ia Ncwiork City during thc ycnr l,
2Tg certificate OF death from del.rlum tTciacs.- OF
males. and So Of females. Assuming the population ''
N.w-Yors to Dc milton. this gives one death non &c
ho ;SV tsat IrSs number Of 30 deaths from ~
etroiy eIe not 70 repoftod On account O., tho 0o
certificates OF deaths IRON ele9eo OF ,l yl.' 90
Mere a. fooss: From di-ea5cs Of Inc brain, CO; yer
iiS Wiacys 5c2-IlakiBs in al l.569 Tie Registrar
Ne s opnior that e !eis, % per Gci' or ~ 81
This uurhcr h'dc1 t.s number Of tlose reported Hs
dylg ircm 6eEuh rere.l, GIVES 81 deaths rom @eo
Lo, or one 10 1915 nhabt.ats. Again, many % tA'e
addicted 80 The USe Of alcohol 40 EAeh uJurCl q ~.
tackled with fever, pnouuehla &C. Wlo "tifio "oia
Taking ell thee facts s9 t'.'Io, ,,,s
deaths alcohol IN ci.ies IL IN tie proportion OF Ioo
10 eyefg 10000 inhabitants.
what In tho annual loss TO the City CT New-I"rk by
aeohoii An ordinary lborer is capable Of pfcdu s
81 a day, during $40 WORKING days N tae yt o. = ~
cIrc6 multiplied By icoo or see II t.e Nic.ia
al0raiS Iu naAy Of those vi 81 ron ~,
sV1, ls greatly lnerc 4ns c amount Tao CONNER
cal loss however, is not OF, Tor tieIe ~ le
be .npporcd Il pablo expense. ana TIC iae1II.e him
scf heated daring ls illness ana buiiod nom,
lowe Of Boston has in bis Institution aJmc so i,hec!le
parsous OF whom ij are the Offspring of iIteuIp rate
parenis. statistics from similar INSTITUTIONS ~ bigal
ifei.ui ana st. Peterslurr show that .. least c. per
Prof Nunroe o. England has made the following
riotemcnt lie has un3eT bis clarge TWO societies OF
operatives one op0 OIL Of total .,s;aners the other
OF those wi sl,r.tuous fernlented Liquors. In
each n,embar IL = duys tie latter it Is III days; he
death rate in Che former - rs Of per cent; ~ mo a,er
ocety 20 be oJ6 there are deaths former to Is
in the latter Considering days aior rs worm ~
there u lost ny sieFhsHs % nc t31le. NJ ~
latter the aggrega.e los Is S55 ~ examining We us
tory Of patients IA dae b's lia e, ~ m r u
incbr,ates The reason nygn T., thlg s'gt .'i,
fOr he id!otC and insane. . go.
Tie medical treatment Of nebriety noT that 1t Is
l,ut 10 oJtliH Cnaccratc knowledge or tEa proper!
tiou OF cases cured During the past two year' 40
paanis nave been tre ed at tlo binsbainoD Asylum,
Dr Dan.ol q. Dodge Superintendent, of when hummer
lc} lave relufiHCu wei thcr discharge 81 nave ~
lrpgcd and 10 nos been IA f, n OH A.5 gives
poF % those heard frJ'n That hivo remained cured
4 suuiiuC chat equal proportion q those tat hdFe
rot been heard have been cured there aIo IN al
sGl cures those cured hal been ordinary loorets,
etruing daily during go woratlg days IN the year.
there vOud DO annual saving 20 the STATE or StVt,
multiplied by S92, or ,2GJ fneso }due-, however,
were largely merchants, clerks. prOi'sai9uil hici nu
fariueis making the actual amount much greater Az
ihe Pcnnaj wanna hauIiarium Ht Media Dr. Jt,5ph
Parrish, supcfn cndan repCgs TIE proportion Oi Gases
cured 1t aOpUt 40 PER coAJ-
This Salitlrin opened FOR the treatment or ac"-
h0i!c aud opium intcNcatoG h Junc, 1901 Eecci' Ell
since thag timr. % married urd - singe men Jfa' &
Ayorage rye, years. or these were habttuaiCd -
The opium. Ine ua spent IA excess - these ptr-
sons, previous 10 their Admission amounts IA nc ugrc-
gate I51 years, ayeTago to each peraOh " over
ycart.
Most II those who have le'!'thc Tnsuuon have been
traced T. their subsequent purps with to following
IeSus Died ofcurpAC luton e., pulmonary con-
aurnptor A. heart discl .; deirum IRENE - Op. n
poison 2: homi"ie.2; suicide 2; paralysis, L. Some
are, apparently, beyond tie reach 90 human AID unless
under IRE restrlint8 OF institution Nc
large number have improved. aud ara able to attend
60 business punctuay than before, but yield 10 an
occasional dcbauch, and not counted cured, Dut
are more productive tlan formerly.
sixtyscyen referred 10 going wei, and the fol
loving estimate Of their productive value shows what
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