The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-07
INIEBRIETY..

Meeting OF tho Corporation OF "The
Iniebriates' Home for Kings County,
Election OF Officers and Annual Report.
The adjourned annual meeting OF the Corporation
of "The lniebriates' Home for Kings County" was
held last night at the Mercantile Library,
Montague street, Brooklyn, Tor The purpose
OF electing officers, receiving the report OF Mr..
]. Willett the Superintendent Of the Home, and
revising the bylaws. Mr.. J. 8. t. Stranahan
occupied the chair After the reading OF the
minutes Of the previous meeting, the Superlnten-
dents report was submitted. 1t Is very lengthy
and entrances reference to all the peculiarties OF
the drunkard and the vice which excessive
indulgence in intoxicating drinks leads TO.
The whole number OF patents treated last year was
l6l OF which lOl were males and 60 females; az OF
the III les were married, 81 were single ana were
widOwers; OF the females, 23 were married, 10
were widows ana % single A considerable num-
Der Of the patients have proceeded directly
from the prison TO the Home and surrendered them
selves for treatment, and there are found among
these many persons Of refinement and education,
and in some cases ofhigh attanments IN literature
Thirty-seven OF the male patients last year were
discharged soldiers from the United states army
and some had never tasted intoxicating
OF the last years. patients, thirty-hve
have been in the habit OF commencing
their debauches with the use of malt liquor cider,
lager or light wines according to their respectively
acquired early tastes. The use OF these stimulated
the diseased appetite for strong alcoholic liquors
ebriate, who struggles earnestly to overcome his
vicious habit, unfortunately labors under the oe-
fusion that he can trust himself with glass OF
malt liquor or light wine, the beverage OF his or her
early life, and Is thus repeatedly begulled into
bondage
Ninety six of the patients last year were what is
called straight whiskey drinkers, men and women
who resOrted to no halfway measures. There
were some patients who could take from
one to sixteen ounces or the tncture
of opium daily, while others could take
from fifteen to twenty grains of morphine
Of the constant use OF rum, the super
intendent says that, from facts gath
cred from all the civilized nations of the
world, and in some instances ranging over
centuries, combine to prove that inebrety Is
gagged by the restrictions placed on the side OF In
that those restrictions are duly enforced.
The report was received and placed on file, and
Will be printed in pamphlet form.
Dr. Thomas l.. Mason thought 1t was.desirable to
add some more names to the cOrporatrOs. Valen-
tine Hall, Henry A. Curtis and Charles Pratt were
ADDED.
THE OFFICERS
elected for the ensuing year were as fOllows:-
IpTeStdent-JameS ;. T. Stranahan.
Tice PreSident-George G. Herman.
Treasurer Thomas T. Buckley.
Sec7'etdrv-John Willett.
John II. Prentice, J. 5. T. Stranahan, George G.
Herman, Joseph w. Richardson, Andrew WAsh,
william NJ. Thomas, John ii. Bergen, Adoyphus
Gubner, TheOphius ID. Mason, Cornelius Ferguson,
James II. Prentice, Peter Milen, Jr Alfred Bid
ford, Henry G. Curtis and II. A. More.
The Treasurer submitted report showing that
the cash and securities on hand amounted TO
$751; 100 3S. The cost OF furnishing and the expenses
Of the Home during tine past year was SO, $50 90.
The meeting then adjourned.