The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-11
TIE OPIUM EATERS HOPE.
DEiTH IN TEXAS ITTRTBUTED TO
rms SENT From rms CITE
Ten Piii. for the Opium Cure Taken nv n
TeS"s Lady who Died forty-eight Hours
Aucrward What Her brother says

Texn. Lady who Died Forty-eight Hours
Auerward - What Her Brother says.
Mr.. A. w. Morris OF Montgomery, Texas,
wrote to THE Sun on the Goth OF May. calling
attention to an advertisement which was printed
in some other newspaper setting forth that
Mcssrs. Beers Il Co. of Birmingham. Conn.
have for sale permanent cure for what Is
known as tho opium habit" Tho corre-
spondcnt added that in April his sister Mrs.
Greene. who was addicted to the use Of opium.
sent to the Messrs. Beers 4 Co.. and received
box Of pills. which she began TO use on the 10th
OF May. On that day she took six pills accord
ing to the printed directions sent with the box.
and on the day following she took four pills.
In less than foriy-eight hours after taking tho
first pill she was in commissions. and soon after
ward she died. physician OF twenty nvo
years practice attended her, and said that death
was caused by narcotic poison contained in the
pills that the symptoms showed that the poison
was atropa or beladonna Mr.. Morris added:
There Il little elsc to say that human being in
The iu vgot Of youth and perfect health except her IN
fortunate habit Ia, been sacrificed and mat hu,,and
YOU viii puhs this, and thereby human creature
may be saved from III, tate OF my amcnicd sister shall
INK forth this Warning NJ object j. to prevent others
from suffering the Bereavement that and mine now ui
dcrso
A SUS reporter saw Dr. Charles c. Beers OF
3i5 Fourth avenue. who IL OF the firm Of kcssrs
Beers & Co.. Birmingham. Connecticut. DR..
Beers said that he might prove beyond the
shadow NJ doubt that his pills for the cure Of
the opium habit are perfectly harmless. md
that Mrs. Grecnes death was owing tn other
causes than the use Of the pills. What the Poe
tor said was written 10y the reporter to Mr.. Nor
ris. Tn" following was received in reply, from
that gentleman:
Mo~raovvnv. Texas June 81 1871
To THE Enron OF TIN SUNNI: Your letter
Se,uyaicd lie mater Df H'sr. Of Se..r. Reer. CO..
htuiu-ihn iuNitt iNut WHO sent tir OPIUM cure 10
Your sister has been here Tie says thsthe can prove
before any body of educated VI, ,icans that the pi. "a
hs , MI in N any QUANTITY an" who a s narsd e Ss
by" 4, brtoIe me. and now propose To- show
kani. wP,icn 1V Dr. S,crs. ,ha, lie has stated
falsely You. he has done Ia me IN number of
beer. d,mandiGs t6ai he explain What hi. fils wsre
.r In it, un,e roo i,sI a .tt,r rom Inn dated .t
May NJ 1- hg SInm, I by nrorGnS to &
Among other thnss he saysn speaking OF the WIS The
hour. amer they we're taken' IN ~. lcimr 70 pr L
I1gn s Thg S S''csdeg Mrs g5'e@ Sn5
sworn 70 ~i9re Il Goodas. Senm'.i.ncr Of
In thu pills however. there i nearly oneionrsh q
@ 81 s sas N s@iies at gSnS an ,S,s p
d, OF hciaNonua savs of the nr,t cass cited ts i m
leave the hosfusl until the 'Sih day" SOW, you sc
" ,S 81 pr h, og,,i t' '
'h,nhy when A. o, az ndi. lnab. tact That be- ionna
OF d. . must have passed ~ in Nc Hours e',Sr NY
To b. rcli~i The Tinted states Di.iensaturs
say Tr 'frto benadonna lasts tor ole or two days
h. rrst ol,cr TO me- dated A. above pr Bcc-s says
~ni ,'' ~ MAD, al W. 'nns tne ih3,t "i' ~ AL.
"r fonf s.i, To- ,oin. ladl,, M Na,, Inc AM in
Nav = 1911. 20 M. Greene, h. 81 want th. pack
s '9eS', g h"ns 9a a 4 g>s Tor 1 So9 ,6s
made The am, tim, ioa Lad, IN Massachusetts,, ana 20
sat. a.alu io mr. "Whs should ms harmless remedy
san, n".e he ,a.. SON At tnn, be- r".,,D t,,t In.
unfortunate lady. not having iun 'au that the ,m,dy
ffIt ti IffFu atl liz
or ci-e morihnc Viii uo- directed lon
can Thai nss an admi-..on NAT an
mat the wills an couuccunn with morr TIE might have
tell You person could take lnanlt, sc. There
he eiresrs and dire. on.,hs, mlsht hs,e led Ear to
h,,Ne Tor an Instant that she was anpcring ~ith life
Ia ii, .gi,cr 10 dated s,h Of June ls77 he saw.
YOUR ryh.cian the evidence which c,rtanl, shall
nrs, u"1 ug g.' s' IL. Su5S :" v,", 'i az,
uons aud ur,h'r, " Il Your sister had followed lhe a
san be ril. you They can be- taken IN any quHnuiy.
can dsa r ,snr.eii Il 1f, j. any limit To he nuri.f
o i, .he wuul have been authorized to tke. although
deadly poison ucadonna and lhis staten, Mt -wuru
sworn statement BniI viii state Tia, .iaionns
q, on, narc,u, poison OF eon,eln,ncr a. The formula
he tells YOU "A person might take any quantity without
rc .,nptoms which Mr. Greene hal. "A. laii Town in
sonns from hciaionna ~rrc' sr'nt ihlr' o,. {" ,'i3
pupil dia,d anl iu.,n.h' o. h-ht uie mouth aul '0
and llai,t.i io,p coma ,ot, ul.ion. aud death b. D
soS 'g .sn" f. .. ana i nv III anna n, ma,
, IT, ,'g . . a, ia a. .
esg have no ,,, sGi, To- m mech, no .; III; ,t
matter Ny onl, aim !, 20 proven, o'nrr. rom n'n
,9s 'ey5 @ Y. s ss s matt ,sro s.e Which t.
oicr rtc 10 you wi- Inc nr,i letter have ever wr1
,, ,'s , sdld st" ,or m i,,
All to crush The earth in, dam, rou- ana raud4en
n,.uan OF h.er, &C. You ct ,'c NON Weir enelo.
unwHrv. tor 4 closes by az n. sgni stamp 4"
wiat' sufeiS nj Tor the .tSmp.' - VII,
rsmoaI o alter tha eyrSs ha. been recsyed Bu,
No. iha I, nj u plan Ai,f orres"ni,n,c IA, ie
d aid tai remedy. according to-, Z R,,r.. own state
ment contain among oi.r nnreoc r2ii'ns the a."i
know rum .ai exp"ri,n'e IN the To-, OF NY 'l,'sr ~
sHt me-, na nrrd ,6"frn, ,tc'o,. voli ,,in, ~
iin-s rom lr " = thi. state, dat eau So
What Es .""s1a {, S.sl M. ss here w No.
This statement WAS sworn to before John l.
Duirre. a notary public oi Montgomery COUNTY
With the do ument was a certificate OF Mr. Nor
. and probe ionul gentlemen Of that place.
Dr. Becrs's directions rs sent 10 Mrs. Green
Were:
Directions for taking the opium eaters hope.
tonnsncs ~h one M sael' hPaT NM YOU AZ
placeoi The drug. IN any ri IT, forms and there !, o.
untu-luc-s ma the absence of opium ll!h reduce "
uuuIi ill. Ia a soon u- possible should N
r,nciS muse anf uneasy feelings your head asc lc-
Il Il pu-,ie take uu opium While takius Tie me-.
cine Won cam NO without it, Vuu will
G ,Sisncn q. , htAHs, $40 Fourth avenue. New York
The Advertisement which attracted MI
= Grerne's attention WIS ~ follows:
, nerN HARp srOr' &c e. BiERS, VI D FoRMFfl
j - u nu-fou, has harmless cifr 'nr lu,ml" ran,
Wulth can be- -4sru Without ir kuuNisd-v 90 tv lHut
: Also our ir Oluuu l,hlt fprnHueit cures siara
= iced iu hnth send sfnmu Tor evidence. Ak drip
iur H. Address BEERS a co, bIlnlu-han Conn
The Huntsville liam says;
Thor. WAS htdA Killed IA Montgomery recently by u
n tnf.'uir iNro lum Tile -iI'N u fhr Hntiutr
named Beers. and ihuk his ad trri mo mt is u q
=, G4uscstnu Ntf. HOPE boz % %, hrnusit tu Ili-tcr.
u phnor county inNV ,tsate What Dr. stew
on III. If!unf
:, The following is from tho Houston Age:
We publish in the STATE column the details NJ 4
murder Nj. Grrrnt. ~ our nVl.hhOrlns county
Nuut.nuprN which Will moi AMY arrest utluu