, 1877-09-13

nt LntlIlnn, England. who reported turn All
solntc [aiIurrs. Thr Connlt'"c aspoin,e'! last
yrar Thought It hest tn pwait thr a,1swrr Of
DR., Parrish, na he was i. rs'liIa'ly alta kG.l.
nr. Albert DAy, Superintendent III th- Wash
!nginnan Home, nu<toh, tIrn EgAl pa1"r ut
tic durability II !ntirlstT. The ,.Inriusnn
wiii,h he renchc,i was that the tr,,ntitu ii ttr
t1runkard Is ni,c nt disease, HuI that II II
curahle, and Is as often cured hS proper trent
ncnt ~ nthcr diseases are. ...
mt dscnse. hut f habit, and inststnc,l cstse
wtlcre Chi7lEn tnnn WAS atllniiteh 10 thr
Washlngtnhtan Home anil hfDkc oil tie habit
By The exesciat Of his wf'l'tower. lle wanted to
know. II this were disease, xllat the ra.ne,ly
wAs tu be.
Ir, Dhy in reply cited att Instance where he
c1lrct ll1an after fottr month"; mrttsaf treat
incnt. II drunkenness we're not a dlscasc,. ho~
could It he made to y,clti 10 tFeatmenti 4 lis
case. ~ he understood, was a deviation fr0in
healthy condition, and wssh q man by drinking
got hts veins md ,,'oni-ycs.els i,to u congcstci
condition he wus nut Ia sound health.
\ grnerat dtscueaiun followed, III the courso
OF Which DR.. II. N. Lyon nt this city, f1'stanvcl
an bnstttutl0n With which he was At ute time
cunsitctc. and where, in his opinion. THO course
Of tfeas smrnt "ss not cnlc'iatc! to work full
cstre. the tlIscinlint not beIng strict enough
Tho thdr llehi that alca't.oI was a tolsun, and
MUST BH Removed ENTIRELY
from tbs persons whom It wa* sou9ht TO treat.
That was tho system aduptcd by ticse Homes
ai,d rernt'lial Institutions 10 far ~ l,c knew.
nr. Whitney, Of vt. Louis, told nf a resident
in that city who, siscr lung ptrio1 Of steady
drinking, fell nndcr the power u alcohol
and ~ IL unss s sto t. :haks . t4ot 81 ts aa ain.
WIS locked up, where b. could obtain 10 liquor.
When he ca1ae out he fought aralnst the terri
lIe Appetite With all his powcr, md Jailed.
and his tame. was broken up, ~ e,nstantly
felt desire fof irtnk,-at! eternal craving for
sti,nula1lts. Finally lie PLACED himself Under
The snre Of the speaker, wE'o drat viii, the casc
cccled in copquertng tl,c disease. Frem the
day that tlIc patient ictt the institutions, Two
yrArh aIo, he hhs mt felt the craving. ntnl he
Is now respected member OF kocicty md In
Dr. e. W. Earle, OF Chicago, followed with
PAPER on Persistent Alcnltuaisn." Alcoholism
wus not atlt*eaae sill Eehesis, ail he Taropposc't
tn 50 considering It. io 50 term It was to dcatruY
seven years. experience during which he lad
trealed nearly 4.MN pcrs"st he !la'l not seen
twenty wlIo could 1tot break OFT tho habit II
they fully determined to do 50:
different degrees uf alc,l!olista a,nl The sy,np-
tonls Developed tlsercl'' j, orrr tn treat hHel'
cases properly, The puwGr Of restraint should bu
given 70 tho institutions tur rcfs.r'n.
The Rev. ), Wil!et sall t'e lnd listened In
silent astontAllmcMt tn the rcu!ing IF ile paIer.
II the symptuns described by DR.. Ehri lila not
| show tllseuse, what WIS d|statc, anyllowt AL
tlluugt, not medical man hlmself liz lad Ind
n A.
anil liz hn,l nrvrr srrr anyihnr
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