, 1877-09-13
EIGHTH Annual Meeting OF the As.
sociation for the Cure OF
prunkards.
rhe Responsibility of tho Medic
al Profession In Extending
tic Opium Habit.
1aorncd Discourscs en- Persistent Alco.
holism and Chronic 1ntem.
perance.

t,e Wo.htngtonlan Home by tho President, DR.,
r T. Mason, of Brooklyn, ", 7. A great many
:. - ,.,,rotes fa,ic1 IN rnsnonti. INT II IL ~.
os ths ,.,, ~ ,I,o+,, NAV ,rrfvo In tt,no -
pcetcd that soale u '''en' ,'a5 "t''e III t'ne ~
na,tiespate In tho scronu dny's proceedings.
1boso prcscnt were Dr.. Albert Day, of the Bos-
@ 1va.h.nrtnn}an lfonc: DIR, Dnpfel wilkins.
pen ,.,ssa. t1c Krv. i wt11ett. SUPERINTENDENT
oi Chcasoi .a., ~. asp f1au. 80, tgs,n,,,a" ~
Of tic lncbftatcs. laosne' toit HaMi!lon,}S'
r.. anl Ur. i, y. Cfothetss hupcfin-
t.n,rnt Of tho Walnut uill uomc, Hnrt-
' r,ur Secretary Of the A.snrIat,on.
forl' s'"sr,- vo" 1su,,s1nor w.rs n,c.ont - a..'
The 1o'lo"'.s -, ,,,,t,..".. a..'.ss"..s 40 W.
iors: Df. =. ~ "'uneyt eapsf'h1e1aenso oi tic
g.. touls sanitaritini Df. Charles W. Earle,
-hr..rtap 10 thu Chicago WashngtonEan Home,
ana s'ses n,.1as - I.o.,,,r rt,a .i,."a ,s"s
join f. 4yae', 1"',.. Va post"'' lno stsee tasF
named constitute aComnllttce npto1htcu nS tue
cttr authorities Of Boston to investigate the
,nh,e,t of Inchrlcty md Tho remedies therefor.
G~tro n The n,,seucc of ao monv of tbe ttcIc-
o"'"t :. w ...oau.r,. -. .,.',.. ~ 49,
gates II oes,'uo "sNsUeu'' ,,:u,e.. Wv plo
cram'nc' anu Mcssss' LAY nna WHICH, "efo ap"
Tic Secretary then read paper on !" Tho I,c.
"sr,t1,,v ~ ,1o rrnfo,.fon =, .na I,r,,,,.,,e,,
sponsios"y ~ ts ;, s,',s,' ~. Nv 4sa"so,
Of Op'uui ''e.'lle1s' vnien hau oeen pfeoafea
by Dr. j. D. Mattcson ot brooklyn.
The writer set forth that, Within the last two
=. ,brc. ,,rcot}cs. tho ctnsnnption at onin,n h,s
nerrasu far in ADVANCE Of ito direct t,lcrpe,tis-
'4 y nce,l. Tic question 10 consider VIVA whether
," |,r',,se @ n n1tainiir transient hupncss or o'
s ~ whrtirr t,,,rc ordered hv ti,u l,hysIcinn
.,.i 'aPInuci INDEFINITELY its utu cauErt{ nuri,
r,cntat rn md rtysicoj chaii.cs as 10 enyrnor n
c'nstnnt ,lrtua1l fur II, Tho vast ,frnondcr-
n NJ sti,nnny ,yns In tl,c e1Yart tt,ut ia ,tsc
any n;.e =. s.trrc. unon nnconscin,,stv md cn.
snncd % lntii II 'crn,nc a physcni nccessity. Iitri
sn.hnr1tirs MdI. 1 tnuc,,r shst the ''~'' A'6"
e., ,,c,rrtnt;nn. or,irr.I hv nhvaIrians 1tis
ths@"tore' advisable not 10 rrt.nt3t,,sni onInn
s.ntinuu1lsy for tic n,lr1,oso Of aIlnyi,,r najn
csmiay viii patictts 81 n nervous tc,orpsra.. p.
,,at io3t I'm rI,vsfri.1, n,tv1,t hccnn,e TX ~
s. nnt cot,s" II stt;n,, liz s,rL :" IN ~
se9s H.. eax ax ' 1,i,,,.h s.h III, H., o IT.
atsar ss III, ,Iot f,,itx =, S rcnt nf ths c.sns
Hf'tes ,leia .nat .uhJ - pcI ceisI oa tne cases
o. oun Ia 'nvope.f ressr,.n ~ .s y " tsaesa
10 op.Atu piesta!l,.n,,s. III uIe luo
ah5 '1 n,' ~, ".eo ,,. au esd " @
oI s!. ~. ~! ~. .' ""ou. sssE tuat
"Ae.' ~ 49,, ~ inli.I ~ ',. ~. .ua ITO
u's n ~ .ss,o. ~
,' .. ~ , W = M ~. s ~ touHu a,
" .J s,,,.,; .,, IT, ~ ~ sns.
" ol,H,!t ln,a I'LL & ~ !.,s @.u al.t.seat3
ca. 1Gn!i Ill opt.c i1tseLipto i, ~ u.tsn .s
my bs tfesetssi: ts,i., IL thts TGre m prolanitcd
nlhY shen y. o!'u''s Wy sut W stptpeu uut
y Ill., .neas .''tG1'o.. ILL., nIt H. puasv " 1nc
hn W. ,n emI nSs -, .u ,
plia has cantfibuiesl immensely 10 the allcvIa-
tIou Of human suffering, IL haA been assert
cd fllat incrcaatl fnciiitics for contin.
ued indulgence aro thus nfIordctl.
4 prominent tnrmbcr Of tho Association holds
that there Is far greater danger Of inctrtety In
thIs case than wllcru nlorpha is given trr orrn,,
4 per1jctous nsuctiro exists Of reronu,cndinr
ratlc,ts to purchase eYrlngo aud personally
employ It.
The remedies for the resultant evils aro to be
foun,], first, In a diminished prcscr]hinN OF
ppt.tcs, lcsscncI FLEA Tint tl;cy arc tho si,.e
y,a no,,, aud tic substitution OF yarIo,,s ono.
tiytcs, sunurlilrs, and ncryincs, which, though
not SO efficient is upluu,. arc free from that
peculiar property which 50 oftcu cutnils
dire results. In the second place, careful in
QuirY should lc 1na.lc rs to tho ncurotlc
htati,a uf the patient nnt otudy Of lila nervous
tcn'IrcrAinrnt. \ treaucnt uso Of substitutes,
lntcrruptny nata,RtnlstratfoI at abort Intervals,
will lcsscn tue, c!mnccs of habtuatlon. Fly
sie!af's should Keep careful watch over thclr
pltients, and demand tl,nt they abandon the ust.
D! op!atcs, md estccially OF tho hypodertuEc
syringe, Immediately TINT the absolute neees-
s!ty fur their VAC ccascs. In caaes Of private
ute Of the syringe, patients
INVARIABLY USE IT 70 EXCESS.
The questtoM nrlaes whether It Ia hot the duty
q the Association, u direct attention to thr i1-