The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-09
D,UxoERs CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
Physicians DenouncinR II aud Him-A Chess
IsIs NotIon Of the PreparniIon.

CHICAGO, Jan. DIR. r. ID. Williams, a
reputable chemist Of this city. has written a
letter to tho Inter- Ocean in relation to DIR.
D'Unger and his alleged specific for dipso-
MANIA or drunkenness, He contends that II
the drug cinchona rubra. or red Peruvian bark.
does effect n cure. why will not that preparation
Of II put up by first-class druggists. which is
three times strong us his. be rs effective as
that prepared by D'Unger. And, II so. and
their preparation can be sold for 1925 Il pint or
pound rs 1t Is universally throughout the coun-
try. why should the public pay s15 for the same
quantity put up 10y D'Unger. and Of an inferior
quality. D'Unger publishes his method Of pre-
pairing the bnrk. This large profit, Pr VIII
liams AYERS. is hardly consistent with D'Unger's
claim that he is working solely Tor humanity =
sake. -
terview that he had with D'Unger recently in
Minneapolis. D'Ungpr said: - Had | desire
To- take moneyed advantage OF inc notorle'y
given me. | could long since havo done so, IA
have refused thousands OF dollars, and some q!
them from Chicago druggists 1 have received
congratuniory letters from all the crowned
DR.. Williams asked him II he could really
cure drunkenness. and ID Ungrrs reply was:
Yes; any and every case. | have cured los
cases In Minneapolis 10 in 81. Paul" He then
drewa pencil sketch representing what he called
tho nerve cells in the ccrebcllum, or smaller
brain. Within them he nude small dark dots,
which he said represented yellow fcrmentive
deposit ana were the tNuke OF OTunktnntHS-
tho cause OF appetite for alec holic drink. They
are Produced" he continued. by the chemical
action Of alcohol upon the sugar contained in
the blood. ana are mover found IN the brains OF
those who nre not addicted to the Use OF alcO-
hollc stimulus" He professed to have OK
amincd hundreds Of cases.
II | can get one tcaspoonful of my prepnra-
ton into the stomach Of an inrbrtatc,' he iur-
Their snd, - will forever destroy his appetite
for drink IL does not destroy the yellow sub
stance. but its nutriment."
D'Ungcr complained that the druggists had
used adultornted and spurious banks IN the
preparation Of his specific and he was obliged
to recall IT from them and make II himself His
trade has 50 increascd that he had exhausted
all the bark in tho country. II could not be OBJ
tanned in the East Only from him could It be
bought. and nc put IL up in half-pint whiskcy
fasks. his idea being that men would moro
readily drink from them than an ordinary pre-
scriution vial.
DR.. Williams ascortaned in Minneapolis that
DUngcr was universally considered visionary
man, unsuccessful IN any kind Of business in
which no engages. Ii was not believed TINT he
Ind effected n single cure Of drunkenness in
Minneapolis or ST. Paul He averrcd TINT he
held n certificate from the Illinois Board Of
Health. had been graduated in medicine TWEEN.
ty-fiye years ago. and had practiscd for that
length Of time. But the registry Of the Board
showed no such nnme.
DIR. Williams said that D'Unger held diploma
from Pennsylvania eclectic college. issued in
February. 1859 and that he was engaged on the
Camden and Amboy Railroad Of New Jersey for
several years. While there JAY Cooke took
fancy to him and sent MIN TO Duluth TO manage
the Duluth HG'dd in Cookies interest He re-
moved To Minneapolis aiterwurd. aud has re-
sided there nearly four yenrs.
Resolutions hnve been presented in tho CHI
cago Academy OF Homeopathic Physicians and
Surgeons denouncing the notion that drunk
cnncss Is "A form OF disease and those who allege
that they individually possess n cure therefor.
approve either D'Ungcr. his theories. or his
cure