The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-03
.,o FOR woxEv DRuxxARDs.
women, Actresses. ana Othsrs whe
-. Brco,ue Victims OF the Appetite fer
49,. Irtnk-Ths Taste for Opiatcs.

~ =. rast Fifty-seventh street iS q largo and
.1.a.one brown stone house. furnished like q
80 Dwelling. and called the Christian
- for goInrn who suffer from an inordi-
~ mao Of intoxicating liquors or narcotic
\ -,.ors and who are not strong enough to
-. M the habit without medical aid. DR..
~ Mrs. A. f. Mcylert are In charge for the
-smen's Christian Temperance Association.
~. Ia,e william H. Dodge gave the building
:. ,bs association. and stipulated that only
~,ran who could give references OF good
~a,al character should DO admitted Tho in
..,n,ion is sustained by the gifts OF charitable
..o,lc and patients are not required to pay
=, support and treatment unless they arc
snoUn TO be- able TO do 50. DIR. Mcyert snid
.In the Two months existence Of tho nstitu-
Va, ve have had hare for treatment many
Shris,ian women and women who move in tho
t.st Known circles OF society. and IL was for the
isoeat OF 4uch rs they that the Home was
started. DO not imagine. though. that such
,omen come here II their own accord. Their
,isnds ge, their consent to be brought hero.
0fcoursn such consent is not easily obtained,
ior they viii not acknowledge that they arc
,,nnkard, oven 20 their dearest friends. They
After from non IN this respect Their friends
,omo TO me however, and ask mo to receive
he incbrin;c when she goes on her next spree.
lar after her spree she is willing to go any
,hcre to get relief. Thcre are exceptions to
his rule. Here Is one.
Dr N.ylert turned to his desk and picked up
,lettor In the handwriting Of a woman.
"Icannot give YOU her name" he continued.
"she Is one of the most prominent and talent
oil actresses in the city"
The letter. which Dr. Meyert read aloud.
al. In th., a
the actress had concluded to go alone to some
place whore she could be- watched and treated
medically She had iust recovered from what
her manager believed to be n serious sickness.
but it was simply solitary debauch The
manager had not the iaintest suspicion of the
cause Of her -eGncas Tor he had jnst signed
herself unable 10 get rid Of her unfortunate
trouble her curse" She added:
am willing 10 endnre anythng, suffer anything, to
s"qS before r!"Hs to seek Hsp have lost epn
dsnce myself An irresistible power has holn of
Now that woman has dipsomania. said
the physician. rs he folded the letter. She
has periodical fits of insanity. and it is utterly
Impossible for her 10 reform by her own
strength Of viii. She has tried twice to commit
suicide and WAS prevented by her maid. She
would get liquor when sho Graves it. even il. as
Jefferson SAYS in Rip Van Winkle, she had
tocut of her, leE TO get it,, But this poor wo--
Women patients deny that they drink at ALL
Press them with questions and they will grant
you with hesitation , that they take a glass Of
the street, they went to II drug store and asked
for something. which unexpectedly proved to
BE- gin. But they did not know what the drug
clerk was preparing certainly not. In. fact
We cannot believe what the women say. We are
guided by their friends statements.
"A Boston lady of great wealth wrote to me
ntly describing at length the symptoms OF
her lady friend and asked II the lady could
BE- received ,t as a ra,ie4t. ! learned that she
founded II should mention the names of some
well-kuowh women in society who have been
T. the Institution for treatment for inebriety.
Their Identity has been SO carefully concealed
that not one Of the thirty or more officers OF
the association knew they We're. recovering
lrSm IhrF " G ,S here an the only one
knows their names. They come here looking
Lnghllhlly and after treatment Of few weeks
kept locked inside aud outside of course, for
], me patients could 20 ont they would go
straight to the nearest LIQUOR saloon; No, they
wont get that. But when they como to me
and boz for. relief from the pain in their
Nomhchs.mind YOU not one WIS ever known
Tor alcoho! II never turn them away. but pre-
scribe beef extract or rich milk. and when they
fre unable to sleep from the craving for liauor
they begin to mend, and their appetites are
enormous sn, Many on their arrival have not
trrity especially with the best results. Why,
hat electrical battery on. the table would fell
used but a delicate framed intoxicated woma N
VIII stand II and ask for more. 1t sobers her.
and gives tone to the nerves.
The patients rest and sleep for two or three
weeks. and when they begin to improve and
lose the craving for drink they arc given light
The rule OF strict seclusion is not an unchanGe-
able one When think can trust lady let
her 90 out. but 1t is necessary to add when |
tha. m mi lie tnft .,,,t at,
honor. lady was in this way recently sub
lected to great temptation. She called on q
man down town on business concerning her
property. and they alto luncheon together in a
restaurant The gentleman ordered wine. and
was greatly surprised when che refused it, Sho
had never refused it before. Ho did not know
wine alone.
How do women acquire the habit"
often TO drown great sorrow. One Of my
patients in good circumstances. and never
Known to take any, stimu liant, stronger than
by the shrieks Of her little girl. The little
ones clothing had caught fro from an explod-
81 lamp. and the child was burned to death be-
lore the mothers eyes while sho WIS unable
70 save T. She took brandy to relieve tho shock
:sss s 9h he w ohsr dsy cb ns
z years. have not been able to endure
After, the first glass keep on and drink to in.
sehsihlllty. She has not touched IL drop in four
months, and believe she will he cured
Another lady lost her only son suddenly and
WAS so oyerwhelmned with grief that she could
aot rest day or night. Morphine was given hy-
Gpucrnicay. That was several years ago.
mere y scnrcclya spot on her body which has
nov q hypodermic. syringe scar. Shc does not
want to he cured. but her friends have sent hor
mere Is one cause for drunkenness or
yp.uhl eating among women more common
wan MAN many suppose. | moan disease and pain.
lns wonder to me Is that more women who
suffer greatly arc not ruined by alcohol It's
sRCuhh temporary relief, for when the habit is
bbAeu they ma 1t impossible to shake IL of. /
nave ~ ninu now IA beautiful woman who Was
uWp,cu lor all that ought to become woman.
m III husband was several years ago n prom
, my , int, IN New York, hut now he has given
W. everything to wait on her. More than ten
Ssstts ago she was given chloradine by her
physician to relieve pain. and tho taste and the
en'rt were SO grateful that she has continued
Snrniss tlle drug until her life hus become n
o9rhen 10 hcr.
an, Drinking is n frightfully prevalent vice
A. 'Igns wealthy women. who are frequently not
nLphe 10 callers. With these women the
T enrs n haoit Is concealed from friends for
fIEn,s, anu oven from persons In tho household.
co anmow society women who drink and who sue
fr' uu IN k"cpng III" knowledge of the fact even
III, I'm uieir husbands but can't con &c I've how
anii' manage II. They have the cunning IT the
Ns n nhn Ih"y donot send fora physician TO re-
d. ' nn o' Their torture after u spree us Il man
s s,, They o0ir inton room alone and quietly
tm, , s33h'e slich women will drink without get
SnS drunk Is amazing. | know n married
Imam VINO. when she Graves liquor will drink
Tbnps sidsS ~ clchr whi-key without winking