Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-11
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YFsTFRDAY's SESSION,
SAVED From SURE DEATH.
Where Drunkards are Reformed without the
Use of Medicine.
New York World

People shuddcred as they looked. From
the ledge OF third story window at Third
avenue, near SiXty-nInth street, the body
Of man was seen dangling. In a moment
il fell. Women shrieked and men rushed
forward TO gather up the mutlated form.
The stranger struck an awning beneath,
rebounded slightly. and rolled of into the
gutter. He regained his feet In moment,
and, apparently unframed. started up the
street on run. A moment later young
Girl rushed from the doorway OF the house
calling TO the escaping man.
brother, brother. don't 90, don't go.
Oh what shall dor"
She was Just on the point OF bursting into
tears when a policeman intercepted the
fleeing brother, who was brought back to
the house.
"He went on a spree on election-day,"
explained his sister. "Iic hadn't been
drunk for almost year. and it nearly broke
mothers heart. When he came home we
locked him In his room and he climbed out
OF the window"
.'You better let me lock him up said
the sympathetic officer, as he led the young
man away. He was taken to the Christian
Home for Incorporate Men. at Madison
avenue and Eigbty-siXth street. where he
was received by Superintendent Charles A.
Bunting.
"Our system OF treatment is different
from that at any institution in the coin'
try said Mr.. Bunting yesterday to
WCrh reporter. ave give no liquors, no
morphine. no choral, relying only on the
faith We have in the power OF God to re-
move the appetite. II il strictly religious
work. We treat drunkenness as sin, not
as a disease. In the case you mention the
patient was first sent 10 the hospital. where
lie was treated rs "A human being. Two
nurses sat up with him and stroked his
hancs and talked nationally 10 him and
made him think he was in the home OF the
Good Samaritan. He was on the verge
Of delirium tremeRS and we sent for Il
homeopathic physician. who gave MIN
a little something 10 quiet him. but we
have no system here OF tapering oil spree
and do not administer any medicln'."
"How DO you treat genuine cases oil
deiiriUm treinenSf"
.gIn the seven years and half that
have been here | have not known dozen
cases. believe delirium is caused ~ the
methods used in many Institutions: tod
a friend OF mine the other day that he could
pick out the worst case OF drunkenness he
| could lind at the Tombs and scnc the We
| tim to me; then be was TO send milder
case to certain institution, ana L
| told him that 10 one week wouid
| show him q strong, manly fellow
| completely recovered. while the insti-
| tutjop [ mention could show him only
a raying maniac. They put man In a
| straight.jacket and strap him down. They
| stard over him and threaten him II he
moyes and in an hour lie L. wild. When a
| man Ia recovering from spree he il In a
state OF fright and needs 10 DE sootneu'
| He thinks he will surely die, and should be
| told differently instead OF bang strapped
| "a Though about to be led to his execution.
drank from the time / was nineteen
wears Of age until i was forfy-eigbt and
| know what they suffer-"
| Mr. Bunting showed the reporter through
the institution. The hospital Is we'll
lighted pleasant ward, with birds IN
cages. Everything told Of cheeriu
home.
| "Our Home is Protestant and OF th'
orthodox faith" said Mr.. Bunting. cit Il
Incorporated, and has been in existence
since 1877. We formerly occupied th'
private residence No. As east Seventy
eighth street. We moved into this build
| Ing lWO Vtiis aEOs II NV'N Va-S,NNN
pletely furnished"
In the library was found an editor OF
Hartford PAPER, busily engaged in prepar
me "copy" for the CkriSfinn Home,
monthly publication, Of which he has beef
given charge during his stay at the Home
lie was happy and contented.
In the reading-room were gathered
| banker from Virginia, former employe o
the New York Comptroller's office, forme
clerk fer A. Il. Stewart who was al 10
head OF the silk department at one time,
artist. lawyer, and q resident OF Ne'
York who has Just run through fortune
$50, 900.
Il won't name him." said the superln
tendent, Z" but there Is man there whor
we found begging for food in front OF I'd
Everett House. and at one time be wa
worth a million and rode TO bis business
his own carriage
In the sitfing-room were a salesman III
leading house In New York, an Eplscop'
minister from Massachusetts,, q wooden
Crayer. who was earning sl2 day befor
We went 10 pieces.
"What proportion Of these men car 20
| savey" was asked OF Mr.. Buntlne.
: 1--WE have treated about |, 400 patients
I the seven years I have been here, and
per cent. to G5 per cent. have been perm
: nentiy cured. Perhaps 30 per cent. "a
$ once or twice again. but they finally 20 OIL
: and remain steadfast." -,
"Do you mean TO say that the appe''
: does not reiurnf" =,
"Yes. they do not have the desire !
5 drink when they have once accepted Cnri'
We take patients free II they ara mol az
10 pay, but II they can pay they give
about four dollars q week. We eio1'
( them and give them all necessaries. 30"