Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-20
THE COCAINE HABIT.
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Citations of Power.


When cocaine was discovered the med
zeal world exclaimed thank heayen!'
But useful as it is, it is also dangerous,
especially when its use is perverted from
the deadening of pain for surgical opera
tions, to the stimulation and destruction
of the human body. Its first effects are
soothing and captivating, but the thrall-
dom is the most horrible slavery known
to humanity.
j. L. Stephens, M. d., of Lebanon, o.,
was interviewed by our reporter yester-
day at the Grand hotel and during the
conversation the doctor said: The Co
caine habit is a thousand times worse
than the morphine and opium habits, and
YOU would be astonished," he said, If you
knew how frightfully the habit is increas
ing"
What are its effectsf'
1T is the worst constitution wrecker
ever known. 1t ruins the liver and kid
news in half a year. and when this work
is done, the strongest constitution soon
sucCumbs.
"Do YOU know of DR.. Underhill's case
here in CincinnatiY'
That leading physician who became -
victim of the cocaine habit? Yes. Ills
case was sad one. but the habit can be
cured. have rescued many man from
a worse condition.
What worse than DR.. Underhil's2'
'Indeed, sir, far So Justin NJ. Hall,
A. NJ, NJ. D., president of the State
Board of Health of Iowa and a famed
practitioner, and Alexander Neil, NJ. D.,
professor of surgery in the Columbus
Medical college, and president of the
Academy of medicine. a man widely
known, Rev W. P. Clancy of Indian =
apolis, Ind, from personal experience in
opium eating, etc, can tell you of the
kind of success our form of treatment
wins, and so can H. c. Wilson, formerly
of Cincinnati, who is now associated with
me-"
Would you mind letting our readers
into the secret of your methods"
"Well, young man, you surely have a
good bit of assurance to ask man to
give bis business away to the public; but
| won't wholly dissapoint you. | have
treated over 10000 patients. In com
mon with many eminent physicians, |,
for years made close study of the effects
of the habits on the system and the or
gans which they most severely attack.
DIR. Hall. DR.. Neil and Mr.. Wilson,
whom | have mentioned, and hundreds
of others, equally as expert, made many
similar experiments on their own behalf
We each found that these drugs worked
most destructIvely in the kidneys and
liver; in fact, finally destroyed them. 1t
was then apparent that no cure could be
effected until those organs could be
restored to health. Werecently exhaust
ed the entire range of medical science, ex-
perimenting with all known remedies for
these organs, aud as the result of these
close investigations We all substantially
agreed, though following different lines
of inquiry, that the most reliable, scien-
| tifiC preparation, was Warmers safe cure.
This was the second point in tthe discov>
cry. The third was our own private
form OF treatment, which of course, We
do not divulge TO the public. Every case
that we have treated first with Warner
safe cure, then with our own private
treatment and followed up again with
Warmers safe cure for few weeks, has
| been successful. These habits can't be
cured without using it, because the habit
is nourished and sustained in the liver
and kidneys. The habit can be kept up
| in moderation, however. if free use be al
so made. at the same time, of that great
remedy"
"Yes, it is world famed and justly
celebrated specified Like many other
physicians, l used to deride the claims
made for it, but / know now for q fact
that it is the worlds greatest blessing
having sovereign power over hitherto in
durable diseases of the kidneys and liver,
and when | have said that, young man,
have said nearly everything, for most
diseases originate in, or are aggravated
by depraved condition of the kidneys.
People do not realize this, because
singular as it may seem, the kidneys may
be in a very advanced stage OF decom-
position, and yet owing to the fact thai
there are but few nerves of sensation IL
them the subject will not experience
much pain therein On this accoun
thousands of people die every year o
kidney disease unknowIngly- They have
SO called disorders of the head, of The
heart and lungs and stomach, and trea'
them in vain, for the real cause of theil
misery is deranged kidneys and if they
were restored to health the other disor
ders would soon disappear"
Dr. Stephens's experience, that can be
confirmed by many thousands whom HI
has treated, adds only more emphasis tt
the experience of many hundreds o
thousands all over the world, that thu
remedy he refers to is without any doub
the most beneficient discovery ever Civ
on IN humanity