The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-18
Treatment for T0pers.

You likely number among your friends
or acquaintances some hearty old chap
who has "taken drink of good whisky
before breakfast for forty seven years,
and couldn't eat without it." Now, at
the risk of having this worthy but rreju-
diced person laugh himself into state
of apoplectic rcd-facedness, let me sug-
gest that as o.d as he is he may yet find
substitute-not only q cheaper one, but
one that will never coax him to take
more than is good for him. TAX, any
man who is in the habit of looking in
the bottom of the glass for "pure socia-
bil:ty" at intervals from noon until mid
night, and for stomach comfort before
he breaks his fast in the morning, and
let him, after he has arisen and dressed,
repair to drug store instead of to bar
room. He has no appetite. He does
not feel as though he were call there. :"
Instead of q cocktail let him ask the
druggist to prepare o mixture of these
ingredients and quantities, which, when
mixed together, shall constitute single
dose:
Chloroform, five drops; tincture gin
ger, half teaspoonful; compound tine
ture ca1damon, two teaspoonfuls; water,
one wineg'assful.
Swallow that slowly-take five min
utes to do it. You will be surprised to
find that in about fifteen minutes the "all
gone" feeling will have disappeared. A
gentle, pleasant warmth is felt in place
Of the gnawing sensation, and in very
little while there are decided symptoms
of being hungry. A. repetition of the
dose inside Of an hour, in case the attack
the night before was very severe, will
do no harm. A cup Of black coffee
twenty minutes after Inc Fl st dose is an
excellent thing to follow with, provided
the patient is not of o particularly nerv-
Gus temperament.
You will fnd some men whose nerves
become unstrung upon very slight alco-
holic provocation, and such men are
prone to try the similia similibus curan-
tur racket. The best thing for case of
that kind is the drug store again. Here
is the dose:
Bromide of potassium. thirty grains ;
celcrina, two teaspoonfuls: elixir vale
riante ammonia, two teaspoonfuls.
I'll guarantee that you will never resort
to whisky again after you have tried
whichever of these doses that may suit
your pal alticular case. AS soon as you feel
able to eat, make your breakfast of oat-
meai principally for two or three days.
On the day after taking the first dose,
invest in two Havana oranges and sub
stitute the juice for the pick-me-up tonic.
If the stomach rejects the oranges as too
sweet, throw them away and try the
tonic again, end eventually return to the
fruit.
This treatment will begin to show its
effect in few days. Instead of that un-
easy, uncomfortable feeling there will
come vigor and natural exh laration
that will brighten the eye and quicken
the step. A brisk walk around the
block, if you live in the brick and NOR
tar section, will not ONE amiss. Iwould
even 90 so far as to advise five minutes
exercise with half-pound dumb-bells.
Grasp them firmly, and strike out as
though you intended humping some
body. All that is needed is faith and a
little perseverance, especially persever-
ance. Three weeks will bring the faith.
-Phila1elpaia Telegraph.