Wichita eagle., 1888-07-05
PHYSICIANS WISDOM.
WHAT CHICAGO DOCTORS SAY ABOUT
''SoaERNG OFF,"
a Newspaper Ask for the Best Course
to He Pursued By the Victims OF Con-
frmed Aiceholis,n Method
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frmed Aiceholism Various Methoda
Recommended.
Is there one course better than another
for man to adopt in endeavor;ng to
break himself Of the drinking habit
The Mail has sought to obtain from
those who should be best informed
practical answer TO the above question A
number Of leading physicians have been
visited and given set Of questions put
to each The result Of these interviews
Is here presented
"Ah. said Dr.. Charles Gilman Smith.
"they never do taper OF They can't
The way to break off drinking is to stop
and stop short. In stopping short dout
use bromides unless the reforming drink-r
can't sleep. Use the fluid extract of cocoa
leaves That's sort of stimnlant. not so
dangerous as alcohol. perhaps, although
its continued use irnpairs the heart. IL is
hard to lay down general course of nedi-
cation, since every case Is different A
physician must prescribe for patient
what be particularly needs. As to diet. It
should be generous and rich-not fatty or
greasy. but Strengthening II the patient
can't sleep bet him take brisk walk be-
fore bedtime. and get himself tired out
Regular exercise in gymnasium you can
rarely get drunkard to take. The man
who leaves OFF drinking had better stop
smoking too. Tobacco has relaxing ef-
feet on the system. Stop both together.
1t will pay"
VIII man recover his old physical
and mental tone? Well, if he leaves of
altogether he viii practically be as good
man as he was before he began to drink.
J. Adams Allen, president of Rush Mod
icd college. said blufiy: If mans
going to stop he's got to stop. ard
there's an end Of IL. Don't let him
try to taper oil. All nonsense. But
he ought never TO try to quit with
out consulting s physician because
steady drinker Is sure 10 have some or
ganic trouble of the liver or kidneys which
whisky spurs up to action. and which be-
comes torpid when it is left. lie don't
want tonics and other stimulants to stay
him up good dose Of calomel TO set
his liver going right Is worth more than
them all. Yes, leave off tobacco. too. Its
harder to break off than liquor drinking
Dr.. N. B. Delsmater. the specialist in
nervous diseases. took decidedly differ
emit view Of the propositions. He said:
Whether tho would be reformed drunk
ard shall taper of with light wines and
short rations Of drinks depends entirely
on the Individual. He who Is anxious 20
quit and Is a man of strong viii and ia
the habit of controlling himself in ether
WAYS, and is able to withstand the pain
and suffering. can do either way. There
is less suffering tapering of than stopping
suddenly. man who is not accustomed
to controlling himself would either have
to be put under restraint or be obliged to
taper Oft
Ordinarily the man win begin TO fcea
better in three weeks time. The norma
tone ought to be restored in a couple of
months unless some organic disease has
been developed. Some men can regain
everything they have lost. Others can
not II depends on the man and II de
ponds on the amount Of drinking he has
INDUCED In Those men of n finer quail
ity of nervous temperament are those
who are most bound by liquor and To
whom the damage is most permanent
Coarse, brutal natures are not much af-
fected. They recover as much as ever
they lost.
"All habits of life are hard to break
off," said DR.. E. II. Pratt "A man who
wants to stop drinking must realize that
the thing can only be accomplished by a
strong effort Of the mind. and AZ long rs
he weakcns his body by keeping up the
irritation with even diminished doses of
alcohol. 50 long VIII be slave TO the
liquor habit. If he wants TO quit. why
quit. It lies more with the man himself
than with the drugs. You can't reform 3
man unless II IL thorough reform.
Therefore. in such cases do not attemtt
to drive out one bad habit with worse.
give a weak solution Of cayenne pepper TO
relieve the burning sensation. and ! give
him lots Of milk Milk Is, of ali things.
the most necessary.
The great thing IN breaking oil habit
Of this kind is keeping busy. Push tao
mind and body 70 the utmost activity 20
divert attention from tho hankerings Of
the old habit Concentrate the thought
on some hobby snd rids 1t at full speed.
For nercys sake don't think Of trying 20
stop. Don't tell any body how long !. has
been since you tasted . drop Don't con
gratula.s yourself that yon have gone
without liquor for ok weeks or Elk
months. Dismiss the subject from your
mind as completely Is II you had never
heard Of such thing as whisky. and had
no curiosity 70 learn about 1t. II . nan
asked you how long 1t has been since you
stopped drinking change the subject Of
Conversation without answering The
mind has the creates. part u the task At
6rst should certainly say that a n.an
who wants 10 quit drinking should stop
smoking. too.
How long 70 VII Be before he begins
70 feel - good As be did before he stopped
drinking depends on how badly besotted
he is The most rxpid gain VIII be n the
case Of the nAa whs has nnse up his
mind Ia ae.l E.nrr4.y that he hAs taken
his las. drink md that b Win never look
hack vita longing Oh the oh ksb.. Six
r.onGks oorhf 20 rsstere hca 10 o.Drless
health IL be kas 20 organic dhsrsne
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