Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24


'Ifs all the same thing, uncle. Bare your
arm and III FIX you"
..whsr am de glory OBJ gold2'' inquired the
old man
This is ii in this little bottle"
The doctor held up a small phial filed with q
translucent liquid and the old colored man
took ID in his hand and turning il over and
over examined it carefully.
.'And dis am de glory?" he asked.
"ies, that's it,
you amt foolin, is you, doctor?"
mo; that's what you want Come, bare YOUR
arm can't stay here all the morning fooling
with you
'-Dar. thought So You is foolin'. kinder
knoved it. Sides, dis hyar stuff amt the
color OBJ gold" said the old man, triumph
antiy.
You don't know wha. you want" replied
the doctor, impatiently.
.'Yes does-deed does, and to show you
dat has confence in you Use gwine to let you
squirt some OBJ dat stuff into me-
With this the old man barred his shoulder and
the doctor with q dexterous movement inserted
the dne needle point and pressed o dose of
chloride Of gold into the old man.
FAITH IN THE CURE.
do you have any faith, DOCTOR in the use of
chloride Of gold for the cure of the liquor
habit" asked STAR reporter, who was stand
ing near by.
Indeed have. But come over to the white
ward and you can judge for yourself
The entrance Of the doctor into this ward
Was the signal for pretty general uprising and
. dozen or more men, without any words. COM
nenced to shed their coats.
They are my chloride patients" said the
doctor In an urdertone. Listen to what they
say"
"werl, Mike, would You like to have drink?''
"So. indeed. sir. That awful craving for
liquor seems to have left me-
ssIt better had leave Won mt in anhfhar ~
the patients, "for If ever you get any Of that
stun in you, and take a drink afterward, you'll
be the sickest man alive. I've tried it. ~
"Hows that? asked the reporter.
why, DR.. Walsh gave me injections regu-
lariy for two weeks and when my time was up
] started for the city. / didn't have a bit of a
craving for liquor, but meeting an old friend
took glass Of beer. 1t no sooner landed down
here Indicating his stomach) than a general
disturbance took place and it came up. bring
ing with IL things / VIII swear / never ate in
my life. And oh how sick was. I'm taking
. little more, however. with the hope that
may be cured God knows wish it. Liquor
has been my ruin
TEE HOSPITAL OF TIE WASHINGTON ASYLUM
Il . prolific field for the student of human
nature.
The wards are filed with curious class, rep
resenting all ages. sizes, colors and all degrees
OF mental responsibility.
aefe tne PniiantnroPiss could 90 Wonoers-
TEE SrARs representative decided to find
out something Of this interesting branch of
the asylum and accompanied by DR.. Walsh
made tour Of the wards.
The FIRST placed visited was the doctors
quarters. It is small frame two-story dwell
ing, fitted up with a drug store below and
sleeping apartments up stairs.
This Is the doctors sanctum, for IL Is here
the resident physician, DR.. j. z. Walsh, and
his three assistants, DR.. ]. A. Stoutenburgh,
DR.. J. T. hewitt and DR.. W. II. Barton. NAV be
found at all hours of the day or night, ready to
administer to the wants OF the unfortunate.
Speaking tubes and electric bells connect the
doctors rooms with the outside. and there is
DOT night but that one or more calls are
made.
The drug store at glance appears to be too
large, but when you scan the scores Of pre-
scriptions that are daily put up for all manner
Of aches and pains it seems inadequate.