Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-03
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A many knos, xs. Az. 0er.N a.
Fairfield. who was ose Of The bsildssp Of
orr electric road. hes Iately been IN -
West, Wsconsin, where be rs spess,a
in putting in An electric railroad. Yeseer.
day Ms. Gerald VA In this city end .
JouKaAL reporter vas fortunate enough "a
get FIVE minutes Conversation with hin
while waiting for the train. The CONVEX.
sstion chsneiag to turn ON his stay in via.
consin, Mf. Gerald remarked that % him
the mos. novel thing be saw while av.y
VA An institution where drunka.ds
ere succesfuily cured. my sssuuon
vs. called to it from knowing two Of
the best business men in Esu Claire WHARF
it vas. that had become sdaicted to the uae
of intoxicating liquors and we're cured bv
this treatment. heard % much sbous tie
novelty Of the fessment and Of the hs,d
cases that had been cured tia. one time =,
Vas passing through Chicago having half
Day on my hands waiting for train connec.
tons, 1 inquired and found that 1 had
time to visit the little tow Of Dvisht
where this doctor lived. / determined To |
do 20. Dwight 10 little village Of about
400 inhabitants on the Alton road some
IS miles from Chicago. This little plscs |
found had become quite noted owing 70 |
the enterprise Of this one man, Dr.. Kesiey. |
who believe 10 doing more good for an |
unfortunate class Of men than any other
man that | have met. He has put into
daily practice system Of curing the habits
Of drinking liquor, uaing tobacco and
opium. His treatment appears to be aim
pie and Is very effective. Any person 3D.
dictsd to these habits can 20 there and In
three weeks time with an expense Of s7s
and the privilege Of boarding either
in private house or in . no.
tel can receive the benefits Of this treat
ment. There 10 no restraint on the PATIENT.
neither ~ to what they shall eat or A. To |
what they shall drink. simply that they
shall come to the doctors efice four time,
9 day and be treated. The treatment con-
si,'s In giving the patient . hypodsrmic
injection in the left arm. OF course the
medicine thus injected 10 kept . secret.
The patients are allowed to drink all III n
liquor that they wish. After they have |
been = few days under treatment the
bqaar doesn't TASTE gaod to them, the
craving leaves them and ct the end Of three |
veess ninety Ave per cent. Of the patients
return TO their families new men. Those
that saw seemed like men that had been |
converted to some religious faith. Another
peculiar thing ihAt noticed 10 that they
cannot say too much about their cure,
While | know Of some that went there
unknown to their friends and in disguise
when they came out they seemed proud Of
their victory over rum. While was there
th,re we're two hundred patients being
treated Ard all Of them had be- smart
business men and were said t. be Of the
highest character outside their weakness for
intoxicating drink. The doctor says he con.
siders drunkDess after Q certain stage
. disease and the only way to cure it 10 to
remove the ctuse. He says that he has
very little trouble 10 efecting complete
cue in the worst cases. Some Of the
younger ones seem more difficult than the
older men though the latter msy have be-
co ne complete sots."
Did you ask any OF them, Mr.. Gerald,
how they felt in course of the treatment
and II they ever felt suy bad effects from
1t afterwards?
Yes. they say that for the first few days
they feel = loss Of appetite but that in
Aboat weeks time they begin to recover
their appetite and at the end Of three
weeks feel like new meu or as they did be-
fore they acquired the terrible hab-
it The village people i, Dwight
all seem to take pride in the doctor
and for one can say that am glad to be
able to say that have seen this treatment
and believe that it 10 all claimed for it. /
know many fine men that have the habit
upon them that believe could be cured.
! knew one Of the best business men and
one Of the wealthiest men In the Eau Claire
that had become gutter drunksrd, had no
interest in his business, htd suffered with
the tremsns. was looked upon as total
wreck, that, when l was there last was
attending strictly to his business changed
man. cured from the terrible disease by
this treatment Of which | have spoken"
The conversation was q. this poin. on the
arrival Of the train and Mr. Gerald left for
Fairfield.