The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-08
THE KELLEY CURE
Experiences of a Salt Laker at
the Institute.
NATURE Of THE TREATMENT
Tie Unfortunates Come From All Parts of
the World and Every Walk
of Life

A HERALD reporter met, yesterday, a
prominent young business man with whom
he is well acquainted. He had missed him
out OF the city for quite while, and
naturally the question arose as to where
ne had been keeping himself. The young
man stated that he had been east on bust
ness, and recognizing that he had con-
tracted the habit of liquor drinking, and
feeling that it was getting the better of
him, he felt anxious to try some cure.
Where 1t was to be had he did not know.
He decided, however, to go to an institute
in Dwight, H., where the Kelley system of
curing the drinking habit had been in
practice for some time.
what induced you to try the Kelley
treatment at Dwight Illlnois!" asked the
reporter.
well" said the young man, ''you have
been acquainted with me for years, you
are familiar with my habits, on know L
always liked to be one of the boys aud
lns1dlously the love of drink grew upon me
! to such an extent that | felt | was gradu
| ally becoming a wreck. So few weeks
ago had business in Chicago, and there [
had conversation upon my case with
several prominent business men. They
ADVISED me very strongly to try the Kelley
! treatment which they considered one of
| the greatest on earth in curing the drink
ing habit. So | took their advice and went
| to Dwight, determined TO give the treat
ment trial. Upon arriving at the
institute the official inquired as to
what had been my habits-whether had
! become addicted to drinking liquors, taking
morphine or opium, or smoking cigars or
cigarettes. l replied that l had been a
steady drlnker OF liquors for eight or ten
years. He then commenced the treatment.
J lie gave what is called a shot
I ''What kind of shot!'"
well, it is hyperdermic injection Of
| bi-chloride of gold IN the left arm. This
injection causes 10 particular sensation. 1t
is accompanied by taking some kind of
medicine every two hours. In fact the
routine of the treatment is simply this:
First thing in the morning take medicine,
then breakfast then shot at s O'Clock,
medicine every two hours, another shot
at noon and another at Z 80 in the even
ing"
Here the young man produced a book
showing the interior Of the institute, and
the patents standing ready for the
"shot.'' 1t is curious picture The
patients are arranged in four rows, with
| one doctor at the head of each row. The
left arms are all barred and, as the injection
takes but a second the work is soon over
Are the patients all confined in the in
stitute!"
mo, they are scattered all over the town
and i've in boarding houses and hotels, &C
cording to their means.'
MANY nationalities among the crowd?n
81 was surprised to find from all parts of
the globe-Switzerland, Australia, Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Mexico,
and from all parts of the United States.
Among the number were many wealthy
men, many celebrated lawyers, ministers,
editors, reporters, painters, musicians, in
surance agents, architects, ETC.. etc.n
"Was there any feeling of shame ex-
hibited by the various patients"
mo. | was surprised at the sociabiltty
all around. We chatted and told each
others experience, and you may be sure
that some of these experiences were very
interesting and some very sad. To give In
stances would take up too much of your
timeH'
what is the medicine composed OFF,"
"That | don't know. The medicine, or
dope as it is called, is not very palatable.
1t has a tendency to make the mouth and
palate dry, and the food does not taste nice
for some days"
"Do they keep any liquor in the institute
to soothe some of the hard cases that n ay
have arrived!"
The doctors, from the day you enter
the institute, keep feeling your pulse and
asking you questions as to your appetite,
how you sleep and if you have any desire
for liquor. In regard to the latter ques-
ton, in most cases, the reply is yes, ana {
certain amount of liquor is dealt out. There
are very few, however, who have desire
for liquor after being under treatment fol
forty eight hours. In some cases
the desire for liquor remains for longer
period. The liquor is still given, but il
smaller doses And from what | couiC
f,,i4 ID h
any of the patients complain that they con
, tnue to have desire for liquor then the
doctors give them what is called this bar
. bers' pole. This BARRIERS pole is a severe
shot of the combined medicines which il
intended to, and certainly does, knock the
'stuffingi out of the desire Of being served
with liquor daily. In my case
had no desire whatever after the SECOND
week. BY that time even the smell o.
3 liquor was sufficient to make me gag, not
withstanding that l had been in the habi
of drinking liquor for ten years, attendins
, to business, OF course, all the time. Still
as l say, after the second weeks treatmen,
in the institute, had absolutely no desire
for drink, and as repeat, the very smell o
it made me gag"
Y s'Since you left the institute have yol
!. ever had the desire for drink return, eithe
/ for whisky, beer, wine, or any other kim
of intoxicating llquor!"
'sNo; because, as l have said, the yer,
smell of it makes me inclined to gag.
look upon liquor with kind OF horror.
| have no i'll feeling against my companion
| who continue to take their drinks; but
have a profound sympathy for the MAJ
who is doing what God has given me cour
age to withstand, hope, forever. Durin
my three weeks treatment, L saw man
sad scenes. saw some of the most bril-
liant men brought to the institute fror
all parts of this and other countrie
through the curse of the drinking habit
habit which might have been, in man
cases, Inherited" Those who get throug
with the treatment, which lasts for perio
of three weeks, are called into privat
room to listen to a lecture before takin
their departure. The lecture is a recital o
: the treatment the patients have gon
}, through. The doctors had guarar
Y teed to cure the liquor drink
!; ing habit. BY the patients ow
admission they had been cured. They ar
advised to keep out of temptation as niue
as possible. They are now as they wer
when children, a period when they did nc
know the taste of liquor. They could, c
course alters ONE months, create a ne1
appetite for liquor, but the lecturer assert
that not one in hundred ever returns I