The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23
HOME OF THE SETS.
IN ASPIRING YOUNG DRUNilARD
COMES HOME COMPLETELY CURED.
Let the Big Stone Gap Topers go and DO
Likcw;sc.-An Old-Tilner from Louis
vile Yields to Treatment and Surrenders
his Flask After Weeks Struggle
From tho Verge Of Dclirium to Sober
ness.
louisville TRUTH

en- Young men from Louisville at Dwight,
H., undergoing treatment for confirmed
drunkenness, Drunkenness, like great
many other Weaknesses Of the human
flesh is rapidly taking lis place in The
scientific world as Il disease. 1t is being
treated accordingly, and, it Is said, sue
cessfu'ly. The great sanItarlum OF the
West is at Dwight, H., a pretty little town
in Westminster county, where the famous
keely bi-chlordc Of gold treatment is ad-
mnistcrcd, and it is said that many perm
anent cures have recently been accomp-
lishcd there. Two or three Young men
who were recently among the most gorge
Gus and promising young d;nnkaids of
Louisville have returned home completely
cured.
One of them said to Truth: "Whcn !
went over there was on the verge Of de-
liruln; in fac! ] could shut my eyes and
sec whole flock OF sea serpen;s whenever
wautcd to. When went to bed at night
my dreams were solely Of the cocktail!
would got the next morning. ] would
chcerfuliy have parted with ray hope of
salvation any line for drink Of whisky,
lecturers in the world TO have talked me
into one days total abstinence, Now
hate The sight Of liquor. If a glass of
whisky were brought within six inches of
nv nose should have an attack OF nausea
lha. would eclipse the worst case of NAL
DE- mere Won ever heard Of Tie other day
was passing along Market street and
l,apncnetl to ool; in through on open Goer
Of Il saloon. saw u man us' CARRYING
drink of whisky to his mouth. The sight
made nc seasic!I in mnment year
ago would have felt like throwing the
man down and taking the drink away
from lin.
cts great thing for lhc old suaAs,
he continued, "and it might make Won
laugh and cry both to 20 over there and
see how it acts upon them. One oi the
greatest drunkards in the world is here.
And | regret to say, he halls frnu Louis
Vile where his inordinate appetite for
drink has canscd his family great S"rrow
and humiliation for many years. When
he first struck the place the idea Of get
ting all the whisky he wanted for the
mere asking was such a good thing that
he could hardly realize it. de VAS like
the man who went to hell and was so
charmed with the devils charming hospi-
tality that lie came to The conclusion that
hell wasn't such bad place after ALL
His first pint of bourbon made him as
drunk as n lord and he thought he owned
the earth. He kept himself in that oh
be-joytul condition for about five days.
Then the bi-choride began 10 get IN It's
work. His taste went back on him., land
there was never a more touching picture
ofpathos in real life than when, OF the
seventh da", he quietly returned his flask
unlonccd aud Said he didn't want any
more, You will see him hack at Louis
vile soon perfectly cured, and ! believe
no doubt that he will live the remainder
of his DAYS shining example CT complete
sobripty. There is another young man
from Louisville whom The doctors say is
tough case He used to be in business
on Fourth avenue and had Il profitable
trade. He also had and still has a great
many warm personal friends. "hiskey
got him down after long struggle, and
instead Of maintaining his position iii So
riety lie lost his selt-rcsrect and became
a besottcd loafer around the engine hous-
es On two or three occasions
he "reformcd" and was able each
time to obtain employment, hut
ia not et,uN cuhrietV
and was sure to fall after each brief sea
son of good behavior. His last tai oc-
CURED about six weeks ago aud his friends
concluded 10 raise purse ana send Ii:in
to the saritariun. 1t Dwight cit i:!'!.
there last week and although ha MAS
slowly recovering he sti'i bad an -occa-
sional inclination to hit The bot''eand tile
doc1ors said he was about as slow III
Welding to treatment as amy patient they
had ever l;,borcd with. Heis one OF th.:se
hio Aorid drunkards who can drink al
barrel without showing it. lie will conc
around all right in the end. though; they
all do. | believe they could cure Whisky
Jim over there in two months
"What abDut-the morshlne patients!
"OL.,, said tile reformed and cured
Young man, don't ask nc about those
people. They are not drunkards. They
are maniacs. They say they cure them,
but don't believe il"
He also said the charges were very stlif,
being about SIS u week, and that there
were few uxures for the patients, but
that the place WAS comfortably kept ana
was clean and wholesome. 1t is under
stood that new delegation Of weak
minded yonng Louisyillians will go over
this week 10 Join the happy band There
are some very aspiring Young drunkaras
among them and tits sincerely hoped they
will yield to treatment.
rs BALMACEDA AL.IyE9
paf,s,.as frnn Chi. State that he