Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-30
PHYSICIANS WISDOM.
WHAT CHICAGO DOCTORS SAY ABOUT
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Recommended.
Is there one course better than another
for a man 70 adopt IN endeavoring to
break himself Of the drinking habit
The Mali has sought 10 obtain from
those who should tie best informed a
practical answer 70 the above question
number Of leading physicians have been
visited AID given sci Of questions put
70 each The result Of these interviews
is here presented
-Ah said Dr Charles Gilman Smith
they never do taper off They can't
The way TO break Of drinking IS 70 stop.
and stop sisoy7 In stopping shoFt dois't
use bFOIIsidea iiissasss be reforming drins--t
cant sleep Use the Glfid extract Of eocoe
leaves That a sor1 Of stimulant, not 50
dangerous a. alcohol perhaps although
its continued Use imp1irz the heart Ii Is
hard 20 lay down . general course OF medi
cation since every case is different 4
physician must prescribe for a patient
what be par1 IcuIaFly seetIs As 70 diet it
should be generous and rieh-noi fatty u
greasy but = FeiI < lseEiug II tie patient
can't sleep .et hlm take brisk walk be
fore bedtime AID get himself tired out
Regular exercise IN a gymnasium you can
rarely get tTnuSar5 10 take the man
: who leages Oh drinking had better stop
smoking too Tobacco has 4 relaxing Fl
feet on the system Stop both together
1t will pay
VIII a u2D recover his old physical
and mental tolie2 Wen. IL be IeaTes Of
altogether be will practically be a. good a
uaan As he Ezs before be began to drink r
{ Adams Allen president Of Rush Med
zeal college said bluIy If a mans
going to stop he's got TO stop and
there's aa end Of IL Dont let hin
try 70 taper of All nonsense But
be ought never 10 try to quit with
o-t consulting q physician because q
steady driHkeF /. sure to have some or
gauic trouble Of the liver or Eidneys which
whisky spurs up to action and which be
comes torpid when il is left He don't
sani touics ard other stiuuiants to stay
him mp i coed dose Of caioueI to set
his liver going right is worth more than
them all Yes leave Of tobacco. too !. :
harder Il break OF than liquor drinking
Or y B Iselamater, the specialist IN
nervous diseases took a decidedly differ
eut view Of the propositions He said
Whether the would b reformed drunk
ard shall taper Of with light wines and
short ratians Of drinks depends entirely
Oh the individual He who IS anxious &c
quit ard is man Of strung viii and in
the habit OF controlling himself in other
ways and is able to withstand the pain
and suffering can do either way TheFe
is less suffering tspering of than stopping
suddenly 4 man aba is not accustouel
to controlling himself would either have
to be put under restraint or be obliged Il
taper of
Ordinarily the man viii tegin to fee
better in three weeks time The norma
tone ought 70 u restored II & couple Q
months unless some organic disease Ia
been developed Some uen can regain
everything they have lost Others can
not 1t depends On the man and il de
ponds on the amount Of drinking be Ia
INDUCED III Those men Of Z 6ner crial
ity OF nervous Temperament are thos
who are most bound by liquor and :
whom the damage Is most permanent
-oarse brutal natures are not much aG
fected They recover as much as eve
they lost
All habits Of life are hard to breAl
: Of. said Dr z 4 Pratt a nan wh
wants TO stop drinking must realize tia
the thing can only be accomplished b.
strong EFFORT OF The mind AMI as !oyls q
he waak=us his bc.1y 5y keeping Up tn
irritation vilh ever diminished doses c
alculol So long viii ba a Stare to Ii
liquor habit II he wants to quit. wh
, 9uit Il lies more with the man Liusel
.Lan with tie drugs You can't reform
man unless il Is through reform
, Therefore in such cases do not attemr
70 drive oUt one Tad bl5it w5tL worse
give w=sls solution of Cayenne pepper :
relieve the DIsi.in- selsa-iol, Ead ziV
bim lots Of mix MIX is. Of all things
: the mos, necessary
: The great ,Aiug III breaking of Lab
] Of this Sind Is keepiug busy Push ID
mind eud body 70 the utmost activity =
! divert attention from the bznserings
: the old habit Concentrate the tLou-L
: on some bobby aad ride IL 8, full spec.
: Fox mercy 5 SAKE don't think CT trying {
stop Iout tell any boJg how long l. ha
5een since you tasted q drop Don't coz
.ata.ats yourself mat you have s0-
without liquor for six weeks CT s.
mouths Dismiss the subject f-o1 you
+ mind As completely Is if gou had nevy
: he4-3 Of such 9 thirg Is WHISKY. ana Us
no curiosity 90 learn shout it Il Ea
=. asked v5u leV hong il has been since 80
- stopped d-nStug change tie sEbject
+ conversation without answering II
, mind has the greatest par Of the task
first should certainly say that q ms
/, who wants to quit drinking should s.,
L. smoking too
Bow long ii wili DC before lie begi-
70 feel as Eua,. a. De did before he stoprs
> driuSing depends On bow bally besotts
> be Is The mo>t rapid gain will be in &.
case Of the man who Lzs made Up e
mind n dead sincerity that he has tabc
., his LAST driuk ana tlla; he will never loc
bacS with longing ca the oil habit ;
months ought TO restore hin te couEls
Gea,:h If Le has no organic disease.
The u9,iou that quitting suddenly
o mors dangerous or more GiJ1cuIt than 7
y qerjn- Of : oue ut wAi>Sys faliacies
: said l'r Baxter ''I4perjns of
simply taking smaller doses ot poison
man caEt 3f.it tASia- p,isan toe sUdlenl
A. for br1uiile~ suG ak chat SORT Of thin
= If his physician 1u..s ne needs br1ui1
j let him prs~ctilz theu uut 10 tbev g
10 needed il Vii rat B, because tie man B
.c Quit lrsuSiuL entirely bt,t because -i9u
$ has undermined ais health and ms
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