St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-18
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1T Is A DISEASE.
That the Drinking Habit Can 8
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That the Drinking Habit Can Be
Cured an Established Fact.
The greatest curse a man or woman
can have is an o'erweening desire for
drink. Probably half of the misery ex-
listing in the world to-day has been
caused by an overindulgence in drink,
and certainly 1t is responsible for three
quarters of the crime committed. How
to'curtaIl the devastating work of the
drinking habit has been the theme of
hundreds of philanthrOpists and states
man. But despite the efforts of these
reformers, the consumption of liquor
continues to alarming proportions. 1t
EaS become so general that, in despair,
people seem to have given themselves
up TO the inevitable.
There is no reason why homes should
be broken up and maze desolate by
drunkenness when there is cure for
1t. 1t is passing strange that the peo-
pie do not become more aroused to this
great and acknowledged fact-that the
drinking habit is durable. It's a dis
ease, and as such can be cured. We
have had our attention called to this
by hearing of several cases of alcohol
ism that are being treated by Dr. r. A.
kitto. One of these is a young man of
this city, confirmed inebriate for
years, who had lost all business posi-
tons, and at last got TO state of delir-
Jun. His friends took him to the doc
tor to ascertain if he could be cured.
They were assured that it was possible.
and, after consideration, they put him
under treatment. When received he
saw birds singing in the coal hods, men
walking the ceiling downward, and sun
dry other visions of much
1ho nf -
treatment all desires for alcoholic
drink had left him, and the physical re-
pulSiOn to liquor was so great that his
stomach would not receive it.
He has now been treated eleven DAYS,
and looks like another man; eats well,
sleeps well. has no desire for LIQUOR, and
has aroused in him the ambition to
place himself back on that plane he be-
longs and to which his education and
intelligence entitle him.
This remarkable cure can be substaI-
tiated at any moment, and with such a
cure it seems almost criminal that the
great mass of the people should stand
idly by and not inquire into the matter.
The drinking habit is of such awful
magnitude and SO far-reaching in its re-
suits that with this cure thus publicly
stated it seems the bounden duty OF
all humanltarianS to have the subject
thoroughly sifted. An immediate in
igation-thorough as we'll as search
ing-should be made. If. as DR.. Kitto
testifies. the drinking habit is durable,
and comes forward with the statement
that he is ready to prove it to the hilt,
common humanity ought to lead re-
formers TO investigate and publish
abroad the durability of this dreaded
habit-this dreaded disease. The SUBJ
ject is mOmentous one for the
taxpayers. But for the devastating
Influence of drink there would be no
need for three-fourths of our criminal
and charitable institutions. Imagine
the mighty reduction there would then
be in the taxes. Life to the hard-work-
ing, thrifty citizen would be worth liv-
ing, and better and harder race of
people would go forth and inhabit the
earth.
DR.. Kitto's great work is deserving
the closest investigation, and it it comes
up to all that is stated of 1t, and there is
not the slightest doubt about it, he is
deserving the highest commentator in
the hands of the people.