The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-27

DR.. LESLIE e. EEELeY.
principal cities in England Uondon,
Liverpool and Manchester or Sheifield),
and two at principal cities in Scotland
Glasgow and Ednburghl; while he is
also contemplating the establishment of
one at the Irish capital. Apart from this
information and an allusion to an article
which will appear from the doctors pen
in the January number of the North Ameri-
can ReUfeW, in answer to DIR. W. Ii. Ham,
mond, ex-surgeon general of the United
States army, who has made himself the
mouthpiece of the physicians by whom
DR.. heeley's treatment has been adversely
criticised in that magazine, the most in
teresting point upon which he touched
was his reason for refusing to make public
the formula by which he has cured intern
perance.
The doctor is a tall. broad-shouldered
man, with full flesh-colored features, q
kindly manner, large head of gray hair
and large, gray mustache THE Globe DEM
ocrdt," he said, sis the first paper to which
Ihave opened my lips with reference to
my reasons for refusing to give my for
mula away. My reason is this The rem
edy Is not patent one, nor is ii proprie-
tary one In one sense. 1t consists of a svs-
tenn of treatment. When we send out the
treatment to the home of man who does
not come to our institute it is accompanied
by dozen blank reports, and we insist
that the patient shall make a report every
third day while under treatment. In this
way we are able to correct and
check the remedy and to prevent
any carelessness in its use
and even after the cure is made we insist
upon hearing from the patient once a
month for six months. The remedy sent
out is gold graduated to meet the case of
the particular patient 10 whom it is sent.
When patient comes to the institute the
treatment is graduated to meet his condi-
ton there in the same way. He has. how
ever, the additional support of the solu-
ton, which is given TO him in the arm
hypodermically four times a day. This
support solution is embodied in the men,
struum OF the remedy when sent out for
home treatment. You, therefore see that
in consequence of the general system of
treatment it would be impossible, even if
the formula were published, for any pkysi-
clan to take il and work it with the same
success that we do.
Our SYSTEM" continued the doctor,
"deprives a man of the taste for drink
even though nc mas Deen q victim Tor
years to alcoholic debauch There is no
necessity for surveillance or espionage,
because after the treatment the man does
not want any liquor. Yes. the case of the
man suffering from deirium tremens is
somewhat different. 1t usually takes
thirty-six hours before such one can be
got to sleep, and it takes a seven hours
sleep 10 restore him to his normal condi-
ton. But these patients in what is COM
rnnnIV called the al IT - paSiiv,
aged enough. During the first thirty-six
hours they are put IN charge of an attend
ant, who has instructions to let them
wander where they please so long as they
do not go into any place of danger OF
course they know they have to come for
treatment, for you may rest assured that
every man who suffers from delirium ire
mems well recollects everything that has
occurred during his period of suffering.
The exercise which we get the man 10 take,
together with the treatment, brings about
state of composure which is followed by
a deep sleep, and then the cure is effected.
There seems to be a general impression that
ii is necessary TO be drunk when the RENEE
dy is administered. This is not SO. The
benefit fthe treatment is to be had in the
intervals between drunkenness, and
for the matter of that it has its effects
on man in state of perfect sobrIety.
The injection is given three times day,
and the constitutional Ia teaspoon
fuD every two hours. At the end
of two days all taste for drink has
departed. and THAT man will never
drink again through a want or desire,
using the two words in their broadcast
sense. | have been treating drunkenness
and the opium habit now for just twelve
years. Fourteen years ago | discovered
my formula, AT which time ] published it
to the world. The press in general took it
up, but the doctors passed 1t by. Twelve
years ago | began to take patients. |
practlced with my first formula for five
years. At the end of that time | found
that my percentage Of cures did not go
above so. Then gave up taking patients
for two years, and at the end OF that
time commenced with the present for
mua. With this formula the per-
centage Of cures is % per cent.
| am positive that my statement
as TO the percentage Is correct. The BIZ
chloride of gold clubs which have been es-
tablished this year make ii ninety-seven,
and some of them even larger than that
These clubs. you know, are formed by the
graduates of the institute of Dwight Ont
OF the small beginning of three or four the
club has grown to be one OF nearly 1000
men, who are all enthusiastic as to its OBJ
iects. One of these objects is the rescung
OF class OF men from drunkenness who
plies the expenses OF men who cannot az
ford the necessary money 10 visit Dwight,
accepting notes from friend of the indi-
viduai or from the individual himself for
the amount till he can conveniently pay IT,
"a word about future extension" the
doctor went on. I'VE have already insti-
tutions at Hot Springs, Paris. Tex; At
lanta. Ga. Nashville, y. c.; Aiken, s. C.. /;
and we viii have one az New Orleans and
two in Tennessee some time during this
month. We are placing our institutions as
raridly as possible all over the United
States, so as to be within reach OF the people
who cannot afford the money 10 travel To
any one center. Usually the man or
woman coming for treatment is accom-
panied by relative. which makes the mat
Ter one OF considerable expense ! have
spent i've months IN Europe, and the OBJ
iect Of my visit there was the gather
ing OF statistics on the lQuor question.
The facts obtained are interesting.
found much drunkenness in Belgium and
Holland. In South Germany there is not
- much because Of the common use of
beer and light wines. In Central Ger
many. however. the authorities are con-
ssantly passing laws to prevent drunken
ness, nul u seems they cannot make n law
that will accomplish the desired result.
Emperor William has introduced into the