The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-22

nichloride u ooId for Aioo.ns,sn-
drunkenness Il curnbIs.- declares
John '. Mines UeIix Oldboyl IN The
North American Review Il Is durable
By the mnch talked Of bichloride Of gold
treatment Of Dr.. Leslie z. Keeley. Of
Dwight. Ills 4 i certainly not safe to
say that drunkard has permanently re-
formed till after be Il dead. but 90 far as
man can judge in an inebriate's lifetime.
Mr.. Mines asserts emphatically that the
bichloride Of gold has repeatedly
wrought the miracle Of freeing drunk
ards from the craving for alcohol.
A man Is certainly thoroughly sincere
in his faith and in his desire TO benefit
other men when be comes out publicly
and confesses himself to be a reformed
drunkard when there Is no money TO be
made for him in It by Iecturing on tenn
perance- Such q confession Mr.. Mines
makes in The North American. He
drank for years, be says, drank because
he could not help II The fever came
Or him. and nothing but drink. strong
terrible alcohol. would still that fierce
craving.
10 went to Dwight and remained Six
weeks under pr Keeley's treatment and
came away. as no devoutly believes
cured forever Of the fearful appetite.
DR.. Kelley claims to cure 50 per cent. Of
all who apply to him. When the crav-
ing for alcohol comes on he lets the pa
tent have all the whisky he desires,
meantime continuing the bichloride Of
gold treatment But the time comes
presently when the patient returns the
bottle Of whisky untasted NeHe loathes
the sight Of It. The drnnkard is re-
deemed. according to Mr. Mines. But
certainly after he makes his own fortune
ont OF this boon to humanity. DR.. Kelley
ought to give the secret Of the treatment
to mankind Mr.. Mines writes:
The patients first visit IL paid to the Office
Of Dr. Kelley. where his Ii stated and
where he receives hypodermic injection In
the upper left arm. and there Is given to him
bottle Of the blchloride Of gold mixture. dose
OF which Is to De taken every two hours while
awake. The hypoderinic, called In Dwight tho
shot" Is the supporting medicine, which siis-
tains the frame under treatment. Its prepare
tion. and the form In which the, bichloride OF
gold Is made mp for its special purpose. are DR..
Keeley's secret, and II Ii manifestly absurd for
those not In the secret to pretend to criticize It
The, treatment Ii administered four times q
day-at a. M. IL noon. 5 p. m. and 7:30 D. m
and for three or four weeks usually though
sometimes a week or two longer. according to
the personal diagnosis made by the doctor
from day to day. II q new arrival needs whis-
KY. It IL given to him In q bottle, and he can
have moro until his palate loathes It and he
returns his unopened bottle to the Doctor
From this point the work OF his physical re-
construction begins He finds that the treat
ment Ii not o mere tonic. as some have sup
posed. Sometimes his cyesight Ii affected, but
only for q few days: In some cases the memory
Is temporarily weakened: In every case he be-
comes conscious Of feeling Of lassitude and
indifference To the outside world. a. tho gold
searches into the weaker parts Of his frame
and purifies and builds them up into new
strength. Nor Il this all.
The treatment at Dwight removes such
physical ills are caused directly by drink. !
Dr. Keeley's programme promised this. but |
had scarcely been able to credit 1t. As mat
ter OF fact, found myself relieved OF twenty !
pounds OF superfuous aesh, and am the better |
for it. Another patient, q relative OF Americas |
greatest prose writer and bearing his name |
came to Dwight on crutches while was there. |
suffering from partial paralysis caused by !
drink. In ten days his crutches were aban- |
doned. and in four weeks he went away sound
OF frame and with new life In his body and |
fresh hope in his heart.