Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-30
I'rS WONDEOUS' WORK.
Dwight's Famous Cures Strongly
Commended.
Stnte's Attorney stnrgeon Whites of
the Successful Cures OF Dfssf-
patton Effect. d at The mi.
nOts Voltage.

States Attorney NJ, NJ. Sturgeon has
been for some time a patient at the
famous Dwight Ill. infirmary for treat
ment Of those who have become hopeless
and helpless victims of intemperance.
Realizing the natural sensitiveness which
most people have on that subject, the
friends of those who have subjected them>
selves to this course of treatment have
had their presence at Dwight kept
as much Of secret as possible. Mr.
Sturgeon has written number of letters
to frie nds here, speaking in highest terms
of the methods of cure observed there.
and one in particular to J. j. Reimers is
Of such a nature that THE ARGUS has Sc
cured it from Mr.. Reimers for publica-
ton, believing with that gentleman that
from its tone it would be no breach of
confidence on his part TO give it to the
public, and here il is:
DWIGHT, H., Oct. % DEAR FRIEND
REiMERs: Your kind letter came duly TO
handsDd would have been answered
much sooner, but l have not been in a
condition to write until within the last
| two days. / do not think that it will be at
| all necessary for me to stay four weeks,
! but am in the hands of my friends,
whose kindness l shall never forget.
came here very much depressed mentally,
and weak physically l am recovering now
very spidly both in body and mind. and
| feel row assured that I shall out
this place in q condition to say mo" ard
with no immediate desire at heart to take
drink. am still at the Mcpherson and
a more intelligent. jolly set of people
never saw together. There are Is stop
ping here and we have organized cub
which we call the Mcpherson Annex -
/ came here, John. with the blush of
shame fairly burnil G in every fibre of my
body, intending 10 keep the matter a
secret. but am bravely over that feeling
and don't care who now knows where |
sm. N our little squad of IS we have
three doctors, four lawyers, one artist, one
railroad contractor, one general superin-
tendent of Missouri Harvester company,
two in general mercantile business and
one journalist, an ex-member of the Wis
consin legislature, and one travelling
salesman. So you see am not in a bad
crowd.
am exceedingly anxious to test this
treatment to the very limit, but my off
cial du les worry me a great deal. OF
course, if stay the four weeks. and
am clined to do so. because you. Dir.
jackson. and especially my wife, so
earnestly request it, and l cannot, and
will no, go against the wishes of friends
Another thing am contem plating do
| ing, and that is to make clean breast OF
the thing by writing letter to Mr.. jack
son or you, which you ere st liberty to
have published, if in your opinion, and
that of my wife, it is the proper thing to
do I think it is myself. am beginning
to feel my self as though l ough. to fur
nish MOTTO for SOM of our old ascot
ates. and emblazen it upon their fore
heads, so that every time they looked in
the bottom of glass they could read,
Dwight or He'll P" Write M and tell
me what is said about my being here.
Truly your friend, NJ. III. STURGEON.
The manly course shown by Mr.. Stur'
geon in considering ii duty to others
that his experience at Dwight be known
will be received with general commenda-
ton and qualification, as unbosoming 8
deeply implanted better nature.