St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-29

chatting has graduated from Dwight,
and is so wildly enthusiastic over his
cure that he is anxious that all his
tfltndS and acquaintance should par
take Of the benefits of the Kelley insti-
tute at S25 per week and incidental eX-
penses. THIS anxiety pervades the club
as body. Since its formation in July
last over sixty persons have been sent
to Dwight for treatment. A majority
have gone willingly, but others have
been lured TO their cure in various
ways. The club cares little about the
methods OF capture SO long as the vie
tins Of drink are got within the range
of the hyDerdemic syringe. Captives
may fret and fume and sometimes curse
the club for lis impairment interior
enee, but the thanks of wives and moth
ers for the cure of husbands and sons
more than compensate for any cunning
and strategy employed to take the err
Ing ones TO Kelley.
Oace There Exc is Content.
Although some of the methods used
by the club bear a suspicious resem-
blance to kidnapping, there seems little
danger at present Of its being sued for
damages by indignant victims. Once a
patient gets to DwightS under any cir
cumStanceS he has very little chance of
getting away without treatment"
His money is taken from him and
the railroad conductors refuse to
carry patients undergoing the cure
After being ''jabbedr and "doped' for
few days the patient loses all desire to
escape. He finds himself in congtnial
company. and makes up his mind that
he has been a terrible fellow in the past
and owes the world and his family
the debt of repentance and reror-
nation. He catches the spirit
of the place; he begins to sing
the praises of bichloride of gold, and to
form plans for the reclamation of his
friends. After such glorious change
in his own condition, he cannot rest
without spreading the glad tidings of
his salvation, and. with the newborn
zeal of the convert, urging every one to
who take an occasional glass he
writes: "Don't hesitate another
moment. Here is your only
chance. | was once like you, and you
know how low | fell. Come and get
the disease destroyed forever" The
man has probably been cured" but he
has degeneTated into crank. He re-
turns home. joins the Bichloridc of
Gold club. and makes himself a bore
and a nuisance 10 those WHO have been
able to get along without bichloride of
gold.
Fools a Sober Citizen.
Were it not for this spirit OF cranki-
ness which comes over the cured drunk
ard during his stay at Dwight, the club
might have feui d itself in hot water
several times Body snatching of every
kind is illegal, and inebriates object to
it as much as other persons. To catch
up man in his cups, place him OH
Ii.
Dwight may be a splendid achieve
but it is an infringement of
personal liberty which people I'M
touched by the biehlOride of gold craze
are apt to resent. In their enthusiasm.
however, the bichloridists sometimes fail
to discriminate in their victims. They
are as liable To plot and plan for the
capture Of an ordinarily sober citizen as
q confirmtd drunkard. III fact, such a
case happened short time ago. accord
ing to the story of the victim" rep
utable merchant of Milwaukee.
This gentleman came to Chicago on
business. He was not drinking man
III the accepted sense of the term. He
would take glass OF wine or beer Oc-
caSionaily; perhaps he may have been
slightly under the influence of LIQUOR
once OF twice in his life. He was known
as temperate man in Milwaukee. After
finishing his business here, lie Joined
two friends at dinner at the Palmer
house, intending TO leave for home
about 10 O'clock at night. His friends
were fine cOngenial fellows and one OF
two bottles disappeared during the re-
past. The MiIWaukeean felt trifle eX-
hilarated Oh rising from the table, and
readily consented to a game of billiards.
During the game sundry drinks were
consumed and he began TO get shaky Oh
his legs and thick in his speech. Train
time approached, but he decided to stop
over another day. The party did not
break up until late. Next morning the
Milwaukesan was decidedly under the
weather. His friends came and suggested
''bracers." Two or three cocktails
were disposed OF, and for the time lie
felt better. BY noon. however, he was
groggy again and i little Indifferent to
his Surroundings. What followed may
be told in his own language.
Il RENE mber." he said to the writer,
zone of MY friends saying it was a
shame to see man like myself going
astray. l thought he was joking and
laughed. Wouldn't you like to sober
up? he asked. Sure replied. We'll,
take another drink he said, and Pll