The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-02
THE MIRACLES AT DWIGHT
Something About the Bi-Chloride of
Gold Cure for Drunkenness.

In CHASING Inebriety as disease with a
defined pathology of its own. Intoler-
ance has done what it could to break
down and destroy the theory of drum
kenness considered as disease aud has
passed sumptuary laws for its abatement
which, in a large majority of cases, have
increased instead of abated the disorder.
What prohibitory laws have failed to
do in decreasing drunkenness DR..
Keeley's great discovery, bi-cloride of
gold, is doing in thousands of cases.
DR.. Keeley's discovery is not the result
of moment. The secret OF the remedy
has been in his possession for ten years
and is the result of many years of uDre-
hitting study and experiment. During
the war DR.. Kelley, who was surgeon
in the United States army, became con-
WINGED through his experience with
drunkenness among the soldiers that it
was a disease and determined to find its
remedy. After the war he retired TO the
village of Dwight, Ill, and while prac-
ticing his profession devoted himself to
the study of inebriety.
To define his pathology of drunkenness
would consume too much space; sufficeit
to say that he successfully treats the dis
order as one of the nervous system, with
bi-chloride of gold as its specific Medi-
cal treatment heretofore has been limited
in a general way TO treatment of the
secondary results of alcoholism, or the
direct effects of large quantities of alco-
hol acting as poison. The true medi-
cal treatment of this disease consists in
! the employment of remedies that will
cure the hereditary faint or the appetite
! for strong drink-that will prevent
drunkenness.
Bi-chloride of gold is true antidote
for alcoholic poisoning, but it is an
active poison in itself, and until
DR.. Kelley discovered its antidote,
or rather aliminant could not be
used in sufficient quantities to do the
work. The action of gold, as medi-
cine, is primarily upon the higher cen
trail nerve centers, the very seat of dis
eased will and the mania for strong
drink.
That bi-chIoride of gold is sure and
permanent cure for drunkenness there
can no longer be any doubt. Today
there are thousands of men, sober and
responsible, filling out their roles of USE
fulness, who not long ago were miserable
wrecks and worse than useless sots.
Among them are some of the brightest
men in their respective callIngs IN the
United States.
In the September number of the North |
American Review four learned phys |
icians, headed by ex-Surgeon General |
Hammond, undertook the discussion of |
the very vital question, SIS drunkenness !
cuTable?" They unanimously agreed !
that drunkenness must be treated as
vice and that the proper way to treat it
was by punishment or confinement. To |
logical minds their arguments were con-
Trajectory Unsatisfactory. In the Oc
tober number Of the same magazine John
Flavel NJ ines ("Felix Oldboy'O who was
treated for dipsomania and cured by Dr.
Kelley, replied to the article in the pre-
ceding number giving his own expert
ence, and citing number of others, in
which he proved conclusively that
drunkenness is durable.
Mr.. w. G. Richardson, an Omaha
newspaper man now in the city, gave
Star reporter an interesting account of
his experience with bi-chloride of gold.
For twelve years." said Mr.. Richard
son, 81 have been a heavy drinker. Be-
ginning as a youth with mild intoxicants
for the purpose of seeing life and its con-
vivialty | became a steady drinker to
whom the deadly morning cocktail was
a necessity. l prided myself, as many
young men do now, on the fact that /
could quit when l wanted to, that
could take drink and let it alone. One
day necessity called upon me to make
my assertion good and l found that
whisky was stronger than j, and that
without whisky life did not amount to
much for me. Then pride came to the
front and / determined 10 quit or die.
did quit for year.
"That year was the most miserable in
my existence. had placed myself I'M
der a sense of heavy responsibility not to
drink, but was cursed with the widest
desire and appetite.for alcohol The re-
suit was general debility of the system
and fell sick. When l convalesced l
had not sufficient vitality to build up
and the doctor ordered whisky How
my blood tingled when / heard his order
Every nerve in my body exulted at the
thought that here | could conscientious
v break my bond and get back to my
beloved alcohol. The result was that |
gained bodily strength rapidly and the
lesire for liquor returned to me increased
IN hundred fold and possessed me like
lemon.
Il drank whisky because l liked it; it
vas as necessary to me as air. Then |
commenced to go down hill rapidly. |
wen went so far as to carry a small
Task about with me so that l could al
ways have it, and never went home a
light without it. At this time / was con-
uming about two quarts of whisky a
lay and eating almost nothing. l was
oming 20 the end of the walk and real
zed that the jumping off place" was
lot far ahead.
"Then | read in the Chicago Tribune
f DR.. Kelley and his wonderful remedy
nd my friends sent me to him. l land
d at Dwight one cold, rainy night in
iarch very drunk, very weak and mis-
rable, but with the ray of hope that
here was an opportunity to be released
rom fearful bondage. went at once I
D DR.. Keeley's Office and was told to get
1to line with about 100 other men
'hom l saw there and who regarded me
nth interest and sympathy. They were
5 fine looking lot Of men as any legis-
alive body in the country. Following
xample barred my left arm, and when I
" turn came | received an injection of I
thin pink fluid In the upper left arm. :
his had the effect of SOLDERING me az the
iH4e time stimulating ne. IHeSe ID :
actions are given four times a day dur l
x treatment was then given an Q
ight-ounce bottle Of the bi-chloride OF u
old mixture to be taken internally '
very two hours, and a bottle of good j
whisky and then conducted
, Z comfortable boarding house.
"On the morning Of my third DAY I 5
sfused whisky as totally abhorrent, and a
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