The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-04
The Durability OF Drunkenness.


II was discussed at considerable length by
four eninent New York physicians. They all
agreed that there were cases Oh III u"Aeut'ess
that could be cured by proper restraint OF
the patients, but all Of them expressed tue
belief that drunkenness could not De cured
nv medicine. DR.. Hammond IN the begin
ming Of his article made the following
assertion. ut may be stated with perfect
confidence in the absolute correctness OF the
assertion. that there is no medicine or COM
bination of medicines that will cure a per-
son of the habit Of drunkenness-that is,
that will destroy his or her habit or appetite
for alcoholic liquors"
| This assertion is being contradicted by
men who were slaves to strong drink, and
who. according TO their testimony, have
been cured by DR.. Kelley at the Dwight
ms ,itute in Illinois.
In the Oct)b number of the North
american ReUieU there is an Interesting
article by John F. Mines, a college gradu-
ate, and for twenty years a jour
nalist in New York. Mr.. Mines SAYS he
was so great a drunkard that his friends
had no hope that would ever reform. He
became "A patient in several institutions es-
tablished to cure drunkenness, but in
none OF them did no receive
any substantial benefit. He finally
decided TO give DR.. Keeley's cure n trial,
and entered Dwight institute for that pur~
pose. In his article he alleges he was com
pletely cured in six weeks. He says: "The
disease is out Of my blood aud bones. and I
know it is out forever"
Il must be admitted that testimony like
this is worth something. 1t cannot be
lightly put aside with the assumption
| that it is merely the assertion OF
man who is mistaken. II it stood
alone there might perhaps be some ground
for rejecting it. but it is supported by the
testimony of hundreds Of others who have
had an experience similar to that OF Mr..
| Mines Only few weeks ago the MORNING
| NEWS published letter from a physician
residing at Wadley, on the Central railroad
| In which he stated that he had taken a
patient to Dwight who had been cured, and
| he submitted letter from brother Of his,
| resident Of western state. who also had
been cured.
! T.
| mont with respect to the treatment to which
! he was subjected and no restraint placed
upon his movements. "As for me, he says,
ut was revelation to find that my man
| hood was respected from the outset. and
| that not only were there no schoolboy
bounds for our walks, but that in that
primitive community the town marshal,
with whom l lodged, never locked his front
door at night"
The medicine DR.. Kelley administers is
bchlor!de of gold, and Mr. Mines tells in a
graphic way how 1t affected him. After
be Rad been under treatment for about a
week be began to be greatly depressed,
and he felt that he was going to have one
Of his periodical attaoks"-that is, de-
sire for alcoholic liquor so strong that he
could not resist it. He told the doctor his
condition, and was greatly surprised when
the doctor gave him some whisky and told
say, he had no further craving for strong
drink. he says:
That was the end Of my drinking, and all
that has passed my lips since Jan. 81.
| Formerly drink of whisky would have set
would have walked ten miles to get the
second one, and had it at all hazards. When
| saw that 1t had ceased to make me its
victim and slave could have cried for JOY.
l knew from that moment thai the bichlo =
ide of gold had gotten the upper hand,
broken the letters of disease. and made me
whole Yet | was not entirely out of the
woods. When this hour of temporary
temptation had gone by passed through
such an 6NDeTleuCB
follow prolonged debauch, and
for two weeks could scarcely
eat or sleep, Then, suddenly, as if
l had stepped out of the blackuess of an
African jungle into the quiet sunshine of
! Central para, | broke out of my living
tomb and knew that l was cured. The
| knowledge came to ma like a benediction
from heaven. No one who has not been
| similarly cursed with the disease of drink
| can know the joy OF the moment in which
my cure came t. me as fact. | do not be-
lieve, / know. that | am cured, and am
satisfied as to its permanency. l did not
doubt twenty years ago that was cured of
chills and fever; / did not doubt when this
last May came around with its blossoms of
spring that my cure was permanent, and
that the appetite for drink was eradcatei.
| do not understand the processes, but
know the fact.
In view of what MIR. Mines says and
what hundreds of others have said, it is t
a matter of wonder that the question
whether drunkenness is curab'e is being so
generally discussed. DR.. Kelley guarantees
to cure 95 per cent. of the drInkards who
apply to him for treatment, AID it is not
denied that he makes his guarantee go d.
The number Of drunkarIs must be almoss
as great as the number afflicted with con-
sumption andif DR.. K eeley has discovered a
cure for drunkenness he will rank as a bene-
factor OF the humaL race.