The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-18
CURED DRUNKARD'S TALK,
Believe they are Really Cured by keeley'i
Treatment-But don't Expect New
Set of Brains.
New York SUM-

heeley DlchlOrlde OF gold treatment
Col. Mines went to Dwight, ILL.,, stayed
there six or seven weeks, and returned
to New York in the firm belief that
his taste for alcohol had been killed.
A couple of weeks ago he surrendered
to his old enemy, went on prolonged
spree, and died in the hospital on
Blackwell's Island. Forgie was treated
at Keeley's branch establishment at
White Plains, but was not discharged
as cured, as was the case with Col.
Mines. He insisted, however, on going
back to his business, did so, made one
successful trip through the West, re-
turned to New York on Nov. l, prepa-
ratory to leaving here few days later,
and he has not been seen since. 1t has
been thought that perhaps Col. Mines's
downfall caused Forgie to despair, but
that is only conjecture.
A reporter went to White Plains yes
terday and talked with several men
who said they had been cured by the
Keeley treatment, as we'll as with some
who were undergoing the treatment.
Charles Walker keeps hotel, and
every one in the town knows him. He
is ruddy-faced man, so years old, and
seems to be the picture of health. This
is what be said when asked if he had
lost faith in the cure by the death Of
Mines and the disappearance of Forgie:
"No, no, no! I will tell you my ex-
perience. I used morphine for fifteen
years. My legs and arms, in fact
nearly my whole body, were covered
with punctures caused by the needles.
I used to take seventy grains day,
enough to kill twenty-five men. 1
would never leave the house to be gone
a couple of hours without taking my
syringe and three or four needles with
me. Until June Is Of this year 1 be-
lieved there was no cure for me. I
thought that my time was very short.
1 was then using hypodermic injections
forty times day with the double So
luton of morphine. 1 went to the
institute four times day for nine
weeks. At the end of that time I was
cured. If a man can get out of such 6
hell hole as was in through the cure,
I say, God bless Kelley. The recent
death and disappearance you speak Of
have not shaken my belief at all.
Kelley says: I don't give you a new
set of brains, but if you are not luna
tic III cure YOU They give me six
teen ounces Of whiskey every day for
four weeks, and I drink still if I want
it, but have never had the slightest
desire to return to the morphine habit.
The inebriate asylum men say that the
only way to cure drunkard is to turn
his toes up. Kelley says, You lie.' A
fellow went away Saturday and gave a
patient bottle of whiskey that he had
carried for month"
A wealthy man, resident of town
near White Plains, was next seen. Al
his request his name is not printed.
He said:
II have not lost faith in the cure.
have drunk more liquor than any man
living of my age. I have been in asy,
l1ms. I have been around the world
in sailing ship twice: I have done
everything man could 80 to get away
from rum, but I could not do it until
came here. For four months I have
not touched a drop, and have not the
slightest craving for it. My faith is
still perfect"
Another patient was seen playing
! cards in one of the hotels. He said he
had been on spree for a month. Out
of sheer desperation he came to White
Plains. He began the treatment, and
whiskey was given for two days.
"Since then" be said "although ]
have had bottle in my room, have
have never touched it. I don't want
it. The doctor told me to drink all !
wanted at the institute; then, he said,
we will know what you drink, but
don't drink outside. When I came
here could not hold a pen. Now ]
am as steat , as you are. This is the
work of three weeks. Lost faith? No."
A half a dozen other men were seen.
and they all told the same story. "Be'
cause one or two men have given way
does not discourage US. We believe IL
the cure and believe that any one who
is not really a lunatic can be cured per-
manently."
DR.. Vanderburg, the head of the in
stitute was seen next. The Doctor said
that in the case of patients newly ar
rived and under a terrible nervous
strain the news OF the death Of Mines
aud the mysterious disappearance Of
Forgie might cause harm. 1t would
cause despair and take away all hope
"Why," be said, "two cases out o'
ten thousand have been reported ir
the newspapers. We do not ever
claim such percentage. We will
allow that perhaps five out of hun
dred are incurable, owing to some
chronic disease or to natural weakness:
of mind. What we do is this. W.
put man back where he was when h'
was born. He had no desire for liquo'
then. After treatment here the desire
is gone, and if be resumes the haol
with his knowledge of tie past, an IN
sane asylum is the place for him. W.
kill the taste and desire for liquor
The man who leaves here cured has NJ
more desire for it than the child no
vet born. Az for the psychological ID