The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-11-03
The Kelley Cure
AND TIE EVOLUTION OF TEMPERANt
WORK DIStytSStsn nN NrS INGJtM

At recent free lecture and entertain
ment in Augusta under the auspices of
the Non Partisan Union, Mrs H. NJ. Ing
ham, of Ohio, spoke on that absorbing
topic for Temperance workers, the Kelley
cure. She began her address by likening
temperance work to that wrought by
the ceaseless beating OF the waves, which
apparently dash Intellectually against some
huge boulder. But in later years return
ing to this spot one finds that the rock
has sunk from sight. The continuous ac-
ton OF the waves had undermined it at
last She thought that temperance work
ers had every reason to feel confident on
account OF the many successes already
obtained.
Mrs. Ingham then called attention to
the evolution there had been in the tenn
perance movement since it's inception.
Back in the days of the Washingtonian
movement appeal was made to the emo
tions of the habitual drunkard, and it
was believed that if his manhood could
but assert itself he could put the habit
under his feet. In the light of modern ex-
perience we do not wonder that he often
fell back into the old ways. Then we re-
member how learned physician gave his
attention to a scientific study of alcohol
and found that this thing, which we have
been accustomed to consider one of God S
creations and to be enjoyed, was in reality
a poison. Then the scientific teaching in
the public schools was begun and now is
carried ON in every State except eight in
this Union. In regard to temperance in
struction in the public schools she sug-
gested that if we want to do a good thing
we want to attach a penalty to a nom full
til1nant of the ,ft ha Ia ra1ot-
ing to this teaching in the schools. We
must also see to it that the teachers are
properly educated to teach these things.
We are coming to study conditions of
humanity. If people are hungry they
| need food, if thirsty they need drink, if
they are cold they need warmth. How
often do you see the marketmen, who
come in early in the morning, hungry and
cold. In the saloons they find a warm
fire and refreshments. The laborer after
a hard days work feels thirsty, but where
| will he find the cooling glass of milk? The
saloons are open and there he can find the
glass of beer. Then we come to the re-
medal work We have learned that al
cohol is a poison. and the man who con-
stantly drinks alcoholic liquors is a dis
eased man. | do not mean to say that
intempermce is hot a vice; it always
is at one time in a persons life, I'M
less the diseased appetite is inherit
ed Alcoholism being known to be a
disease, doctors began to experiment
along this line. In the time OF the civil
war DR.. Kelley was working on this sub
iect and about Il years ago he had his
remedy so perfected that he bega nto sue
cessfully treat the disease of alcoholism.
DR.. Kelley, though now the best known,
has not done all the that has been
, done in remedial work, but he is the best
known. There are 81 Kelley Institutes
now established. The speaker here gave
vivid description of the Kelley conven-
/ ton which she attended. There was pres
ent at this convention many a man with
/ clear eye, steady hand and active brain
who had been on the verge of the grave
with delirium tremenS; women with love
! ly faces who had been down in the depths
men who had worn the blue in our victo-
/ rious army, that had been conquered by
the disease of alcoholism. She saw there
a bright young man that had been addict
ed to the use of morphine he had been de
mented, crazed by the use of the drug,
five weeks before this time she saw him
bright and thoroughly cured. There is a
great phlanthropic work to be done in
providing for those who cannot provide
for themselves: for curing them of alco-
holism and the morphine and opium hab-
its. The speaker specified many ways in
which this work can be taken up. Then
we must know that after they come back
from the cure they are not surrounded by
the old temptations, the old associations,
the influence of which is to draw them
back into the old habits. Take these men
and women, provide them with social
privileges, bring them into the churches;
surround them with friendly inhu-
ences that would keep them from temp
tations. There something for everybody
to do men and women, boys and girls.
Find a place to work and work together.