The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-24

manned triumphant. Today there are
ejghty-six Kelley institutes in the United
States, who are turning out not far from
10, 900 men cured every tmonth. AT the
parent institute at Dwight alone 60 600
men have been treated and cured of the
liquor habit, There IS much food for
thought in these facts.
The Salt Lake institute has its quart
ers in the historical Gardo House, and
began its work on Jan. 20, 1S92-nOt
quite year ago. 1t has treated success
fully an average of forty seven patients
per month. Men OF all degrees-protes-
sional men, farmers, miners, merchants
all have found relief and renewed their
manhood under the influence of this
wonderful treatment.
Salt Lake, indeed the whole OF our ter
ritory. owes debt of gratitude to the
gentlemen who were chiefly instrumental
in giving a Kelley institute to Utah-Mr.
James F Woodman and Mr.. John Beck
These gentlemen still continue at the
head of the enterprise.
1t is not to be supposed that the
Kelley treatment disdains or de-
spises the moral influences. Quite the
contrary But the Kelley point of view
is that the craving for liquor is physical
trouhle-a diSease-and that the drunkard
must first be cured of this disease, before
moral influences can reach the mans na-
ture effectually. DR.. Keeley's discovery
consists in this, that he successfully
located the seat of the disease as being IN
the nerve tissues, analyzed the changes
produced by alcoholism, and found the
SPECIFIC remedy which will cure the dis
order Physicians and temperance work
ers are all rapidly being converted to this
view Temperance people everywhere
recognize that hereafter their work must
go hand in hand with that of the Kelley
Institutes. When the drunkard's physical
necessities have been ministered to; when
the fierce appetite for drink has been re-
moved by the Kelley treatment-in short,
when the mans disease has been cured,
then the way is prepared for temper
ance and morality and manly virtue to
enter the shrine OF his soul and lift him
to a higher plane OF life.
The United States government has,
during the past year, introduced the
Kelley treatment into the soldiers
homes and similar government institU
tions with great success-thus giving the
treatment official sanction. This, 1t is
believed, is but preliminary step to an
entirely different treatment of drunken
ness on the part of the law. Drunkards
are a feature IN every police court, and
are punished for the offense OF being
drunk, when, in reality, they are simply
suffering from disease. 1t would be
lust as rational to punish a lunatlc for
being crazy. The drunkard is in need of
treatment of his disease-not of punish
ment. That this is true, is proven by
the fact that the Kelley institute of this
very city has cured a large number of
men who used to figure daily,in our police
courts. and who are now useful members
of society. The intelligent sentiment of
the time will carry the day, and soon the
drunkard who turns up helpless and
miserable in the police court Will be con-
signed to the Kelley institute, instead of
the jail. medical, not penal treat
ment,'' is the cry that has gone forth,
and enlightened treatment of this kind
will restore to usefulness many who are
now charge to the state and menace to
society.
And so, step by step, the Kelley treat
ment is charging its circle of usefulness
and It's power for good. Even now the
recording angel in heaven can scarcely
count the tears that have been dried and
the hearts that have been made happy by
its influence.