Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-03-19
TIE LIQUOR HABIT.
A Former Comstocker Cnred-Bob Pix
Iey's Experience at The keelry lns'f'

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Virginia (Nev.) Chronicle.l
The Chronicle has received infor-
nation of the cure OF Bob Pixley of
the liquor habit through treatment at
the Kelley Institute at Salt Lake City,
Utah. Bob's cure is complete and he
is now a new man. He expects to
leave Utah about the 10Th, going
south, to look at some mining pro>
perty. He entered the Institute on
the 4th of February last to undergo
treatment for the liquor habit, and in
conversation with friends shorty
after he graduated, he gives his expert
ence about as follows:
He said that he came in from
Eureka, Utah, about week previous
to his entering the Kelley Institute,
where he had been employed aud was
loaded all the time. He never had
heard much about the Kelley cure,
and upon meeting Judge Dickson,
Hon. G. c. Goodwin, Billy Gallaghe
Harry Edwards, g. p. Mason and a
number OF others, they would ask and
advise him to take the Kelley cure.
Finally on the 4,h of February ar
rang emeLts having been made, Bob
in company with Owen Nagle of Salt
Lake, started for the Institute. They
furnish you with all the liquor you de-
sire until you refuse it upon your own
account.
On arriving at the institute, which
is lovely house and elegantly fur~
nished, Bob could not believe it was
the place, at the time being under the
influence Of iquor-but meeting Sam
Bartlett at the institute, whom be was
acquainted with, who was taking the
treatment, he was assured it was all
right. They take the injection in the
arm four times day, they take the BIZ
chloride Of gold seven times day, the
injection being termed shot. Bob's
first shot commenced at five in the
evening, which had not been explained
to him. The patients all form in a
line with the coat partly off, hanging
on one shoulder, the left sleeve rolled
up and the undershirt slit ia the arm
to make it easy for the insertion of the
syringe. Well he had been drinking
freely since lis arrival and when he
saw them all forming in line with
their coats partly off he was frightene d
and edged around and secured his
hat, and was about to make fol the
door when Sam. Bartlett caught him
) and explained the proposition to him
and showed him his arm. tie final,
took the shot which cooled him down
That night an attendant was sta
toned in his room, and he says he
has faint recollection of it all now
but during the night he awoke, tn,
attendant being asleep at the foot o
the bed wrapped in colored quilt
aud nothing could be seen of him bu
I his black held. He had been havin,
horrible dreams, and upon waking NJ
and seeing the attendant rolled up il
that way he says he thought he was
e captive in an Indian camp, and wa
q figuring on some plan Of escape fror
}, the room when the attendant awoks
spoke to him and gave him a drink
aud he went to sleep again. The neA
1t day he drank pretty freely, but on tn
IS morning of the third day he refuse
4 the liquor. The night previous tn
doctor gave him a small bottle {
. whisky to take to his room, and du
ing the night he probably drank on,
II third Of it, but he could not drink tn
ID next morning, and has not touche
liquor since, and the bottle still r,
mains on his man,clpiece, and Bu
. says it can remain there for all tim
y, He saws the way it affected him ft
D. the first few days was about as 70
!, lows: He says you will have the mo-
fearful dreams; you will think II
devil had you sure; then your ey'
sight will commence to fail; you car
Of not see to read without the aid
glasses, as the letters will all run I,
~ gether; then your memory will b.
:, come bad; you will start for yo'
room for something and get there ar
forget what you went after. 81
to after about ten days your eyesigl
returns, also your memory and yo
10 res, becomes peaceful. Your ia,
and flesh begin to bleach out and "
commence to look like diff re
II, man ard feel like one.
ed Bob graduated on the 25th of Fe
at ruary and looks like different ma
va in every respect, and no man makes
better appearance on the streets
Salt Lake City than he does: |
OF looks and acts hk he did of old
ar. the flush days of the Comstock az
no all his friends are proud OF him l
Of believes in the cure and saws he b
b,to,,ar for I.nNr Il