The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-11-30
CURED DRUNKARD,S TALK.
Believe they are Really Cured by Keely's
Treatment.
Neu York Sun.

The death of Col. John F. Mines has
been followed by the disappearance of
John Forgie. Both had tried the Keely
bichloride 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 a.
cohol had been killed. A couple of
weeks ago he surrendered to bis old
enemy, went on prolonged spree, and
died in the hospital on Blackwell's
Island. Forgie was treated at Keely's
branch establishment at White Plains,
bat was not discharged 30 cured, as was
the case with Col. Mines. He insisted,
however, on going back to his business,
he did, made one successful trip through
the West, returned to New York on Nov.
/, preparatory to leaving here few days
later, and he has not been seen since.
It 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
terdsy and talked with several men who
said they had been cured by the Keely
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-
perieuce. I used morphine for fifteen
years. Ny arms and legs, in fact nearly
my whole body, was covered With pune
lures caused by the needles. I used to
take seventy grains day, enough to kill
twenty five men. I would never leave
the house to be gone couple of houra
without taking my syringe and three or
four needles with me. I was then using
hypodermic injections forty times a day
with the double solution of morphine.
went to the institute four times q day
for nine weeks. At the end of that time
was cured. If a man can get ont of
such hell hole as was in through the
cure, I say, God bless Keely. The re.
cent death and disappearance you speak
of have not shaken my belief at all.
Keely says: I don't give you new set
of brains, but if you are not lunatic
I'll cure you They gave me sixteen
ounces Of whiskey every day for four
weeks, and drink now if want to,
but I never had the slightest desire to
return to the morphine habit. The ip-
ebriate asylum men say that the only
way to cure drunkard is to turn his
toes up. Keely says, You lie.' A fel.
low went away Saturday and gave his
patient bottle of whiskey that be had
carried for a month.
A wealthy man, a resident of town
near White Plains, was next seen. At
his request his name is not printed. He
said:
II have not lost faith in the cure. I
have drank more liquor than any man
living to my age. I have been in asy.
lums. Ihave been around the world in
q sailing ship twice. Ihave done every.
thing that man could do to get away
from rum, but could not do it until I
came here. For four months have not
touched drop, and have not the slight.
est craving for it. My faith is still per.
feet"
Another patient was seen playing cards
in one of the hotels. He said he had
been on spree for q month. Out of
sheer desperation he came to White
Plains. He began the treatment, and
whiskey was given to him for two
days.
"Since them" he said, "although I
have had bottle In my room, I have
never touched it. I don't want it. The
doctor told me to drink all I wanted at
the institute; then, he said, We will know
what you drink, but don't drink outside.
When I came here I could not hold q
pen. Now I am as steady ss you are.
This is the work of three weeks. Lost
faith? No."
DR.. Vanderburg, the head of the in
stitute was seen next. The doctor said
that in the case of patients newly arrived
and under q terrible nervous strain the
news of the death of Mines and the mys.
terious disappearance of Forgie might
cause harm. 1t would cause despair and
take awav all hone "Why" he said.