, 1892-03-04
kEELEY's GREAT CURE
Jagomania Patients Offer Testi-
mony to Its Efficacy.
A Large Audience Listens to Them
at Keefe Hall.
w. r. St0ll. e. A. Slack and Mr..
HaIdorn the Speakers.

At 8 o'clock last evening keefe hall con-
tanned fully 500 people assembled to hear
the question of the Kelley cure dis
cussed. On the stage were E. A. Slack,
]. G. Pratt, Mrs. Esther Morris, Mrs.
Benham. George Haldorn and w. R.
Stoll.
The exercises werc opened by a song by
Prot. Pasmore's choir and the purpose of
the meeting were explained BY MI. K. A,
Slack as follows:
The object of this meetinp il tn extend
To beIpless humanity the benefit of the
wonderful discoverv made bv DIR. Leslie
r.. Kaelev for the cpre of the l;ouor
habit
The discovery bv DR.. Keelev has
nassed the stage of experiment and
doubt. For twelve years he has success.
fully treated the alcoholic disease. His
exnerience bowever dates fart her hack
When as a surgeon in the volunteer
army during the late war. he made a
studv Of the effects of liouor unon the
human svstem and sought for a remedy.
He commenced his Investigations nearly
thirty vears ago.
After the war he accented the position
as surgeon for the Chicago, Alton & St.
LOUIS railroad at Dwight. Ill He he'd
resumed his investigations in a quiet
manner Very little was known by the
public of the value and Importance of his
treatment until Editor Medill went to
Dwight two years ago and thoroughly in
vestigated Its efficiency. He became an
enthusiastic onvert and the Tribune was
the self constituted organ of DR.. Leslie
E. Kelley without the least compensation
therefor.
Seven years ago there were three pa
tients at Dwight for treatment. The
maximum up to 1890 was only forty
eight. During the past six months there
has been an average attendance at the
Dwight institute of about 9OO. This
would make 10, 600 patients a year treated
by the present institution. In addition
thereto forty nine branch institutions have
been founded, the largest being at White
Plains, N. Y, which a short time since
had 500 patients. The Blair institution
in Nebraska commenced last May with
one patient and it was six weeks before 1t
got another. Last week it had lO4 in at
tendance. The Cheyenne branch since
1t was established here cured fifty-one per-
sons of the liouer habit and has had but
one failure, a Rawlins party who did
complete the treatment.
After Mr.. Slack remarks Mr.. w. R.
Stoll was introduced. In a comprehen-
sive aud forcible speech he explained
fully the effects of drunkenness upon
humanity and paid a convincing and elo-
quent testimonial to the Kelley treat
ment. A synopsis of his remarks is as
follows:
History informs us that the human
family has always been addicted to the
use of narcotics and stlmulants and that
their use has always been followed by
deleterious results temporary or perman-
ent in character. The use of narcotics
and stimulants creates an Inordinary crav-
Ing IN human nature and the desire for
their use is one of the strongest desires Of
nature. The habit Of intoxication Ii q
disease. Moralists argue that because
intoxication arises from an apparently
voluntary act that it is but q habit and
not a disease and that ~drunkards are
morally responsible for their acts. They
are no more responsible than persons are
who contract the disease of consumption,
~diptheria or any germ disease by exposure
to the Influences which produce them.
The drunkard goes to a saloon
but he does not intend to become
a drunkard any more than the man who
exposes himself to the cold and thereby
contacts consumption intends to die.
The word disease has a definite meanin
and II 1t applies to scarlet fever 1t applies
to drunkenness. For In drunkenness we
have the signs and symbols OF disease.