The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-14
do | WAKE, Or
AM [ DREAMING?''
Am l John G. Croker?
The Same Old John Who Had Given Up All
Hope OF Ever Enjoying The Bright side of
Life Again? Yes, l Must Be the OrigiaaI
Joh' G. Croker, but chaa ged-Not Sadly
But Glorlouly hanged

] have been a mining man nearly all my
life, aud there are few mining men in this
western country who do not know Old
John Croker. I have struck many good
prospect and sold many claim for big
money-but the money did me little good
because had one failing-maybe 1 had
more than one, but this one refer to, was
the worst-anyhow have weakness for
the flowing bowl. l was fond of social
company, and began to drink at very
early age. Everybody drank whisky in
the mining camps, and l thought it was
on y right and proper to be one of 1.-THE
boys" For years held my own with the
rest of them, until one day found that l
had master aud that master was alcohol
l tried to conquer him, but twas of no use;
he had me foul, and all my efforts to free
myself from this bondage only ended in
my becoming a confirmed drunkard.
have had many attacks of the
delirium tremens and suffered all
the fortunes of Hades. until 1 wished that
1 might not wake again.
l have sworn ''ofi'' hundred times, but
the craving naver left me. have tried
every known medical treatment from New
York to Salt Lake and none of them ever
did me any good until went to the Kelley
Institute. 1 have been under treatment
from one week TO ten months but all the
good it ever did me was to "brace me up"
for week or two.
have tried chlorsls, nervine, opiates,
in fact have been in inebriate asyums
for weeks at time, but they Gil failed on
me. And I may say that some of the very
best doctors in the United States have
treated me with the same results. All
failed but Kelley. had just gotten over
very hard attack of the q. is. when two
gentlemen who had known me for over
twenty years found me in mostdeplorable
state of health, they asked me why l did
not take the Kelley cure aud be restored to
health and prosperity. Well, l had nc
money, for one thing and then mad tried
so many things before that had no faith
any more. However, they fixed things up
for me and persuaded me to try it, and !
say to you, my readers, that no more
thankful man ever turned drill or han
died pick than old John Croker There
was over fifty of US Gin line' taking our
''shots" four times day. All sorts of fell
lows from all parts of the country, and a
kinder, bigger-hearted set of men you can't
find anywhere. l was nearly dead when 1
went into the Gardo House, but after
forty-eight hours I was able to go without
whisky, able to eat heartily and began to
enjoy myself first rate. 1 never fell back
but went straight ahead on the improve
and three weeks ago l left DR.. Groves and
his medicine cured man, and although !
am "a years of age I feel younger and
stronger than l have felt for thirty years
God bless the Kelley cure I say and if any
of you fellows who know me want to have
chat about it you will always find me-
ready and pleased to tell you anything yor
want to know about the Kelley treatment
It will always do me good TO be help to
wards getting anyone suffering from thi.
terrible disease through the Kelley insti
tute. Yours very truly,
JOHN G. CROKER
SALT LAKE CITY, U. T.