Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-24

Other Forms of Misery Treased-Cost OF
the Cure 20 Patients.

Other Forms of Misery Treased-Cost Of
the Cure 10 Patients.
All the Leslie L. Kelley Gold reme-
dies are ewned and controlled by the
company of which DIR. Kelley himself
il PRESIDENT The company Is duly or
gained and incorpol ated under the
laws of the state of Illinois and author
lied TO de business as . medical dis
pensary. The treasurer Of the company
Is Major Curtis ]. Judd, an sniable and
sympathetic man. the wee president
and chemist being John X. Oughtor, .
man whose heart 10 open to the cry Of
every distress. These three constitute
the company. Tho remedies are not
patented, ner u there any other pro-
lection from fraud thrown about them
than the secret OF the ingredients and
method Of compromising them. This
secret 10 held by the three gentlemen
named, and despite every attemptmade
TO analyze the remedies, by the most
expert analysists. the secret remains
inviolste. In withholding the secret.
DIR. Kelley is not moved by s0rdid and
selfish motives. He believes that were
his formulate to become pub
lic property the people weuld
be grossly imposed upon bv
frauds and quacks, who would es-
tablish Institutes in every city as an
nexes TO saloons, or as distinct busl-
ness ventures. As matter of fact
many doctors have initiated the name
and style of label used on the gold
remedies and started independent in
sttutes. These are fraSds and seek to
prey upon a credulous public. The
parent institute is located ut Dwight,
and there, all persons who have the
means, will go for treatment. In most
of the states branch institutes have
been established bearing the name or
Kelley. These give the same treat
ment as that administered at Dwight,
and were established for the benefit OF
those who cannot afford TO 60 to the
home institute. Branch institutes have
been established in most of the conn
tries of continental Europe, and the
Gold remedies have been adopted for
use IN the United States army.
other Miserics Relieved-Ihe Cost.
Drunkenness is but one of the forms
of human misery relieved at Dwight.
The Gold remedies are used in the
treatment of victims of the opium.
morphine, cocaine, cigarette, choral
and tobacco habits. In all of these the
remedies effect cure if the treatment
be taken according TO instructions. OF
Its effects upon o2late users the whisky
patient has very little knowledge ex-
cept what he acquires by observation.
The patients under treatment for NOR
phine ard other opIates are largely wo-
men. These are detained in the houses
set apart tor the purpose and are rarely
seen upon the streets. There arc q
number of women there for the whisky
habit, but they are Kept indoors. All
are subject to the same rules and regu-
lations whether morphine users or
whisky drinkers.
The expense of treatment is the same
to all. The treatment, which includes
everything except the attendance Of
nurses, costs $25 week. If nurses are
employed they receive 81 day. Board
ranges in price from $21 n week at the
Livingston Hotel down to IS in private
families. The private boarding houses
are numerous. and excellent service
may be obtained at an average cost of
81 day. 1t is not generally known
even TO the patients, but it is q fact,
that DR.. Kelley out of his own chsrit-
able impulses provides treatment. free
of charge, to a large number of in
digent but worthy persons. At times
the number is rs great as forty, but he
does this charity in such an unosten-
tatious manner that the public knows
nothing of it.
The revenue of the company is enor.
nous. but so are the expenses. In ad-
dition to n staff of eleven Dhyeiclans
retained at large salaries. are fifty STEM
ogrsphers, clerks, copyists and book
keepers employed at the home Office.
The other expenses. for advertising,
supplies. repairs, remedies, building,
stationery. postage, ETC., aggregate q
sum greatly in excess OF tie amount
estimated by the superficial gnesser.
The commercial side of the Kelley
institute is a successful one. but it sinks
| into insignificance when the great bene.
fit conferred upon mankind is weighed
against it.