The weekly tribune., 1892-05-21
CUR|NG THE ORuNkARD'
Ri.Chloride Of Gold Cure and
What 1t Has Done for
Humanity.
Great Falls Keeley Institute
and the Method of Treat
ment.


at one tune the insane were looked
pn as beings possessed of devils who
lid be driven out only by the most
orous and cruel treatment. The in
e we're chained in dungeons, starved
beaten until their miserable exist
be was ended by madman's horrible
ath. With the increase Of our knowl-
be of natures laws and the growth Of
broader Christianity came the recog
ion of the fact that insanity is dis
,e. to be treated as such, and that the
ane are still Gods creatures worthy
the tenderest care.
The liquor habit has stood upon much
same ground as insanity The drunk
has been regarded us Il man pos
sed of a devil. To exercise this devil
sorts of means have been resortcd to
prayers, charms, and dungeons and
thout avail 1t remained for a coun-
doctor to teach the world that drunk
mess is disease capable of cure by
Medical treatment, and to find the nee
Pary remedy.
Dr. Leslie Il. Kecley. the discoyerer OF
1e effectiveness of the double Chloride
Gold as cure for drunkenness
kium. and the tobacco habits. is a ma
We of New York, born of Irish parents
Id now about % years of age. lie
udied medicine in early life but fol
we'd other occupations and did moi
aduate until the class of 1863 at Rush
edical college, Chicago. After the wal
Kelley settled in Dwight, which was
en- what might be called frontier
wn and good field for the practice OF
edcine. After thirteen years of close
crative practice, during all of which
me the doctor was constantly seeking
cure for the diseases above mentioned
discovered the double Chloride o
pld.' or as it is usually called
bdium." the agent sought for
pr five years he used his first remedy
Iii it was not satisfactory to him. IN
ecember. 'SJ, he closed his doors to al
ktients and did not open them again
+ htil June, 'S1, at which time he begal
fth an entirely new remedy, only re
Mining gold as basis Itwas then tha
he hypodermic treatment was added t
5lAe constitutional treatment. This i
ke treatment of today. DR.. Keele
sS5ys his remedies cannot be analyZed
lat it would take river Of the fluid t
T. We quantative or qualitative analyst
Tor an analysis in fact. For this reaso
5 Is remedies are sold broadcast for hom
eatment for whoever wants them. liz
bwever, does not allow the solutio
hich he uses hypodermically to go ou
omiscuously. 1t is only used at tn
guarly established Keeley institutes
|ough he puts reasonable amount c
70 solution into every pair sent out TO
bme treatment. All physicians VIII
Ike charge of institutes all over tn
brntry have to be educated at Dwigh
/, before going there. In this way ID
[eeley has corps of well educate
hysicians to take charge of his wor
hd give identical treatment with tha
Dwight.
I!k% The Great Falls Kelley Institute, jus
Established, is one of these branche
Fhe idea of establishing the branch heI
~ Fas conceived by ID. B. Vermilye,
graduate of the institute at Dwight,
4 4. IIeldt an DIR. Newman. Arrange
nents we're made to secure franchis
md upon the organization of the con
Dany the franchise was purchased. In
4 company was organized and incorporate
april IL with the following officers an
|zfrusteeS; Hon. Paris Gibson. Iresiden
Y 2Ghas d. Wilt, vice president; H. Ge
< ieldt, secretary, treasurer and manage
KA. f.. Dickerman and ID. l.. Tracy. IN
Il brick building on the corner of firs
avenue north and Fourth street Wa
|{3eased for the use of institute and tho
fEDughly renovated and refitted for I'll
21purpose. The institute opened for bus
mess May ., with DIR. A. n. Purdy as tt
physician in charge. DIR, Purdy is
= Graduate of Queens college, Kingsto
Ontario, and has had Is years experien'
I'm general practic. AS is required !
l3he rules of the Keeley company, he r.
$<ceived his instruction in the bi-chloriC
of gold treatment at Dwight under II
personal supervision Of DIR. Keeley.
|ySy The patient, upon his arrival at til
X s'institute, is conducted to the Office
the company, where ne is registere
Eoes through short examination as
his general health, the amount OF stiml
nnts he uses daily and what kind. /
required to give up any liquors I
drugs which he may still have abol
PIN, receives hypodermic injection
shot," as it is universally called; drlr
\ 3SFo1 he is in need of it; an eight-onnce DO
le of the double gold cure and is thf
aken, under the direction Of an obll
ng attendant to some one of the hotel
vhere he remains until he can S
pct for himself suitable boar
ng place. There is no Ion
ist ef printed rules; no attem
u personal supervision; no arbltra
prders as to when you shall lie down
Use up. The most important rcqulr
lhent of the patient is a voluntary A
eeptance and sufficiently earnc
: recognition of the object to be attain
Ind to implicitly observe all direction
(which are by no means difficult II
,}pnly restrictions to be observed VIII
nnder treatment are that the patie
bhall not leave the city without perm
pion; that he must be regular in the L
i|35bf the double chloride of gold as direct,
and visit the Office four times day
ppecitied hours for hypodermic tire