The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-21

he needs, and with this, his coat and hat
replaced, he passes out.
I have heard 9 bibulous stranger in
duire: 'Do they give you all the whisky
you want free?" Being answered affirm
atively. he said: That's where 1 want
70 90" That is indeed where he should
go, but he would shortly not want any
whisky, free or bond.
The morphine patients (male) are treated
separately. but in the same hall, after the
drink patients have been disposed OF.
The female patients are treated IN another
building, elsewhere in the city. and do not
rni1cle 81 any time with the male patients
except at club meetings, and there only 3
few OF the females are seen, though they
attend the club entertainments quite
numsrously.
Thus, in rambling way have given
YOU q brief sketch Of some Of the strange
sights at Dwight. But" it IS asked.
what do You know about the cure7"
Simply this: I know hundreds of gentle
men-and I use the term advisedly-some
OF them near and dear friends, one an able
and honored journalist OF Chicago, one sn
author who is admired and beloved by
thousands Of readers, one q poet Of na-
tional fame, another an orator and writer
Of renown. another an accomplished ply
stefan. all of whom have been hard drink
ers for yeaFs-men who have graduated at
Dwight two years, ten months, four
months and three months ago. who,
though constantly exposed 10 the same
old temptations, have not touched
LIQUOR since. Men who nave sworn off,
time and time again; men who have prom
ised their wives and children, mothers
fathers. brothers and sisters, by au tina.
vas high and holy. before receiving the
Kelley treatment. that they would never
drink again and who have fallen time and
time again, until after this treatment. since
which they have remained entirely free
from drink l haye known men who SIN
cerely and earnestly have offered 70 forfeit
the respect Of their most loving friends if
they ever drank again, and who.
Notwithstanding, have gone back 70
drink until made new again
at Dwight. have known men
who have joined the church and all sorts
Of temperance societies, and who have
tried IN every possible vav to shake OF
this hideous monster and who have only
az last succeeded BY 4 course of this
Kelley treatment. l have seen men who
had been taking as much as 300 grains per
day OF morphine, reduced a. Dwight 10 a
condition in which they didn't know
whether they were getting any morphine.
and who eventually came away taking no
morphine or anything else except their
daily food. came away On the same
train with . physician who had
been constant user of NOR
phlne, whisky and cocaine. who
xas bright-eyed. rosy-cheeked and happy,
and using not particle or drop of any
sort Of stlmulant, neTyine or into1icsnt
and morphine patients cannot have periods
OF soberness, SO TO speak. They must
have their drug all the tine. They can
not 20 day without il unless they are
cured of the habit.
There are people who are pooh-poohing
the Kelley cure. There are people who
are lying against it. There are people who
are lighting i. and such performances
are cruel. They simply desire 10
take away from thousands of mothers.
sisters, daughters, wives and loving kith
and kin, beside the unfortunate victims
themselves, the hope Of a better life mere
and salvation hereafter for the latter
There are today in the world more than
5000 sober men who were made sober az