The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1892-03-31

Isaiah says: "WOe to the crown of pride,
to the drunkards of Ephraim," and "Wine
is mOcker, strong drink is raging, and
whOsOever is deceived thereby is not WISE"
1t is woe to the drinkers and drUnkards of
every nation. a more absolute truth than
that he who is deceived by strong drink is
not wise, was never uttered. Many cen
turies ago Noah got drunk on wine of his
own manufacture and he made such
ridiculous spectacle of bimself that Ham
was provoked to laughter and then Noah
uttered this terrible curse: Slaves shalt
thou be, thou and thy children, even to the
last generation" Slavery is rapidly pass
ing from the face of the earth, but the
curse of drunkenness that Noah beQueath-
ed to pOsterity has spread until 1t has be-
come the besetting sin of humanity. Its
bnghtiDg and degrading influence is Wis
ible in every land and CLINE Moral SuaSiOn
has been employed, Legislative enactmentS
with severe penalties attached have been
passed to eradicate or mitigate the evil
with Indifferent success. 1t has remained
for the latter part Of the nineteenth CEN
tury to demonstrate that dipSOmania or al
cOhOliSm IS physical disease and ought
to be treated as other arrangements of the
human system are. This view is rapidly
gaining ground with the enlightened pub
lie and the WOnde full success of the Kelley
remedies in destroying the appetite for
liquor and restoring its victims to bodily
and mental vigOr is proof of its correct
ness. A reporter spent three days in the
Kelley Institute of DeS MOineS. investigat-
ing the method of treatment and observing
Its effects, and was accorded every possible
privilege and liberty by the management
for the purpose. 1t is located IN a hand
some three-Stury brick building at Ninth
an1 % In an1 tho antiFn fnraa
and every facility pertaining to the insti-
tute is now so admirably adjusted that
more than more than one hundred patients
can be comfortably cared for. 1t is illum-
mated by the incandescent electric light
aud heated day and night by steam. 1t Is
provided with spacious rooms where the
patients assemble for amusement, recre-
alton and social converse, lavatOry, bath
and toilet rooms, and every possible con-
veniPnce that will minister to the comfort
of those there for treatment. There is an
elegantly furnished apartment provided
for the reception of lady patients, who are
accorded all the privacy OF the home. On
the third floor are located the comfortably
furnished and pleasant sleeping rooms.
The culinary department Is model or eX-
cellence, the food is pure and fresh and
wholesome, and when required is prepar-
ed with special reference to the condition
of the patient, but usually within few
days they relish the food put before them
and do not require or demand special or
ders. Games and amusements are prOvid
ed for the patients, and hours are agree
ably passed in the rooms assigned for that
purpose. The good fellowship that was
observed in the institute is remarkable.
There is a kindly spirit Of infinite SYM
pathy noticeable in all the words and ac-
tions of the men such as is not to be found
in the outer world. IL cannot tell how it
is" said patient, "but men are imbued
with new frame of mind when they nave
spent a few weeks here. They are raised
above their former ideas, and the effect of
the remedy is as much mental as physical.
Men come here hanging their heads, but
day or two works wonders. They are
received here as friends by the men who
have come before them, and they are told
that they can feel proud of the strengtli
which lead them to declare themselves as
patients. Soon they hold their heads high
er, and there has never been case where
man did not become ashamed of bis alias
if he assumed one, and divuIged his real
name. | cannot explain what it is that
moves them, but there is something in the
air of the place that precludes lying"