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

own depravity should fierce him into
snch company of confessed drunk
ARCS, bat as be not<a the inteiiiSent
faces and renaed appearance OF the
great majority, thu feeling gave way 10
one OF thankfnlnsa.
TIE Tirst Jrsatsseat
The lines moved slowly down the
hall and the writer MAS soon at the en-
trance 10 the operating loom. INSIDE
the staff, numbering ten physicians,
were buslly engaged treating The ~
coming p4tleais. Esefy one OF The
doctors, except DIR. NJ. r. kseiey, q
nephew OF DIR. Leslie L. keeley, 10
graduate of tue institution. Nhsn the
writer entered. following the example
of those ahead. ne slipped the coat
sleeve from has left arm. One ot Tie
physicians advanced and with = scis-
sors cut siit IN the shirt sleeve with
out any great regard for artistic effect,
leaving an elongated opening with ssr-
rated edges. Then q second doctor,
standing before = case, upon which
were four plain, little white dishes,
containing the Bi-ehloride-ot.G cold solu-
ton in white. red and blue celers,
dipped . silver eyrinee, needle -pointed.
into the dish containing the red fluid,
and drew the regulation qusnilty into
the barrel. Locating the spot on the
muscle Of the arm he gave short,
quick push On the syringe. followed 10y
. gentle pressure on the piston ard the
injection was complete. A tirgllng,
followed BY q sensation of pufaness IN
the arm were its immediate effects,
but they soon dItspsted. In passing
out, another physician exam nee the
eyes, feels the pulse and offers 3 hottie
of whisky. The patient 10 at liberty 10
accept or decline. The next physician
TO encounter 10 DR.. Blaine. HE pielc-
ing eye takes IN your outward symp-
toms and from case, near AZ hand, he
deals out remedies as each may re-
Quire. This treatment is repeated al
l2, s and $50 O'clock, supplemented ty
q teaspoonful of the remedy taken
every two hours during the tule one j.
awake and continued during the entire
course of treatment.
Effects of the Treatment.
The effect of the treatment on indi-
viduals is variable. In the writer's
case the first day at Dwight was orc of
mental and physical suffering, the like
| of which he had never known before
and which in the strength of clear
mind and restored physical power he
never will know sgain. Dante never
conceived the EXQUISITE misery that
| lowered N hellish glee over body and
mind during that entire day. Whisky
was freely taken. but it tailed 10 ex-
| bilarate; sympathetic acquaintances
tried TO cheer. bus their words were
| ike arrows of condemnation; sleep re-
fused 10 curtain the day, ard all the
horrors of q dormant memory re-
awakened and coDjured into reprosch-
| full visitors, stalked forth IN oamning
procession, transforming .ntutier-
able misery into an active he'll.
| That day shall never be forgotten, II
| sealed forever determination tilt 90
soon rs the effects of the spree Sroa,
which he Was suffering had passed
away, the cause Of II would never
| agaIn be permitted 10 pass his lips.
| That determination "a TOW augmented
| by the strength OF perfect cure
effected by the Sold n mcdics. The
fecond day the effects Gi the medicine
| became noticeable. OUTSIDE steady,
drizzinC ram prcysilea-inEdc the al
was infected with : conisciou 81 laz.-
ness. A peculiar s;Upor beelondcu thc
mind and an Indcxcrbat'e largncI
| took POSSESSION CT The tCuy. The
memory, while ktcn ami alert At times
seemed 10 relapse into forreIfn.nes- ~
% connecting eIIcuise aiCrs Ito
moment names OF ipcscenis nero re-
called. A swelling. surging. stuiy sen
satlon was succecded ~ nn ihcsence e
| surroundings. Then very pleasing
| Incidence asserted itself IN a ieeti,
| way. Calm coniertment supeTvened
and the writer WIS sa;lsi.cu 10 taffs
| III Dwight forever a;ld day. A moo.
crate quantity OF whisky was taken-
not all he desired, Int al the doctor
prescribed. The next elect of ths
treatment was direcit q TO the eyes
These were rerfccily normal IN orui
nary use, hut when an attempt wa
made 10 write or read they either re
fused 10 reflect ihe outlines of the let
isrs or caused them TO daDce aud skl
| in abandoned delight, FIRST Up. ther
| down, and then into an lndecipheratl
| confusion of fantastic forms. Ore
days experience nj Dwight is a dnpli
cate of every other, 80 & would tR re-
duncant to described them IA rotation
1 inhfoHss
Incidentally. however. mention mus
be made that tho writer bv natural a.
finiiy became the insepaTable cornpsn
ion of a fellow Journalist, and one al
Gods DCbiemcn IN disguise conmec
cial Traveller. Thee three were togets
CT at table. at treatment. at the club
and two of them occupied the fan,
room. The Journalist was briiian
wit and eminent editor. one of 81,
erandest and tfnest men that whisk
ever enslayso. Together he ard th'
writer engaged Ia tie last conflict I've
TWEEN themselves, ehisky, sud tn
Kelley cure. They fought ysiisntll
for four DAYS, but tire Kelley cure tri
umphed. On Friday morning tt'
writer srosc, and taking - two-ouacl
bottle OF the finest whisky ever made
poured half the contents into IN ord
nary glass. 1t vss swalioved-bpt !
took q painful effort. That wss ih'
last drink. Today that hsif-filled bot
tie stands upon a dresser IN bis sieepinj
apartments. Blown into the elss
are the words. "Piesse returl
when erpiy." That bottle VIII nevs
he returned. Al the end of tire
weeks - twrnty-one days - the write
vas discharged Sc cnred. II b
felt iusutied IN here publishing th
snBoisoDs az gratitude excited at ever
mention cf uT. keeley's name h
would subject himself to the rdicDie G
those who sneer at humsn weakness
and rldicu human earueeiness.
y sufficient 70 cav that for fourteel
years he was slave ~ sicohol. IT,
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