Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-07-19
ARIZONA J0URNAL-MINER
THE RIPLEY BAEy.
Conclusive Evidence of the Purity and Fruth of Dr. keeiey's Remedies.


 Conclusive Evidence of the Purity and
 Truth of Dr. keeiey's Remedies
 In q previous issue of Golden
 News we referred to the treatment
 for morphinism of the youngest pa
 tient that has ever been treated at
 a Keelev Institute. We now have
 the pleasure of giving our readers
 little more information regard
 ing this little lady, whose name IS
 Clara Woodwork.
 Mrs. Nora Woodwork, the moth
 ar of this child, whose home is Ill
 Jonesville, Vt, come to the lnsti-
 ute for treatment for Morphine,
 on May 1, 1893. She is a good,
 motherly-looking woman, thirty . seven years of age, pleasant in ap-
 pearance, of good figure, and with
 more than ordinary refinement and
 intelligence. The "Keeley Baby"
 is the youngest of her children.
 About five years ago Mrs. Wood
 worth was m very poor health, sui
 fering, as she said, from nervous
 exhaustion when she was first given
 morphine. The effect on her, she
 admits, was pleasant, and that by
 its use she was enabled to do
 great deal more work than she had
 ever done before. She was not only
 compelled to do the work for her
 own large family, but also to work
 out. in order to eke out sufficient to
 maintain the family. As Is gener-
 ally the case with users of nor
 phine, she became a complete slave to the drug before she was aware
 of It. She tried hard to do without 1t, but 1t was an utter failure, whereas under the stimulating in fluence she could accomplish much; and 50, as others have done before, day after day she postponed the time Tor quitting its use.
 After Mrs. Woodwork had used the drug for two years, the baby Clara was born. She nursed it for ten months, during which time Clara was not cross and fretful, as many babies are, but was what is known as a good baby. When the weaning-time came, however, the trouble began. Nothing quieted the excited child. The mother knew the cause. It was not receiv- ing Its accustomed opIate, which had been furnished through the blood (when she was carrying the child, and later through her milk | while nursing.
 Morphine had thus became a neces- sity, and the mother began admin it to the child, all the time | thinking that later on she would | break her of the habit. But at every attempt to give up the drug SO much suffering came to her baby hat she was compelled to admins CT more. And thus it was admin stered until May 1, when she came .o the keeiey Institute, at which ime the child was taking one and half grains of morphine a day. md the mother fifteen grains daily. y the mouth in both cases.
 The child's appearance, when it began the treatment, was that of a airly healthy, well-nursed child. 'nly nervous, excitable and restless. Elth eyes constantly searching for new to do. Both mother md child began treatment imme- iiately. In a few days the child vas eating well and sleeping natu- ally without morphine. Her com 'lexiOn improved, the nervousness isapPeared, and her intellect. which was previously bright, seem d to be even brighter, until she ttracted universal attention be- suse of her smartness.
 At the expiration of three weeks u remedies were discontinued. and he was perfectly cured. She was cry tractable in taking treatment, nd always took her medicine with ut the slightest objection, and did l ot call for her powders after the rst few days. She soon gave herself the name | "Keeley Baby" by which she 7as known far and wide.
 Mrs. Woodwork was treated for our weeks, at the expiration of -hich time both went to their ome, and 1 will say that both went trough the treatment with almost o suffering, and came out in excep- Ionally good condition, much i'm rOved mentally and physically. Of purse the most marked change was the babv.-CIOlden news