The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-25
ALL TESTIFY TO ITS MERITS.
Testimonials From Houston
Cure Graduates.
One ex-Patient Says He Feels Like One
hes"rreoted From the Dead-Anotber
Feels Twenty Years Younger and az
Well as He Ever Did In His Life--some
Strong Endorsements.

eoino tine representative of
IHE TIMES has been securing brief
interviews from graduates of tho Hous-
ton Narcotic Institute with view of
publishing an article on the practical
results of this wonderful cure of the
liquor and opium habits. The reporter
has carefully looked into the theory of
the cure and is thoroughly convinced of
the fact that the treatments being con.
Quoted strictly on scientific principles,
and 1t remained to ascertain IL the in
stitute did just exactly what 1t claims
to do. The result hes been entirely
satisfactory, as few of the many grad
yates interviewed have testified in their
statements given in this article.
w. f. Accord, Of Glen Water, who was
discharged as cured in March, told the
reporter: 81 am 46 years old, and have
been drinking for 90 years, and for the
past few years very hard. For the first
time in ten years, about one month AFRO.
L returned home o sober man. The
Houston Institute at Roanoke did the
work for me. On February LIST I was
induced by kind friends to place myself
in the care Of the institute, and at the
expiration of four weeks left feeling
almost like one resurrected from the
dead, great load was removed from
my shoulders, and l was in every
respect new man, with my will power
restored and determined, by the grace
OF God, never to let the accursei stuff
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heartily indorse the Houston cure for
the liquor disease, and from experience
and observation testify that the treat
nent does not debilitate but builds up
the system" s
the following certificate is from
recent graduate: This is to certify
that have been treated at the .Hous.
ton Narcotic Cure Institute for the
whiskey habit and am fully satisfied the
institute can do all they claim in regard
to curing the desire for drink. was 8
hard drinker for about thirteen years
and now feel as if I had never used the
vile stuff and have no desire to return
to it. The physician in charge and all
of the officers connec ted with the insti-
tute are courteous gentlemen and do all
in their power to make it pleasant for
the patients. Hope this writing nav
influence some of my fellow mon to
break OIL from the all destroying evil.
~. w. THOMAS.
East Radford, April z. is93."
d. K. Burt, of Radford, told a re.
porter when he was leaving for home
after taking the treatment:
II am So years Of age and have been
drinking alcoholic liquor for twenty
two years snd for the last six years
very hard. have been sufferer from
rheumatism for three years. About
four weeks ago l was induced to come
to this institute for treatment was
told to drink what whiskey wanted,
hut after three or four days l didn't
want any more and from that time
until now have been improving all the,
time and to-day | feel as we'll as I ever.
did in my life and twenty years Younger
than l did when | entered tho insti-
tute. The rheumatism as we'll u, ua,
desire for whiskey is all gone and 1
would not go back to the drink habit
again for $4,000 "
Mr. John G. McGhee, another patien.
whose cure was remarkable. made this
statement: "On Marcn | was taken
to the Houston Institute by come
friends for treatment of the
liquor disease So drunk was
at the time that did not
know where | was going and for two
or three days after reaching the insti-
tute did not realize where | was To
make long story short, 1 am 32 years
OF age. have been constant drunkard
for fifteen years and for the past two
yea drank very hard. After three
AT 70 I
better than | ever did in my iHe NV
mind is clearer, eyesight as good, IL not
better, than before. l eat we'll and
sleepwell and leave the institute bouyant
and active, with all desire for strong
drink thoroughly eradicated from nv
system, and firmly believe that will
from this time henceforth be strong,
sober man and return thanks for the
kind and courteous treatment received
at the hands OF the officers and physi-
clans OF the INSTITUTE"
Appended Is an extraLt from a letter
of E. Grant Williams who was q mem
Der OF the first class OF patients cured at
the institute about January l. When
he came to the institute he had been on
six months spree and had been yery
hard drinkrr for 10 years:
81 think 1t Is about time was writing
to inform you thar am still alive and
we'll and sticking to and advocating the
Houston treatment. The longer I STAY
away from liquor the less desire have
for 1T, and there is not money enough in
this State to induce me TO ever touch
the vile STUFF again. My associates now
are all business people who don't drink,
and at night, instead OF loafing around
the saloons and spending what IN ade
that day. drop in on my patrons and
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