The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-09
MORE EVIDENCE or ITS MERITS.
The Good Results of the Hous-
ton Narcotic Cure.
Testimony of Popular Business Man
VINO Had Been Addicted to the
Whiskev habit For Forty two Years,
After Thirty-nve Days. Treatment He
LIS Completely Cured of the Habit.

In following up the investigation in
ssituted by THE TINES of the methods
OF treatment and the results obtained
by the Houston Narcotic Institute of
Roanoke, reporter for THE TINES
called on we'll known and popular
business man OF the city who for years
has been addicted to the habit of intox-
ication and conversed with him at
length on the subject OF the Houston
cure.
The gentleman's name is withheld by
request, but any one desiring TO see him
personally can be directed to him by
applying at the Office of the Houston
Institute, as he will be glad to explain
MS experience to any one interested.
He said: ~ have been drinking
whiskey periodically for forty.rwo
years and am we'll verseo IN every
Phase OF drunkenness. know ali
about 1t and the evils attendant uuon H.
No human being can tell the misery
and the agony l have passed through.
The horrors Of the damn ned could scarcely
90 worse. l have tried every conceiya-
Bile way to stop the habit that enthralled
me and be man again, but in vain.
Sometimes would get up in the morn.
ing and vow to myself not to take a
drop that day, but before night would
be drunk. My drinking was periodical
ana as the time passed on the periods
were nearer together and the sprees 1
INDUCED in were more frequent and nv
drunkenness came to be we'll nio6
habitual and the amount of whiskev
drank was something enormous.
u have had in my life several mar
row escapes from death by accidents
that are sorely due to my being intoxi-
Gated. My escape from some OF these
was something miraculous. Some time
ago attended lecture by Luther BEN
son, and after listening to the horrors
OF incompetence pictured by him l re-
solved that II could not quit by any
other means | would take the course at
the Houston Institute. l entered the
Institute in January, 1893, and con-
tinued the treatment continuously for
thirty five days, and within that time
to my great satisfaction lost the taste
for liquor entirely and came out per-
fectly and wholly cured. My sight is
better, my hearing is better, my sleep
is better and am in better health gem
orally than have been since l was a
young man. The cure was radical, per-
over five months since l was graduated
and since that time have had no desire
Whatever for whiskey and am perfectly
satisfied that | shall never want to
drink again.
Nothing on earth couldinduce me to
return to the habit OF drunkenness
again to which l was such an abiect
slave and fully believe that had not
taken the cure at the time did would
soon have filled a drunkards grave.
During my stay at the institute nv
treatment was kind, considerable and
courteous and everything possible was
done by the management to make it
pleasant and comfortable for me and
the other patients. Since was cured
| have daily, for months, attended the
institute at treatment hours and
watched the patients in the various
stages OF their cure and l am now at
this time even more enthusiastic over
the good being done by these people
than was even at the time l was
turned out free and cured man and
restored to the bosom o. my family.
saw some patients come to the institute
in worse condition even than I was
who in few weeks were entirely cured
from the terrible habit. | wish that
every man in the city who is addicted
to the habit of alcoholism, would take
advantage Of the Houston Institute,
which | regard as being the greatest
public benefactor in the city"
Appended are testim onals from two
gentlemen, who were graduated five
months ago and who are still enthu-
siastic over the result OF the treatment:
II cheerfuliy recommend the Houston
Narcotic Cure for the whiskey habit.
II has changed me from a drunkard
and all attendent evils to d sober man.
feel five years younger than l did be-
we'll in mind and body and I can never
express my deep gratitude for being
cured.
THE manager and all the officers are
highly respec table gentlemen and stand
very high in this city. 1 would say to
any one, into whose life this terrible
curse OF drink has entered, go and be
healed and be man. Very truly
yours. w. r. MApIsoN.n
ROANOKE, Va, February 8, 1893.
GENTLEMEN: Ny period of treat
ment has now ended and I consider it
just and proper TO return my thanks for
the benefits have derived from your
cure When l came here I was an
almost physical wreck; was threatened
with pneumonia. After stay OF three and
one'half weeks at your institute l can
now say that 1 am completely restored
to manhood both mental and physical.
No pecuniary consideration would ever
tempt me to return to my former dissi-
pated life. now have no desire or
thirst for alcoholic drinks OF any kind.
return my many thanks to DR.. Staples,
physician In charge, for his courteous
and atfable disposition under somewhat
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