The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31

OF Roanoke, does not need to 90 awav
from us own doors for testimonials Of tia
wonderful work When men VINO havo
received its treatment and have been
ABSOLUTELY and radically cured come
forward and volunteer statements evon
the most blindly skeptical are compelled
to pause and examine their statements
TIE TINES has been conducting a
rigid, thorough and critical personal
examination into the operations of the
houston cure in Roanoke. This exami.
nation has been entirely free from re.
st-aint The manager and physician
have been asked every question that
study could suggest. The TINES repre-
sentatives have talked freely with the
patients in and out OF the institution,
wnen shey were admitted, at various
stages OF the treatment and after they
were discharged, and freely stakes it's
reputation as reliable journal upon
the faith OF the management. of the
Houston Institute and the ab,olute
certainty OF its treatment
10 emphasize further its statement
HE ZINES declares that med ical science
is far less competent to desl with scarlet
fever, typhoid fever, or any infectious
or contagious disease than the Houston
Cure is to deal with the liquor habit.
This emphatic declaration would not he
than those surrounding the rernarksble
development of the Houston Cure,
which is an agent for good Ear above
any yet brought to ligh, by medical
science II is creator boon to man
kind than vaccination for small poy.
Small pox ulay kill it's hundreds ard
scar 1t thousands. but the liquor habit
kli!s It's thousands and scars it's millions.
NO less wonderful than the radical
q ~ n
fact that even the traces OF the habit.
the hitherto indelible marks of LIQUOR
upon the face, are absolutely DESTROYED,
anc the countenance CLOVIS with tbe
new life and cleanliness which is from
within.
TIMES representative had long
conversation few days since with Mr..
H. L. Obenshain, prom inent miller and
merchant OF Arch Mills, Botetourt
county, who convorsed teeiy concern
ing his treatment at the Hons.sn Insti.
tu.o.
81 was pu. to bed drunk when was
years old said he. "At % was a
periodical drunkard, and up till fcw
weeks ago | kept going from bad to
"o?se. am now a. years OF age. Ton
days before came here had never
heard OF tho Houston cure. came and
inves:ig lted.
~ was convinced that the treatment
was successful and | started in on the
2s'h Of February. On the e6sh of March
was discharged and | am we'll man.
have not the slightest desire Tor LIQUOR.
My system is clear; my health is so nor
cens. better than it has been in yosrs.
Ny strength is visibly greater. feel
reinvigorated In every way. My head ia
clearer and my eyesight and memory
arc inn proved. In taking the treatment
followed the directions absolutely.
know that am cured
Mr Ooenshain presented all tho APP
pearances of man in fine physical
condition. His eyes were clear and
nrlgnt and bis skin as clear SIS possible.
MS ilesn IS firm and solid, ana his grip
strong and steady. The change in his
appearance for the better in the short
space OF four weeks would be hard 10
believe possible TO one no: acguaiuted
with the results OF the Houston cure.
one OF the most prominent and widest
known physicians in the State, who for
nun Der OF years has been addicted to
the excessive use Of Hhiskey, and who
'oF three years was perfect slave to
me morphine habit, was discharged
from the Houston Institute recentlv
perfectly cured OF both habits, after 4
course OF treatment OF abou. s We weeks.
few minutes before ne left Oh the
l2;i3 train, in conversation with "a
reporter OF TIE rIMEs. ,ce physician,
"hose name Is withheld by request.
shiG ~ nave boon regular p-acticinr
physician Tor twenty-five years and have
been periodical drunka:d nearly the
"nole tlme Three years ago | COM
msnced the use OF morphine, taken
through the stomach, and havo been
ever since taking enormous quantities
regularly. My stomach was almost
ruined ana / WAS suffering greatly from
kidney trouble. confess when l came
mere was somewhat skeptical, but be-
lore ! had been in the institute three
Gays could see the system you'd do all
- Claimed. For more than wear have
oeen student OF the different methods
o. 4iG uoG anu opium cures, and have read
perhaps as much literature on this sub
ject as any physician In the State. and
ale prepared to say the Houston cure
is superior to any In nv own case
was entirely cured OF the whiskey habit
before had been under trea tment three
weeks and IN four the taste for opiates
was entirely gone as before commenced
the habit.
While under treatment have closely
watched the other patients and find
that IN every case the cure Is perfect
and permanent and l notice that nearly
every one who comes here is afflicted
with kidney trouble and thew all leave
here perfectly cured OF anything OF the
kind. l myself am better in that re-
spect than l have been for fifteen years
and also feel better in every respect
thau have for five years, and for the
trst time in the that period | havo a
good appetite and can relish and enjoy