The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-27

Sound, Vigorous and Healthy Con
dition, Mentally and Physicai,y-Mr
Hobbs Investigations
HE TINES has brought this series of
articles on the Houston Narcotic Cure
up to narrative o, the investigation
into Its thorough reliability and efficacy
by Mr.. j. O. Hobbs, now the general
manager Of the Houston Narcotic Cure
Company st Roanoke. We have shown
that the men who ere back OF the com.
pany are widely known over Southwest
virginia, gentlemen OF wealth and
probity, OF the highest standing in the
business community and in their re.
spective churches.
After Mr.. Hobbs had visited the
Houston Institute at Concord, N. H., he
visited
THE INSTITUTE AT CEDAR RAPIr s, IOWA,
which had been In operation since the
10Th OF February, 1892. at this insti-
tote they have cured largo number of
patients, number Of whom were inter-
viewed by Mr.. Hobbs, who now has an
account OF those interviews in his pos.
session, and would be glad to show them
to anyone wishing to see them. Among
those interviewed was Mr.. Charles ii.
Clark, who had used morphine excess
slvely for years, and had spent hundreds
OF dollars with physicians and special
lists for cure, and was perfect wreck
OF the time he was induced to enter the
Houston Institute. Hadn't eaten
breakfast for ten years and seldom din
ner, and never had q whole nights rest
In that time; was thoroughly cured last
march, after six weeks treatment,
and has never had any desire for NOR.
phine since, and say he never felt bet
ter in his life. The next place visited
was.
THE INSTITUTE AT OMAHA, NIB,
which has been in operation since the
LIST of January last. and has graduated
between 200 and 800 patients. Dr. Hen.
derson, graduate OF the Massachusetts
Medical College, is medical director. A
thorough investigation o. the merits Of
the Houston cure was mado here as
elsewhere.
Maryville and Stanbury, Missouri the
home OF Dr. Houston, wsro next visited.
where patients were frs. treated by DR..
houston and his partner, DR.. Van
Cleave, who has treated ore than
1900 patients himself. A very large
number OF those who had been cured
for year or more, testified to the
thorough efficacy OF this cure. Mr..
Hobbs drove seven miles in the county
from Stanbury to see a Mr.. Thomas,
merchant, who took both the whiskey
and tobacco cure, more than year ago,
and is etfcctually cured of both
OTHER INSTITUTES VISITED
The next institute visited was at ST.
Joe, Missouri and the same result found
to exist there as ut other places
The last institute visited by Mr..
Hobbs was ut Louisville. KY, where
they have had very fine class OF
patients. DR.. Steedman, of Louisville,
a physician way up in his profession
there is the medic Il director of this
institute. Here, as elsewhere, they
have performed some very remarkable
cures among doctors, lawyers, railroad
Office men, merchants, as we'll as all
classes of patients. A great many
physicians all over the State of Ken.
lucky co operate with this institute in
their good work, by sending patients to
it and aiding them in every way they
can.
at this institute Mr.. Hobbs found q
young man from Michigan, who had
been cured for about ten days, waiting
on check from his father 70 take him
home. An interview with him disclosed
the fact that, though BARELY twenty
years OF age, he ID been an opium
hend, drunkard and generally de-
bauched from the effects OF both 4
case presenting every phase OF demen-
tia. A physical wreck and social out.
cast. lis shattered intellect. until he
had taken the treatment. could not COM
prehend the seriousness of his con-
dition. but gradually, under tho scien.
title treatment OF the Houston Narcotic
(lnrn hto ind hrtr n to
walk betokened an Improvement, and
now, thoroughly restored, he presents
the appearance OF a finely developed
young man in possession of his mental,
mo'al and physical powers, an illustra-
ton OF what can be accomplished by
this wonderful remedy. This cure is
endorsed by the Medical Progress. of
Louisville, the loading medical journal
of the South, as we'll as the p,esS gen
orally.
Mr.. Hobbs says further that be inter
viewed over 200 patients who had taken
and were cured by this treatment, and
the concurrent testimony OF every ono
was that they had beeu thoroughly and
effectually cured OF the drink and mos
phine habits, and never felt better 10
their hves, In not q single case had
there been any impairment of the men
tai or physical powers, but the invart.
able testimony of all was til at thov com.
menced feeling better from the time OF
treatment and after their ours (Which
takes from three {, four weeks) their
systems were thoroughly renovated and
manhood restored.
These statements coming from (. clear
headed. carefully observant geutleman
and vouched for by The TINES cannot
fail to impress upon the reader toe fact
that the Houston Narcotic Cure does
absolutely what it Processes TO 6o--cure