The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-27
ALL TESTIFY TO ITS MERITS.
Testimonials From Houston
Cure Graduates.
One ex-Patient Says He Feels Like ono
Resurrected From the Dead-anot,,s,
Feels Twenty Years Younger and as
Well as He Ever Did In His Life-so,n.
Strong Endorsements.

oouie sAuuo representative OF
The TIMES has been securing brief
interviews from graduates Of tho Hons
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 treatmenti is being con.
Quoted strictly on scientific principles,
and 1t remained to ascertain il the in
stitute did just exactly what it claims
10 DO. The result has been entirely
satisfactory, as few Of the many grad
yates interviewed have testified in their
statements given in this article.
w. +. Accord. Of Glen Water, who was
discharged as cured in March, told the
reporter: 81 am 40 years old, and have
been drinking for 90 years, and for the
past few years very hard. For the frss
time in ten years, about one month ago.
returned home sober man. The
Houston Institute at Roanoke did the
work for me. On February LIST ! 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 ! was in eyery
respect new man, with my will power
restored and determined, by the grace
OF God, never to let the accursei stuff
go down my throat again. l csn
heartily indorse the Houston cure for
the liquor disease, and from experience
and observation testify that tho treat.
ment does not debtlitate but builds uo
the system"
The following certificate is from n
recent graduate: Tins is to certify
that have been treated at tho sUous-
ton Narcotic Cure Institute for tho
whiskey habit and am fully satisfied the
institute can do all they clai On in regard
to curing the desire for drink. WAS q.
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 1t. The physician in charge and sll. i
OF the officers connected with the insti-
tute are courteous gentlemen and do air
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 7, 1898"
j. K. Burt, of Radford, told re-.
porter when he was leaving for home
after taking the treatment:
III am Sc years OF age and have been
drinking alcoholic liquor for twenty
two years and for the last six wears
very hard. / have been sufferer from
rheumatism for three wears. Abont
tour weeks ago I was induced to come
to this institute for treatment. l was
told to drink what whiskey 1 wanted,
hut after three Or four DAYS l didn'r
want any more and from that time
until now have been improving all the
time and to- day l feel as we'll as / ever
did in my life and twenty years younger,
tnan | did when i entered the insti-
tute. The rheumatism as we'll as the.
desire for whiskey is all gone and Z
would not go back 10 the drink habit
again for $4,000"
Mr.. John c. McGhee. another patieu~
whose cure was remarkable. made this
statement: ION N arcn was taken
to the Houston Institute by some
friends for treatment of the
liquor disease. So drunk was Z
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, am 80 years
OF age, have been constant drunkard
yea drank very hard. After three
weeks treatment at the institute feel
better than ever did in my life. NY
mind is clearer, eyesight as good, If not
better, than before. ] eat we'll ana
sleepwell and leave the institut to bonyant
and active, with ali 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
KING and courteous treatment received
at the hands OF the officers and physi-
clans OF the institute"
Appended is an extraLt from q letter
OF +. Grant Williams who was a mem
Der OF the first class OF patients cured ut
the institute about January 1. When
he came to the institute he had been ON
six months spree and had been a ysrg
hard drnkrr for 10 years:
~ think tits about time was writing
to inform you thar | am still alive and
wei ana stlcKlng TO and advocating tho
Houston treatment. The longer 1 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 made,
that day, drop in on my patrons and
have chat wi b them. No one knows