The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-23
A C0MPLETE TRANSFORMATION.
The Liquor Habit Should be
Treated as Disease.
1t is no More "A Crime Than Four. Firtbe
of All Diseases-Its Cure as Radical aa
That of Vaccination for Small Fox.
interesting Statement of Graduate
of the Houston Narcotic Cure.

Inc excellent work Of the Hopston
Narcotic Cure is becoming more and
more evident every week. The cure
is scientific and radical. 1t is but a.
few years since Jenner discovered that
small pox could be prevented by vacoina-
ton. Before that time small pox waa
as dreaded as the cholera and recko,cd
lts victims by the hundred thousanda
Whole communities were ravaged and
scared BY the dread disease. For HIM
dreds of years it's ravages were un.
checked. Now it is harmless. It's
ravages are checked. 1t is becoming
an extinct disease in all we'll reou-
lated communities. This is because n
REMEDY was found
So it is with the liquor, opium, NOR
pAine and tobacco habits. For hun.
dreds OF years they have claimed their
slaves and victims. Sixty thousand mon
each year fill drunkards' graves in the
United States. Drunkenness causes
misery and murder. 1t has NO redeem.
ing feature. But new idea is born. IL
lsno longer treated as vice but as a
disease. 1t is no more crime than other
diseases. Four hfths OF all diseases ia
due to ignorant or wilful relation of
natures laws.
by radical yet thoroughly scientific
course Of treatment the Houston Mar
cotic Cure radically cures those dis
eased appetities which are yearly
wreck!ng u ousands OF homes.
THE TINES vouches for this, as it has
carefully and thoroughly investigated
its plan OF treatment and talked with
its numerous patients and graduates.
Day after day and week after week a
representative OF THE TINES has seen
biea-ed and sodden victims OF the
liquor habit enter The Houston
Institute and Place themselves
under treatment. Ee mas seen
them come up from the verge otdeiiriun
tremens, gradually Change and steadily
improve until at the end o. three or
four weeks they emerged new men,
masters of their minds and bodies and
apPetites. The old, horritle craving
absolutely destroyed gone forever.
Their skin fresh and clear. their eyes
bright and sparkling New hope, new
energy, new life in every iirh limo and
feature. What did it? WHAT worked
this wonderful transformati IN? The
treatment of the Houston Institute.
TIMES representative interviewed
Mr.. James W. Johnston, OF Salem, yes-
terday. Mr.. Johnston is civil engi-
neer by profession and man of more
than ordinary mental ability and infor-
nation. He has just gradG ated from
the Houston Institute. He talked freely
and without reservation.
~ am rs years otage,' said ne, "and
had bean drinking since was -. was
about % before l became s. druuRard
and since then I have been getting
worse and worse until OF late years nv
sprees would last until was bedridden.
Ny physical condition, TOO, kept getting
worse would have violent cramps in
my legs, pains in the base of my head,
stiffness OF the arms snd general weak
ness as well as disagreeable fnnc tional
Irregularities, all going from bad to
iworse.
"lcano here three weeks ago and
took the Houston treatment. am
cured. Not only am cured, but am
better physically than at any time in
twenty years. no longer have those
functional disoders Ny i'm bs are free
from cramps and stiffness. My pains
are gone. am now enjoying the first
real happiness since became drunk.
ard. ! can now go back TO my profession
q new man.
Not only is my appetite gone, but |
feel as IL never wanted 30 either soc
or smell liquor. Even recalling to mind
people that have drank with in years
gone by the fact that did drink with
them creates feeling Of repulsion.
am cured. l am we'll man.
THE TINES reporter looked Mr. john
ston over. His face is bright; his skin
is clean and ruddy with health; his
eyes are sparkling with new life. One
who was not acquainted with him would
ever suspect that he was the broken
down, dissipated unfortunate man who
entered the Houston Institute three
weeks ago.
The Houston Institute will continue
its beneficiary work an6 already the
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