Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09
MORRELL COLUMN.

THE "bombardment is closed. The guns are
silent We are glad 1t is so. IL shouiu never ~ ~
begun The Morrell stronghold y ~ pspr
kF SAY the bombardment, as the heloi-
NOR calls il never should have begun. suppose
some Brattleboro mother or father had sg"t &c q
hayward son to some cure cure an n,,rse If spps.
lite When that mother or father read the n W.
Phoenix attacks would not these WORDS leaP ttS
lips" What can the man pe .1 t ,,o again TO
the drink" This is what we mean when we say
| - II ought never to have begun. There are t"O
sides to this " local pride question. Tit,
CAN any one see any inconsistency III PuolN
meeting to protest " against the \: n. appehh
daee " In the light Of the Phoenix articles to9chs
ing the freedom OF BrattleooTo Ironl al "0e
temperance work: ,-,,- t,,.
THE Phoenix may dogmattze ana l1eallztgii ~. ~
the sober men and women OF Brattie0Oro VIII JON
hands in solid phalanx to save the talieh anu PIe
vpnt the cursed thing from winning more VICTIMS.
WE do not expect to say anything more aoout
the Commandment" which is closed II It Is not
renewed BY others. - -
If il were in good taste, would take on our
hats to the Reformer," for the emlnehty ialt
and magnanimous editorial on the wnOie suoIeCt
of the discussion precipitated by the uhiortuHate
articles Of the Phoenix. Even touching the points
| in which the writer differs from us, we admire
the candor and generosity OF the discussion,
IDENTIFY there is judicial mind and broad cath3Ilc
| spirit behind the Reformers editorial taDle. We
| hail the discovery with joy and something OF re-
lief We like men who can see both s,oss Oh
| subject and who never strike below the belt , 81,
| OUR contention respecting the secret remedy
mart of the recent discussion, has received sig
nfcant local illustration 80
cations as against the medical code - which III
sists that every physician shall make all his dis
| coveries known to the medical profession. First
| the discoverer has right to pecuniary returns
for his discovery, just as much as has the inven-
| tor of any ingenious machine. alwa,s, OF course
| assuming that the discovery Is not for the cure OF
| an acute or malignant disease.
| THE second justification Of the " secret RENE
| dy,' as illustrated in the case Of the medicines
used for the cure of drunkenness. is that Keeping
it secret is the only way Of encouraging men to
invest money in it, and SO is the only way OF hav-
| ing it reach the largest possible number OF pa
tients. We still hold to these points. much as we
| appreciate the contrary arguments OF the Ke-
A SACRED confidence exists between us and
| our patients We never disclose the names OF
| our patients, without their full and free consent
1T is natural senstiveness which leads man
to desire that it should not be known that ne Ii
| taking treatment. II seems equally natural in
most cases, and is very significant, that after a
man is cured he wants every body to know it.
This is particularly true with reference to other
| men who are in bondage-the cured man wants
all his old companions in bondage TO be cured and
enjoy the liberty he enjoys.
THIS is the case with our first graduate, Mr.
VIM. b Mettey. barber at the water cure builds
ing. II anybody wants to know what the Morrell
cure can do, how it il applied whether a man can
take it and work at the same time. and wants to
hear it from the lips OF a grateful and happy man
who has gained five pounds of flesh elasticity of
step, steadness of nerve, good appetite and sleep
and who has happy wife aud children, let him
20 and get shaved by WIN B Mettey and ask him
what he knows about the Morrell cure.
WE wish to have all interested understand that
our rule is, 80 No cure, no pay and we want to
say further, that not one single patient who has
been faithful in taking the Morrell treatment, has
failed Of being entirely free from the love de-
sire for liquor and less than ten out OF every hum
dred cured have returned to drink and this record
is true even in the worst districts OF New York
city.
ONE patient says, - seem to be all made over
new. | feel like a man"
1T is as sure that cure the man of the
love for drink. that a barber can shave of the
beard from mans face, and with no more harm
TO follow
WE take from the man every desire for drink
and build him up into manhood and strength.
FULL particulars and reading matter free.
JUST keep in mind this one thought, NO
CURE, NO PAY"