The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-10
MORE EVIDENCE or IT'S MERITS.
The Good Results of the Hous-
ton Narcotic Cure.
Testimony of Popular Business Man
Who Had Been Addicted to the
"hiskev Habit For Eorty-two Years-
After Thirty-nve Days' Treatment He
Is Completely Cured or tho Habit.

In following up the investigation in
stituted by THE TIMES OF the methods
Of treatment and the results obtained
by the Houston Narcotic Institute of
Roanoke, a reporter for THE TIMES
called on we'll known and popular
business man of the city who for years
has been addicted to the habit of intox-
ication and conversed with him at
length on the subject of the Houston
cure.
The gentleman's name is withheld bv
request, but any one desiring 20 see him
personally can be directed to him by
applying at the Office OF the Houston
Institute, as he will be glad to explain
his experience to any one interested.
He said: 81 have been drinking
whiskey periodically for forty.rwo
years and am we'll verseo In eyery
phase OF drunkenness. I know ali
ABOUT 1T and the evils attendant upon Ii.
NO human being can tell the misery
and the agony | have passed through.
The horrors of the damned could scarcely
be worse. l have tried every conceiva-
BILE way to stop the habit that enthralled
me and be man again, but in vain.
Sometimes would get up in the morn.
ing and vow to myself not to take n
drop that day, but before night 1 would
be drunk. My drinking was periodical
and as the time passed on the periods
were nearer together and the sprees
INDUCED In were more frequent and nv
drunkenness came to be we'll nioh
haoltual and the amount OF whiskeyI
drank was something enormous.
VI have had in my life several mar
row escapes from death by accidents
that are sorely due to my being intoxi-
Gated My escape from some OF these
was something miraculous. Some time
ago attended lecture by Luther Ben
son, and after listening to the horrors
of intemperance pictured by him I re-
solved that il could not quit bv anv
other means would take the course at
the Houston Institute. l entered the
Institute in January, 1893, and con-
tlnued the treatment continuously for
thirty five days, and within that time
to my great satisfaction lost the taste
for liquor entirely and came out per-
fectly and wholly cured. My sight is
better, my hearing is better, my sleep
Is better and am in better health gem
orally than haye been since 1 was a
| young man. The cure was radical, per-
feet and complete. 1t has now been
over five months since was graduated
and since that time have had no desire
whatever for whiskey and am perfectly
satisfied that | shall never want to
drink again.
Nothing on earth couldinduce me to
return to the habit of drunkenness
again to which was such an abiect
slave and fully believe that had not
taken the cure at the time did would
1. I'd &c
During my stay at the institute nv
treatment was kind, confederate and
courteous and everything possible was
done by the management to make 1t
pleasant and comfortable for me and
the other patients. Since l was cured
| have daily, for months, attended the
institute at treatment hours and
watched the patients in the various
stages OF their cure and I am now at
| this time even more enthusiastic over
the good being done by these people
than was even at the time was
turned out free and cured man and
restored to the bosom o. my family.
saw some patients come to the institute
in worse condition even than | was
who in few weeks were entirely cured
from the terrible habit. l wish that
every man in the city who Is addicted
to the habit of alcoholism, would take
advantage of the Houston Institute,
which | regard as being the greatest
public benefactor in the city"
Appended are testimonials from two
gentlemen, who were graduated five
months ago and who are still enthu-
siastic over the result of the treatment:
II cheerfuliy recommend the Houston
Narcotic Cure for the whiskey habit.
1t has changed me from drunkard
and all attendent evils to sober man.
feel hive years younger than | did be-
fore taking the course; am perfectly
we'll in mind and body and 1 can never
express my deep gratitude for being
cured.
Tho manager and all the officers are
highly respectable gentlemen and stand
very high in this city. I would saw to
any one, into whose life this terrible
curse of drink has entered, go and be-
healed and be man. Very truly
| yours, w. r. MADISON"
ROANOKE, Va, February 3, 1898.
GENTLEMEN: My period of treat
ment has now ended and | consider it
just and proper TO return my thanks for
the benefits have derived from YOUR
| cure. When | came here I was an
almost physical wreck; was threatened
with pneumonia. After a stay of three and
one half weeks at your institute can
now say that I am completely restored
TO manhood both mental and physical.
No pecuniary consideration would ever
| tempt me TO return TO my former dissi-
| pated life. | now have no desire or
thirst for alcoholic drinks of any kind.
return my many thanks 70 DR.. Staples,
physician in charge, for his courteous
/ njar