The morning call., 1893-01-01
FOR HIS HEALTH.
DR.. Jewell Quits the Home
for Inebriates.
NO LONGER IT'S MANAGER.
Compelled to Leave on Account of
Sickness-fiis Views on Drunk
enness and Drunkards.

To-day DR.. James Gray Jewell will serve
his last hour in the service of the institution
known as the Home of the mebriates.
His resignation takes place at ~ o'clock
to-day. when DR.. S. o. l.. Potter will be-
come resident physician and superin-
tendent.
DR.. Jewell has been at the head of the
home for little over eleven years. during
! which time he has acquired quite an exten-
sive reputation as an authority on manias
and nervous diseases due to the taking OF
alcoholic and other decoctions.
The reason DR.. Jewell resigned his posi-
ton at the home is because he is suffering a
severe paralytic stroke in the left SIDE
About six months ago. while giving his seat
on Sutter-street dummy 10 lady passen-
| ger. he fell backward on the cobblestones
aud injured his side. AT first the doctor
| did not think much of the accident, and
| being hale. hearty man, believed that the
! effects would soon pass away.
| But about four months after the shock to
| his side caused by the fall a strange kind of
| paralysis manifested itself. The paralysis
| was accompanied by nervous internal
| shaking Of the organs and muscles OF the
| left side. This disease baff1ed not only the
| skill Of the doctor but that also OF the
| leading physicians of the State.
One of the reasons of DR.. JewePs trip
| abroad is to consult with some of the lead
| ing scientific physicians OF Europe who
| have made special studies OF nervous dis
eases. The doctor has been in correspon-
| dence with some of them already.
| He does not look the sick man be really
| is, his face being calm and undisturbed,
| though his side Is raeked with suffering at
| times.
II have only given I'D this life work of
mine in this home because have been COM
PEELED to by sickness, but l think IN my
| successor, DIR. Potter, the trustees will find
| COED man.
''When first came to this home it was
| heavily in debt" said the doctor; now it
! has $4,000 to its account. During my term
l have secured 100000 Of donations for the
| home. / have also built up library with
! almost 1O00 volumes on the shelves all OF
| which are donations. / only speak OF these
| things 10 show you that my management
| has been successful and satisfactory. While
| here have treated 1900 patients, accord
| ing TO the records OF the home. Many OF
| these | have cured, and you do not know
! how many friends l have all over the
| world in consequence. Cocaine iends,
| opium and laudanum fends have been
| cured here as we'll as drunkardS."
What is the principal thing to consider
| in curing patent% was asked.
above all there must be kindness" said
| the doctor. "Never by harshness let him
suspect that his case is incurable, Ii you
do you should make no attempt to cure
| him, because you will not succeed After
| cleansing the system of the alcohol and
| thing to build up is the will POWER aud
resolution. This is greatly moral rather
| than medicinal task
''Do you really believe, doctor, that the
| alcoholic habit is eurable?"
81 must say yes to that question" re-
I'd In al nbua Ia.o "a
| what in doubt of perfect cures. but per-
| feet cures are rare. Ordinarily patients
| return to such institutions as these again
aud again. each confinement being more ag
| gravated than before.
al believe" said the doctor emphatically,
| raising his right hand, that alcoholism
represents the sum of sll villainies in the
| world. 1t should be under Government
| control, for the future of the lace depends
upon its judicious use.
81 believe this home should be under
| Government control. The Government
| licenses men 10 make men drunk, and after
putting the money in its own pocket pun
! ishes the one who becomes drunk. Drunk
| enness is species of mania and should be
| taken care of just as well as the insane.
! The Government legalzes the causes OF
| drunkenness, but neglects to take care OF
the effects"
"Are You believer In hereditary drunk
| enness? was asked.
II am." was the quick reply. 81 believe
that fully one-half Of the drunkenness Of
| the world is due to hereditary influence.
| In examinations into the family history Of
| drunkards l have been always able to trace
| this influence, and 1t sometimes goes back
| to the fourth generation. Why is my son
| or daughter a drunkard? | am asked.
| There is 10 une in my family who has any
| liking for liquor
81 have found and traced this hereditary
/ influence to the great-grandfather.w who died
of dellrlum tremenS. For my part | be-
| lieve that all confirmed male and female
| drunkards should not be allowed to marry
| and communicate their disease to posterlty.
Then there is the drnnkard through
| habit, who contracts the disease through
| surroundings and social Influences. He
commun ieates the disease to posterity
| through hereditary influence. The drunk
ard through habit is sometimes cured, the
| hereditary drunkard very seldom"
/ You ask me wha. species of cases / have
had here In my twelve years experience.
j tell you it would astonnd you 10 know the
! characters of some OF them, but | cannot
| even tell you their names. i have had titled
! men herefrom all parts Of the world. Net
1 long ago young man, the son OF an English
Earl, prominent in English politics, was
taken in hack from his residence in Lon
| don and placed on sailing ship. When
the sailing ship reached San Franciscohe
| was taken from the vessel and placed in
dllOtHeT HACK duu conveyed. .uITcct 10 tnlS
| place. de remained here three months.
and when he was cured the same thing was
| observed. He is now in London leading a
| respectable life, and can feel the strange ex-
perience of having travelled from London
| TO San Francisco, remained here three
| months and yet never seen one of its
| streets. Had his name been mentioned here
| 1t would have produced social sensation.
Zone OF the most Interesting cases ever
had was that OF young Russian prince
| who was here not so very long ago. He
came ON the steamer Australia. He was a
beautiful looking young man, with face,
/ hands and feet like woman's. His was
| not a case of alcoholism, but of spiritual
mania. He had gone daft OF the subject.
when | would enter bis room in the
morning where he was alone | would fnd
| him leaning on his elbow talking. He
/ would say Excuse me. doctor, am talking
with my mother Later when l returned
he would apologize for having excused him.
| self.
"Yes, have had people from the best
| families here, the best in the East on the
| coast. and in London and Paris. How
! many q sad pathetic scene / have witnessed
1 in this little Office" said the doctor, rising
as he thought of husbands bringing wives
and mothers. whose sons were incurable
/ drunkards.
"And yet" he continued, II have also
seen many happy reunions in this room
| when cures had taken place and solemn
| affirmati0ns made to forswear forever the
| fatal habit"
| On last Sunday DIR. Jewell was presented
/ with handsome set OF resolutions by the
| Board of Trustees Of the home, expressing
| regret at his departure. Dr. JEWELS wife
| was aiso presented with q handsome gold
| watch and chain.
| DIR. Potter. who will lake DR. JawelPs