The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-16
MORE EVIDENCE or lTSMERTTS.
The Good Results Of the Hous-
ton Narcotic Cure.
testimony OF Popular business Man
Who Had Been Addicted to the
"hissev Habit For Forey-two Years.
After Thirty-iive Days' Treatment He
Is Completely Cured of tho Habit.

s'isu seu py LIE LINES OF the methods
OF treatment and the results obtained
by the Houston Narcotic Institute OF
Roanoke, reporter for THE Tr,fRs
called on we'll known and nonn1ar
business man of the city who for years
has been addicted to the habit of intox-
ication and conversed with him Mt
length on the subject of the Houston
cure.
The gentleman's name is withheld by
request, but any one desiring 60 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 forsy-two
years and am we'll versea In every
phase OF drunkenness. 1 know ali
about 1t and the evils attendant upon it.
No human being can tell the misery
ana the agony l have passed through.
The horrors of the damned could soarcelv
be worse. have tried every conceiya.
BILE way to stop the habit that CENTRALIZED
me ana De 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
ana 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 nfph
habitual 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 incompetence pictured by him / re-
solved that II could not quit by snv
other means | would take the course at
the Houston Institute. l eftered tho
Institute in January, 1898, and CON
tinued 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. NV sight ia
better, my hearing is better, NV sleep
is better and am in better health gem
orally than have been since I was a
young man. The cure was radical, per-
feet and complete. Ii has now boen
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 coul6induce me TO
return to the habit of drunkenness
again to which L WAS such an abiecs
slave and fully believe that had / MOI
taken the cure at the time did would
soon have filled drunkard's grave.
During my stay st the institute nv
treatment was kind, considerable and
courteous and everything possible was
done by the management to make it
pleasant and comfortable for me and
the other patients. Since WAS cured
have daily, for months, attended the
institute at treatment hours and
watched the patients in the various
stages of their cure and 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 of my family. I
saw some patients come to the institute
in worse condition even than 1 was
who in few weeks were entirely cured
from the terrible habit. / wish that
every man in the city who is addicted
to the habit of alcoholism, would take
advantage OF the Houston Institute,
which F! regard as being the greatest
PuoiiS oOhciSCtOE AL Tue CITY.
Appended are testimonials from two
gentlemen, who were graduated five
months ago and who are still enthu-
siastic over the result Of the trestment:
IL cheerfully recommend the Houston
Narcotic Cure for the whiskey habit.
1t has changed me from a drunkard
and all attendent evils to a sober man.
feel five years younger than did be-
fore taking the course; am perfe city
we'll in mind and body and I cad never
express my deep gratitude for teiug
cured.
1.-The manager sna all the ofiiceys are
very high in this city. would say to
any one, into whose life this terrible
curse of drink has entered, go and be-
healed and be n man. Very truly
yours, w. R. ID Apis ON
ROANOkN, Va, February 2, 1893.
GENTLEMEN: My period OF treat
mens has now ended and consider 1t
just and proper 10 return my thanks for
the benefits have derived from your
cure. When came hsre was an
almost physical wreck; Was threatened
with pneumonia. After assay of three and
one half weeks at your institute can
now say shat am completely restored
to manhood both mental and physical.
No peonniarY confederation 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 to DIR. Staples,
physician in charge, for his courteous
and affable disposition under somewhat;
trying circumstances and his strict at
tention to the details of my case. The
officials also have my thanks for their
kindness to myself and other patrons.