The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
MORE EVIDENCE or IT'S MERlTs.
Tho Good Results Of the tsouss
ton Narcotic Cure.
1e'sfmony of a Popular Business Daaa
Who Had Boon Addicted to the
"Aisisey Habit For Forty two. Years-
Afser Thtrty-tive Dpys rreatnupnA He
10 Completely Cured or the Hab.u

S'I'osoV " Ike ZINES OF the methods
ca treatmentand the results obtained
By the Houston Narcotic Institute OF
Roanoke, . reporter for The Trass
called on 3 we'll known and ponnIar
business MON of the city who for years
mas been addicted to- the habit OF intox.
ication and conversed with him at
length on the subject OF the Houston
cure.
The gentlenan's name is withheld by
request but any one desiring TO see him
personally can be directed to him bv
applying ct the Office of the Houston
Institute, as he will be glad to explain
his eNperieDce TO any one interested.
HE said: "E have been drinking
whiskey periodically for forty-two
years and am we'll versed In eyery
Phase OF drunkenness. know all
aooSs IL ana the evils attendant upon it.
No human being can tell the. misery
and the agony 1 have passed Through.
The horrors of the damned could SCARCELY
oe worse. have tried every conceiva-
bic way 10 stop the habit that enthpalled
me andH be man again, but in vain.
sometimes would get up in the morn.
ing and VOW to myself not to take a
drop that day, but before night would
be drank My drinking was periodical
ana as the time passed on the periods
were nearer together and the spreesI
INDUCED in were more frequent and nv
drunkenness came to be we'll nigh
naDltnal and the amount of whiskeyI
drank was something enormous.
" 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 by any
other means would take the course az
the houston Institute. / entered the
Institute in January, 1893, and CON
tinued the treatment continuously for
thirty. five days, and within that time
TO my great satisfaction l 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 oens
orally than have been since 1 was a
young man. The cure was radical, per-
feet and complete. 1t has now been
over i've months since was graduated,
and since that time have had no desire
whatever for whiskey and am perfectly
satisfied that I shall never want 20
drink again.
Nothing on earth could,nduce me to
return to the habit of drunkenness
again to which l was such an abiect
slave and fully believe that had not
taken the cure at the time did would
soon have filled drunkard's grave.
during my stay at the institute my
treatment was kind, considerate and
courteous and everything possible WAS
done by the management to make il
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 as
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. T
saw some patients come to the institute
in worse condition even than I was
who in few weeks were entirely cured
from the terrible habit. l wish tlat
every man in the city who is addicted
10 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:
~ cheerfuliy recommend the Houston
Narcotic Cure for the whiskey habit.
1t has changed me from a drunkarG
and al atsendent evils to sober man.
feel five years younger than 1 did be-
fore taking the course; am perfectly
we'll in mind and body and | can never
express my deep gratitude for being
cured.
The 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 bs
healed and be man. Very truly
yours, w. R. MADISON"
ROANOKE, Va, February 3, 1893.
GENTLEMEN: My period of treat
ment has now ended and consider Ii
just and proper TO return my thanks for
the benefits have derived from YOUR
cure. When l came here was az
almost physical wreck; was threatened
with pneumonia. After stay of three and
one'h half weeks at your institute can
now say that 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 to DIR. Staples,
physician In charge, for his courteous
and atfable disposition under somewhat
trying circumstances and his strict at
tention to the details of my case. The
ofhctals also have my thanks for their
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