The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-21
ALL TESTIFY TO ITS MERITS.
Testimonials From Houston
Cure Graduates.
One ex-Patient Says He Feels Like One
Resurrected From the Dead-Anothsr
Feels Twenty Years Younger and as
Well as He Ever Did in His Lifo-sone
Strong Endorsements.


The TIMES has been securing brief
interviews from graduates of the uous-
ton Narcotic Institute with q view of
publishing an article on the practical
results of this wonderful cure of the
liquor and opium habits. The reporter
has carefully looked into the theory of
the cure and is thoroughly convinced Of
the fact that the treatment is being con-
Quoted strictly on scientific principles,
and 1t remained to ascertain il the in
stitute did just exactly what it claims
to do. The result has been entirely
satisfactory, as few OF the many grad
yates interviewed have testified in their
statements given in this article.
w. f. Accord, Of Glen Water, who was
discharged as cured in March, told the
reporter: 81 am 46 years old, and have
been drinking for % years, and for the
past few years very hard. For the first
time in ten years, about one month ago,
returned home sober man. The
Houston Institute at Roanoke did the
work for me. On February LIST I was
induced by kind friends to place myself
in the care of the institute, and at the
expiration Of four weeks 1 left feeling
almost like one resurrected from the
dead, great load was removed from
my shoulders, and was in everv
respect u new man, with my will power
restored and determined, by the grace
of God, never to let the accursei stuR
go down my throat again. can
heartily indorse the Houston cure for
| the liquor disease, and from experience
and observation testify that tho treat
ment does not debilitate but builds up
the system"
Tho following certificate is from o
recent graduates: This is TO certify
that have been treated ut tho 'Hous.
ton Narcotic Cure Institute for tho
whiskey habit and am fully satisfied the
institute can do all they claim in regard
to curing the desire for drink. was q
hard drinker for about thirteon years
and now feel as If had never used the
vile stuff and have no desire to return
to it. The physician in charge and all
of the officers connected with tho insti-
tute are courteous gentlemen and do all
in their power to make 1t pleasant for
the patients. Hope this writing may
influence some OF my fellow mon to
break oil from the all destroying OWL.
-. w. THOMAS.
EAST Radford, April Z, 1898"
j. Il. Burt, of Radford, told re-.
porter when he was leaving for home
after taking the treatment:
~ am ST years Of age and have been
/ dali l-s. Ill
two years and for the last ak years
very hard. | have been a sufferer from
rheumatism for three years. About.
four weeks ago | was induced to come
to this institute for treatment. l was
told to drink what whiskey wanted,
but after three or four days | didn't
want any more and from that time
until now have been improving all the,
time and today feel as we'll as | ever.
did in my life aHxs twenty years younger.
than did wheSss | entered tho insti-.
tute. The rheY isusu AZ wei "a the,
desire for whiskey is ali gone end L
would not go back to the drink habit.
again for $4,000"
Mr.. John @. McGhee, another patienr
whose cure was remarkable, made this
statement: ION Marcn 3 l was taken
to the Houston Institute by some
friends for treatment of the
iquor olSease. so drunk was I
at the time that did not
know where | was going and for two
or three days after reaching the insti-
tute did not realize where | was TO
make long story short, am SO years
OF age, have been a constant drunkard
for fifteen years and for the past two
| yea drank very hard. After three
weeks treatment at the institute feel
better than | ever did in my life. My
mind is clearer, eyesight as good, If not
better, than before. | eat well and
sleepwoll and leave the institute bouyant
and active, with all desire for strong
drink thoroughly ersdicated from nv
system, and firmly believe that will
from this time henceforth be strong.
sober man and return thanks for the
kind and courteous treatment received
at the hands OF the officers and physi-
clans OF the institute.-
Appended is an extract from letter
OF E. Grant Williams who was a men-
Der of the first class Of patients cured at
the institute about January l, When
he came to the institute he had been ON
six months spree and had been a very
hard drinkrr for 10 years:
81 think tits about time was writing
to inform you that / am still alive and
we'll and sticking to and advocating the
Houston treatment. The longer l stay
away from liquor the less desire have
Tor 1T, and there is not money enough in
this State to induce me to ever touch
the vile stuff again. My associates now
are all business people who don't drink,
and at night, instead Of 10 fling around
the saloons and spending what M ade
that day, drop in on my patrons and
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