The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-02

The Houston Narcotic Cure Comnany
OF Roanoke, does not need to 90 awsv
from its own doors for testimonials OF its
wonderful work. When men who have
received its treatment and have besn
aosoluteiy and radically cured come
forward and volunteer statements evan
the most biindly skeptical are com pelled
TO pause and examine their statements.
THE TINES has been conducting n
rigid, thorough and critical personal
examination into the operations of the
houston cure in Roanoke. This exami-
nation has been entirely free from re.
stralnt. The manager and physician
nave been asked every question tnat
study could suggest. THE TINES repre-
sentatives have talked freely with the
patients in and out of the institution.
when they were admitted, st various
stages OF the trestment and after thew
were discharged, and freely stakes i.s
reputation as reliable journal upou
tne tatth OF the management of the
houston Institute and the absolute
certainty OF its treatment.
10 emphasize further it's statemeur
HE Times declares that medical science
fever, typhoid fever, or any Injections
or contagious disease than the Houston
Cure Is to deal with the LIQUOR habit.
This emphatic declaration would not be
given under any other circumstances
than those surrounding the remarksble
development OF the Houston Cure,
which is an agent for good FAR above
any yet brought to light by medical
science. 1t is greater boon to man
klnd than vaccination for small pox.
Small poS may kill it's hundreds and
scar 1t thousands, but the LIQUOR habit
Kills It's thousands and scars it's millions.
No less wonderful than the radical
character OF the cure is the gratifying
fact that even the traces of the habit.
the hitherto indelible marks of liouo-
upon tho face, are absolutely DESTROYED,
ana the countenance glows with the
new life and cleanliness which is from
within.
a TIMES representative had LONG
conversation few days since with NJ.
Il. Il. Obenshain, prominent miller and
merchant OF Arch Mills, BotetourU
county, who conversed freely concern
ing his treatment at the Houstsn Insti
tute.
II was put to bed drunk when I was
years DID," said he. "At 25 I was a
periodical drunkard, and up till few
weeks ago kept going FROM bad to
worse. am now AZ years OF age. Ten
days before | came here I had never
nearu OF the houston cure. I came and
investigated.
~ was convinced that the treatment
was successful and | started in on the
2sth OF February. On the e6th of MARCH
l was discharged and / am we'll man.
l nave not the slightest desire for LIQUOR.
My system is clear; my health Is so per
cent better than it has been in wears.
My strength is visbly greater. / feel
reinvigorated in every way. My head is
clearer and my eyesight and memory
are improved In taking the treatment
followed the directions absolutely.
know that am cured"
MIR. Obenshain presented all the ap-
peacances OF man in fine physical
condition. His eyes were clear and
origin and his skin as clear as possible.
His flesh is firm and solid, and his grip
strong and steady. The change in mis-
appearance for the better in the short
space OF four weeks would be hard 20
believe possible to one not acquainted
with the results OF the Houston cure.
One Of the most prominent and widest
known physicians In the State, who for
number of years has been addicted to
the excessive use OF whiskey, and who
for three years was perfect slave 10
the morphine habit, was discharged
from the Houston Institute recently
perfectly cured Of both habits, after q
course OF treatment OF about Ave weeks
A few minutes before he left on the
l2:45 train, in conversation with q
reporter of THE TIMES, the physician.
whose name Is withheld by request.
said: ~ have been regular prac ticing
physician for twenty two years and have
been periodical drunkard nearly the
whole time Three years ago | com.
menced the use OF morphine, taken
through the stomach, and have been
ever since taking enormous ouantit,es
| regularly. My stomach was almost
ruined and was suffering greatly from
kidney trouble. | confess when came
here was somewhat skeptical, but be-
! fore had been in the institute three
days could SEQ the system would do all
1t claimed. For more than year have
been student Of the different methods
OF liquor and opium cures, and have read
perhaps as much literature on the sub
lect as any physician in the State, and
l am prepared to say the Houston cure
Is superior to any. In my own case I
was entirely cured OF the whiskey habit
before mad been under treatment three
weeks, and In four the taste for opiates
was entirely gone IS before commenced
the habit.
while under treatment have closely
watched tho other patients and lind
that In every case the cure Is perfect
and permanent and l notice that nearly
every one who comes here is afflicted
with kidney trouble and they all leave
here perfectly cured OF anything OF the
kind. ! myself am better in that RS,
| spect than have been for fifteen wears
and also feel better in every respect
| than have for five years, and for the
first time in the that period have
good appetite and can relish and enjoy