The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-10
ALL TESTIFY TO ITS MERITS.
Testimonials From Houston
Cure Graduates.
One ex-Patient Says He Feels Like ono
Resurrected From the Dead-Another
Feels Twenty Years Younger and as
Well as He Ever Did in His Life Some
Strong Endorsements.


THE TIMES has been securing brief
interviews from graduates OF the Hous-
ton Narcotic Institute with view of
publishing an article on the practio Al
results OF this wonderful cure OF tas
liquor and opium habits. The reporter
has carefully looked into the theory of
the cure and is thoroughly convinced of
the fact that the treatments being con-
Quoted strictly on scientific principles,
and 1t remained to ascertain il tho 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,
l returned home a sober man. The
Houston Institute at Roanoke did the
work for me. On February Ist / WAS
induced by kind friends to place mysclt
in the care of the institute, and at The
expiration of four weeks left feeling
almost like one resurrected from the
dead, great load was removed from
my shoulders, and | was in every
respect new man, with my will ,wsr
restored and determined by the grace
OF God, never to let the accursei stuff
m
heartily indorse tho Houston cure for
| the liquor disease, aud from experience
and observation testify that the treas
ment does not debilitate but builds up
the system"
The following certif,st, is fc)m
recent graduate: This is to certify
that have been treated at thu Hons
ton Narcotic Cure Institute for the
whiskey habit and am fully satisfied the
institute can do all they claim in regard
to curing the desire for drink. was q
! hard dr.nker for about thirteen years
and now feel as II 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 the inssi-
tute are courteous gentlemen and do all
in their power to make it pleasant for
the patients. Hope this writing may
influence some of my fellow mon to
break off from the all destroying evil.
~. w. THoMAs.
East Radford, April :, 1898"
j. r. Burt, OF Radford, told ra.
porter when he was leaving for home
after taking the treatment:
II AIN So years of age and have been
drinking alcoholic liquor for twenty
two years and for the lass six years
very hard. l have been a sufferer from
rheumatism for three years. About.
'our weeks ago l was induced TO come
to this institute for treatment. l was
told to drink what whiskey wanted,
blu. after three or four days lidn's
want any more and from that time
until now have been improving all the
time and to-day [ feel as we'll as l ever
did in my life and twenty years Younger
than did when / entered the insti--
tute. The rheumatism as we'll as the
desire for whiskey is ali gone and 1
would not 20 back to the drink habit
again for $4,000"
Mr.. Jonn G. McGhee, another patien5
whose cure was remarkable, nj ado this
stat ment: ION March was taken
to the Houston institute By some
friends for treatment Of the
Iquor disease. So drunk was
at tue time that did not
know where l was going and for two
or three days after reaching the insti-
tute did not realize where | was. To
make long story short, am 32 years
OF age, nave been 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. NV
nina Is clearer, eyesight as good, if NOS
better. than before. | eat we'll and
sieepwell and leave the institute houyant
and active, with all desire for strong
drink thoroughly eradicated from nv
| system, and firmly believe that I will
from this time hencefofth be q atrone,
SOBER man and return thanks for the
Kind and courteous treatment received
at the hands Of the officers and phvsi-
clans Of the institute"
Appended is an extraLt from letter
OF <. Grant Williams who was mem-
Der OF the first class of patients cured at
the institute about January i. When
ne came to the institute he had been ON
a Six months spree and had been very
hard drinkrr for 10 years:
81 think it is about time was WRITING,
to inform you that am still alive and
well and sticking to and advocating the
Houston treatment. The longee stay
away from liquor the less desire [ have
for 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 loafing around
the saloons and spending what made
that day, I drop in on my patrons and
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