The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-03

HE TINES has brought this series of
articles on the Houston Narcotic Cure
up to narrative OF the investigation
into its thorough reliability and efficacy
by Mr. j. Hobbs, now the general
manager of the Houston Narcotic Cure
Company at Roanoke. We have shown
that the men who are back OF the com.
pany are widely known over Southwest
Virginia, gentlemen OF wealth and
probity. of the highest standing in the
business community and in their re-
spective churches.
After Mr.. Hobbs had visited the
Houston Institute at Concord, N. H he
visited
THE INSTITUTE AT OMAHA, NIB,
which has been in operation since the
iet Oh January last, and has graduated
between zoo and 400 patients. Dr.. Hen.
derson, graduate Of the Massachusetts
Medical College. is medical director. A
thorough investigation OF the merits of
the Houston cure was made here as
elsewhere.
Maryville and Stanbury, Missouri, the
home OF DR.. Houston, were next visited.
whe re patients were first treated by DR..
houston and his partner, DR.. Van
Cleave, who has treated N ore than
1900 patients himself A yery large
number OF these who had been cured
for year or more, testified to the
thorough efficacy OF this cure. Mr..
Hobbs drove seven miles in the county,
from Stanbury to see Mr.. Thomas,
merchant, who took both the whiskey
and tobacco cure, more than year ago,
and is effectually cured of both.
THE INSTITUTE AT CEDAR RAPI1s, IOWA,
which had been in opera ton since the
18th OF February, 1899. At this insti-
tute they have cured q large number of
patients, number OF whom were inter-
viewed by Mr.. Hobbs, who now has an
account Of these interviews in his nos
session, and would be glad to show them
to anyone wishing to see them. Among
those interviewed was Mr.. Charles FL.
Clark. who had used morphine excess
sively for years, and had spent hundreds
OF dollars with physicians and special.
lists for cure, and Was perfect wreck
at the time he was induced to enter the
Houston Institute. Hadn't eaton q
breakfast for ten years and seldom din
ner, and never had whole nights ress
in that time; was thoroughly cured last
March, after six weeks treatment.
and has never had any desire for mor.
phine since, and says he never felt bot
ter in his life. The next place yisited
was.
OTHER INSTITUTES VISITED.
The next institute visited was at ST.
Joe, Missouri, and the same result found
to exist there as at other places.
The last institute visited by Mr..
Hobbs was at Louisville, Ky, whore
they have had very hne class OF
patients. DR.. Steedman, of Louisville,
a physician way up in his profession
there, is the medical director of this
institute. Here, as elsewhere, thew
have performed some very remarkable
cures among doctors, lawyers, railroad
Utlico men, merchants, as we'll as all
classes OF patients. A great many
physicians all over the State of Ken
lucky CO operate with this institute i n
their good work, by sending patients to
it and aiding them in every way they
can.
At this institute Mr.. Hobbs found q
young man from Michigan. who had
been cured for about ten days, waiting
on check from his father 10 take him
home. An interview with him disclosed
the fact that, though barely twenty
years OF age, he had been an opium
fend, a drunkard and generally de-
bauched from the effects OF both. A
case presenting every phase of demen-
tia. A physical wreck and social out.
cast Bis shattered intellect until he
! had taken the treatment, could not Com-
| prehend the seriousness OF his con-
dition, but gradually, under the scien-
tihc treatment Of the Houston Narcotic
Cure, his mind brig htened, his oks and
walk betokened an Improvement, and
now, thoroughly restored, he presents
the appearance OF finely developed
| young man in possession OF his mental,
moral and physic ii powers, an illusIra-
tion of what can be accomplished By
this wonderful remedy. This euro is
endorsed by the Medical Progress, OF
Louisville, the leading medical journal
Of the South. as well as The press gen
| orally.
Mr.. Hobbs says further that he inter
viewed over 200 patients who had taken
and were cured by this treatment. and
the concurrent testimony OF every cna
was that they had been thoroughly and
etfectually cured of the drink and mo,-
phine habits, and never felt better iu
their lives In not single case had
there been any impairment of the mon.
tai or physical powers, but the invari-
able testimony of all was that they com
menced feeling better from the time OF
treatment and after their cure (Which
takes from three to four weeks) their
systems we're thoroughly renovated aud
manhood 70 stored.
These ststements coming from q clear
he adsd, carefully observant gentleman
and vouched for by TIE TINES cannot
fail to impress upon the reader the fact
that the Houston Narcotic euro dos s
absolutely what it processes to do-cu q
the liquor, tobacco, morphine or opiu a,
habits. In our next article we will con.
tinue the statement OF Mr.. Hobbs Ia
vestigatson and follow it up with To