The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-28


so much time was spent in speech-making
that it was thought unadvisable to read
IL. The letter discussed at some length
the question of beredty as the cause OF in
sanity, the phenomenon of organic memory
and the physiology of the brain, and further
said "My remedy has lifted 10000 inc
briates out of bondage and given them lib
erty. 1t has removed the stamp that alco-
hol branded upon the brains of this army of
men. 1t has removed their craving for
liquor. 1t has cured them and made them
men once more. They are now earnest
workers, and living enthusiastic examples
OF the power of my medicine to overcome
inebriety. No medical method, no cure,
and no physician ever had so numerous
cliental, or so many actual cures in the his
tory of medicine, so certain a cure for any
disease as my remedy for inebrety. The
only secret of the success of this treatment
is that it will do the work. 1t will cure I'M
der all circumstances. Any living animal,
with a brain can be made an inebriate with
alcohol, and can be cured with my remedy.
Wherever, on living tissue, alcohol can
burn its brand, my remedy can erase 1t for
ever. The man who is cured of inebriety
may drink again; but he will not do so be-
cause of a craving for liquor He has no
justification for a relapse He does not
resume drinking after his cure by reason of
weak will power caused by alcohol. But
the clinical history of ecery relapse will
show that the cured inebriate has insanity
or other brain disease, or bodily disease, or
is morally vicious, or begins drinking
again simply because he wills to do so. 1
am not unaware of, nor insensible to- the
structures and criticisms of certain persons,
who try to find fault with my remedy. The
critics are few in number; but are found
among the people who think their bushes
is compromised by cure for nebriety. The
critics are generally liquor dealers and the
medical press. The critical physicians say
my remedy does not cure, and should there
fore be taboOed; while the critical liquor
dealers say it does cure, and therefore in
jures their business. However, many liquor
dealers contribute literally toward the ex-
penses of curing their inebriate friends, and
ten thousand inebriate physicians are now
enjoying the respect and patronage of their
patients, who once rejected them because of
their drunkenness. AS a result of my dis
covery that inebriety is a disease, and the
successful treatment by my remedy, the
medical profession has accepted the truth,
and recognizes and treats the disease by
either my method, or by pretending to use
my method, or by trying method of their
own. My remedy will prevent seventy five
per cent of the insanity of drunkards, and
fifty per cent of the total insanity of any
state, in proportion to all the inebrates
treated. 1t will prevent, in the same ratio
the suicides among the inebriate class and
the total population of any state. 1t will
lessen the record of crime seventy-fve per
cent in the same class and fifty per cent in
the population of any community"
General L. j. Boynton was pleasantly in
troduced by the chairman to say something
of his observation regarding the treatment
in Montpelier Among other good things,
General Boynton said; 81, for one, would
not like to let an opportunity pass to give
my full endorsement of the work of the
Kelley Institute. 1 believe its work has
been good, and not only that, bnt that it is
permanent. (ApplaHse). This is a sort of
anniversary occasion, and / well remember
my first visit to the institution. | was be-
lever in the Kelley treatment before the
Institute was locat ID in this place. There
was one question in my mind. | wanted to
know that this was genuine Kelley In
stitute, and nothing else. After a very little
conversation with DR.. Nichols | was con-
| WINGED that it was genuine one, and in
sizing up the doctor ] came to the conclu.
| sion that every graduate has arrived at,
that DR.. Nichols was a mighty good fell
| low" cloud applause) Mr.. Boynton then
| spoke of patients that he had induced to go
| there, and Of others whose changed life he
noticed with pleasure. He referred to a
| visit he recently made to a physician in
| Boston, who claimed the treatment was a
| humbug, but when Mr.. Boynton got his
! innings he cited instances with which he
| was personally acquainted. 81 wound up
| by saying to him." said Mr.. Boynton, as
l say to you tonight if the Kelley Cure is
q
world with such humbugs."
At this point the chairman stated that he
intended the proceedings to take the form of
a Methodist class-meeting, and called on
William Canning to give his experience.
Mr.. Canning said: " A year ago this time
was on pretty good spree. | had eaten
nothing for several days. | had heard
about the Kelley, Cure but took no stock
in it; still / made up my mind | would try
it and not let anybody know anything about
it. | can say the Kelley treatment has
made me so that my mind is free from care,
and if there is a boon on earth il is this
treatment. No man can make me believe
that any man has an appetite for rum after
taking this treatment" (Applause)
Lewis Wood was next called for and re-
ceived cordial greeting as he advanced to
the front of the stage. He said: " took
July, and have not seen a day, an hour,
minute or second since when | wanted
drink You all know what / was
all l prayed for was liquor. Gentle
men, thank God | am out of that. l. don't
bother me one bit. We meet to-day as a
graduating class, as good class of men as
walk any street. a year ago some of us
were in the gutter; now we are up, and
still going up and we are going to continue
to grow. (Applause), You have seen 200
of us together Next year it will be more
than 400, and in five or ten years from now
we will be one of the largest institutions in
this land. II man goes back, it is his own
fault; he don't want to be a man. If ever
get so low as to take glass of whiskey af-
ter all have suffered, hope!it will choke
me to death"
Graduate Wells of New York was called
on, and said: 81 am proud to stand before
you Kelley graduate. | am not proud of
the fact that | was a drunkard, but am
proud that had manhood enough left in
me to take the treatment"
Hon. III. A. Huse, state librarian, was the
next speaker. He said: " Mr.. Chairman
and friends:-I feel at the end of the year
now closed, and have felt for some time
pretty much out of all patience with men
who think as | thought year ago about the
Kelley treatment. II is now about a year
ago that | was introduced to DR.. Nichols
and in talking with him the first thing |
was convinced of was that the doctor was
no humbug, although thought he might be
deceived, for he told me of man who had
come to him for treatment, and | told the
doctor in all honesty that | admired his
courage great deal more than | did his
discretion to begin on that man. That was
my honest opinion. Tonight | honor both
his courage and his discretion. cloud ap-
plause). Mr. Huse then referred to several
well-knOwn men in town who have taken
the treatment during the past year, and