Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-04-14
DWIGHT ECHOES.

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the field ot achievement Is not
safe historical pass-key. Time.
the arch critic, is needed TO extir-
pate the imaginary and crystal
llze the real. Time is the arbl-
ter between the scientist and the
sciolist. Time decides between
the physician and the mounte-
bank. In this era of empiricism
and quackery, when new diseases
seem to be made to order for new
remedies, it isn't safe to rely upon
iiowerv advertisements or tran
sient effects. Just as the crapus-
cular glow in the heavens is swal-
lowed by night, SO doubtless is
the false hope fostered by quack-
cry ultimately lost in despair.
Genius is essentially pioneer.
Success is always logged by imi-
tations. Afte, Columbus, al the
world learned the way to America,
but only he discovered it. "No, it
can never be dore," say the public,
but when it is done, the chorus is,
"Why, we can do that tool" And
once the genuine is introduced,
the counterfeit is sure to follow.
No more conspicuous evidence of
this fact need be cited than the
numerous imitators of DR., Leslie
e. Kelley in this country.
To 60 straight home to facts,
without more predatory plsti-
tudes. rather more tfan a year
ago the writer made his pilgrim
age to Dwight, to have eradicated
from his system the venom OF the
worm of the STILL Though he
has felt for some time that all ac-
count of the facts might be of in
terest to suffering humanity he
has postponed it in order to speak
with the force of conviction and
the sanction of time. With the
readers permission. the writer
will change pronouns on him and
proceed. Well, I had heard of
Keeley and Dwight only in a gen.
eral way-perhaps most often in
saloons, where they are usually
mentioned with about the same re-
spect that 3 bible might inspire
in a harem. | vaguely imagined
that Dwight was sort of Gehen-
ma IN the outskirts of Chicago
somewhere, while Kelley must be
an old Bluebeard of chemist
who cured such patients as he
could not kill by any fair means.
L knew no one who had undergone
the treatment, consequent, ny
Imagination was untrammeled by
intercourse. | think several times
during the reaction after debauch-
es | dreamed that Kelley was
coming after me with q hogshead
of dynamite on one side, while
Satan was closing IN on the other
with red-hot buzzsaw. Finally
one day in town | met drummer,
who noticed that [ was somewhat
beyond my perihelion and waltz
ing off into any space thg! came
handy. Well, drummers love all
the world-and talk half of it into
q premature grave. But this one
by hi, talk gave me a start IN 3
different direction. He knew
Kelley graduates, and could
give me light on the subject. He
assured me the treatment was not
a humbug-nor was it dangerous.
Formerly [ had not regarded tray-
cling men as shining examples of
veracity, but somehow I began to
believe in Keeley's cure. That
mans volubility was the nucleus
for my reformation, tardy enough
in development. Herceforth l
shall have warm spot In my
heart for drummers, and some
tears for their graves when the
weather is fine. | Ibegan to think
seriously of trying the treatment; 1
felt it was & disease IN my
case. [ procured some of
the Kelley literature. Mean
while my intention steadily
grew stronger. [ discussed it
little with acquaintances, partly
because encouragement was lack
ing. Few thought it prudent
step. The county afforded no pre-
cedent. It was leap into the
darkness. But finally [ resolved
to go-and went
At Dwight it is understood that
q Missourian who comes sober is
in disgrace. 1t is worse than hav-
ing red hair used to be among the
Romans. l must say upheld the
honor of my State very satisfacto-
rily indeed. Loaded down with
shelf and heavy "tangleleg" from
Peoria, | added 8 copious glossary
and appendix of Chenoa what
killed dad" and at last went into
Dwight a Jag by an overwhelm-
ing majority. Once there, the
Rubicon was very small stream
to cross. Everything is reduced
to system of the simplest and east
est nature. In very short time /
was marching in the Gag" line to
sobriety. On q Thursday morn
ing ] began to take the treatment, !
and on Sunday following [ tasted |
for the last time, No will |
power was necessary to relinnuish