Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-05-19
LIQUOR CURES IN GENERA
And the MorreII cure IN pn,ll...,-

Replying to your correspondent in a.,..
Phunix regarding liquor cures I'm general ~,
permit me to remark: First there /. Poi, d,,,.
that Vermont is the banner state b. ..,,,,..l'
reform Il having been very consistent, r..'''
ton over quarter Of a century And ..
that Of the eight largest towns or ..,i.s wv,
state. Brattleboro is the cleanest ir ,.,
unless II possibly may be- St Jolr..ufr gan
ever. Ner1nonts environment is most NM .-, hi7.
being bounded by three liquor states ,,alst
which are among the very worst m A., T9
together with the Dominion of r4f4ia lllG
north E
This fact makes possible by actual .,ati.,i...
5000 incorporates made SO by uauorts,i,. %.
liquors. who at least ought % be "kiI..'. orJu 2
Of these eight cities and town, RIi,i,ssl
Rutland Montpelier, Bellows Falls and Ra,...N
ton all have cures. And St Johnson, aT5 I-s
Adams, the only ones out in the cold viii KY
them within the present month THIS mir' i "an
for BrattlebOrO especially: It is for fl.. s, u. uG
diacent states II treatment is desired a.
pelier derives already revenue of al least a..
week from this source and increasns .onS,ar,
Liquor cures have been in vogue over "a 800.
I'm France, with ten years Of Success 81. o,....N!
in this country. AS there Is great r. Z
nearly quarter OF a million cured ir the tx
States, the lapses from some not lr..pg e,. u.7
cent and none over ten per cent doe. h no., -
TO reason that this is not blue gla.. rrs, ,a
If a craze, certainly very good kim " a -
Does BrattlebOrO object 70 a COOL asrs ~
taCt 10 anything LndL works Tor rylf.,ttyr
even a Salvation Army: Does She 9biac+ =,
revenue, all of which will remain hero fro-, "A
good a source Has she not derived sot,.-ts
of a revenue from a most undesirable ipsti-1.'-
for over halt century The medical profess
are divided upon this question, with th. ipaioe.-
Of course, opposed il. Those friendly 10 II "
those of the liberal class who have irvestiai
it, as every good physician is an eclectic IN r,,
tice II not IN theory Scores and hundreds MIR
BIZ cited Of physicians in this country VIA 81
only are not opposed to II, but large pr,ro,.-
favor il. one DR.. Oscar DeWolf mos, eT5ir...
in the allOpathic profession. who wa, pr.sai.-
for a decade or more Of the Chicag, h,s,j
health, and whose wise, sagacous and far.,igt..
views have been adopted by scores Of Amer
cities, is at present at the head " a r0ursi =
cure in London
As to the active citizen who prnpns-s ,o..
500 for every 500 subscribed Tor The cure h !.
der to keep il away, 1t may be pertinent forp,
to be informed that no money has been ,ul.o-J-
or even asked for, nor ever will be- H5vsye
in time, II may be that some parties here II \,
rich beyond the dream of avarice. NAV Ia ~
TO take some stock in one of the best 6ayirs :
vestments Of the present day The ierr, ~
sponsible men, is certainly misleading. for ~
ers would infer thereby that the following "a,
ties were irresponsible. The Morrel Hquof IN,
Is organized with a capital of two million am,
at Rock Island, ILL.,, with the best men of tb4s-
|. at its head. The headquarters Of the eaSe7
branch is located in the Nail and Express bg5i
ing In New York city, with a capital Of half a mi
lion, backed by the estate Of the lat. Elliot Sbr
ard, with board Of officers as follow. for er,FT
pie: President, Major Gen o. o Howard. USI
directors, Postmaster Van Cott New York NJ,
Geo Bliss, who has Just given outright the msy
nificent Episcopal church to NOrthamptop Ma,
and ex-Vice President Morton and others
Hence. if A. G. carries out his benefcen, int,
ton for the great cause of King Bacchus he raf
be- able to invest all Of his hundred, and 49,
more. The institution here is represented by r.
y II. Hartman. well known here in Brattleb5,,
An Institution of this kind, recommended BIZ ).
best people Of the entire country, simply seek,
place in Brattleboro for the purpose u tryna
accomplish good for the state and vicinity IN
mere nominal sum to pay expenses at less ths,
half price of most other institutions II Its ki1I
In conclusion, as silently as goes on the trs-
IN lntoXicants, except an occasional outbr-s
quickly disposed of by the strong arm Of The hE
even more silently win go on the cure. carryri
the bright sunlight Of blessings innumrrab4 h.
many blighted and ruined home II ,.anuot !.
detected by any one of the five senses and vi
only he apparent in its heneficent results whi.
will be as far reaching a. eternity itself
y H. HARTMAN