The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-08
ALL TESTIFY TO ITS MERITS.
Testimonials From Houston
Cure Graduates.
One ex-Patient Says He FeoIs like ono
fesurrected From the Dead-Another
Feels Twenty Years Younger and as
Well as He Ever Did In, His Life-some
Strong Endorsements. s

publishing an article on the practical
results OF this wonderful cure of the
liquor and opium habits. The reporter
has carefully looked into the theory of
the cure and is thoroughly convinced Of
the fact that the treatment Is being con-
Quoted strictly on scientific principles,
and 1t remained to ascertain if the in
stitute did just exactly what It claims
to d. The result has been entirely
satisfactory, as few OF the many grad
yates interviewed have testified in their
statements given in this article.
w. +. Accord, Of Glen Water, who was
discharged as cured in March, told the
reporter ~ am 4s years old, and have
been drinking for 80 years, and for tho
past few years very hard. For the first
time in ten years, about one month ago,
l returned home sober man. The
Houston Institute at Roanoke did the
work for me. On February LIST WAS
induced by kind friends to place myself
in the care Of the institute, and at the
expirstion 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 power
restored and determined by the grace
| OF God, never to let the accursej stuff
go down my throat again. can
heartily indorse the Houston cure fo-
the liquor disease, and from experience
and observation testify that the treat
ment does not debilitate but builds up
the system"
The following certificate is from a
recent graduate: This is to certify
that have been treated at tho .Hous.
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 a
hard drinker for about thirteen years
and now feel as if 1 had never used the
vile stuff and have no desire to return
to 1T. The physician in charge and all
of the officers connected with the iusti-
tute are courteous gentlemen and do all
IN their power to make it pleasant for
the patients. Hope this writing NAV
influence some Of my follow men to
break of from the all destroying evil.
~. w. THOMAS.
East Radford, April Z, 1897
j. r. Burt, OF Radford., told q re.
porter when he was leaving for home
after taking the treatment:
~ am Sc years OF age and have been
drinking alcoholic liquor for twenty
two years and for the last six years
very hard. have been q sufferer from
rheumatism for three years. About
four weeks ago l was induced to come
to this institute for treatment. l was
told to drink what whiskey wanted,
but after three or four days I didn't
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 l entered the insti-
tute. The rheumatism as we'll as the
desire for whiskey is all gone and
would not go back to the drink habit
again for $4,000"
Mr.. John G. McGhee, another patient
whose cure was remarkable, made this
statement: ION March I was taken
to the Houston Institute by some
friends for treatment of the
liquor disease. So drunk was
at the time that did not
know where was going and for two
or three days after reaching thsinsti-
| tute did not realize where | was To
make long story short, am 80 years
OF age, have been constant drunkard
| for fifteen years snd for the past two
yeas drank very hard. After three
weeks treatment at the institute feel
better than | ever did in my life. My
mind is clearer, eyesight as good. IL nos
! better, than before. i eat we'll and
| sleepwell and leave the institute bouyant
and active, with all desire for strong
| drink thoroughly eradicated from nv
system, and firmly believe that will
from this time henceforth be q strong,
sober man and return thanks for the
kind and courteous treatment received
at the hands OF the officers and physi-
| clans OF the institute.n
Appended is an extraLt from letter
| OF e. Grant Williams who was a mem
Der OF the first class OF patients cured az
the institute about January l, When
he came to the institute he had been on
six months spree and had been very
hard drinkrr for 10 gears:
II think itis about TINA was writing
TO inform you thar | am still alive and
we'll and sticking to and advocating the
Houston treatment. The longer l stay
away from liquor the less desire have
Tor 1t, and there is not money enough in
this State to induce me to ever touch
the vile stuff again. My associates now
are ali business peonle who don't drink,
and at night, instead OF loafing around
the saloons and spending whas made
that day, drop in on my patrons and
have chat with them. No one knows
how really good do feel, except those
who have been there themselves. Since
left Roanoke six weeks ago) l have
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