The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-25

The Houston Nalcotic Cure Comn,nv
OF Roanoke, does not need to o. ava
from Its own doors for testimonials of ira
wonderful work. When men who hava
received Its treatment and have boon
absolutely and radically cured come
forward and volunteer statements oven
the most blindly skeptical are compelled
to pause and examine their statements.
IHE TINES has been conducting 4
rigid, thorough and critical personal
examination into the operations of the
houston cure in Roanoke. This exami.
nation has been entirely free from re-.
straint. The manager and physiciao
nave been asked every question that
study could suggest The TIMES renre.
sentatives have talked freely with the
pauents in and out of the institution.
when they were admitted, at various
stages OF the treatmen. and after ,hey
were discharged, and freely stakes its
reputation as reliable journal upon
Ine lassh OF the management of tho
noustoh Institute and the absolute
certainty Of its treatment.
To emphasize further its statemant
iHE ZINES declares that medical science
is far less competent to deal with scarlet
leVer, typhoid fever, or any infectious
or contagious disease than the Houston
Cure is to deal with the liquor habit.
This emphatic declaration would not be
given under any other circumstances
IMAM those surrounding the remarkable
development OF the Houston Cure,
which is an agent for good far above
any yet brought to light by medical
science. 1t is greater boon to man.
Kind than vaccination for small pox.
small pcX may kill its hundreds and
scar IL thousands, but the liQuo, habit
Kills It's thousands and scars its nillfoos.
NO less wonderful than the radical
cnaracteF OF the euro is the gratifying
fact tia; even the traces OF tho habit.
tho hitherto indelible marks of LIQUOR
upon The face, arc absolutely DESTROYED,
ana the countenance glows with tina
new life and cleanliness which is from
within.
Fl TIMES representative had a long
conversation few days since with Mr.
Il. L. obenshain. prominent miller and
merchant OF Arch Mills, Boto .onrt
county, who conversed t cciv concern.
ing his treatment at tho Hcus:;n Ipati.
tu.c.
~ WAS Gut to bed drunk when was
years cid" said he "At - [ vas r.
periodical drnnkard, and W till fow
weeks ago kept going from bad TO
worse. am now A. years III ag> Ten
; days before camo here Gaa nevnr
heara OF the Houston cu,e. came AID
invcs'ig 4ted.
VAS convinced tnat Tho treatment
was successful and | started in on lbs
2Sth OF February On the 20 b of Mar:n
| was discharged and am a we'll man.
have TO. the slightest dc sire tor LIQUOR.
My sys'on IL Gear; my heath i, so per
cent. better than it has been in yos.s.
My strength is visibiy greater fool
reinv'goratcd in every way My head is
clearer and my eyosight and memory
are improved. In taking the creatment
] followed the disec lions absolutely.
know that am cured
Mr.. Oaenshan presented all tho an.
peafanc's Of a man in fine ply steal
conulton. His eyes were clear and
bright and his skin as clear as possible.
Ills flesh IS firm and solid, SnG his grip
strong and steady. The change in his
appearance for the bette. in The shors
space OF fcar weeks would &c hand to
believe possible to one not acauainted
With the results OF tho Houston cure.
OAo of the most prom :nent and widost
Known physicians in the State, who for
nu Der OF years has been addicted to
the excessive uso of ~hislsey, and who
lot three years was perfect slave to
the morphine habit. was discharged
from the Houston Institute recently
perfectly cured Of both habits. aftor n
course or treatment Of about five weeks.
a rev minutes before he left on tba
l2'i4 train, in Conversation with \
rep otter OF TiE TIMES. the physician,
whose name Is withheld by reoueat'
sald; ~ nave been regular prac ticinr
physician Tor tTontY.two years and have
ocen periodical drunkard nearly the
mho.e ;ime Three years ago com
henced the use OF morphine, taken
'hrouEh the stomach, and have heen
ever since taking enormous QUANTITIES
regularly. My stomach was almost
ruined and | WAS suffering greatly from
Kidney trouble. conf, s. when came
mere was somewhat skeptical, but be-
tore had been in the institute threa
days could sec the system would do all
i; claimed For more than a wear have
been student OF the ditfcren. methods
OF liquor and opium cures, and have read
perhaps rs much literature on the sub.
lect as any physician in the State, and
am prepared to say the Houston cure
IS superior to any In my own case L
was entirely cured OF the whiskev habit
before had been under treatment thras
weeks, and in four the taste for opiates
was entirely gop IS before commences
the habit.
While under treatmen: l have closely
watched the other patients and fnd
inst IN every case the cure is perfect
and permanent and l notice that nearly
every one who comes here is afflicted
with fidney trouble and they all leave
here perfectly cured Of anything OF the
kin1. myself am better in that re-.
spect than have been for 6tteen years
and also feel better in every respect
than | have for five years. and for the
hrs. time in the that neriod ! have n