The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-04
TESTIMONY FROM PATIENTS,
Three Graduates of the Houss
ton Narcotic Cure
make Statements as to the Thorouehness
of Their Cure From the Iic,or u.n,.
over FoOr Months and nc Rerturn
OF the Appctite"-A siz AIonths- Grad.
nate Gives His Testimony.

In connection with thorough fnves.
| tigation that has been conducted bv
| reporter of THE TIMES of the methods
and treatment Of the Houston Narcotic
cure Company, recent graduate of the
institute who is an old friend, towsman
and schooluate of reporter, was inter-
viewed. He said: II have been drink
ing whiskey to excess ever since have
been grown (for aboot Is yearsl, and al
though 1t sounds improbable, I have
sometimes drank as much as gallon OF
apple brandy in one day. 1t became
second nature to me and thought +
could not live without 1t. As you are
aware spent my fine Inheritance and a
great deal OF money besides in drinking
ana wrecked my health entirely. My
family physician advised me to sake
the Houston cure and I did SO, although
l had little faith in it, but want to say
that am perfectly cured and don't
think will ever drink again. MY ap~
petite for liquor is entirely gone and I
have no desire for strong LIQUOR" For
good reasons the name OF this Young
man is withheld.
The following letter Is from a grad.
uate OF over four months. In recent
letter he says he Is still all right and
has had no desire to relapse into his old
drinking habits;
ROANOKE, Va, February Is, 1893
Houston Narcotic Cure Company:
GENTLEMEN: The period of nv treat
ment having now ended at your institu-
tion deem it my duty to say word In
concentration OF the noble work you are
engaged in-that Of reClaiminp errino
humanity. Your efforts in NV case
were of a peculiarly trying nature
that OF restoring one whose physical
and moral nature, under the influence
OF intoXicants, had sank to yery low
place even in the estimation Of his
warmest personal friends. /, from what
have seen and from personal expert.
ence, do not hesitate to say that IL an
lneorlate will come to this institution
lno matter how firmly fxed the habit
habit or habits and obeys the rules OF
the institution while undergoing treat
ment, that there cannot be the least
possible doubt of his being cured, and,
In the future leading sober, decent
life. During my treatment have seen
the most wonderful transformations
that could be conceived OF. Men brought
here in maudlin condition, filled with
Bachanal songs OF revely in the short
space OF three to six weeks restored to
normal, healthy condition OF mind
and body from blear.eyed, debauched
men, with dissipation stamped on every
feature, to clear, complected bright.eyed
men with not single mark of dissipa.
tlon left l feel and know that I am
completely cured OF all thirst desire
and craving for alcoholic stimulants of
any kind whatever and have gained
fifteen pounds in weight during my
treatment Q37 to 1872 pounds). II there
Is doubling Thomas ''let him come
and see" for l know for certainty
that when he does 80 that he will then
oe satisfied OF the t.uthfulness of nv
asseveration. My lasting, sincere thanks
are due the officials OF the institution
for their very kind and courteous treat.
mont extended me while an inmate of
the institution and to DR.. Saml G..
Staples, physician in charge, for the
very kind solicitude with which he
attended my every want and the pa
tience shown by him under very trying
circumstances. NV lasting, eternal
gratitude is due to the officials, one and
all, and hope this is the beginning of
q better and brighter future. II YOU
think this will prove OF any benefit
10 the institute you are at liberty to
use 1t In any manner you may see fit.
with lasting gratitude and best wishes
for the institute and with the hope that
all who take the treatment NAV hold
out to the end am,
Gratefully yours,
CHAs. Nj. MILLER.
Mr.. Patterson, the undersigned, was
n atn1 frn, . t,o 81
SIX months ago, and has written to
friends in the city that his cure was
successful and permanent:
This is to certify that l entered the
Houston Institute a. Roanoke, Va, on
the 10Th OF December, 1892, for the cure
of the liquor disease. / came here
physical wreck, nerves exhausted,
bloated face, and very drunk. Liquor
had completely overpowered me--could
not quit 1t to save my life. My occupa-
ton was reduced from the responsible
position of railroad yard conductor to an
OK driver, and even was not 1t for that.
After had been in the institute a few
days lost all desire for LIQUOR, only
taking one drink after entered. Thew
gave me bottle to carry home the first
night, and have it yet, and no desire
TO- it--have sealed 1t, and expect to
keep it as long as | live. Now, after
four weeks treatment, l feel like /
never felt before. My appetite is
INN ense, nerves steady, 1 sleep we'll,
my eyesight has improved, and weigh
twenty pounds more than ever did In
my lite Now since am through, I
hate to leave the boys. feel like it is
my home, and can certainly say that
those four weeks we're the happiest OF
my life, and wish that could ALWAYS
stay in one OF these Institutes. Let me