The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-27
Confessions.
OF An Opium Eater and Hard
Drinker.


Bath Times
| was born in Wiscasset, Maine,
March LIST. 1859 When p years of age,
| received severe injury by being
thrown from IA carriage. As result Of
the accident | suffered intensely from
disease of the bones of the hip. NV
physician administered morphine to me
for the purpose of relieving the severe
pain which suffered constantly.
When under the influence of the drug |
was comparatively comfortable, but
when its effects passed of the pain re-
turned, and again | world resort TO
morphine. | continued in this way
until, when | attempted to discontinue
its use, | found myself in a condition Of
suffering even worse than that for
which the drug was first administered
| was victim Of the drug bondage. |
could not discontinue the use of NOR
phine. ] was IL slave to lis effect. Men
may say that | lacked will power or
decision of character. that | could have
broken from the habit. but the many
thousand human souls in this country
who are suffering from the effects of
the drug, know the impoSsibillity of
breaking from the habit by any effort
of will-power unaided.
For % years lived under the effects
of morphine. The last five years of
that time was addicted to the liquor
habit, drinking heavily and taking my
drug at the same time. At this time
realized that something must be done to
better my condition or would soon be
a mental wreck, and physically unable
to attend to any business. BY the ad
vice of family aud friend, ! visited the
saniiarium of a popular ''cure. or hum
bug, in a neighborng State, and sub
iccttd myself to their treatment, follow
ing all the regulations of the institution
and making every effort 10 be cured of
my disease. In four weeks | was sent
home incurred, and while Il patient there
my suflerings were intense.
After returning to my home, phys-
clans were called to treat me and to save
my life they recommended my return To
the use of morphine. ! was again in
the tolls of the serpent, my courage
broken, my hopes shattered. | lived on
in this way for more than year longer.
when learned that The Belinger Ger
man Remedy Co., had located "A SAM
tarium in Norridgewock. Me-, and had
cured some extremely difficult cases of
the morphine disease.
After investigating their methods and
treatment decided to again make the
effort to rid myself of the habit and
on Oct. 18th, 1894 entered the institu.
ton and commenced treatment. They
took my drug from me at once andJ the
first dose of medicine | received in>N'ay
treatment caused me TO feel better in
every way than | had felt under the
influence of morphine for years, and
while in the sanitarium what little suf-
fering | experienced was the result of
stomach, occasloned by the long
aud excessive use of alcoholic stimulants.
The management and all others connect
ed with the institution treated me kindly
and WELL and the remembrance of my
stay there is a pleasant one
In just eight weeks from the time |
entered the institution, | returned to my
home thoroughly cured and | cannot
express my happiness and
gratitude for ills deliverence from a
living death.
To anyone suffering from the drug
habit or the liquor habit | would most
earnestly recommend the Bellinger cure
and would be pleased 20 render you
any assistance in my power or any in
formation in regard to the treatment
will be promptly received by addressing
II. f. Benson, M. d. who is medical
director and superintendent of the sani-
tarium at Noiridgewock, Me.
DAVID q. SEANEY.
261 Front ST., Bath, Me.