The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

are led to believe that this drug, by holding
up the nervous system, is wonderful as
sistance to those desiring to reform Those
were the printed words, endorsing the sum
and substance of the Kelley treatment and
all that is claimed for 1t. LApplauseJ, /
looked back to the sixteenth edition OF that
work, and found all that was said on that
subject was put into an inch OF type, show
ing that since the sixteenth edition was
published new light had come to its editors,
and they were bound to publish it to the
world"
Rev. A. II. Webb was then introduced.
He said "Mr. Chairman ladies and gentle
men, think it must be true that have
good nerve to attempt to make speech on
such hot night. / have never taken the
Kelley treatment but II l needed IL, /
would. l am glad / can do without it. |
always speak when called upon in such
meeting as this, because L believe in the
Kelley treatment with all my heart, and l
cannot see how my brother ministers can
look down upon ii or undervalue 1t. 1t is
said that about half the ministers are wise
and half are foolish and the foolish ones
are those who do not believe in the Kelley
cure. Loud applause. l was told at the
banquet this afternoon that 100000 have
taken this treatment, have been delivered
from bondage worse than death, and have
been placed again, through the help Of DR..
Kelley, where they never hoped to be. In
our own state are 7S1 graduates. Only
Juluh VI III All army uedIly JuOuSduu
strong reclaimed in two years. What an
argument in favor Of this cure! The
Kelley Institute has changed our town.
Montpelier is brighter, better, cleaner
town than it was two years ago. 1t is one
of the most pleasant and beautiful towns in
the country, and, being the capital, we ought
to rejoice in the work that is being accom-
plished here. l wish you all Godspeed.
The time is coming when all opposition
will be crushed, and when all will acknowl.
edge the power and benefit of the Kelley
treatment in helping one that was a man to
be man once more The discoverer of
this treatment stands in the front rank of
reformers. His work will grow and grow
till this broad land is free from drunkards
from north to south, and from east to west.
| say Godspeed to everything which helps
the people towards sobriety manliness and
nobleness. May the time come when this
platform will be too small to hold those who
come to your annual reunions" tGreat APP
plause
Lewis Wood, a well-known citizen of
Montpelier, and one of the first graduates
of the Montpelier Institute, was next intro.
duced Mr.. Wood said 81 stand here to-
night proud that 1 am sober man, proud
that my appetite is gone. 1t is something
remarkable. Perhaps you think l never
tried to break myself Of the habit, but did.
/ never saw the time in the last twenty
five years, when 1 was sober but what
was hankering for it, until two years ago;
and tell you now that appetite and banker
ing is all gone, and tell you tonight that
Lewis Wood will never try to take glass
of whiskey just to see whether he can hold
it. Applausel. | am an old soldier. l
fought four years and eight months to put
down the rebellion. We had some hard
times and some good times, and we con-
quered But l have fought whiskey all my
life until 1 took this Kelley treatment, and
then it only took two days for the treat
ment to beat the whiskev."
George d. Wood of Hartland was next
called out. He said; Ladies and gentle
men, am proud to stand before you to-
night Kelley graduate. | am not proud
of the fact that l was drunkard, but am
proud that l had manhood enough left to
take this treatment. One year ago tonight
/ was drupkard OF several years stand
ing. One year ago tomorrow, l came to
Montpelier and commenced treatment, so
can call tomorrow my birthday, and, as
said before, shall be one year old. This
one year has been the happest of my life
have no longer an irresistible appetite for
Intoxicating drinks. 1t left me in four days
after 1 commenced treatment, and thank
God and DR.. Kelley that it has not re-
turned. l can look the world in the face
and truthfully say, / am no drunkard
am cured, beyond the shadow of doubt,
as thousands OF others have been. 1 am
better off physically, morally and financially.
| 1t is paying investment for any unfortu-
| nate inebriate to take the Kelley Cure.
| Yes, / have done more than save money.
have saved my mother and friends many a
heartache in the past year, and myself from
| drunkard's untimely grave"
A happy introduction brought William
Dillon Of Middlesex to his feet. He said
" am no orator. but will say 1 wish the
Kelley Institute had come here twenty
Vanderbilt. I would scatter it among the
poor workingmen who need the Kelley
| treatment. / thank God that through DR..
Kelley / have become a sober man.
didn't believe in the treatment when be-
| gan to take it, but ventured 500 on it,
and thank God it has made me a sober
man"
A. n. Bailey, one Of the graduates Of the
Institute at Rutland, spoke briefly; and
John Evans of Wells River related his ex-
perience with the treatment. Mr.. Evans
came to Montpelier twenty-five months ago,
determined to beat the treatment and drink
right along in spite Of it. His experience
was very entertaining
A. j. Sibley, one of Montpeliers promi-
nent business men, was asked to say a
word from the standpoint Of business
man. Mr.. Sbley said, in part: "In my
experience in hotel life l have seen good
many drunken men in all phases of life.
have learned, since the Kelley Institute
was opened in Montpelier, that have not
had charity enough for drunken man, for
|
gone to the Kelley Institute, taken this
treatment, and are now sober and indus.
trious men. These men on the stage are
the best evidence OF what the Kelley Insti
tute has done in Montpelier. 1 do not be.
lieve in regulating temperance by legsla
ton, but do believe that this treatment
makes sober men. The aid the Kelley
treatment gives to men who are in a physi.
cally weak condition is just what they need
to overcome appetite" (Applause].
William Canning told OF nights expe
rience he had before he took the treatment
He spoke a good word for the Kelley
League, as follows: There are a good
many in the audience who know me, and
know what l was; and they can help
great many who are as bad as l was by
joining the Kelley League and the Ladies
Auxiliary and thus do practical temperance
work"
Mr.. Wing, a morphine patient who re-
Gently graduated from the Rutland Insti
tute, and P. L. Lyons both spoke briefly.
John G. Wing of Montpelier was alsC
called upon, and he spoke briefly, as fol
lows: remember two years ago when tn,
Kelley Institute wasopened on State stree
for the cure OF the liquor, tobacco, morphine
and cocoaine habits l remember the tall
at that time, that it was fake. l remem
Der that on the twenty second Of June, TIVE
years ago, Brother Lord applied for tn,
treatment, and he, too, said it was a fake