The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-25
A LETTER FROM "LLEwxAM.'
His Opinion of the Kelley Cure and
The Greensboro Institute.

His Opinion of the Kelley Cure and
the Greensboro Institute.
The following letter recently written
to the President of the Greensboro
Kelley Institute, is from Mr.. Maxwell
German, the well known and talented
newspaper man of Raleigh, whose inter-
esting letters from Washington CITY,
during the eighties, when he resided
there and wrote over the no de plume of
"Llewxam," will be remember by the
readers of the News AND OBSERVER, then
under the management of Capt. S. A.
Ashe; the Norfolk Virginian, Greens
boro Patriot, Winston Sentinel, Fayette-
vile Observer, Durham Tobacco Plant,
and other papers.
Mr.. German is now Southern Cores
pondent of leading New York, Boston,
and other Northern high class news
papers and magazines, and also proof
reader of the large publishing, printing
and binding establishment of Edwards
and Broughton, at Raleigh.
He took the Kelley treatment last
March, and his complete cure has been
the subject of congratulatiOn with a
very wide circle of friends and acquain-
tances. What he says in tie following
letter written with no idea of its pub
LEGATION, but having since given his con-
sent to the use now of it--should con-
vince any skeptical drinking man that it
is his duty to himself and his family to
take advantage of the opportunity at
forded by the Greensboro Institute, to
AGAIN hecome a sober man and a useful
member of society.
1t is convincing, and shows what any
drinking man can do, after taking the
Kelley treatment at properly conduct
ed Institute, such as the one at Greens
boro, can do, if he is made out of the
right metal:
RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. %, 1895.
W. II. Osborne, ESQ, Pres, etc., Kelley
Institute, Greensboro, n. @.
"MY DEAR COLONEL: Having little
leisure time to day, it has occurred to me
to "drop you line" and tell you that at
the end of five months from the time OF
entering your institute, | am keeping
the faith, feeling well and getting on,
financially, better than / have for many
years. | never realized until recently
that a life of strict sobriety could make
such a difference in my pocket book. /
have, in four months time, by the in
creased capacity Of my present self to
earn money, saved more than the amount
that my treatment at Kelley cost me,
which otherwise would have been worse
than thrown awBy, if l had earned it.
So, regarding the matter simply from
business standpoint, | consider 1t the
best investment | ever made.
81 will not say that have had no
battles to fight with my old enemy
during these five months, because it
would not be true. But / do say this
[ have never, since taking the Kelley
treatment, doubted my ability to whip
the enemy, and / find the confidence |
now have in myself is not misplaced.
My victories have been easily won; am
master of the situation" and have no
fear now of the devil of intemperance
making inroads on my physical terri
tory--indeed, he has now about quit
making the attempt. In short, my will
power was restored by the Kelley, so
that | could successfully resist any
latent appetite for liquor that might be
left, and now all that has disappeared
entirely.
1T is my belief that any man, who sim
cerely desires and most earnestly tries,
can easily abstain from the use of intox-
icating liquor, after once taking the
Kelley treatment at Greensboro Insti-
tute, where the facilities for treating him
successfully are so admirable and com
plete.
III shah be glad to attend the 'fre-
union, if you succeed in completing the
arrangements.
Very truly your friend,
MAXWELL J GoRMAN.
Southern Correspondent Northern News
papers and Magazines, and Proof
Reader at the Publishing, Printing
and Binding Establishment of Ed
wards & Broughton, Raleigh, N. @.