The herald., 1895-04-28
SPECIAL, NOTICES.
CHkCNIC ALCOHOLISM AND THE OPIUM
Y HABIT.
DRUNKENNESS Is DISEASE.

lhI MA ENN % Is a DlSEASE.
Dipsomaniacs are cursed with or wing,
gnawing appetite for alcoholic drink, which
appetite they cannot cootrol or satisfy. Ihls
morbid appetite frequently has an inhf rited
prediS position rs constitutional cause ana
with such the hereditary vice is east aroused
TO activity and becomes an irresistible con-
trolling innue zee.
1t is not civilized mans natural dis osition
to relinquish all that serves to make life happy
in order TO satisfy his desire for drink. such,
however. is the case with dipsomanlacs. he
periodical arunkard presents no such positive
pathological changes, as he INDUCES but sell
dom. and allows the ,ystem time TO recover ny
eliminating the poison before it has time TO
cause tissue inju les Although such men
sometimes go to terrible excuses, ill some in
stances prolonging the debauch for several
weeks, they either have a great appetite and
consume much food, or else they depend en-
tirely on the liquor for aliment
When quantities of food are ingested l. eX-
ercises Il protecting influence, keeping The gas
trio functions busy, neutraiizing TO Il large eN
tent the poisonous effect OF the liquor, ana
therefore tending to equalze the cirrula ion
When the desire for rood is completely sup
pressed by the liqnor, the system is left unpro-
tected to the mercy OF the alcohol and the
nervous organs receive the full effects OF the
ttimulan
Many persons in the prime of life persuade
them elves that a moderate use of liquor taken
regularly, even on an emmy stomach wi
cause no detrimental results, as they expert
ence no immediate disag ieeable symp oms
any will even claim that their systems de-
mand the stimulus and that marked heueHtS
follow its use No more fallaeious or deceptive
idea can he entertained BY healthy man.
The system il is true, becomes habituhted to
the abuse as /, does TO the narcotic poisons--
opium, haschiSh, ehloral or to. acco; but let
such persons disc ntinue its Use for any rea
son, and for weeks they must suffer with los !
OF appetite fever. pains or palpitation, with
perhaps constipation and nervous irritability
and loss OF flesh. the system IN such cases has
from fong abuse become changed and demant 8
its regular poi. on to sustain the abnormal
standard created by the liquor With hope
and all the finer emotions and sensibiltles
crushed thu victims OF the liquor habit are
only capable of causing tears and shame to
all connected with them. No higher mission
comes To the medical ma1--no greater credit
can attach to his skll--than to find trea,-
ment that can stay this ''torrent of misery
that flows so relentlessly over its bed of human
hearts
Even more than slcohol. the opium habit
holds its thousands OF victims in degrading
slavery Since the introduction of the hypo-
dermic syringe Il G renicions juice OF the
poppy has destroyed mvriads OF human bodies
and minds among the fairest and brightest
women and mos intellectual OF men. The me6-
zeal profession with occasional exceptions, are
too apathetic with spect to this haunting
vice. They are too often open TO raVer
charge than Hpathy--they have been instru
mental in teaching thousands the way to the
worse because truerj inferno than that over
which the great Italian poet inscribed the ter
rible warming:
"Who enters here leaves hope behindw
SURE. SAFE and SWIFT
release from the
LIQUOR, OPIUM ana TOBACCO tB1TS.
The WHISKY HABIT CURkD IN IA DAYS.
Apply to DIR. i Il. PILkINGTON Wiley
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