The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-04-17
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usofail lI1''sls' Il suggsstions from an sfilinois
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4 a In 9 Y receat rtiole, addressed moro
particularly to membsss OF the order,
the illinois Good .rep.j jplar saws:
Every member iii our Order has
promised to osall liz; Is Y ,,r5 q, "a
vance the cause Of temp erance 8. Do
we realize how far-reaching antl S;
icant this promise is2 Are we oinr
"all in our power to ad vance tie cause
Of temperament While we are ed 81 s
eating the young and persuading the
moderate drinker to fOrsake his habits,
we must not overlook the drunkard,s 6
because he is in need of our most low.
ing solicitude and consideration. Tru.
ly, as Paul srys: "We must BIO all
things to all men that ,vo may save
some" It is this thought in our mind
that impels us to call attention to q
line of work much neglected, but
which might bo taken up by almost
every lodge in the State with compar-
atively little effort; that is, the treat
ment of inebriety as a disease. Any
lodge can. by series Of entertainments
or lectures, easily raise the sum of
money to be used for this special pur-
pose, to be known as q Rescue fund"
This is to be used for defraying the
expenses of the patient while taking
course Of treatment at some Kelley
Institute. The patient, when cured,
will, of course, be required to refund
tho loan as soon as possible; and whom
repaid, it can be used again and again,
and thus be q permanent feature Of the
work with practically no expense to the
lodge after the original fund is raised.
Several Good Templar Lodges have
been working along this line for some
time, and with great success. On the
return of O patient, he should be in
jtiated into the lodge and the members
should endeavor to make it pleasant
for him, thus by their influence in
social way making it possible for him
to start life anew with brighter pros
poets. s,
We refer to the Kelley Treatment
advisedly because it is undoubtedly
the best known of the many remedies
for the cure of inebrates and because
of its uniform success, statistics show
ing that out of over 200, patients
treated, ninty-hve per cent. were per-
manently cured, and have been return
ed to society, not as a charge, but as
self-supporting, respectable citizens.
1t has been introduced into the Sol
diers' Homes and the regular army
Colorado, Louisiana and Maryland
have laws providing for the treatment
to beadministered the habitual drunk
ard at the expense Of the State. Bills
lookingt to the enactment of similar
legislation are pending in the legisla<
lures of Illinois and eight other States
in some Of which they have been pass
ed in one branch and reports are en-
couraging that they will become
laws. ,l.
From personal observation among
friends and acquaintance who have
taken the Kelley treatment, we can
heartily recommend it as being all
that is claimed for it.
How successful it has proved in the
Soldiers Home can be seen from the
latest official report of Col. A. J. Smith
Governor at Leavenworth, which will
be found in anothor column.
The treatment thus highly commend
cd is successfully administered. at the
Kelley Institute, Columbia, s. Q. .