The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-04-17
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Editor. 5sS sst II 3tS
IS < In q recent article, addressed moro
particular to MON bers of tie order,
the Illinois Good Ten mplar saws:
Every menbor in our Order. has
promised to do "all In his power to {. 81!
vance the cause Of te,pp erance. Do
we realize how far-reavhing and ,sipni.
ficant this promise isl Are we doing
'all in our power to advance the cause
Of temperance2" While we are cd. :.
eating the young and persuading tho
moderate drinl1er to forsake his habits,
we must not overlook the drunkard,
because he is in need of our most low
ing solicitude and consideration. Tru-
ly, as Paul srys: "We must be all
things to oil men that wc may save
some" 1t 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 ia the State with compar-
atively little effort; that is, the treat.
ment of inebriety as a disease. Any
lodge can, by O series Of entertainments
or lectures, easily raise tho sum Of
money to be used for this special pur-
pose. to be known ns q Rescue fund"
This is to be used for defraying the
expenses of the patient while taking
O course of treatment at some Keeley
Institute. The patient, when cured,
will, of course, be required to refund
the loan as soon as possible and when
repaid, it can be used again and again,
and thus be 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 patient, he should be In
itiated into tho lodge and tho members
should endeavor to make it pleasant
for him, thus by their influence in a
social way making it possible for him
to start life anew with brighter pros
poets.
We refer to the Kelley Treatment
advisedly beca,lse 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 100000 patients
treated, ninty-five per cent. were per-
manently cured, and have been return
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self-supporting, respectable citizens.
It has been introduced into the Sol
diers' Homes and the regular army.
Colorado, Louisiana ana Maryland
have laws providing for the treatment
to beadministered the habitual drunk
ard ct the expense Of the State. Bills
looking 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. sHH
From personal observation among
friends and acquaintances who have
taken the Kelley treatment, we can
heartily recommend it as being all
that is claimed for it. #t
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 another column.
The treatment thus highly commend
ed is successfully administered. at the
Kelley Institute, Columbia, S. @. #