The herald., 1896-02-13
MEDICAL
GURINo CURES DRUNKENNESS
CURING CURES MORPHINE HABIT
CURINO CURES TOBACCO HABIT!

Drunkerds cursed with craving, gnawing
eppetite for alcoholic drink, which appetite they
frequently has an inherited predispostion as a
constitutional cause, and with such the hereditary
Ylce !s easily aroused TO activity ana becomes an
irresistible controlling influence.
1t is not civilized man natural disposition to re-
linqush all that serves to make life happy in order
to satisfy his desire for drink; such, however, IS
the case with dipsomaniacs. The periodical drunk
ard presents no such positive pathological changes,
us he INDUCES but seldom. and allows the system
time to recover by eliminating the poison before it
has time to cause tissue Injuries,
Although such men sometimes go TO terrible ex-
cesses, in some Instances prolonging the debauch
for several weeks, they either have grea' appe-
tite and consume much food or else they depend
entirely on the liquor for alimenl.
When quantities Of food are inges.ed, IL eler-
cises protecting influence, keeping the gastric
functions busy, neutralizng to large extent the
poisonous effect Of lhe liquor, and therefore tend-
ing to equaliEe The circulation. When the desire
lor 1000 Is comploteiy suppressed by the liqugf,
tne system IS left UNPROTECTED 70 the mercy of the
alcohol and tAe nervous organs receive the full
effects OF the stimuant.
Many persons in the prime of lie persuade
themselves that moderate use of liquor taken
regularly even on an empty stomach Will cause
no detrlmental results. as they experience no I'M
mediate dsagreeahle symptoms. Many will even
claim that their systems demand the stimulus and
that marked benefits follow its use.
No more fallacous or deceptive idea can be en-
tertained by healthy man. The system, it is
true becomes habituatcd to the abuse as il does to
the narcotic Poisoas-opium, haschish chloral or
tonacco; but let such persons discontinue its use
for any reason and for weeks they must suffer
with loss OF appetite, fever, pains papitation,
with perhaps constipation and nervous irritabity
and loss OF flesh.
The system in such cases has from long abus,
become changed and demands its regular poison
70 sustain the abnormal standard created by the
liquor. With hope and all the finer emotions and
senS.bihueS crushed, the victims Of lhe liquor
habit are only capable OF causing tears and shame
TO all connected with them. No higher mission
comes to the nedcal man-no greater credit can
attach to his skill-than to find treatment that
can stay tNs torrent Of misery that flows so re-
lentlessly over its bed Of human hearts"
Even more than alcohol, the opium habit holds
lts thousands of victims iii degrading slavery.
Since the introduot on of the hypOdernlc syringe
the perniclous juice OF the poppy has destroyed
mYrlGds OF human bodies and minds among the
fai'est and brightest women and most intellectual
OF men. The medical profession, with occasional
exceptions are too apathetic with respect 10 this
haunting vice.
/ Ihey are 100 often open to Q graver charge than
npathy-they have been instrumental in teaching
thousands the way to the worse because truer) in
ierno than that over which the great Italian poet
ms ilNca the tortbie warning: 'Who enters here
leaves hope behind.