The herald., 1896-02-01
CURINo CURES DRUNKENNESS!
CURING CURES MORPHINE HABIT
CURING CURES TOBACCO HABIT

Drunkards curscl with a craving. gnawing
appetite for alcoholic dr,nk, which appetite thy
cannot control or satisfy. This mOroid appetite
frequently has an inherited predispositlon as
constitutional cause and with such the hereditary
vice Is easily aroused to activity and becomes an
Irresistible controlling influence.
. 1t Is not civilized mans natural disposition to re-
70 satisfy his desire for drink Such however, IS
the case with dipsomaniacs. The periodical drunk
ard presents no such positive pathological changes,
a. as ne INDUCES but seldom aud 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-
sesses. In some Instances prolongins The ceoauch
for several weeks, they either have great appe-
We ana consume much food, or else they depend
entirely on the liquor for aiment
When quantities OF food are ingested, IL ever
clses protecting influence, keeping the Sastr'c
functions busy, neutralizing to large extent the
poisonous effect OF the liquor and therefore tend-
ing 10 equalize the circulation. When tie desire
Tor food Is completely suppressed by the liquor,
the system is let unprotected 10 the mercy of the
alcohol and the nervous organs receive the full
effects of the stimulant.
Many persons in the prime of life persuade
themselves that moderate of liquor taken
regularly, even on empty stomach, will cause
no detrimental results, as they experience no I'M
mediate dsagreeabe symptoms. Many Will even
claim that their systems demand the stimulus and
ehat marked benefits follow its Use.
NO more fallacious or deceptive idea can be en-
tertaned by a healthy man. The system, 1t is
true becomes habiuated to the abuse as 1t does to
the narcotic poisons-opinm, haschish chloral or
tobacco; but let such persons discontinue its
Tor any reason and for weeks they must suner
with perbaps constipaton and nervous irritability
and loss of flesh.
The system in such cases has from long abus,
become changed and demands its regular poison
to sustain the abnormal standard created by the
liquor With hope and ali the finer emotions and
senslbilities crushed, the victims of Ihe liquor
habit are only capable Of causing tears and shame
TO all connected with them. No higher mission
comes to the medical man-no greater credit can
attach TO his skill--than to find treatment that
stay this "torrent OF misery that flows re-
lentlessly over its bed of human hears"
Even more than alcohol, the opium habit holds
its thousands of victims in degrading slavery.
Since the Introduction OF the hypodermc syringe
the pernicous juice of the poppy has dest roye 1
myriads of human bodies and minds among the
fairest and brightest women and most intellectual
OF men. The medical profession, with occasional
exceptions are too apathetic with respect to this
haunting vice.
They are too often open to a graver charge than
apathy-thsy have been instrumental in teaching
thousands the to the worse because trner) in
ferno than that over which the great Italian poet
inscribed the terrible warning: ''Who enters here
leaves hope behind.