Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-13

for drunkenness and the opium habit had
reached London and numbers of her ma
jesty's subjects, not all of whom were be-
low the nobility in rank, had come to
America and given the cure practical tests.
returning home models of perfect manhood
physically, morally and mentally. as COM
pared with their former condition. GER
tain Britons who had the welfare of their
country at heart induced DR.. Keeley to
visit London for the purpose OF establish
ing his cure in that city.
Some of the ethics loving members of
the Royal Medical Society protested pub
ltcly that DR.. keeley's methods of work
did not conform to the rules of medical
ethics because he had not published the
formula of his remedy to the world and
they cried loud against SO disgraceful a
procedure as attempting to stop the En-
giish inebriate from drinking, restoring
him to health of body and mind. and bring
Ing happiness and comfort to his neglected
FAMILY by any means not in strict accord
with the established medical code. Their
attacks proved very good advertisements
for DIR. Keeley. as they served to interest
a large number of prominent people, re-
suited in series of public meetings. held
for the express purpose of investigating
the cure. and obtained 1t some of the
strongest Endorsements the Keeley cure has
ever received on either side of the Atlantic:
this investigation, says:
IA AT a public meeting, held in November,
1ss2. at which the Rev; Canon Fleming pre-
seconded by Amos Scofield. Esq. (who. later
came to Chicago as delegate from the
United Kingdom alliance to the world $
committee was appointed to investigate
the Kelley cure: The Rev. Canon Fiem-
Wales). chairman; James Edmunds. NJ. b.
medical officer of health and public
anaylist for St. james, consulting physi-
Esq. NJ. P: W. Hind Smith. Esq, (presi-
dent ds MT national council of Young Mems
found himself unable to act. and DIR. Don
aid Baynes was appointed in his place.
The committee held six meetings and ex-
at the London Kelley institute. then It
unanimously repSfted: The results Of the
Kelley treatment. as we have seen it, are
good, and offer promise of extended and
permanent usefulness
After Two Years.
held their second and third meetings ex-
amining the same twenty patients and re-
ported as follows: We are deeply inter-
ested in their personal testimony to the
fact that they were all cured, and that the
craving for drink had entirely left them.
while their moral will and power to say
No had returned. Letters were submitted
to appear before us or from their rela-
tives. testifying to similar results; and the
very satisfactory result Is that we are
able to report that eighteen of the twenty
cases have stood firm, two only have re.
lapsed. and that all are in good mental
and physical health
The stand taken by DR.. Edmunds is es-
pecially interesting because of his high
standing in the medical profession. the
great values placed upon membership in
the Royal Medical Society. and the open
opposition of some Of the London doctors
to DIR. Kelley and his remedies. In an ad-
dress at one of their meetings. DIR. Ed
mundS said:
My excuse for verturing to speak on
this subject is that 1 have been an active
worker in temperance for thirty years:
that for eighteen and half years have