The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-02-06
A Chat With Some Of the
Boys.
How the Treatment Affects Them in
the Process of Awakening to the
Now Life of Healthy Bodies
and Minds.

"By lingo, old fellow, never saw
You looking 60 well in your life.
Where have you beenY Hunting for
coffee lands or taking cruise in the
annexation yachts" Such are the
greetings daily exchanged among a
large number Of men.
Nowhere. ! am happy martyr
to medical science. Wsyson has me
in hand at the Hagey Club. 1 don't
know how / look, but | do know how
feel, and that is simply, bully, so
well indeed that / don't feel inclined
to experiment with liquor to make
me any better"
Don't you feel inclined to banker
after he wine that is red, or the in.
genious and delicious cocktail, or the
good old social times with head in
the morning. Isn't the breaking
away rather roughW
"No. The feeling comes upon you
gradually and unawares and is diff
cult to snalyse or explain All men
are not alike in their constitutions
or in their physical attributes, con
sequently the sensations OF the men
under the cure somewhat vary
There is quite a different feeling
also, according to the condition in
which you are 10 when you present
yourself to the Doctor. If you have
just come off protracted and heavy
Jag OF bad stuff, or are on 'still'
and partial one, you have rather
unpleasant "a or As hours as you are
being tapered off, and until the tonic
tones up your system. When once
that gets to work, and especially if
you use little honest will power to
only take nip at the Club, when
you actually want it, and will try
and throw your mind out Of yourself
by reading, playing pool, billiards,
cards, checkers or chess, or converse
with your friends at The Club, mind
you, the unpleasant hours soon give
way to such pleasant feelings that
gradually and almost unconsciously
grow upon you, that it is no exag-
geration to say that you feel as if
you had had jolly vacation in the
country. This feeling grows upon
you as the treatment progresses un-
til you can scarcely believe that you
are the same man you were a month
before. You feel younger and strong
or in all respects than ever. Your
mind becomes fresher, and your
heart appears to be touched with a
kindlier sympathy for others, and
the selfshness Of humanity receives
a metaphorical kicking"
"Are there no Inconvenience
about the cure2 How about those
injections?"
eyes, there are temporary incon-
veniences. First there is the dis
cipline that in breaking old habits
creates new ones. Then the injec-
tion causes your arms to swell
slightly and in some cases to feel
sore and bruised and to become dis
nolored for a few hours, At times
too, for brief period there is
dizziness and mistiness about the
eyesight, which gradually passes
away until the eyesight is absolutely
improved. Occasionally too there is
a slight headache, The test cure is
the most inconvenient, That glass
of pure whiskey is bound to come
up. Let it come up and all is over il
you happen to be man OF your word,
After this all depends upon your
self. can safely assert for myself
and for many others with whom |
have conversed, that the desire for
liquor absolutely passes away from
one, and no one seems desirous of
proving himself TO be fool by tes-
tiny whether he can or cannot drink
again. Another benefcent result is
that treat ment knocks out all rheu-
matte and kindred complaints. Call