Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-24
MORPHINE FIENDSCuRED
Tailor kimball Tries New Dodge on Sk q
His Prisoners.
TREATS THEN FOR The MORPHINE HABIT


While the city iail Is not a hospital IN
The strloicst SENSE oi the term. It has
proved 20 for slx Dersona now ccn-
nncd within iia walls who have there
been cured OF habit that has sent
many into the grave. aud was acting
similarly with those with whom this
article is about to deaf.
Some three weeks ago. cirh. people.
commonly called morphlne-nends. were
sent to JAN Tor minor oncnscs their sen.
tcnces ranging from forty to sixty
days. Two NJ these. a. J. CLARK and
william oNsr have since been re
moved the former having been par
dond 10 look after a mining prospect
IN oregon and the latter being sent 90
the county jail to awuit the action ~
the district court This left Fix NJ these
uniurtunntca ln care of Jniior kimhnil
a custom u.s. Cd us the Institution
krelf. Oh ihnt nll morphine ncnds ,Yn-
ilnrd Doh TIE city jail a. pflf1ncra be-
g.von their regular allowance q nor.
phlnn. This has been the treatment
N such prirpnrrs FOR many years, and
with ok ur riEht 10 n time the rN-
peuac Tor the llfe-aapp.nn drug
To remedy this condition ~ 1nilrs.
and Win an eye 90 economy IN The care
and treatment u prisoners. Jailor KIM
ball evolved % Hchumo 10 h. own. Have
Ing in mind the fact thai there was
dIctuf In the city who recently cured
the man known AZ Morphine Dutch. he
thought % would De- a good idea 90 ny
aomr ~ his medicine on those under
his care. Acting accordingly Air KIM
ball sought out Mayor CLARK and lad
tn scheme before that official lie
also gut Chif pratts opinion In the
matter and huih agreeing that 70
should be- tried, tho JGlor went TO
work
Visiting Dr. Harvey. thu physician
who effected the cure mentioned above,
Mr. klmhall secured several bottles of
his remedy Cor The morphine habit, and
On accordance with Instructions re-
ceivsd. began his treatment % the dix
prlaluNrA Being quite anxious 90 be
| relieved N the llfe-deatrlyinE habit,
Mr. klmbalra patients were unuauilly
/ submissive and In a day Or two h. had
| them on the hlgh road % recovery.
Tho morphine was chopped gradually
ana tha medicine Hubltllu., 4. and after
| nvc days treatment 400 were pro-
| bounced cured, as thFy had then 10
further desire Tor the deadly drug.
For over q week past, The FlX pfh-
nn'fa who formerly wrlthrd IN agony
| NNI NNNN OF an NNNAHlNflNN NNNts nave
not known what morphine IL. They
| est wcll-vnfaclnusly ln flct--and are
/ now beginning 10 niccp wolf. The par
/ IS ir made W ~ one man md hve
/ women. The former o. walter Clino.
| who has boon addicted 20 ia use FOR 70
/ years Tho women are Ray clifford.
Lulu walker Marquette Ray Mamie
/ Miller ana Mary white. most Of whom
have been using morphine FOR from y
/ 10 ~ Year,.
a News" reporter visited these pris-
| nncfa In the city fail this morning.
| expressed thUma1lvn a. feeling well. ami
| morphine. The medicine. H1ld they.
had worked ON their nerves consider
ably and given them a rprN % severe
sickness. secs ""'' that they were TIA
/ OF that appetite Tor the mar
c0tic. ihey foit 20 express their thank
fuiness a. M concerned IN their treat
mont and cure.
| TN au0stionn prapoundod by the
| News" man were answered promptly
am iH an Intelligent manner by tho
| Clnlrd woman, who gives evidence OF
| sluoatilnhl ability, IN fhci, mo
| woman hlrs1f stated that she waA
once a wrIirr f1r a magazine, and tho
/ r1se and intelligence vita which she
/ eXprsaaea hrraf seems 90 bear out
hHr rJtrmrul The women are be-
/ cwtfu 81 Urd i1 years ~ agH. hut 60 $50
| almr 90 th m. one would Imagine they
htd reached tWg.flid thoee years, No
bona over and formed are they from
iho uH ~ morphine, ana o'her .hd'i-
erellua,