The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-20
BUT DON'T THINK SO NOW
FOR 1T HAS LIVED DOWN ALL
CRITICISM.
IT is A BENEFIcENT ENTERPRISE
Drunkenness is a. Fearful Evil and the Insliiu-
ton that Cures It's Victims is Noble
One That Ought 70 be
FncnuraCad
Encouraged

Encouraged.
Editors of the Greensboro North Caro-
lima Record:
Since many people throughout the
country labor under false and injurious
impressions in regard to the Keeley
Treatment, / wish to give as plainly,
succinctly and truthfully, as | can, my
opinions, after havi!. lved for the eight
Years just passed Within a few hundred
yards of a Kelley Institute. ! live to-
day and for some time past have lived
upon AN adjoining lot.
This institution began its work here
under unfavorable auspices Interested
or at least, unjustly prejudiced parties
created i'm the minds Of the public very
mfavorahlc impressions as to the mo-
tive of its managers and as to the effec-
tiveneSs of its work accomplished. In
dependently of these / myself regarded
it as shrewd and unprincipled yankee
scheme of eXtorting, for nothing money
from the SORROWS and misfortunes and
ignorance of the people. / gave it abb
solutely no attention, until It's successful
and most benignant results forced ii mp
on my notice. A friend, acquaintance Of
acceptable and efficient employee began
with increased Frequency to change his
place of business and employment. Soon
quiet drinking at night gave HIM the
delirium tremens to the astmishment
of all, certainly to my establishment.
Seven years and seven months ago he
took the Kelley treatment; has steadi-
" and acceptably held one position ever
hat =.
has not taken. nor had the appetite or
craving to take any form of stimulant
whatever.
Another acquaintance unfortunately
for his fame, proclaimed abroad his per-
iodical and occasional drunks with la
inevitable publicity. Seven years and
four months ago he also took the treat
ment. and says that he has since neither
takem nor desired to take drop Of amy
stfmmlant. His statement his conduct
coroborates to the entire satisfaction OF
this community, who would otherwise
have frequently witnessed his didos.
IL have never been an inmate of any
Kelley or kindred institutions but cases
like the above coming within my per-
sonal observation. and many more com
ing to my knowledge through informa
tion from entirely truthwoIthy sources,
have caused me for some years past fire.
auently to have stood within its walls an
interested and sympathetic looker-on.
In my opinion the Kelley Is an entcr-
nrise humane and benpficent in its scope
and purposes. and very largely effective
in it's work. The Greensboro. North
Caronna. Kelley, owned and run by Col.
w. II. Osborn and other North CAROLYN
ians to the manor born. is. TO my knowl-
edge. a noble institution. admirably ap-
1,ointed and conducted 1t restores free
dom to such slaves Of liquor and drugs
rs desire freedom and are worthy OF
1t. 1t restores TO health the distressing-
" emotional and nervously FRUSTRATED. II
does this in short and fixed time and
at fixed and reasonable charge.
A frst-class and skilled matron to sn-
pervise the kitchen and Dining room, and
first-class white men. Of feeling, sense
and character. as nurses and attendants,
are absolutely necessary in this bust
ness-such are employed and paid here.
OF course an excellent physician, ospe-
cially trained. too. at Dwight for this
especial service gives his individual at
tention to the inmates. and, if necessary,
the hest medical skill that DIR. Keeley's
intelligence enterprise and money can
secure, are here consulted free Of cost
TO the patient
ii costs money to rum this establish
ment- indomita labor patience, and a
world Of the milk of human kindness
and sympathy. If the purpose were
solely to make money. and if Col. Os-
born would run up his charges from
1872 to $500 his receipts would I'M 4
short time be the same as now: he would
lnp-off two-thirds of his labor and eN-
pense, and he would get rid of that class
Of patients. who by their falls, adyer-
tise the treatment unjustly and injurious
~ beyond any and all other agencies
combined. l hope. however this will
never be dome. Give them all a chance
for sensible men know and will remem
Der, that one drunken man can and Of
ten does advertise his fail more widely
in one hour than 100 cured men. quiet
~ at work, advertise their cures i'm ten
years.
Drunkenness is not only a fearful evil,
but is also, as all know, fearfully
deep-seated evil. If the Kelley cannot
relieve, so far as j know and believe,
the victims chance is a bad one.
Now, Messrs. Editors, | write this
without the solicitation, or even the
knowledge of anybody, am wholly
without interest in this matter, except
as amy humane man, possessed of the
facts. ought to be and doubtless is or
would be. l write it to induce the
friends of those in need of the treatment
to give them this chance, and also to
buoy and aid Col. Osborn financially
and otherwise in his benefcent and her
culean labors.
/ ann, yours very truly.
JOSEPH NJ MORlElIEAD.