The sun., 1901-09-15
a. RIS THI OPUN HtBIT,
I hicago Has u Jaiier Who succeeds Win
the Worst a-c-.


Otaum eatrr-. d-,utr"- of the little sticky
brown tall that brings obllNI"n aud blis-
and later horrors. and us"rs ot other deadly
Ioi-uuuu. uUiat"- and drug. pfai-" III"
iailrr of tuuk county aud h- vii" II j.
-fa'h-r. Whitman aud Mother Whitman
nov. With thp-', eight I.r-oh.. ~ H-u and
two women Who have rd. th-m~elye- 81 a
urartdine ard GRIM" producing habh that
c'Ir."d their N"ty "NiStrnt". through ~"
-vmIath, and "rou~ Of he kindly Jsiicf
aud H. alfe hu' ~, j., not the story
\ s.mi-s.rto problem ootitOnts JHtlet
John !. Whitman IA ~" future treatment
uf hlS i"rc-d prut"g"s Nh" iak" ms eur"
them - pure physically a. a u"N born Ia b-
aud with an appetite that T. phenomenal
1, - this upp~iite that has ra,-ed the ~
10 fear thai Father Whitman viii have
tu abandon hi~ cru-ad" aglinst -dUT". t"nu-
pptafilN ~" 'r,ali"'hi i'putrt from i"ut,
teen &" tw"t'N day During ID" ft-t. ot
'h" hyppd'r r'ui' injection week, the patients
lose al dr.ir" % "di Ih"y -" thing
aud are Iu -tti" bordering ou d"hfium
'r"m'us luriug thi- stage the pate ~,
sfr Isolated m the debtors department of
tho I,u Wh.f.. they can -.e all IN. thing.
that Uft-h thrWs"l'es iu the front. aud viii
mot l~ mad" the sport 81 IN" other inmates
n"ui. which g. known ~ The tonic week
she ugrt,ut begins 10 life Iu a different
hsh' ud d"Vel'p- ~" appetite oi an ostrich
IH"f Whitman feeds the inmates we'll. and
Tor -atu iuirat" hr - alloN.d ~ cents - dqv
III, plans fsr amounts 81 various food hc
has So purrht-' are made accordingly Bui
since J." has witnessed the cure ~ hls nr-'
"lss- of opium eaters he -n", t'at n he con.
iinues th' work oi r"-cu" hr ma begun EXTRA
supplies viii hAy" tn be- procured nle-s
mi. H. iuur hr vii be furv~d to rcI.aat what
charged ~ cured lie will have To- buy aud
pay Tor 'he extra food Out - h- own pocket
II - astonishing. said jail"r Whitman
to q r"port"t. how fast N" appetite grows
after the patient the tonic treat
men' u out distances any growth of ap-
p.'it" ever heard Of ~ knew rh- regular
HlluWunu" ~ food IL ordinarily enough -
satisfy m" hesttiesi eaters. bu' when the
patient has hesun to evince an interest IN
will and can eat Tn" regular meals did
not suffice and tho patient would h~g for
that i"f' ny the less hungry ll b" could
no, l"s he would borrow. and 4 b" could
not borrow he would help himself When
found out what was going on ! learned
thai our supplies would not hold ont I
bought additional supplies tor Tho patients.
a. the county would not furnish them The
eSren-e would II kept up b. a heavy drain
want IA treatment viii 80" that they se' all
th"v can 49, They need have no fear ON
Five ~ the eirh, inmates who have boon
cured of their desire for IN" opiate are ~ii!
confined a. the county Jail III" oih'r-
hHy" SERVED uu' th"tr sentences aud whom
they l"n ~" gloomy north side building
they stpWer~d their hl"s>ing~ on the Jailer
ana hi- VIE They wen going ou' in'o
Z hem, tnr trr' n"r" slaves No longer
bf IN" two women " ho TOOK the ",7If,'' 90.
v a. discharged IA" ot h.r dty from 10" Iai,
Sh" VHs Nrr'k phv~icallv aud morally
~ hon shN began tn ~erN" her .rntercn Whom
arrested II" Wa found living !u 70 lsvec dive
I frruu"utrd bN colnr"d men and women
She va- ~" worst Kind oI q i-ud said I
iuIt'r Whitman, and hardly thought she /
Wa worth ~" rfori o. would 'nuir" - treat I
hs-
W outcts' and whrt" sh~ had NJ friends |
iu ~" urN world pl-nsd NJ '' h"T llastroU- I
pt remaining TN" 20 ID" rrtuTuI .hs had 80 I
i'"ri"u," D." dreaded ft'iEn the uut side
world tC .in usd lrrg"d to - allowed tu ~ +
fuYtu vf'Iu No" tHi From Z tpi-"r1bl" 1
hfrk"i -''wu human tong Eu.' fa'" was .
i Wirrnr 90 Ttotuts destination and tl' color /
u' st0TuT,. ~" was Transformed INTO h"blthy ]
w"uHu Tier fHtS wt~ ulil and her rpUH F
~" Ni"p punk snd if"~h III" physician whp /
had treated h"r has vtf' mud children /
b" "' h'f uiEht no v1s taken INTO hi ioU"
lh"nt her woman known rs tlltsns sstd /
! hlvc he"U thi"f tll nv lifr I wus HnHd /
swong 'Nenfs 70 set NV 'duI"' Z sfui" /
h nd herr am | ,RtuN h.rr o Wf"rk and I
~ ~ u" dc-lf" - lI1" uu' "y"n fut ror' dpi-
l~'"ucd ~ them Hut took tho ',sur" /
hop To- lead = lsf'Hr lic Hu lour,' one vhen j
leave here n don't and f-ol the Old Dc I
-Irr - steal coming h1'k ! viii Tn' 7~ frr /.
iNtg from hi'ssn - uau h" fore | commit .
,uot her crirr". for u~NTr will fpc~ Father .
snd Mother Whitman - q pr.-on"r RgsIu .
u"Nrr know mother love nor hoU"
W. Whitman hn. la"n - mother 80 me- and /
hi. f1l ~ l~'eu tho plcasaut"si pltc,' I /
lav le'n In fHr yrlr>