Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-20
oPPENHEIMER INSTITUTE.
For Treatment of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Opened on Center Street.

Addiction Opened on Center Street.
 At 5s Center street in this city there has been opened a branch of new practical temperance movement, which because of it's wonderful organization and it's effective method in dealing with alcoholism and drug addiction, promises to be one of the most bene- ficent movements of the age. Secre- tary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, Admiral Dewey, General Corbin, Sen ators Hanna. Depew and Nelson, Bish- op Potter, Rev pr Charles H. Park hurst and i've bishops of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, as well as many other very prominent philanthropists are actively associated in this work as advisory directors. These men, along with several prominent business men have organized the Oppenheimer in stitute in order to place this treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction within the reach of every victim of in- temperance in the republic. Many promising benedcent movements have failed for lack of funds and manage ment, but the stability of the Oppen- heimer institute in financial standing as well as sincerity of purpose has been assured by placing it upon busi- ness basis and n the hands of financial stra ategists. The business board of d. rectors includes such men as Frank A. Vanderlip, vice president of the National City bank, Archer Brown of Rogers, Brown & Go, Leroy W. Bald win, president of the Empire State Trust Go, K. k. McLaTen, secretary of the Corporation Trust Go, James H. Alexander. vice-president of the Stand ard Oil Go, Dwight W. Pardae, assist ant treasurer O. the 1ake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad Leonard W. Sweet, wholesale <weler, ard many others equally as prominent in the business world.
 Ten years ago, Dr Isaac Orpsnheim- CT, graduate of the college of ply sicians and surgeons, class Of 1878, after working many years aS special ist in alcoholism and drug addictions, developed < treatment for these dis eases, which removes the craving for stimulants in day or two and in 1EOuQ TWO GO 1OuI "SChS tlI1C T0SEOECS the patient to a normal condition. This treatment has been known and severe ly tested by the medical profession of New York city since its discovery end it has vindicated its claims so success fully that many of the leaders Of the medical profession are continually sending to the institute their cases of alcoholism for which there is no remedy in the whole materia medica.
 Other methods seem to have failed to check the awful increase in the use Of stimulants, which the tension of | American life has made so necessary. fortunately for the health of our com munities the wild theory that all dis eases will yield to faith or win power has not become universal. Most sane people still find substantial relief from the physicians which every community is blessed with. To imagine that al coholism and drug addiction are ex- captions to this rule is absurd. While temperance pledges and earnest ap- peals may temporarily help the habit | ual drunkard, and the drug addict to Esstop his downward course, final re lapse to the old curse is in most cases almost inevitable unless the awful craving, which is deep-rooted in his nervous system has been annihilated by an effective medical treatment.
 The success of the treatment of the | Oppenheimer institute in it's branches at New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Detroit and Atlantic City has awaken l ed such wide spread interest that many of the leading magazin.s and medical journals have strongly endorsed the methods of the institute as being thoroughly sane and practical
 A charity department has been or ganized by some of the most pfilan- thropic women in. the country, and as the Women's Auxiliary board of the Oppenheimer institute, it has estab lished its headquarters in the Flat Iron building, New York city. Mrs Dunlop Hopkins, president of the American School of Applied Design for women, is the president of this board; Mrs Isabella Davis, one of the found CTS of and for many years vice-presi- dent and secretary of the National Order of Kings Daughters, is the vice president and secretary of this move ment. There are many other women on the board equally prominent as leaders in philanthropic and charitable societies, including Mrs Charles Tru- ax, Mrs Frederick Nathan, president Consumers league, Mrs Ballington Booth, Mrs Donald MacLean, regent Daughters American Revolution and Mrs J. E. Foster, president Women's s National Republican association, lec- on constitutional law, Washington law school, Washington, D. 0. The ob- ject of this charity board as stated in its constitution is:
 ''To have charge of, administer and assist in the charitable work to be done by the Oppenheimer institute. E'To spread the knowledge of the work of the institute to all classes and to all sections of the United States and of the world and thus to help those men and women who have be- come addicted to alcohol or drugs by showing them how they can save themselves.
 ''To temporarily look after those who have been cured and to assist in bettering their physical and moral con- ditions and surroundings either by CO., operating with the various existing