The evening world., 1903-09-21
Beautiful Young iona Taught
the Opium Habit by Or. A. l..
Lewis Now Accompanies Him
to Bellevue.
HER WILL THE STRONGER,
THOUGH HEALTH IS POOR.
She Has Somewhat Recovered,
but the Physician Is Still in a
Serious Condition After Many
Hours of Treatment

After complete surrender to the NOR
phine habit for two years DR.. A. l..
Lewis, a young physician. and his be-
trothed, a beautiful young girl. are
now in Bellevue Hospital submitting
10 the tortures OF a drastic treatment
looking to the complete purgins from
their systems OF the seductive drug.
After fourteen hours OF treatment
the young woman was making rapid
progress to-day n the physicians ex-
pect to effect n complete cure. But the
young physician is still in wretched
physical condition. though It is thought
that II he passes through the next
t~wenty-four hours of treatment he can
be cured.
Six years ago DR.. Lewis graduated
from the Bellevue Medical College. He
was then llviHg at No. Iii East Eighty
fourth street. He had struggled hard
20 secure his certificate, but his splendid
physique aud remarkable energy had
landed him near the top OF his class
and a bright future was promised him.
After his graduation he found that
witt his SENDER resources It would be
difficult to start a practice in New York
without a long uphill struggle. lie
tlrcted 20 go to Williamsburg and be.
gin in AN humble way.
Barely Made IL Living.
For the first two years he barely man
aged TO keep soul and body together,
and during the two ensuing years the
little practice that came to him afforded
him a few OF the comforts and none of
the luxur!es OF life.
In the mean time he had fallen la love,
lie fought all the harder. Everything
seemed TO so against him, and one day
In a NJ OF dependency he sought solace
In tho subtle juice of the poppy. lie
knew full well what he was doing and
the deadly effects OF the opium IL long
used rs a drug. But in his despair he
was utterly reckless and abandoned
himself TO the dreams OF the opium
cater.
To- the first few months after he be-
gan 10 taxi The drug his linncee prayed
and argued with him to put 1t aside,
Instead he induced her to AXE a few
graIns--Just n few-to see IL she blamed
him for his mania FOR the drug. She did
ard her cares ana worries fled from her
and with her lover she wandered through
those dream grottos where all WAS de-
lightful serenity aud peace.
AS time went OF they had to increase
the doses until both the man and his
sweetheart were taking enough opium
q day to kill a half dozen crow men.
A few months ago both the man and
the young woman began 10 show the
awful effects Of the drug. He was prIc-
tically compelled 10 abandon all thought
o. practice and the little substance that
remained to him dwIndled away. This
only maddened him the more ana at
last he gave himself up completely 10
TIE habit. making Of opium his food
and drink.
The girl made some show of resist
ance to the mania Cor the drug and
though she continued to take II in con-
siderable quantity she did not Increase
the dose to the same deadly proportion
taken by her lover. For this he was
in some way responsible, for he mad
sufficient moral strength left to urge
her not to become the hend ne was for
the drug.
10th Go to Bellevue.
Yesterday found both shattered physl.
cally and mentally. terrified at thell
awful condition. Exerttng a last smoul.
dering spark Of will power the youns