The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
THEY SEEK: J. /, ! <.
FOR; RELIEF |: !. II If
Many Desire to Be ) (. Cured y. l. Of
the use of'S | Drugs.
o f APPLlC ANTS
physicians Ii tire Tolls -Four who Who
Have Recently Beer y Cured ! After ''fttr
Going Down y, I y. the he.
Lowest Depth.

~ ,rsomin emf phy stefan Of Richmond, Y. e
ttyet ornn Of the Co confederate war, . man an
.s,xty.nine years of age, father IN |. Pc e,
.half of Ills daughter, and Q mother " i -
ibelinlf OF her son arc q few OF q those ost
s,yhoo, are & now in communication either
S,sa rs,,nnlly OF otherwise, with the Rev.
NJ 81 N Campbell. OF this city, agent. n
ivirpIni ia N Tor tho 1nterd nominatt1i on "a
committee. B 81 New Y ork. organized 1ora
lilo suppression$o Of the drug addicl lion. S
!. .,rha IA "a IL r,nouncetnen that the COM;
fmittee IS would begin work In Il Virginia,
and the selection Of the Richmond minis lll1
stnr nd its Representative here, has served
q draw fortl, strikingly large num- ,ln1
.ber Of responses from those Who are g
Held slaves BY morphine Or other PERM tl !,
scious drugs. and who would pc re Is,
from their bondage. Many are visiting is
Mr.. Campbell personally. while ~ N# IRON
different places IN the state letters are
coming The #nu mber@ot those apply'lIs
lis daily increasing, and some pltiEtul cases a''
5PHYsICIANB: SEN sLAV ED. 58
Ri 4 wo,,ld seem upon first cons Iteration
that. a 81 ali men, the physician would be
least likely to come Under the $inhu ence
~ y drugs. @ This, however, a a pears to be
Tar from Il he real fact. It Is startling
assertion a BY the committee that OF
those applying for cure large percae.hrEtt;-
age are doctors. d NJ J, Fl :,
TAS few recent y cases are cited. -Four, our
4 3 em1bera Of 3. X county med cal society
have recently been cured 7 wo were sons % 7
Of prominent ministers Of Ne : o o.,
The wives OF two had LEI them ~ ne1r
friends had forsakens hem, ana s,1 IN the 2
were wand ering the streets Of NeWAY ORR 81
& yo were on the point OF committing 6 N y u g
suicide and two pted it one Vas
r,iysicia al was q 4 pro lessor In q medical lea
$roiiepa & and one ha charge Of the sur
#picsi department In one OF the 81 most
prominent hospi tails Of the country y !
have been cured sat their home without p
5anylpai publicity, Or terference Wit
a, Now a. a soon A as the work is begun
here &C Il Richmond physi can applies among
the f,rst. wo physici clans have e visited 81.
Mr. Campbell. One is himse Us the VS.
tim. Il The other came in the interest," OF
some other %perso on w
AS stated above, n eYeral pitiful ]. cases . Sc
gaer coming to the attention OF Mt. "a mp
bell An old Conf ederat e veteran 81. OF .his
city is Inst tolls and wants to secure ltrs
relief. m a case of siclsness he had e
use 4 hypod ernie syringe, and after IT he
got we'll he continued to use IL 7 h lll!s
the habit developed in him. II tn. same n
manner young bushes man no! of.g, Y. lls
CITY has become addicted sto the use OF
morphine, He is now q physlca wreck
and lis unable to- attend to- business
# From anot Their city q Il man sixty IN y e
years of age writes earnest Fly OF his con:
dition and begs for release. "a hig hlly
respectable gentleman has been to see
Mr.. Campbell In behalf Of his daughter
who has gotten under the influence . q
the drug. So with a mother, hose son
lis in the tolls. W. Il; Js Il
S Each day MI. # Campbell hears from
Snumber either persona llys OF by mall "a
and i Isl already evident hat there IS 9
field for good work here. The CORE
spondence isS. of course. regarded as
confidential Mr., Campbe puts the mp
3plcants in communication with the New
York ONCE, and the trea tment then be.
gins. sis ..5s ~