The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-23
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tis SIEy xs s'fasA ass ss
stinbilhs Block III the w WY 81 ' our peopis
3isa tho formation Of bad habits, such fas
TIskey opium ,d
r.erance oeiotles IRE wo X Ing agatnst
gtliss cyl md q number q our co.itties
hays gasse aHs the sals q
state should take 1 hand li,1 tho nsht.
Ssass lGs f sSst spfoyns
!is that there e also euro y i, my y,
or tho cure. but they both exist with, 7, the
4 Tho cause 81 these hnbits may be due.
~ ai, Inherited taste, lncls Of self.contr;oi
III evcr,sto }inteationnl wickedncss on the
part OF the victim. tii ve known 4! Of
many cases II whlcl, q, drufnsard }iates
lnaclf for being q oyer Y,
toS resist the craving for drink, *. but ~
have never known OF q q case where O.
man took his first drink With the 8titcr-
thinks he can control, himself ma | S
5ihoy Know t they have 5becorl1e, slaves ,'t
.toahab!ts that destroy body mind and
naYs sowly see
,hg asef foo
this does not relieve US of tho duty Inn
posed con us to use every possible means
God has given tus to atop this evil
Physicians md chemists have discovered
There . arc !. Keeley hospitals
scattered about over the country, ! NJ Gut
there arc thousands .ot Victims clther3
too poor or too proud to{9i'' "a, 3. nd
an 7fory Nav Go az
hunIilihtlng their families.
Tie country eorrupiing Society: COM
hitting crimes and creating and Atrsngt11,,
curse to humanity for generations TO-
come. Ought this to be allowed by our
State when there is q KIN own cure?
Virginia has yided "a number Of in-{
5ctc.-f for the benefit on her people Al
present she anticipates having home
for epileptics. All OF these Institutions
DO good work; but one is lacking ye ia |,
all$others who are slaves to any poison
Gus narcotic. we have four hospitals
for the insane. yet drunkards do more
harm. than the insanc,8an + we have not
4 II a state Kelley should DO organized
every man a or woman who INDUCES Y In
any narcotic to excess SHOULD .be {. co 1II
PEELED law e this rs,1aftlon
court, s!milnrasto tho court 10. llnacy,l
should be held over such people, s after
which, II they nre ronouncel e f!ends.:
they should e&put intoas the hands OF
the law, and. II necessary, taken 9fby}
force to tho hosplta where they should
3be8conflned until cured. Z, ssga
g35 BY no means should a man who hlloWs
his brain to be continually! crazed by me
use Of SONG naicotio DO allowed to hold
n political Office, either Is q law ma ke X
OF, nm executor OF the la - such 9 man
Is nov more Il T. for office than an IN sane
person. 80 If such people are allo Wed 70
make mad execute the laws of our State
getting such Z hospital Il MS u I write OH
then even IL wa should the laws concern
Ing it would never be on forced. !. We cant
,exnect officers to en- force a Il lay u y icll
they themselves are violating mere
fore in order to cstabli sll ~ state = eelsy1
it would first be 10 pass q 4. "a
making only sober rnen eligible 70 once.
IA STAT Keeley would ecessarlly5 cause
The A State so,no " OK pense. hut The !, ex-%
spense would hardly be as great as ltnalt
which Is annually ex pended I. on 3csi ihta
committed by men In g
II this hospital were carried on proper
Nv under able physclans. ana ...!s.Ws
concerning It rgtdly. On forccG, Ia nevt
peneration, il not in this, and ~ would ",
Certainly be 4 blessing g -he county =,
making better citizens, But Why my ~
wicn m " for Itself Why not use Tue
money paid n for license FOR nar.roo COM
distilieries, dispensares and 9 pttI ~
from the drug torres 20 delI1tsS 1.'s
pe This Would make Who 'n = 8 on on
selling " those things that !. ue es,, ,,
humanity pay for tho very :, e n!SfI R
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