The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-11

DR.. A. ". Reese the writer of the iol-
lowing article was a well known spe-
| cialist in the treatment Of drug and aleo-
| holic addietions who, in his effort to keep
abreast Of the times in the advancement
| In the cure or relief of the unfortunate
drunkard or druguser visited the James
| Sanatorium, this city and observed the
treatment of more than one hnnafen
| cases and as a result Of his observations
he wrote the following article for a Medi-
cal journal:
Ever since the publication of the
dream-lil<e story embodied In the Con-
fessions of an English Opium Eater 1t
has been the earnest desire and persist
ent effort of medical philanthropists TO
discover a reliable, safe, and SO far as
possible. painless cure for these terrible
affections Like Ponce de Leon many
weary pilgrimages into deserts and IN
known regions, this anxious search after
the Fountain of Perpetual Youth has
been continued No labor nor pains nave
been spared in the exhaustless task.
days of ceaseless research and Nights
devoid of sleep have been devoted to
this Hereulean task. Again and again sue
cess seemed Just within the grasp.
Now we clap our hands and cry, Eu-
reka'-it Is clear.
"Whep but some false mirage of ruin
rises near.
sleep and in a false security sips his
Kind Nepenthe' and glides on down the
smooth suIfane of a crystal sea to his
sad and hopeless doom. Alas Alasi a
gloomy picture indeed! a picture from
whose contemplation humanity shndders.
us there no relief? Must such hap
less victim, clothed in sackcloth and ashes
sit down in the dust within the iron gates
of their prison home and be forced TO
listen only to the oeaseless murlnur of
despair? Shall the inky backness of such
a night, beyond which
q" There is no morn and no starr
forever enshroud such a soul? Yes there
is relief There comes across the long
dark waste of this gloomy sea A jubilant
ray from the searehlight of modern sci
enee.
Through James. a Memphian's, re-
searches among ancient and discarded
| drugs, during the last few years, a rem
edy which will not disappont anyone
who seeks relief from the curse of the
dreadful evils has been given to ti1e pro-
| fession fwriter of this sketch had the
| good fortune TO observe the treatment
and its happy results in a number Of
| Drug and Alcoholic cases treated at the
| James Sanatorium), and the treatment
| is as near absolutely painless as | sin
| cerely believe ever will or can be secured
II refer to the James Treatment adj
ministered at the James Sanatoriums,
which are established at Raleigh Springs,
| Memphis, Tenn. and at st. Louis. Mo.
LAS a remedy for the cure of Nor
phine 1t is by all odds very far superior
to any other treatment, | have ever seen.
was close and careful observer of
| the treatment and witnessed its results
! and effect on the patients to whom l
saw II administered About one-third of
them were physicians, one-thlrd of them
women and the others were merchants,
| lawyers, planters, etc.
"Their ages ranged all the way from
youth to old age. The time required
ranged from one to three weeks. During
the progress of the cure, while under
treatment, none of these patients suffered
in any appreelable degree; they slept well
without opiates of any kind, and did not
| crave their former drug. This, too. would
seem strange If it were not for the we'll
known supportive powers of the James
antidote, Mandragorine Syn Alk.), con-
sequently from that time on not another
dose was required. There was no tor
turing tapering off process.
1.-THE appetite improved rapidly and was
splendid all the way through the treat
ment. In fact as a rule, they ate like
| so many hungry children, and they took
on flesh from start to finish. know this
| to be SO, because | took my meals at
the same hotel where the large majority
of these patients boarded.
Their condition, both physical and
mental, was most excellent. Among them
were many whose mental powers We're
of "A very superior calibre. who. in fact.
would have graced any social circle in
the land
Il could not help but feel that it was
noble work on the part OF those who
were seeking to restore such persons to
usefulness and that they were entitled to
| the gratitude not only of the patients
and their friends, but also to the respect
and gratitude Of mankind at large.
Let no one then be discouraged, I
saw ALCOHOLIC and Narcotic patients
there from every quarter of the United
States, and some from foreign countries;
they We're. as a general rule, cheerful
and happy. buoyant with hope and san
guine of "a sure, painless and permanent
cnrel Yours fraternally,
"A. W. REESE NJ D..
'2216 Central avenue, Kansas City, Mo. =
JAMES HOME REMEDIES.
Whisky, Wine or Beer...,....,,.,,...Sl2 sc
Tobacco or Snuff Habits. ...,....... 800
| Cigarette and Cigar Habits........ 90
Hypodermic and Internal Remedies for
| Drug Habits of all kinds specially pre-
pared to meet requirements in each in
| dividual case. Free samples furnished
| Drug Users Send for literature and testi-
| monals Address, in confidence, Charles
| Il. James, or James Sanatorium Mem
phs Tenn; Charles G. James or James
| Sanatorium, 22l Missouri Trust Building,
| st. Louis Mo.