The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-24

II, like thousands Of others of our pro
%fession, have unfortunately tempered
with morphia and cocaine, with what re
suit it is useless to state, but it wa not
long before ! realized l needed relief
Neither was long in realizing that hun
dreds Of my brethren were in the same
pitiable predicament. | consulted with
those of the profession who had never
taken the drug and they gave me no
hope. Their advice was to quit the use
OF the drug at once. | then consulted
with several of the profession who were
as deep in the mud as was in the
mire,' and they could only tell Of innum-
cradle attempts to gain their freedom
and how a much-exploited cure had TAX
en- the drug from them by gradual re-
duction and the substitution of tonics,
and OF their experiences with quick
cures, and yet had left their nerve sys-
TEN in such a sore and lacerated condi-
tion that they were hardly out of sight
of the institute before they were forced,
through pain, to resort to the drug
again. They were not cured, but re-
duced.
ut was not long before | had tried
every known cure t?) and finally ] applied
to a brother physician who had great ex-
p%erience in treating nerve troubles of all
kinds. He prescribed bromide of sodium
in very large doses. | continued it's use
for a month OF more. At the expiration
of that time the bromide of sodium had
produced a condition Of universal depres-
sion, with poor circulation, and progress
sively increasing paralysis in the lower
eXtremities.
I'm this horrible condition | visited and
consulted the medical director of the
James Sanatorium at Memphis, Tenn. ]
found in him not only a physician who
could cure optimism and alcoholism, but
a man who was capable of sympathizing
with and encouraging those who needed
sympathy and encouragement most.
There were then under his care a number
OF physicians. There were from all parts
OF the United States, and we're as happy
and jolly lot of men as | ever saw. Each
and every man felt and knew he was he
ing cured, and during my stay at the
Sanatorium | saw opium, morphine, CO.
caine, choral and whiskey cases in all
stages of treatment cured and seat home
free and happy. They suffered little or
no pain or Inconvenience; slept we'll, etc.
"When | entered the Sanatorium |
weighed ITO pounds, was using morphia
and bromide Of sodium, and was conse-
quently, as stated above, in a profound
state of bromism and extreme lethargy.
At the expiration of four weeks | was
entirely free from the use.
"The James Treatment is administered
hypodermically or internally and is var
led to snit the peculiar condition exist
ing in the different cases, the amount Of
antidote and eliminant used in each case
varying in proportion to the amount of
morphine consumed, also varying TO the
idiosyncrasies of the patient. There is
no secret formula. The symptomatic as
we'll as the resultant neurasthenic con-
ditioHs are overcome through scientific
application Of medicine, measures and
hygenic methods known to the intelIi-
gent medical world, aided by static
electricity. electric massage, etc.
ut is now five years since | took treat
ment and weigh 1856 pounds, and hav-
ing been the recipient of such results
through the James ~Sanatorium Treat
ment, and having seen a number of al
most miraculous cures accomplished, !
feel it my duty as a physician to make
known to the profession my experience,
that those who are interested may inves-
tigato for themselves, consequently |
write this letter for publication, and
will take pleasure In answering inquir-
les. "a. M. MCCONNELL, M. D.
"Union City, Tenn"
JAMES HOME CURE REMEDIES
For Drug Addictions, Alcoholism, Tobac-
co and Cigarette Habits will be fur
nished at the following prices:
Whiskey, Wine or Beer......"...."S12.50
Tobacco, Cigarettes or Snuf ..,..... 500
Prices for Hypodernic or Internal
Home Treatment for Drug Additions
will be furnished on application, with a
free sample treatment. Express charges
prepaid when requested.
Booklets on Drug Additions, Alcohol
ism and Tobacco and Cigarette Habits,
containing testimonials, etc, sent sealed
and under plain cover. Correspondence
confidential. Address Chas. b. James,
or James S%anatorium, 1873 Poplar avenue,
Memphis, Tenn, or James Sanatorium,
st. Louis, Mo.