The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-01

Tie Atlanta Georgian says:
WIN he death of W. F. Hare, at the
#-ady Hospital Friday morning, the
4l-hor.r.cs have been aroused TO the
tqaEe- If the situation that COnfTon-s
benz His death. and that of his wife
few hours before. were directly trace
BIZ -a The sudden enforcement of the
En-i-aarcDtic law, which prohibits the
8 ale If morphine, cocaine and similar
Errzs.
& Hare and his wife had used NOR
hine for years. When the law went
4 z,o effect they found their supply cu5
II and they attempted to relieve the
-avinS with whisky. While they could
If morphine they never drank whis-
o.. but from the number of bottles
] uud in their room at 652 1-2 Marietta
/ Street it is evident that they drank
early three gallons of whisky from
ne time they used the last Of the drug
| Il Saturday until they were found and
i taken a. The hospital Wednesday.
Mrs Hare died within a few hours.
fer husband, who was 46 years old
nj S.N years her junior, had not useu
he drug as long as she. and there was
one chance, it was thought. that his
fe could be saved. He failed to rally,
however, and died about o'clock Fri
|av. He did not know of his wife's
Isa,h.
Each carried a small amount of in
trance and in addition Mr. Hare had
little grocery on Marietta street. FIJI
| - .,
Fh2pel Saturday afternoon at o'clock,
sEd they will be buried in one grave
2 Hollywood cemetery
Doctors Fs.c Problem.
While hearth il favor q the anti
r4rcoric law. the hospital authorities
sar rhat its passage has brought them
fee 10 face with problem not easily
solved Most dope" fiends seem to
have laid in a supply that lasted over
Sunday as it Wa not until Monday
THAI they began TO apply at the hos
Iuai for relief. Since then the num-
beg has steadily increased, until on
Thursday eight appeared
Won must remember that they only
cm" TO the hospital as last resort
sad one of the physicians. They
,
drug in the quantity they desire We
Simply prescribe a quantity sufficient
o. q'riar their nerves for few hours.
The craving comes back just as strong
when The effect Of the dose wears off.
Ne can not take them in as pa
dents. either. Therefore it has been
suggested that We appOrtiOn these
drug users among the various medical
colleges for treatment They will be
god material for the clinics. as ii will
allow he students TO study the various
tHrr', of different drugs on the human
system
Nearly All Liars"
Oh" trouble with this from the
pom. 'f practical professional value IS.
.'"rEer, that nearly all of them are
-a.a Not malicious liars, but just
careless with the truth. One who has
">'4 he drug for 10 years and takes
,,-.E few grains day, while one who
oa' lust contracted the habit will lie
J',' as far in the other direction. 1t is
~ .E 'N@crimenting that we can tell
'''.Her they are telling the truth.
ad@r he system proposed a drug
,""W who applies here for relief will
F N.''N d card that will entitle him
". Der - treatment at one of the hos
i'".> There they will be treated &C
,'.'.h~ p" the methods best adapted
" t'"n particular case. In many in
EE@A'eS ! fear cures are impossible
-oS" are where the user has been
-,t'~ "a" drag for five years or more,
-. 1850 IN cases where the victims
''-,' have no desire to be cured.
d" every case. of course, the treat
d. VII begin by cutting down the
-,'-.l.' ~ the drug taken daily until,
we never possible. a substitute can he
his may he another narcotic
a.. .@~s power, or it may be a tonic
.. NE hat has no evil effects. 1t
:. -.'1aa~ on the patient Some of
," .HA1cSS could be trusted with
,"-a II the substitute to last them
- "N. while others would drink that
:, '' Gay These latter would have
= .'r' daily to get their shot or
,,-. ,,.IN Il" The plan has not progressed
-. nan its discussion. None OF
q ''-eSeS have been consulted, and
L"' .00wn whether they would
=. " treat these patients. Super
~, S--'n- NeadOr, of the Grady Hospi-
-. .as "ol vet decided whether to
2 ~. 7'e with them or lay the
~ '.'iore the trustees, although
A. '-i..a al physicians urge immedi-
-e- because the number apply