The San Francisco call., 1910-05-17
COMET? NO, SPINE
MAKES DRUNKARDS
Chiropractor, Not Gold Cure, Is
Only Balm for Large Thirst,
Says Author
Men Don't Drink Because They
Want To, but to Relieve
Some Inner Weakness

To cure an appetite for strong drink
spine adjusted This is the advice ten
dered by Mrs. Philip Verrill Mighels, a
writer of best sellers and the divorced
wife of a well known author, in an inti7
mate letter written by her to Superior
Judge Graham. The effusion was in
papers of reconciliation effected by
the judge between drinking husband
and his forgiving wife.
That his spine is probably out OF
alignment is the explanation Mrs. Mig
hels gives of Walter Ewing's taste for
intoxicants, discarding the thirst theory
absolutely. Let his spine be straight
ened. she says, and he Will find him
self restored to childish state OF
bodily comfort, so that he would laugh
in his sleep at night for pure joy OF
being alive So Mrs. Ewing is urged
to take her husband to chiropractol
and have this new and wonderful
discovery applied to him.
AS a student of human nature Mrs.
Mighels says that she Has found out
many things. This new drink cure
is one of them. She has written half
a dozen books, the most talked OF
of which was 1.-The Full Glory of Di-
antha" Less than year ago she was
granted a divorce from Philip Verrill
Mighels on the ground of failure to
provide. Her letter to Judge Graham
follows:
1907 Baker street, San Francisco,
May Is, 1910.
To Judge Graham Dear Sir:
was much affected to hear of the
reconciliation in your court of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Ewing. 1t is not
because the poor man wants to
drink that he does tit is because
of some inner weakness that trou-
bles him, and he is vainly trying to
get relief. To be struggling along
alone by the sheer exercise of will
power to keep from drinking is a
very hard way to achieve his pur
pose / am a student of human ma
ture. l have found out many
things. And it seems pity for me
not to let you know of something
that might help this man to remain
sober by the removal of the cause
of his weakness.
To explain: l have made a study
of this weakness in my own family
line, for my grandfather a Yer
monter, died a drunkard, and his
wife died of a broken heart. His
oldest son repeated the story. The
whole family is nearly extinct,
though there were eight children
cutting that was the root of the
trouble. The dust got into the
lungs. They felt bad; they drank
for relief; they could not resist it.
My own father got out and came to
California to escape. He died, how
ever at IS, seven months before l
was born. My only child is dead.
Now you know why have studied
this subject. A new and wonderful
discovery has been made for put
ting the frame of human being
to rights. / was injured on the
narrow gauge railroad. My spine
was Jared A relative urged me to
! see a spine doctor. / did so. |
| was restored not only in that par
| ticular. but, also in many others |
did not take to drink, for l loathe
| it, but 1 could understand. how my
| felt sorry for him and the whole
! tribe that this discovery had come
too late for Them
| 1 merely send this good word
along the line to Mrs. Ewing to
take her husband to a chiropractor
probably out of alignment. He Will
find it so easy to let liquor alone
| once he is put to rights l had
many fresh sorrows to bear at the
time of my injury, but by being
restored to health somehow it made
| above the mental / think it is the
| body makes the mind sick, not the
/ mind the body So If Mr.. Ewing
| could have himself restored to
childish state of bodily comfort.
so that he would laugh in his sleep
| at night from pure joy of being
! alive. I am sure the need for fight
! ing his craving would be taken
| away from him and give them both
| peace.
| Mrs Philip Verrill Mighels.