The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-02
cord HOSPITAL
WILL OPEN SOON
Alcoholic and Drug Addicted
Patients to be Cared
for First
BY 1dah Meelone Gibson.

by N0Sln "CSlohG SIpHOTH
4 DETROIT, Aug. The hospital
Which Henry Ford is building in De-
Eroit will not be formally opened I'M
III September, but already they have
arranged q few rooms 10 take care
sof alcoholic and drug addicted pa
zients.
why do these patients come hrst?"
I asked Mr.. Ford.
Possibly because they have the
diseases which affect all large manu-
4acturers most" he answered, and
possibly because they are the ones
that we can reach through our OWL
physicians and nurses easiest. II
there is sickness in any OF our 15OOO
families in Detroit the husband gen.
EARLY calls his own physician. How.
ever, he would certainly not think OF
asking his physician TO treat him Tor
a taste for alcohol or drugs, and It Is
there where we can step in. and help
him"
Right here I learned something
about Henry Ford He is a pronounc-
ed indiyiduaIist. He likes people, not
the people. He is interested in hu-
mans more than humanity. He IS
the kind Of q man that believes the
individual must be helped now.
All the people about Henry Ford,
when speaking OF his projects and
plans, say: Every man in the Ford
shop gets SIS a day." Mr.. Ford says
Each man gets So day." And mat
is the difference between Henry FoFd
and the great average OF our socioIoS-
zeal workers and propogandists.
He Is almost Tolstoian In his SIM
plicity Of thought and manner.
81 am going to turn you over 10 VI
Eisman," he said. He is the man
who viii have charge Of the alcoholic
and dope departments OF the hos
pital."
II found DR.. Eisman keen.eyed
young mani imagine that most OF
the men near Henry Ford, in business
CAPACITIES, are under forty-witn al
the enthusiasm and energy OF youth
In answer to my question ne an
swered, mo, we have no secret lot
znula by which to treat alcoaoIlc or
drug addictors. We will treat them
by the Town method, which has been
given to the medical fraternity.
"The first thing that we shall 20
will be to clear up their iivers ana
fortify their hearts, and in that va!
minister to their minds.
"Can alcoholism be cured?
"Yes-wait a minute don't mean
IN the sense that you can cure small
pox or whooping cough. but 1t can
he cured in the sense that you cHn
nut the heart and other physical or.
cans In good condition by the use OIL
fonics, fresh air. sunshine ana proper
food. In this way you have strengtn'
ened wii!.power ana character. linen
it is up 10 the patient himself.
AFTER you have had patient mere
once and done all you can for MN
and he mas a relapse, what VIII you
do? Will you let MN come back!
DR.. E,isnlan's face grew stern. II
IT'S M 10 me- he said, i shall not.
want TO be able to say 10 these TEL
lows Now we have done all We can
for YOU; the rest remains with you.
Right here Henry Ford's eyes be-
gan to twinkle, and he put in quiehy'
cob, probably We can give MN an
other chance 1t IS rather TOO pao'
isn't It, to give a man up the nFsI
time he makes a misstep?"
Eisman smiled and said: !
knew Mr.. Ford would not subscribe
10 my ideas in this matter. He seems
10 feel that in every one living there
js A spark of ambition. honor ana
sdeality which can be made TO glow
and burn II one puts the right timer
against it" a.,
.What is the percentage OF aico'
bolics in the Ford plant?" asked:
At don't know" answered Or. Els
man. "I would judge, however tnat
Il is considerably less than IN otheF
large manufactures"
Il don't particularly care what II
U.s." said Henry Ford. III man GetS
drunk he gets drunk, and he needs
to be helped to break the habit IL
possible" uonrr
There you see, was right. Henry
Ford does not care anything about
being a general uplifter or the peo
ple's reformer. 1t is the individual
mat interests him, and on these lines
his new hospital will be run.
There will be plenty OF Gods pure
air and sunshine. Lots Of pure water
and hydrothearpic treatment used
Diet will be prescribed in all cases as
carefully as medicine.