The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-28
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sponsible disappearances.
Men who. have drunk much for
years and who did not have liquor
after the bars closed December 81,
are affected. Many men, in one case
one man and his wife, exhausted
their supply on panicky debauch'
when they realized that the wet days
were over.
Many men are In calamitous
straits and physicians have been APP
pealed TO for aid.
AT one OF the large hospitals 1t 10
reported one Of the doctors is light
ing on case of I'D. T.'s' for one
OF his patients by administering o
few drops OF liquor with decreasing
regularity. Other hospitals have
similar cases.
Private sanitariums where liquor.
especially whisky. addicts are treated
are well filed with patients.
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How 1t Affects Them
Men about town Of considerable
standing, who. for years were pleas
antly picked at almost any hour Of
the day or night, are being treated
at various places. Several have been
unable to attend to their office duties
owing to cases Of nerves" Several
have left for wetter chimes.
Then, too, there Ia the "down-and-
outer" Of Portland's lower stratum,
the habitual drunkard.
The problem has become serious In
the eyes Of even the physicians. The
larger hospitals frown on cases Of
this kind. 81
Sudden Stop Dangerous tsf
Although unanimously expressing
surprise at the remarkable beneficial
effects Of prohibition, Portland ply
sicians admit that I D. serious prob
lem exists for some whose systems
cannot stand to stop suddenly.
The majority OF the sufferers are
men who lived from hand to mouth,
who made a few dollars only to
drink it up, whose constitutions are
low. Deaths may result, say physi-
clans.
Violent Cases
The emergency hospital at the po-
lice station had two serious cases last
week. In one the victim chewed the
padding out or his cell. The other
attempted suicide by slashing his
wrists. Disappearance, while suf-
fering from mental disorders have
been reported.
Forcing abstinence on man who
is regularly full of liquor may result
seriously" declared one physician
who has made study of the situa-
ton. in the other hand, lot Of
people who thought they couldn't
get along without the stuff are find
ing that they are doing we'll: =
Menance to Some /.
Its the old soak, without means
to have the poison eliminated from
his system, the man who has been
continually picked who will suffer
most and upon whom the abstinence
may. prove dangerous d, .ss
Prohibition. has produced some in
lteresting problems for former
friends of John, Barleycorn. One
more Or less; prominent business man
/ $50 years old, who has lived in q
semi-alcoholic state. for 40 years,
was denied the privilege by his wife
of storing away liquor at home. His
associates at the office denied him
the same privilege. ..e
II was afraid to store 1t in my
safety. deposit Vault for fear / would
destroy my credit he told the doc
i b. -, /. -
tor to whom he appealed.
He went to. q fayorite hotel and
made personal request for a drink,
but was promptly denied.
The old fellow came back badly
beaten" relates the physician, .'but +
fixed him with course of treatment
and he's letting booze alone because
he has to. In many cases like this,
mans friends who before did not
have any excuse to refuse him a
drink are glad to help keep him
away from it. And he could not get
drop If he tried"
Many Grateful
Its good thing for a fellow like
me- another old topper declared.
The proprietors Of sanitariums for
treatment of drunkards are far from
worried over the change, In fact,
business will be better, they say.
my business will keep up all