Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-23
YOU CAN REGAIN PEP.

know you are tired of giving ad-
vice to those addicted to the use Of
alcoholic beverages. I. NJ. Hope
| full writes. but you have not yet
given advice that I think fits my
case. and I have too much false
pride to call on my family physician.
| For forty years or more there
| has been whisky or brandy, either
on the sideboard or in convenient
closet. lat the homes Of my father
| and grandfather. That was true at
| the homes of their friends and
mine. I always have been invited
and have accepted drink when
desired one. but always in modera-
| ton. ] have extended to my sons
the same invitation, / am sorry to
| say.
When it became evident that the
prohibition law<would pass I bought
what I thought was supply to last
me some years, but I find that my
friends and myself, thinking that
we should get drink while the drink
ing was good, have used it up and
am now without any. & not only
miss it greatly but feel that my
mental powers have declined. l
know that 7 am physically weaker,
very nervous and irritable and re-
tire much sooner than formerly.
II am considered successful
business man. have added to the
fortune left me, and have several
hundred people to look after. But
am weakening. Why? l have
tried your fruit and vegetable diet,
but it has not satisfied my craving
for drink. VII
Ja %o1y fhiS Lott ac
a plea for liquor. 1t is not so in
who feels himself in need OF assist
ance. have no other intention
than to comply with the laws of the
land"
1t is quite probable that you are
right, that without knowing it you
have developed certain degree of
alcohol addiction disease. Your
physical and mental mechanism
had developed an inability to go
properly unless stimulated by alco-
hol.
What are you going to do about
it? Being high grade law abiding
citizen. you want to find a way out.
You are able to control your appe-
tite, perhaps have no longing as
such for your drug, but you want |
back the lost pep If possible.
AS Ii understand the law. phySi- |
clans are allowed to supply those |
with addiction disease to limited
extent and under proper safeguards. |
But that you do not want. There
are various aromatics and spirits |
somewhat related to alcohol which |
have the power to ipfoXicate. Keep |
away from them. Theirs are the !
Qualities which-nlade rotgut whisky |
harmful. i
The best substitute for alcohol is
sugar. If you are not obese and have |
no tendency to diabetes you might |
use sugar and sweets rather freely, |
But the very beA plan is to accept |
the situation, to recognize that the |
use of whisky has taken something |
out Of you.
Then, having frankly faced the |
situation, proceed to train yourself |
mentally and physically. Train
Train your self control, your poise,
and your calm deliberative judg-
ment.
Yod should be able to make your
crippled machinery more effective
than it was when at it's best. That
is tust exactly what the wise. normal
man does when he feels that from
age he has lost some of his pep.
snap, initiative. and endurance. He
sets out to train his judgment. wis
dom, self-control. shredness to- Off
set his losses.
So there is nothing new or novel
about the proposition. Do not over