Evening star., 1926-12-16
RY EIIZNE,ETH YEA1fNN.


After all. it is the patient who must
pass final Judgment on every drug
and treatment.
Than < to the enthusiasm ana good
sense OF Henry Q. ScA7eth. the super
vising warden AT Welfare Island. |
was ii"rIuitted to talk with several pa
tients who were either midway IN the
treatment or Just being discharged as
cured. Let me say ut once that all of
them spoke 10 me voluntarily and
gladly. The warden did not have TO
urge them. Without exception they
were rs happy and as excited over
heir d"liverance from dope as Schleth
himself is over the success of his eff
forts.
From the beginning Schleth has
been thoroughly convinced Of the
| va 'ue of the narcoSGn treatment an6
! has done al he could 10 expand and
| continue its Use
All of his patients fairly worship
him for his zeal and fricndliness.
The first patient | saw was small
man almost completely swathed in
, coarse woolen clorhas.A His scant
! hair was fiecked with gray and his
| somewhat overgrowH mustache was
| chestnut brown His clear blue eyes
were intelligent. his mouth small and
his lips sensitive, but weeks CROWN
of dark beard added to his unkempt
appearance.
His shoes were thick. heavy. cow
hide. laced with pieces of rope, ana
coarse wooden stockings peeped
through the slashes in the shoes lie
wore no collar and a heavy outing
flannel shirt showed above his coat.
Scientist Carried In.
Miss Yeaman. want you to meet
one of the biggest scientific men in the
country. Now don't be alarmed, doc
tor: I am not going TO reveal your
identity. l merely want this young
lady to understand that she is talk
ing to a person of unusual mentality
and breeding"
Mr.. X arose with all the courtesy OF
a gentleman and acknowledged the
introduction with an accent that was
Enthusiastically English. You must
pardon my beard" he apologiZed, but
| felt it was essential for me to let it
grow if l wished to keep my lncog-
nito''
Now, Mr.. X" continued Mr. |
Schleth. Miss Yeaman has heard the |
story of narcosan from a great mum
ber of different people. She has heard |
doctors who have condemned 1t ana
doctors who knew absolutely nothing |
about it in actual practice. She has
also heard it from the human dregs |
of the earth which are deposited IN
this institution. / want you to tell
her what you think of narcosan; you, |
one of the highest men in your pro-
fession: you who have taken the
cureh
L see," said Mr.. X. well, 1t is
absolutely necessary for my family, |
,,,xy and NV honor that nv |
identity is concealed, and If you Will
agree to that l shall be very glad to
talk freely, in the hope that what !
say may help the persons who are
struggling to introduse narcosan to
the world.
"As you know, warden. was
brought to this hospital on strefher
one week ago today. / was so far
gone that I was delirious and no one |
thought | would ever pull out of 1t. |
Today you see me, entirely myself, |
clearer mentally than / have been in |
years, and with the exception of a |
slight weakness feel better physical |
ly than I have in many years.
Was Strongly Addicted.
Good God, You can't realize what
sensation it gives me TO be actually |
cured of the craving for dope.
have been a dope addict for many
years, and when I was brought here
I was using from 80 to 40 grains of
cocaine and 16 grains of morphine a
day. Remember, that was just one |
week ago today.
II have tried every conceivable
kind of cure. / have taken the re-
duction treatment twice, but that
does absolutely no good at all. | have