A permanent cure for drunkennes

Saturday, 14 November 2009 00:00

November 14, 1891. A temporary cure for alcoholism turns out, in at least one case, to be very permanent, as shown in this item from the Toronto Mail.

The failure of the Keeley cure for dipsomania, as proven by the death of Col. Mines in New York, is necessarily the occasion for prolonged disquisitions upon the use and abuse of liquors. Dr. Keeley had discovered what he termed a sure liberator for drunkenness. As he alone knew the particulars of this remedy, it was impossible to judge of its merits except by results. A result was reached in the case of Col. Mines, who after years of dissipation submitted himself to Dr. Keeley's treatment and pronounced himself recovered. But the relief was only temporary. Scarcely had the wonders of the new cure been announced to a delighted world when the Colonel suffered a relapse and died in a few days. It is now pointed out that the cure was never intended to be permanent.