Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1878 — Cure for Drunkenness. [ARTICLE]

Cure for Drunkenness.

To the Editor of the New York Sun : In times past you have published numerous articles on the cure of drunkenness; but none of them, so far as I have been able to discover, have resulted in relieving the victim they were intended to benefit. With your permission, I will now give to the world, through the Sun, a sure and speedy cure for intemperance—a cure that has been tried frequently. and always successfully. Let the inebriate—it matters not whether he is just getting off, is beginning it, or on a “ spree ” begin by taking every two hours one drachm (teaspoonful) of tinsture of cinchona (Peruvian bark). This will make him feel good. He caii increase the dose to six drachms (teaspoonfuls) without any danger, and take it in that proportion four to ten times a day. It will not destroy his appetite for food. In the ■course of a few days the anti-periodic properties of the cinchona begin to tell, and he loses not only all taste for the tincture, but also for ever; thing in the way of alcohol. Recently, in this city, a well-known gentleman who has in” times past been on his SSOO and SI,OOO sprees—tried this remedy, telling the various druggists where he drank it that he was fighting, and would conquer, the greatest demon on earth; but they could hardly believe him. Yet he conquered, and the appetite for drink vanished. He was never nervous, never lost his appetite or sleep during the siege, and came out of the ordeal in perfect health. During the time the fever lasted I gave him two or three doses of simple medicine for his general health, but the tincture of cinchona did the business. This case can be verified by the proprietors of seven of our drug stores. So well satisfied am I of the value of the treatment that I will guarantee a cure in all cases, using this remedy alone. R. D. Unger, M. D. Minneapolis, Minn.