ly all of the secret cures for drunkenness are
fraudulent, and some are dangerous.

"If a man wants to quit drinking, he can be helped by a proper
diet, and by frequent use of the Turkish bath, or even of the
ordinary hot bath at home, with a quick cold sponge or shower
bath each morning as a tonic. The hot bath is to draw out
impurities from the system. The diet should consist of plenty of
fruit, nuts, grains and vegetables. It is better to eat no meat.
It has been fully demonstrated in Lady Henry Somerset's work
with women drunkards that a vegetarian diet is a great help in
allaying the alcohol crave. The Salvation Army, in England, have
also found by experience that a meat-free diet is a great aid in
overcoming the drink habit.

"Dr. T. D. Crothers, who has for years conducted a large
sanitarium for the cure of inebriety, at Hartford, Connecticut,
says that a valuable remedy to break up the impulsive craze for
spirits is a strong infusion of quassia given in two-ounce
doses every hour. As desire for liquor abates the quassia can be
given less frequently, until it is no longer needed.

"Dr. Alexander Lambert, of Bellevue Hospital, New York, has been
treating drunkards and other drug habitues successfully of late.
A description of his treatment may be found in _Success_ for
November, 1909."

MEDICAL PUFFS OF WHISKY AND OTHER ALCOHOLICS:--"Every medical
man knows how he is pestered with advertising circulars of
so-and-so's genuine whisky, and what-do-you-call-em's extra
stout, to say nothing of the tempting offers of wines and
spirits on sale with special discounts to medical men. Other
enterprising firms send samples or offer to send them with the
implied understanding that a testimonial is to be given, or that
at least the wares in question will be recommended to patients.
Even our medical papers have not always been incorruptible. We
have little expectation ourselves of being favored with an offer
of full-page advertisements of extraordinary wines and spirits.
We are not prepared to recommend them except as vermin killers.
Nor are we prepared to remain silent as to their alleged
virtues. The whole system of testimonials is a huge imposture.
Granted that the sample is all that it is described as being,
who can guarantee that what is served to the public in the face