QUASSIA FOR THE DRINK HABIT.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14791, 24 April 1914, Page 7

QUASSIA FOR THE DRINK HABIT.

All sorts of "cures" for the drink habit have been recommended, from the humble meadow herbs to bi-chloride of gold, but one of the simplest remedies, according- to Dr. T. D. Crothors, is quassia, that bitterest of drinks. For office or home treatment Dr. Crotherw believes it is of the best. "I have found," said Dr. Orothers. "a concentrated solution of quassia to be the most. effective of all the remedies." He explains that an infusion of quassia should be made and then boiled down jnce or twice in order to obtain double the strength. It .should be given to a drinking man with strict orders to take half an ounce every two hours throughout the clay. The drinking man may drink Iris liquor qr.ito as usual, but untlev.no consideration mus,t- he neglect his half •ounce of quassia every two hours. This renu'dy i? 3 of course, best for tho-drink victim who is anxious himself to gain a victory over it. ■The. way this works is that .in ;.. snort l-imo :i form, of quassia poisoning come* on. This poisoning does not affect the victim in any way except to mr.ke nil forms of spirituous liquors intensely disgusting and actually repelling to him. Ordinarily the result, of this .is at first surprise on the part of t-hb drinking manVhen he discovers that he not only does .i#»t like liquor, but that it makes him deathly ill to drink it. Next he is pleased—that is, provided he is anxious to cure himself—and while the bitter quassia is extremely unpleasant ho sticks to it and takes pleasure in drinking it, knowing that a cure is being effected. " From a strong- dislike of liquor tho moment he tries' to drink.it ho begins to dread trying to drink it, and finally all desire to make the at* tempt lias left- him. "Invariably," says Dr. Crothors, "such a drink victim who honestly. <Je> sires to break himself of the hauit voxpresses his deepest gratitude to:."- his physician after he has taken the cuygj*