New-York tribune., 1842-01-27

should dean. proPer-and that it was signed BY
some o; the estirnabe citizens OF every
and party. Several petitions for aid 10 the Ere
Railroad, rechar,er OF the North River Bank &c.
'Sc.wese presented.
Nh W.lR introduced bill 70 exemp, House
hold Furniture from sale under distress for rent.
lIr GRANT one aboi,hing the Office of Water
Commissioners :or this City, and deyely;ng their
duties or ,Ae Common Council.
Mr.. LARAwAr moved an..inquiIy into the expe-
aiency Of abo!ishing the Inspection of Sole Leather
-.cept=in cities. Agreed to
Nh HircHcocE introduced bill to provide for
the more equal distribution of the Literature Fund
M SwAcKHAAxR introduced Joint R-sou.
ton toebiddins the establishment OF any Fiscal
Agency OF the Federal Government in this State
The Registry Law WIS under consideration and
ordered to be printed. Adjourned.
u The Lecture on homeopathic by ". c.
BRYASr,on Friday evening, attended by
numerous and highly intelligent audience The
| lecturer promised that he was not ! physician;
but. in common with others, he called upon to
make his election between this and the Old and
commonly received system OF Medicine. In his
opinion, if the facts respecting the tvs systems
were fairly laid before them the public were quail
fled 10 Judge OF the merits Of each. Honio-opa-
ihia, he said, was generally assailed by rilicuc,
and potent was this weapon IL the hands of the
Medical fraternity, that the public were generally
deferred from sn impartial cxs mnation of the sub
ect.
The lecturer dwelt much on the uncertainty az
tending the old system, both in regard to the lden
tty of the disease, and the effect Of the prescrp.
ton. On this point he cited the opinion, Of many
eminent pa ysicians, showing that large proper
ton Of their prescriptions made
lecture. He alluded to the frequent disagreement
among physicians, and affirmed that this radical
want of principle rather thar conflicting interest
or bad temper was the cause of it. homeopathic,
he said, originated about fifty years ago. 4 Ger
nan physician, Or. Hahnemann,) in process. of
lr;nslatng, was surprised to find many different
and even opposite effects ascribed to Peruvian bark
He made experiments to ascertain which were
true. Following up these experiments, he arrived
in Tie SICK the symptoms Of rshicA ii occasions in
those that are rel.
Adopting this principle he applied the closest
scrutiny discover every shade of effect produced
by medicines when all interfering causes were re-
| moved. This led him to the belief that gene
raj Classification Of diseases, for which general
modes of treatment might serve, was admissible.
That the practitioner ought to discover every fca-
ture of the symptoms, and apply such, and only
such medicines as have been found to induce pre-
| ciscly the same symptoms in healthy person.
Nature is thus Intercepted blythe chemist, and
the chief merit of lhs system consists in avoiding
not only the uncertainty and hazard but the inju-
res and wear Of the constitution Invariably attend
ant the old system.
To the objection that small q portion of med
icine is incapable Of producing great effect,
he Piled that this objection ii made on the ground
OF observation in practice where much medicine
is used, and where minor causes cannot receive
proper attention. Let the attention, he said, be
directed those causes of sudden and almost mi.
racuous cures, in cases Of severe confusion croup
carefully remove all extraneeus causes, and make
the application, and if the effect was not marked
and decisive, he would yield the point.
Ono person is sevorely affected BY a near ap-
proach to cat; another overcome BY the flavor of
cheese, &c. We call these morbid tastes; but we
are liable contagon from the most minute purti-
ces and minute remedies are known in some cases
to have power-as in vaccination.
% Like causes Ike, . is known law of Nature
a burn i. relieved by heat; frostbite By snow;
small Fox By vaccination. Homeopathy is there
fore but more generalap application Of well-known
but partially applied truth.
He denied that Nature had sef-ad usting, re-
Cooperative power. She was constantly depend
ent. We need not only food and water, bu: air,
and even particular state OF the air, to sustain
health. 4 slight change OF air only will often re-
store health TO the sick.-These are bat the lead
ing ideas OF the Lecture.
FlREMEs's BALL.-The Annual Ball of the Fire
Department, in aid OF the noble charities to which
il ministers will be given at the Park Theatre on
Monday evening next, in style not surpassed BY
any Public Ball ever given in this City. It is need
less TO say that the Beauty, Fashion aad Public
Spirit of New-York will be there, and that il de-
corations and arrangements nothing caa exceed it
The Fire Department Fund i. mainly devoted 70
the aid OF the widows and orphans Of deceased
EEireuen, especially OF those who have lost their
lives in their heroic efforts avert from their fellow
citizens the rayages OF the devouring element. Our
eminent citizens uniformly attend the Fire
mems Ball, while Mr.. Dickens is among the di.-
,inguisled strangers invited.