The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-01
Professor Revere's Lecture last Evening
upon Homeopathy.

Stuyvesant Institute Lecture Room was crowded
last evening to excess to hear Professor Revere's
lecture upon Homeopathy. The three hundred
students who have already arrived, together with
many OF the Faculty were in attendance. Hanne-
mann, and his Latin motto, SimiliG sirbus curdcaf
like cures like-were handled without gloves
Frequent rounds of applause testified the pleasure 1t
gave The audience to hear the doctrines OF homeo-
paihy exploded Hannemann himself, the great
founder OF the doctrine, was treated as man with
the greatest respect Professor X. said he was dis
tpguished eminenty for his sincerity, honesty, at
fec,on, dignity, amenity, and philanthropy. He
was German, and the pecularliles OF his doctrines
BELONGED rather TO his age and country than to him
self They were from The same country that gave
birth to Swedentorgl auism aud characterization
In relation to home opathy itself, Professor Il
Examined, discussed, aud dissected II 20 a nicely,
which astonished all believers in the atomic theo-
ry Not little of the success of the doctrine
must be attributed TO its beautiful and euphoni.
Gus name-hom9 opathy--or as some pronounce
it, homG-op ahy-how sweety it gdes from
the tongue, and falls upon the ear 1t is
classic name, and there must be virtue in its doe
times. There is something altogether ad captain.
dun in Greek or a Latin name. Take, for exam
Broadway Saloon of Partisan fashion. II has VIZ
tue sufficient to raise crop of hair from the bald
head of age and decrpltude Then there is the
Anthropopoon, which had the honor of being used
BY no less parsonage than Tiuebut Tl,mouse,
Esq, whose hair II turned from carrotty red 10
brilliant pea green. How much better were such
names han the plain and vulgar names of Smithisn,
Richardsonsm and Shermanlsm.
In relailon 10 the lninilsnIal doses OF hOmRopa-
thy, Professor Revere was rather severe. The
principle generally believed in was that fleets in
creased with their causes-all the parts were equal
to the whole. II glass OF brandy produces but little
effect, pint might get man tlpsey. II grain of
opium would make a man doZe, fifty grains would
put HIM to sleep. But homeopathy taught dif.
terent doctrine. That effects increase as the cause
decreases. That part is not only equal to the
whole but far greater. In some cases homeopathy
administered not only the thousandth part of
grain, but II went down TO the mlllioneth, billion
eth, lroneth, quatrillioneth, quintillionetb, and
even declllioneth part OF grain. The usual
method Of administering a very small dose was to
dissolve 1t IN a large quantity Of water. Now, to
be able to administer the billlonth part of grain of
corrosive sublimate, 1t would require 2l7 600 hogs
heads 81 water (Arplause) A decilhon q 600, 600,
600 Geo coo 600 600 COO 000 000 600 600 600 600
90 COO 900 600 000,) rauscends all human concep
ton OF. calculations; yet the Professor said
mat Trend OF his had estimated from Sc
nes OF figures that all the waters of the Che
sapeake and Delaware Bays united would en-
able homeopathic doctor to administer the
dechoneth part OF grain OF arsenic. (Great APP
PioueeJ n ittIc iHeetClne, dS large DIS a grain OF
mustard seed, in one instance put in phal an
the smell OF once day by tho patient cured him.
This phis would be good for at least four years In
another case, the smell of one grain of gold in a
bottle cured patient IL hours time. In ano.
ther case, a homo opaihic doctor supplied mother
with chest OF medicine. Sugar and milk, by the
way, are prominent articles of medicine in this doc
trlne The mother one day stepped out for few
minutes and upon her return was Mortified
to discover that her child had swallowed
the whole chest of medicine. In infinite
alarm she sent for the doctor who found the
child sitting bolt upright upon the floor with the
marks OF the medicine upon his face. The doctor
told the anxious mother that her child had swallow
ed TOO much homeopathic medicine to do il any
harm Cloud cheering)
In conclusion, Professor Revere quoted the fol-
loving
EPIGRAM.
Your homeopathic doses, sir,
Just suit me a title;
They prove OF physic any how,
You cannot take too little
II il be good in all complaints
To take dose small
1t surely must be better still,