New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-20
THE TRIBUNE.

sHORT ELEMENTARY TREATisH UPON HonGoPAIhh'
and tie maan,r of ~ yracfics with some o. 'ie
most important effects Of ten gf me pr'nePa' A0Io
opafhic ren.ails for the oi all honest men VINO
d.sir. 10 convince Themselves by experiment oi the
irn,h az the docrne By g H. g. JAR, NJ y. Sc
cond French edition, corrected and enlarged. Trans
lated by EDWARD BAYAED NJ ~ ruO"sne' DS
William Kadde. - broadway
We should not b. surprised If this little book
should give q new md strong impulse to HomGo-
psiha. 1t has been prepared by physician well
Loown as the author of the best manual Of Homo
pa,bc practice Being aware of the defects and
Disadvantages Of the ordinary epitomes he has hit
mon a new method OF abrid cement. j. e the omis
.ion Of those medicines which are less frequently
,cou;red He has thus been enabled TO give use
,nl account of those ten valuable remedies, which
alone constitute magazine vastly efficient for com
hating disease. We are persuaded that if every
,bvsican would supply himself with them and with
his book and after careful study OF the subject IN
general and Of each case in particular, would make
sc,ual trial Of the medicines for reasonable time,
the general conversion Of the medical profession to
Homeopathy would be inevitable. Once convinced
that there is truth in the system, they would avail
themselves Of other medicines and larger works ;
We, this would still be valuable as pocket compan-
ION. The grand controversy is now between those
who have tried Homeopathy and adopted ii, and
hose who having no practical knowledge OF il, dis
believe This last is the only class OF unbelevers;
and this book processes TO be written for all the hon
es members of this class The author at first hes
lated about engaging in the work, knowing how
dangerous il is 10 place in the hands Of novlces IN
srumenis which may induce them TO believe they
are sufficiently qualified TO practice our difficult art
without thorough and competent knowledge of
l." But we are assured that this little book, now
for the first time presented to the English reader
has been TO many persons first step which has
led them TO a deeper study Of the subject
The author gives; First some accoust OF the ma
ture and history of Homeopathy Secondly, the
method of examining the patient to discover the
character of the disease Thirdly the principles and
rules by which the appropriate remedy is to be Sc
Iecied Fourthly, the mode of employing the RENE
ly and the time to change or repeat il; Filthy,
directions in regard TO diet and regimen; SiXlhly
effects of the remedies. These occupy the last half
Of the volume. Each remedy is considered in re-
card 10 the diseases the general symptoms, the local
adapted The arrangement of symptoms is well
adap,ed 10 facilitate roioronco, and tho description
Of each is perspicuous and concise. These details
Of Msieria Mcdica-dry TO the mere closet student
are occasionally ntersperscd with statements
more general physiological and comparative
for example; "Aconile is the most powerful anti
phloeis,c homeopathic remedy that which IN
acute iafammafioHs and inSaHg Wn0"S coHgeSt'onS'
IS always infinitely moro eiHcacious than any kind
Of bloodlciting, and by means of which the hom@-
opahist can avert the most serious danger in short
space Of time AS Acontum is the best anti
phlogistic remedy, &c in like manner is ArH'ca the
principal surgical remedy of homeopathic. -
What Aconiic is to the sanguinous system, Bella
donna is 10 the lgmph0fic, aud in inilammations of
this nature this remedy is one of the most impor-
snt"
Dr. Bayard deserves the thanks of the medical
profession for his excellent translation of this int
resting little volume j.