New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-22
LECTURE on CHOLERA.
The Varieties, Different stages and >ymp-
toms of Cholera. and its Homec parhic
Treatment.

Anniversary At the Hope Chapel Lecture Room
| Broadway. The audience, Notwithstanding the
,owardness Of the evening, was highly respect
able both in numbers and appearance.
: Tie Chairman Of the meeting. VI FERRIS pFLI.
opened with a few appropriate remarks exp'sas-
tory of the objects aimed AZ by the Association
and its Anniversary exercises. He wss followed
/ by Mr. L0rHKoF who read the Annual Report.
which embodied various interesting statistics pre-
scented by sub Commir OF the Dispensary
Assoc alton. 20 the Board of Trustees. A very
aosrishur state Of the affairs o. the Institution
was ahllianty evidenced. IL was FIRST com.
menced on the aiih OF January OF the present
year. aud thus had been IN operation bu, zine
months ~ the period when the Report was con-
c'lied-ye, in that time the total number Of pa
tients admitted vas 400. OF whom Ia2 were dis
charged cured. 6s EFF improved and discharged
as incurabie IS were let under treatment on he
senated a. result unknown-while there has been
only death.
The Report then proceeded to a graphic and
iorcbc Illustration OF the objects and successes of
the Dispensary. The document was long but
able, and We iorbcar farther extracts from It's
statements as the whole NilI probably soon be
published Ia official form.
The Orator of the evening, Dr. b. r. JosLiN,
bcn- shcn introduced TO the audience proceeded
as io'lows. His Address was listened 70 with pro-
found attention, aud was greeted with Frequent
hearty demonstrations Of applause.
Dr. JosLIN, on rising. said
Half a century has elapsed since the great Ho-
neopathic reformation in medicine commercially
Hahnemsnn. he lived 10 see his system adopted by
learned practitioners OF the old school in alm1s every
civilized country On thu globe II has been advancing
every year Of the nifty that have elapsed since rs
birth
Attempt. have been made % arrest its progress by
circulating rumors Of ia decline. In the country there
are such rumors in regard TO new lork-in New York
ia regard TO Europe such representations just the
opposite of the truth They probably made by In
di,iduals who have no intention - deceive but who
sre grossly ignorant Of the facts Our brethren OF the
Old school have no OF knowing the extent much
less the success. Of private Homeopathic practice.
Ia regard 10 the appreciation and success OF Homco
pahia ia this City need only appeal % dilutcresied
| aymsn-to the testimony OF their public acts Last
winter the New York Homeopathic Dispcnssry was
Organized. under thc government, OF thiftytHo Trus
tees These are well known in this community as gen
temcn OF OF great intelligence and respec liability and
who are not members Of the medical profession.
Having for some years in their own houses watched
the objects OF pure Homeopathic ptactce, as admin
is,ered by their family physicians. and having them
selves onoyed its advantages they animated with
the benevolent desire extend these blessings TO the
poor To the establishment and supper, Of the Dis
pensay they have consecrsted their money and their
/ time.
The prescriptions at the DisPonssry have been made
by fourteen Homeopathic physicians who receive no
salary end who hko oil o,hor physicians recognized
az such in our sehool-are regularly educated ami
| graduated doctors OF medicine.
| The medical practice OF the Dspcnsary : purely
homeopathic and nearly all OF it Of that high, Hahne
mannian order, which has everywhere been found
most successful
| The Report OF the Trustees embraces period Of
nine months, during which time i07 patients we're
treated Though many Of these patients were 80 sick
az to be treated At their homes and OF them at
tackled with acute and dangerous diseases, only
died. There twelve Of fever, including Iy
plus. all Of which were cured
You frequently hear persons who have no experience
10 Homeopa thia-or who At most have seen its effect
in chronic csses-ssyng would not dare to trust II
we're rery sick with a dangerous and rapid disease.
There must be no chld's play hea. ! should want
something that would act porecf.ily and quickly.
Now. / assure you that Homeopathic IA that rgy
hing Ten thousand physicians ind it 10 be SUCH
know il 70 be such. They know that In theif own
former Alopathic practice, aud IN that Of their
brethren Of the old school, violent aud rapid dis
eases have been cured surely and promptly as they
now cure them by the Homeopathic method II were
caed b test the relative merits Of the two methods
before tribunal of intelligent AAopathc physiciaDs-
u my life depended the result would select yio-
eni and rapd diseases in preference to any other aud
and would give s,ienusted medicines, Ia small doses
claim % peculiar confidence. There are thousands
of who would insist that they and their dear
cot friends should be treated Homeopathically how
ever critical their condition The greater the danger,
the mperavely necessary j. 10 10 adhere 70 the
only safe law.
Homeopsthla has been eminenty successful In dan
gerous ED8szc diseases caused BY some subtle poison
IN the atmosphere. whether communicated from the
sick, or from any other source 10 me ypnus lever
that prevailed % some extent in this City last year the
Homeopathic physicians demonstrated the truth and
power Of their system BY the success Of appropriate
remedies and especially RhHs radieaHs
A still more destructive form Of this epidemic yphus
broke out IN the routed army Of Napoleon during Ms
disastrous retreat from Russa, and spread from Il
through great portion OF Europe osihng the skA Of
the mos, learned physicians Tue disciples oil b.nHe-
mann under the direction Of their master and win nis
remedies Ras f0ric0degdrOH and By0ala were the only
physicians capable OF successfully encOunteriog the sn-
envy What a contrast between ihe military conqgsfor
% Europe, and its medical lrFetff -
never routed Hahnemsnn never surrenders
But SAYS one. wns, will you do when tins Cnoera
comesi VIII Homeopathic think Of meeting ~ VIII
r.. this be answered b tho Trustees u our Dispensy
nen-as you have seen-who think that system which
Is good enough for the poor Is good enough the N
selves WHAT are they about 10 do To apply 10 the
Common Council for hospitals. tor the Homeopathic
treatment 4 Cholera IN case IL should invade TN. cry
and % tender their the services " their Board u Pnys
clans. TINS shows the confidence entertained IN mis-
system By intelligent men who have the means Of know
.ng the relative merits Of the TWO modes Of practice
But friend asks me, What will you DO ia private
practice q answsr-as all my brethren o. the school
would will treat the disease HOmeopstniesly ]
perceive that be almost trem5.es ~ the thought pro
gidei be Is new convert, and unacquaintea with ne
HOMEOPATHIC history Of Cholera .sy . aim there's
90 method which can compare with Hsnnemanns IN
Cholera has i ever been tried = says be-
Will l., statistics tnIs question AID snow ne
relative results Whence the horror which The name
of this disease aWakens Il from the depOfa-
BE failure VI AlOoathc treatment - the Quarantine
on Ststea Island and In the shlp that Drougn; the az.
ease there - Of the Cholera have occurred Oi
which 81 have died Thus 0neha.i n the patients have
already been oso say nothing OF those VINO suii
under treatment and liable 70 die challenge any man
y cite al instance VI such mortality among - persons
under Homeopathic treatment for any sccuEe dseass
whatever aud 10 any part VI the world
But = rs-o. obtained from large nlm oefs sie more
reliable fsr showing the true average, shan eonhae
10 tie Cholera OF l-3L--.