New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-04
Iahpenmnu Academy OF Medicine Kirby
Address.

Ha hpenmnu Academy OF afedicine-Dr Kirby
Address.
The third Lecture in thdcourse before the Hahn
emmnn Academy Of Medicine was delivered OF
Friday evening by DR. 3 X. KIRBY. IN Hope Chs
pei, Broadway The subject was. "The PoPuim
Objections 10 Homeopathic The audience wot
attentive and intelligent, and quite numerous. We
make room fors brief synopsis OF main points Of '
Lecture
Facts and specuatons. said the Doctor, ningec
Medical Literature that 1t easy task distingu-
from The other Physicians accustomed no
study them IL connection that many rely readily upO
worthless theories IN the practice oftboIr ar upon esa
hshcd facts Tho speaker himself had been indebted to
Notifying Irial ior thorough awakening This suboc
From that time he bad studied the distinction between fac
and speculaons and thoroughly had he been cured
thai occasion any propensity he might have had speo
alion IN Medicine that hs had xpeTienced nothing
the knd for nearly twenty years A human health aud M
involved IN every professional movement Of the phys
elan, continued the DoctoTl II Is criminal trhng viii
both for him uness he governed by fixed prime
pies truly scientific and safe healing art must have
immusble law Of cure, founded in true experience
Experience IN Medicine without a law Ia govern H.
empiricisuL healing art without Fixed principles l. no
ony unworthy of Confidence huta fraud upon the world
hat h prSeuGonsrs have Gsu within few years deeme
proper conceal from the pubic heir mode Of proceed
ing 10 The treatment Of disease The custom has beer u
require the sick and their friends To sahm whou, muf
degree was tbs carried that las been regarded insu
hesiiaibgy Inquire Of the physician the reason To-
what done Prescriptions were written In an unknown
tongue go that none the initiated could understand The
rnaer--a custom however which originated long age
when the duties Of the physician deyOyo
upon the priests who made this function sbservient lhe
cheating ptopensiues incnes ne tor teir own selfish nf
parted 10 Se favored OF Heaven The same doctrine hs,
lived 10 every age from 10 nr:' Rr9Pssson to the pre-
Agon OF the present day claim the art OF healing - an
pan OF their dntos but there priests of the Order
Escuspius who yet by those who minister al h
affairs OF our Medical Colleges who claim the public cout
svnce on The sueagSh OF profoundly mysterious assunp
on Here the Doctor hs searching review Of saving
and doings OF the solemn gentlemen Of the u'ra Conserve
live school He would not be considered too severe 70
ns.ws' deslng WIN deep.yroo,ed error great evil
neatly pressed upon the attention OF his hearers the imme
S.s END @gso Necessity me- o. p'S1E sad eps.ssns sS9S
40 demonstrate that Homeopathy complete doctrine ana
IL i based epcp pb,,iooScnI nrinepIevai dyn,mi.n
Id on pathological princpe-he dynamic nature OF die
% % S SISss. Of
iswof similarity. stuiisa s'psl,bas earaai1T Thus tia
shown 10 embrace all thai Il 10 known o vitality with villa
foree-sscondy all thai 10 known Of disturbed vital force
termed disessethd all that is known OF remedial agent
Ia The use 81 rrrasaies In the eure Of diseases fe Dr.
sapposed that strictly speaking this snos theory ct Gs
ease al all but tAeort Of cure and may be applied
practice, whatever theory OF disease mas happen 10 be
Tue neat point introduced by the speaker 1t connection
with this subject in hs opinion mpos,an, the pro
fress not 10 The very existence OF Homeops,hyvir tbs
conditions Therefore say some certain cure homeopa
eay requires thai the remedy should De homeopathic to the
sympiomss doctrine which origiu ~ the paikO
loSiesi heohes o. the present day The speaker admitted
similar internal conditions Of the human body have ths
same OF similar external symptoms ye I: rue ihai ",
mistaken Ia tho lser The Is addressed directly 10
sensss ard the other requires reasoning ard speculation
which serious h0nders daily occur TIE danger ct Ho.
mcopsthV from the doctrine thus advanced Is the fl
hag back on the old doctrine OF Appocraies who dic
ks.f
medicines in virtue OF their supposed relations 10 IL,
ssppesed deviation frcm the normal condition impheo
contrast The speaker on al length IN citanous
Of cases and the application Of vsacus remedies
.sas IL Gs sSaS ~ " hes. s Ssf Slgs T Ss e.
names ofsesses are % no practical utility the Pracuct
riended TIE French school has been engaged iwS
ssasrsa yssrs g md an enswer 10 The Question Mha,
woad bot be understood say thai whsi Technically
eslrd physical signs DO nOl in many oses afford som,
hnowedke Of internal diseased conditions hui that whe
.es Do - viii certainty, treatment OF any Kind ef
vi ours. he prCcevded 10 demonstsas clearly ,Aa
DE sppreprsis remedies sSs nav be no pSssies sisns
when hese sisas prescott themselves deaih usually
The prcnanen, ee)esaOns 10 Homeops,hv vere then re-
wv 49,. sss y ps n and most ePhsleA Qaashed
pv nna space an ssstrsc' woad Es'Fircns and
u the lecture which wa soon be isss.s lSr sop
10 devoted 10 REGULATIONS OF the assertion ,hai
passage relative Of such isares a.
cited IN sGppou OF the tAllaetcas prOposfSon 4' -
The principal causes which iadace f.ur,. ~ H.
aieopsihe treatment nsS arse FROM the aisesse ,,
patent and ffoH The prSetnoner. Thew sre seasr
Ia which he Structure OF organs 30 maesislN
altered that nsticiee least the pFrsen II tn All
canaoi eject :. rsdcsl such arr advances
Cancer, extensive tehercaops COasampcon; Parslysis
arising from csgSe changes IN the hrsn % spinal marrow
Misrepresentation u the tver and several trus Of far al
vsrece SsrVips, and Others
fbe vital BE- much redUccj Ia The sten
in'Ecuers or IN the organ promineaty affected that \
propsF r~Atsioh the meiieine take place,
sor,e esses offSayss u the lnAs and Of Anslrosis
taa,es eocr IN chronic diseases % purely Aeret
iy character which oen amount snoss Second ral9re
sad are 81 Al umes ni6nisely dxee eradicate thar
diseases snsias from other sa2 number O.
instances Aaong others specially nosed hy the pecios
were iaoee which lS3y org 10 inrereS Hoa,eOps
thts rcsimsnl TIE QUANTITIES AM the eencv OF he ,asss
considered 81 sane eagth by he spSskrr,Ae cues
uo1 Of lie physicians iae gmeRi aud ery en-
upon, ard the whole oeet0l System which IRE potcr
able exicnn&er, aended from tbs stsscks and M
gandeS sspeEeoas Of It's opponents Ard pse 10 The pr
mncnl position ii thoruQgh and comprehensive Reform
TAr LecEure heard hrag with the gresesl sltr
non We hope 90 Il and is follows widely dcase,t
The subject has bi:Ssytc beea bat ehy
where pree&sce have usarped ne psee q esads
and reasonable consideration
A STROLOGY.--Maasm CRAVEN and NJ,
fKBR0uGhToN have received the greatest saccess.
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