Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-16
LETTER FROM AN AMERICAN HOMEOPATH
in LONDON.
THE PHILADELPHIA EVENING BULLETIN.
Recent Development in France-Dr. Testers
Studies and Change Of Nescs.

Recent Development in Fance-Dr. Testers
Studies and Change Of NieDs.
LONDON, SErTEMBER IL, 1850.
OF the object of my visit to this country has
pied much of my attention, during my first week in the
worlds capital have made the acquaintance Of several Of
the eminent Homeopathsts in London Drs- Dudgeon
Laurie, Qun Cure and others have visited their hospitals
and dspensares. They very attractive menlearned.
and very cordial find them instructive and agreeable in
high degree. They much interested and Of
have become So n recent Development of homeopathy in
France. has recently appeared that DR.. Tester, ply
stefan of the Hotel Deu, great hospital in Paris the very
Of which is identified with those Of the greatest phys
clans Of the world and be physician in which is evidence
Of high ability say has appeared that Dr. Tefsier
has been for several years past silently testing the claims Of
homeopathy in his hospital practice and has come out
decidedly in its favor having renowned all other practice
has lizards the space Of tOo gears. He has published
his experience Of the homeopathic treatment Of pneumonia
and cholera From the excellent preface Of his work which
lies before cannot forbear anslating few paragraphs
"Of the many who have blamed The introduction Of hom1o
pahy into the hospitals know that have done through
audable feeling Of humanity for the patients. and desire
sustain the dignity Of the profession: They will learn BY
these reports that humanity has only gained by its introduce
ton, and that consequently the dignity Of the profession
could have nothing 10 lose"
Speaking of the experiments, he says Pneumonia is
disease fequen acute, serious whose symptoms are marked
and not easily mistaken. chose it. therefore, as the sub
ect of my first experiment with the method Of Hahnemann
After had carefully studied the writings Of Hahnemann and
his disciples read books containing descriptions Of
treated by his method After having thus learned the
spirit of the formua-sina simbs cranfur-itremai
ed to satisfy myself the action Of remedies 10 inness
NAL doses To this question devoted six months of clinical
experiment. choosing such cases. both acute and chronic as
felt assured should not ire At the end Of few days
the evidence that the medicines did act complete
thees persevered for six months It then remained for
test the therapeutic value Of the method As for
pneumonia, it required particular precauon. In fact no
light responsibility him who ventures TO substitute in
the treatment of grave disease, new method for one
which experience sanctions could consent to great
risk. managed in this way In ordinary treatment Of
pneumonia the first indication is blood letting This where
properly administered, produces of the febrie
cltement, with sweat &C. But there still remains the con-
sdaon Of the nfamed lung be resolved which is usual
effected by tartar enec and bsers. would be impru
dent abandon itself the inflammation which still remains
60 suppuration carnfcation veEtured however,
in the Of patient who had already been subjected to
boodeng, to substitute phosphorus SO for tartar emetc
which should otherwise Extraordinarily have administered
The patient recovered without any relapse repeated this
experiment many times with the result But might
reasonably attribute this the bloodeing energeti
cay employed at the outset ALL therefore, that could
justly conclude from my first essays was that If had done
good, had least, by the method, done harm
resolved them to diminish gradually the number Of the bleed
ngs at the beginnings Of the treatment and 70 await the
remission before having to the Hahnemannsn treat
men still keeping in reserve however, the ordinary treat
ment in amelioraon should not be speedily manifest.
diminished them the bleedngs by one, by wo by three y
ou IN the next patient beginning the administration Of the
new remedies successfully and the beginning
the treatment began with dose Of scone followed by
dose Of bryona in twelve twenty -four hours The less
bed the markedly the patients relieved after the
administration Of the innitessmal remedies decided final
TO bleed no mors and to have entirely the ho
m0opatlic remedies
cannot express the anxiety with which these first expe-
riments filled me. In spite Of the njuncons left with the
attendants to bleed aggavaop should appear
in spite Of reiterated visits which paid to these PATIENTS
seemed always great catastrophe were impending
Yet nothing Of the kind occurred. The patients frs, submit
ted TO the treatment recovered and the were rapidly re-
liesed For two years but has died. Two others who
died were received when already in the agones Of DEATH
Since this time have employed the treatment in great
number Of cases Of pneumonia, and first fears have dssp
Pearsd say no more. Facts speak the rest