New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-17
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ali uot,o> of the pendufun 70 eeaee, he eneer AT
,rering ,xss,ly to those oil the sol'h anu h''''
rol.. n the magnet respectively Inc operator
hon, nIaeed on the right shoulder OF another person
r,o5p,ed the normal current on the len snoudef'
H. ,ever,e or female current II was further shown
that in the Tscumoent posture, the north pole re-
moves from the forehead 10 the diaphragm, the ia'-
ter then imparting the influence no logger denvaoe
from the forehead.
From other experiments, II would appear 'has 'ne
magnetic currents are reversed below the peiVls
those Of the night and LETT legs corresponding re-
,pectlyely with those OF the left and night arms
but the phenomena vary according 10 the position oil
the body
Trials with various substances, placed IN the
Operators hand or the hands Of others IN connection
gave the following, among other results
tina direct movement between and A.
FLUID MGcury-k direct movement, be'weeo n ana T.
Zue-A direcr movement oetuesa n and 2
IfOn-An - iptIcai movement bel ~esn n tnn =
plaiinUm-A direct movement, between and A.
Isad-A dice move meht between ana y =,
Chalk-An eiiIOtscal movement between y tno N
Fbnt-A direct movement between ii ana r
Phos DhOfus-MOilDn arr s'e1
Ammopis-N lTmai current sccele' ated
A smaI piece Of Horse-dung-Motion arrested
II may easily be conceived that the gentlemen o'
the Homeopathic faith present al these experiments
would desire TO ascertain what effects, II any would
be produced Oh the delicate instrument by tser Ia
fIitesimal preparations and, with Mr.. Ru.ters
content The being uDconcernet IN the issue IN us
bearing on medical dOctrinel trials were accord
ingly made with attenuatiOns as high as the o0oth
degree OF substances, whose action had been ascer
tanned by previous experiments with pieces OF crude
material Strange II may seem, the instrument
appears TO have obeyed the influence oil each inhai-
tesimal agent promptly and perfectly as 1t pre-
A.. at, ffaf
titles of the same substances and not only but il
seems to have furnished an unlookedfor confirmation
OF the law stmiiia simibus curantur," III showing
that the most perfect ofthe influence of
one nedicament on the pendulum was effected by
adding another that in the absence OF the hrst' was
found to produce the same disturbance OF the nor
nal current. These last experiments were verified
BY one of the old-school physicians present. man
of high professional reputation, VINO, with candor
that does him honor thus expresses himself IN let
ter to The T0rqtay Directory, an English provincial
journal:
up to this period our experiments had been for
The most part isolated, and only calculated TO all 1d
grounds for synihetcal conclusions, but they were
now conducted in great measure with view OF
testing the truth of Homeopathy or at least OF the
power OF lnhntesimal doses and am bound 20 de-
clare as one perfectly free from bias that while the
experiments were of the most searching character
that we could all devise whether disciples OF the
school or not they eventuated IN every case In prov
ing the power Of the infnteslma agent. and OF the
correctness OF the views entertained OF then action
as laid down by the most trustworthy writers on the
subject DR.. Quin produced some glebules which
had been in his possession for twenty-five years
their effects were perfect"
This notice has extended to too great length TO
permit OF the insertion here of the various provngs
effected by placing single "globules" on the I'm
Of the operators hand or on that OF some one in
connection neither can advert to other expert
ments Of equal novelty and interest with those de-
scrlbed But MI Rutter will shortly ii is said, pub
lish book giving history of his Invention and
governments, by wnich and by Investigations TO De
made In this country, we shall soon be more fully
informed on a subject, the Importance OF which 1t
would be difficult, to oyerrate. IL.