New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-15
HOMEOPATHY
8nniseTsary Neetiag Of tne HaaneH8no AcA'
denny Of Medicine Inaugural Address % tht
residenf, DIR. Curtis.

I N ffulc4It
i the Sluysessbt institute. tns address Of 10
President elect, Dr. CuRris, was Delivered IA h's
sbsence, in consequence Of ndi,polron, o. the
/ Contemplating Secretary, DR.. J. ". he.c4.i W.
1--WE 10 the feo wing abstract. I'll the ntsrial pr
uona Of the Presidents remarks
The adaress o,gan with a ssei,i o. me progress
or eops,hy, especially ia t4is country, con.-is
iug the present condition Of the school ai,h P-n'i
/ Lite moIe than twenty Iears 40, when ;helns D.
! IT, 3. Gram Was rs oaly reprsseniige Ia this Cry
! Dr. &. psid 2 wCli-dcservei tribute 20 tie memory
G. that estin able man aid leaned physician. Al
uson was then piloGy made 10 the contributions oil
| uafreugrn 70 Nattua Mciioa. and the .fAJ @c's"-
fc form given 20 medicine y che fetOg i'oi % his
| Rel-known law. solving relations between disease
{ sad medicine that constituted pergerser pIooi;h
man the riddle OF the Sphinx the m4la s4'j-ft 81
inquiry the operation Of substances Recognized ~
lie chemist as forming part Of the BODY ana hoF''f
! the law siu,sa siaihbus cirant~ Was m'oiledoy
tteir agcncy, was then taken up. On tils p'-4 i-e
ADDRESS proceeded
To determine The relations Of medicines 20 fool
the caron a point Of aitouu0n-.et US examine tls
garous elementary substances in Nature IN order 20
! ascertain their Relations TO the animal economy
We observe. a. the very outset, one Fundamental
difference existing among tnen, u virtue Of warA
hey are citis.Die INTO t~O classes. The lfst o.
sse embraces those bosios which ara either essen
tl tO or oDleC INTO the composition Of, the aala4L
frsf9s Z ne second CONSISTS of class which
foTeeu g. tat organism, AMI the presence oi whcn,
even N comparatively minute quantities, dltIufOs
t4e equilibrium Of the functions aud induces disease
Che ioTmtr OF these. then comprises constituents or
SHmeHtaTy Oedles winch, III proper cCnOlnatioi are
ggnCleueCEs 10 bic ain.ai tissues the latter, ISL
winch are incapable under all existing cifcdn-
stances oil heai.hiui dsslG1!aton and hence, IN re-
raldiO these tissue, are iutinscaly heterogeneous
or POISONOUS. To the constituents belong. as the
chemist demon s.Id,es, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
oxygen, 81 rhur, phosphorus, Chlorine Huozne,
u enesiuu calcium sodlu "a, potassium, iron, Sill
CUM sc. The nor. constituent or foreign class en-
braces BTsCLC, colo, silver. pid,in4 TIA, ZEc, ner
Cgfy, q. ilmOn5 nickel bismuth, aud u4ny osnefs.
LILLE reflect or willow satisfy US that the ABOVE
difference ls 1raugh Win Important consequences 10
7re pat-ool 1T and ply siclan. To prosecute the
thought, q US take non ana emo ~ examples.
iTCp IS iLdsg cusobe element 90 blood ~ MUSCLE
eud II fouuo H. smaller quantities IN other living
matfeIb same iron then, IS normal Or healthy, Out
IohCr the solos finds, when sound, contain me
ieast sppYeclabie particle OF arsenic. More recent
chemical research has Ia1ec0 occasionally pointed
out the existence IL the animal tissues OF lead, cop
PEI aud OlheT substances moi always recognized IS
constituent bodies cut nearer exa niu4rt1n lustifes
tie concluson that several such are casual or tX
ueueOus rather than constant. Nhl ne total a)-
stLCe Ct oil physical proof o. TIE presence OF many
olhtr clements found III nature Stamps the above as
= fgltima5c distinction. 10 return. non, tlon, Is
one OF me animal dement's and a. such SUBJECT
90 excess ard deficiency bui 10 ms the case Win
aIseIlc! The answer IS nO-tAe least portion
| ~ It ~ healthy living organ ls hostile 10
tins view, therefor, non IS dleletlc, an oTctfH
and constant supply Of u beng necessary 10 TIE
| economy arseuc, the other hand, Is poten-
ual, Dynamic or Alternative, its use being not
| ioT nOufiShmeL;, bat FOR eXettms modifying
| mower over the mortd vital processes, unul such
tIne as these being corrected, II may be eliminated
rom the organism. The function OF arsenic IN med
/ .cine, and o. the class to when Il belongs, may De
/ ~ a
! laIeuage OF chemistry, VIII De readily under
! stood toy The scientific student The CONVERSION o.
starch, By boiling 1t with dlrted supburc ACID, mo
several kindred DOdies, among which are gum ana
grape sugar, furnishes of the most interesting
! exam pies Of this phenomenon. In tins result the
! ACID undCrgCCs TO charge Its SIMPLE presence De-
lug adequate 20 insure the transformation OF sIfcn
mo sugar. The decompoSluon OF oxygen s.e9
water by the contact Of platinum or silver, rs SIM
| pUrer cataiyuc result The effects OF the ACID ana
silver UnCer these circumstances, taxing place WIN
out combination loss Of the agents, iuustraSe
what IL termed dynamic aeho". -.
! equally applicable 70 every nu'rlment ana aghn
the relations of arsenic hold uniformly good OF al
Dynamic or cataytic elements; | have ALREADY re-
marked that these nutrtIye substances IN uue pro
portions, con Iose the animal tabfic When .nel Ia
beneath this formal regular standard, inns ue-
fcioucy INST as certainly entails clsorCer a. thcH
excess. The one state IN fact, rs siarVdtioh the
! other replelion Without lime, for example, tue
secretion Of milk fails he bones ana teen become
soft or are arrested IN their development without
Ia,
and magnesia, the nervous tissues lose sneI energy
and the impaired condition OF the brain is evinced
| 10y loss o., men ory trghtful headaches ana lmpend-
] ug paralysis Ghastly paieneSs, pr0SHdiloh' ldu''
ineS snd GOODNESS, attend the lack OF carbon, de-
pIiyed of sulphur, the hair would rapidly cease 10
gov aIc the absence OF iron IS marked by h'lany,
! oIscrdercd digestion, passive dIopsy ana othet
symptoms Of an anGmic Or chlOrotic character
! TIE focd we receive Caily furnishes the natural
source OF these elementary substances ana series
cuImg health 10 repair the waste OF these malteis
hplu kiCupNS.
consequent uIOn the voluntary and vegeiailVe tnnc-
/ tons Of the economy Hence the equilibrium Is
| preserved Iuordinate use OF particular organs la
Cuces dlsproporuOnaie consumption OF thelf SUI
stance, ard hence Of the elements non Whlch thls
substance is formed Excuses IL atchlng, thougsI,
and muscular effort for example, oy oserIaxhg me
brain and muscular fiber, render these TISSUES rapidly
eflete and therefore cause an exaggerated deindhu
for their peculla ar pabaDi, as phosphorus ana ron
It's very easy, thus TO perceive no" mghy arm
ciai and voluntary llfe so distinctive o MAJ ofeaAs
! the Vegetatlve balance and produces lnpDVeilsh-
| rnent OF nutrition. On the other SIDE, ihtinclehcy
OF the eXcretOy organs. bad medication ana vicious
feeding lead equally sooner or alef 10 SUI Pius VI
one or more vital constituents ,z
These remarks suffice briefly TO illustrate the suo-
ect and prepare us for the next step III toe invest
cation winch is evidently u determine lhen pldc-
! neal bearing on the elaboration OF the ma'erla
medica, and consequently their influence IN 1he
treatment of the sick II the views nave taken ne
correct, 1t IS plainly erroneous 70 suppose ma sn
! cure of a malady always requires positive uedlmthI
that Is to saw sOmefhiag 10 be admin stered IN tue
! way of medicine Cases are presunaoe, nay &C.
| measurable in which the man duty deyoNns on
the rational ply slcan should De TIE excursion u
sarne speclGc organic element ascestalRed 20 pre-
! ponderate already IN the organism. -.
| The only method known to the vtalls, oi oelei'
mining the action on The human nsoN oi various su
! Stances Is watching and noting the changes which
epsue on administering them to the healthy suoect'
such was TIE pursued oy the modern master,
and such are the results submitted 70 the word IN MS
! {. pnre Nateria Nledics Among the substances
there tred ard displayed, find many Of The NUN
ment class, VIZ ammonia, lime, mAsnesa, SOFA,
phosphorus, slick carbon. potash sulphur, noh' &c
il Is In place however to observe here, th3I ne con-
| icmplated only purely positive path0geLesls' we
nature OF his experiments having been such Ns 20 IN
sure class of symptoms dependent on Ga excess "
! he substance under lrisl Hahnemanns .ecoics OF
dIete,ic agents are indeed particularly rem lsao,e
! ior symptom groups OF an apparently antagonists
/ character These are classified by him e. pilmti}