New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-22
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
SKETCHES OF LECTURES.
The HahneulHa mn Address
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DR. McNickar, President Of the Home0-
rsthic College in thi. City, delivered the Introductory
Lecture OF Course explanatory Of tbs sy.terl Of the
healing srt, on Thursday evening, al ths suveysant
Institute lie said that pertons having the responsible
ties which physicians had-hav.ng the comfort, the
health and even tho life OF individuals in their hands,
might well be jealous OF their reputation. The system
to which he belonged had for is founder one OF the
greatest lights of the science, he meant the great
Hahnemsnn, who bad certainly brought TO the med.
ical science considerable accession OF knowledge.
The object Of he academy 10 give relief 10 the
sick AID wa their prOyince o consider the social ei
fect OF medicine. Il might he considered tia; az tn.
time Of day the medical science ought to tc vel under
-tOod yei in i1i6 the Alopsic prsctonersOf the City
had published address which L stated that the
medical profession hsd lot ne confidence Of the public
Here the Doctor read tie address which he stated had
received the OF all the AnOpstc practitioners Of
the City and State ofNeVYork From this address four
thing could he cleaned. Frst That the Medical pro-
lesslOn stood low in the public estimation Second
That the public have tle confidence in the profession
Third Thai tie accidental circumstances OF guackery
mixing Itself up with the profession was the cause Of the
two fTs; end, Fourth. the necessity Of doing something
change the character Of TIE profession The Doctor
proceeded RAPIDLY % discuss these propositions /,
ought 10 b. considered whether the Medical science
properly Understood could be the Medical profession
tl<nct from Surge-yor whether Il was the mere cure
o. disease Medicine a. confined 20 tie healing art he
considered b depend 10 great tho cOlec
OF facts which only % be gained by experi
erce. The Homeopathic school could lay claim b some
experience, and lot deficient IN earTlinz aud L
certainty fact that the Medical profession had
dfrgone lees change than my other science when could
pretend to scholarship. Yet Il hsd al tirnes end parc
ulsry OF isfe dsys been disgTaced By ridiculous theo
ries bu, these had been brought the test Of
perience, by which a true remedy FOR disease could
clone be discovered: tor without experience science
only Empirical Il may hc indeed tat TIE protes
ZION has iitie confidence with the public bat dis Yves
opinion Of late growth for the ignorance Of przc
rOners long before Homeopathy known had given
rec TO Il.
lie tine however, hsd paced whom ran ear
ryirs god hea.e- cane ard wearing an imposing y
coud pss himself Od .or Of learning AM sesence
though IL reality he possessed neither Lartery more
republican manner began 70 be reished and man %
the .eence and plain manner would BE ra,eI ABOVE
fhose perous 20 bedlzered with al Their preten-
ioEs Inc lesre Doctor rdiealcd TIE pref aslOn- 81
these usdo regulators (ss he called thenl Of u1e neil
ca scisrce and n3ed that they should no. De Pc
ruirtei 10 anstheuslse ell who advanced ne" Oplnon
.i,hos,i examining whether IN reality Il wAs good ss.d
sound doctrine or not but condezGre ed merely because
4, vas new and DID not sccord VII. t1eir previous
,o,s Tie lecturer thea instsnced the Opposou HGr.
yey ez1rierced sganst ths Introduction INTO practice
az hi. theorv ef TIE circulation OF the blood and said Z
yss oply under the sanction q; Royal authority That the
rrproyeInen, in surgery Of tying the arserles 20
r.rrui, diseased or broken limb TO be Gu, of
WITHOUT the danger Of The pa.er: bleeding 10 death
could BE- introduced. Agsirs, this the regular Doctors
insisted ihc tying eight Of the limb Gtoye Ire wound