Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-03-02
AllopathY and Homeopathy


Mr.. EDITOR :--You, and those Of the pub
lie who chance TO see that paper, may have
noticed an article in the Mirror, Of recent
date, under the above captain. That article
represented the success Of Homeopathy in
yellow fever. in the practice Of Drs. Holcombe
and Davis of Naichez, in an unfavOrable light
A communication, presenting a different view
of the matter, appeared in the Madison Cou-
rler. This vas sent 10 the editor Of the Mir
ror for insertion, simply az an act Of justice.
After several days the Mirror notices its re-
ception, and proposes 10 insert it on certain
coudiliors-one of which is that the article
shall be abridged If his conditions are COM
piled with, he says he will insert the abridged
communication, although at the risk of wax
ing up a,war in the medical camp" Now,
sir, We have no disposition to awake up war
in the medical camp" for we verify believe
that dcc,ors had better, by far, attend 10 the in
teresis Of their patients by trying to find ont
to quarrel with, and backbite each other and
we think if the editor of the Mirror had ex-
ercised the same caution before inserting that
article that be does in relation TO this, Ire
would now have no cause Of apprehension.
Now, Mr.. Editor, We are desirous that the
communication should appear without abridse-
ment; and if this simple act Of justice wakes
up war in the medical camp" let it come.
/
Na,chez, Miss, Sept Oath,
M. G. CARRIER, Esq. Sir: You published
in one of your late papers, Geographic de-
spatch, stating the remarkable success Of Ho-
meopathy in the treatment of yellow fever.
Ia a subsequent issue, under very exagger-
aled telegraphic report from Natchez, you in
innate your fears that the Homeopathic RENE
dies have not gratifed our sanguine expecta-
TONS IL the report were true, your apprehen-
sions would be very well founded, but instead
Of four hundred inhabitants, there are at least,
two thousand remaining in the city. There
have been fully one thousand cases of yellow
fever within the limits Of the corporation
Contrary TO The precedent Of former epidemics,
the disease mas spread to considerable extent
in the surrounding country. II may be fairly
estimated, that up to date, 1900 cases of yellow
fever have been treated by the physicians Of
Natchez. OF ihis rppMber, 400 aud a fraction
over have been butfed. according to official re-
ports. As the subject Of Homeopathic prac-
lice Is one Of vast'lnpOrtance TO the health and
happiness Of mankind, few thoroughly au-
lenlcaled statistics theron, may be interesting
both to you and your readers.
| DIR. Davis and myself have treated Homeo-
pathically, 345 eases Of yellow fever, with
mortality Of l9-at least one-half Of whom had
been previously treated under other systems,
and who came into our hands in doubtful, and
203 cases in hopeless conditions. This shows
loss Of about in l8-a success unparalleled
in The annals of any other practice. Similar
success has been met with in New Orleans,
Rio Jauero, The West Indies, and wherever
pure Homeopathy has been used in the man
agement of the disease. Deducting our list Of
patients and deaths 10 the accuracy of which
we have an abundance Of witnesses, from the
highest supposed number Of cases, and the
known number Of deaths, the physicians of
other schools have had between 800 and 900
cases, and 260 deaths, indicating mortality
ranging from one-third to one-fourth.
The good friends Of Homeopathy here have
been rlvetied TO the system by triple bars Of
steel, and many Of its biiterest opponents have
been convicted and converted Indeed, the
whole Southwest has been reused 10 an an
probation OF its merits, and it's thorough
adaPiabillty to the most malignant Southern
diseases. lis searching trial and triumphant
success in Natchez, is but miniature picture
Of what is progressing more slowly throughout
the civilized world. The whole history of
Homeopathy, its scientific origin, its ,ardy re-
cePlion, IFS gradual extension, its repeated tri.
ais. its constant triumphs--aII evince that il is
founded on the indeslructible basis of truth.
Yours, sincerely, VIM. III. HoLcoMBE.
- The morning train of Tuesday, from