Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-12-28
Homeopathy ~ It is.


fcrcnt individuals, which at first view
ware a pleasing aspect in the sight Of
men. But after a little more scrutiny
and a more thorough acquaintance with
those individuals. VIC are often compelled
and sometimes painfully to renounce
them as wicked imp sitors and gross
humbugs upon the people.
The Saviour of the world when he was
on the earth said there should arise false
Christs, false prophets and false teachers ;
but he warned the people not to go after
them. / should ask your readers if that
warning has been obeyed in every scnce
Of the word. We have reaaon to believe
that there are any that go about pretend
ing TO preach the Gospel who are no.
strictly moral men. We find among all
kinds of business and professions men
who are taking active parts in those pro-
LESSONS, but who in reality are acting out
OF their spheres, till VIC finally come to
the Medical Profession. This latter pro-
.rssion is thu most shamcfully abused and
the mos, grossly humbuggcd of them all.
Thompsonians have humbuggcd it.
Indian Doctors have humbuggcd it, pa
tent medicines have humbuggcd it. and
the PHILOSOPHY of ignnran, men and wo-
mon have humhug ted il. But the gross
est and most absurd Of all hnmbugs that
ever inva led the Medical Profession OF
the p~oTl' IS Homeopathy. Whenever
yiu So an .,.G l'0al recover under Ho-
crpa: = - s... from any Illness
wha'rve-. ~ ASSURE dear t-4dcrs tina:
they wo4id have recovered had thy 70
ryciYcd no treatm nj at all W. III
public te 80 much deceived rs to t,iak
that medicine 50 feeble in IL rat re
that Phial OF .Allopa,hic m dicinc SIT
ting ON tho shelf in the room however
tightly eorked. or even the favor OF n
flower is capable oi dccomposing and
rendering merits capable Of eradica-
ting DISEASE from the body.
Homeopathy needs not 10 be exposed
by mon who hive too much good sen sc
and sound judgement to practice it. for
its own practitioners. lie, them alone,
will finally expose i, themselves. There
have been instances in this very county.
where there have been individuals un-
der Homeopathic treatment and by ac-
eident or carclessness children have found
the medicine and eaten it. The parents
being alarmed for the SAFETY of their child
have called the Homeopathic Doctor
The Doctor on arriving and hearing the
statement, Of the parents would state
..that it would do well child no hazm /;
have been cold .aef t hs as . .s:aa
the accident has happened on the other
hand; the sick one has by the careless
ness Of the nurse. or mother, OF some
other attendant received a double or
thribble dose Of the medicine asain the
Doctor is consulted and here is his reply:
"Oh . i, will not hurt sick person but if
we'll person had taken it, i. would
have been . gone case with him.
\ certain man was at ono time under
the attendance Of a Homeopathic Physi-
clan. He found tina, the medicine did
not have the desired effect, H. u, las.
concluded that he wonld double the dose:
bu, finding that even that did not cfFec,
him in the least. he thribblcd 1t, and As
taat did not produce any effect what
,ver. he took the remainder and gave il
to the cat, all at one time which cansis-
ted of about fifteen powders; all this
produced no effect on the cat whatever
AT length his Physician made him ano,h-
cr visit. On approaching the presence Of
the patient, the patient says to his Ply
stefan. doctor suppose tina, medicine
should not have the desired effect and
should double the dose. what would be
the effect" "Oh il would iniure You very
much = well then" said the patient,
surprising ! should ,.rbble it, 90 said
tn. Doctnr. II wuul sI'i you' Wen
SAYS the patient "th is lie :or it did
not have tn ie,,r ii eE ct and doubled
it and l thribblcd it, then took all tAe
rest ami gave it to the cat and it pr,duc ID
no effect ON me or the cat either. The
astounded Doctor not knowing what to
say, took his hat and walked off. In
other instances they have given medicine
saying to the patient that i, would 2per-
ate in four wrecks. have seen and ex-
amined Homeopathic medicine in its va
rious forms but never could detect any