The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-04-28

TIE BIRTHDAY OF HAI.yEM.NN.

"''''"'' -"'"l''ai NO'lt'r, together witt
ti'" friends Of this system OF medicine. cc,e
hra'r,i the Centennial Blrh,!av of DR.. Sam
mel liahncnann. the founder of the system
III yer: pleasant and agreeable manner las
evening. The festivities of the occasion con
sisted OF an address ard ,n"n, IN Trcmou,
Temple. and festival in FaneuI Hall.
The exercises in IT, Temple were attcn,lef
iv an audience which GO Ictelv filed til,
i!:9e room III which they were assembled.
Inc intellectual features Of TIE occasion.
were introduced with some exccl!ant n,u.i,
ty the Gcrnarian Serenale Band.
DIR. Joseph H. West Of this CITY. who prc
SIDED then allule'l in very happy and ap
Froita'e manner % the event which the,
h'' assembled to communicating il
on" Of those cpocIls in the history of man
klni wh'rh ar" eniinrn,v suggestive of sat
i,''rton. and one comforting an inestinabl,
b.">sin, on the race They ha, come TO-
g"''icr. he SAIL. to tell why they found caus.
tor Rejoicing IN this hour, alt! Ter that pur
pose he would intro!rc Dr.. W. G.. Pavnc
ct Bhh. Me. who would present the caiu
"h'rh lI'Fnc:nann has TO ,hc distinguished
remembrance of his fellow men.
Dr. Payne was received with arplarsc. and
in roina'"ncin. alulcl to the event which
they hal .atlcrcd to commemorate. ant, said
that 1t well became those who were prcs.n,
to turn ASIDE and contemplate tI,. magnitude
AMI Importance of the truth which IIahnp.
in'nn brought to light
lie then reviewed in an intcrc>,in...anl
ron Use manner the ka''in. events in Il
"f iIt''ncnann, touching prominently L Inn
''"<" points which illustrate his brilliant H.
':"rr'"al powers, his pcr>cvcra&,i in his
s'n'l'e' under gre,t ,lilii:n,tes. ant he prof
cheney ne attained in the know+lEc O: his
protestant His dissatisfaction with the rx
istln. systems of m,lcinc as he found them.
ami his 'rtIfl'SS efforts to tinl in any one of
them remedy for the evils which pert..incd
to thrm were alluded to. and the series of
investigations and strcs which he under
took Tor The purpose Of discovering some sv>-
I'm tor the cure OF disease which should he
free from those evils. was infinitely and ably
portrayed. Amid di>coura .cnen. and rcrs.-
rutirn, he p'rsevcrel until a: last the tru,!,
ne a:""rateh yanel Tor Itself friends a:,,ory
tho>" VINO had been It's opponents. H.. de-
tended IL t'ineriann from Ike charge of bcin-
too h;'sfy IN his conclusions. and sud tha, all
the coaciu>IonS were the result Of wears Of
pn!'h1 ani iahorionI Investigation and cy-
pertinent. For Homeopathy II,hncm,nn
""'y aSkri that it s',o"ii be Judged by is re-
sn.tS; and wherever I'll. test has b.cn f,;rIv
we. The pTlnrIpe never vet has been rein
ted. H.. spoke in high terms of the ;u,.nrr.
tu,l. Nora. and religions cha .actcr of U,h.
ncmann, and allulc'l to the extent Of his IA.
hor<. which were most easily ,l;>tincushan!e
IN his literary works
Previous TO ll!lncmann's ,liscovcrv IL.
rontcndcd that there was no law Of ,rr.. w..u
established. and he argued that it cou'd M.
have been previously discovered. ov;nr :,
;'ic state OF the subsidiary srienccs. It WAS
dependent, to considerable degree. mon
the advance which hail short tim. ,e,v;oos
been male in the subordinate and sul,s;,;,rv
sciences.
10 show that Homeopathy is practical and
works well, he quoted largely from statistics
OF th' treatment OF cholera. yellow fever. g..
by li'nr 'pa'hy and by the Old School. for
the purpose Ut showing the compara,iy, mcr-
ITS ot 'hc two systems Under these uuota-
Tons IL mr ':mthv appeared ,cri.le,lly to III.
best aovan'a.c-;llr ratio being in some in
stances a' ? to 81, ). TO x. I to 80. e.. In
the trea'ih"n. OF yellow fever. hr mentioned
one instance in which there were ,Nr.. Hos.
rlta.S established -onc for ,le)J School
one tor Homeopathy, ans. th.: other where.
no n''''c'nr az all wa administered. III. re-
suit was that the deaths in the Ilomuona,!,ic
ho'rita amounted to - per cent in the
Hospital where there vas no medicine given
to 10 per cent. AMI liz he Oil = l,ooi .Iosu
tai 70 l3 per cent.
lie then clan ,cl at the rapid spread Of
ihc system since lis introlu ton irto This
country, ,? years ago. and SAID that its prac
t''Ionrrs now number 5000, and they are in
crea>in. more rapidly than ever before. lie
claimed for it a thorough and impartial in
vcst.atiOn.
All 1t asks is to he proved si'le by side with
Allopa,hy; a fair field and no favor it de-
in1nds, and the public demands i. also.
In conclusion he urged his brethren Of the
profession to be true TO the great principle
committed to them. For the future art of
medicine is settled Oh perm .nrnt immova-
bic principle. and he urged the supporters
q; that principle not by Incidence or zeal
On>y or hs;,Tt-5urnin.' to Prevent or hinder
The worA;ny cut vi TIE grea. prinyiplc of
their lives.
The address was listened To- throu,hon.
with intense interest, and at the clos. W., an
plauiel warmly.
he GcrnlanlanS then favored the audience
with som. more excellent music.
~ IL. L. Preston of Providence WAS then
'"trusnrcd As the poet foa the evening. The
poem was Ct comrncndah!e br.yity. well writ.
ten, ani well received bv the az. !irrrr. TIL.
theme was Progress i'll Medical 5 fence.
AtIcr the conclusion of the poem, the au-
dlcucc ADJOURNED to Faneuil Ii II. where n.
r"nrln'iinI festivities Of the evening took
pace y rich and bora.i'ui rrpa<t hal been
prepared by Mr.. j. Il. Smith The table,
were beautifully DECORATED with bou,ucts
AMI presented splendid appearance.
Inc company were called to or,lrv about
ten orl''k. by Dr. MrFarlane, Of iii, civ
who Uttered tor the adoption OF the mrrt;,,,,
the following list OF oil crs:
t2r tre>ident--llis Honor Licut t:,v
Brown. ''
for Vice Prcsilr,,ts-J,,h, n W;;L;u.
Chas. Z, li,iI, A'Iam W. Thax.cr r. .I',,n
/. Jewct', ami Jacob SLEEPER. If Hos,ov.
"S anu :.rE. haricS IL. Leon
ara of chelsea: ). NJ. Weld Ct ,J,ma;,.,
rHn Wan = King Of Ro> .~ssy, aid ThacL-
e. Magoun OF Mc:iord.
For Secre'arle>-Drs. Nelson OF Charles.
Town, JACKSON Of HoSbury, ard Chase Ct
taabri'lScport. u
he l'st was unanimously adopted.
i.eut. '''v. Brown on takin" tl,e Chair
made brlei aud appropriate address thank.
IN. the audience for the honor couerr.I ~,
linn and expressing his great pleasure q.
i;.e"i'A" 50 many friends of tl.. GREAT ..,,.,'.