Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-04-17

tens Of quackcry and quack medicines
now known, are ilen,ical with those Of the
most ancient times.
I We may laugh at the ridiculous applica-
ton of the Lungs ola for FIR the cure of the
asthma-poppies, from their globular shape
for diseases of the head, the Hood stone
for blee ling of the nose, AM scare. cover
ing for the -poA-but these LIT licrous
me ideal prescrip ions of the 14.h century,
are not more absurd than those of the pres
ent day, made by the disciples of the re.
n"wned HAHSEMAN of Saxony, and vi .ely
and popularity known as homeopothi: dos $
II is true, Homeopathy does dot prescribe
the lungs Of a fox for the asthma, nor scar
let clothing for tie small -pox. but philo-
sophically 1t Is the same, and is comprised
IL three ST sriicant worJs--'similia, SimaM-
6us curantur'--which. being translated. We
are toli, reaIs--'like is cure by like Ho-
meopa ny has, however, one dlstin gushing
charac -eris ,ic-;he polotoJte nature of i :
remedies and the inconceivably small doses
in which they are given. Indeed The ex-
tent to which this medical system has car
ried the divisibiIity of matter, that, but for
the assertion Of its disciples to the con,rl-
ry, We should seriousl V doubt the Guilty oi
matter in their ultimate subdivisions. Con
trary to all previous notions OF pharmacy
Homeopathy has demonstrated mat the po-
tentiall.y of even an incrt substance, is So
immensely magniiel by tritura ion and
minute subdivision, that the decen;iIlionth
of a grain of charcoal or sulphur, becomes
SO active, that the human system does no.
cease to feel the beneficial eiiec of sin
gle dose for period of 80 days. And the
world-renowned founder of this medical
school, not only prescribcs the rules for.the
tri -ura.ion of soil Is, AMI the exact number
OF shakes for liquids, but he eau ions his
! followers, not To carry me licnes in thci
pockets, IN walls, in liIuiI state. as the
agitation would SO au gnent their &C ivi V
rs to produce dangerOas consequences. TIE
Wis om of this eau ion will b. the better
appreciated, by taking iIto appreciable CON
siderItion, that Home1pa by impera. velv
direc 5 all is medicines to be reduced To
the 3jth OF 10 h diIution; tina. is, one grain
(if it be solid) is RUBBED a specified zine
WI SO grains of sugar and if a liauiI.
one drop is mixed with 90 drops of alcohol
or wafer; to which is given exac ,y ~ dovn-
'rard shakes WI h the arm; and this cons i
tu;es the tirstdiu,ion. Then one grain or
one drop of this diu,ion is again ad lei to
w grains OF sugar or tie same numb.r of
drops OF waer Or alcohol, and af er yoin,
through the same process, il arrives at he
second diluiion; AMI this process is con,in
ued to to The 3Jth or 4Jth dilution.
Treadias as lightly as possible upon this
enchanted ground. let the eaIer, for mo-
ment, call 10 his all the exact science of
mathematics. and demonstrate how incon-
ceivably small quantity of sulphur mus
be In the decen,iliion.h of grain; or the
3Jth dIlu Ion; AM how miraculouSly S dy
annie power must be increased bv the re-
pea ed trltura ions when the sensi i've etlec
Of a singh dose is felt by the diseased or
ganlsm for 81 days.
We can comprehend the division of a
graz" INTO 60 parts, and We can conceive
tina each par, might be visible to the nat
urll eye; but ii we divide these small parts
in;o five more, it would require magnify
Ing glass to render them visible, and We.
We have only divided the grain in.o one
hunlr parts. Take one of .hesc parts.
aad divide 1t mo one hundred parts. and
each will CONAN the one ten thousand,h
part of a grain; divide one of these parts In
to one hundred parts again, and we have
the mIllonlh part Of a grain; but we have
only arrived to The Sd. dilution, and mus
i'll 80 on reducing the precious part Of
the previous dilution by lUO, no less than
q times more, before We obtain that mos
potent, homeopathic subdivision; the de-
cen -illionth of a grain.
It's fortunate for science and humanity.
that 80 In every loo parts Of each dilul ion
may be thrown away, and only one pre-
served for subsequent division, for had il
been required al once, to reduce a single
drop Of the Tlncture of Chamomile to the
18th diluiion. all the waters of the Otsego
Lake would be found insufficient to count
the requisite number Of drops. and a grain
OF pulsaLilla would have required mass
OF sugar larger than our whole terrestrial
globe, TO carry it to the forlieth a,tenua-
ton!
The miscroscop' magnities single drop
of water into an ilimitable ocean. and ey.
hibiis therein huge monsters disporting
themselves III the turbulent waters; but me.
chanical science has never yet been able to
construct an ms rument of sufficient map-
nliying power. to bring into the field of Vi
sion. this potential. homeopathic particle of
matter. And yet this invisible granule.
enveloped In mass of sugar, not qui as
large as pins head. is remedial homeo-
Pathlc prescription. in some ten thousand
dIssimiIar cases, and its powerful sana.ive
effects are said to last 80 DAYS!
But 1t is said that cures have really been
affected by this system of medicaiion-
Very likely; for charms, amule S, incan.a.
tons are known to have done the same
thi'.g. and simply by amusing the patient
or quieting his fears, while mature. thai
old and experienced physician, was giv.
ing the patent daily and unremitting at
tendance.
And wonderful indeed, are the cures
which are said to have been wrought, in
our own day, by animal magnetism, BY
Perkinism, by the Prayer of Faith. the