New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-24
rJ,HE TREATMENT of CONSUMPTION
ALLOPATHY, HOMEOPATHY wATER-CURE AND
INHALATION, PRACTICALLY REVIEWED.
ROBERT HUNTER, NJ D..
Consulting Physician for Pulmonary Diseases,
Of No. s28 Broadway.

fy....rdays paper concluded DR. Hunters Review Of the
ophe TIesmsa Si I S ias following are his
V..eJ-.,., Astor House. Priee 10 cents
THE HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT.
VIII Homeopathy cure Consumption We think There
howe,er swsy. suy in satisfactorily discussing ques
ton this character With reference 70 Homeopathy There
q nothing in writings Of either Hshneuann Jshr the
sr.at champions Of this sect which enables 70 Judge Of their
spuiorr on the subject Their works euneny
initial and might add incomprehel.ble Take example
the following description Of catarrhal a5etios and s
hoacrs,hc the reader discover
or science motley srscn he fortunate III bis
mental constitution than profess to b.. 1t taken from
The North Homeopathic Journal for NOv 1855 and
TRANSLATION from the French Of DR.. WidnhoEu, BY NJ
Bolles, N. ID.
Ca-A young Of twenty years born Of phsdi.iesi
parents himself inherited from them phthi.ica cons'itu
lion He had .carla,ins and mobii 80 in his infancy
Of which sllopath delivered him, he said At twelve
p.nee.hp contracted tie Itch twice which treated IN
h At n Sss y.ssa ss . aaG R psod
Ra.On In tie sPIs Of lSi ne was .Assd wS S
% sy@sto~. Of the Local Asse.ion rctlius cough pro
fatid eapeetorstion Ctuberculous rastter Cae suPh
Bepar Pho.ph Lycopod dry cough eliehy IN the even
LycGEPsd, EP.a,,,.n and sym,.Dn. Of the cse.-pcu.y of
in .skps seph Gse stint Tt"FUa' ,sPsOa ~ Iss
fuucO
Of the chest i ,eakag suph Siam shooting Paiu in the
ehes moving in the lcf side Galc LyeoP0t Pho'ph
symgatst.s Of Appetite 'fDggHaSsssi % Sci1 70
many DAYS. Suph Gale Lycopod weakness. la.tude, draw
ing in the limbs on OF saPh
with mlis at night saPh continual fever with horpls
ent heat great frequency of the pulse Gale Suph night
sweat especially on The chest Cac Suph se every
strength Gale Sulph Iycopod 9hano1, ,a'cibity pro-
Sulnh or zen
less with the foregoing table OF symptoms aud
omit all but the principal symptoms three or four OF them
still eoucur together in representing the disease
abridged table nothing useless to choose the
We NAV truly say Of the theories sect Lord Byron
Bishop Berseeys metaphysical soPh'm' in regard to
the ,nIs; said there wa. no ra,e
Ana sfP proven S,aHR iR1t%s: 0f1 70 matter said
They say mis- system It's in vain to batter,
| Too subtle for the ATTEST 81 head
But we can a%ay. Nv aPpe . t sbe 2. Of b
tase ana hi aef A. sne s With 70 Hdmr
OPehyl 1t teaches US that as ss': OF pastoGe[' ~ they
oD. We believe they make no claim t. be able to cure ths
disease BY honqopetac VIZ know h th,, any Gt
But if additional syidnce that the OF
ton we have i in the following of Dy Hartmann
aud Henpe Of the most learned and candid writer's on
The symptoms phhiss have been studied with much
by pstholo that it would seem as housh the grand
reliable treatment. This Is however, not the case
with variety Of symptoms is more easily cured tnan Que de-
symptoms the Treatment Of phthis- Just as uncr
with sopethc physicians But must do for tte 6ea
therefore shall at on'e proceed to decrbe the Treatment
They believe they consumption: but u the Ian
| guase of DR.. Hartmssi they dotor ne 0e.t:r ~
homeopathy consumption fact of far more .igni sncc
than any assertion in the circumstance that at this
very moment prominent practitioners OF this school
actually paeticing inhalation These would scarcely nave
abandoned the sugar pi' and mysterious daatioHs iey
had not found worthless Lest the fact OF thi' expert
with inhalation should be Questioned O some OF the
friends of homeopathy We viii make few qnoat o, iroa an
article Honlool lathic Journal On the iahaldfoH Of Ned
ioated Vapor Bronchial and Lung Disass" Doctor
Preson OF the editors This writer esthe readers of the
Journal that consunpe maadies have always been cond
cpprobriu aeiieorU0 and the statistics of ea aud
every kind Of medical treatment "hch mas ever 9ee aped
ncludng homGOahy bear sad evidence o mans utter sno
tell them tia; the these diseases b inhalation
to be ehect9g much good " II Ass P'oId~ says hs
egIs theory et Inhalation, remedial easpe Z;
the IN G,SGiag IL ,ner' p Ssj The argument.
advanced support OF inhalation ressd and served
lighted with hsaou because principle es at the tovatr
ton Of the hO"e patAie TheyaPea' P +l H-ns 60. Aod
inhaler and picked knowedse OF tht method OF IA
hang he ,ets to work zraously experimenting upon all s IN
yaratss and the method Of harfia iedat!y commenced
ustg the same HdieiHas 0d p'e'Tioag ypa
eEfs ratzing 0r By DiIng them 0ih de0hd aud
yr (p 49, The following paragraph will show the result OF
| thes. experiments;
ia by sufficient establish its efficacy IN the treat
where it Las been used apparently with success stI rri
edy which the hands OF has proved successful may IN
| another" .,
Dr. Preston understand why, inhalation sacces
f in the hands Of those understand IT, not be 30 m
the hands II houstoph. lie Therefore urge upon n' Droter
practitioners the Importance o striving 10 d9reT the proper
| medicines
"WLere the diseases are grave and generally sta
character it is worth Pere'ens care and trial WIN ryey
tmber OF profession whose ONCE ana eigl M IS % 1e'e
| and where il is possible to disease Up ~
He is also happy earn that the treatment D. iasSn
being tried BY Of members IN dlnereh sections q" |
country (p 5O and closes his article % veg suggestive
| question: ,., .-,-,,
why may not .olre remedy be yet de1tercd which inhaled
into the luug shall prove The exact sptihc III pas ana
enable control that indou aud most 'uey ia'sl
l sC0ftr r-e q he Tai ifsiN y. j.
If such remedy known TO DE- Preston or any oi 9,
homeopathic coRGtres would not be 70 Dc yef dse2sea
Of con.umptiou would niher be- nrceary tor such
discovery be for the praeriIs oi !i' s't 10
first deame steal inhaItiln Ihi- p'i
did originate their school, aud they may rev upon II
the public have sense the piracy OF the teDPto
| attach 10 their practice. ......;.i
u these remarks we are not animated by spirit OF special
hostility 70 Homeopathic practiioneIs az @ f ,bi, o.1
their doguas leaye them 70 the exercise OF he Vn
judgment. We have. ertofore iutentohll a'ouru
tion OF their doctrines practice IN th-
eanse believed the former TO De sou1 Gf 'e
work TO accomplish We have devoted our ne Anu
eneTaks g. improve the treatment Of pulmonary %
establishing Of Inhalation IL lr' % ~ -
yndicaton Of inhalation that do 80 nov" iHt = W
appropriate compelled Justice 70 eApo+ '
tie lsoy, and TIE dishonoable hatuie oil tAeN
THE WATER-CURE TREATMENT
tis scarcely necessary to dwell the "aterCue rea'
Of CoRumpton There cannot in reality b. sad 70 De
such treatment The most enthusiastic admirers ho "o
wet sheets" and cold douahes shrink oin 'he 10
sponsb;y OF their apple alton in eonsumpVr cases
nitz father Rydropd,sg" used 70 rahNy u al con-
,unptives applied for treatment tnAt no sAn'
could PriessnitL was lot pay
may justly be questioned whether be was Z"
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