The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-05-27
WRITTEN FOR THE PRAIRIE NEWS,
HOMEOPATHY.

, the goth inst, find an article over fic'
titious signature, purporting to be a re.
view of Homeopathy, but which, on the
contrary, is a mere tissue of misrepresen.
tations Though it may be not intention
ally SOY, lame and sickly attempt to
draw off the popular mind from the real
issue before the public, by a literary
show, the arrangements of rounded peri
DDS, and cunning homiIy on the degen-
eracy of the times.
l had heartily wished that, in case any
one should attempt to review this prac-
tice, it would be done in mild and can
did manner; that the reviewer would
have respect enough for himself and those
who differ from him, as not to indulge in
senseless explosives and opprobrious cpl
thets. But in this expectation | have
been disappointed. l am determined
that, if the public will pay close atten-
ton to the battle for truth that has been
commenced, to expose and Illustrate any
attempt on the part of Veritas" to mis-
lead this community and misrepresent
the heaven-born science of Homeopathy.
This truthful and erndite reviewer says
1t may be doubtful whether well-in-
formed HomGopathists believe the funda-
mental, peculiar and defereutial princi-
pies which distinguish Homeopathy from
what is reproachfully termed Allopathy."
This is only, of course, the opinion, or
rather groundless assertion of +" Veritas !"
but let me tell him of one thing about
which Homnopathists are not at all du-
bious, and that is, that he knows nothing
at all about those "peculiar and deferen-
tial principles as. this ludicrous cffusion
amply demonstrates. In looking care
fully over the whole article, feel no hes
itancy in saying that g Veritas' has new
er investigated Homeopathy, and that
he is indebted to the stale expartc state
ments of its opponents for his information
on this subject. Is it not strange that an
intelligent man, and one too, who appears
naturally to have IA catholic regard for
truth, should pretend to review system
of medical practice about which he i,
wholly ignorant Homeopathy rests on
the principle of similia similibus curan-
tur," or that medicines cure diseases SIM
liar to those they could induce in healthy
persons. This profound philanthropist
certainly knew this, and why did he not
try to controvert this principle, instead
of aiming his article at infiniteSimal doses.
He ought not to say anything about sin
valid logic" until convalescent from an
accute attack of the same loathsome af-
lection.
Again, this learned reviewer says -
THAT Hommopathsts often cure their
patients is doubtless true. Instead of
doses of iniintesimal nothingness, their
| patients swallow Allopathic ones ulSASsslfss'
a false name" In reply to this, we say
it is base calumny, and before We are
done with this subject he may find out
who are guilty of the pious tfauds-
When he made this statement he was
probably Judging Homropathists by his
professional brethren. In most every
large city in the Union there are Allo-
pathsts who give homeopathic medi-
cine whenever their patients prefer it,
We were once amused at circumstance
of this kind which occurred in a distant
city. A prominent Allopathist went to a
wealthy lady who had long employed him,
but who then was under the treatment
of Homeopathic physician, in order
to demonstrate about employing quacks,
said he, " | think homeopathic medicine
invaluable in some cases, and have Just
imported fresh supply from Europe,
and ] understand the Homeopathic prac-
tice perfectly" &c. The lady listened
to him patiently, but at length exclaim-
ed: go, Doctor, when | am treated by
homeopathic, | want one who is simon
pure"
Again, he states "Is has been shown
for example, that in the Cholera in 1s49,
in Cincinnati, city in which Hompop-
athy is endemic Candid, isn't he y, that
Hom9opathists gave the strongest tine
ture of Camphor in doses of one or two
drops every five minutes, and from three
to five drops every three minutes" &c.
Well, we happen to know all about what
the Homeopathists did in the Cholera in
lS49, in Cincinnati, and we say this
statement is an unblushing falsehood,
though we are sorry that he has been the
dupe of those who, prompted by the
lures of self-interest," originated it,
He forgot to tell us, for example, that
Drs. Pulte and Ehrman, eminent Ho-
meopathists in that place, treated over
two thousand cases of Cholera, with an
average mortality of three per cent
Wonder if Z" Veritas" has sufficient can
dor to tell us of the success of his con-
freres in that same epidemic!
As to his obsolete extracts, we have
nothing to say; they are sufficient refu-
tation Of themselves, and we are surpris-
ed he could not have selected others more
opportume to his purpose.
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