Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-06-15
WRITTEN rea THE CEDAR FALLS GAZETTE
RATIONAL MEDICINE.
Its Past and Present; its True Relations to the
PartasaAs Of kxclusive Systems, and to Empires.

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BY DIR. 8. n. PIERCE.
No.0
Being wcA aware that Il should attempt 10 defend me-
position regard 10 Homeopathy by the Of the
weapons with which Dr. Duncan has 1T attack me-
Ishould not only dgrace myse and thus bring myself
TO level with my opponent but should also insult the
readers Oft 0AxErrs. sa eRdeaeor avoid ndug-
ing ininveIvesagain the Doctor; but shall confne my
remarks to The subject under consideration.
am not at all surprised that my exposition Of Homeop-
athy has called oct" one Of ks advocates; but am
somewhat surprised at the In which Dr. Duncun
man who has some 1ite knocledge Of both systems
has attempted 10 lay the matter fairly before the inte
gent readers Of the GAzHrTE ID cause Of wonder to
me that he should have the arrogance to boldly deny
statements made concerning subject like this and not
attempt to bring any proof sustain his position Now
Duncun doubtless has established such character for
kill in the medical profession as well ~ for truth and
veracy that whatever statements he may make
Ing any subject (and particularly upon medical masters
win ever pass current facts In Dubuque county where
the Doctor Is well known; but, unfortunately here In
Black Hawk where large portion Of the readers Of the
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known and persons might consider for
him to back up his statements by some other authority
This he has failed TO do In nearly all cases. and where he
has introduced any testimony, has been Of such doubt
full character Is rendered Of weight whatever. The
FIRST thing that the Doctor finds upon which 70 vent his
wrath, the idea Of my presns to aal the character
Of Samuel lahneman, :. who has left behind him
record full Of scientific research benevolence and good
will to man." Now Is somewhat natural for me- when
man taking advantage Of the creduty Of people, and
promugatns such rcalous doctrines a. the one under
consideration to attempt expose these absurdiss and
matters not whether the doctrine is advocated by Sam
uel Hshneman, E. A. Duncun, or amy other great man.
The fact Of Hahnemann being great furnishes good
reason why his absurd doctrines should be exposed
any more than the fact Of Mohammeds being learned
man. furnishes sufficient reason why Christian ministers
should not assail his system Of religion stated that
Ha'neman was creds'oMs, selfconcsssed and Qmack.
have not already sid enough to prove all this to be
true, win relats ns which occurred in his history
lie, at one tme advertised wonderful remedy Of which
he claimed 10 be the dIscoverer and which he sold at an
enormous price, This medicine finally analysed by
experienced chemists and found TO be nothing but Borax
This and other similar transactions are well authenticated
facts In the history Of the man. although they are not often
alluded to by advocates Of his doctrine have already
shown that he was self conceed from the fact that he
assumed that his own short experience sufficient to
set asd all passed medical knowledge and that he alone
had discovered the only true art Of healing The Doctor
quotes Sir John Forbes to show that my statements con.
corning Hahneman were not correct Now what does
Sir John say? lie says, "IIahneman was genius,
scholar and Of the greatest systemases and eor.
ists" This testimony does not conflict In the least with
any statement which made concerning his character
do not doubt that he genius and man Of learning
20 far as reading could make him So that he was one
OF the greatest theorzers that the world ever knew ad
nit Still, contend that bis whole life showed great
want Of correct psucticas Judgment.
presume DR.. Duncnn will not deny that Hahneman
taught the doctrine that o (called itch) was the orr
gin Of sevcn-eights Of all dhronic Diseases Now would
ask the Doctor he thinks this coctrne could have orlp
mated In any well balanced brain? Should man come 70
Cedar Falls and attempt TO establish himself as superior
teacher Of mathematics and tell his pupils that t,co and
four make ten, and insist upon being fact Of which
he the discoverer and that all previous mathematical
knowlede was at fault in producing any other result
would not matter if that known to have sustain
ed the reputation, In other place. Of being superior
mathematician every would once pronounce him
crazy, fanatical being So In medicine person tells us
that we have adsease about which can cure by giving
us decouth part Of grain ofcarbonate Of ime and We
know at same time that have every day our lives
taken with food and drink many times this amount Of
exactly the same drug We will naturally say That man
either fool impcstor." But no one dare deny
that Samuel Hahnean taught this very doctrine The
Dubuque Hahncmantc Is exceedingly indignant at seeing
his master classed along with Paracelms and Perkins
lie says: 60 The medical writer's cotemporaneous with
Hahnean although they strongly combatted his theories
were just enough TO admit his genius" Admit he was
0caias; and 80 Paracelsus one doubts that he
was genius and man Of strong intecct still this does
nnAnr that ho AL
Brigham Young ID genns and scholar; but that does
not make incumbent 70 admit that his doctrine Is
There two prominent characters to be
found in the history Of qackery, that simulate each other
more than Hahneman and Paracelsus. Each was great
Meorssf, and assumed to have made great discovery
that was destined TO supcrsee all other medical
The only advantage Hahneman had, was he was great
syseatser and therefore more successful in estab-
fishing system Of quackery band down to cuyse sue
ceeding generations
Dr. Duncun ays " Il ID 10 raracelsus that the Aopath
medical world owes rs present system Of
Now what he means by this nat assertion b more than
know lido not wish 70 the gentleman Of direct
and Intentional fasehoo4; bat say that ifhe has some
lite" acquaintance Win medicine he knows there Is no
system prscsiced present day. that was founded by
Paracesus or thai oves Of present Importance
his influence But Paracelsus was the originator
has nothing 10 do With the subject under consideration
When commence TO advocate "AAopafAyn or any other
patty" then win be proper time for the Doctor 70 at
tempt TO show its origin, and no sooner would have
distinctly underwood that do not advocate ANY Eias
Of" pathy." or tsss, do believe In any sscsssics
system Of medicine. Ibeeve In medicine os presssios,
without any pakay about II. and when man adver.
tises himself Aopath Homeorash Eclectic, or any
other kind 81 an iss" Doctor, At once ct him down
~ quaek.
Dr. Duncun Is severely exercised because In speaking
The principle Of silia understood by Homeopathic
said: lin every department Of business, we nnd Il
plainly contradctel and that this principle applied 10
the different pursuits 81 life would be perfectly absurd
also, that the principles d medicine governed by the
same commoa sense tat b used In every department Of
business" The learned Doctor makes use OF the same
weapons here, 70 brea down my argsents that he
every other point hae e attacks. He speaks In meer-
Ing manner Of my compazisens voting them tisss Of
aoxsease" and all Nat bot ~ e same time does mot
aetemps 70 she~ thm p b sach. rmxae q III rpris-
ed that The Dr.. ohs b al attempts show that the
principles Of therapeutics governed at all BY the same
common sense laws that govern other matters for he
doubtless knows that the whole Homeopathic doctrine 10
Of such ridiculous nature thas II win mot hear any such
test and the only way can become a an popular by