, 1864-05-19
STATE HoHE0pATHlc ASSDCIk-
TON.
Second Days sessien-Rtpsrts snd Discus
sisus-Pbysiologleal 1nldclit5---Treat-
meats Of Dlseases--Prerperal
peIitonIiis Purely ALT
pAthIt Disease.

4 N.~-N~"s>H ~A~@eAh]s4
| ing at 10 O'Clock.
Dr.. u. s. Smith, the President OF the Associa-
don, took the Char and called the Convention to
order.
At tho request Of tho President, Dr.. L. C. Beld-
inr addressed the throne OF Grace In 1cryeRt ana
appropriate prayer. -
The following additional gentlemen were present
/ and participated in the proceedings:
Num-. II r'i1e 81 IN n p 2,aois nstnFo1R e. lsEs l.
| Dayton, Ohio; j, T. Boeher, y: D., gaylons Ohio;
Se Tfeste1 s. be4in n wsssensn sssan; % wsidhsr
M.ns, u F.: Gs'Gssg; C. f. sx.o
ill.,; nliS;o,s: ~ T. 4 Sass Weies, Il. D. chieaso: ~
G. n Halsey, through the Chairman, rendered 10
| thn C0uyepticn steamboat excursion upon the
iaIe ind asked the members to accept the oder and
= TIC Minutes Of the preceding days session were
D1. ). C. Burbank reported two cases of pltaists
pnlao54alts, which he had cured BY the continuous
es1 q oai L. ihs ore ese the patient
and In her Owl perton exhibited all the ordnary
incpient symptoms Of that disease. At one OF the
physician recommend the cse Of sugar, and lad re-.
solvcd to tEy its efficacy. he prescribed ia doses
o. two o4nees, taken morning xnd evening, aud
PHOSPHORUS Of tile third attenuation. The pstien.
esssss esse9ss and 'h' is now apparently entirely L
The Other case was similar In its general outlines
snd b. pu1sEed the eame treatment with 20 far
yery similar results. This patient Is atill under
his Gare; with every prospect OF ultimate recovery
Dr. Burbank was moi prepared to eaJ whether tie
! sugar OF tne phosphoIous effected the cure.
| Dr. Smith, the Chairman easd that he had cured
woman Of the same disease By administering sslu
gle deee Of phoal ho1ous. Tie patient In h+t case
was the das ahtcr OF homeopathic physician, and
Ss e. as 9s = r s
Dr. Lord eaid that accounts Of cases and stAte-
! nnents o1 cure reported from memory were ex.
own espeence He feco,ec,ed M @ % tsas twen.y.n7 @ M
p.txl%;; sa{,.osa'. s @ "a tsst i I'D s1sa il
the rest, and she recovered in spite Of It.
u. Temple asked If suesr was medicine, and
Beebs saa tS.
nom line i@as1aoIi.Ils. God Ii7ss I'll ynsd % 6sss
bourbon Whisky and other alcoholic p,cparatives.
&c thought these remedies scied az palliatlona-
They were taken into the stomach, aud csrbonic
| add gas evolved, which acted in some eense Ae an
anHsthetie. The question to be considered MAS
whether some cafbonacrous prcpa1atisn could not
without the objectionable effects OF Cod Liver oil
and wh,akey, and whether Sugar wese not that
br. Io:d tbonsht there was no such thing as
chemical action ii the living man. Action Of rem
ehilal agents wss purely mechanical.
haasI reaq ~ as
Physiological 1ntdellty implies alack OF knowl-
edge, and Of faith in the laws Which govern the an-
his ~ =, % ~
rtety Of *ays. Ohjectors to its practical value ale
OF into three lines: those who will not accept the
teachings Of Phsaiology because the5 professional
predecessors deemed 1hem unworthy OF nasi :
uoee VINO o9)eSt that US tenets arg Sonslanu5
: changing, and Who arc too indolent te keep pace
. | Eefute to adopt or to cndorre 1t because such a
course would. q neeese,ty modify those views OF
ee acG o. o'seaee 10 "n'ea 'oes are 80 e''se-
AGf i1e!enns saat p.accai a S Mant o.
%tn the T laTs ano pIosessss q ne "1s M ne9aent
and defended the following proposition: The
n1o!e tnofoaEn ne fnysle1ans g tstnnasa.y ~:
= T,,Ias IT, a1hto1a sh pfeesSes eha sho .,ta
and more cautious will be his treatment II CASE OF
a'seaes Is ,t aaosas sn,ts ae ISsson way yEn9s
@9re mediene taan ' thess eldsrs s n eEpcfsepes
Ana tns WY loe nsas phsso.ogisss an9 palno,
tbs ia st,io xr sa ~. n r. "and
he "a taiented @ az aatacr " Of % the Physiological NJ
s,ai,;s T XIII s-nsae Ma ~ e .anetinE
~ ~ ~ 1ne n9,er - e
mast , ahoE \ hs s., heart l. be lost his he'd! The
aversion to drnre With H. in exact ratio viii hi.
q s. - y .a. !s ae pny III %nest
annn1S r. 1ess f5st hcGn n 1nenmnnt. nnu nnr
Il n1s I:.4 nv, 1h - @ ~ +acp1 ~ sna e.fiy
49, ~ .S fs1t - sait;sn ~ - ~ .rnIaJ
- a.. th.+ ~ ,s1s @ - X t.a - - dtsae.s -
60 ea 1nae & OF e yEs me ype ~ dsese anI
Is reaaisfte. Fiint snssts that a sound speela
Lott q n,a tn Which poae oi TIE pre
III rs S:sa III +, .r..e. ,..,
2 9gons 1<ssa ~ y tmsn sc e az
~ o9 the ianons,61r tthoa saa
trratmant hssta unnn the s-round of the law ani
4 4-frfsi sarnstn .rhfch .-s ~ ~ fo,scw ~
| 1~NS-AAA
msfism which hsl nor hern treated q nther th.n Ho
maopathicaiiy Or who % IN example % Of ch1oni
hnea enpesvenlne nRoo a. typnos'o ypss @ aese1 o1 o
II ~ r,ppsdarshe ~ ron1c osio affae acnf
n lniamnation q the ple1rs, ths peEitonsun, % .
\ bsen y asoves csnPare e tlsaasns, q dsa;
~ Iesss ~ nlopeyt u inc4taps sas ~ ...r ~
ofeaoeo o5toasia allet ~ @ ui4 ~ @ao ean
aaod of me8is xna n''t a'
WHAT j. It t5.t has saineanbe he.ltp of our so,
u de7y, and sent thousands Of them home again t
n become heipleas snd almost worthless membets
Il &onEos, Or nc Ntelched <Nhrs o. eamplne y
mucn as ne consequences o1 v1ila1nons 9seF-ned
'cation; Scarce Day Easset bas these S brave = fsl
loM6 come lnto your othces anu into 1nlne. 70 o.
relieved of the curse which has thus bsea entsi!e'
upon thes and ~ US is t9e ptace W walGa tass nas =
= u the lsws ard tel e,s OF physiology ware bet
n ter undert'ood such crimes asanst our eonmo: n mo-
e nature 9nd on or comno9 sense ould never % per
"
/. Concerning the Prevalence and treatmcpt ofpnsr
y pcfo 1ercr as aastFatine MS genera! iaemc, M
Committee rc1arEs: In The city Of Cn!caso there
are at pzeEent thirty Homeopathic phyticlans Uht
are engaged in the practice o. medicine, NeArij
all Of these practitioners are l1lI{ persuaded tht
pue1peral fever las not been epidemic IN CA1c7gt
o during the past ycar+ Only Two sporadic cssel
. hare occurred in their uuited experience. Iht
. | question IL pertinent, How does 1t happen tha
physicians III the same city, with psticus perh1pt
= pe1t door, ehcu1d have such varied experience
bnr Alopathic brethren have declared this dIseass
bs psens q
tasth in medicine ruler in erery while other
c<cape; or that Dre D. or II. should haye treatet
every example Of this disease, willie noue Of m,
II thirty hrcthcrn had any such experienced
l., t'The chief ccuse Of the alarming and fatal case
which have and do so Frequently occur fs bclert'
By the e.sayfet to he the habit of prescribing ca
!, thart1cs for women In chll1-bcd. This practice
se which has nothing but tradition to recomment
1t no sanction but usage, and no history but ths
l. OF harmful and evil consequencca' IL severely an
E yet justly criticised" The paper closed with
Of strong appcal for the necessity 1or thorough "a
!. mll!arity with. and development OF the science
sonsfeFal ~ 70 medic medicine; e. ..a+ a.,.b
tv The Mest Division IN chd.bed from the use
y lohelia and other "reerlar " remedies. She wa
~ killed in hls opinion aecuadem 0ts<M
:; tection ot the rettum, winch be thought was In
o1Geo ~ 5ne ne o. Sa1ns1acs ,s an E; ~
cstfurlcs in childbirth Is All aopathist aud as
!: homeopathic; his e1 erience was rastly.n fayo
r. | oi the latter mode Of treatment
r. Dr. Pr1ft had Lost patient afflicted with puer
Il / pe1al lever because the Durse had, unknown II
GIm admiu1stcreda cathsrtic,
Dr. Obtr had generally discarded the use o
l t~h{ FYn nAH ,,3n~