, 1865-12-07

SO numerous arc the "schools" Of Medi-
cine, and so bitterly does each Of them de-
nouncc the theory and practice Of all the
Others, It Is. no wonder that many persons
hare come to the conclusion tlat there is no
such thing Us Science Of Medicine, and that
atl medical practice is mere guess work, If not
actual humbug. But this hasty conclusion is
wholly erroneous. The existence Of SO many
schools and theories shows TINT many men
are busy gathering facts, making invesiisa-
tions, and trying to master their significance.
The great error Is that each school In theory
ignores the truth and science contained in the
other, though in fact the practice OF al the
EEQOQif II GRADUALLY ASaAAA1tlHss+ uUst no
able Allopathist now administers in any or
aiuary case the enormous doses which wcro
cnce the rule and no able Homeopathic nd
heres to the infinite d1lutious OF Hahne-
mann.
So many able and earnest mcn azc devoting
themselves to medical investigation, that 1t
would be strange If new discoveries were not
made. Among the most brilliant Of these
We may indeed sas most brilliant Of ALI:
| that Of Dr.. yoS E1sESpEna in regard to the
liberalization Of Medicine we may properly
call It the specialization since ths
Latin .Spirltaf, whence comes our word
Spiritual" signifies, primarily, simply ::'lhe
air.
This discovery Of Dr.. VoS E1sESBERG, likt
most other discoveries, is apparently &C
simple when once made, TINT the wonde,
| seems to be that it was not made and practi
cally applied long ago. The greatest singl,
na,rrro, r,o II fn 41,no., rS,.n ~. IL ~
Of mpprocatcs is that OF Hahncmanu, thai
| the potency Of medicines depends not so muc1
upon the quantity taken into the system a!
| upon their minute sub division, 50 that the,
| may be brought into immediate contact Will
| the affected organs. He, indeed, carried Iii
theory TO an absurd extent, diluting and re-
diluting until there was only drop Of medl
cine TO many hossheads Of water. Hahene,
mann and his followers, the Homnopathists,
knew Of no morc efficient vehicle Of dilutiou
thnn water They thus fell Just short Of thai
which constitutes the starting point Of the
brilliant discovery Of Dr.. VoS E1sEsnEno
to whom 1t occurred that If the mir could bs
practically applied to this purpose, the mos
! minnie subdivision cou1d bc attained withou
the excessive dilutions Of the Homeopathists
| Medicines could then be inhaled or byeathet
in, instead Of being merely s,aa1zosetd, ami
thus class Of organs be directly reached
which had heretofore been inaccessible to tn.
| direct action Of medicines.
Many Of the most important and vital or
gans Of the human frame cannot be reached
by medicines IN solid or even IN liqufs
form. Thus, the lungs arc shut up in bon.
chest to which access can be had only through
tue wind pipe, the opening Of which Is closet
By valve called "epiglottts," 60 sensitive
and so dclicately constructed that It will no
allow the passage, except BY main force, 0
the most minute crumb or the smallest dro]
| of liquid. Every person who has "swallow
cd the wrong way" the smallest substance
whether Of liquid or solid, knows the feeling
of strangulation thereby occasioned. ANA
cannot, If he would, voluntarily swallow an:
LIQUID or solid into the lungs or the passa::
leading TO them. Herein lies the true reaso
wby Consumption has been so incnrablc'
The classes Of diseases commonly kno"
by The namc Of Consumption are essential
| of two kinda. One consists Of the formatio
: OF "tubereles," !" that is, ulcers In the body
, Inc lungs; the other Of Inflammation OF th
lungs OF the passage leading to them. If r
!. could reach these organs directly by medic.
+
applications, there Is no reason why ulc.r,