Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-03-29


committee to revise the list Of committees, it was
thought that Mr. Sumner was saie') Not con-
tent with wholesale abuse Of those who advised
Mr.. summers removal Warrington compliments
our other Vermont senator in the following para
graph the animus Of which characterizcs this
whole discussion upon the Sumner side What
have Morrill, Of Vermont, or Cragin, or Anthony,
who sncakcd under the will of the caucus MAORI
IS, aglinst hm2" When the staple Of the orgu-
ments Of mans friends is such stuff rs this, we
need 20 no farther for the merits Of the case.
Charles Summers better nature WIS great gift
to the Republican party hi, baser part may be
its ruin, but is more likely to be his own disgrace
H.
For the Waterman
Claims Of homeopathy 10 Scientific Rccog-
milton.
M,sVs. Rdiiors Il will not ask space to fol-
low my irate friend through his article entitled
" Dogmatsm in Medicine" published in the
Waichm0H Of March 23l, containing as it seem.
to me few facts or points Of argument ltmight
properly enough be passed with silent contcmp,
as a mere ilux of personal abuse and bruggodooio.
But ! wish 10 say a few words to correct misrcp-
re-eutation, and point out the limbo into which
the gentleman with his hyorte doctrine has east
HIMSELF much to the discredit of the claims oil
homeopathy to scientific recognition and respect
admitting such claims to have previously existed
lie seems to think that if should get one NOR,
idea into my head and that idea should be TO se
Iect remedies from the correspondence of drua
action 90 the manifestations of disease. it woul,
not make o fool Of me. How this might be cam
not shy, but will cndcayor 10 show that its al,p.
ton ta, made o fool of him, or. ticl r,fsa. Oh,
adoption may have been % consequence pri0ri
Evidently feeling himself unable TO openly defend
Che absurd propositions quoted from Huhucmann.
ON which rest bis superstructurc OF drag proving
and drug action, he says. o" DO not propose to 20
into discussion Of the matter he ha. garblcl from
Hahncmonn,' and consigns the quotations a.
obsolete, though mot half century old, to the
age of hlrhrism when the sick were treated ac-
cJrling TO him with lizard toes. etc.. barely
rcserying from oblivion. as now true. the quota
ton in which llahnemonn denounce- the post
norton investigation Of disease and denies its
pathology by referring the organic changes OBJ
served after death to excessive dragging lie
thus inconsistency commits himself to the pa
th0logy of llahnemann, which he had lust before
thrown 20 the bats and molcs as stated in the re
jccted quotations, one Of which reads as follows
'"t'y 'nlns o' really MORBID character and
""'0" ousu' 10 DC cured consists soieY az The
s."' f'''l q me symptoms by means Of which the
ui1e"'e demands the medicine requisite for its re-
le'' whist on the other hand, every internal
'iuS'' every occult luality' or imaginary mate
I'''' "oID'nc prlncp'e' Is nothing but an empty
orealh' here is announced The same pathology,
,'''us NO 'u'e''' '''uenoe' as IN the quotation
We "l'PH mere also appears i'r the first time
''e ',as',u iaW Tor The selection ana proving Of
''.''i''S ny tne symptoms OF disease, which he
'''u,'' 10 discuss ana condemns as obsolete, re-
-'N'''s Oh .le I"e' thal he mad Just stated his
','' '''t'"i uosUN' oil modern homeopathy on
'.'' very 'oun1'''on' IN tue following language
S''e'' MS Ieueu'e' oy correspond
W ".us "''',n 20 'Ne manifestations OF dis
''T'' why aii tn's qm17hng, but TO avoid
showing u Tue puolc tuat he cannot sustain his
lo''''0nS ny argument when plainly stated and at
'"o sum- '''ne 10 retain them as essential to his
S'''' I'LL Pnr''e9'osy upon winch he can pettiiog
W '''o S"p''Seu advantage oil ms school
Now, for d moment let us examine the only
remaining pillar Of homeopathy as stated by the
gentleman, viz, the selection of remedies by
correspondence Of drug action to the manifesto
lions of disease, --Iahnemann's Great and Uni
yer-al law Of Smiha Sjniijus Curantur. or like
cures like, which means, to employ for the re-
m1yal of disease medicine capable, when given
in health or even in chronic disease, Of exciting
symptoms that closely resemble those Of the dis
ease itself, but Of little stronger character In
short, il person is sick with chooa morbus,
treat Linn with small doses of tartar cmetic or
arsenic; If stupid and costiyc, give him opium /.
it lcyerish and excited, give him a stimulant; if
feeble and cold, deprcssant, etc Hommopaths
lay great stress upon Peruvian bark, or quinine
aud claim that lahncmann's first idea of no.
mcopathy arose from the effects Of Peruvian
bark cSpcrimenMly taken by himself, when
soon symptoms OF ague occurred, thus opening
to hi, mind The idea that like cures like. Bat
the iacts in the case are that Peruvian bark
does not produce symptoms Of ague. except in
those who take it for the purpose Of proving
homeopathy Thousands of people through the
country are constantly taking bark or quinne-
half million dollars worth being probably taken
aunually-oud who ever knew or heard Of any
one suffering from symptoms Of ague in conse-
quence? Physicians know that Bark often cures
ague when taken in proper doses, but never in
iniinitesimal doses. Even in Hahnemanns day
some Of his own followers, as Gross, Rummell,
Oegidi and liauptman denied the power of in
huitesimals to cure ague. So We see the chief
corner stone OF homeopathy, almost as soon as
offered, was found BY its builders to be sand
- Il Is with all the rest Of their drug pr0yings
as regards any fixed law or relation to the removal
OF disease as claimed By them, consequently they
have many more false facts in their system than
Ja'se "concs, which OF course we cannot examine
here But viii say inanswer to the gentleman 5
question Docs he mean to say that our ex-
houstiye proyngs upon drugs, in comparison to
winch his MaterIa Mediea, is scarcely moro than
the 4 i & Is mass Of subterluge?' Exactly
tins with only slight change in the grammar
ana punctuation oil the sentence. His Materia
Medica, about which he boasts 50 much, believe