Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-10

body's child ate whole bottle of pellates in
half an honr, which was intended TO last
grown sperson several weeks. He must be
told thar the medicine was adapted In both
quantity and quality to diseased state, and
would have little or no. influence uIon
healthy body. The infamed eye Of =, man is
painfully sensitive to the mild Light Of his
of child, bathes with pleasure In Hoods Of
summer light. The medicine taken by the
child was not intended to kill, but to cure.
Some doubt after an obvious cure--they
don't know whether it was the medicine, or
what it was. 6leepless patients Aor those
suffering great pain, think they must have
something to produce immediate sleep.
Many of these can be convinced that it is
better to be cured that they may have ease,
than to have temporary ease without the
cure. Some have the idea that the sschief
end of man. is to keep the bowels open.
This error requires special attention. All
such need to be taught that the poor bowels
form but part of the human economy, and
are not to be abused just because they are
handy to get at! The various appliances for
their relief were recapitulated by the doctor.
In the treatment of chronic diseases HON.
9opathists meet with the most serious errors.
la many cases the patient must be convinced
that he is suffering from an inherant and not
an incidental malady. The ignorance of neo-
pie in this respect is great. 1t is one of the
highest glories of Homeopathy that it cures
chronic diseases most thoroughly. Let the
people by all means be clean, exercise prop
erly and eat properly, but let them also know
that this will not bring health to nature faint
ed with chronic disease. In no other way
can these diseases be held under treatment
than by a full understanding on the part of
the patient of the constitutional nature and
deep seat of his malady, and the consequent
length of time and careful treatment required
for its removal.
These were some of the forms of error and
prejudices with which Homeopathy has to con-
tend. The speaker than proceeded to the
considerations of some of the helps to Home
opathy. The first is, the bigoted opposition
of the members of the sold school" Never
has Homeopathy taken such strides as dur
ing the past year, and never has the persecu-
ton been more violent. But for the bigoted
opposition of the Commissioner of Pensions,
Homeopathy would not have attained its
present high standing in the respect of the
people so speedily. The allopathic medicine
bill in this State, which came before the legis-
lature, awakened the indignation of the peo-
Pile and showed the strength and standing Of
Homeopathy. The man who will have the
courage to try that again does not reside in
Winthrop or the State. The expulsion of DR..
Gardner in New York, the Boston Hom9op-
othic Hospital, the scurrillous address before
the Alopathic Medical Society of this State
last year, the general position of the Irregular
profession" in regard to those practcing
Homeopathy, were all cited to prove the
speakers proposition that the bigotry of the
old school was a help to the new.
The doctor urged, in the second place, that
the character of the physician himself, must
be one of the greatest helps. The success of
the practice up to this time is greatly due to the
high character of the men in practice. This
is vital and important fact, and should
guard web the entrance door to the temple,
and keep out all unworthy applicants. He
cited instances where unworthy and ignorant
men had disgraced the profession and lowered
it in the estimation of the public. This point
was elaborated and closed the address which
was pronounced by those who heard it as one
of the best ever delivered before the Society.
A vote of thanks was passed to DR.. Bell for
his able and interesting address, and copy
requested for publication.
Several gentlemen from the committe on
Obstetrics made report, after which the meet
ing adjourned to this morning.