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whose systcm was so much in favor in tho an
cicnt world that 8ocratos, after ho had swallowed
homlock, adjured his friond Critic to sacrifice
a cock to TINT renowned leech. Thus tho
wisost Of tho Greeks paid homage with
his last words to tho founder Of tho
regular practice, and ho]pod to transmit his fame
down tho long vista Of agca. Tho first notable
contestant for tho honors Of Esculapius was tho
celebrated Spanish phlebotomist, Dr.. sangrado
who hourishcd In tho days Of Gil Bias. One
great advantage possessed by tho sangrado
school was It's simplicity, which enabled
students to qualify ut short notice. Blood
letting and warm water wero the funda-
montal principles Of Tho now syatem, and
so strong hold did 1t tako upon tho medical
mind that It constituted largo aharo Of tic
practice In the old school for moro than cen-
tury. Moanwhile new claimants for the laurois
Of tho healing art appeared in various parts OF
tho world. Hahnemann aroae in Gormany, and
founded school on tho phrase stmilia simt'tous
curantar. His ingenious theory WAS that any
substance which would produce givon
disease would cure the aamo II adminis-
terod In sufficiently small quantities. To
obtain tho inlnitesina1 degree necessary, ho
would recommend, for instance, tho dissolution
Of one-Hixteonth Of u grain OF aconito in gnl-
Ion Of water, drop Of tho mixture to bo dousod
In q barre drop OF this to be diluted in a hogs
head, to DO given in doHea OF half q spoonful for
adults, and six drops for infants. This course
would almost hayo justified tho disciples Of
Hahnemnnn In assuming the name OF hydro
pathists as we'll as. homeopathists, but
there wero certain extremists who, uu-
mindful OF the harm that water had
wrought at the time Of the flood, adopted 1t as
tho remedy for all Diseases with the harmless
accoBaorios Of blankets aud such like. The
hydropathiate found great favor for time, IN
spite Of tho widespread antipathy among the
human kind to water. They could not expect to
carry everything before thom, Us the flood did.
Liko Eaculnpius, sangrado, and Hahnemann,
they found opposition in new systems. DR..
Thompson at one time promised to rovolutioniza
all the schools Of medicine with numerical
system. Magical numbors were introduced to
command tho veneration which human nature
accords to tho mysterious. Tho medicines woro
known as No. !, No. 2, ETC., aud, though Rory
OMoro has left tradition that thero Ii luck in
odd numbers, DR.. Thompson'a No. 6 received the
greatest favor, md WAS prescribed with IN abid-
ing faith for all aimonta resulting from catching
cold which are supposed to be five hundred and
sixty Of tho thousand natural shocks that flesh
ia hcir to.
In point Of fact, betwoon tho days Of Escu-
lnpius and the presont, there hhs boon m inter-
ostiug variety Of medical schools, 30 numerous
TINT wo eau only barely mention them,-auch as
tho GrahamitcH the practitioners In "roots and
yarbs"; the Ohinoso eystem now popular IN oal-
ifornia the Indian Doctors tho old-Woman
Doctors; the Good Samaritans; the Swedish
Moycmont Curo; the Turkish Bath; tho Laying
on Of Hands; tho Clairvoyant practice; tho
Uealth-Lift, eto., etc. Great and learned men
have arisen, having aoeret remedies, such as Dr..
Ayor, DR.. Brandreth, DR.. Helmbold, and Mrs.
Winnlow, whoao soothing syrup the children CRY
| for. Finally tloro aroao an Eclectic school
| vhoBo syatem conBista in choosing tho good
things Of all tho other syHtoms and roiccting the
bad The most distinguished professor in this
limo Of practice ts DR.. Wilbur r. Storey. DR.,
Storey hns malo anperhuman efforts to reform
tho Chicago physicaus, but they, obstinate and
bigototl creatures hayo rotuBel to liHton to him.
DiBguatol at their narrow ignorance and folly,
ho Inns widonod tho scope OF liB Eolootio practice
and gono to work, with moro encouraging
pronpcots Of auccoas. at tho body po1tio
Aftor oaroful diagnosis, Ae finds it to bs
in diHoaaol condition gonorally, but i.
tho municipal funotions particularly. III
l.oldH that IN ounce OF prevention IL
worth pound OF curo and hns, therefore, do
votod llimuolf mainly to tho propl1ylactlu front
mont. llu recommends TINT tho heal DO loppos
on tlrat anl n now i,oasl put OH. lIo oyon goc
10 far as To nttor hiH ow. lond aH aubatituto oy
ilontly ropopIng hiB confidence In tho now tloo
lrlau u traIfus1on of !slood, and dellant OF th
old l,urauy Of tranu,ngu!lon Of sonlu. Now Thu
IL your tr..o EoooticlBm, flint whiull aoaka II
nil uyntoIna thu bsnt of oau1', mud com
la,,.ulA tlIo,n ~ ona harmonious an
otl'oleut wl'olo. Ho fur, IN ha trent
.no,,t ot tho baly lultlo, DR.. Htoroy l,an FalIo
tu llu uIAu tl,u tnnluuu I>r. Mnttoaon, nam Aull
Ion, n. H., nmI rrof. htilIor, ot l1uffnlo. lilo
nll hnIlayo tlmt d. Rtorny'n l1oa! alono oa
uayo tho raIIlnH oona'tien Of tho body putle
Atlmirug. Nv "" slo, tltu lsa,tty Rnal aInlpltait
uf TIN Eo!"o!m pras!lno, wo submit tia
Juuro Hlaa.ligDnH nf treatment niluItld bo fo
dina A!.0Mhl ho allnwad s'nn 10 haya tlle
uttaat pn thp pntlont OhanKng Tho pre
tMrptlm oy''ry Aay In nnt oo'ntos! Ko0
lIEauttao, eypn among t).a lIuul adsMiood lula.