Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-01-09
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: What Il HsmeapsiAy -? s -
Again advantage has been taken OF
cases of accidental poisoning, with
acids, metals ETC., and record made
Of the symptoms, and post-mortem APP
pcarance produced by them.
Nature makes known her wants by
symptoms; hunger and thirst are symp-
toms that the system is in want of
nourishment, in like manner in dis
unnatural changes are taking place,
the exact nature of which she points
out by peculiar symptoms, which Ia
ken collectively are called by some
name, which expresses the general
lcharacter of the disease. 1yv ' 3.
The word Homeopathy Is derived
frem the Greek word hOmois and pat
tics, like the affection, Oras is gener-
ally expressed by the Latin motto,
"similia similibus curanter," like by
likes, they cure according to that law
We can see at once what remedy is re-
quired in q given case, by choosing one
that will produce similar symptoms,
which must ofnecesslty be caused by a
similar disease. ..i =
Experience has shown that frozen
limb Is not to be thawed out by expos
ing it to heat which would be
the carrying out of the law of
contrarities, or allopathy (dltospathos)
but rubbed with rum until the circu-
latiOn is gradually restored: do not
wish to be understood as meaning that
the fraternity of ailopathie physicians
treat frozen limbs, etc, by hot appli-
cation, for that would be setting them
down as ignoramuses, and would be
an entirely false assertion. Instances
have been known where persons, ap-
parently dead from exposure to cold,
frozen stiff, have been restored to life
by thawing them out by brisk rubbing
with snow in cold room, and after
ward using proper stimulants, ETC., to
sustain life and strength. Certainly
these are extreme cases, but they
nevertheless perfectly illustrate the
truth OF the law OF similarities, for
suppose you were to thaw out frozen
woul be the result justification and
| death, II the frozen surface was OF suf-
6cient extent, from excessive pain, for
who that has ever snOwballed when a
boy, does not remember the aching
fingers caused by that glorious sport,
and have you not often danced around
with pain and stuck your fingers in
your mouth to get them warm, there
by making them ache worse than
ever, and how incrdulously you looked
at at some older com panion when he
| told you to rub them with cold snow
| " MaAe tneM tVc,ns, pul IA sPite VI
yoer inGl tsy au !Hey nos always
get al rlgnt IN q very Few mlnutes.
~ mas Iulya oem s;a;'.. e;
tnaI = suiaa Yualttty Va ineu!clne III
nuteiy supuiviueu ny triluration Win
some easy soluble non-meaiclhai SUP
stances, IKE sugar, or solution IN al
conol, - mere easlty Hpsofoeu lnlo the
system, anu therefore acts more quick
| ~ IMAM When taken into tne stomach
IN crude iofnl, anu snere having uh-
aergone tue process Oh ulgestion oeloIe
u can pegln 70 act as reiheuiai agent;
"A ING same manner we nave iearneu
tnat the system rendered sensltive oy
aisease Is much more easily anected
py drug actlon than whlle III u state
OF health. ~
guantlty Oh ameulclhai agent tnat
would nave no erect perhaps, on the
neaithy organism might very possibly
Do productive OF grave consequences
on the same system rendered sensitive
Dy disease. ls
In order that substance medicinal
or otherwise may py the absorbent
vessels OF the human system, the sup
stance must De niade smaller than the
vessels Whicn are 70 apsorp IL:
A drop OF loalne can De detected In
quart OF water Dy t4e ystarch test,
ana an exceedingly minute quantity
OF arsenic can De aetected ana ita
presence SHOWN as STAIN on wnite
porcelain plate by q proper test, WHO
can tell now mucn poison exiSts ID
the atmosphere, 10 produce typhoid,
scariatina, smallpox or any other dis-
ease? VINO Is sensible 70 the motion
OF the earth some SOO miles an hour?
VINO ny Watcning tree can see IL
grow or mark the changes In its ripen,
Who would not rather travel by raj
at the rate eff forty miles an hour en- a
7 drst-clsss road and luxurious car, than
be bounced d nd jolted over q rough
and rugged road in q springless'mud
wagonf The greatest works Of nature
and thundsr.s,orms, but 50 quietly