The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-18
MEDICAL PRACTICE.

NODE OF COMPROMISES BETWEEN TH1 dr.
FERENr SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE
To THE EDITOR OF HRRALD:-
Al nrs. view an honest compromise between the
three great schools OF medicine seems impossible.
But II the best Of all creeds yield all that they
Gun and should II may not DO impracs
tcablo
The regular school, as the largest, Oldest and mos>
powerfully scientific association, have to yield the
most al frat order TO the greatest gain in the
end IL should DO great object to have as few dAsen
sions in the ranks OF medical men as possible. II
based upon experience. reason and science. IL
cepts all sound experience, even II originally Is.
rived from itcrate and uncultvated practitioners
lay persons. down to old women. hcrbalists and X
diaps II adopts all good reasoning, even when PFC
ceeding from otherwise wless and unenlighp
medical men, and CLEANS all scicntac points, 20
when discovered by selishiy ambitious and mis-. -
theorists.
II requires all these great concessions to enable ~
stoop from its high position toward pedantic ~
consciously blinded partisans. II ali reno =,
they similar, different opposite TO the actsF
the disease, for it knows that similarity IL mereil
least degree OF dercne. while opposition ID onyShs
greatest degree OF difference and that there 10 tnid
ole point OF differences, IN which NO similarity Ren
ccptiDle, yet not great enough 10 amount 70 acags
OnIsm.
IL knows that two different actions cannot 20 Of
tho Iiino in the place, and that the woke
Of tho two Hence II the medicine be pow
eriul enough the disease must DO conquered.
IL knows that II IL not tho similarity which cures
but that IL Is the difference between the action OF
remedy that The disease when curatvey opor.
alive. II It was tho similarity which then the
greater tho similarity more certain would be the
But AS the greatest similarity - equivalent 20
Identity only 50 mucu more would DO added 70 the
disease, aud an aggravatlon would surely follow.
Hence the regular school and every rational person
must reject the so-caed simsli0 simiibus cuv0n-
tu,, but they may accept some OF the experience
gauod IN It's application. For similarity slways pre-.
supposes some uifcrence anu there are also varying
sn%us ~ Henco tho reg"a sSnoo s
cent some OF the practice founded this so-cslod
law although IL REJECTS the shallow assumption thAs
it ID tho similarity which cures.
Again. the regular school oil varieties Of doses
OF medicine, from the smallest which II within
grasp Of common to largest which are neceo.
sary relieve suffering anu lie. Hence although
II must roget inhnlosmal and other chimorical
Doses 1: may plying hand toward those see
tarians VINO arc learning 10 mistrust them.
Practically tho liberal homuopaLns admit that there
other laws OF treatment scales doses
than those established by Hahnemann; hence there
must 10 some medical law greater than their own
aud some experience Ia dosing better than 10 OF.
pounded in their peculiar dogmas about tncin.
These tney will Ind IN the broad, catholic aud com.
prehensive principles Of the regular school, which ins
code all that Is truo and useful Ia their own sysem
and vastly more besides.
The so-calIcd ecccuc school Is the most one-sided
ana meretricous that has ever captured noble
NAME IL Is merely bvtanic or cruae hcrbal,s,lo
school The regular school 10 The only truly eclectic
body OF medical mon. But large number OF The
botanic uuclors untrue to their declaration Of
latin, aud use mineral ana animal rcmedies
us well as vegetable medicines. There IL nothing
between them aud tho LIBERAL homeopathic and
tho regular school except ialso position ON their
parl for they are reay, moro or less regular physt
clans VINO have separated themselves from their icl-
lows Ia tho Lursnt oil some fantastic aud ,Ilusorv
theories aud In tnef devotion 10 lev special renee
The best cass Of homeopathic and botanic doctors
regular phy slcians III. inlso and dsaareeable
position, honestly lcd there by transient Dut be-
nighied enthusiasm, and hold tnere by Tho iears "a
ndicuc, loss OF reputation and businesa A grand
wise aud liberal profession will heIp these srr,ny
brelnron 10 reattaln their sefrespect aud
status. II thcy Join The regular school they mi ~
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