The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-09
sTRIKING AT HOMEOPATHY.
,uysycTtNs vOTIN0 TO GO OUTSIDE
rur utINEMiNN PRACTICE


Tho homeopathic Socictys meeting last
.vcnins was the most important In its history
mee,ins called for tho mature consideration
=, a resolution that was passed 10y special
weeting on the sth ult., az follows:
y..s., That in common with other existing associa.
IA have their object INVESTIGATIONS ana oh"r
,,,. which may contribute to the promotion Of fmedieal
ne we hereby declare that although hrml, believing
a.. n,incplc simiha similbus curanur to constitute
,s se. general guide the selection Of remedies and
nc,lin. to carry out thi. principle TO the best Of
an, alit, this belief does not debar US from recognizing
.nd mahns of the results OF any csperenee ana We
.1.ia,rr,ie and defend the inNiOahc right " every
,r.,et pryscian make use Of any established prin
s,ols in nedia science. or any therapeuuea facts
snsei on experiments and verified by experience. SO
..in IA. Individual Judgment they shah tend to pro
mos uc welfare OF those under his professional care
pr Alfred X. Hill presided, and upon motion
n, DR. f. T. Fowler. n reconsideration OF the |
vote adopting the resolution was ordered.
DIR Samuel swan addressed the meeting. He |
ohec,ed t. the meeting that IT approved mode |
NJ practice that must Of necessity arise from n |
disbelief in or u want OF knowledge OF the law |
and principles Of homeopathy asfaught by
Hahnemann and. consequently. lack OF study
OF the matcria mcdica.
1 Pure homeopathy. carefully practlsed. is al
ways successful and always adequate to any
emergency as those who have followed Hahne-
pann's teachings do testify.
MY second objection. he said is the great
wrong 1t will do to the public. There are
large number OF young men yearly graduated
md sent forth with diplomas as physicians.
In the nature Of things few will become real
hompopaths. The larger part. for various rea-
sons will endeavor to initiate their clinical pro-
iessor whose great experience in disease and
profound knowledge of the materia medca en-
able him to diagnose and prescribe instantane-
ousy In attempting to do so they will fail;
Al. a. tl..., L.,
anything 70 save the patients life instead of
doing right. they naturally resort to hypo-
dermc injections. angsthetics. poly-phar-
macy Increased doses. frequent alterations
quninc in "apprcciablc doses &c. till at last
Tho patient asks. is this homeopathic prac-
lice ?" and Is told that it is. and is endorsed 10y
The New York County Homeopathic Medical
Society the largest and most influential local
rociety OF that school in the world. and who
proclaim their belief in the utmost liberty in
Il is only cons -ten.'y aud adherence to prin-
ciplcs that command rcspe g. and the standing
OF honWopaths can only be- permanently ad-
,an'od hy continuous successes in practice.
They viii, they do look up9n II ~ COMES
son 81 w'aAn"fs and quot irIm the resSIu. ,,u
wTT9ng nnl h.nao olaihy = iml9re. ~ o,,.,,,,,
edgment that Homeopathy D, not an art II heal
ing founded upon natural law. but theory
an idea sugg, -uon TINT Is pretty good IN
go by. hut not to be depended on.
IL you resort To- cccctiesm the eclectics will
give you odds and beat you ey ry time. II YOU
Try ailopathy the allopaths who have no doubts
and no compunctions. Will show results you
1t is only by rigid adherence 10 the law and
Ce practice as laid down by HahncmAnn that
you can tower above and overshadow all other
practice.
Another reason / have for wishing the reso-
luton resrinded Is, because Of lis legal aspect
The statutes OF the State are very conflicting in
defining who are physicians and what consti-
tutes malpractice; but the common law
which takes no cognizance Of schools. holds
hspurious imitation is delivered him he il un-
der no obligation to pay ior T. II Az patent
fcian treats him in manner not in Accord
snce with or narrated by the t,,nets and prnri-
pies of the school a- given By llahnemann, the
patient cnnnot be compelled T. pny Tor his ser
yic"f Nay. more; If he IS injured by surh
treatment and can sutstantatc his damages,
b. may recover on the ground 9i mallr9ctc"'
Aud would be no answer for the phys clan TO
pay. | only rcsorted to other practice when my
Inowlsdgc Of homeopathy gave out. and be-;
pder. II ls the same treatment thatthr old school
would give And yet. had the treatment been
used 10y an allopAth. or nm ""le'tlc, he could not
fecover, because those schools have no written
laws Of procedure. and they would rise en-
masse and assert that the treatment was oi the
most scientific kind. and that each and all
Eomll have done the same, .,..,.,. ,.o.o
pbaiued the opinion of II distinguished lawyer
Th@ physician must practice according 10
The system in which he holds himself out to
practice. The law does not recognize any
preference for any one system Of medicine over
smother. but when 'he physician undertakes 10
treat according 10 the principles and practices
u any particular system. he must conform to
do would he a violation Of his contract IA i'm
Piled by the law and he would be held to the
Responsibilities OF such violation accordingly
Or. ; Lillienthal declared that DR.. Swan hm-
teli wls not IN exclusive hompppaihist IN ms
BcIief. ,cience want. facts. and facts are , cx.
perenec He did not believe there We're more
Than one or two homnopalhic rrWiluoners III
this city, and one or two IN Pnliade phla, wnq
Understood the mat"rla mcdlcn thoroughly IL,
hyowcd bleeding a patient who was dyins q
pneumonia, AMI thereby giving him relief, anu
thrcHsurnlly said that he supposed certain doc
tors would have refused to DO 50. ana, wh.n W
patient died under their treatment, wpuld
have been satisfied that homeopathy had done
Dr. Brumenthnl enthusiastically avowed hi
faith ia homuppathy. but Ht the same tim" ex
pressed his belief in the right OF every physl
Eian 10 ndopt whatever mneaps seemed 10 mn
sage u any such resolution ~ that proposed
however. ~ thing that would stultiy NE no
mn@phtlists hy placing them in the position %
practitioners who did not believe IN the sihOO
DR. l. lwnrl Bnyard said:
Tn solui0n Justncs and encourages th'
menlA'f, of This society in practising prnrpl"'
an rXl"ll'nls IN cure not under the h0npo
Can ttu, berighti in society ayowedly homTo
palhlrt h n.t its integrity gone when i admit
sa,, hnS "ii.i t"n'ipie Of cure man the ho'npo
1hi- rrl.cirlsm was rot thought Of in tn
loimWl jon of the 50 ,I"ty; neither would II haY
b,'n Tolerated. Whnt then is the inference
what Will NJ opponents sayf You have praf
ts"d unda + your great discovery Tor years, nn'
now after tle society has increased in mum
brrs aud you have the accumulated thought .
iuhny minds it is found a. last HAT the sngl
aw TINT like cures ike il not sufficient T.
pc rallied on, nor M potent ns ilrst supposed
Is hu' prin'iple in medicine. and not an eH
tIusiNH system
9ee upon the face Of our allopathic brethTe
the sinlle of lori,ion. They Will say IN
Distinct ground which you took, and made IN
uln"r'n't j. tween us, Wus an lnNliiuus Ill
IN ton. having nj it, bottom -"lf-aggrandiz'
mont The vantage ground you took 80 bolil
you cannot maintain. Your yauntng color
lhat ypu gave 10 thr wind, and raised 30 hsi
you hhN' brought to half mast And they Wi
Bay, i,p. II Homeopathy l. dead"
Dr BiyarI iurth"r sdld that after forty years
Prpil'' hr could say that he had not yet bee
prfrn To- r"sOring 10 any olhur than ia
l.wl lhtAir law. He continued:
hti" may bc men n thus society who 90 ~
f-iu.i" the lmp0rtaurc oi ~" hgm1"lmthl
tW lu '- Hppllratl on 10 dscNso. h3 do, nor b'
rN" in rs uulyrraallty- VINO are ccleetlH
thry nay sustain this r'solutl lnn, ana Il ma
he Their lI-un alton. But Mi others who h'
ii"Y" ln Tine sum 'cnry OF the Lom0"pWhic In
~ l7"17o i"rl tunt the ground upon whi'h v