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substance, raised to the different degrees Of
Hahnemann's scale of potentization:
ITO save space give but part of the table.)
Potency. Diameter.


"A body of liquid large enough to contain q
single drop of medicinal substance raised to
the 30th centesimal dilution, would equal N
bulk fifty six spheres, each as large az the one
which would be formed by taking Alpha Cen
tauri, the nearest fixed star, as q center and the
remotest part of the solar system as point on
the surface.
1t would take the earth, moving at the rate
of thousand miles q minute, . period OF z3O,-
600 years to traverse the circumference of one
of these spheres"
In illustration of the organization theory
this from the introduction to part of Hahne-
mann's ''Materia Medica Purs:" ''The infinite
power of this process is 80 great that by this
means drop of drosera S0th, which at each
the life of child suffering from whooping
cough, which if each dilution is only shaken
twice, glObule the size of q poppy seed mols-
tened with it, cures the disease easily"
Again I say, this is not homeopathy; it ia
the 6etsnoir of homeopathy; q Fetch which
turns away those who else would be our friends
in disgust and dismsy. The fttest place to
and am rejoiced that that denunciation is be-
coming now more and more pronounced.
Homeopathy is the adoption as . general
rule of practice of certain principles, and not
a. unbalanced extremists erosk, the subscrip-
ton to q creed. formulated by a master, out.
side which you may not stray on pain of ex-
communication.
'Potsncies" and "dynamization" are exactly
as have described. If any one wants to in
form himself on the subject he can do SO in
half an hour. The books 1 have quoted will
answer all questions.
As my colleagues and myself said in ouI
card, but small minority of homeopathic
believe in the absurdities described. Any one
can easily settle this point and the others fol
IN hodu ~ "a nY
lit isn't" There are in st. Paul eleven home.
opaths. We can reasonably take it for grant
ed that they are an average of homeopathic in
principles and practice. 81. Hutchinson is the
only high dilutionist among the number. One
to ten doesn't, of course, seem q minority to
him, he being the one.
Once more about the case of neuralgia. The
young man doesn't seem to be familiar with
atropia. The 12Oth of grain is an ordinary
dose, and given, hypodermically, after two
days and nights of pain, would likely give de-
cided ease for several hours. HIS statement
that it produced seventeen hours unconscious
ness is unqualifedly false. The patients wife
reported his condition to me at 10 A. M, and
8 P. NJ, the day the atropia was given at A. M,
and it was 80 satisfactory that the patient, his
wife and myself were unanimous in thinking
it unnecessary for me to call and see
him. The whole trouble came from the pre-
posterously exaggerated and most contemplate
unfair criticisms of Hutchinron. His aim was
to prejudice the patient against me, and, fol
the time being, he persuaded him that some
thing really had been done that was not right.
1t is not true that I denied giving chloral
I gave it and am ready to give it again when.
ever it is necessary. have no narrow, bigoted
medical creed that prevents my doing for my
patients all that the emergencies of disease
make necessary. Hutchinson evidently mis-
takes my statement that gave atropia and
not morphine as apologize. If the case had
needed morphine l most surely would have
given it, for I have no medical pope who thinks
for me and decides what is or is not heresy.
]. w. ROUTH.