New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-14
FUTURE OF HOMEOPATHY
ADDRESS BY DR. JOHN J. MITCHELL.

Getty OF TIE STATE OF NEwYoRK.
Albany. Feb. 13.-The Homeopathic Medi-
cal Society OF the State OF New-forK met
in this city today Popers were sau
by Drs H. VI vaine. OF Albany; Walter u CoWl' Oh
New-Yori T. L. Brown of Binghamton Aza D. Coucn
p. c. Moffatt and ]. W. DOwling OF New-fork'
In the evening DR.. John D. M'cheu
of Newburg president Of the society, delivered his
annual address in the Assembly Chamber on tine
subject Of 1.-THE Future OF Homeopathy Inc remarks
were based upon the recent change in the Coue OF Ec
made by the NewYork state Medical Society Qseguat'
and embraced comprehensive review OF the progress
of homeopathy during the past seventy years III 'ne
course of his address he SAID:
We had thought the battle for lIomGopathy won w., we
were content perfectly Our schools were ncrcaslng
and numbers never so large. hoSPltaia, I'm
and insane a=ylums were coming uhue[ at aorrs
numbers rather greater than our proIessiohau cviP
We had statistics until tired all demon
sfrafing to the unparalleled student that IN the gea
half that of our occasional brethren OF the Regular
school The wealth and ntelieence Of me and saw our
success and ~ "A wonderful extent had become our pat
rons Necessity had produced us speclailsts III hlU1'
every department Of medical scienee ana "a ,9 6 nr
tatlOnh were In the state OF tne IIilAihhiu III Inv nun
'or' fH' me- Nobody asked yOu srl she said
There was "A time. some years since wren We Wete
without these specialists and when should have been
pleased with S fraternr in those
where law not applicable anu wnrre, ron ,o
| colleges, they could have tho special training
tbat we could not then obtain. But their trest,
ment OF us was neither gentemanly nor Courteous ana
we no 10 prorr,ssed until now we have surgeons, Ocu
lists gynecplogss and the like WHO are the peers oi ivy
the Regular school" eau present Ana besuos p tuI
we find I'm ali our large cities eminent men OF the keSu
lar school" WHO refuse he held by the saylsh ruts o
an american Medical Association" ana WHO arc WIZ
in to aid lis freely and heartily when we need Such ad
| ID spite of Goodies" and RESOLUTIONS" ,,,,,, o,,r
| Rrt amid all ,hs prosperity and peace, Wllhoht our
knowledge and certainly not in obedience TO any r,ut
ours clause was meorporaed IN tS OF 70 6e
| eject that Members Of the Medical society or
the State OF Ncw-York and OF the medical so ,,
ties I'm utilization Herewith may heet III tr oios
legally qualified practitioners OF me lche hvt 49,,
may which all restrictions sna W inT
OF the practitioner yield 10 tie demands Oh y, IN
This change OF position met the hearty approval Oh IS
public, aud The mcinOeis OF we n 6oi assn1ed
Tor the noble, consistent position lhel hul ,i
We as municipalities, were of course pieased tnai
Regular" brethren had hnuS ; III ocon imam
upon the platform OF freedom " hcuoai H., Fbe
when we hal been for nearly scOreof years. but !m
regular profession other Statrs, ana almost an .o
Regular medical journals, rose III Nus Mus truJ
| alarm at this outrage, as thty t'i,iI ',
| h. upon their orthodox. and, permit me 10 say,
sIpercous position. storm of abuse began AZ oace
TO descend upon tie author, and support nI me ne"
Gofc &c., Gr noS sSae OF ana abuse u, and criticism
Thus the again forced upon u' ad we ~
position, for we have u : not to a AK IUr ,
age, TO- it is ours IN the Weut9 anu lu,iis' ne
placed under our control for we have them III anund-
aucc But simply to reply 10 tn9 s.', '' he ,ic
prints and 10 dc1y the caluuies OF those Wh" 1T 'lA
lhS 81 Us, ny - a., it,u Themselves of or present
position. or OF present views
Dr Mitchell then reviews at length the statements
made by Dr. A. Il. Palmer IN an nitice contributor 10
| m, North American Rerier aud says that;
of nipo proposition, 10y which man, who being o
Professor" We might suppose 10 he tnlncni ~ tu
Pnrunr ranks tries 10 define Homeopathy seven "i
Them take "a, whole and one oi 'hem L. ,idei' ~
,rrris false In only Of the nine. that IA which
~ n,r proving drugs upon the healthy. 3 hon
ne Slcahr ~ u 81 t'rr. I'm ARGUMENT ca LlOlted-
csty OF purpose ga l"'l''' III a. 7 -
Dr. Mitchell adds:
For daring 10 have and 10 utter opinion Of our ov
upon medical subjects, they thrust " o "' 'hg'i
mud state societies. In der'iop they gave b' u'ho
i've name Under this name used as haH'I' We .lo
conqucung the nation They have become uIc1 %i ,H
contest and now say: " No more distinctive ile-,
Vcry we'll: we cordially with you. In, thc fst
trade marx name that has 10 De erased from party rthu
,t ~ n. zucy. said that now forsooib. the
REGULAR pay elan may perhaps conrlt shd a7oci. ~
e thev were In tie past" Perhaps this - 80 ny the
closing OF their co'rs, iht l'egu'T1 nav o1P iir
20 ~ very large extent. ana We Know ihat slloc We IA
Lai % cducn cur own young men VIC ni'' I'LL -
Toe speaker claimed that The mortality bills OF any
cf Will show that "a difference oi from 20 1" Do
nor con, I'm favor of the Homeopathic physician When
conirnsed with OF the Regular school, oi ell"i
patronage and practice, ana gave statistics IRON Tue
eil records Of several institutions In support OF no
G! liin. He adda:
Now submit that such record a. this one alone
ogt i'm honest .cat every Regular practitioner T"
s1Ir and th,rr by cara. II Work for year or two
Ia. NAV ncquirc the ub4lty 10 acAc'e u loo
succo ,ooeIr.r. Of the tnrcts Of Drug by
rvic th,n more or les4 extensively upon the htalthl
49, tbnt drug ach when given In health wal pro
| duce symptoms aud conditions most Ae"Ily HcA'-
| c,i !, tiio.t mel with IA tie patient.
o., dead pa.t We have buried The living pr sent
VITA trth- Increased ny iiis'no I,I'u1 ',i
,n,lures l. our. In becoming iiOmuupAtll.- vs. nave
never died. rut 10 Use any or a. OF tnesS 10 me,
am eut A. our patients snail. ~ our individual JUG
,o'nt rc0urc them for their comfort ~ their cure
tNb,t linen Is a Homeopathic phy sclhh Inc lchllg III
l1 I'm yhC N ha- ban xpulsion rom state AM
/ e.. .lgIDf an
,,,,ritv al medical men la answer, 1 have 10 say
| baf me- should be- profoundly ycr.cd Ia all tue
! Of u. gra uat,s Ia medicine. lie, slould .t'e
flaw liz limitations tue proving Of Drug aud tue ap
tlcon OF rurn 20 the cure oi disease ~ the h-
Inn to obtain. do not know but should add to tlis
| natural tact for medicine a genius Tor curing.
IoIt ye3r we would stac We did lot directly or ind
rect ask any such action The esouioh IA. nE zee
| fbonguT the " i. gulars were becoming 10
| ,S,asS,itb, but tua1 might cease. We
,, c,.ld d. thcm good ia the department o.;
me "rsrii,c II modicnr 10 which for Lnf century we
i i.' ~, service 10 us IN the various departments OF
| rnryrry pathology, hygiene anu VIM, t"'os,
which we had more OF YES M, Me-, ry FOR
NV were merely coming to the position That We had
te Tor liberty OF opinion upon medical subjects
ba.i.i begun In the ranks Of the secular Hehoo W.
society Will not tanely r.Dui =" is,nrJ aid tha'
We believe that the co hict VIII hc CpIi',oi ' n,,,I'
& ~ he Instituted which shall Dc free 10 all thorough
| Ia and egally educated medical men OH h!HP't"I'
| and good wishes with them. III. ,t, 49,,
n Il an cnre falacy assert that coIsullatoh car
NOT bc hrd with pnYsican holding diverse N,ns nun
| yourown without compromise oi your position Vi
,crinc. OF your nonOr. That To- II consultation
| Intended to advance the interests OF the pa
| t,nnt and rot me rely TO sustain the po7l'lOi
az the practEOner making tue demand.
| Even in the treatment Of disease, men OF diver,
| views may approach case, and from their ohefeh
sfnnduOinis ciie to a harmonious mode OF procedure
Tne nlcuty OF dong this n apparent llin iea
In the rst ola w all the drugs known To the Ole
school physician. - a., ,, ,ros, ol,
| secondly Our Cosos can vary from the largest olo
in,I noiiou To The highest OF n1nltesiaT, WIN
out infringing at all upon our law Of thcrapeutlcs
| Tnir,y. Ine constantly incr' asing use OF ou'
| 1r,y' IA The cure o. disease By tue "ktBuhr
| ,,irsic,,n makes tho matter sim more
easy OF accomplishment. Hundreds OF our Irngs nf'