The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-28

The Groundwork for "a New System Of
Medical Practice.

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DO any of our readers know what Iso-
pathy isr Taking it for granted that very
few of them do land it is no reflection on
their education that tney 90 not we VIII
zeal treatment Of diseases of the several
organs of the body by the corresponding
animals. Thus diseases of the brain would
be treated by an extract of the healthy
brain of an animal such as an OK; diseases
OF the spinal cord by an extract of the
spinal cord; diseases Of the heart by an ex-
tract OF the heart. etc. This system was
limited at by Hippocrates over two thousand
years ago, was mentioned by medical writ
ers of the middle ages, was referred TO
more at length by a German physician
attracted no marked notice, and was for
gotten until revived about two years since
e Cs raj " wi 1bs United mi Ha states arm Svrse Who
brought the matter to the attention of the
medical profession in the articles published
in the New York Medical Journal and other
medical periodicals, as we'll as in a lecture
delivered before the class at the New York
Postgraduate Medical School and Hospital,
BY the long-continued maceration Of the
brain. heart, spinal cord, ETC., for at least
a year by processes IS th haat Dr; a ,inn9 no
ferred to, principles contained in these or
gans, but in a masked or inert form, are
extracted and modified in a manner similar
extracts must be indestructible by time.
they differ essentially from the extracts
prepared by DR.. Brown-Sequard's method.
Moreover, this distinguished Psychologist
limited his researches TO a single organ of
the body. In one of his papers on the sub
ject DR.. Hammond states his theory as
follows:
"Organic beings posses the power of as
Stimulating from the nutritious matters they
absorb the peculiar pabulum which each
organ OF the body demands for it's develop
ment and sustenance. The brain, for in
stance, selects that part which it requires,
the heart the material necessary for it's
the liver. the lungs, the muscles and the
various other organs of the body. No mis-
take is ever committed. The brain never
takes liver nutrlment nor the liver brain
nutriment, but each selects that which Ii
requires. There are, however, diseased con-
dftions OF the various organs In which this
ouence disturbance Of function or even
death itself is the result.
Now, If we can obtain the peculiar mat
ter that an organ of the body requires and
inject 1t directly into the blood we do away
with the performance of many vital pro-
cesses which are accomplished only by the
expenditure OF a large amount of vital
"Let us suppose a person suffering from
brain work. Three hearty meals are eaten
every day. but no matter how judiciously
the food may be arranged the condition
PERSONS blood a concentrated extract of
the brain of a healthy animal we supply
at once the pabulum which the organ re-
ouires. Then, if under this treatment the
morbid symptoms disappear WE are Justi-
fed in concluding that we have success
fully aided nature in doing that which
unassisted she could not accomplish.
"Al this is applicable, not only to the
brain, but certainly to the heart, the spinal
cord. the muscles, and, in fact, every other
organ of the body"
That here is the groundwork for a new
system Of medical practice and one that is
based upon sound scientific principles there
/ can he no dOuht- and the SUCCESS that has
attended the use Of cerebrine, medulline,
caroline. masculine, thyroidine and other
animal extracts is so unmistakable that
the system may be considered as already
founded. We understand that it Is con-
templated by physicians of eminence to
establish sanitariums in various parts OF
the country In which patients will be
treated according to this system. 1t would
seem as though isopathy had come to stay.