The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12

the allopaths, and the re emainder are eciec-
tics and OF various schools, some OF which
are not recognized as scientific. Homeo-
pathy, be says, has made much more
rapid progress in this country than IN
England, France. or the land OF its natlv-
ity. Germany, because this is the land OF
progressive ideas. Twenty years ago there
were only about three homeopathic col
leees In the United States. and now there
are about 100. and the tones of its lltera-
tnre now form extensive Libraries OF mecl-
cal science.
"It is the part OF liberal policy he
said, ITO accept healing gladly from what
SoeVer source 1t comes. and homeopathy
has an undoubted standing as a sclentihc
method OF aleviating and curing disease.
| have tested it in my own family to my
full satisfaction of its efficacy. and any
one can by questioning among ms
friends and neighbors learn OF Its
trowlng popularity. 1t is especially
desirable in the case of women ana
children because of It's mildness. think
when SC large and rapidly increasing mum.
bers OF our people prefer it as method OF
treatment that the teaching OF 1T should
have an equal opportunity with instruc-
tlon IN allorathy in our State Uni
versity."
Associate Justice GarrOutte
earnestly in favor of the university having
an affiliated college where homeopathy
would be placed on an equal footing with
alloDathy. He had signed his name to
the petition with the hearty wish that the
regents would act favorably to The new
school of medicine. His personal expert
ence with homeopathic physician had
convinced him of the superiority OF that
method OF dealing with human ailments.
aEer OF the AmglO-CalifOrn a n
Rank-They have the right not on.y
to ask put 10 demand that thev have the
same privileges as the physicians OF any
other school. l say most unqualihedly
and absolutely that they should nave
recognition. They have been doing for
fifty years what the others are only just
beginning to do.
Why, T. experiments of the Berlin
scientist, DR.. Koch, have been done by
homeopaths tor years, and are as old as
the hills. In fact they are all following
in the wake OF the disciples OF DR.. Hahne-
mann, though they are not willing TO ad-
mitit.
They are not asking any more than any
other taxpayer has right 20 ask, and
their request should be granted. 1t can
do no harm and it is a matter OF educa-
ton. We would be going back into the
opaths show what they are doing in
medicine.
Henry L.. Davis, president OF the
California Optical Com pany and secretary
of the California Wire Works-It is only
right that they should have recognltl on.
| think that they are entitled 10 it. The
regents ought to take a broad view of the
matter. The homeopaths are getting to
be large element. l don't know what
the percentage of the homeopaths is, but
it is very large, anu they are very large
taxpayers, and as such should demand
the recognition they wish. / don't know
any reason why they should've receive IL.
John Taylor. president j ohm
Taylor n CO.-They should have
recognition by ali means, for l see no
reason why any privileges which are ac-
corded To others should he denied them.
am In favor OF allowing them to have
theiy wishes in this respect granted.