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LECTURE I
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
My first duty is to thank you, Mr. Chairman, most heartily for
your kind introduction to my audience. At the same time I
should like to express my gratitude to the Committee for the
energetic help in arranging and preparing these lectures.
It is indeed a great privilege and pleasure for me to address
you here in this busy and hospitable city, situated in such charm-
ing, harmonious surroundings.
Let me first make a personal statement :-Although I ·have
tried very hard to learn your language, I am well aware of my
faulty pronunciation and I am afraid you will have some difficulty
in following me at times, but I will rely on your tolerance.
Homceopathy may be only a name to some of you. Others
again will have some knowledge of it, but very few of you will be
thoroughly conversant with what it really signifies, and therefore
I propose to start from the beginning.
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First of all we should answer the question: What is the meaning
of the word " Hornreopathy " ? The answer to this question lies
in the name itself. The word " Hornreopathy " is a contraction
of two Greek words, " Hornoion ", meaning like or similar, and
" Pathein" means suffering, just as the Latin phrase " Sirnilia
similibus curentur " means " Let like be cured by like ". This
sentence is the keystone of the hornreopathic structure.
As you may know, Homreopathy is always referred back to
Habnernann as its founder.
Samuel Habnemann, a German physician, who was born at
::Vfeissen in Saxony in 1755 and died at Paris at the age of 88 years
in 1843, was indeed the first physician who clearly conceived the
law of '' Like to Like '' and also developed it with the fundamental
logic and consequence. "Let like be cured by like" is a universal
law. of nature. It was always, though unconsciom>ly, present in
the minds of the greatest authorities ; it bas influenced the people,
•though unconsciously, in certain treatments. For instance,
chilblains were cured by covering the affected parts with snow,
burns were treated with heat, and so on. Hence the law, " let
like be cured by like", was not actually an original idea of
Habnernann.
It is about two thousand years old, and was first enunciated by
Hippocrates, the father of medicine. He wrote : " An illness is
caused by similar means and similar means can cure it. Vomiting
is stopped by being made to vomit. That which is capable of
producing fever will remove it, and what removes fever is capable
of producing it."
Paracelsus, whose real Swiss name was Philippus Theophrastus
Bombastus v. Hohenheirn, extolled the same system in his
lectures. He was expelled from his professorship at Basle in the
year 1528, for saying that medicine and disease were one and
the same thing and that all diseases ought to be called by the
name of the medicines which cure them.
Hahnernann made his classical pioneer discovery when trans-
lating Cullen's "Materia Medica" in 1790. Finding contradic-
tions in Cullen's explanation of Cinchona bark in the cure of ague,
which was then a very prevalent disease, the idea carne to him
to test the effect of the drug, as to its sick-making properties,
on himself. He took some considerable quantities of the bark
and developed all the symptoms of an ordinary attack of ague.
He repeated this test not only on himself, but on members of his
family and on some friends as well. The same results were
obtained.
This fact and the fact that he had already noted a certain
similarity between mercurial poisoning and symptoms of syphilis
led him to experiment on himself and on his enthusiastic pupils
with about sixty other drugs, with all possible precautions to
eliminate error. Careful records of all findings were kept, and
these records form the main contents of the Homreopathic
Materia Medica. They are embodied in Hahnemann's first
classical work, published in 18n, his "Materia Medica Pura ",
and in his great second work, " Chronic Diseases ". These two
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decimal potency, rx. vVe obtain the second decimal potency, zx,
when we shake one drop of IX with nine drops of diluted spirit,
and so on.
Summarizing , I would like to tabulate the decimal potencies
according to the percentage of their drug contents.
Potency IX corresponds to a dilution in proportion r : 10
2% r : roo
3X I : I,OOO
4X I : !0,000
sx I : !00,000
6x I : I,OOO,OOO
THE MIRACLE
By DR. w. w. YOUNG, M.D.
(From The Journal of the American Institute of Homreopathy)
(Continued from last issue)
But let us return to our unfinished business, our patient, Jim.
For you will remember he is still sick, believe it or not. What
shall we offer him ? Operation, more Urotropin, another cysto-
scopy ? If he were only syphilitic. Ah, if he only were. Or
diabetic. But he isn't, in spite of the fact that his patellar reflexes
are missing and repeated Wassermann tests have been negative.
And then we had a brilliant thought. After I was graduated
from Hahnemann back in the 'twenties I met an old grey-haired
doctor in Connecticut who said he was something called a Homreo-
path. From him I bought some books on the subject and carried
on with him a correspondence for some years in an attempt to
learn the theory and application of this extremely interesting
kind of medical therapeutics. His name was Roberts, and he
was a quite able teacher. I've often used the method since then
and I must say it is effective if used intelligently. I often wish
I had been taught it when I was in medical school instead of
wasting so many hours waiting for surgical instructors who
never showed up, or pithing frogs or analysing unknowns.
But it seems medical colleges are designed to waste time and
money and to conform to mediocrity.
Well, briefly, we had the brilliant idea of trying Homreopathy
on Jim. At least it couldn't harm him as much as the loss of a
kidney. And so, in accordance with the best principles of this
medical art, we decided to give the patient a single dose of the
Im potency of Nux vomica. At the same time we felt that he
had had almost enough ·of Urotropin, so we discontinued it,
risking a psychic shock to the patient.
Ten days later he was still alive and reported: in general
excellent, eating everything, very active, gain of 5 lbs., mentally
fine. The previous night at 10 p.m. the old pain had returned,
more of an ache in the region of left kidney extending downward
and anteriorly. Several of the dorsal nerve roots on the left
side in the lumbar region gave deflections on the neuropatho-
meter and the patient says that the left leg is so heavy he has
to lift it with his hand. There are cutting pains along the course
of the nerves, better from hard pressure, and the _i5lantar reflexes
are lost on this side. This latter complaint dated from spinal
amesthesia for the appendix.
Pus and red cells in the urine, white count 12,ooo, temperature
I00°. Arm reflexes sluggish, abdominal reflexes exaggerated,
pupils react sluggishly to light and accommodation. Seventy-
five per cent. polymorphonucl ears. Serum shows a complete
absence of chylomicrons. Therapy : One dose of Belladonna 200
and an infusion of colloidal lipids (Liposol). During the course
of the infusion he fell asleep. While he slept we considered the
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possibility of pernicious amemia only to find that he was on a
liver diet and had been for some months, had had injections of
liver concentrate.
On the r 4th we did a gastric analysis and found no free hydro-
chloric acid till the sixth specimen, the seventh showed ro at
which time the combined acid was 40. The stomach was full
of a thick, tenacious mucus which by actual measurement could
and did form a rope, perpendicular, three feet long. Remember-
ing the time of his attacks and the description of his pains,
cutting, we gave a single dose of 10m }(ali bichromicum.
The third Yisit was on the z8th. No attacks, the longest
period of record. On February roth the same report. Urine
no blood cells, red count 3,74o,ooo, h<emoglobin go per cent.
Serum good, no tox<emia.
On February 23, reports: three days ago a slight pain in the
left side, did not work to a peak as before. The temperature
103° but he had continued to work. Temperature broke with a
sweat, urine burned on passing. White count 1o,ooo, many pus
cells in urine, serum shows toxicity . Liposol infusion. Gastric
analysis showed free acid sooner, total acid 6o in one hour and a
marked diminution in the mucus .
March 8th, reports : easy exhaustion, light bothers eyes,
sleepy, tired in morning even after a good night's sleep. Heavy
feeling all over. Great internal heat with desire for cold drinks
which in quantity ameliorate the heat. Mouth moist. Serum
again shows poor colloidal system. One infusion.
March 16th, reports: that infusion snapped me out of it.
No internal fever till the last few days, legs tired. Mouth
moist with unquenchable thirst. Wait.
March 23rd, reports: no pains, forgot he has ever had them.
Still an inordinate thirst, bone pains in legs, heat in testicle and
penis. Salivation. Red cells 3,92o,ooo, h<emoglobin 85 per
cent. Urine no blood cells. One infusion and Mercurius viv. 1m .
April 6th, reports : like a perpetual log lifted from me . Do
you know I had that internal heat for years and never thought
to tell you about it before. For the first time in his memory
runs up two steps at a time. Is actually going to parties. Is
even contemplating having another child and letting his wife
stop work for he has another job more than doubling his salary.
Gastric analysis 5. 1 shows free acid of 30 in an hour's time,
total acid of 70 in go minutes and no mucus.
And so after twenty years by a stroke of luck the man is well,
or has been for a year or more. Perhaps he was due for a break
and just got tired of being sick. But if there is anything in
medical therapeutics some credit must go to four doses of medi-
cine: Nux vomica, Kali bich., Belladonna and Mercurius viv.,
with three infusions of colloidal lipid. As I review the case I
thank my lucky stars that I came across an older physician
in my earlier years who taught me how to be unorthodox when
the occasion demands. My second thought is that it is just
too bad that there is so little opportunity for others to get the
same break.
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Now that we have entered into the fourth year of war it is very
interesting to note the reaction it has had on the general public
both physically and mentally.
In every war, bad as it may be, there are good points, and the
good point in this one is the very high standard of food we are still
enjoying. This is largely due to the individual efforts of people
who have cultivated small plots of land allotted to them by their
local authorities as well as their own private gardens, and who
have produced some very excellent vegetables containing the
vital vitamins without which we cannot maintain a high standard
of good health. People who have never before experienced t he
thrill of producing something from their own efforts have carefully
tended both ground and crops, and as a result their labours have
been rewarded. The full value of the vitamins is contained
in fresh vegetables, and when properly cooked this value does not
deteriorate.
During this war housewives have come to rely more and more
upon vegetables to augment otherwise depleted menus, and there
is more inducement to use them when they can be freshly gathered
from one's own personal allotment or garden. It is gratifying
to know that the frying-pan is used so very much less than it
was in peacetime when all too little vegetables were used.
On the other hand, this war has inevitably brought a great
strain upon the average person. The depression caused by
continpal bad news ; air raids, bringing not only fear but sleep-
lessness and sketchy, irregular meals ; the anxiety of having
relatives and friends in danger both at home and overseas ; the
uncertainty of the future ; all these things over a long period of
time cause both physical and mental debility. We have found
that the organs which suffer most from this strain are the eyes
because of their close relationship to the nervous system.
Man and woman power is vital to the nation at the present
moment and many people who in peacetime would be considered
physically unfit, <tre working hard and long hours in factory,
canteen and office on work of national importance, and the strain
on them is beginning to show its effect. We have a number of
patients whose eye troubles ·have definitely been increased by
the work they are doing. Imagine, for instance, a patient with
only fifty per cent. vision having to compete with persons posses-
sing normal vision. The demand on the nervous system is
enormous, . and this naturally affects the eyes ; the eye-strain
again reacts on the nerves, thus creating a vicious circle which
depletes the patient more and more.
It is necessary for these people to learn how to use their eyes
correctly and avoid strain. This we teach them, but the already
depleted nervous system must be built up as well, and this can
only be done by proper feeding.
Vitamins A and B 2 are the most important as having a direct
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effect upon the eyes, but vitamin C is necessary for the main-
tenance of the health of the body. Lack of it decreases the
resistance to bacterial infection. Deficiency in vitamin A causes
night-blindness and xerophthalmia. This latter, by way of
explanation, is a disease of the conjunctiva causing dryness and,
if not arrested, ultimately results in corneal ulcers and in some
cases blindness. It has actually been proved in America that the
lack of both vitamins A and B 2 in diet renders persons liable to
cataract and hardening of the eyeballs. The most concentrated
method of taking vitamin A is in cod- and fish-liver oils. It is
also to be found in green vegetables, carrots and tomatoes.
Exposure to light ·will destroy the vitamin A in cod-liver oil, and
heat and exposure to air will destroy it in other products. Foods
prepared in closed vessels and not exposed to air still contain
the vitamin value. Dried yeast contains a high percentagt: of
vitamin B 2 , but l\1armite (yeast extract), bran, oatmeal and egg
yolk are excellent runners up. Rose hips contain more vitamin C
than anything else, but blackcurrant, kale, brussels sprouts and
parsley also contain a high percentage, while cabbage, orange
juice and spinach are also good.
There are many books on sale at the moment giving full details
on the subject of vitamins, so that. it is not necessary to go into
much detail here, but an outline of the most valuable ones is a
useful guide, and we wish to point out that the combination of
correct feeding and the correct adaptation of the Bates' system
is of major importance if patients are to progress satisfactorily.
We have found that many cases of impaired vision have been
improved by two pints of pure carrot juice being taken daily,
and there is no doubt that without the necessary vitamins being
assimilated into the body by the eating of correct foods, many
people could not possibly stand up to the work they are now doing.
It is of interest to note that vitamins A and D have been added
to margarine by order of the Ministry of Food, thus increasing its
value to equal that of summer butter, the latter being always
higher in vitamin A value than winter butter because in summer
the cows are pasture fed.
We also have the case of a patient suffering from diabetic
cataract who, by eating a regular quantity of water-cress each
day, which contains vitamin C, has definitely aided the absorption
of the cataract.
Although there are many manufactured vitamin tablets on
the market to-day they all lack the full vitamin value because
vitamins cannot be extracted and retain roo per cent. value.
We find with patients that, even if they are terribly busy, when
we point out to them the necessity of taking a definite quantity
of the right food each day and to see that it is also cooked
properly, they are willing to take the extra trouble, because they
realize its importance in conjunction with the exercises and treat-
ment they receive. It enables them to get through a long day's
work without undue fatigue and in some cases patients who
suffered from night-blindness several years before the war are
working without strain even in poor lighting conditions.
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shopp ing and carryi ng the goods and doing the
washi ng up and
the many odd jobs about the house . No wond
er the arm would
not heal. A repor t was made to the schoo l for
a permi t to the
local invali d kitche n for extra nouris hmen t.
But before this
order had passe d the variou s comm ittees , etc.,
the arm was well
on the road to recov ery, the pus had ceased
to discha rge and
health y granu lation s began to appea r, and
the epithe lium
rapidl y began to cover the ulcer. In a week
the pictur e had
chang ed, the huge foul absces s had becom e a clean
with the skin growi ng over, the child slept healin g woun d
well, the pain had
gone ; and the thin, miser able girl looke d happi
er, brigh ter and
had a better colou r ; all becau se by discov
ering some of the
correc t symp toms of this recalc itrant , obstin
ate
found the correc t, simila r drug and this had actedabsces s, I had
homc eopat hic way by he~ling quietl y, simpl y and in the correc t
rapidl y witho ut
provo king symp toms simila r to the diseas e. I
had found out that
the child was weepy and miser able, whini ng ;
could
felt the cold and had been inocu lated again st diphth not take fat,
and she did not like her dressi ngs put on too eria a year ago,
hot. This mean t
Pulsa tilla to a homc eopath , and Pulsa tilla 30
five or six doses in
the week had done the trick ; even impro ved
the
and all this before she had the chanc e to get extra child' s weigh t ;
food. Pulsa tilla
30th poten cy : that mean s that the origin al
plant tinctu re of
Pulsa tilla was dilute d 30 times at the ratio of r
in roo at each step
and at each diluti on the mixtu re of a drop of
tinctu re and water
and spirit was violen tly shake n, so as to mix it
thoro ughly ; and
this unbel ievab ly small dose made this great
child' s arm; it made the child happi er and impro differe nce to the
and you could see the closin g in of the ulcer in ved her health ,
this short period ,
after it had remai ned statio nary for weeks .
When the homce o-
pathic ally simila r medic ine was given, healin
g sudde nly began ,
and it rapid ly impro ved before your very eyes.
A young patien t had an accide nt, fell down stairs
her back ; she had excru ciatin g pains, was and injure d
unabl
move and unabl e to sleep ; she was very agitat e to bend or
essen tial she shoul d get back to work quick ly, ed, as it was
to finish an impor -
tant job. She had had severa l doses of Arnic
a with very little
effect on the pain or the swelli ng or the stiffne
ss. One dose of
Hyper icum zoo had such an effect on her, as
she told me after-
wards , that it was simpl y mirac ulous (her very
words ), in an hour
after taking the first dose the pain went, the
stiffne ss and the
swelli ng eased up and she was able to return to
work in 36 hours '
time, witho ut any furthe r troub le from her back.
A lady of matur e age, neare r 6o than 50, had psoria
years, psoria sis patch es near her elbow s and her sis for many
knees ; she was
anxio us to get rid of it, as ih the summ er she liked
with elbow -long sleeYes and she was so consc to wear frocks
ious of these ugly
red and itchin g patch es of psoria sis. "\\'au ld
I
her ? " she asked . Psmia sis is a difficu lt diseas be able to help
e to cure, allo-
pathic ally as well as homre opath ically . Now
[ knew that this
lady had had two or three urethr al carun
cles,
urethr a, in the past which had been cauter ized cysts on the
and then later
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excise d by a surgeo n. I argued that psoria sis and
the cyst on
the urethr a came from the same thing ; they were
the result of
wrong metab olism, and closely conne cted ; and
a remed y could
be found which would cover both these ailmen ts,
which to the
ordina ry doctor 's diagno sis are totally differe
nt. Cannabis
sativa 3oth potenc y, contin ued for a time, worke d so
rapidl y that
within a fortnig ht this lady showe d me her patche
s of psoria sis
with great pride. The itching and discom fort had
gone ; and
the large s-6 inches long and 4 inches broad patche
s on the elbow
were fading away beauti fully and hardly showin
g at all. And
she had had these patche s for years ! And I notice
d as
much young er she appea red : she had lost her conge well how
sted look ;
the skin on her face was clear, and her eyes were
bright ; and
everyb ody remar ked how well she was lookin g :
and she felt it,
too, she said. There was no reinfo rceme nt here,
no provo king of
the psoria sis patche s ; only a quiet fading away
of the inflam ed
and itchin g spots. But this lady would never have
thoug ht of
mentio ning her urethr al carunc le to me unless I had
remem bered
myself that she had this troubl e two years previo
usly.
people fail to give you full partic ulars of their diseas So many
e ; fail to
menti on all the modal ities, as we call it, of the
illness they are
sufferi ng from ; the reactio ns agains t weath er change
differe nt article s of food, the menta l and psycho logica s, agains t
l sympt oms
and the rest. Indeed , a homre opathi c physic ian
should be the
father confes sor to the patien t ; nothin g should
be hidden from
him, he should be told the worst, all the hidden
qualiti es and
failing s of the patien t who wants to be cured should
be unveil ed
to him, and then there will be a respon se to the
homre opathi c
treatm ent. In many cases the patien t will need
a variet y of
medic ines to cover all the sympt oms, all the infecti
ons he and his
family have been sufferi ng from ; and in chroni c,
long-s tandin g
diseas es it will take a consid erable time before he
can be cured
compl etely. But the results of drug prescr ibing
accord ing to
the Law of Simila rs are much better than when
medic ines are
prescr ibed empiri cally witho ut any rhyme or reason
, just becaus e
it is the fashio n.
Hahne mann discov ered the Law of Simila rs well over
ago as the basis of drug prescr ibing; but the rso years
moder n doctor ,
as well as nearly all the doctor s since his day, with
a few notabl e
except ions, will not listen, will hardly deign to exami
ne even the
claims of Homre opathy , and theref ore medic ine
is a great deal
poorer for the suppre ssion of this knowl edge, and
sick human ity
needle ssly suffers grievo us harm, but it has ever
been so ; as
Dr. Paley, the well-k nown Anglic an theolo gian,
puts it in his
polish ed langua ge : " There is a princip le which
is a bar agains t
all inform ation, which is proof agains t all argum
ent, and which
canno t fail to keep a man in everla sting ignora nce.
This princi ple
is contem pt prior to exami nation ."
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REMEDIES IN INFECTIONS •
By HERBERT A. ROBERTS, M.D.
(From The Hornceopathic Recorder)
SEPTIC states have kept the medical profession in bondage
and fear since the dawn of medical history, and physicians have
resorted to this thing and that thing as a possible cure, only to
find they were following another will-o' -the-wisp. As homreo-
pathic physicians, we all need to have brought to our minds the
wonderfully rich field for the treatment of these septic conditions
that Hahnemann and his followers have provided ; and it gives
us assurance to realize that these profound states produce the
best indications for remedies. I wish to emphasize that the
remedies I speak of are but a few of the many that we might
select, for there is hardly a remedy but may be used with the best
results in these conditions when the indications call for it ; and
there is no field in surgery that will bring anywhere near the
reward in satisfaction in seeing the patient brought from seeming
death back to life and full recovery, by the exhibition at the
proper time and in the proper form of the indicated remedy.
A remedy not often thought of in septic states, yet one which
is very valuable indeed when its characteristic indications are
present, is Arnica. Arnica is suited to those low septic condi-
tions, especially those brought on from traumatic injuries to the
tissues. The part is exceedingly sore, and the patient complains
of every part he lies on being sore to the touch. The skin is
mottled, ecchymosed, and there is a tendency for carbuncles of a
deep bluish colour, .and abscesses which have a very decided
tendency to burrow in the tissues. There is bleeding of the
parts affected. There is a peculiar fever, the legs and body
being cold, while the head is hot. The mouth is foul ; in fact,
there is nothing about Arnica that does not show this degenera-
tive -foulness. · The eructations are like rotten eggs. The stools
become involuntary, bloody and offensive.
Where erysipelatous infection takes place in a punctured
wound, and there is great swelling and redema of the parts,
with smooth, red, shiny skin, and exquisite sensitiveness-a
sensitiveness all out of proportion-we think of Apis. The
patient complains of sudden, sharp, stinging pains. If the
wound is in the fingers, the stinging pains extend upward to the
shoulder, for these stinging pains always extend toward the centre
and are always of that intense stinging quality that causes the
patient to cry out. The inflammation is very largely of the
venous type, and phlebitis may develop and become very trouble-
some. ~ With all these conditions we may get the general con-
stitutional symptoms calling for Apis, for unless these con-
stitutional symptoms are present it is not indicated ; fever
without thirst ; sleepiness and drowsiness, only to be suddenly
roused by the intensely sharp pains; scanty, albuminous urine;
and aggravation of all conditions from 4 to 8 p.m.
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Another remedy to come under our consider ation is that which
has been used so extensiv ely by the routinist in septic states on
a purely empirica l basis. Arsenicu m album accompl ishes splendid
work in profound ly septic states when it is given on its individu al
indicatio ns, but unless it is strongly indicated , given as a matter
of routine, it will never accompl ish the end the prescrib er seeks
to attain. The predomi nant symptom of Arsenicu m is its
intense restlessn ess. This restlessn ess is aggrava ted from mid-
night to 3 a.m. The periodic ity of A rsenicum is very marked.
Another peculiar ity of Arsenicu m is the aggrava tion from cold
and damp, and relief from warmth. There is intense thirst
with the febrile conditio ns, but it is for a sip of water only, but
he calls for it very often. The pains of Arsenicu m are burning
and stabbing , but a marked peculiar ity of the remedy is that
with the intense burning pains, there is relief from heat.
A remedy that has served me in good stead is Arum triphyllu m.
This represen ts a very profound poisonin g of the general con-
stitution . It is more apt to be indicate d in diversifi ed or crypto-
genic septicrem ia, where the whole system is engulfed as it is in
some of the puerpera l septic states. Its symptom atology is
peculiar. The skin presents a mottled appearan ce. There is
extreme ly high tempera ture ; all the secretion s are exceedin gly
excoriat ing. The nostrils are obstruct ed, yet the coryza is
exceedin gly watery and burning, causing the patient to breathe
through the mouth. When the patient drinks, the fluid comes
out through the nose. The tongue is cracked and bleeding , as
well as the lips. There is a delirium , or semi-del irious state, and
a peculiar symptom in these delirious states of A rum triphyllu m
that has often been verified is the quiverin g of the left upper lid.
Another characte ristic symptom is that the patient persisten tly
and insistent ly bores his fingers into the nostrils and picks at
them until they bleed. As soon as the blood appears the patient
seems satisfied and will cease for a time. This remedy may be
called for only occasion ally, but where it is indicate d it will
do wonderf ully good work.
(To be continued)
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