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HOMCEOPA THY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, BY DR. W.
KARo 1
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VoL. LXXVIII. No. 92 5 JANUARY 1943
Late in November of last year Dr. W. Karo delivered two lectures

on Homceopathy in Nottingham . He had an excellent audience
which listened to the speaker with the keenest attention. He
aroused the enthusiasm of his hearers who have asked me to reprint
these lectures and I render them herewith with pleasure.
EDITOR " HEAL THYSELF ".
HOM<EOPATHY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

By DR. w. KARO
(Two lectures, delivered at the Theosophical Hall, Nottingham,
November z8th and zgth, 1942.)
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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standard works, together with Hahnemann' s " Organon on the

Art of Healing", embody the essentials of Hahnemann' s teaching.
Hahnemann' s work was continued by his followers and so
supplemented by the aid of microscopy and chemistry, that even
the most subtle changes in human organs under the influence of
a special drug could be determined. We have now a number of
very precise and detailed books on the homceopathic pharma-
cology, the latest by Dr. M. L. Tyler, " Homceopathi c Drug
Pictures ". Every homceopathic materia medica is a dictionary
of symptoms, of alphabeticall y arranged drug-effects, recorded
in a simple language, free from any theory. These results are
called " provings ". They have always been made on healthy
people, because experiments with drugs on animals are almost
useless for two reasons :
(r) Substances poisonous to human beings may be innocuous
to many animals. For instance, rabbits eat Belladonna with
impunity and people have actually been poisoned after eating
the flesh of rabbits that have been feeding on that plant. In
this connection I refer to the famous Greek historian Xenophon.
In his book "Anabasis" he reports how many Greek soldiers
were taken seriously ill on their retreat in Asia Minor after
drinking goats' milk ; the goats had fed on plants not poisonous
to themselves, but poisonous to the soldiers.
(z) Experiments on animals can never give us the subjective
and mental symptoms of a drug, which are of the greatest
importance.
Drug provings on patients are likewise of no value, because
sickness modifies the action of a drug.
On the basis of his drug provings Hahnemann was now in a
position to underline the general application for our law, " Let
like be cured by like ".
He discovered that the law was based on vital stimulation of
the whole body and the body's equally curative reaction. The
remedy influenced the whole individual as well as the diseased
organ. It had added to the morbid irritation a similar medicinal
one and thus reconstituted the disarranged biological balance.
We can outline Hahnemann' s whole pathology in a nutshell as
follows : Diseases are characterized by deviations from the
normal routine of life. These are called symptoms. Hahne-
mann means by symptoms the objective ones, such as tempera-
ture, pulse, etc., as well as the subjective ones, such as pain ;
particular attention is given to the mental symptoms of the
patient. The totality of the symptoms is, according to Hahne-
mann, the S 0 S call of the diseased organism for the specially
indicated drug. The diseased organism has a craving for the
specially indicated drug and has been trying to tell us about it
in its own language. We can learn this language by our drug
provings. This fact means : The symptom pictures of our drugs
are our dictionary, which enables us to understand the body's
language. Thus we learn, for instance, that the one patient is
crying out for Nux vomica, the other for Ipecacuanha, etc. This
craving for a drug is unknown to a healthy person.
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It is just the same with animals. The puma in South America
frequently suffers from ague. The puma with ague gnaws the
bark of the Cinchona tree which grows there. Is that an accident?
When the animal is well, it never touches the bark.
When drugs are administered to healthy pe0ple they produce
drug diseases, characterized by distinctive symptom pictures or
symptom complexes. The essential principle of Homceopathy is
that the drug most likely to cure or relieve any case of disease is
the only one whose own symptom picture, as elicited by tests on
the healthy, most resembles the symptom picture presented by
the special patient.
The most accurate formulation of this principle is due to
Dr. Wheeler. It runs as follows : " A medicine, able to produce
a number of clear-cut symptoms on a healthy person, is apt to
remove a similar symptom picture if it is due to a disease."
Therefore to cure mildly, rapidly and permanently demands
in every case of disease a drug which can in itself produce a
similar .affection.
A few examples will make this clear to us. It is a well-known
fact that the symptoms caused by Belladonna poisoning and
• scarlet fever are almost identical, and we are therefore able to
cure scarlet fever by Belladonna.
The symptom of an acute Arsenic poisoning are similar to
cholera symptoms ; in both cases there is great loss of strength,
violent pain, watery diarrhcea and unbearable thirst, while the
diseased state of the tissues of the bowel canal is almost identical.
I refer to the renowned pathologist Virchow, who described a case
of Arsenic poisoning. Post-mortem he found definite symptoms
and signs of Asiatic cholera, and stated that he was unable to
differentiate between these two conditions.
The same Vircbow declared in a case of Sublimate poisoning
that the pathological conditions in the bowels were exactly the
same as in cases of dysentery.
In Homceopathy, Arsenic was shown by Hahnemann to be the
curative drug in cases of Asiatic cholera of the type which it
causes, and Sublimate for dysentery. But certainly the homceo-
path is not treating the designations " Asiatic cholera " or
" dysentery " : these are only words. The homceopathic
treatment is always based on the law, "let like be cured by like",
which means that Arsenic cannot cure all patients suffering from
cholera ; it is effective only when the patient's symptoms are
the same as the drug picture of Arsenic. Other cases of cholera
may be characterized by symptoms similar to the drug pictures of
Camphora, Cuprum, Veratrum alb. or Jatropha curcas, and should
be treated by these drugs. These remedies were used during the
last cholera epidemic with startling successes. They remain our
most reliable remedies to-day and will evidently be so always .
A homceopath would find Sublimate indicated only in such
cases of dysentery where the symptom picture of the patient
corresponds with the drug picture of Sublimate; that means, if
there are crampy nerve reactions in the bowels with bloody
stools, aggravation of all the symptoms during the night with
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burning heat, accompanied by profuse perspiration, affording no
relief.
In the same way I could give you many more illustrations of
the truth of Homreopathy, such as relationship between Phos-
phorus and certain bone diseases, Ipecacuanha and vomiting,
Cuprum and spasmodic cramps, especially of the respiratory
organs, etc.
Studying the effects of drugs on the diseased and the healthy
human body, we are struck by the fact that large doses have the
contrary effect to small ones. Alcohol taken in great quantities
has a numbing effect on the action of the brain, while on the
other hand small quantities stimulate it. Rhubarb in large doses
is a well-known laxative, while a small dose is an approved
remedy for a peculiar form of diarrhrea. Opium stupefies or
stimulates according to the amount of the dose.
By this we can see that the popular rule "much helps much"
does not generally hold good in Homreopathy. On the contrary,
large doses are frequently injurious, while small ones are beneficial.
The fundamental principle of biology, laid down by Professor
Arndt, helps us to understand the efficiency of drugs, selected on
homreopathic principles. It runs as follows : " Slight stimulants
quicken vitality, medium ones promote it, strong ones arrest it
and very strong ones destroy it."
On the basis of this law we come to another principle of
Homreopathy : the use of an absolute minimum of the drug.
Hahnemann developed this procedure on the basis of his
practical experiences . When he began to prescribe homreo-
pathically, he gave his drugs at first in the usual doses, but he
soon found that these doses were unnecessarily large. They used
to cure or to relieve with a certainty and promptitude that
confirmed his faith in his principles, but often they began by
producing an aggravation of the disease symptoms. To minimize
this phenomenon, Hahnemann began to give smaller and smaller
doses, till he finally used the so-called infinitesimal doses.
Hahnemann systematized the preparation of his drugs in
accordance with an entirely new procedure :
Tinctures are prepared from m~dical plants in the way known
to every druggist ; as a rule the whole fresh plant from root to
flower is used. Such a tincture is termed mother tincture
(<P is the symbol). From these mother tinctures the so-called
potencies are mad~ as follows (we must distinguish between the
centesimal and the decimal potencies) :
In the centesimal potency the first potency, cr, is obtained by
prolonged and vigorous shaking of one drop of tincture with
99 drops of diluted spirit.
A drop of the first potency shaken with 99 drops of diluted
spirit makes the second potency, the third is similarly made from
the second, and so on as far as the physician cares to go. Hahne-
mann habitually used the thirtieth potency of drugs, but in later
life he used even a much higher strength.
In the decimal potencies one drop of the mother tincture is
mixed with nine drops of diluted spirit ; that gives the first
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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
In the same way soluble mineral substances are prepared.

Hahnemann' s way to prepare insoluble substances is an
inspired anticipation of modern chemistry. The modern chemist
takes insoluble inert metal like gold or silver or platinum and by
mechanized chemical or electrical means he alters its physical
constitution so as -to make it virtually soluble in water. With the
microscope he finds that the metal as now constituted is exces-
sively minute particles, all in a state of rapid movement. The
physical and chemical properties of this new metal phase are
entirely different from those of the original metal. The chemist
calls such substances Colloids.
Hahnemann took such insoluble inert substances as gold, silver,
chalk and flint, rubbed them long and hard in a mortar with
sugar of milk. After prolonged grinding and dilution he found
that these substances became soluble and could be dealt with
as such. Hahnemann called his new preparations triturations.
Trituration ci is obtained by thoroughly grinding one part of
the drug with 99 parts of sugar of milk. We obtain the second
centesimal trituration when one part of cr is ground up with
99 parts of sugar of milk. After the fourth centesimal trituration
any metal can be used and worked as· a soluble drug.
Hahnemann found to his astonishment that these dilutions
acted just as well as, or even better than, the original tinctures
from which they were made. Often enough the remedial action
was more rapid, more profound and more complete, though for
this matter it varied somewhat with the drug used.
I repeat : Homceopathy cures by supporting nature's healing
power with medicinal irritations. When the diseased organism
has lost its reactive power, the medicinal irritation will be
ineffective. For instance, a blister applied to a dead skin cfctnnot
provoke an inflammation or a blister.
Homceopathy differs from Allopathy in its different valuation
of the clinical diagnosis. That does not mean that the homceopath
underrates it, but his attitude is a different one. The allopath is
helpless without an exact clinical diagnosis, while the homceopath
is independent of it, because he finds the way to the right treat-
ment by studying the symptom picture of a patient ; he is more
interested in the drug diagnosis than in the clinical diagnosis.
I must point out, however, that a conscientious homceopath uses
the whole arsenal of modern examination exactly as the allopathic
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doctor does. But apart from the clinical diagnosis the homceo-
path needs an exact drug diagnosis for an effective treatment.
Hence the fundamental difference between an allopathic and
homceopathic examin<ttion ; the homceopath calls it the case
taking. The homceopath asks his patient to tell him the whole
history of his life and the development and modality of all his
symptoms. An experienced homceopath will soon be able to
discriminate between important and unimportant complaints.
He is apt to exclude such subjective symptoms which to his mind
a frightened or hypersensitive patient only imagines or even
pretends.
I would like to compare this type of examination with a jigsaw
puzzle. The patient brings all his little bits along to the consult-
ing room and it is up to the doctor to fit them together properly,
so that the finished picture can be seen clearly by him. We may
also call it a picture of drugs or compare it to a reflected image of
the patient's symptorrlS.
We find very often a contradiction between the seriousness of
the illness and the subjective symptoms. I am thinking of
cancer or tuberculosis. Both are diseases not giving any notice-
able symptoms in t]leir initial stages. On the other hand,
consider the most alarming general symptoms, the great number
of subjective complaints, the serious ill-feeling in a case of
influenza. Still we do not for a moment overrate the significance
of the subjective symptoms, because we know how to discriminate
between them.
It is much more difficult to find the right drug than the clinical
diagnosis. For the latter we need only study t;he objective
symptoms.
I think a few cases will best illustrate and underline my state-
ments, and you will then easily understand the difference between
Allopathy and Hom~opathy.
Mrs. E.F., 29 years of age, consulted me some years ago ; she
had been suffering for the last twelve years from very bad attacks
of migraine. Her family history did not afford me any clue.
I am mentioning it because heredity plays a great part with
migraine. The pains were only on the left side. l\Irs. F. had
been treated by a gre;tt number of doctors during all these years.
Nearly all the well-k11own allopathic medicines such as Aspirin,
Pyramidon, Bromide, Quinine, etc., were given without any effect
whatsoever. Neither could physical treatment with diathermy,
alpine sun, X-ray, etc., nor treatment in various health resorts
give any relief. The patient was otherwise in a good state of
health. The symptom picture of the patient was as follows :
A throbbing headache ·was always felt on the left side of the head,
going from the forehead to the back of the head. Heat and cold
were without any inJiuence, but sunlight was intolerable. The
patient could not wear a hat, her head being very sensitive to
the slightest pressure . The attacks of the headache came rather
suddenly and disappeared likewise. The patient had the sensa-
tion of an enlargeme11t of the head and of an intense heat in it.
The time of the day was without any influence. She slept well,
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her bowels and bladder were without any disorders, menstruation
was reguiar.
Summarizing, it was a typical case of migraine. Let us try to
find the remedy on the basis of our law, " Let like be cured by
like ''. Of course there is an enormous number of drugs producing
such symptoms as presented in our case. But considering the
special symptoms of this case, their number diminishes. Accord-
ing to the patient's symptom picture we have to take into
consideration only drugs affecting the bloodvessels when tested
on healthy people, either by producing relaxation or contraction.
Such drugs are Belladonna, Coffea, Nux vomica, A rsenicum,
Argentum nitr., Spigelia, Iris, Sanguinaria, Glonoin. As the case
is meant to be a test case, I refrain from giving more drugs than
those chosen. Which of these drugs is the indicated remedy?
To answer this question we have to consider the patient's
symptoms. First of all, remember that the pain is always on
the left side, a very important symptom, for the homreopatb sets
much on the location of the pains. Pains on the left side is in
the drug picture of Glonoin, Argentum nit1'. and Spigelia.
Secondly, remember that the pain is a throbbing one; this
symptom is in the drug picture of Belladonna, Coffea, Glonoin,
Sanguinaria and Iris. Another symptom is that the pains start
at the forehead and go to the back of the head, that they start
and disappear very suddenly. This symptom is characteristic
for Belladonna and Glonoin. The sensitiveness of the patient to
sunlight is in the drug picture of Glonoin, Belladonna, Sanguinaria
and Spigelia. The feeling of the enlargement of the head,
finally, is in the drug picture of Glonoin and Argentum nitr.
Summarizing, we see that Glonoin is the only drug covering all
the symptoms of the patient. Thus I prescribed Glonoin 30c,
5 drops twice a day, with startling success. The patient, who
had been suffering from migraine for twelve years, was cured in a
couple of days and never had a relaJ?Se. A perfect cure.
The following case demonstrates the validity of the homreopathic
law, "Let like be cured by like", in an acute feverish condition.
Some years ago I was called to a patient suffering from acute
rheumatic fever. The patient was a young man, 28 years of age,
who had been suffering from this ailment for at least seven weeks.
So far be had been treated with strong doses of Aspirin, but with-
out any effect. The patient was in a very bad condition, with
temperature running up to roo. 4 o in the evening, chills in the
morning. The tongue was red and very dry. Both knees~and
elbows very painful, swollen, the skin reddened. It was undoub-
tedly a case of acute rheumatic fever. The diagnosis was right,
but the treatment based on this clinical diagnosis was a failure.
I took the case homreopathically, that means I asked the patient
to tell me his whole history and thus I got the following symptom
picture : The patient feels worse at r I a.m. He suffers from
diarrhrea nearly every morning, his pains are burning ; he feels
much heat in his feet which he likes to uncover and put out into
the air. His skin is dirty grey and dry ; his whole back and face
covered with pustules and small vesicles, his thighs eczematous.
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The patient has been suffering from skin troubles since childhood.
Such a symptom picture is exactly the same as the drug picture
of Sulphur, one of our oldest and most valuable drugs. There
could be no doubt that Sulphur was the remedy for this patient.
I prescribed Sulphur 30c three times daily 5 drops. The patient
quickly took a turn for the better, and made a speedy recovery.
Temperature went down to normal after two days. The patient
did not feel pain in his knees and elbows any more, the swelling
of the affected joints diminished and finally disappeared in two
weeks' time. The patient was soon completely cured, never to
have another attack. All his other complaints-diarrhcea,
eczema, etc.-vanished as well.
This case is a rather significant one, and there are several
things you can learn from it. First of all, it underlines what I
have tried to explain to you, that the homceopath always considers
the whole symptom picture of his patient and is much more
interested in the whole constitution and heredity of his patient
than in his local, acute ailment. Furthermore you will learn
that the homceopathic drug, provided that it covers the whole
symptom picture, not only cures the acute local disease but will
also clear- up the most different disorders of the patient.
Think of our patient once more. All his ailments, such as
eczema, diarrhcea, arthritis, etc., are according to the allopathic
point of view different diseases, having nothing to do with each
other. The homceopath takes a quite different view of it. If
the different symptoms fit all in one drug picture, then the drug
thus determined is capable of curing several diseases which
actually seem to have no relationship to each other.
It is this aspect which chiefly differentiates Allopathy from
Homceopathy. I repeat : The all~athic doctor prescribes a
medicine according to the clinical diagnosis; the homceopath gives
a drug suitable to his patient's individuality and constitution.
In other words, the allopath prescribes a. medicine for rheumatic
fever, the homceopath prescribes a drug for a special patient
suffering fi:om rheumatic fever. The homceopath faces the same
problem, when treating a patient, as the allopath does when he is
considering the clinical diagnosis. He chooses among the
different diagnoses the only one which is adapted to the special
condition of the diseased organ ; · the homceopath chooses among
the various drugs the only one which is, according to the law of
similars, the most helpful to his patient.
In conclusion, I must stress the fact that Homceopathy can
only be successfully practised when based on general medical
knowledge. Homceopathy embraces all branches of medicine.
It uses, as I have explained to you, all the various modern aids
of investigation to arrive at an exact clinical diagnosis. "Only
in actual medical treatment does it differ from Allopathy. The
difference is that it makes a speciality of drugs and their action.
It is not only science but an art in the selection of the indicated
drug." Nobody can learn Homceopatby in a short medical
course. We must devote our whole life to it. Our patients'
thanks and gratitude will be our reward.
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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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SHOULD THE DOCTOR TELL

By J. ELLIS BARKER
SOME years ago I saw in the Royal Academy a picture entitled

" Should the Doctor Tell ? " An anxious patient was sitting in
front of the very wise-looking doctor, and the doctor was evidently
reflecting as to whether he should tell the troubled patient the
worst or not. That is a position in which every practitioner finds
himself now and then, and I think it as well, perhaps, that an
, experienced practitioner with an enormous clientele should give
the benefit of his experience to his readers.
Every day one is visited by patients who have been very
severely upset by an incautious word which has escaped the
doctor. If a doctor calls a swelling a swelling, well and good,
but if he calls a swelling a " tumour " or a " fibroma " or anything
of the kind which sounds outlandish, then the patient will not
be merely outwardly upset, but deeply injured, perhaps for life.
He has been made to suffer unnecessarily. Surely, the first
thing that a doctor ought to do is to try and reassure a patient
and give him confidence and hope. Hope, after all, is the finest
tonic in the world.
It is not my invariable practice to be optimistic. Dn the
contrary, optimism may be fatal to a patient. If a patient
approaches me and tells me with silly cheerfulness, '' I feel
perfectly all right, only I can't digest my food", or "I am the
healthiest man imaginable, only I get deeply depressed", I must
tell such an individual that the deep depression may be a setious
symptom, or that chronic indigestion may lead to something
serious such as ulceration of the stomach or worse. One has to
overcome the frivolity with which optimistic patients contemplate
their cases, .so that they should not go on making mistake after
mistake to their undoing. If a patient tells me that he takes
boiling hot liquid, that he has done for years and that it has done
him no harm, and that be is sure that it never will, then I t~ll
him quietly but firmly that cancer of the stomach is due in rg cases
out of zo to boiling hot liquid"having been taken. I convince
him of the folly of his actions and cause him to change his
ways.
There is only a relatively small percentage of patients who
contemplate their cases with optimism. Most patients are deeply
depressed and morose and some absolutely desperate. Many
doctors think it wise to tell a patient the worst. They will say
that arthritis is incurable, and can only get worse ; that diabetes
is incurable, but that life may be made tolerable and fairly normal
by the patient having insulin injected regularly. A sensitive
patient who is given such information may be injured for life.
If such a patient comes to rn.e and tells me that he suffers from an
incurable disease, I cheerfully assure him that I know of only one
incurable disease . He then eagerly asks me, " Oh ? And what
is that ? Is it cancer ? " " No," I answer, " it is not cancer,
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nor tuberculosis ; it is stupidity ! " Stupidity is the only disease
which I find incurable, especially when it is accompanied by
obstinacy and conceit.
The first thing to do is to assure every patient that there are
no incurable diseases, and that a disease is not to be found in a
name which has got a bad reputation, such as cancer, but that
the disease consists in the condition of the patient. There arc
no two patients alike, and consequently there are no two cases
of the same disease or disorder alike, although they may have
the same name.
I have had cases of cancer which were relatively easy to cure,
and cases which were difficult to deal with, and cases that were
incurable .
Lately I have seen a number of cases of diabetes. The most
interesting case that I have had is that of Mrs. James. She came
to me nearly two years ago in the most desperate condition,
having been informed that she suffered from an incurable disease
but that with the greatest care she might vegetate for a number
of years under the condition that she went on to a very strict
starvation diet, which she had to weigh out on a weighing
machine. The diet was wholly inadequate and she was always
hungry, and she could not sleep at night because of her hunger.
She was injecting insulin hvo or three tinJ.es a day, and every
injection upset her badly. She had to analyse her urine four
times a day, and this procedure was thoroughly disgusting to her.
Such a life is not a life. It is a depressing and horrible existence.
I explained to her that diabetes was a symptom and not a disease,
and I promised her that she would with care get better and better,
and possibly completely well. I took away from her the insulin,
and improved her diet cautiously, and the sugar content of her
urine went down. As soon as there was real improvement in
her condition, I told her to leave off the analysis of her urine.
I told her that '' if one feels well, one is well, whatever the urine
analysis may say".
In the interval between two urine analyses the patient is apt
to get very greatly worried by wondering about the result of the
next test. Worry greatly aggravates diabetes. Hence we find
that diabetes is most frequent among people who lead a very
worrying life. Placid people who live in the country rarely get
diabetes, while city men who gamble with thousands every day
are extremely frequent victims. Mrs. James ascribes much of
her very great improvement to the fact that her chief fear was
taken away by eliminating the ridiculous and stupid rite of so
very frequently analysing her urine. I have acted in a Similar
way with other cases of diabetes.
At the moment I am thinking of a jolly, wealthy farmer, stout
and energetic and bustling, who came to me a year ago with
diabetes. The doctor analysed his urine every week and then
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sent the report to the patient. This upset the farmer greatly
and depressed him deeply. The doct~r, of course, impressed upon
him the great necessity of frequent urine analysis. He went on
sending the reports for several months.
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I persuaded him to leave off, telling him " If you feel well,
y ou are well ". He has now practically forgotten all about
urine analysis, and h e feels happy and comfortable and is full
of gratitude. In every case I urge the patients to stop h aving
the urine analysed because it is a disgusting procedure a nd only
causes the deepest depression.
So far all m y diabetic patients are doing well and have got
b etter and better, ex cept one, a Mrs. P . She was a young and
very att?active woman, mauied, with two h ealthy boys of 7 and 4·
She was terrified about the sugar content of h er urine, and insisted
on testing it three and four times a d ay in accordance with her
doctor's instructions . She h ad been t errified t o such an extent
that she would n ot leave off for ev en a week. She wa s doing
quite well for a time, but she got more and more nervous and
eventually her nervous fears overcame her reason. The constant
analysis made h er frantic, nerv ous, restless, and she could not
sleep. She then drifted avvay from me and went back to her
doctor, and I have lost sight of her. If she dies she will die not
from diabetes, but from the frequen cy of the unnecessary and
worrying urine ana lyses.
GERIATRICS-TROUBLES OF THE AGED~'
. By DR. AUGUSTO VINGALS

(F rom Th e H omceop athic R ecorder, March 1942)
FAILING MEMORY. One of the m ore const ant p henomena of
old age is the diminution or failure of m em ory, r em embering
remote events, but forgetting : Wher e did I lay that b ook ?
Where are the scissors ? et c. ; absen ce o£ intellect. B aryta
carbonica 30 or 200 is indeed the friend of su ch old p eople, especi-
ally if they are of the obese t ype . Oth er rem edies for this
condition are : A n acardium, which cann ot r m emb er the n ames
of friends ; cannot find the a dequ at e word ; cann ot fix attention ;
is inclined to hypochondriasis. Glonoin forget s the streets
which h e knows so well. Natrum muriaticurn weeps b ecause
he cannot r em ember the st ory h e st art d to t ell. Coccu lus,
Zincum , Kali p hosphoricum and others also h ave this altered
memory.
MENTAL SYMPTOMS. I n the aged there appear m ental p erturba-
tions which require the study of m any r em.edies in order to find the
simillim.um for each case . Here we som etimes m eet a woman
who formerly was v ery p articular about everything, who did not
• allow a piece of furniture to be out of its place, etc. ; she had
become careless, even indifferent to every thing, at times including
her feeling toward her family, until Sepia 200 changed the entire
* Translated from Medici!a Homceopatica for D ecember 1938 by

S. W. Staarls, M.D.
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picture. Other patients become irascible, and some turn hypo-
chondriacal or jealous of their friends or neighbours, and embitter
life with sad presentiments. Ignatia, Hyoscyamus and Phos-
phoricum acidum have many times restored the tranquillity of the
disturbed internal ego .
AsTHMATic AFFECTIONS are found in old people and in those
who have aged prematurely. One time it is "cardiac asthma
which makes us think of Adonis vernalis, which has irregular
action from a weak heart ; Digitalis has the very slow pulse ;
Cratcegus is a great heart tonic . Again it may be a " cardio-
renal asthma " with ur<emia, which is relieved by Strophanthus
and Apocynum in low potency.
In many cases we find asthma associated with a bronchitis :
htimid asthma relieved by much expectoration, where Senega,
Tartarus and sometimes Carbo vegetabilis are of much service.
Dr. Cartier recommends in alternation Naphthalinum 6 and
Grindelia 6 to help the tenacious expectoration, dyspncea and
poor circulation. And in how many cases of senile asthma proper
in which dyspncea is caused by pulmonary arteriosclerosis .has
Baryta carbonica or muriatica admirably complemented Tartarus
in pulmonary paralysis of the aged !
A rsenicum is indicated in these periodic asthmatic attacks at
midnight, or early around 3 o'clock. Natru1n sulphuricum
comes in question where attacks are worse when the weather
changes from dry to damp, or at the seashore. Dr. Jones of
iJ3uffalo recommends in alternation Gelsemium and Sumbul, .
eight drops in a tablespoonful of hot water every fifteen minutes,
and states this has never failed him when given at the beginning
of the attack.
CATARACT. I am not claiming that all such cases can be cured
by Homceopathy, but as their evolution can be retarded many
times, so also an acceptable improvement is possible. Calcarea
fluorica 6, according to Schuessler, is the chief remedy with its
marked action on the crystalline tissues. Calcarea carbonica 30
and zoo is ,for hard cataract in the beginning, the phagosclerosis
type, with concentric opacity. Phosphorus has a cloudy film or
nucleus, and patients have better vision in dim light. Euphrasia
one drop in boiled water for external use, and internally in low
potency, is indicated in capsular opacity. Colocynthis is helpful
in soft cataract.
Cannabis sativa is of advantage in corneal opacity, and where
there is painful pressure in the orbit from front to back. The
Causticum patient rubs the eye to relieve the pressure.
Secale is indicated in cataract with fine peripheral filaments,
while Natrum muriaticum has irregularly distributed peripheral
stri<e. Magnesia carbonica has cataract with large irregularly
distributed stri<e, thick at the base ; can see best in bright
daylight.
Cineraria maritima has been much recommended for external
application, one or two drops instilled (quite painful), but I have
never seen any real cure from it. Nevertheless I believe that in
some cases it may aid the action of the internal remedy. The .
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simillimum must be chosen conscientiously, properly indivi-
dualized, as also applies to Conium, Euphrasia, Naphtha/inurn,
Silica, Sepia, Thiositzaminum and many others which, chosen
according to their particular indication, can aid and relieve in
many cases.
URINARY APPARATUS. ,-\nother of the old people's nightmares
is the loss of bladder control, when the urine escapes involuntarily,
and the bladder feels full, not relieved by urination : Gelsemitmz
and Causticwm in various potencies and repetitions, and Equisetum
hyemale tincture in frequent doses is of advantage in most cases.
Frequent night micturition in the aged, Causticum 30 ; frequent
micturition of small quantities, Kali phosphoricum ; if the urine
is of strong odour like horse urine, Benzoicum acidum ; if of
violet odour, Terebinthina; fishy odour, Uranium nitricum. If
urine escapes while coughing, walking, or while passing flatus, or
in bed, Pulsatilla, l'erbascum, etc.
H.>EMATURTA. If blood is arterial, think of Trillium and
Ipecacuanha, and in some cases ,1/illefolium; if it is venous,
Hamamelis and Pulsatilla. lf due to cystitis, Uva ursi, Thlaspi
bursa pastoris, as also Solidago and Senecio. If of renal cause
with tenesmus, Terebinthina is a valuable remedy. lf frequent
h;.ematuria we must think of bladder polypi, in which Teucrium,
Thuja and Phosphorus work marvellously; or it may be due to
neoplasm, which is always grave.
PROSTATE. Jn acute inflammation with tenesmus, Pulsatilla,
Belladonna and Ferrum phosphoricum are the most valuable
remedies, as also Selenium in the chronic form.
In beginning prostatic hypertrophy with some inflammation
and urinary disturbance Sabal serrulata 3x produces a splendid
effect, hence it has been called the " homceopathic catheter "
because it acts quickly and markedly on congestion. Ferrum
picricum. follows it importantly. Do not forget Calcarea ftuorica
6x and Equisetum hyemale tincture, often indicated in hypertrophy
of medium severity. If there is no undoubted improvement,
or if there is advanced sclerosis, we must think of the deep acting
remedies such as Baryta carbonica zoo or Conium un. Often
there may be an adenoma or tumour of grave origin.
IN SuMMA. Homceopathy has much to offer in such cases,
and various remedies demanding deep study of our incomparable
"Materia Medica Pura," the proper application of which, with
individualization in each case, gains much and many acceptable
cures.
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. ~!any are the circulatory disturbances:
one time there is marked chest oppression with the sensation as
if the heart were squeezed with an iron hand, in which case Cact1ts
is the indicated remedy. Another time we find an irritable heart
action and somewhat trembling palpitation ; here Cratr:egus in
tincture or low potency should be given, which calms the nerves
and sustains the heart.
After the menopause many women get cedematous swelling
of the ankles from defective circulation: Apis melli.fica 3 is the
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remedy if also indicated by other symptoms. ln other cases we
are consulted for involuntary escaping of urine while coughing,
laughing or sneezing, for which Causticum 30 is simply marvellous.
\\'here we find cramps in legs, especially when lying dm.m, we
have a good friend in ,'vfagnesia phosplwrica 6x; when aged
patients complain of much burning of feet as soon as they are in
bed, so they have to stick them out from under the covers to
cool them, there Sulphur is a grand remedy.
VERTIGO, PRURITUS SENILIS AND SENILE GANGRENE. Endless
are the habitual indispositions which molest the aged, of which
vertigo is the greatest, and in which Homreopathy gains fine
laurels through Tabacum and Ferrum.
Pruritus is at times mild, but it may also become a torture,
which is often nicely relieved by Dolichos pruriens and Fagopyrum
esculeniUIII. In other cases Croton tiglium or Mezereum may be
indicated by other symptoms; we must also remember our
remedies of more general action like Arsenicum, Baryta carbonica,
Carbo vegetabilis, Conium and Sulphur. Yet there are admittedly
cases where all remedies fail.
Senile gangrene, the graver condition, most frequently affects
the great toe, is often cured astonishingly quickly by Secale
cornutum, which is the perfect simillimum.
ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION. Our materia medica has many
indicated remedies for this trouble, of which Aconitum 6 heads the
list for the acute condition with the hard, quick and rapid pulse
so characteristic for this remedy. I~ has been called the '' homreo-
pathic lancet". Viscum album, Ethyl alcohol and other medica-
ments selected according to individual indications should be
prescribed until the physician sees the expected results. It is not
always easy to determine when to stop.
When the tunica media of the arteries is damaged, Baryta
carbonica 30 or Baryta muriatica 20 prove to be the grand friends
of the aged with hypertension, as Hahnemann's marvellous
sagacity bequeathed to us in the so precious pathogenesis.
APOPLEXY. To prevent this justly feared condition in our
elderly patients Arnica montana is a most valuable remedy in
connection with proper diet.
The preliminary symptoms in some cases are: inclination
to exaggerated laughing over an unimportant joke or without
any motive. Or there are present congestion to the head,
vertigo with inclination to fall forward ; or flushes run from
head to feet ; light flashes or darkness before the eyes are present,
and here Veratrum viride 2x, a few globules on the tongue every
time such symptoms occur, are a powerful aid. Many times a
single dose will end such conditions, and as soon as possible
a remedy for the totality of the symptoms must be selected.
During an attack Ferrum phosphoricum, Baryta carbonica,
Arnica, Opium, etc., according to the case, may be indicated
and remove the danger. And finally Kali muriatiwm and
Arnica in hourly alternation facilitate the absorption of the
exudate. Some authorities recommend Phosphorus.
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DIET AND EYES IN WARTIME
By THE MISSES A . .:\1. AND 0. E. SCARLETT
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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WHY IS HOMCEOPATHY SO MIS UND ERS TOO

D
By DR. DOROTHY SHEPHERD
HoMCEOPATHY is the scienc e of drug giving ; it
explai ns the
ration ale of it, and it does not wish to replac e any
other branch of
the medic al art ; it recogn izes the impor tance of
diagno sis, and
it believ es in the value of surger y when absolu
tely necess ary.
It claims to have put the prescr ibing of drugs on
a sound, incon-
trover tible and easily proved basi3. Much more
domin ant school of physic ians has claime d to than the
have achiev ed.
Indeed , as one of their protag onists , in a recent
book, writ~s
naivel y, "whe n in the ninete enth centur y the medic
al men began
to survey the variou s drugs in use as to wheth er
they were inert
or !\armf ul, they could not come to any agreem
ent among st
thems elves ; for they were uncert ain what they
were lookin g
for, and what action was desirab le, in order that a
drug should be
deeme d helpfu l in the curing of a diseas e ". What
a confes sion
of failure , by the by ! "The major ity of the
docto rs", he
contin ues," thoug ht that medic ines must counte ract
the sympt oms
produc ed by the illness ; for examp le, if the tempe
rature were
raised, an antipy retic must be admin istered ; and
if the heart-
beats were quicke ned, digital is should be given to
dimini sh their
freque ncy.'' After admit ting that the scrutin izing
doctor s were
uncert ain what to expec t from the giving of drugs,
he actual ly
refers to Homc eopath y, in a few senten ces. Yes,
just a few are
beginn ing to take notice of us, grudgi ngly acknow
ledgin g that on
a priori ground s much may be said in favour of the
homce opathi c
view which is crysta llized in the dictum , "like is
cured by like",
on the new princip le that illness should be treate d
by giving drugs
produc ing simila r effects ; for so this doctor
transc ribes the
homce opath' s idea of illness : "the sympt oms are
the results of
the body's effort to overco me the disease , and
therefo re the
sympt oms should be reinfo rced rather than weake
ned, and the
physic ian's duty was to assist the body's strugg le
to recove r and
not to render it more difficu lt.''
There are two false statem ents in these senten ces.
No homce o-
path ever said that a sympt om was caused by the
body
overco me the disease , nor second ly that these sympt trying to
reinfo rced by drugs given accord ing to the homce oms were
opathi c law of
simila rs. He has entirel y misun dersto od, and thus
falsified, our
teachi ng.
Then he goes on " that things which are simila r are
not neces-
sarily identic al "-and if the good doctor had
read even an
eleme ntary book on Homc eopath y carefu lly, he
should have
unders tood that identic al drug prescr ibing is not
Homc eopath y ;
similia or simila r is totally differe nt from " idem
", the Latin
word for identic al ; that Homc eopath y and Isopat
hy or identic al
prescr ibing are two totally differe nt things .
Our critic contin ues, "in prescr ibing a drug which
SEEMS " -
oh ! crass ignora nce of a would -be writer who •
does not know
anythi ng about the subjec t he review s !-" seems
to produ ce
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symptoms resembling those caused by a disease, the homreopathic
doctor may be acting like the Hindu who treats his jaundice by
painting himself a brighter yellow with turmeric."
How absurd ! This physician does not even know the ABC
of Homreopathy. One despairs ever to be able to teach such men.
We do not reinforce symptoms. Our medicines do not act in
that way.
Let me illustrate. If a patient suffers from diarrhrea, we do not
give him a medicine which makes the diarrhrea worse, as he
implies by the term" reinforcing the symptoms". We may have
to give him Aloes or Podophyllum or Mag. carb. or Croton in
minute doses, just to mention a few drugs, if the diarrhrea symp-
toms are similar to Aloes or Podophyllum or Mag. carb. or Croton
symptoms as brought out by the average healthy person who
took repeated doses of one of these medicines, thus bringing out
the particular variety of diarrhrea peculiar to each remedy and
giving a clue to the knowledgeable doctor which drug is the most
like to the case before him. Or, to approach the same thing from
another angle : The toxic effects of corrosive mercury are almost
indistinguishable from the effects of bacillary dysentery ; that is,
the pathologist cannot distinguish whether the disease findings
in a fatal case are due to corrosive mercury or to dysentery,
without knowing the history.
So the homreopath gives to a patient suffering from bacillary
dysentery minute doses of corrosive mercury-the similar drug-
in such small doses that the allopathic doctor would ,deny that
they could make any impression on the patient, let alone reinforce
or aggravate the disease. Such doses as one-millionth of a grain
of Mere. carr., or as we say 6x, a comparatively large dose for a
hom<X!opath ; and the result will be that this dysentery patient
will recover in a few hours from the disease, without any
aggravation.
I remember some time ago being attacked by a violent kind of
diarrhrea, which woke me up at 5 o'clock one morning; without
any warning a loose involuntary stool would rush out. It went
on in this fashion for two hours. I felt ill and looked ill ; cer-
tainly it would have been impossible to work in the state I was in.
I recognized that these were Aloes symptoms. I took a few
granules of Aloes rm-that is, an infinitesimal dose, the r,oooth
dilution on the r in roo scale-each step in the method of prepara-
tion meant that r drop of the previous dilution was diluted with
99 drops of water or water and spirit, vigorously shaken, another
drop of this dilution was then taken, put into a fresh flask,
diluted with 99 drops of diluent, vigorously shaken again, and so
on r,ooo times. Surely a dilution such as this, with the wildest
stretch of imagination, could not reinforce or provoke this most
awkward complaint-a violent attack of diarrhrea ! Indeed to
a materialist-as most doctors are-it would be laughable that
there could be anything left in this preparation except water.
And the result ? Within barely a minute I felt the tightening of
the anal muscle; and the diarrhrea stopped at once, and within
half an hour of taking the medicine I was out of the house and
2!
feeling fit to do a strenu ous day 's work. Well,
many doctor s
would sneer and say it was a cure by faith alone.
1 am afraid I
have found that I am not such an easily impres sed
person that
any medic ine taken blindl y would have the same
instan taneou s
effect. Unless I take the exactl y simila r medici ne,
I never get
the result, even though I might desire it intens ely.
Anoth er illustr ation. A cat of mine develo ped sympt
cystiti s : violen t. pains, straini ng, urging violen tly, oms of
almos
tinuou sly, offensive urine with the passag e of pure blood. t con-
given a dose or two of Cantha ris rnz-th e same minut He was
befor e-and the effect : the cystiti s stoppe d, the straini e dose as
and the condit ion disapp eared, and he had compl etely ng ceased
in 12 hours. The vets. usuall y order a cat with recove red
sympt oms like
these to be destro yed, as they knm,,· of no cure for
such severe
cystiti s. Surely you would not claim that a cat had
enoug h faith
in me that by taking a few granul es of sugar his agoniz
would stop so quickl y ? He knew well enoug h afterwing troubl e
or rather who, had cured him, for on two differe nt ards what,
occasi ons, at
the first sign of a return of the cystiti s, he would
where ver I was, squat down and preten d he was passin follow me
l would pick him up and give him a dose of Cantha g water ;
ris, and in a
short time he would be all right. This cat had
a great deal of
sense, I consid er. He must have felt the benefi t of
the doses of
medic ine ; this Cantha ris given homce opathi cally
accord ing to
the Law of Simila rs did not aggrav ate the cystiti s
here.
But let us listen furthe r to the words of wisdom
as they flow
from this doctor 's pen. "Vacc ine therap y is
an excell ent
examp le of a remed y used by allopa ths which acts
by provo king
sympt oms simila r to the disord er," he says .
There again,
vaccin e therap y is an examp le of isopat hy, identic al
simila r therap y ; thoug h I agree with him for therap y, not
once that it
reinfor ces, provok es or makes worse the disord er.
" The object of a physic ian, " he adds, "if he wishes
to exerci se
some contro l over the body of his sick patien t, is
to be prepar ed
to emplo y both metho ds of treatm ent, somet imes
the reactio n, and somet imes to dimini sh the to reinfo rce
violen ce "-by
anti-d rugs, hypno tics, anti-p yretics , etc.-a nd by
doing this, so
the homce opaths say, by maste ring one troubl e,
by makin g it
latent or hidden , the " anti-d octors " manuf acture
other diseas es
in due course ; witho ut being aware of it, give them
their due.
Again our writer says, " Such a diseas e as asthm
exagg erated respon se to a compa rative ly wild a is due to an
stimul us. It
would be illogic al here to increa se by means of
drugs what is
alread y excess ive ; and during the attack of asthm
a.
of allopa thy is clearly indica ted. When the attacksome form
Homc eopath y may [note the word may] prove more is over,
service able.
This is the moder n metho d of treatin g asthm a :
" An exact diagno sis is made, and the nature of the
which the patien t is hypers ensitiv e determ ined. Thenstimul us to
of injecti ons of increa sing streng th the patien by the use
t is gradu ally
desens itized to the irritan t which happe ns to be the
cause of the
troubl e."
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Well, this does not happe n to be Homr eopat hy.
isopa thy and it does not by any means alway This again is
s follow that the
suffer er from asthm a will be delive red from his
enem y by these
inject ions. Why are there still thous ands
of suffer ers from
asthm a in this count ry alone, if the mode rn metho
of asthm a is so effect ive ? They still go on year d of treatm ent
their asthm a and their pallia tives in spite of after year with
the desen sitizin g
doses of cats' hair and grass pollen and the like.
\iVhile Homr eopat hy has a good few cases to
its credit , where
the correc t simila r remed y helped during
the acute attack ,
witho ut reinfo rcing or aggra vating the symp toms.
the " simila r " remed y, the attack will contin If it is not
ue
if you get the right remed y you know it and the as before ; but
as well. patien t know s it
I had a woma n patien t the other day who had
since the early days of Septe mber 1940, when during had asthm a
on Lond on the man she was talkin g to was blown a severe raid
side and she saw his limbs flying in all direct ions, to bits by her
was throw n again st the railing s of a house and and she hersel f
after recov ering
from the imme diate shock and the concu ssion
asthm a, which she never had before, nor was she devel oped
it in her family .
She attend ed hospi tal for some time, but ortho
dox medic ine did
not help her.
She was persu aded to try Homr eopat hy; a course
night and morni ng for a week, followed by Ignati of Arnic a 30
a 30 three times
daily for the secon d week, so much impro ved her
that she had no
attack s for three month s appro ximat ely. Then
after an air raid warni ng. A furthe r ·week on Ignati a mild return
witho ut provo king or reinfo rcing the asthm a again helped ,
a attack s, as the
allopa thic docto r menti oned before will have
our remed ies act
in asthm a.
Later on she neede d some other deepe r-goin g remed
ing to the differ ent symp toms she develo ped ; ies, accor d-
and again she has
been free from asthm a for severa l weeks and she
feels well and is
able to work hard to make her large family comfo
she had the homre opath ic treatm ent, she told rtable . Befor e
me, she did not
know what it was to feel well and to enjoy her
been comp letely knock ed out by the blast from work ; she had
seeing her neigh bour killed in such a tragic mann the bomb and
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a huge absces s in her right arm, which opene d able, develo ped
itself and starte d
to discha rge a thick yellow pus from at least
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for seven weeks ;
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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
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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
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had a better colou r ; all becau se by discov
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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
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and at each diluti on the mixtu re of a drop of
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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homre opathi c
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medic ines to cover all the sympt oms, all the infecti
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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
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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
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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
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that has often been verified is the quiverin g of the left upper lid.
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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
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