3。Ihavesaid，thattoshowthetruthoftheHomoeopathicdoctrine，asannouncedbyHahnemann，itwouldbenecessarytoshow，inthethirdplace，thatremediesnevercurediseaseswhentheyarenotcapableofproducingsimilarsymptoms！Theburdenofthissomewhatcomprehensivedemonstrationlyingentirelyupontheadvocatesofthisdoctrine，itmaybelefttotheirmaturereflections。
　　ItenteredintomyoriginalplantotreatofthedoctrinerelatingtoPsora，oritch，——analmostinsaneconception，whichIamgladtogetridof，forthisisasubjectonedoesnotcaretohandlewithoutgloves。Iamsavedthistrouble，however，byfindingthatmanyofthedisciplesofHahnemann，thosedisciplestheverygospelofwhosefaithstandsuponhisword，makeverylightofhisauthorityonthispoint，althoughhehimselfsays，“Ithascostmetwelveyearsofstudyandresearchtotraceoutthesourceofthisincrediblenumberofchronicaffections，todiscoverthisgreattruth，whichremainedconcealedfromallmypredecessorsandcontemporaries，toestablishthebasisofitsdemonstration，andfindout，atthesametime，thecurativemedicinesthatwerefittocombatthishydrainallitsdifferentforms。“
　　But，inthefaceofallthis，thefollowingremarksaremadebyWolff，ofDresden，whoseessays，accordingtotheeditorofthe“HomoeopathicExaminer，““representtheopinionsofalargemajorityofHomoeopathistsinEurope。“
　　“ItcannotbeunknowntoanyoneatallfamiliarwithHomoeopathicliterature，thatHahnemann’sideaoftracingthelargemajorityofchronicdiseasestoactualitchhasmetwiththegreatestoppositionfromHomoeopathicphysiciansthemselves。“Andagain，“IfthePsorictheoryhasledtonoproperschism，thereasonistobefoundinthefactthatitisalmostwithoutanyinfluenceinpractice。“
　　WearetoldbyJahr，thatDr。Griesselich，“SurgeontotheGrandDukeofBaden，“anda“distinguished“Homoeopathist，actuallyaskedHahnemannfortheproofthatchronicdiseases，suchasdropsy，forinstance，neverarisefromanyothercausethanitch；andthat，accordingtocommonreport，thevenerablesagewashighlyincensedfortcourroucewithDr。Hartmann，ofLeipsic，another“distinguished“Homoeopathist，formaintainingthattheycertainlydidarisefromothercauses。
　　AndDr。Fielitz，inthe“HomoeopathicGazette“ofLeipsic，aftersaying，inagood-naturedway，thatPsoraistheDevilinmedicine，andthatphysiciansaredividedonthispointintodiabolistsandexorcists，declaresthat，accordingtoaremarkofHahnemann，thewholecivilizedworldisaffectedwithPsora。ImustthereforedisappointanyadvocateofHahnemannwhomayhonormewithhispresence，bynotattackingadoctrineonwhichsomeofthedisciplesofhiscreedwouldbeveryhappytohaveitsadversarieswastetheirtimeandstrength。Iwillnotmeddlewiththisexcrescence，which，thoughoftenusedintimeofpeace，wouldbedropped，likethelimbofashell-fish，themomentitwasassailed；timeistooprecious，andtheharvestoflivingextravagancesnodstooheavilytomysickle，thatIshouldbluntituponstrawandstubble。
　　IwillclosethesubjectwithabriefexaminationofsomeofthestatementsmadeinHomoeopathicworks，andmoreparticularlyinthebrilliantManifestoofthe“Examiner，“beforereferredto。Andfirst，itistherestatedundertheheadof“HomoeopathicLiterature，“that“SEVENHUNDREDvolumeshavebeenissuedfromthepressdevelopingthepeculiaritiesofthesystem，andmanyofthempossessedofascientificcharacterthatsavansknowwellhowtorespect。“Ifmyassertionwereproperevidenceinthecase，Ishoulddeclare，that，havingseenagoodmanyofthesepublications，fromtheyear1834，whenIboughttheworkoftheRev。ThomasEverest，“
　　[Dr。Curiespeaksofthissillypamphletashavingbeenpublishedin1835。]towithinafewweeks，whenIreceivedmylastimportationofHomaeopathicliterature，Ihavefoundthatall，withaveryfewexceptions，werestitchedpamphletsvaryingfromtwentyorthirtypagestosomewhatlessthanahundred，andgenerallyresemblingeachotherasmuchassomanyspelling-books。
　　Butnotbeingevidenceinthecase，IwillgiveyouthetestimonyofDr。Trinks，ofDresden，whoflourishesonthefifteenthpageofthesameManifestoasoneofthemostdistinguishedamongtheHomoeopathistsofEurope。Itranslatethesentenceliterallyfromthe“ArchivesdelaMedecineHomoeopathique。“
　　“TheliteratureofHomoeopathy，ifthathonorablenamemustbeappliedtoallkindsofbook-making，hasbeendegradedtotheconditionofthehumblestservitude。Productionswithouttalent，withoutspirit，withoutdiscrimination，flatandpitifuleulogies，exaggerationssurpassingthelimitsofthemostrobustfaith，invectivesagainstsuchasdaredtodoubtthedogmaswhichhadbeenproclaimed，orcataloguesofremedies；ofsuchmaterialsisitcomposed！Fromdistancetodistanceonly，haveappearedsomememoirsusefultoscienceorpractice，whichappearassomanygreenoasesinthemidstofthisliterarydesert。“
　　Itisaverynaturalaswellasacuriousquestiontoask，WhathasbeenthesuccessofHomoeopathyinthedifferentcountriesofEurope，andwhatisitspresentcondition？
　　ThegreatestrelianceoftheadvocatesofHomoeopathyisofcourseonGermany。Weknowverylittleofitsmedicalschools，itsmedicaldoctrines，oritsmedicalmen，comparedwiththoseofEnglandandFrance。And，therefore，whenanintelligenttravellergivesadirectaccountfrompersonalinspectionofthemiserableconditionoftheHomoeopathichospitalatLeipsic，thefirstestablishedinEurope，andthefirstonthelistoftheever-memorableManifesto，itiseasyenoughansweroreludethefactbycitingvarioushardnamesof“distinguished“practitioners，whichsoundjustaswelltotheuninformedpublicasiftheywereMeckel，orTiedemann，orLangenbeck。Dr。Leo-Wolf，who，tobesure，isopposedtoHomoeopathy，butwhoisascholar，andoughttoknowsomethingofhisowncountrymen，assuresusthat“Dr。KoppistheonlyGermanHomoeopathist，ifwecancallhimso，whohasbeendistinguishedasanauthorandpractitionerbeforeheexaminedthismethod。“AndDr。
　　Lee，thesamegentlemaninwhosetravelstheparagraphrelatingtotheLeipsicHospitalistobefound，saysthesamething。AndIwillcheerfullyexposemyselftoanyimpertinentremarkwhichitmightsuggest，toassuremyaudiencethatIneverheardorsawoneauthenticHomoeopathicnameofanycountryinEurope，whichIhadeverheardmentionedbeforeasconnectedwithmedicalsciencebyasinglewordordeedsufficienttomakeitinanydegreefamiliartomyears，unlessArnoldofHeidelbergistheanatomistwhodiscoveredalittlenervouscentre，calledtheoticganglion。ButyouneedasknobetterproofofwhoandwhattheGermanadherentsofthisdoctrinemustbe，thanthetestimonyofaGermanHomoeopathistastothewretchedcharacteroftheworkstheymanufacturetoenforceitsclaims。
　　AsfortheactofthisorthatgovernmenttoleratingorencouragingHomoeopathy，everypersonofcommonintelligenceknowsthatitisamereformgrantedordeniedaccordingtothegeneralprinciplesofpolicyadoptedindifferentstates，orthedegreeofinfluencewhichsomefewpersonswhohaveadopteditmayhappentohaveatcourt。
　　WhatmaybethevalueofcertainpompoustitleswithwhichmanyoftheadvocatesofHomoeopathyarehonored，itmightbedisrespectfultoquestion。ButinthemeantimethejudiciousinquirermayponderoveranextractwhichItranslatefromapaperrelatingtoapersonagewellknowntothecommunityasWilliamstheOculist，withwhomIhadthehonorofcrossingtheAtlanticsomeyearssince，andwhohimselfhandedmetwocopiesofthepaperinquestion。
　　“TosaythathewasoculistofLouisXVIII。andofCharlesX。，andthathenowenjoysthesametitlewithrespecttoHisMajesty，LouisPhilippe，andtheKingoftheBelgians，isunquestionablytosayagreatdeal；andyetitisoneoftheleastofhistitlestopublicconfidence。Hisreputationrestsuponabasismoresubstantialeventhanthenumerousdiplomaswithwhichheisprovided，thanthemembershipofthedifferentmedicalsocietieswhichhavechosenhimastheirassociate，“etc。，etc。
　　Andastoonemorepoint，itistimethatthepublicshouldfullyunderstandthatthecommonmethodofsupportingbarefacedimpostureatthepresentday，bothinEuropeandinthiscountry，consistsintrumpingup“Dispensaries，““CollegesofHealth，“andotheradvertisingcharitableclap-traps，whichusethepoorasdecoy-ducksfortherich，andtheproprietorsofwhichhaveastrongpredilectionforthetitleof“Professor。“Thesenames，therefore，havecometobeoflittleornovalueasevidenceofthegoodcharacter，stilllessofthehighpretensionsofthosewhoinvoketheirauthority。
　　Nordoesitfollow，evenwhenachairisfoundedinconnectionwithawell-knowninstitution，thatithaseitherasalaryoranoccupant；
　　sothatitmaybe，andprobablyis，amereharmlesspieceoftolerationonthepartofthegovernmentifaProfessorshipofHomoeopathyisreallyinexistenceatJenaorHeidelberg。Andfinally，inordertocorrecttheerrorofanywhomightsupposethatthewholeMedicalProfessionofGermanyhaslongsincefallenintothedelusionsofHahnemann，IwillquotetwolineswhichacelebratedanatomistandsurgeonwhosenamewilloccuragaininthislectureinconnectionwithaverypleasingletteraddressedtotheFrenchAcademyofMedicinein1835。“IhappenedtobeinGermanysomemonthssince，atameetingofnearlysixhundredphysicians；oneofthemwishedtobringupthequestionofHomoeopathy；theywouldnotevenlistentohim。“Thismayhavebeenveryimpoliteandbigoted，butthatisnotpreciselythepointinreferencetowhichImentionthecircumstance。
　　ButifwecannoteasilygetatGermany，wecanveryeasilyobtainexactinformationfromFranceandEngland。ItookthetroubletowritesomemonthsagototwofriendsinParis，inwhomIcouldplaceconfidence，forinformationuponthesubject。Oneofthemansweredbrieflytotheeffectthatnothingwassaidaboutit。WhenthelateCuratoroftheLowellInstitute，athisrequest，askedabouttheworksuponthesubject，hewastoldthattheyhadremainedalongtimeontheshelvesquiteunsalable，andneverspokenof。
　　Theothergentleman，[“Dr。HenryT。Bigelow，nowProfessorofSurgeryinHarvardUniversity。]whosenameiswellknowntomyaudience，andwhoneedsnocommendationofmine，hadthekindnesstoprocureformemanypublicationsuponthesubject，andsomeinformationwhichsetsthewholematteratrest，sofarasParisisconcerned。HewentdirectlytotheBaillieres，theprincipalandalmosttheonlypublishersofalltheHomoeopathicbooksandjournalsinthatcity。Thefollowingfactsweretakenbyhimfromtheaccount-booksofthispublishingfirm。FourHomoeopathicJournalshavebeenpublishedinParis；threeofthembytheBaillieres。
　　Thereceptiontheymetwithmaybejudgedofbyshowingthenumberofsubscriberstoeachonthebooksofthepublishingfirm。
　　AReviewpublishedbysomeotherhouse，whichlastedoneyear，andhadaboutfiftysubscribers，appearedin1834，1835。
　　TherewereonlyfourJournalsofHomoeopathyeverpublishedinParis。
　　TheBaillieresinformedmycorrespondentthatthesaleofHomoeopathicbookswasmuchlessthanformerly，andthatconsequentlytheyshouldundertaketopublishnonewbooksuponthesubject，exceptthoseofJahrorHahnemann。“Thisman，“saysmycorrespondent，——referringtooneofthebrothers，——“thepublisherandheadquartersofHomoeopathyinParis，informsmethatitisgoingdowninEnglandandGermanyaswellasinParis。“Forallthefactshehadstatedhepledgedhimselfasresponsible。
　　HomoeopathywasinitsprimeinParis，hesaid，in1836and1837，andsincethenhasbeengoingdown。
　　LouistoldmycorrespondentthatnopersonofdistinctioninParishadembracedHomoeopathy，andthatitwasdeclining。IfyouaskwhoLouisis，Ireferyoutothewell-knownHomoeopathist，PeschierofGeneva，whosays，addressinghim，“Irespectnoonemorethanyourself；thefeelingwhichguidesyourresearches，yourlabors，andyourpen，issohonorableandrare，thatIcouldnotbutbowdownbeforeit；andIown，iftherewereanyallopathistwhoinspiredmewithhigherveneration，itwouldbehimandnotyourselfwhomI
　　shouldaddress。“
　　Amongthenamesof“DistinguishedHomoeopathists，“however，displayedinimposingcolumns，intheindexofthe“HomoeopathicExaminer，“arethoseofMARJOLIN，AMUSSAT，andBRESCHET，nameswellknowntotheworldofscience，andthelastofthemidentifiedwithsomeofthemostvaluablecontributionswhichanatomicalknowledgehasreceivedsincethecommencementofthepresentcentury。OneDr。Chrysaora，whostandssponsorformanyfactsinthatJournal，makesthefollowingstatementamongtherest：“Professors，whoareesteemedamongthemostdistinguishedoftheFacultyFacultydeMedicine，bothastoknowledgeandreputation，haveopenlyconfessedthepowerofHomoeopathiainformsofdiseasewheretheordinarymethodofpracticeprovedtotallyinsufficient。Itaffordsmethehighestpleasuretoselectfromamongthesegentlemen，Marjolin，Amussat，andBreschet。“
　　Hereisaliteraltranslationofanoriginalletter，nowinmypossession，fromoneoftheseHomoeopathiststomycorrespondent：——
　　“DEARSIR，ANDRESPECTEDPROFESSIONALBROTHER：