The Collected Worl<s

of
Arthur Hill Grimmer
M.D.
·
Bibliotheek der
. Rljksuniverstteft
.

, UTRECHT

Edited by
Ahmed N. Currim
Ph.D., M.D.

Hahnemann International Institute

for Homeopathic Documentation
The Collected W orks of Arthur Hill Grimmer, M.D.
Edited by Ahmed N. Currim, Ph. D., M.D. This book is dedicated to:
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA & Greifenberg, Germany:
Hahnemann International Institute for Homeopathic Documentation

ISBN 3-929271 -05-2

HAZUR MAHRA} KIRPAL SINGH]I

who isforever guiding me

NOORUDDIN AND MALAIK

my father and mother
for their constant love

AR THUR HILL GRIMMER

for his inspiration through
his work and dedication
to our Homeopathic Principles

AUDREYGRIMMER WINTHERS
who entrusted me with the treasures
so that Dr. Grimmer's (herfather's)
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Acknowledgements

The Editor is JOYOUS in the collaboration between himself,

Reinhard Rose and Peter Vint, the trio forming the
Hahnemann International Institute
for Homeopathic Documentation.

Reinhard Rose has worked a labor

of love to meticulously prepare the
manuscript in its presentform.

Peter Vint prepared the

Index and Table ofcontents.

The Editor feels a great privilage to work with

Reinhard Rose and Peter Vint

and is deeply gratiful to them

for their wonderful work.

Ahmed Noorrudin Currim

(Editor)

Arthur Hill Grimmer, M. D.

August 29, 1874 -March 5, 1967
 Preface

PREFACE
THE CoLLECTED WoRKS OF ARTHUR HILL GRIMMER. M.D.

EDITED BY: AHMED N. CURRIM, PH.D., M.D.

I heard the name of Arthur Hill Grimmer (when I was about eight
years old) from a relative who had been cured of a chronic eczema by
Dr. Grimmer. The story was that this relative, a student in America in
1947, had visited the good doctor in Chicago in his office on State
Street (which once was also the office of James Tyler Kent). Dr. Grim­
mer did a good history and exam and prescribed one dose of the indi­
cated remedy KALI-s. in the CM potency. A wonderful cure followed
after an initial aggravation of the itching for a few days. The eczema of
some 12 years duration was gone within ten days (with only this one
dose), never to return.
However, this story was forgotten, but in 1966 when I had become
interested in Homeopathy, the name of Grimmer came into my con­
sciousness and I tried to find him. It was through the kindness of Roger
Ehrhart, one of the founders of Ehrhart and Karl, Homeopathic Phar­
macists and publisher of Kent' s Repertory, that I learned (in 1969) of
the whereabouts ofDr. Grimmer. Dr. Gimmer had passed on about two
years previously but his daughter was alive and well and I was successful
in locating her.
In December 1972 during the Christmas vacation, I was able to jour­
ney to Florida to seek the company of my spiritual teacher, Kirpal
Singh. Whether luck would have it or whether the guiding spirit of Dr.
Grimmer and that of Kirpal Singh so willed I do not know, but I met
with Audrey Grimmer Winthers, Dr. Grimmer' s daughter. With the
first knock on her door (from an unknown and peculiar math professor
of foreign origin) there began a spirit of cooperation and love.
Audrey opened up to my idea of collecting her father's work both
published and unpublished and bringing it to the Homeopathic Profes­
SiOn.
Audrey had many handwritten manuscripts of her father. and there
was a large collection of them with Dr. Ruth Rogers (who had been a
student of Dr. Grimmer). So I collected the manuscripts from both
these sources. Thanks to the graciousness and trust of Audrey Win­
thers, I was able to collect all the manuscripts and arrived back at the
university to continue my teaching.
Grimmer's Work
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I opened the three boxes of papers, many of them brown with time have read and reread Dr. Grimmer's farewell address, "Fifty-Seven Years
and storage, and looked at them with disbelief and wonderment and in the Practice of Homeopathic Medicine" at least 100 times as it
anxiety about my abilities to assemble from such a mass a work that would give me faith, courage, and inspiration during the dark days of
could do justice to such a man who lived and practiced Homeopathy medical school.
for over 57 years. How could I, at most a mathematician, without medi­ Just before my final exams for obtaining the M.D. degree in June of
cal training do such a task. What had I undertaken to do? 1979, I atten? ed the LIGA Congress in Hamburg and brought a copy of
Gradually, however, I calmed myself down and started the work. At the manuscnpt to show it to various possible publishers. But my efforts
first it involved only seeing the titles of the various papers and gradually 111 that regard were met with resistance. Most of the German and
I formed a plan to classify the various papers into various categories-­ French Homeopaths had not even heard of Grimmer and were defi­
Philosophy, Essays, Materia Medica, Special Diseases, Clinical Cases, nitely not interested. A well lmown English publisher told me he "dare
Homeopathic Prophylaxis, Cancer and Electronic Reactions. not have anything to do with cancer." And besides, "this manuscript
Then, in September 1973, I had the opportunity to enter medical was too long." I l �new then that the time to send out the light of
school and so started the study of medicine at the University of Brus­ Homeopathic Healmg from Dr. Grimmer was not yet and I would have
sels. Every summer I would return to America for clinical rotations and to wait.
during that time for three to four months I worked on these manu­ � :eturned to America to do my medical internship and hospital
scripts. The manuscripts were classified, then a search would be made trammg from 1979 to 1983.
in the literature to see where that article had been published, then the
hand written article would be compared word by word with what was '!_'awards the end of my residency in October 1983, I had the oppor­
printed. The errors in the journals were corrected using the original tumty to speak to a group of Naturopathic physicians and students at
manuscripts. Each article was retyped. Audrey helped in the typing and the .Naturopa.thic College in Portland, Oregon, of my Homeopathic
other people who helped were paid by barter (their typing and my treat­ cli�ucal expe�Iences m the (allopathic) hospitals where I did my intern­
ment of their chronic illness). Somehow the spirits of Dr. Grimmer and ship and residency. A possibility of publishing Dr. Grimmer's work
the Provider of all good and my Spiritual Teacher provided so that this th�ough the NCNM in Portland arose, but the effort ended in disap­
work could get done. After six summers in 1978, the work was more or pomtment. Instead an unauthorised copy of the whole Cancer section
less complete with all the articles classified, verified, and a table of con­ was published without permission of Mrs. Audrey Winthers or myself,
tents made. With all my additions and editorial comments, without any reference of
We were all excited and were now eager to find a publisher. Audrey where the material was obtained, with many changes of Dr. Grimmer' s
and I had mutually encouraged each other. The literature had been ow1_1 words - thereby resulting in an inaccurate work of questionable sci­
searched quite well and with my acquired lmowledge of medicine I had entific value. Some of the older Homeopathic physicians in America
been able to interact well with the material. I also felt free to add refer­ are aware of this. We were able to bear on this person to stop his illegal
ences to the main text. In one paper I included a clinical case ofJames publishing.
Tyler Kent (not in the original paper) to further show the use of CADM­ The time for this work really came in 1993 when Reinhard Rose and
s. in a case of cancer of the stomach. Appropriate rubrics from Kent's Peter Vint o� the Hahnemann International Institute for Homeopathic
repertory (not included in the original papers of Dr. Grimmer) were DocumentatiOI} (HIIHD). visited me in Fairfield. I had been telling
included in some of the papers to make them more complete. them of the Gnmmer proJect and how we need to bring forth this work
During my six years of study in medical school in Brussels there to the Home?pathic profession. Whereas in 1979 there was ignorance
were many times I had "to endure privations, loneliness, hardships, abou.t Dr. Gnmmer . and e:ren a resistance to publishing this work by
temptations, despair, and the black form of fear in its numerous English HomeopathiC publishers, there now was a keen interest.
aspects. I learned to replace fear with faith and despair with courage In August 1994, the Hahnemann International Institute for Homeo­
and to develop a will that defied obstacles and frustrations." I must pathic Documentation had a memorable meeting in Florida with Mrs.
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Audrey Grimmer Winthers and an agreement was reached to publish really a pity that nobody made use of these achievements so that much
these incredible writings. of the knowledge is lost. So today we have Dr. Grimmer's writings and
It took 22 years from the time I first met Audrey Grimmer Winthers �linical .casestosheither
mstructrons
�wing this new idea; but unfortunately no operational
make similar machines or use them effectively in
in December 1972 to August 1994 for the fruit to be ripe.
The work comprises of several sections - Electronic Reactions of choosing the remedies or further understanding the cases. However the
Albert Abrams, Homeopathic Philosophy, Essays, Homeopathic editor has taken great pains at reconstructing all that was left in Dr.
Prophylaxis, Treatment of Special Diseases, Materia Medica, Clinical Grimmer' s manuscripts with the hope that one day some one will be
Cases, and Cancer. It should be read and studied as a whole. The arti­ found who will be able to reconstruct what is missing.
cles in Homeopathic Philosophy bring out in an inimitable way the a) I give the source for every article whenever it was published.
principles of Homeopathy as expounded by Hahnemann, but with the b) Fo� all other cases I used the handwritten manuscripts in my pos­
spirit of Dr. Grimmer; thereby helping us to understand further what sessiOn, mcludmg an approximate date whenever possible.
the Master taught us. The section on Essays gives us the lares between c) I �ntroduced international abbreviations for the remedies (exept in
1900 and 1967 and gives us insight of the Homeopathy practiced in that the articles The Polarity of Remedies in Relation to the Polarity of Dis­
glorious age when such Masters as Kent, Grimmer, Hering, Alien, ease and List of Remedies According to their Polarity (Magnetic))
Lippe, and Boger practiced in America and took Homeopathy to such d) There is an index of all the remedies mentioned in the book at the
heights, especially in the treatment of very serious chronic diseases. The end of the book.
Essays entitled, "An Autobiography" and "Fifty-Seven Years in the Prac­
tice of Homeopathic Medicine" are truly inspirational and should be LIFE SKETCH OF ARTHUR HILL GRIMMER
read and reread by every Homeopathic physician many times through­ Born August 29, 1874, in San Jose, California, the oldest of nine chil­
out his lifetime. The essay on James Tyler Kent shows how Dr. Grim­ dren, of poor but thrifty and industrious parents. His childhood and
mer was influenced by this great master. The next section teaches us playtim� were bri� f in span and broken at intervals in the performance
that the Law of Similars applies not only to curing diseases but also to of certau� chores m the household of every large family not financially
prophylaxis and thereby gives Homeopathy an additional power in pre­ able t? hm servants. After his sixth birthday the family moved to San
venting illness (especially epidemics). In Special Diseases we learn of Francisco where he attended his first public school. When he was not in
Dr. Grimmer's experience in treating alcoholism, cardiac disease, arthri­ school mornings and evenings he sold papers to help swell the family
tis, and many other chronic diseases. The Materia Medica section is Dr. budget. In pursuing the sale of papers, he covered much of San Fran­
Grimmer's views of our remedies and gives another facet of our well­ cisco, in saloons, restaurants, and other public places, and on trolley
known remedies and introduces us to some new ones that he had first a� d cable cars as �ell; he p lied his trade energetically and untiringly
introduced into Homeopathy. The section on Clinical Cases is a sam­ With all the enthus1asm. of 1mpetous youth. Two years later the family
ple of the incredible work Dr. Grimmer did in such complex diseases as moved to Oaldand, Cahforma, where he spent the happiest years of his
cancer, arthritis, heart disease, etc. and further illuminates the power of youth. There he completed all the primary schooling he was destined to
the similimum . The section on Cancer is an expose of Dr. Grimmer's have. When he was 12 years of age his father decided to locate on a 160-
special expertise and gives us indications to find the road ahead in this acre piece of government land in the mountains of Northern California
serious problem confronting us today. The section on the Electronic in Lake County, where the quicksilver mines are found.
Reactions of Abrams was Dr. Grimmer's research into applying the "The 12 years that followed were rugged and adventuresome and
work of Dr. Albert Abrams to an expansion of Homeopathic Philosopy beset with many difficulties and tribulations. Money and rations were
and in particular using these reactions in choosing more accurately the scant and poor, but game was abundant and wild fruits and berries were
remedy for those especially difficult chronic advanced cases. It is, as far plentif�l. With a little flour, corn meal, coffee, and sugar we were able
as I know, completely new in our science and is unique to Dr. Grim­ to surv1ve the first few years of real hardship and privation and were
mer. He tried to pass on this unique knowledge and technique and it is able to procure some chickens and other poultry together with a few
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hogs and cattle. We learned to cope with the elements and vicissitudes for the privilege of becoming a homeopathic physician and serve as a
of the changing seasons." humble healer of the sick and needy inspired his every thought and
"The second year after our arrival my father suffered severe injuries effort. No sacrifice of time or worldly possessions, which were meager
from a fall and he was left an invalid for the rest of his life. This indeed, was too much to give to attain this precious goal set by a long­
unhappy event added new responsibilities on my shoulders. I was 14 ing heart.
years old and had to leave my mother and younger brothers to care for Well, he came and saw and conquered, in the language of the great
the home and go in search of work in order to get a little cash to buy Roman warrior, Julius Caesar. He conquered, not an empire or
the bare necessities needed. My first job was on a large ranch, and after destroyed armies with their spoils of victoty, but he conquered self by
eight months of dissatisfaction, I became a mucker - shoveling the rock the grace of God, to endure privations, loneliness, hardships, tempta­
and earth dug loose by the miners for $8 per month, with board, which tions, despair, and the black form of fear in its numerous aspects; he
sufficed to help meet the needs at home. From this time on things learned to replace fear with faith and despair with courage, and to
became brighter for the Grimmer family, and in a few years three of my develop a Will that defied obstacles and frustrations. He cultivated the
younger brothers were able to obtain similar employment, thus ena­ God-sent light of reason and intelligence to lead him on life's stormy
bling us to add improvements and other comforts to the home." highway in preparation for his life's work, the practice of medicine.
"My father was a highly educated man and his most prized posses­ Four tedious, painful, but exciting years glided by and graduation
sion was his library which was made up of a wonderful collection of day came, and the fledgling doctor, with many of his colleagues, was
books on science and literature, together with ancient and modern his­ born and dedicated to the healing arts.
tory. I had free access to these books and made the most of the oppor­
tunity they presented for acquiring more lmowledge. I read long hours In June 1906, at high noon, he hung out his shingle, A. H. Grimmer,
every night, averaging five hours sleep from my 14th birthday up until M.D., at 29th and Groveland Avenue, Chicago, to embark on a new
my 34th year. This reading, together with my father's tutoring, enabled career, the practice of medicine. From miner and lumberjack and
me to pass a successful high school examination. farmer and ."Jack of all trades", laborer, etc. came the sudden, startling
"My father treated our family with homeopathic remedies by follow­ transformatiOn to a Doctor ofMedicine, this coveted degree was a prize
ingJohnson's Family Guide, an excellent work. He had 60 polychrests, whose worth was priceless; yes, it meant opportunity and prestige and
a good selection for many homeopathic physicians. By the time I was eventual wealth, but it really meant much more, a chance to serve, to
seven, I lmew most of the indications of those 60 remedies by heart and comfort, and instruct in the restoration of lives from pain, siclmess, and
at that early age I had the urge to be a homeopathic doctor." (Dr. Grim­ sorrow, to states of health and happiness. With these desirable boons
mer actually cured several people at the age of eight years). came a deep sense of responsibility for the custodianship of other lives
"After we had lived six or eight years in the mountains, I met Dr. J.E. coming for help and healing ind guidance. Many questions loomed
Hoffman ofHealdsburgh, California. Dr. Hoffman was my real precep­ with bu� va�ue a�swers. Was he really prepared to meet the challenge�
tor and never let up telling me I must go to Hering Medical College, and obhgat10ns Imposed? Did he have the patience and equipment
Chicago and enroll under the teaching of Dr. J.T. Kent. He also fired needed to successfully cope with the numerous trying situations com­
my mother with ambition for me by telling her I was an unusual pros­ ing up in this work? Only if the love of the work and its uses was strong
pect for a successful homeopathic prescriber. He used to say physicians, enough could he be sure of success and happiness in its performance.
like poets, were born, not made; but how he could visualize a great phy­ . "Forty-se_venand
years of homeopathic practice had made my life replete
sician in the raw, uncouth youth from the mountains has always been a wtth much JOY few regrets, for the outstanding miracles of cure and
mystery to me. In early September 1902, a gangling, uncouth youth left deep satisfaction far outweigh the relatively few disappointments that
his mountain habitat in California, on horseback, to begin the study of come to those who really follow the law of faith, because faith in the
medicine. No visions of grandeur, or dreams of wealth or worldly fame law implies faith in God. Without faith the healer will fail, and without
disturbed the even tenure of his way; only a burning desire to qualify faith the sick will succumb."
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 Table of Contents
Preface

CONCLUSION TABLE OF CONTENTS

The editor is deeply grateful to Audrey Grimmer Winthers fo.r her Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
wonderful collaboration and trust in allowing this work to be pubhshed The Collected W orks of Ar thur Hill Gr immer . M.D .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
by entrusting me with the precious manuscripts, trusting eve� during Life Sketch of Arthur H ill Gr immer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V
those trying and difficult moments these many years. He also . ls appre­ Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII
ciative of the support of her husband William Winthers, he� s1ster June Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX
Grimmer Bayler and her son Don Bayler and the whole . fam1ly for then. 1
trust and support during these 23 years to th� end of th1s p�oJect. Materia Medica
In conclusion we Reinhard Rose, Peter Vmt and the ed1tor Ahmed Antimonium tartaricum, Teucrium scorodina and Helix tosta . . . . . . 3
Nooruddin Currim of the Hahnemann International Institute for Bomhenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Homeopathic Documentation are joyous a� d pr�ud to bring this work Cadmium sulphuricum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
of this great homeopathic master, Arthur H1ll G�1m�� r, to t�e homeo­ Differentiating Symptoms of Some of the Cadmium Salts . . . . . . . . 13
pathic profession, and pray for the .blessin� of h1s spmt that. 1t go forth Cadmium sulphuricum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
and bring the light of HomeopathiC Healmg to all the nat10ns of our Cadmium metalicum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
planet as was so earnestly the wish of Dr. Grimmer. Cadmium iodatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S
Cadmium oxidatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S
Ahmed Nooruddin Currim
Carbo vegetabilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Editor Chlorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Differentiation of Diphtheritic Polycrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
. .

Mer cur ius cyanatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

.

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D iphtherinum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S
Ferrum iodatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
.

Conclusion . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
. .

Gnaphalium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Indigo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
.

Indium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
.

Characteristics and Differentiations of the Kali Salts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Kali aceticum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
. .

Kali arsenicosum . . . . . .......... .......... ................ . 42

Kali bichromicum . . . . . .......... .......... ............ .... . 43
Kali bromatum . . . . . . . .......... .......... ................ . 44
Kali carbonicum ... ........ . ........ ...... . ....... .
.. . . . . . . 4S
Kali chloricum . . . . . . . .......... .......... ................ . 48
Kali chlorosum ... ...... ........... . .. ........... .
. . . . . ... . 49
Kali citricum . .. .... .. . ...... ................. ... .
. .... . . . . 49
Kali cyanatum .. .......... . .... .... .... ...... . . ..
. . . .. . . . 49
.
.

Kali fer ro-cyanatum . . .......... .......... ................ . SO

Kali iodatum .. . .. . .... . . ......... ........ ....
. . . . . .. . .. . . . SO

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Kali muriaticum . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Paeonia • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 115

Kali nitricum . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Paeonia • •• • • • • • • 0 0 • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • 1 16
Kali oxalicum . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Kali thiocyanatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 16
Kali permanganicum .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 16
Neglected and Little Used Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
.

Kali phosphoricum . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Kali picricum . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Eryngium aquaticum, Erythrinus, Erythroxylon coca, Ocimum canum 1 17
Kali sulphuratum . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Eryngium aquaticum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 17 .

Kali sulphuricum . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Erythrinus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 19

.

Kali tartaricum. . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS Erythroxylon coca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

.

Kali telluricum . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS

Kali carbonicum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Ocimum canum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 22
Clinical Novelties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
.

Kali cyanatum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Oxydendron arboreum; Scrophularia nodosa; Parthenium;

Kali sulphuricum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
.
Solanum integri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. . . .. . . 123
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Oxydendron arboreum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 123
Lycopodium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Scrrophularia nodosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 124

Medorrhinum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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Parthenium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 125
Characteristics and Differentiations of the Natrum Remedies . . . . . 84
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Solanum integri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Natrum arsenicosum . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 84 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 126
The Spider Poisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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Natrum cacodylicum . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 85

Natrum carbonicum . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 86 Aranea diadema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Natrum hypochlorosum .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 87 Aranearium tela (Tela) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Natrum iodatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 89 Aranea Scinencia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Natrum lacticum . . . . . .. ... ...... ....
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Natrum muriaticum . . . .. ... ...... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 89 Latrodectus mac tans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Natrum nitricum . . . . . .. ... ...... ....
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Natrum nitrosum . . . . . .. ... ...... ....
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Natrum phosphoricum .. ... ...... .... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 91 Scolopendra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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Natrum salicylicum . . . .. ... ...... .... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 91 Tarentula hispanica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Paeonia .. . . . 92
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Strychninum and its Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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. Theridion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 136
Strychninum sulphuricum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .... . . 96 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Unusual Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
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Strychninum arsenate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Strychnia phosphorica or Strychninum phosphoricum ...... .... . . 96 Toxicophis; Teucrium scorodina; Tilia; Congo Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Strychninum or Strychninum sulphuricum . . . 98
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Thuja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
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Teucrium scorodonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

New Remedies and New Aspects of Old Remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
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Tilia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Euphorbium, M alaria off icinalis, Paeonia, Kali thiocyanatum . . . . . . 112 Congo Red . . . 142
Merc-iod. cum Kali-Iod.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
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Euphorbium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Homeopathic War Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
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Prophylaxis 147 The Occult Side of Homeopathic Philosophy . . 231

Homeopathic Prophylaxis . . . 149 Occult Causes and Material Effects 238
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Prophylactic Medicine Allopathic and Homeopathic . 151 Heredity, Environment, Homeopathy . . . 242
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Homeopathic Prophylaxis No. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 The Sphere of the Repertoty in the Practice of Medicine 243
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President's Message Homoeopathic Prophylaxis No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Repertoty Study . ... .. ... ... 246
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Prevention and Cure of Heart Disease by Homeopathy 160 Object and Need for a Repertory Compendium 250
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Astro-physics and Homeopathy . . . . . ..... 254

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Carbo vegetablis. . . . . .. .162 ... . ...... . . ..

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Observations Relative to the Curative Action of Remedies . . . 258
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Carbo vegetablis .. . . . . .. .163 . .. . . .. . . . . . ..

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Review of Homeopathic Philosophy . 262
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Crataegus oxyacanthia . .. .163 ... . ...... . . ..

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Case Taking . . .... . . 265
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Digitalis . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Essentials for a Homeopathic Prescription . . . . 270
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Cactus grandifl orus . . . .. .164 .. . . .. .. . . . . ..

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The Relative Value of Symptoms .... 273
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Snake Poisons. . . . . . .
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After the First Prescription . . . . .... . 276
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Lachesis . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Value ofMental Symptoms in Homeopathic Prescribing 281
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Naj a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .166 ... . ...... . . ..

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Cencheris contortrix . . . . .167 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Happy Surprise . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Latrodectus mactans . .......
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Complaints after Laughing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Aconite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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Malaria Prophylaxis . . . . . . ... . . . 169 Fright and Fear .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .. . . . . . . . . . 285
Homeopathy' s Prophylaxis Against Polio .. . 171 Shock ofl njury . . . .. . . . .. 288
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Homesickness, Nostalgia . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Technique for Homeopathic Prophyl axis Against Polio . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Homeopathic Remedies for the Cure and Prevention of Polio 175
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Love Pangs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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J ealou sy . .
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Signs and Symptoms of Polio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 .
Grief and Sorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
I solation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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Conclusion . . . . .. 292
Things that Interfere with the Homeopathic Prescription 293
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Homeopathic Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 .

Why Have Polio? .. 180
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Things that Prevent the Curative Action ofWell Selected

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Homeopathic Protection from Polio 184
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Remedies .. 297
187 Interference and Disappointments 303
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Philosophy
Hindrances to the Homeopathic Prescription . 306
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Pillars ofHomeopathic Philosophy . 189

Materia Medica Study . . . . . .. 308
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The Blessed "Gift of God" 191

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The Relation of Surgery to Homeopathy . . . 312

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Reasons for the Need of Homeopathic Philosophy .. 194

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The Law of Similars . . .. . . . . . 316

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Why Philosophy? . .. 198

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The Law of Similars and Empiricism . . .. . 319

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Why Philosophy? . . . . 201

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Essentials of Homeopathic Philosophy . . . 205

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First . . . .
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Our Expanding Homeopathic Philosophy . . . 211
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Ment als . . . .. ... .... . . . . .. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... .. 321

Logic and Philosophy . . .. . .. . . . . 217
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Generals . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. 321

The Power oflnfinitesimals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Particul ars . . . .. . ... . . . ..... . .... . . . ........ . . . . . . . . .. . .. 321
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Finer Forces in Medicine . . . . . . . 229

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Secon d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
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Third . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
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Fourth . . . 322 Case 3 . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . 404

Philosophy Versus Empiricism . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
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Case 4. . . ......................... . . ...... .. . ......... . . 404

Philosophy Versus Empiricism in Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Discussion . . 405
Some Clinical Cases . . 406
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Two Philosophies ofMedicine . . . . . . . . . . . 333 . . . . . .. .....

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Psora . . . . . . .... . . .. .. .... . . 336

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Carcinoma of Breast - Miss D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

The Scientific Aspect of Homeopathy . . . . 344 Typical Clinical Versus Atypical Cases . . . 408
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Gems of Homeopathic Thought from the Masters . . . . 350

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Cough . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Flashes of Medical Wisdom . . . . . 355
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Tetanus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 409
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Diet and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

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Cough . . . . . . . ..
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Bronchitis, Tonsilitis, Nasal Blocking and Sleep Apnea . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

Basic needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Cholecystitis . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Chronic Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Diet D uring Different Periods of Life . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 61
Cancer Of Breast . . . . . . . . 412
Cases from Practice ... . . . . . 413
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Diet in Specific Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Cure Versus Suppression .. . .. ... . . . 364
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50 Millesimal Potencies . . . . . . . . 367
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Chronic Peptic and Intestinal Ulcers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

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Asthma . . .
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W hat They are and How Denoted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 67 Ecz en1 a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Their Advantages Over the Centesimal and Decimal Scales . . . . . . . . 368 Tuberculosis .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Excerpts fr om Organon, 6th Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 Carcinoma of Breast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
371 Homeopathic Clinical Cases . ... ... . 427
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Clinical Cases . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A few Clinical Cases . . ... . . . .... .. .....

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Epilepsy . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Uterine Tumor Mrs. B. B. age 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Chronic Dermatitis . . . . . . . . . .
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Uterine Cancer Mrs. S . S . B. 50 year s old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Cervical Cysts and Swellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Carcinoma of Uterus Mrs. R.C. W . age 4 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Nervous Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .
. 431
Clinical Cases . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 79 Special Diseases 433
Epilepsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congenital Malformation of Intestines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A New Medical Approach in the Treatment of Alcoholism . . . . . 435 . .

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Arsenicum album . . . . .. . .
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Blindness from Eye Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Asarum eur opeum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ecz ema . . . . . .
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. 442
Two cases of Facial Neur algia or Tic D oulour eux. . . . . . . . . . . .... . . 3 84 Snake Poisons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Cancer . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Lycopodium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Bronchial Asthma . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 90
Heart Medorrhinum . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
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W eak and Epilepsy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 91

Homeopathic Confimations . . . ... . . . . . 392
Nux vomic a . . .. . . . . . . . . ..
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A Case of Coronary Insufficiency . . . . . . . . 395
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. . . . . Psorinum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . .. . . . . . . . . 446

Homeopathy Versus the Specialist . . . . . 398
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. . . . . . . Selenium . . . . 446
Clinical Failures . . ... .402
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Case 1 . .. . .... ... . . . . . . . .. . .. . ... . . . . .. . ... . . . ....... . . 402 Sulphur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Case 2 . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 403 Sulphuric acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tuberculinum... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .
. . 448 Needs of Homeopathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Cadmium sulphuricum . . . . . . . . . .. . ...... ... ....... . . . . .. . . 448 Homeopathy' s Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
Capsicum . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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World ' s Need for Homeopathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
Hydrastis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ...... ... ... . . . . . . . .. . . . 449
Homeopathy Versus Allopathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
Strophanthus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Advantages of Homeopathic Prescribing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 9
Conclusion. . . .. ... . . . . . .. . .. ..
Asiatic Flu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450
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Why Homeopathy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
The Status and Importance of World Homeopathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558
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What Not to Do in Flu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452
Homeopathy in Heart Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457 Homeopathy and the World Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Homeopathic Psychosomatic Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462 Road to Health Through Homeopathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
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Mental Diseases Cured by Homeopathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466 Medical Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 66

Homeopathic Treatment of Typhoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469 Homeopathic Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569
Group I: Frequently Indicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470 Remarks on Fluoridation of Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
Group II: Restless typhoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 474 Alumina Still Poisons the Multitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
Group III: Hemorrhagic typhoid (Acids) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 Impressions of the 1952 Homeopathic Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . 576
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Group IV: Hemorrhagic typhoid . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 475 Address to SHS and PAC - Fall, 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Group V: Advanced Stages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476 Impressions of the Fall 1953 SHS and PAC Conventions . . . . . . . . 584
Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480 The Detroit Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586
Undulant Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 Address: Pan American Homeopathic Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588
Homeopathic Success Against Infantile Paralysis (Polio) . . . . . . . . . .489 All Pakistan Homeopathic Conference 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595
Homeopathic Palliation in lncurables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .492 President's Message for September, 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597
Carcinoma of Breast . . . . . . . . ........ ...... . . .... . .. .. . .. .. 493 Presidential Address for October, 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599
Chronic ulcer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. .. 496 President's Message - July 1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602
Advanced breast cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. .. 496
Memorial Service, June, 1956 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604
Bilateral breast cancer with axillary metastasis . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. .. 497
The Doctor of the Future. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
Conclusion. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. .. 498
The Power of Propaganda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612
Essays 499 Homeopathy' s Contribution to the World ofMedicine . . . . . . . . . . 615
President's Message - an Autobiography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501 To Members of the House of Representatives Washington, D.C . . . 620
Fifty Seven Years in the Practice ofHomeopathic Medicine . . . . . . 505 Homeopathy' s Friendly Enemies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
James Tyler Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 Homeopathy, a Boon to Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623
Hahnemann in Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 Homeopathy and Medical Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627
Homeopathy in World Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513 Medical Plagiarists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 629
Homeopathy' s Place in Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 Homeopathy and Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631
Homeopathy' s Place in Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519
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Homeopathy in Chronic Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633

Our Gratitude and Our Obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 Medical Mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635
Homeopathy' s Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524 Homeopathy and Nationalized Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638
The Need of Public Education in Homeopathic Accomplishment . . 526 The Call of Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640
Organization and Public Instruction for Homeopathy Needed . . . . 528 Homeopaths Can and Will Do Their Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641
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Homeopathic Outlook for the Future. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 Developed in the Homeopathic Cancer Research Laboratory of
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Resume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745
New Concepts of the Cancer Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752
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Medical Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650 Cancer - its Cause, Prevention and Cure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756
The Menace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653 The Homeopathic Philosophy of Cancer Cause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761
The Hour of Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 Homeopathic Treatment of Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765
Necrology No. 1. Presidential Address No. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658 Homeopathic Science Will Conquer Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 771
Necrology No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 The Conquest of Cancer by Homeopathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777
The Syphilis Crusade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665 The Homeopathic Concept of the Etiology and Cure of Cancer . . 781
Things Homeopathy Does Not Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667 Cancer Cures and Specifics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791
Medical Astrology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668 Diet for Cancer Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 793
In Memory of My Grandfather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675 The Application of Homeopathic Remedies to Cancer Cases . . . . . 794
Electronic Reactions of Abrams 677 Cadmium Cures of Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800
Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679 Case 1 - Mrs. ]. W. , age 63 . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 803
Case 2 - Mrs. V., age 52 . . . . . . .
Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine . . . . . . . . . . 683 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ..... 803
Polarities of Remedies in Relation to the Polarities of Diseases . . . . . 687 Case 3 - Mr. B. R. C., age 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . 804
E.R.A. Changes the Prescribing of Drugs from an Art to a Science .690 Case 4 - Mr. B., age 58 . . . . . . . .
Case 5 - Mrs. S., age 48 . . . . . . .
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Electronic Patterns of New and Old Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693 Case 6 - Mrs. B ., age 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . 805
The Polarity of Remedies in Relation to the Polarity of Disease . . . . 695 Case 7 - Mr. B., age 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 806
Anti-psoric Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698 Case 8 - Mrs. T., age 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 806
Anti-sycotic Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701 ........... . .
Case 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Anti-syphilitic Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 Case 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 807
Psoro-sycotico-syphilitic Remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703 .. ....... .... .. .
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . .. . .......... . .. ... 807
Malignancy & All Three Miasms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further Results in the Homeopathic Treatment of Cancer . . . . . . . 808
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Notes On V. R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712 Some Cancer Remedies and their Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 812
Letter from E . Garcia-trevino, M.S., M.D. to Dr. Grimmer. . . . . . . . . . 714 Discussion . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820
Abram's Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715 Homeopathic Remedies that have Cured Patients Suffering from
List of Remedies According to their Polarity (Magnetic) . . . . . . . . . . 718 Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821
Neutral Group . . . . . .. . . . . .... . . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . ... . . . 721 Acalypha indica . . . . . . . .... .. .... ...... ..... .... .. . .... . . . 821
Negative Group . . . . .. . . . . .... . . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . ... . . . 725 Actea spicata . . . . . . . . . . .... .. .... ...... ..... .... ... .... . . . 821
Bi-polar Group . . . . . .. . . . . .... . . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . 729 Adrenalin . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. .... .... .. ..... .... ... .... . . . 821
Positive Group . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . ... . . . 731 .
Alumen . . . . ....... . . ..
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735
Anilinum . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. .. . . ...... .. . . . .... ... .... . . . 822
Cancer Antimonium muriaticum .. . .. . . ... ...... ..... .... ... ...
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Cancer and Chronic Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737 Aranea diadema . . . . . . . .... .. . ... ...... ..... .... ... .... . . . 822
The Homeopathic Research for Cancer and other Chronic Diseases73 9 Argentum cyanatum ..... . ... . .. . ..... . ..... .. .. . . .. .. . . . 822
Homeopathic Cancer Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741
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Argentum nitricum . . . . . .... .. . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . .... ... .... . . . 822

Remedial Measures: Homeopathic and Dietic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745 Arsenicum album . . . ... . .... . .... ...... ..... .. .. . ... .
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Arsenicum iodatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 823 Jequirity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 832
Arsenicum sulphuratum flavum and rubrum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 823 Kali arsenicosum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832
Asteria rubens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 823 Kali bichromicum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833
Aurum arsenicum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 823 Kali cyanatum . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833
Aurum muriaticum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 823 Kali iodatum . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833
Aurum muriaticum natronatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 824 Kreosotum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Aurum sulphuratum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 824 Lachesis . . . ..
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Bacillinum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 824 Lapis albus . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835
Badiaga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 824 Lobelia erinus . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835
Baryta iodata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 824 Lycopodium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835
Bellis perennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 824 Methylene Blue . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836
Bismuthum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 824 Oleum animale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836
Bromium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 825
Opium . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Bufo . . . . . . . .
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Oxygenium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 837
Cadmium metallicum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 825
Phosphorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837
Calcarea arsenicosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825
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Phytolacca . . . 839
Carbo animalis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825
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Chelidonium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 826 Picricum acidum ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839
Chimaphila umbellata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826 Platinum muriaticum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839
Chionantus virginica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 827 Sanguinaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840
Cholesterinum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 827 Sarsaparrila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 840
Cicuta virosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 827 Scirrhinum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 840
Cistus candensis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 827 Sempervivium tectorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841
Conium maculatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 827 Sepia . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841
Crotalus horridus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 828 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 841
Curare . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828 Sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843
Cundurango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828 Sulphur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 843
Epiphegus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 828 Sulphuricum acidum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844
Equisetum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 829 Symphytum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 844
Erodium. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 Syphilinum . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845
The Euphorbias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 829 Theridion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845
Euphorbia corollata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 Thiosinaminum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 845
Euphorbia heterodoxa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 829 Thuja . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 Conclusion . . . 846
Remarks on Breast and Prostate Cancer 848
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gum euphorbium . .. . . . . . . . . . ...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ferrum iodatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830 By Franldin H. Cookinghan, A.B., M.D. and Discussion with
Galium . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830 Dr. A.H. Grimmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848
857
Graphites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830
Hippozaeninum . .. .. 830 Repertory Rubrics for Kent's Repertory from Grimmer
Relationship of Remedies from the Work of Dr. Grimmer 878
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hydrastis canadensis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831

Remedies 879
. . . . . . . .

Iodum . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832 . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM, TEUCRIUM ScoRODINA AND HELIX TosTA

BoMHENIA
CADMIUM SuLPHURICUM
DIFFERENTIATING SYMPTOMS OF SOME OF THE CADMIUM SALTS
CARBO VEGETABILIS
CHLORUM
DIFFERENTIATION OF DIPTHERIC POLYCRESTS
FERRUM IODATUM
GNAPHALIUM
INDIGO
INDIUM
CHARACTERISTICS AND DIFFERENTIATIONS OF THE MLI SALTS
KALI-CARB
KALI-CYANATUM
KALI-5ULPHURICUM
LYCOPODIUM
MEDORRHINUM
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CHARACTERISTICS AND DIFFERENTIATION OF THE NATRUMS ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM, TEUCRIUM SCORODINA AND HELIX

PEONIA
TOSTA1
This remedy is deep enough and broad enough in its sick-making
5TRYCHNINUM AND ITS PREPARATIONS power to include all the chronic miasmata of Hahnemann. It must be
strongly scycotic, as Hering states, in order that warts on the dorsum of
STRYCHNINUM OR STRYCHNINUM SULPHURICUM the penis have been observed. Clarke verified this statement with a cure
of the same condition. It has also cured gonorrheal opthalmia.
About the most pronounced general feature of ANT-T. is the state of
THUJA weakness prevading throughout its entire proving.
NEW REMEDIES AND NEW ASPECTS OF OLD REMEDIES:
Another prominent characteristic is the tendency to produce
EuPHORBIUM, MALARIA oFFCINALIS, PAEONIA, KALI-THIOCYANATUM
catarrhal conditions everywhere throughout the economy. While no
mucous membrane is exempt to the action of the drug, the bronchial
tubes and lungs are more marked and more frequently affected than are
NEGLECTED AND LITTLE USED REMEDIES: those of other parts.
ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM, ERYTHRINUS, ERYTHROXYLON CocA, OciMUM The characteristic discharges and exudates are copious, white, viscid
CANUM and are frequently expelled from the body with difficulty. This is espe­
cially true of the expectoration; the bronchial tubes and lungs may be
CLINICAL NoVELTIES: 0XYDENDRON-ARBOREUM, ScROPHULARIA-NODOSA, loaded with a loose rattling expectoration that, owing both to the viscid
PARTHENIUM, SoLANUM-INTEGRI nature of the mucous and to the insufficient expulsive power of the
lungs, can be dislodged with extreme difficulty, if at all, and then in
THE SPIDER POISONS only scanty amounts.
This remedy affects the vitality so profoundly that the reactive pow­
UNUSUAL REMEDIES:
ers of the body are depleted and weak, causing a feeble response to the
ToxicOPHIS, TEUCRIUM-SCORODINA, TILIA, CONGO-RED.
action of the curative remedies. Perhaps for this reason, we find it fre­
quently a needed remedy for both extremes oflife, infancy and old age.
The next most important center affected is the gastro-intestinal tract.
MERc-IoD. CUM KALI-IOD. Nausea, gagging and retching is a strong characteristic; vomiting of
copious ropy white mucous, sometimes mixed with bile or blood. The
HoMEOPATHIC WAR REMEDIES digestion like the general organism is weak, especially sensitive to acid
fruits, which may be the only thing desired. Most food is repugnant,
even the attempt to eat, or the sight or thought of food cannot be toler­
ated; milk the natural food of the infants cannot be taken or used, even
cold water which at times may be desired will irritate and upset the
highly sensitive stomach. Inflammations of mucous membranes slowly
go on to ulceration which are equally slow to repair.
With the weakness already mentioned there is an accompanying
coldness. And cold wet weather brings on or aggravates all complaints
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the catarrhal affections of the respiratory tract, and the symptoms of life can ometimes be saved (after all other methods fail) by giving this
the stomach and bowels, also the rheumatic and gouty states that make
up the third important center to be involved. remedy. i
The pains of the limbs and back . are severe and. constant and assoc.I­. It also acts as a great palliative and comfort in many cases of late
tuberculosis, when the exhausted and partly destroyed lungs can func­
ated with great weakness and heavmess, even gomg on to a paralytic tion no longer, yet the patient continues to live and suffer. ANT-T. will
weakness. give such a patient, a painless death if it does not prolong his life.
The fourth point of note is a copious sweat that does not relieve �he
other symptoms (MERC. and HEr.); the patien� sweats WI�hout rehef. Also it will serve you well in the pneumonias of high bred dogs,
And with this weakness and coldness and sweatmg the patient IS men- especially the short-necked blooded bulls, that inevitably die after a few
tally irritable and sensitive to a high degree. days under other forms of treatment. ANT-T. is almost a specific for the
Complaints especially of children art often brought on by becommg . pneumonia of dogs. And experimentally the dog has proven highly sus­
angry, like CHAM., Cowc., and STAPH. ceptible to its action, taking on the pathological findings of pneumonia,
Another therapeutic symptom of real v�lue, f�equently met With, . IS. a from its administration in so-called physiologic doses. It is surprising
febrile state occurring with no accompanymg thirst. how happy you can make your patients by saving their pets; that is why
Next in importance is the action of the remedy on the � kin. Erup­ this feature of the remedy is mentioned.
tions of various kinds are produced by this remedy; herpetic, pustular Certain forms of bronchial asthma are intractable and chronic and
and ulcerative and they are slow to heal. resistant to all kinds of treatment. Those catarrhal cases loaded with
From this brief sketch of the general aspects of the remedy, we may mucous, that cannot be expectorated; it lays in the bronchial tubes and
gleam somewhat of the conditions requiring it ho�eopathic. use. rattles and chokes and gags the patient and produces a more or less irri­
tating cough, which only brings up a little mucous with difficulty. And
A novice in the application of the home? pathic law, �ould kn<?w all these conditions are worse in cold wet weather and are met with in
that lung and respiratory conditions of a senous nature mi�ht require those of weakened, broken states.
this medicant. The pneumonias of the aged, . weak, cold with broken The stomach symptoms have led to its use in the complaints of old
constitutions who have suffered from chrome catarrhal tro.u?les an? drunkards, those who have ruined their stomachs with excessive indul­
weak impaired digestion or those affected by gouty and arth.ntiC condi­
tions aggravates by every change to cold wet weather. The . mabili. . �Y to gence in alcoholic drinks, where symptoms of ulcerative irritability
supervene. They become so weak that nothing is tolerated and there is
expectorate the load of mucou.s t�at rattles and c� okes him un.til he gaging and vomiting of viscid mucous, blood and bile.
becomes cyanotic, cold and smlang. The bronchial pneumoma� �f
infants of a sickly weak constitution, who have been ur� able to . assim� ­ This remedy has proven of great use in the treatment of smallpox
late their food because of a faulty digestive tract. The child needu�g this and even prophylactic properties are claimed for it. There is a stronger
medicine is desperately ill, because of its wealmess and poo � reaction to thing about this drug that might be suggested. If you scarify a small
remedies. Ir., (the nearest analogue to ANT-T.) likely has. failed or o.nly area on the skin and rub in a little tartar emetic, in the lx triturate, you
palliated for a time, then it is, this medicine may save a hfe. In a typiCal can produce a typical vaccination scar, one that will satisfy the most
ANT-T. picture where the remedy acts only feebly o� slowly, a .dose of bigoted health officer anywhere. The pustular eruptions, the dreadful
SuLPH. will worderfully strengthen and hasten curative action m these back and limb pains, the disturbed digestive symptoms and the great
infantile pneumonias. wealmess, all could well make it a splendid medicine for certain cases of
Another place for this remedy is the new?or.n. Where cyanosed . and small pox. Clarke says ANT-T. develops the small-pox pustule and that
asphyxiated as a result of pressure and delay modent to a difficult b irth, THUJ. dries it up.
.
1 and ARs. Editor.
-
1 . This remedy is of capital value in helping restore premature lungs and Hyaline Mem­
brane Disease - Editor.
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Kent says that the s.ufferings and symptoms of the ANT-T. patient Clarke says there is not the amel. from rest which is apparent in
shows on the face, which may be dusky pale and even cyanos ed; a many symptoms of Ant-c. ANT.-T. headaches are aggravated by rest' also
marked symptom is the flapping of the wings of the nose like LYe., to earache and respiration.
which it must be compared in some cases of late pneum onia. Cough agg. at 4 a.m. amel by eructation. Clarke recommends this
alone, even does not remedy as being one of the best for cases of lumbago.
The infant is very fretful and wants to be left lsions at times come on TEUCR-s. is mentioned because, it has cured a case with strong ANT-T.
want to be looked at or touched, and convu Another feature symptoms on a tubercular base, where ANT-T. was given without relief
from anger. Much of this looks like CHAM. andbeCINA. part of the weakn ess. of the constant rattling cough or of the emaciation and general weak­
that is quite marked is a drowsi ness that may ness present. In TEUCR-s., the cervical glands of the neck are more pro­
At times this lapses into almost a stupor inintestin children, this aspect will nounced than is generally found under ANT-T. TEUCR-s. has cured a case
lead you to compare AETH., especially in the al conditions. of advance � t�berculosis with a cavity of the left lung. A case of
Such a paper as this canno t do justice to thishighligwonderful remed y; an chrome penodical headache very severe, occurring at the menstrual
attempt to bring out the general features anded for further hts is all that we period of a young unmarried woman, who also suffered from very pro­
expect to do, so that interest might be awaken and deeper fuse flow and almost unbearable cramps all at the same time, yielded
study of it. promptly and permanently to this remedy given in potencies of the
A summary reveals a few cardinal symptoms and states that will lOM . and S?M, ea�� dose at long intervals apart. This remedy needs a
prove helpful to the busy practician: provmg as Its empmcal applications shows great possibilities in curative
First, is the marked weakness everywhere. energy, that can only be developed by a good proving.
Second, is the general coldness and the aggrav ation from becoming . HELx.,
with
is another lung remedy of undoubted power; tubercular cases
hemorrhage may find this the needed remedy. Cough with blood
cold and from cold wet weather. There isroom, also an aggravation from spitting, continuous hoarseness, and a cough at night which prevents
external heat and from the heat of a closed especially the respira- sleep. Dyspnea, agg. ascending stairs.
tory symptoms. Two cases mentioned by Clarke cured with the CM potency: First
The extremely weak and irritable digestiveduring tract presents symptoms case: A man had frequent attacks of hemoptysis, continuous hoarse­
of nausea, retching and vomiting. Thirstless the fever. Copious
sweat without relief of symptoms. ?ess, d_ry tickling cough agg. night preventing sleep, dyspnea agg. climb­
mg staus. He had had all the usual remedies, HELx. CM three powders
Rattling of much mucous that comes up respira with difficulty and only in given. There was no more hemorrhage. A few weeks later a return was
small amounts. Flapping of the alae nasi in tory complaints. Pal­ feared and a few �ore doses given. Four months later the patient was
lor and cyanosis complete a fairly full list of import ant symptoms of greatly Improved I.n health and remained well. Second case: A lady of
this drug. tubercular diathesis, developed the disease after confinement. Several
A few of the most marked modalities will serve to complete our too well-indicated remedies failed to check its progress. At length hemor­
brief study of a great medicine. rhage set in. Helix was given as in the other case with prompt effect;
The cough is agg. from warm drinks, alsoess.becom ing warm while hem?rrhage ceased, cough and expectoration gradually improved, and
lying in bed. Also agg. from cold and dampn forwar ANT-T. has agg. sitting m eight months the patient was well and remained so. These cases
down, and on rising from a seat, sitting bent and d,on(yet sitting erect quoted from Clarke, indicate the value of this remedy and the need of a
amel.), agg. lying on affected side, agg. motion every effort to proving of it, that we may better apply another weapon in our fight
move. against the great "white plague". The key as we see the remedy now is
the hemorrhagic tendency it has cured, and remedies that are valuable
A characteristic of ANT-T. in lung affections is : lies with head back. for this phase of tuberculosis are especially desirable because, such cases
1. dark - Editor.
are noted for the difficulty in curing them.
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Bomhenia Bomhenia

BOMHENIA1 and polarity forces to the disease vibrations and polarities that sicken
and kill creatures of the animal and plant worlds . No clearer action of
A new and valuable remedy especially efficient in the uterine hemor­ similia can be found anywhere else in nature than this proven fact of
rhages of women at or around the time of the climacteric. The hemor­ two similar forces, one in the plant and one in the animal body, nullify­
rhage is dark red to dark with few if any clots, with or without pain and ing each other when they meet in that animal organism. It is possible
at times profuse and alarming. There is a marked tendency to ulceration by vibratory analysis to know the disease-making properties contained
and malignancy of the cervix, a condition in which a number of in every substance in nature. Such being the case, it is relatively easy to
patients suffering from it have with this medicine been cured. predict the conditions and states of sickness that a plant or a mineral
This wonderful remedy is prepared from the beautiful flowering tree, substance can cure when the polarity and the disease vibratory rates are
Bomhenia, whose numerous blossoms resemble the delicacy and color­ found and known. l
ing of the orchid, but unlike the orchid it is not parasitic. This tree is a Of course, this knowledge is only preliminary and far from com­
native of Brazil, but it also grows in Florida. A fresh portion of the plete, but when it is confirmed by cures, it becomes more valuable and
leaves, twigs and blooms of the plant were sent to Ehrhart and Karl, reliable. Only when a complete proving in accordance with the Hahne­
and they made a tincture and potencies ranging from the lower to the mannian technique is made and added to this knowledge can we get the
CM. My cures were effected by potencies from the two hundred to the best and widest and most certain results from a remedy.
CM. This remedy now needs such a thorough proving on healthy humans
The question may be asked how was the knowledg� of the healing that we may learn the mental and emotional states it can produce on
powers of this tree obtained and what were the indications for its appli­ the healthy and cure in the sick. Its nature corresponds to the acute
cation to the needs of the sick? All things in nature, animate and inani­ destructive aspects of chronic malignant disease, and too few of even our
mate, have electro-magnetic polarity. Be they crude or in potentized well-proven remedies have such properties.
form, the polarity does not change. All matter and all energy have spe­
cific rates of vibration for each different substance or energy in the Cos­
mos. A remedy in its crudest state or form has the same polarity as it
has when run up to the highest potency. The process of potentization
does not change the specific rate of vibration of a substance but its elec­
tronic structure is so altered; there is a great increase in the electronic
power because of the greater space between the electrons to vibrate in.
Before this remedy was extracted from its natural habitat, the growing
tree, and made into the healing remedy that it is, the leaves, stems and
flowers were tested to ascertain its polarity. After the polarity was
found, tests for vibratory rates of disease were searched for and tabu­
lated.
The doctrine of correspondences throughout the whole realm of
nature is wonderfully illustrated here and is another aspect of the
unbroken unity operating throughout the Cosmos. Every plant, min­
eral or chemical substance throughout all nature, of the earth, or the
oceans, or the gases of the air have medicinal properties to heal the ills
and infirmities of man and beast because they contain similar vibratory
1. See "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" p . 679 and "Importance o f Electronic
1. JouNAL OF THE AMERICAN I NSTITUTE OF HoMEOPATHY, Vol. 49, No. 5, June 1956, p. 151. Reactions to Future Medicine" p. 683. - Editor.

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Cadmium sulphuricum Cadmium sulphuricum

The character of the pains is ?u�ning, cutting and lancinating. There

CADMIUM SULPHURICUM1
IS. tendency to spas� and c.onstn�tiOn o� many parts, but especially the
This is one of the deepest and most terrible medicines of the materia throat often assona��d With pamful difficult swallowing. The nasal
medica, affecting the blood elements and nervous system profoundly. s �mptoms and conditiOns are pronounced and striking. Nasal polypus
Though its provings are meager, there have been many cures made with blocked nostrils and severe types of eczema have been repeatedly
with it of serious sickness that did not respond to other remedies. In its cured.
native habitat it is found closely associated with ZINC., and symptomat­ Great irritability of mind is found in the CADM-s. patient. Also there
ically it has many states in common with that metal. Kent places it IS. . a horror of sohtude �nd of work. These symptoms are compatible
symptomatically between ARs. and BRY., but in some of its nerve mani­ Wit? the extreme physiCal weakness and anemia common to this
festations it resembles ZINc. and PHos., especially in its tendency to patient. T �e appearance of the CADM-s. patient is sad to behold:
produce paralysis of single muscles or groups of muscles as in facial cachexic thm, anxious expression with a greyish sallowness and blue cir­
paralysis, etc. cles a�ound puffed lachrymose eyes. Such patients have the mark of
The tendency to produce necrosis and gangrene with profound d�ep Illness stamped upon them. Blood disorders and other changes in
blood changes brings it into competition with ARs. and the snake poi­ VItal organs have long been at wor�< and have ultimated, or soon will, in
sons. Wherever inflammatory processes start in the body under cancer or some other chronic degenerative disease.
CADM-s., there soon follows death of cellular tissues. Many cases of gas­
tric and intestinal ulcer have been cured with this remedy; even cancer­ . In hamme
tiOn;
the hea� t�ere are keen sufferings: constriction; stitches; pulsa­
�mg m the head followed by vomiting; headache with rest­
ous conditions have been greatly mitigated and life prolonged. lessness a?d Icy coldness of the body with epistaxis, constriction of
According to Clarke, apoplexy, boils, chilblains, cholera infantum, t�roat, thust, nausea, :ro�iting. Headache comes on awaking, in open
corneal opacity, other eye affections, facial paralysis, indigestion, men­ au, of from a draft _of air m the sun. Herpes of scalp is frequently found.
ingitis, nasal polypus, oceana and yellow fever have been cured by this eyes come m f?r many t�oubles: cannot read small type; night
. Theness;
remedy.
The CADM-S. patient is very chilly, lacking in vital heat to a marked
blmd
swellmg . ofscrof�lous mflammat10n; opacity of cornea; hot tears and
the hds; hollow deep-sunken eyes with blue circles around
degree; icy coldness even when near a fire; horripilation, after drinking, them.
with hot hands. Sweat in axilla like HEP. Bad effects of checked perspi­ Ear noises which echo in the head.
ration from exposure to a draft of cold air. Itching of the skin when The nose e�its an �lce�ati_ve or cancerous odor - Ozena. Tightness at
cold < by sunshine. Many symptoms are < in the morning and after root of nose With tensiOn InSide. Obstruction of nose with swelling and
sleep; < walking, ascending stairs. In fact, any exertion or motion aggra­ fro.m the presence of p olypus. Numbness of the nose, erysipelas and
vates this patient and his symptoms (BRY.). b01ls on the. nose. Canes of the nasal bones. Ulceration of the nostrils.
The wearing effects of grief may need this medicine; also the bad Spasmodic �ov�ments of the upper lip, facial paralysis from expo­
effects following anger may call for it. sure to cold au - hke CAUST. and KALI-P. Crawling sensations on the
One of our best remedies for the complaints and weakness of chronic �ace, chronic eruption on forehead, nose and around the mouth · swell­
drunkards. The nausea and vomiting - even the coffee-ground type of mg of t�e lips. ?alivation with a sweetish taste at first followed b; bitter
vomiting - has been cured. �r b �rnmg. Fetid breath; ulcers; dryness and itching, burning constric­
The array of skin symptoms: intense itching at night in bed; when tiOn m throat - dysphagia.
touched; when cold; which is > scratching, causing a voluptuous feel­ In the gastro-intestinal tract there are many sufferings and symp­
ing. Skin blue; yellow; scaly, cracking, damp, suppurating herpes; chil­ toms : Nausea referred to the mouth, .chest and abdomen with vomiting
blains - all stamp this remedy as an anti-psoric of the highest rank. of and yellow substances accompamed by cold perspiration and great
.
weal�ness with inability to move as all symptoms are < by the least
1 From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor. motiOn (BRY.). Salty or rancid belching with cold sweat on the face.
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Aggravated cases of sickness have the black vomit that occurs in the late DIFFERENTIATING SYMPTOMS OF SoME OF THE CADMIUM SALTS1
stages of yellow fever or coffee-ground vomit occurring in cancer cases.
Burning and cutting pains in the stomach. Gastric symptoms < after CADMIUM SULPHURICUM
drinking beer and there is < in the forenoon; during the pregnant state; CADM-S. presents some striking features that run through all the
the nausea of drunkards, especially the chronic broken-down individu­ other cadmiums. First of all the Cadmium patient is cold, always freez­
als with pathological changes present. ing, and complaints are all made worse from becoming cold, or from
Severe pain with vomiting comes in the abdomen; cutting pains in cold changes in the weather. Another thing about CADM-s. is the weak­
the bowels and kidneys. Lancinations in the left hypochondrium. ness it produces; so weak and tired. Examine this weakness a little closer
Symptoms of stomach and hypochondria < by walking or carrying bur­ and you find it is accompanied with a cachectic state that simulates the
dens. Stools almost gelatinous, yellowish-green, semi-fluid (cholera cachexia of advanced cancer or pernicious anemia.
infantum). Severe cutting in region of the kidneys; urine suppressed, or Mentally there is a marked increase in irritability with a horror of
scanty or bloody. Extreme weakness of the male sexual organs mani­ solitude and of work.
fested by too frequent seminal emissions - cured or checked by the rem­ There are some uncommon sleep symptoms that resemble the car­
edy. (Clarke) In the female, the remedy acts well during pregnancy. bons and the snake poisons. Sleeps with eyes wide open, stops breath­
Erysipelas of the mammae; inflamed nipples. ing on going to sleep. Wakens up suffocationg. Symptoms worse after
The chest feels dilated. Feeling as if the lungs adhered to the chest. sleep. Annoying protracted sleeplessness; insomnia.
Cough with loss of consciousness, agitation, red face, pain in the stom­ CADM-s. acts most intensely on the gastro-intestinal tract, causmg .
ach or vomiting of bile. Interrupted breathing during sleep. Chest nausea aggravated by motion; later there is vomiting of acid or yellow
symptoms < squatting. Brown spots on the chest. Swelling of external substances. With these symptoms the face is bathed with cold perspira­
chest. Suppuration of the axillary glands. In fact, the glands everywhere tion and there are cutting pains in the abdomen. Black vomit like that
tend to enlarge and break down. occurring in the severe types of zymotic diseases. This remedy com­
Brown spot on elbow. Boils on the buttocks. Restlessness of the petes with ARs. in the ulcerations of the stomach of drunkards. Beer
limbs; jactitations, startings. aggravates the gastric complaints.
The sleep symptoms are as troubled and broken as are those found Salivation with bitter burning in the mouth and throat; fet1d. breath.
under LACH. or Or. Sleeps with eyes open; stops breathing on going to Ulcers with dryness and burning constriction of the throat. This
sleep; wakes up suffocating. Symptoms < after sleep; annoying pro­ remedy should be a splendid one for those cases of the vomiting of
Remedies to compare are ZINc. in nervous conditions. ARs. is the
tracted sleeplessness. pregnancy that fail to respond to the usual remedies; pernicious forms
of vomiting of black blood from chronic ulcers or cancer of the stom­
nearest analogue, especially in the chronic - gastric and intestinal condi­ ach. Coffee ground vomit.
tions with weakness and burning pains and deathly nausea, Ir. and TAB. Such, in brief, is a general view of CADM-S. Our proving of this rem­
respond to the more acute and short-lasting complaints. lP. has nausea
for the extreme nausea and collapse symptoms; but these remedies cor­ edy is still far too meager, a wider knowledge of its symptomatology
would enable us to cure sever types of intestinal disease that many
with a clean tongue as a characteristic. LACH. may be compared in the times fail to respond to our ordinary remedies.
constrictions of the throat and other parts, also the aggravation coming
on during and after sleep. CADMIUM METALICUM
A study of the best proved of the cadmiums viz: CADM-s. must give
us a basis for comparison until the proving of CADM-MET. is completed
when we shall have more symptoms and a fuller data to prescribe on.
1. From the handwritten manuscript o f Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor.

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Differentiating Symptoms of Some of the Cadmium Salts Differentiating Symptoms of Some of the Cadmium Salts

CADMIUM METALICUM ... CADMIUM METALICUM ...

During my work with CADM-MET. in the last two years I have gath­ This remedy, together with CADM-o., is the best antidote to alumi­
ered a number of cured symptoms and some symptoms produced on num posioning especially the subtle form that comes gradually from
sensitive subjects during its primary action when the so called aggrava­ the prolonged intake of foods prepared in alumina cooking utensils.
tions so often occur. CADMIUM IODATUM
CADM-MET. produces an impulsive irritability going to the verge of CADM-I. is a great gland remedy: the cervical glands of the neck, the
insanity in its violence alternating with a deep depression of the mind. tonsils, the thyroid, the mammary glands, the lymphatics everywhere,
Loathing of life, hopeless and apathetic all joy is gone. Unable to con­ the testicles of the male, and the ovaries of the female. The liver, the
centrate, saying and doing the wrong things such as putting salt in her spleen and the pancreas are all sooner or later involved under the influ­
tea instead of sugar. Vivid unhappy dreams of sickness, causing worry ence of this remedy.
after awakening. Averse to people, to certain kinds of music; to noise. One distinctive mental symptom is hatred. Hates everybody and eve­
Odors and unpleasant things produce nausea, even when thinking of rything. Atheistic and hateful with a high degree of self pity. As these
them. symptoms, together with an ulceration of the transverse colon cleared
Vertigo while looking at moving pictures accompanied with sensa­ up and got well, a patient under CADM-I. lost his hates and became
tion of something taking the breath away, objects recede and return. quite humane and kind, and gained greatly in weight.
Extreme constant neuralgic headaches, maddening pressing pains This is a powerful antisyphilitic as well as antipsoric and antisycotic,
through whole head extending to eyes and ears. in fact all the cadmiums may be classed in the three miasms of Hahne­
Old ear discharge with ear pain returned after many years with mann.
improvement in hearing. Hearing had been gradually getting fainter for CADM-I. at times has an aggravation from extreme heat as well as
years; suddenly improved with ear discharge. extreme cold. As a rule the patient is less chilly than in the other CAD­
Sore pressing pains in the liver and spleen. Violent vomiting attack MIUMS.
with headache; alternating of heat and coldness. Vomiting bile and Only a glimpse of the possibilities is here shown of these wonderful
acid. medicines. More complete provings will add greatly to the power and
use of our glorious Materia Medica.
Diarrhea of black mushy stools with intestinal pains, this was fol­
lowed by improvement in an inveterate constipation of years standing. CADMIUM OXIDATUM1
Stools clay colored later. Among the most useful of our new remedies is CADM-0. which is the
Breasts felt enlarged and sore, this occurred in several patients. most active of the Cadmiums and has a wide range of action in chronic
Intense squeezing pain in region of the heart with a sense of wealmess. and intractable conditions of cancer, degenerative diseases of heart and
More frequent urination, discoloring the vessel brownish or deep kidneys and many forms of arthritic and nerve inflamations all most
lemon color, very hard to wash off the vessel. Hemorrhages from the resistant to ordinary remedial measured.
bladder and the rectum has been cured many times, commonly dark This remedy is indispensable and unequalled as an antidote to the
colored with small clots, but several bright red hemorrhages were cured. alumina toxins afflicting humanity at the present time and which stem
Pains severe in all the joints. Numbness of feet and hands while sit­ from the use of aluminum cooking utensils, as well as from the toxins
ting. resulting from water softeners in which aluminum chloride is used.
Severe neuralgic pains in the face with plugged sinuses followed by Those who use the water treated with aluminum chloride for cooking
facial paralysis after large doses of quinine and aspirin cured with one This remedy originally was included in the article "New Remedies and New Aspects o f Old Re­
dose of CAD M-MET. lOM .
1.
medies" p. 1 1 2, from where it was deleted. - Editor.

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Differentiating Symptoms of Some of the Cadmium Salts Carbo vegetabilis

and drinking purposes are sure to suffer from the ill effects of alumi­ CARBO VEGETABILIS 1
num poisoning and when so affected will not respond to curative reme­
dies until this pernicious toxin is antidoted and eradicated completely In presenting this brief sketch of this wonderful remedy, my object is
from the system. This poison acts like one of the basic miasms of Hah­ to bring out an image of sickness that will not tax the memory with a
nemann as the patient will not get well until it is entirely removed. few scattered symptoms however valuable they may be. A long painful
A case in point: A patient suffering from chronic asthma having list of symptoms must fail to hold interest, for such a list can easily be
excellent homeopathic treatment over a long period of time with only obtained in any of our many works on materia medica as the need may
short acting palliation of the asthmatic attacks, which gradually became arise for it. In such a group of symptoms there is a lack of continuity
more intense and wearing. The patient was greatly reduced in weight and spirit that relegates it to the category of dead inanimate things.
and strength with an ever increasing dyspnea which made him very When pictures of sick individuals are presented to our mind's eye,
depressed with despair of recovery. Then it was discovered that he was living, breathing although suffering, and clotted in the aspects of death,
for a long time. A dose of CADM-0. 30 and later a 200 brought quick
poisoned with chronic aluminum from using aluminum cooking ware there is that subtle indefinable force that grasps and impresses our con­
relief which was superseded by an attack of what appeared to be the sciousness with a lasting imprint; no effort of memory is required to
symptoms of a virus flu. In this condition a perfect picture of HEP. was recall the needed remedy of a sick individual when we have absorbed
presented. Chill, fever and copious sweat, must be covered in all stages, the spiritual, mental and physical aspects of each medicine as an entity.
no relief from sweat. HEP. 30 has brought complete relief of the asthma Materia Medica then becomes an intensely fascinating passtime and
ceases to be a difficult and laborious pursuit.
for several weeks without a break and the patient is rapidly regaining CARE-V. is one of our many-sided remedies of broad range, corre­
CADM-0. is magnetically negative and the symptoms for its indica­
weight and strength. sponding to both acute and chronic states of disease and indicated alike
tion may be found in the other CADMIUMS, notably CADM-MET. and in the complaints of the infant, the child, the adult and the aged, a con­
CADM-S. solation and a boon to the suffering along life 's highway from the cra­
dle to the grave.
Often in the delayed or hindered respiration of the newborn, where
mucous which occurs when ANT-T. is needed, CARE-V. will be the magic
there is just weakness and cyanosis present rather than excessive
touch to start the tides of life pulsating on in the rhythm of health.
And in the early marches of life's battle, when acute disease or food
sequela of acute disease, especially whooping cough, then CARE-V. is
disagreements have weakened the nutritive side of the organism or the
the most likely remedy to raise the vital tides to health.
Then later when the adult has fallen victim to his appetite and dissi­
pation has weakened the body stamina so that every little strain, every
little indiscretion in eating and drinking fills him with suffering and
weakness, he becomes sensitive to his environment and cannot adjust
his nervous mechanism to even the slightest changes, this remedy has
the power to rehabilitate that broken constitution and bring back
warmth, strength and hope.
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Carbo vegetabilis Carbo vegetabilis

And at the end of life's journey, when racked with suffering and venous patient. Varicosities with burning painssubJect is � ma�ked feature .. And
anguish, cold, pulseless, blue and gasping for breath; wants to be as one might expect, the heart of the CARB-v. iS �eak �nd i�reg­
fanned that more of the life sustaining oxygen may be wafted to his air­ ular in function, the flabby heart muscles may go on to dilatatwn either
hungry tissues, what a comfort and power is released in the administra­ acute or chronic. Acute dilatation following acute digestive troubles
tion of this remedy. with great flatulence and distension with wealme s,
� <? c llapse and even
Even the most desperate state of sickness at the brink of the grave unconsciousness and death may close the scene if this remedy iS not
may be restored, surgical shock, loss of vital fluids, exhausting debilitat­ recognized and give soon enough . . . . the
ing diseases, protracted fevers with exhaustion, pneumonia with gan­ There are some striking mental symptom s. Timidity, espeCially
.

grene of the lungs, prune juice expectoration, cold sweat, cyanosis, fear of darlmess, is very marked. Darkness also aggravates some of the
complete exhaustion, almost pulseless and wants to be fanned, is a pic­ physical states as the difficult breathing : We �n ve mentioned the mental
ture of one of the worst aspects of CARB-v.; yet this picture of terror sluggishness and memory wealmess . FlXed ideas, fear o.f ghosts, esp.e­
often is magically changed to one of hope and health by this wonderful cially in the dark. Some of the general aspects of thi� remedy will
remedy. remind us of the snake poisons, of Or. and AM-c., espeCially the sleep
It is an antidote for many poisoning conditions. Food poisonings aggravations; awakens out of sleep, suffocatin g and frightene ?. .
from tainted foods, especially fish tainted; with extreme burning pains, The afore going synopsis of this truly wonderfu l remedy iS designed
flatulence, extreme distension, weakness, cold sweats, weakened pulse only to stimulate study and research in � o the . n � used asSuch
:ate ia medica.
fre­
and blueness yet craves the air and is relieved by fanning. study will be amply rewarded , because this medicme iS not
Gas poisoning and noxious fumes of all kinds are likely to need this quently as it should be by the average prescribe r.
remedy. The patient may be unconscious, pulseless and blue, and still
CARB-V. can save.
The CARB-V. patient is sensitive to even a very little alcohol, becomes
dizzy and flushed with burning at the stomach, and later weak and
depressed from only a small amount of wine. This is one of the reme­
dies for patients having very feeble re-active power. Their wealmess is
such they cannot respond to remedy action.
CARB-v. must be thought of along with Or. for the effects of shock
and fright and with PsoR. in the sequela and wealmess of long-lasting
chronic or sub-acute illness. It also may be compared with ARN. and
RHus-T. from the ill effects of injuries, strains and bruises. CurR.,
CAMrH. and VERAT. in cholera-like conditions, all are to be compared
with CARB-v. and CHIN. for the weakness that follows hemorrhage and
the loss of other vital fluids, with SEr. where the woman has never been
well since the birth ofher child.
The chronic aspect of CARB-v. is very distinctive. An individual
slowed down mentally and physically; sleepy and tired, even to a state
of exhaustion, a venous patient with engorged capillaries giving the face
a dark flush, or even a purplish hue. One who is sensitive to the two
extremes of temperature, whose feet and lmees are icy cold and whose
head and face hot except perhaps the nose, which may be cold and dark
red with engorged capillaries showing. Kent calls the CARB-v. patient a
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Chlorum Chlorum

and coldness, followed by burning heat, might easily place this in our
group of flu remedies.
This element has been proved in the form of "Chlorine water" and FAcE: The face is swollen with protruding eyes. This symptom taken
tested clinically. Clarke says, "It produces spasms and convulsions, with the increased action of the heart might suggest its use in certain
coryza, and catarrh." Its most specific action is on the larynx producing cases of exophthalmic gaiter. Also the face may take on a greenish
great difficulty in exhaling. Inspiration is easy, but the air cannot be color.
exhaled; is the likeness of a typical chlorine attack. TEETH: The teeth become black and are very sensitive as if injured by
Clinically this remedy has cured severe cases of aphthae, asthma of a acids; enamel becomes thin and even disappears leaving the teeth black
specific type, catarrh, chlorosis, colds, convulsions, croup, complaints and sensitive.
of dentition, diptheria, gastritis, haemoptysis, impotence, laryngismus, MouTH: Tongue is black and feels as if burnt; very acid saliva; aph­
phthisis, pleurisy, sore throat, typhus, and ulcers. thae; putrid odor from mouth.
Rapid emaciation is a general condition observed in the provings. THROAT: Throat dry; sore from uvula to bronchi; choking sensation;
Also, a change in the character and number of the red blood cells is inability to swallow.
produced. Convulsive attacks while cutting the eye teeth; inflammation STOMACH: Acid stomach and other gastric troubles (in workmen
of mouth and gums rapidly going to ulceration is a feature. Acute rheu­ exposed to the fumes of chlorine and who eat chalk for it). Desire to
matic pains have been cured. Extreme sensitiveness of the skin with var­ vomit without nausea, when coughing.
ious forms of eruptions, inflammations and even ulcerations are STOOL: Diarrhea in the morning, with dry mouth, after the eruption
produced and cured with this remedy. Malignant pustule, carbuncle, appears in typhus; stools of bright blood; hemorrhage in typhus, blood
nettle rash with fever; skin becomes dry, yellow, and shrivelled. black, coagulated, or thin and smelling like carrion.
Catarrhal inflammations everywhere but especially in the respiratory MALE SEXUAL ORGANS: Sudden impotence and aversion to sexual
tract is a strong characteristic of the remedy. intercourse in the male.
MIND: Some striking mental states have been noted. Fears he will go RESPIRATORY ORGANS: In the respiratory organs are found the most
crazy; or that he will be unable to earn a living; cannot remember profound and striking symptoms produced by this remedy. Aphonia,
names of people he sees, or if he sees the names, cannot remember the especially from damp air; great difficulty in articulating or breathing.
persons to whom they belong. Apprehension and irritability to anger. Spasms of the glottis; air enters easily but cannot be expelled. Feeling as
Weakness and restlessness are marked symptoms in the more serious if the rima glottidis were stiff, as if composed of an iron band or ring.
cases of siclmess; also coma and fainting with cold viscous sweats. Sudden tightness of chest. Any attempt to cough brings on spasm of
HEAD: Painful aching of the head in the vertex and down left side the glottis. Desire to cough from ticlding and sensation of rawness
with inclination to lie down. Warm sweat breaks out on forehead while behind the thyroid cartilage, but the cough is abortive, as he cannot
coughing. expel the air from the chest. A continuous little dry cough; at each
EYES: Lacrymation < in the open air. Suddenly numerous fantastic cough a spot in chest (region of right bronchus) feels sore, as if the
images appeared before the eyes, disappearing with lightning-like rapid­ cough jarred and hurt it. Phlegm raised with difficulty; soon collects
ity. again. Cough with spitting of blood and with pleuritic pains. Sensation
NosE: Coryza with headache, violent sneezing in the morning, nose of warmth in respiratory organs; sensation in lower and inner third of
smoky or sooty, corrosive feeling in corners of nose. Sudden running right lung as if it were ruptured anp as if air escaped from lung into the
from nose in drops of sharp corroding fluid, with tears in the eyes, with pleural cavity at each inspiration. Rales frequent, sibulent, and loud.
dry tongue, palate and fauces; or thin coryza soon changing to yellow, Heart's action much increased.
copious mucous; loss of smell. These local symptoms with wealmess
1. This remedy should b e considered for pneumo-thorax, because this i s what actually happens
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor. in pneumo-thorax. - Editor.

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Chlorum Chlorum

Chilliness and crawls, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Burning dry heat gastrointestinal disease will respond very slowly if at all to treatment
FEVER:
with anxiety and raving. Genial glow all over with night sweat. Cold until you substitute distilled or spring water in their drink and diet for
sweat; viscous sweat in typhus. the chlorianted water they are ordinarily compelled to use.
GENERAL: The symptoms of the remedy are worse from midnight to While some acute conditions of disease may have been mitigated by
7 a.m., especially the spasm of the glottis . Lying down < nasal com­ chlorinization of water, it has indisputably increased to an alarming
plair:ts, yet inclined to lie down with the headaches. Restless, yet < degree many forms of chronic sickness including the more alarming
walkmg up and down. Sitting with the sun shining on back causes shud­ and difficult conditions such as Bright' s disease and cancer. For proof
dering. Open air relieves the chest symptoms but aggravates and causes of the aforementioned statement we need only cite the reports of the
lachrymation; damp weather aggravates loss of voice. various boards of vital statistics, state and federal, showing the alarming
RELATIONS : This remedy is an antidote to HYDR-Ae. and SuL-H. and increase of those diseases during the period of chlorination of the coun­
in turn is antidoted by SUL-H. and ALUMN. LYe. antidotes the state of try's water supply. Any substance that changes the vital processes and
impotency produced by it. PLB-AC., the blood spitting and pleurisy. It brings about even blood and tissue changes in a relatively short time
follows PHos . well. even when taken in very minute, even infinitesmal doses, if given over
Such is the fragmentary homeopathic proving of this searching ele­ longer periods in more material dosage, must necessarily produce seri­
ment. ous harm in a large majority of those using such a substance.
Like the other halogens, this is a valuable croup and diptheria rem­ The system may become immune to a degree to a poison if given in
edy m. the gravest cases after other apparently well indicated remedies small graduated doses so that immediate death or even much inconven­
ience may not be noted, but such apparent immunity is purchased at
f�il. In the middle West where much alkali dust at times permeates the the price of weakened body resistance and damaged vital organs.
a1�·, m sev� re �as�s of �roup, SPONG. will frequently fail, but this remedy
wlll save hfe 1f g1ven m a potency not too low. It is a banner remedy in
the laryngeal types of diptheria a condition wherein we have developed
by far too few remedies to meet such a serious condition.
The provers did not note any urinary symptoms but times when our
water supply was heavily charged with chlorine gas, many doctors
reported numerous cases of cystitis, many quite severe with blood and
albumen in the urine .
The marked increase in heart and kidney disease that has been coin­
cident with the almost universal use of chlorine in the water supply of
our co �ntr�, suggests that .this highly irritating substance might be a big
factor m th1s mcrease of kldney and heart conditions noted by the vari­
ous boards of vital statistics. And our old school friends who at one
time lauded this substance as a splendid germicide and disinfectant
a�air:st all fo�ms of disease have concluded that its efficacy as a germi­
nde m unsat1sfactory, because, if used in sufficient strength to make it
effective, it is dangerous and deliterious to those subjected to its influ­
ence. Hence at present it is rarely if ever used either as a disinfectant or
remedy.
I have observed a few things in my practice during the period when
water chlorinization was carried on in an intense way in Chicago that
may be helpful to other physicians. Cases of asthma, heart, kidney, and
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Differentiation of Diphtheritic Polycrests Differentiation of Diphtheritic Polycrests

DIFFERENTIATION OF DIPHTHERITIC POLYCRESTS 1 merely thinking of sweetened water; milk relieves the gastric symptoms.
On the kidney there is marked action; urination is albuminous,
retained or suppressed. The stools are offensive, slimy or green, often
. The remedies are listed according to the frequency of their indica­
tlOn. bloody stools, or scanty stool preceded by colic in abdomen and fol­
lowed by tenesmus. Violent and abrupt beating of the heart; strong pal­
MERCURIUS CYANATUS pitations. Repeated fainting. Skin moist and cold.
MERC-CY. comes neare: to being a specific for diphtheria than any DIPHTHERINUM
one of our proven remed1es. For all non-descript cases I would sooner Called by H. C. Alien, the homeopathic antitoxin. It is another rem­
trust to 1ts use than to that of any other known agent. Its poisonous edy whose symptoms correspond to some of the worst cases. Patients
effects produce s_tates a�d pathologi��l aspects so closely simulating the with weak or exhausted vitality when the attack from the onset tend to
w_orst tyl? es of d1phth�na that phys1e1ans have treated poison cases for malignancy. A differentiation point from MERC-CY. is the painlessness
d1phthena before findmg out the cause of siclm ess toxic poisoning by that runs through this patient. No pain in the throat, no complaints of
MERC-CY. body pain. Just a weak exhausted individual apathetic and too weak to
In m� practice I have fo':lnd it a perfect prophylactic never having complain. Much like the typhoid states of ARN. and BAPT. the patient
s� en � smgle case develop m any member of a family where I have soon goes into sopor or even stupor but easily aroused when spoken to.
g1ven _1t aft_er expos':lre to th� disease. According to Dr. Dewey this rem­ Dark red dusky swelling of tonsils and palatine arches; parotid and cer­
edy g1ven m a routme way m the most malignant epidemics in Europe vical glands greatly swollen. Breath and discharges from throat, nose
cured �bove 9�% of cases. The concensus of testimony favors its use in and mouth very offensive. Tongue swollen and very red; little coating.
p �tenoes rangmg above the 6th. (The use of the lower potencies are
sa1d to tend to produce heart failure and wealmess.) Dr. Villiers of St.
P�tersberg �reated 200 cases of all sorts of severity with this remedy
w1thout a smgle death. There is nothing in the history of medicine to
approach such results.
Its indications are striking and highly characteristic. Extreme weak­
es
� � , even from the onse_t; symptoms of collapse may manifest. Cyano­
Sls 1s an early and pemstent symptom with marked coldness of the
body and extremities. The exudation is white at first soon becoming
dark and even of a gangrenous condition. There may be edema of the
soft palate (like APIS and KALI-BI.) There is likewise a thick tenacious
even a gristle-like exudate on the tonsils. Profuse nose-bleed with
�y�otic flushed face, later pale and wan. Eyes sunken; fixed dilated
mJes�ed pupils. Great difficulty of swallowing with much redness and
swellmg of fauces; sa�ivation fetid breath; teeth painful, gums swollen
and covered w1th wh1te adherent layers under which is found a violet
border. But the rapid prostration, cynosis and coldness are the surest
guides in any color or type of membrane presented.
. Avers
lly _ion tocannot
vom1ted;
food is soon marked. Intense thirst but drinks are speed­
endure soup or hot drinks. Violent retching from
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Ferrum iodatum Ferrum iodatum

fERRUM IODATUM1 HEAD: Headache with confused sensation and heaviness, < in a
warm room, by smoking, wearing hats, reading, writing, motion; > in
This is a wide deep-acting remedy corresponding to many forms of open air, sitting or standing in a draught. Sharp pain from below eye up
chronic disease. through head to vertex, cutting from bridge of nose through the
The blood and glandular systems are markedly affected, especially occiput.
the thyroid gland; the liver and spleen; all present many symptoms and EYES: Purulent inflammation of eyes and photophobia; glands swol­
pathologic changes, such as inflammation and enlargements with dras­ len; exophthalmus after suppressed menses; trachoma; 'painful lancina-
tic disfunction of these organs. tion in eyes and ears.
The lung and respiratory system is another center influenced greatly EARS: Roaring in ears.
by th1s_ drug; even tubercular complaints have been cured with it. NOSE: Nose stopped, freer toward noon; thick nose of scrofula, nose
swollen with ulcers and crusts. Profuse discharge of mucous from nose
Enlargement of spleen and liver as a result of the combined effects of and frequent expectoration of mucous from larynx and trachea.
malaria, suppressed by quinine, have yielded to the curative power of Chronic nasal catarrh becomes worse. Discharge usually in the morn­
this remedy. ings now lasts all day. Blowing nose gives no relief, discharge thick yel­
Reported cures of cancerous tumor of the breast, exophthalmic low or green.
gaiter, scrofulous inflammation of the eyes, ovarian dropsy, kidney MOUTH: Taste: metallic, bitter, flat, insipid, inky, pasty, sharp, bit­
afflictions, periostitis, plethora, pneumonia, gonorrhea and scoliosis are ing, bad in the morning, like peppermint. Tongue, thick yellow coat.
pathologic conditions listed as cured by Clarke in The Dictionary of Burning of tongue and mouth; mucous membranes of mouth and
Practical Materia Medica . throat uniform red, or dotted with fine dense. Bright red papular erup­
From this we see that the female genital system is another center that tion. Burning pain and prickling and swelling of mucous membrane.
this remedy has a strong affinity for. Dryness of mouth and throat.
Quoting Clarke, he states that: FERR-I. corresponds more particularly THROAT: Violent tickling and scraping in throat with a sensation as
to scrofulous affections, which translated into more modern terms is though he would suffocate. Hawking of mucous and cough; rattling of
the tubercular miasm or type, for this inherited toxin is present today mucous. Food seems to come up to throat as if it had not been swal­
in a large number of sick people suffering from many forms of chronic lowed.
disease with an underlying inherited tubercular soil condition. It is very STOMACH: No appetite, no relish for smoking. Great thirst, sour bit­
subtle, only discernible by means of the electronic blood tests. ter taste rising from stomach. Rising up in throat of greasy, acrid, ting­
Some day our allopathic friends will come up with a tubercular ing taste. Eructations; nausea and vomiting.
virus, something not yet found; but FERR-I. does in a most decided way ABDOMEN: Tenderness at epigastrum, at the same time pinching in
correspond to the drastic forms of tuberculosis and malignant types of back over spine directly behind epigastrum. Fullness even after a little
blood and gland diseases which become more prevalent with each pass­ food as if she had eaten too much, a sort of upward pressure; stuffed
mg year. feeling, as if she could not lean forward. Stomach full of wind, every
breath gives pain as from a weight in epigastrium. On rising, or at night
. Our
mg
provings are fragmentary and inadequate for successful prescrib­
purposes, but there are some peculiar symptoms and conditions gar­ when turning in bed, heart beats violently, with pains in epigastrium or
nered from clinical observations that are suggestive for possible curative lower end of sternum. Dull pain under short ribs. Abdomen swollen;
use. bloated after food or drink; pushed up; food soon satisfies. Rumbling
with slight colic before stool. Abdomen when pressed feels like a rubber
Vol. LXIII, Nos. 7-9, Jan., Feb., and March, 1958, p.75. It is pri­ ball. Feeling as of a cord drawn connecting anus and navel, with cutting
pain on straightening up from bent position. Abdominal walls numb; if
I. THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER,
marily the whole text of FERR-1. from Clarce's DrcnoNARY OF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA -
Editor. pinched feels sore long after. Inguinal pain extending across hypogas-
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trium; sides feel stiff as if after a strain. Feeling in sides, low down, as if Sudden sharp sticking pain extenting from left nipple out­
during afternoon and
CHEST:
needles were pricking her; < raising arms or walking. ward to arm, < by pressure. Frequently returns and pai!lless at 0�st,
STOOL AND A NU S : Bowels not moved for a week, then stools loose; evening. Scirrhous tumor near right nipple, small
may have two movements, first costive, second sudden and loose. Pain increasing with sharp lancinating pains from breast to ax1lla, sens1t1ve
as from constriction of anus on passage of feces through it. Thin light to touch (cured).
yellow stools preceeded by griping; small hard stool with sticking and HEART: Many symptom s involving heart are found under this rem-
pain as from constriction in anus; constricting as if worms were in it; edy. Running upstairs cause violent palpitation andthrobbmg pain. on top of
stool easy and painless. Peculiar feeling in rectum and anus as if some­ head . Heart beat so violent it awoke her from sleep,violently through all over.
thing twisted and turned about in a circle and something like drops of Heart beats quickly and seems to force the blood the
water flowed down and as if a screw were boring upward and downward. whole body. Blood vessels throb all over even when quiet.
Urging to stool with much pain in abdomen drawing from above navel NECK AND BACK : The sides of the neck are sore when touched or on
down right side, followed by small, yellowish brown, somewhat hard moving. Small of back as if broken; felt only at night; as ifabo lying in a
stool in the morning. Frequent ineffectual urging to stool. cramped position. Dull pains on each side ab � mt six inches :re kid­
URINARY ORGANS : Pain in both kidneys especially left; feeling in the neys, extending through chest. Painful sensat10n m back and ludneys
fossa navicularis as if water remained in it and could not be forced out and lower portion of spine starting from lumbar vertebra.
any farther in the morning. Urine dark colored depositing thick white LIMBS : In all the limbs there is weakness and bruised sensation with
sediment; urine scalds; frequent profuse emission of light colored urine aversion to moving about; periostitis of fingers and toes. Painful draw­
having a sweetish smell and slight milky sediment. Albuminuria with ings in tendons of back of right hand and left foot. Rheumatiweary c bruised,
edema in hard drinkers. paralysed feeling in right upper arm and shoulder; right arm a� d
as if paralysed . Has to stop writing in the evening because . of pam.
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS : Erections at night, with violent pain and
burning in urethra; unable to urinate; tenesmus in neck of bladder. Rheumatic pain extending upward from back of foot to pelv1s m the
Prickling itching in urethra, especially forepart, with frequent urging to evening; right tibia painful.
SKIN: On the skin there is short lasting eruption like urticaria,
urinate; but very little flow; crawling tickling in urethra and rectum. eczema and lichen.
FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS : Hysterical attacks, great debility; leucor­ SLEEP: The sleep is restless with frequent waking; many dreams of
rhea, anorexia, finally dropsy of right ovary; menses scanty preceeded long-past events. Easy erection. Frequent waking with excessiv� urgi .ng
by pain in right breast and followed by profuse leucorrhea. Three weeks to stool and pain on micturitio n. Dreams of th1eves and fi g htmg w1th
after beginning treatment, sudden loss of consciousness and discharge them. Dreams that he has grown very large, thirty feet high, and every­
of two quarts of yellowish fluid from vagina, after which swelling sub­ thing about is small and insignificant. Frequent starting in sleep and
sided and health was entirely restored. Constant bearing down as if waking with a feeling as though paralysed .
something was coming away; when sitting feels as if pushing something GENERALIT IES: Coldness in a warm room about noon, heat 3 to 4
up. Retroversio uteri; sensation of pressure and protrusion of rectum on p.m.
standing. Prolapse; inversion, antiversion; amenorrhea; itching; sore­
ness and swelling at vulva and vagina; leucorrhea like boiled starch; CoNCLUSION
when bowels move, the discharge is stringy. The scope, range and pace of action of this remedy with its tendency
RESPIRATORY ORGANS : shortness of breath; obliged to take a deep to produce pathologic changes in the economy and its marked affinity
breath, with sensation of oppression of chest, and a pressure beneath to act on important vital organs and centers stamp it as a curative agent
sternum. Short, hacking cough, with yellowish white and rather thick of great value. Because of all these features, which are shown with even
expectoration and at times a pain in chest. Expectoration of greyish the meager provings that have been made, a sufficient interest should
white, rather tenacious mucous drawn in threads. Hemoptysis. be awakened in the homeopathic profession to make a more thorough
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and more complete proving of this powerful curative agent and in that GNAPHALIUM1
way give us a finished implement for the cure of cases of chronic sick­
ness which this medicine alone is destined by law to subdue. GNAPH. is a remedy with but a fragmentary proving. Its sphere of
action is wide in painful states and its power effective. It stands high in
the group of remedies for pain. Therefore it should be studied and com­
pared with Cowe., its nearest analogue in periodical intermitent nerve
pains or in gastro-intestinal pains and in diarrheic conditions. Cowe. is
relieved by pressure, GNAPH. is not. Cowe. has a 4 p.m. aggravation
like LYe. and HELL. which has never been observed with GNAPH. with
exception of the headaches which may occur at 3 - 4 p.m.
CHAM. must be compared in painful states because of the marked
irritability occuring in both remedies. Both CHAM. and GNAPH. have
numbness with the pains, GNAPH. more often has numbness alternating
with the pain. CHAM. is relieved by walking or is compelled to walk
with great irritability and anger. Many of the pains, especially, tooth­
ache are aggravated by applied heat. GNAPH. is better sitting in a chair
with painful leg drawn up, and its headache is better by cold bathing or
applications. In both of these remedies the nerve pains are aggravated at
night.
The MEReURIES, especially MERe-e. in dysenteric conditions should
be studied and compared. MAG-P., has intermittent severe neuralgic
pains which are better by heat and pressure and rest. RHus-T. must be
thought of in painful conditions where motion and pressure relieve; it
too has numbness with its pain. Clarke mentions other remedies for
comparative study: CAUL., IP., LYe., MERe., PuLS., XAN.
Another remedy to think of for comparison is Nux-v.
MIND : GNAPH. ' s most marked mental characteristic is irritability;
especially coming on several days after a diarrhea and during the severe
attacks of neuralgic pain.
HEAD : Vertigo may be present while rising from the bed. There is
fullness about the temples; also a dull continuous pain in the occiput
with shooting pains in the eyeballs. The headache comes on or is worse
at 3 to 4 p.m. or on waking, it is relieved by washing in cold water or
bathing the head with bay rum.
FACE: The face presents a dull heavy bloated appearance. Intermit­
tent neuralgic pain in both upper maxillary bones.
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MOUTH: There is a flat sweetish sickening taste and the tongue cov­ There are two reasons for bringing this fragmentary sketch to your
ered with long white fur which can be removed by thorough washing attention. First because it is one of the greatest medicines not only for
with cold water. Mouth feels parched and tastes badly. relief of pain, but for its cure as well. Second it is a far deeper remedy
STOMACH AND ABDOMEN: The stomach and abdomen are distended than most homeopathic physicans suspect it to be because it has cured
with much flatus and there is nausea, windy eructations and hiccough; very chronic and obstinate cases of arthritis after the failure of some of
colicky pains in various parts with sensitive caecum. Borborygmi with our best proven and sucessful polycrests.
emission of much flatus. Rumbling in bowels with stool before break­
fast (NAT-s .) . Looseness of bowels with passage of pale colored feces.
Diarrheic discharge in the morning and during the day with irritable
temper, pains in bowels of children; dark colored, liquid offensive stool
in morning followed by pain in bowels all day. Vomiting and purging
like cholera morbus in the night and all next day.
URINARY ORGANS: Pain in the kidneys with frequent slight pain in
prostate gland; sensation of pain and fullness in bladder even when just
emptied.
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS: In the male the provings brought out an
increased sexual passion with an irritation of the prostate gland. A fre­
quent characteristic symptom is pain extending along cord to testicles.
FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS: In the female dysmenorrhea; menses
scant and very painful the first day. Sensation of weight in the pelvis, or
of fullness in the pelvis.
NECK AND BACK: Numbness of lower part of back with lumbago is a
strong characteristic, pains often extending down over gluteal regions
and along the course of the sciatic nerve to the foot.
UPPER LIMBS: In the upper limbs feeling of weakness as if unable to
lift the slightest weight. Rheumatic pains in the elbows and shoulders.
LOWER LIMBS: In the lower limbs the pains are first dull then darting
or cutting from the right hip joint extending positively downward to the
foot. Worse lying down, from motion, by stepping. Relieved sitting in a
chair with painful limb drawn up. Intense pain along the sciatic nerve
causing the patient to toss and roll and cry out in great agony. Numb­
ness at times alternates with, or takes the place of the pain. Exercise is
very fatiguing. Cramps in calves or feet, at night in bed. Gouty pains in
the large toes This remedy has cured severe sciatica after RHus-T.,
Cowc. and SuLPH. failed. It likewise has affinity for the anterior crural
nerve. The nerve and rheumatic symptoms are worse in cold damp
weather, from exertion and strain, at night and the early morning; bet­
ter sitting in a chair with painful limb drawn up. The headaches are
relieved by cold bathing.
FEVER: Fever and night sweats.
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apparently come from the solar plexus from which flushes of heat arise
to the head. Undulating sensation in the brain with obscured vision
Quoting Dr. Clarke of London: "This is an oxidation product from with the spasms.
the juices of several plants chiefly Indigofera tinctoria; belonging to the HEAD: Excessive vertigo with the headache. Rush of blood to the
natural order of leguminosae; it is a trituration. Clinically it has been head; congestion, sensation as if the head were enlarged or as if the
useful in acne, amenorrhea, prolapsus ani, brachial neuralgia, constipa­ head were tightly bandaged around the forehead. Pressure deep in the
tion, cough, diarrhea, epilepsy, epistaxis, face pimples, headaches, hys­ brain; shooting and tearing pains deep in the brain. Sensation of weight
teria, renal colic, sciatica, skin affections, toothache, urethral stricture, or pressure in the vertex; noise and throbbings in the head; heat and
worms." bubbling in the occiput as if caused by boiling water. Headache with
"It was introduced into medicine as a remedy for epilepsy. It has sensation as if head were frozen with anorexia; sensation in the crown
been extensively proved by homeopaths, and observations have also as if a bunch of hair were being torn out.
been made of its effects on epileptic patients who were receiving large EYES : Convulsive twitching and quivering of the eyelids impeding
doses from old-school practitioners". sight; pressure in the ball of the eye; inflammation of the meibomian
The provings establish its strong affinity for the nerve trunks of the glands on the lower lids.
arms and lower limbs. Catarrhal conditions are next in prominence EARS: Tearing in and behind the ears as well as in the lower jaw; pres­
catarrh of the bladder and of the respiratory tract, and of the gastro­ sure and roaring in the ears.
intestinal canal are well brought out. NOSE: Epistaxis with vanishing of sight in the afternoon, and with
A peculiar thing about the neuralgias is the marked aggravation after the cough; excessive continued violent sneezing succeeded by violent
every meal, and they are < while sitting or come on during rest and are bleeding of the nose; tearing and incisive pains in the bones and carti­
> by moving about. lage of the nose.
Symptoms in general are < by rest and when sitting, > by motion, FACE: Tearing, piercing, gnawing pains in the bones of the face espe­
rising, walking; > by pressure, by rubbing; < in the afternoon, and in cially the lower jaw extending to the teeth.
the evening. The vertigo with headache is > in the evening and < in TEETH: Drawing, gnawing, tearing pains of the teeth with increase of
open air. Warmth rushes to the head on entering a warm room, after saliva and sweat of the right half of the head, and general sweat in the
walking in the cold air. All symptoms are worse after eating and after evening in bed. Teeth pains worse by warmth, relieved by motion,
the evening meal. This remedy causes sensitiveness to the two extremes momentarily relieved by cold air; pulsation in the whole lower jaw
of temperature; chilliness accompanies many complaints especially which was relieved by Nux-v., but it returned succeeding days and
coldness of the extremities with the violent headache, with a constant became paroxysmal.
desire to urinate. The urine is turbid containing much mucous, or there MOUTH : Numbness of interior of mouth in the morning after wak­
may be frequent emissions of small amounts with pain and contracture ing. Sensation of burning on the tongue and in the bottom of the pal­
of the urethra. Stricture of the urethra after gonorrhea. Frequently great ate. Vesicles on tip of tongue; metallic taste with contracted feeling in
heat in the face with increased secretion of urine. the pharynx. Spitting of bloody saliva.
In the epileptic attacks needing this remedy, great heat of the face STOMACH: Risings from the stomach tasting like milk or sweetish
arising from the solar plexus has been noted. In the epilepsy the mental risings retching and vomiting of watery fluid; vomiting of glue-like
states of depression are in evidence. Great melancholy before the mucous; tingling pains in pit of stomach. Sensation of hunger or weak­
attacks; the patient seeks to hide his depression and sadness, spending ness in stomach.
many nights crying alone. Or there may be a furious excitable state ABDOMEN : Maybe loose evacuations with pinchings in the abdomen
before the attacks and mild and timid after. The attacks are sudden and and urgent desire for stool.
RECTUM : Dull sticking in rectum; emission of an excessive amount
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. · Editor. of flatulence . Creeping over the skin and hands and colic. Obstinate
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constipation; stool scanty hard retained; itching at anus; pin worms;

prolapsus ani after each stool.
URINARY ORGANS: Renal colic with frequent desire to urinate with One of the rare metals receiving its name from the indigo blue line in
burning in the fundus of the bladder. the spectrum through which its presence was discovered in zinc-blende.
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS: In the male, depressed sexual desire with It is similar in action to SEL. and TITAN . , espeCially as related to the
itching of the urethra; glans and scrotum. male sexual symptoms and aspects. Diminished power an_d control; �re­
FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS: In the woman, menses too early; has been quent nocturnal emissions, sexual dreams of pervers10n of whKh
used to produce abortion; stinging in the mammae and burning in the Clarke observes should render it serviceable in some cases of sexual
mammae during menses. psycopathy. . 1t ts. a weanness unfit­
RESPIRATORY ORGANS: Violent cough inducing vomiting with bleed­ MIND: Mental depression as in INDG., but wtth . .

ing of the nose; might well be thought of in whooping cough. Suffocat­ ting him for work; in fact, mental effort makes him feel almost crazed,
ing cough exciting vomiting in the evening, before and after lying with headache on attempting to study. Unable to concentrate _ or �x
down. thoughts on anything; feels stupid and careless. Restless, cannot stt sttll,
CHEST: Rumbling and grumbling in the chest with every inspiration; must walk about.
shooting pains in and around the mammae. VERTIGO: Vertigo on rising from a seat; after retiring with naus.ea;
EXTREMITIES: Weakness in upper limbs; drawing in the muscles, in when sitting and stooping slightly; between 3 and 4 a.m., < on turnmg
the deltoid; pains extending down arms from lower part of neck; and on rising, cannot sit up.
extending from right shoulder joint down whole arm to below joint of HEAD: Beating throbbing pain in head with much heat and a stup�. d,
thumb, where it ended in the bone with a jerking while sitting; relieved cross feeling; > washing in cold water; head very hot, face red wt�h
moving about. Veins of hands red, inflammed and tense. Aching, sting­ clammy hands; afterwards bruised feeling of brain in vertex, better m
ing bruised pain in sciatic nerve, boring in knee joint, aggravated sit­ the cold air. Headache in the morning on rising, > by eating; an hour
ting, ameliorated moving. Indescribable pain from middle of thigh to afterwards headache returns and lasts until noon. Severe itching of
knee in the bone. scalp on vertex lasting several days, > in the morning.
Bone pains are a marked feature of the proving running through out; EYES: The eyes are much disturbed in the proving of this drug; peo­
face, arms, lower limbs, back, chest. ple and things look ghastly pale or saffron colored. Mist before the �ye
in the evening; sharp pain in eyeball from before backward, on turn�ng
SKIN: Face and whole body covered by pimples, boils and itching or moving the eyes. Irritation of left eye, as if heavy with sleep, commg
skin. and going, not affected by daylight, w?rs� from artifi�ial light a�d from
SLEEP: Sleepiness in the evening, anxious dreams, disturbed sleep at closing eye, with a desire to close 1t; m the evemng the nght eye
night; children aroused at night with horrible itching at anus; ascarides. affected in the same way. Spasmodic twitching at outer angle of left eye.
EARS: Throbbing in ears in evening; bright redness of whole right ear
with a row of very sore pimples on the helix.
NOSE: Violent attacks of sneezing; epistaxis; nose bleeds whenever
blown or touched; nasal discharge green; bloody, then watery; thin and
yellowish.
FACE: Very painful red suppurating pimples appear on the face; pam.
in them as if pierced with a needle. Sore pustules all over face, burnmg
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unlmown. The majority of this
work is taken from CJarke: DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MATE RIA MEDICA. - Editor.

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stinging; face red and hot during headache; complexion sallow. Fiery the mucous. Frequent desire to take a deep breath when lying down,
red patches about an inch long over left eye. Patches of small vesicles on worse lying on left side, better lying on back.
mucous membrane of lower lip; vesicles containing a colorless limpid CHEST : Severe pain behind lower right portion of sternum; sharp
fluid. Corners of mouth cracked and very sore. pains through upper part of chest; burning pain in left side of chest
THROAT: Many symptoms of the throat are brought out by this med­ near sternum, which feels as if drawn towards back. Dull pain in left
yellow mucous very tough and hard to remove (like KALI-BI.). Destruc­
icine. Uvula greatly enlarged, back part of pharynx covered with a thick pectoral and axilla regions.
NECK AND BACK: Stiffness of the neck and shoulders. Drawing
tive ulceration of uvula, soft palate and tonsils with thich yellow secre­ through side of head down neck to clavicle, first right side, next day left
tion in the ulcers. Left tonsil swollen; pain and difficulty in swallowing; side. Pain worse on beginning to move. Pains under either scapula.
throat sore on right side. Ticlding in the throat inducing continual swal­ Rheumatic drawing across shoulders up to head, worse moving. Con­
lowing. Dryness, throbbing, stinging soreness; swallowing painful; stant pain in left shoulder as if bruised with soreness extending down
throat worse in evening, better eating and drinking cold water. After eat­ left arm, at times so severe as to disable the arm.
ing lobster, taste of iodide of potash. Post-pharyngeal catarrh with EXTREMITIES : Shooting pains in the fingers. Muscles of left arm and
tough leathery streak of yellow mucous down back of throat. shoulder flabby and soft, with no power in the arm. Severe lancinating
STOMACH : Qualmishness, Nausea: with headache; during breakfast, pains in left biceps with paralytic weakness. Palms of hands sweat con­
with faintness at 11 a.m. and on rising; after retiring with dizziness, and tinually with itching. Weakness of lower limbs; tired weak sensation.
pain in the liver. Sick feeling at stomach for two days; felt as if vomiting Drawing, strained feeling of muscles of inside the thigh; legs from
would relieve. knees down feel heavy as if loaded. Peculiar hot tingling in the legs.
ABDOMEN: Stitches in region of the liver, Colic: gripping; from Dull, boring pain in left great toe joint, almost unbearable, must move
umbilicus downward; as if diarrhea would set in. foot to relieve it, for three evenings worse from 8 to 9. Burning and
STOOL AND ANUS : Stool pasty, brownish-yellow, fetid with particles intense itching of all the toes the whole day. Profuse foot sweat; cold
of undigested food, preceeded by colic; involuntary, slight, when uri­ sweat of feet.
nating; small, hard, afterward pappy; hard stool with blood. Diarrhea SLEEP: Sleepiness with headache and nausea. Dreams, lascivious,
worse drinking beer; with headache on the right side. Burning tenesmus amorous of having unsuccessful intercourse with men; vivid dreams of
and pain in the anus after stool. VIOLENT PAIN IN HEAD WHEN STRAIN­ what had occupied his mind during the day; annoying dreams ofbeing
ING AT STOOL. in foreign countries, of being chased by mad bulls or of being lost in
URINARY ORGANS : Painful urination; when urinating loss of power th� mountains. Nightmare from lying on the back; very stupid on awak­
over sphincter ani. Horribly offensive smell of urine after it stands for a enmg.
short time. FEVER: Sensitive to cold; high fever with chilliness on moving, great
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS : In the male, sexual desire and power dimin­ weakness, sore throat, violent headache and backache. Fever with nau­
ished, emission too soon, thrill deficient; or there may be an increased sea after eating, better out of doors, easy perspiration.
desire with weakness. Emissions twice the same night; four nights in GENERALS: In general this cold weak patient is < from motion and
succession. Itching of glans penis. Severe pain in right testicle. Testicles exertion, physical or mental; < from 3 to 4 a.m. < in a warm room. He
tumified and very tender to touch; drawing pains along spermatic is better in the open air and from eating, especially the headache.
cords, worse left side. Though this patient's symptoms are all < from exertion, yet he is rest­
FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS : In the female, menses two weeks too less and must move about.
soon, bearing-down pains with cross temper and weeping mood; face
very red.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS : Hoarseness on rising, with sore throat.
Habitual bronchial expectoration freer, but a little blood appeared in
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CHARACTERISTICS AND DIFFERENTIATIONS OF THE KALI SALTS1 amounts weaken and inhibit. Potassium and the other alkaline minerals
act in the maintenance of the alkali-acid balance of the organism. Also
Potash is widely distributed and is formed in the feldspar and sili­ potassium is essential in the mechanism controlling the blood pressure
cates and chlorides of the earth' s crust. By the process of oxidation and and, still more important, it is one of the essential factors in the oxida­
hydration it becomes one of the most important ingredients of the soil tion, that basic function of life where the interchange of gases take
for the sustenance and growth of plant life. When soils become defi­ place in the body organism to produce and use all the multitudinous
cient in potash, plant life languishes and becomes infected with energies needed in the physiologic activities of repair and growth.
destructive fungi which end its existence. This is especially true in the Such is a brief sketch of the physiologic chemistry of potassium and
growth and production of corn. And from observations made, it has important and useful as this knowledge is, it is inadequate l to obtain
been found that the sap channels of the stalk were clogged with iron truly curative results against the ravages of disease. Only the homeo­
deposits as a result of a lack of potash. When these potash exhausted pathic concept of life, of sickness, and the needed remedial agents are
soils were supplied with potassium sulphate in sufficient quantities sufficient to meet the needs of each individual case with its individual
healthy corn would grow, flourish and mature free of fungi and disease. remedy properly attuned to harmonize disturbed life forces and restore
But potash is equally essential to animal life and when it is deficient weakened tissues. And potassium, when properly prepared and intelli­
either from lack of supply or from faulty potassium metabolism the gently applied and directed under unfailing law, is fraught with almost
animal weakens and takes on many forms of disease which end in infinite possibilies of cure far behond the visability of the chemical
death. Even as the corn stalk sap channels becomes clogged and useless plane. Volumes would be required to impart the full provings of the
to distribute the life giving juices to the plant organism, so does the potassium remedies and for that reason we will attempt only to give
lymphatic system of the animal be come impaired and blocked leaving some of the important highlights of the homeopathic symptomatology
the tissues wasting and non-resisitant to infective organisms, because of the potassium salts.
the nourishing lymph is checked in its journey of repair if the normal
potassium content is not present.
Clarke says that the potassium salts have more specific relation to the KALI ACETICUM
solid tissues than the fluids of the body; to the blood corpuscles rather This well known diurectic and cathartic has cured diabetes, dropsy,
than to the blood plasma. The fibrous tissues such as the ligaments and hemorrhoids and alkaline urine. In material doses this remedy has been
joints of the back and the ligaments of the uterus are all particularly palliative in cases of ascites and hydrothorax. Clarke says it is quite pos­
affected. He also cites KAu-c. and CAUST. as the two preparations that sible that this action may be specific (i.e. homeopathic). The few prov­
are most typical and profound in action and expression symptomati­ ings made with this remedy show that most of the symptoms produced
cally of the potash group. involved the abdomen, and the urinary tract: Griping; diarrhea; bleed­
The potassium patient is anemic and weak, always tired and lacking ing hemorrhoids; increased flow of urine which is watery and alkaline.
stamina. His muscles are weak and easily strained. Potassium is found Weakness; trembling; profuse perspiration especially about the head.
more abundantly in the red blood cells than in the blood plasma and (CALC.).
its presence is essential to the hemoglobin balance in the red corpus­
cles; if the potassium is deficient there, hemoglobin breaks down and Symptoms generally worse in the morning but headache came at 4
its iron content is released and oxidized and deposited in lymph chan­ p.m. (Lvc.). The urine is very much increased in amount and watery
nels and glands with impairment of function in these tissues. Without with increase of solids and urea and strongly alkaline.
potassium the heartbeat would fail, small amounts stimulate, but large
1. This article was originally written at a time when the physiological chemistry of potassium was
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. The majority o f this hardly known. The inaccuracy of this knowledge in no way affects the (homeopathic) admini­
paper is taken from Clarke : DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA. - Editor. stration of the Kalis on the basis of symptoms. - Editor

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KALI ARSENICOSUM KALI ARSENICOSUM ...

Fowler's Solution has been curative in Bright's disease, cancer, deaf­ LARYNX: Sore gastric cough; and frequent raking of throat and
ness, diarrhea, dropsy, eczema, epithelioma, exophthalmos, eye affec­ fauces of a muco-purulent secretion mixed with specks of blood. Com­
tions, herpes zoster, jealousy, measels, melancholy, milliary rash, plete aphonia following skin affection.
neuralgia, neurasthenia, psoriasis, skin affections, neuralgia of the HEART: Pulse weak and contracted, pulse small scarcely perceptible,
tongue, varicose veins, ulcers. rapid.
MENTALS: The mental symptoms are: Scolding, morose, retired, BACK: Much tenderness and pain down spine.
quarrelsome and discontented, jealous, indifferent to everything; EXTREMITIES: Palms and soles spreckled with corns. Aching pain in
scarely answered questions addressed to her, or replied to them in a pee­ right shoulder and elbow followed by herpetic eruption. Knees bent up
vish tone. Eyes had a fixed look, face appeared frightened and anxious; so he could not move his feet. Varicose veins of legs. Crampy feeling of
worse every third day. Great nervousness. lower extremities with partial loss of motion and sensation, livid in
HEAD feels larger. Headache in left parietal bone as if it were sore places tending to slough.
and pressed upon by a hand; behaves like a crazy person. Crusta lactea. GENERALITIES: So weak she cannot sit up in bed. A loud or sudden
EYES: have a startled look, protruding, brilliant with pale face and noise, or unexpected motion causes her whole body to tremble. Emaci­
sunken cheeks. Eyes red. Heat and itchiness of the lids followed by ation; tremor; faintness; phagadenic ulcers deep base with turned up
swelling and tenderness. Conjunctivitis. Eyes sensitive to light; dark dis­ edges. Rheumatic, gouty or syphilitic pains; gouty nodosities.
coloration around the orbit; protrusion of eyeballs. Whites of eyes look SKIN: Dry wilted skin; emaciated to a skeleton. Erysipelas invading
thick and yellow, jaundice. The blue iris becomes more grey. Conjunc­ whole face ending in desquamation. Acne: appearance of the early
tiva glassy with dyspnea; eye balls fixed. Right eye weaker, watery as stages of variola. Severe attacks of shingles, covering entire body except
after weeping. scalp. Shingles on r. side of chest. Intolerable itching; stinging and
burning of skin at night especially on undressing. Many chronic forms
FACE: Nodular eruption on face; boils; face pale, complexion muddy of skin troubles including epithelioma and psoriasis have followed the
looks older. Furfuraceous eruption on beard. prolonged use of this drug in allopahtic hands.
MOUTH: Gums swoolen and tender. Tongue clear, red like raw beef. SoME PECULIAR SYMPTOMS: Head feels larger; protrusion of eyeballs as
Neuralgia of the tonge. Tongue swollen, felt too large in the mouth. in exopthalmus; burning numbness of tongue, tongue feels too large.
Burning and numbness of tongue. Sensation of a ball rising from pit of stomach to larynx causing suffoca­
THROAT: Sensation in throat and larynx as if forced asunder. Throat tion; feels as if a red hot iron were in the anus. Periodicity as marked as
dry and sore or constricted with copious flow of saliva. in ARs. Symptoms < every other day, mental symptoms < every third
STOMACH: Appetite lost, with intense thirst. Constant pain in stom­ day. Symptoms, especially those of the skin, herpes worse on the right
ach with nausea after food; frequent vomiting of ingesta. For several side. KALI-I. is said to be antidotal. This remedy has cured a case of
hours repeated every five or ten minutes sensation as of a ball rising ascites and extensive edema in a child whose whoe body resembled a
from pit of stomach to larynx threatening suffocation, relieved by loud great toad as a result of a severe case of diffuse nephritis. The urine in
belching. Sinking at epigastrium with faintness. the test tube was almost solid.
RECTUM: Violent diarrhea; stools white, watery, frothy. Sensation as KALI BICHROMICUM
of a red hot iron in anus. This remedy is said to be especially suitable to fair haired fat people,
FEMALE GENITALIA: Cauliflower excrecence of os uteri with flying especially fat children, the general weakness of the other Kali salts is
pains; pressure below os pubis and stinking discharge; menses absent; marked. Shifting, wandering pains or pains in small spots are a feature.
milk entirely arrested. "Alternating complaints" is peculiar, such as rheumatic conditions alter-
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nating with intestinal troubles. Though a cold patient lacking vital heat of blood vessels of the brain. These are followed by profound depres­
many complaints come on in hot weather, many seemingly contradic­ sion with fits of uncontrolable weeping and profound melancholic delu­
tory symptoms. Open air > symptoms generally, especially vertigo. sions. Nervous anxiety, religious delusions. Later still comes marked
Eruptions < warm weather; gastric symptoms and chilliness < in open impairment of memory even absolutely destroyed. Inability to express
air. Uncovering <, wrapping up >. Warmth > the cough; undressing < himself, writing almost unintelligable.
cough. Many symptoms < by eating; touch < most symptoms but pres­ The sexual and emotional sphere of both sexes are greatly disturbed
sure > except pressure on sciatic nerve which <; moving the affected and many symptoms come on, or are aggravated by coition. Sensual
part > the pain, most symptoms < at rest and > by motion. Stooping lascivious fancies; satyriasis and nymphomania ending in impotence
and sitting <. and wasting of the sexual organs.
The discharges of this salt are very characteristic, tough and stringy This might be a valuable remedy for youth troubled with erections
or viscid, thick and jelly-like. Many complaints of syphilitic origin have and sexual excitement.
been cured. In old school hands this drug has been much abused in the treat­
Eyelids burning red and swollen. Large acute granulations. Large ment of epilepsy for large material doses were given over long periods.
polypus springing from conjunctiva; rheumatic sclera iritis with exces­ Clarke states that the only cases of epilepsy that might be homeo­
sive pain and photophobia. Syphilitic iritis and its sequelae. Ulcers and pathically cured are those associated with sexual abuses and excesses.
pustules of cornea with no photophobia and no redness. Ulcers every­ Epileptic convulsions at the new moon is a strong indication.
where, eye, stomach or limbs tend to perforate rather than spread later­ Asthma of a marked and persistant nature follow the prolonged use
ally; punched out ulcers. Thickening and induration of the coats of the of this drug hence it will cure this stubborn condition in suitable cases.
eyes after inflammations and too drastic local treatment especially after
abuse of the silver preparation such as silver nitrate and argyrol. KALI CARBONICUM
The whole respiratory tract is the seat of much trouble when this It is the central and typical homeopathic preparation of the Kali
remedy is needed, and the characteristic stringy viscid difficult dis­ group and a complete study of its symptomatology will aid in a knowl­
charges are guiding; expectoration of tough mucus or fibrous elastic edge of the other Kalis.
plugs (in croup, membranous or croupous bronchitis); violent rattling This patient is cold anemic and of weakened muscular and fibrous
cough with gagging and vomiting. development.
Wandering rheumatic pains but there is a left sided sciatic pain better MIND: Exertion of mind and body is difficult and aggravates most of
by motion. the symptoms, the asthma, the pains in back and limbs, the heart weak­
ness etc. The pains are sharp and shifting. Mentally the patient is excit­
KALI BROMATUM
able, fearful and anxious especially about his health. Great depression
Most of our knowledge of this drug comes from the drastic doses of of mind with much weeping. Often the patient breaks into tears and
the allopaths for epilepsy, although there have been some incomplete weeps while relating her symptoms to the physician. This is like PULs.,
provmgs. and there often is a complementary relation between these remedies.
This remedy disturbs the mental and emotional spheres more pro­ Changeable moods at one time mild, at another time full of passion
foundly than the other Kali salts. In the stage of excitement there is and rage. Easily startled and alarmed; sensitive to touch, especially the
fearful deleriums with delusions and hallucinations, frightful imagin­ soles of the feet. The memory is weak or lost and there is a tendency to
ings at night in pregnant women and in children night terrors. Fear of misapply words or syllables.
being alone, of being poisoned, or that he is pursued. Delerium tre­ HEAD: Many symptoms relating to the head, confusion and vertigo;
mens, with flushed face and red eyes. Purperal mania with congestion sudden attacks of unconsciousness. Violent headaches worse stopping
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KALI CARBONICUM ... KALI CARBONICUM •••

and moving. Congestive (semilateral headaches with vomiting), aggra­ hard faeces. Obstruction from inactivity of bowels, lacks peristaltic
vated by the slightest motion. Many of the head complaints as well as action. Hemorrhoids with protrusion during stool followed by blood
nausea come from riding in a carriage or cars. There is a strong ten­ and white mucus. Hemorrhoids dating from birth of child. Hemorrhoi­
dency to catch cold in the head especially on being exposed to a draft dal pimples in rectum, painful bleeing with shooting pains. Sensation
after overheating. of a red hot poker being thrust up rectum temporarily relieved by sit­
EYE: Many inflammatory and other eye symptoms belong to this ting in cold water. Excoriation and pustulous eruptions in anus.
remedy, but a peculiar one is the swelling of the upper lids. Extreme URINARY ORGANS : Frequent urination day and night; urine scanty,
photophobia. burning or slowly discharging urine. Discharge of prostatic fluid after
EARS : Pains, swelling and discharge of yellow pus from the ears;
ulcer in ears; excoriation and suppuration behind the ears. There may urination. lncissive pains in bladder.
be either an unusual acuteness of hearing or a dullness of hearing with GENITALIA: The male sexual organs are affected, the glans penis has
singing, buzzing and cracking in ears. much tension and pulling. Itching and pain as from a bruise in scro­
NOSE: Nose swollen red with burning heat or red and covered with tum. Hot swelling of testes and spermatic cord. Excessive increase of
pimples. Fluent coryza with excessive sneezing. Epistaxis in a.m. While desire for intercourse, later an absense of desire with impotence. After
washing the face (AM-c., PHos.). Many symptoms of chronic catarrh coition and pollutions weakness of body, but especially of the eyes.
with offensive nasal discharges. In the woman there is repugnance to coition. During coition pinch­
FACE: Haggard exausted appearance of the face with sunken eyes sur­ ing and pain as of excoriation in the vagina. Constant sensation of
rounded by a livid circle. bearing down. (SEP.) Burning pain and shooting in vulva. Erosion, itch­
TEETH : The teeth are much affected and sensitive to touch and pains ing and gnawing genital parts. Difficult first menses. Catamenia prema­
are excited by eating or drinking with hot or cold things; teeth pain ture or too weak. Suppression of menses with anasarca and ascites.
with soreness of the bones of the face. Offensive smell from teeth. Hemorrhages of pregnant women with clotted blood. Gastric distur­
THROAT: Sore lancinating splinter-like pains with deglutition bance during menses, morning headache. Leucorrhea sometimes with
because of inertia of muscles of the gullet. The food decends very violent pains up the loins and pains like those of lab or extending from
slowly in the esophagus and small particles of food easily get into the back to uterus. Yellow leucorrhea with itching and burning in vulva.
wind pipe. Copious amounts of mucus in the throat, difficult to hawk Uterine cancer with pain around loins extending down right thigh to
up or swallow with a sensation of a lump of mucus in throat. knee. The breasts are often painful, swollen or hard before and during
STOMACH : There is much digestive trouble; frequent risings. Bad the menses, sometimes with a flow of milk. Protracted hemorrhages
taste; disgust for brown bread with great desire for sugar or acids. Milk after labor, hemorrhoids, peritonitis. Chills after delivery, puerperal
and warm food are unsuitable. Sensation of a lump in stomach. Nausea fever with intense thirst.
and faintness. Nausea so intense as to cause unconsciousness. Nausea of RESPIRATORY ORGANS : This is a great lung remedy. Hoarseness; aph­
pregnancy. Vomiting of food and acid with great prostration. Nocturnal onia with violent sneezing; sensation as of a plug in larynx. Cough dry
vomiting of food. Often shock or a start from sudden noise will be and often painful 2 to 4 a.m. Difficult respiration on walking or exer­
referred directly to the epigastrium. tion. Spasmodic asthma in early morning better sitting up in bed and
A BDOMEN : Much flatulence and sensitiveness to whole abdomen. bending forward. Oppression of chest as from hydrothorax. Sensation
Pain in liver region as if it were wrenched. Inertia and coldness in abdo­ in chest as if heart was compressed. Suppuration of lung after pneumo­
men. Incarceration of flatulence. nia, Tuberculosis: one of our best remedies; Hahnemann said of it that
RECTUM: There are many sufferings relating to the anus. Constipa­ many of the tubercular could not get well without this deep acting
tion with constricition of intestines with difficult evacuation of large antipsotic remedy.
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KALI CARBONICUM ... KALI CHLORICUM •.•

HEART: The heart is much disturbed, palpitation with anguish with URINARY ORGANS: Nephritis with frequent urgmg, scanty black
intermittent heart beats. Palpitation when hungry. Burning crampy and albuminous and casts.
sticking pains in region of heart. Sensation as if heart was hanging by GENITALIA: Violent frequent erections with itching scrotum. Fre­
tightly drawn bands, aggravted on deep inspiration and cough, not quent emissions with lascivious dreams.
affected by motion of body. On lying on right side heart feels attached RESPIRATORY ORGANS: Respiratory organs much irritated; hoarsness
to and suspended from left ribs. Feels pulse over whole body to tips of and cough.
toes. This is one of our best remedies in many forms of heart disease. HEART: Precordial anxiety with palpitation as in KALI-c. Much dis­
BACK AND LIMBS: In the back and limbs there are many sufferings turbance of pulse rate with the characteristic weakness ofKALI-c.
and pains of a sharp drawing, tearing nature, sometimes relieved by SKIN: Cynosis of lips and extremities
heat applied. But pains that wander and shift from joint to ·joint are The pains of the back, limbs and generalities are similar to KALI-C.
characteristic of this and most of the other Kali salts.
But the deep general symptoms and states are the guide for selection. KALI CHLOROSUM
The weak, anemic, cold, extremely sensitive patient whose resistance is Has been curative in aphonia, asthma, coryza and diptheria. The
feeble with more or less bad inheritance. poisonous effects produce watery eyes, pale puffy face, constriciton of
KALI CHLORICUM throat and chest.
The chlorate is not to be confused with the chloride, although Her­ KALI CITRICUM
ing amalgamated the symptoms of both salts, but there are some dis­ Has been useful in Bright' s disease. Material doses, given to a patient
tinct shades of difference. suffering from suppressed kidney action after influenza produced, three
MIND: Liveliness followed by ill humor. Ill-humored anxious tension days later, the following symptoms: kidneys acted freely; tympanites;
in precordial region relieved by nose bleed. Sudden loss of conscious­ contant flow of mucus from anus; awful gastric and abdominal pains;
ness after a glass of wine. flatus constant in great amounts. Intestines and stomach felt skinned
HEAD: Much vertigo especially after violent motion. Congestion of inside.
the brain with one half of head, face and nose feeling paralysed. Crusta
lactea of children. KALI CYANATUM1
EYES: Many eye conditions, conjunctivitis, keratitis. Has produced symptoms of apoplexy, asthma, cancer espcially of the
FACE: Swollen face in a.m. Pale bluish livid suffering express10n. tongue, Cheyne-stokes breathing. Ciliary neuralgia, epilepsy, headache,
Drawing pains in face, cheeks and gums. rheumatism, speech lost. Much of our knowledge of this remedy comes
MOUTH: Teeth aching as in the other Kalis. Tongue coated white from cases of poisoning. The irritability and weakness of potassium
with ulcers on mouth, cheeks, gums. Stomatitis ulcerative and follicu­ present combined with the profound and rapid action of the cyanogen
lar. element.
THROAT: Submaxillary glands swollen, throat painful, red and ede­ Loss of consciousness and obscuration of vision with marked con­
matous. Violent cough as from sulphur fumes. vulsive symptoms; later staggering, uncertain gait and agonizing attacks
STOMACH: Much stomachache and intestinal disturbance, flatulence of ciliary and maxillary neuralgia.
and pain and colic. Face pale or of livid and bloated, marked cyanosis.
RECTUM: External piles with constipation, congestions and obstruc­ Copious vomiting followed by a return of consciousness.
tion to portal system and liver. Painful diarrhea and dysentsry with
blood and slime. Green stools or light colored stools. 1. This remedy is dealt with in more detail on p . 62. See also the footnote there. - Editor.

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KALI CARBONICUM ... KALI CHLORICUM ••.

HEART: The heart is much disturbed, palpitation with anguish with URINARY ORGANS: Nephritis with frequent urgmg, scanty black
intermittent heart beats. Palpitation when hungry. Burning crampy and albuminous and casts.
sticking pains in region of heart. Sensation as if heart was hanging by GENITALIA: Violent frequent erections with itching scrotum. Fre­
tightly drawn bands, aggravted on deep inspiration and cough, not quent emissions with lascivious dreams.
affected by motion of body. On lying on right side heart feels attached RESPIRATORY ORGANS: Respiratory organs much irritated; hoarsness
to and suspended from left ribs. Feels pulse over whole body to tips of and cough.
toes. This is one of our best remedies in many forms of heart disease. HEART: Precordial anxiety with palpitation as in KAu-c. Much dis­
BACK AND LIMBS: In the back and limbs there are many sufferings turbance of pulse rate with the characteristic weakness of KALI-c.
and pains of a sharp drawing, tearing nature, sometimes relieved by SKIN: Cynosis oflips and extremities
heat applied. But pains that wander and shift from joint to joint are The pains of the back, limbs and generalities are similar to KALI-C.
characteristic of this and most of the other Kali salts.
But the deep general symptoms and states are the guide for selection. KALI CHLOROSUM
The weak, anemic, cold, extremely sensitive patient whose resistance is Has been curative in aphonia, asthma, coryza and diptheria. The
feeble with more or less bad inheritance. poisonous effects produce watery eyes, pale puffy face, constriciton of
KALI CHLORICUM throat and chest.
The chlorate is not to be confused with the chloride, although Her­ KALI CITRICUM
ing amalgamated the symptoms of both salts, but there are some dis­ Has been useful in Bright's disease. Material doses, given to a patient
tinct shades of difference. suffering from suppressed kidney action after influenza produced, three
MIND: Liveliness followed by ill humor. Ill-humored anxious tension days later, the following symptoms: kidneys �cted freely; t�mpani_tes;
in precordial region relieved by nose bleed. Sudden loss of conscious­ contant flow of mucus from anus; awful gastnc and abdommal pams;
ness after a glass of wine. flatus constant in great amounts. Intestines and stomach felt skinned
HEAD: Much vertigo especially after violent motion. Congestion of inside.
the brain with one half of head, face and nose feeling paralysed. Crusta
lactea of children. KALI CYANATUM1
EYES: Many eye conditions, conjunctivitis, keratitis. Has produced symptoms of apoplexy, asthma, cancer espcially of the
FACE: Swollen face in a.m. Pale bluish livid suffering express10n. tongue, Cheyne-stokes breathing. Ciliary neuralgia, epilepsy, headache,
Drawing pains in face, cheeks and gums. rheumatism, speech lost. Much of our knowledge of this remedy comes
MOUTH: Teeth aching as in the other Kalis. Tongue coated white from cases of poisoning. The irritability and weakness of potassium
with ulcers on mouth, cheeks, gums. Stomatitis ulcerative and follicu­ present combined with the profound and rapid action of the cyanogen
lar. element.
THROAT: Submaxillary glands swollen, throat painful, red and ede­ Loss of consciousness and obscuration of vision with marked con­
matous. Violent cough as from sulphur fumes. vulsive symptoms; later staggering, uncertain gait and agonizing attacks
STOMACH: Much stomachache and intestinal disturbance, flatulence of ciliary and maxillary neuralgia.
and pain and colic. Face pale or of livid and bloated, marked cyanosis.
RECTUM: External piles with constipation, congestions and obstruc­ Copious vomiting followed by a return of consciousness.
tion to portal system and liver. Painful diarrhea and dysentsry with
blood and slime. Green stools or light colored stools. 1. This remedy is dealt with in more detail on p . 62. See also the footnote there. - Editor.

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KALI CYANATUM ... KALI IODATUM

Voice hoarse after attack. Loud mucus rattlling. Slow and difficult
•..

respiration. Anxious feeling in chest stitches in heart and lungs; palpita­ It has all the irritability and weakness of the other Kalis but there are
tion. Limbs rigid and convulsed, fingers stretched out and spasmodi­ some very distinguishing features peculiar to this remedy alone. It is
cally contracted marked weakness of lumbar region. Surface of body sensitive to both extremes of temperature and one marked feature is the
moist and cold. f extreme restlessness and relief by continued motion of most of the
symptoms except those of the heart: endocarditis; rheumatic or syphi­
KALI FERRO-CYANATUM litic with oppression, faintness and exaustion; tumultuous, violent inter­
Has been useful in chlorosis, debility, dysmenorrhea, dyspesia, fatty mittant and irregular action of heart and pulse.
degneration of heart, leucorrhea, menorrhagia, rheumatism. This patient while chilly craves the open air, and the head and nasal
Sad tearful anticipates death yet irritable, easily vexed. symptoms are relieved therein, and though weak emaciated and
Vertigo, coldness, numbness, sensation of gastric sinking sometimes exausted he is so restless he cannot remain in bed. Nightly aggravations
with universal tremor. are characteristic. Loquacity is as strong as in LACH. Chronic lung con­
In the male too easy emissions and little pleasure. Nocturnal emis­ ditions dating from an imperfectly cured pneumonia will often clear up
sions with indistinct amourous dreams. under this remedy and it has cured cases of tuberculosis.
Menses too frequent and profuse or late. Metrorrhagia. Passive, pain­ KALI MURIATICUM
less flow causing much debility. Leucorrhoea like pus, yellow creamy,
copious with pain in small ofback. One of Schussler's tissue remedies and claimed by him to be related
Fatty heart, weak irregular pulse. Hypertrophy, dilation. chemically to fibrin. Disturbances of its molecular action cause fibri­
Debility; pale lips, gums and skin; cold hands and feet, frequent pro­ nous exudations. This salt is found in the blood corpuscles, muscles,
fuse watery urine sometimes with traces of clotted blood. Wandering nerve and brain cells as well as in the intercellular fluids.
neuralgic pains. KALI-M. corresponds to the second stage of inflamation of serous
membranes when the exudation is of a plastic character, and may be
KALI IODATUM
useful in croupous or diptheritic exudations. Discharges of a thick
One of the great antisyphilitics as well as antipsoric, it has been use­ white fibrinous slime or phlegm from any mucus membrane or flour
ful in actinomycosis, aneurism, anhidrosis, Bright's disease, bubo, bun­ like scaling of the skin.
ion, cancer, caries, condylomata, consumption, cough, croup, debility, Patient imagines he must starve.
dropsy, ear conditions, emaciation, erythema nodosum, eye affections, Sick headache with white coated tongue, vomiting of white phlegm
fibroma, glandular swellings, gonorrhea, gout, gumma, hemorrhages, arising from sluggish liver. Crusta lactea, dandruff, copious white
hay fever, house maid's knee, influenza, joint affections, laryngitis, liver scales.
diseases, locomotor ataxy, lumbago, hepatisiation of lungs, oedema of Many eye symptoms but blisters on the cornea. Parenchymatous
lungs, menstrual disorders, neuralgia, nodes, ear noises, nystagmus, keratitis and cataract.
odor of body abnormal, edema glottidis, pancreatitis, paralysis, pleu­
risy, prostate affections, rheumatisim, rickets, rupia, sciatica, scrofula, Chronic catarahal inflamation of the ears with impaired hearing.
small pox, spinal curvature, spleen, syphilis, tic douloureux, neuralgia Closed Eustachian tube.
of tongue, tumors, ulcers, wens. All of these conditions of disease and White ulcers in mouth. Aphthae thrush in the mouths of little chil­
many more will yield to the power of this remarkable remedy when dren. Tonsils excessively swoolen with stringy tough white mucous in
strictly indicated by the characteristic symptoms of the drug. throat. (KALI-BI. tough yellow mucous).
Many skin symptoms, acne, erythsma, eczema, and vesicular erup­
1. This is an important remedy in bone metastasis of prostate cancer. - Editor. tions containing thick white contents. Schussler's specific or chief rem-
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edy in epilepsy, especially if occuring with or after suppress10n of An aqueous solution 2 grains to the pint of water antidoted a case of
eczema. opium poisoning promptly and efficiently.
It has the weakness and disturbed cardiac states, palpitation, weak­ Mouth and throat are the most prominent tissues affected by this
ness etc. of the other Kali salts. salt; swollen painful throat with ulcerated spots with profuse flow of
KALI NITRICUM saliva. Hawked up mucus streaked with blood, obstinate constipation.
Asthma, chest pains, colic, diabetes insipidus, dysentary, dysmenor­ Legs so weak he could scarcely stand.
rhea, enuresis, gastritis, headache, heart affections, herpes preputialis, KALI PHOSPHORICUM
Meniere 's disease, pleurisy, pneumonia, polypus, rheumatism, vertigo.
Excitement after a glass of wine, anxiety and agitation, discourage­ "KALI-P. is a constituent of all animal fluids and tissues notably of
ment and fear of death. the brain, nerves, muscles and blood cells. All tissue forming sub­
Confusion and vertigo, fainting fits with vertigo in the morning on stances retain it with the greatest obstinacy, all nutritious fluids contain
standing, relieved sitting down. it, hence we may conclude that it is indispensible to the formation of
The pains everywhere are sharp and stabbing. tissues. We know also that the oxidation processes, the exchange of
The male experiences increased erections with increased desire and gases in the respiration and other chemical transformations in the
pleasure. After unsatisfied desire violent drawing tension and pressure blood, as well as the saponifying of the fat and its further oxidation are
in both testicles extending along cords into abdomen lasting some brought about by the presence of alkalis and chiefly by the presence of
hours; testicles very painful. KALI-P. This alkaline reaction is essential to a large number of vital
Menses too early and profuse, of blood black as ink. Menses retarded processes taking place in the interior, and is present without exception
or suppressed, violent pains in abdomen and sacrum before menses. in all animal fluids which are actually contained in the circulation sys­
White serous leucorrhea which stiffens the linen and is discharged dur­ tem, or in the closed cavities of the body. (Dalton)"
ing sacral pains. It is found that the nerves retain their vital properties for a long time
Heart and pulse disturbed and violently palpitating which awakens and very completely in a solution of this salt. By the diminution of the
him from sleep. The weakness of potassium is present but with the excretion of Kali phos in the urine conditions are produced within the
sharp pains there is a numbness in the affected part, feet as if made of organism which may present many sided resistance to the typhus
wood. decomposing element, as well as to the extension of the typhus process.
KALI OXALICUM
(Grauvogl).
KALI-P. is an antiseptic and hinders the decay of tissues. Adynamia
Only cases of poisoning have been observed producing violent irrita­ and decay are the characteristic states of KALI-P. (from Dewey' s Twelve
tion, convulsions, violent continued vomiting, cramps severe pain in Tissue Remedies.)
back coldness and collapse. One patient became insane. Throbbing in This is a valuable remedy in the weak irritable sensitive depressed
head with great thirst; nails and fingers blue as in cholera; great weak­ individuals of tubercular constitutions. Extreme lassitude and depres­
ness of lower limbs with cramps; great muscular weakness; falls and sion. Physical and mental effort exaust.
utters loud cries; coldness followed by burning heat; marked tendency The headaches are many and severe and often occur in over worked
to faint. We need a proving of this remedy. students or exhausted business men especially those who suffer from
KALI PERMANGANICUM the evil effects of sexual excesses.
Has been used in cough, diptheria, gastritis, ozaena, sore throat, In the male passion at first increased, priapism in the morning; later
swollen uvula, warts. sexual instinct depressed and impotency. Utter prostration and weak
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KALI PHOSPHORICUM ... KALI SULPHURICUM ...

v1s1on after c01t10n. Emissions without erections ' express the sexual vated in a hot closed room like PuLs.; in fact this is the chronic ofPULs.
weakness that may come on. and often compliments it in chronic cases. The yellow discharges are
In the female, the menses are early, scanty with dragging pain in characteristic and the shifing wandering pains also.
lower jaw; or they may be irregular, scanty almost black and thick the KALI TARTARICUM
first day. Durin� menses sharp bearing down pains, sensation of being Brown dry tongue, vomiting of blackish green fluid, feces like coffee
blo �ted to burstmg. Ch�onic abscess discharging periodically through grounds and pain in umbilical region with great thirst, pulse feeble,
vagma and rectum, cop10us orange colored fluid. Vomiting of blood thighs and legs paralysed. Emaciation and extreme weakness, can
with palpitation, palpitation from the slightest motion. Pains and stiff­ scarcely walk.
ness through back and all the limbs.
The particular symptoms are too many to relate in a paper of this KALI TELLURICUM
nature. Breath offensive, salivation and swelling of tongue, garlic like odor
KALI PICRICUM from mouth, oppression in cardiac region.
Weakness, jaundice, diarrhea, pain in pit of stomach, violent eructa­
tions, colic, urine brownish red not from bile but from large amounts
of urate of ammonia. This salt acts powerfully on the liver.
KALI SULPHURATUM
Violently effects the gastro-intestinal tract with redness of the face.
Vomiting at first ineffective later convulsive. Great chilliness at first fol­
lowed tardily by fever and sweat with burning skin and very strong
rapid pulse.
KALI SULPHURICUM1
Another Schi.issler salt which is the function remedy of the epidermis
and of the epithelium. A deficiency of this cell salt causes a yellow
slimy deposit on the tongue. Slimy, thin or decidedly yellow or green­
ish discharge and secretion of watery matter from any of the mucous
membranes.
KALI-s. plays an important role in oxygen carrying function in the
blood. The oxygen taken up by the iron contained in the blood corpus­
cles is carried to every cell in the organism by the reciprocal action of
KAu-s. and iron. Every cell requires, for its growth and development,
the vitalizing influence of oxygen.
This salt belongs to the hot group of patients who crave the fresh
open air and whose complaints are relieved by the cool air and aggra-
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KALI CARBONICUM1 loose in the head, turning and twisting toward the forehead. The head­
aches are relieved by pressing the forehead. Vertigo with the headache is
This element is essential to all plant life and is hardly less important common. Strong tendency to take cold in the head, especially if
to the welfare and existence of animals including humans, since so exposed to a draught after being heated. Painful and purulent tumors
much of nutrition comes from the plant world. As a food, it is indis-· on the scalp beginning like blood boils. Falling off and dryness of the
pensible; as a medicine equally so. hair more around the temples. Wens and scabby eruptions of the scalp;
It is a remedy of wide range of action useful both in acute and even the eyebrows and beard become dry and fall away. Violent burn­
chronic manifestations of disease. It contains the vibratory rates corre­ ing, itching eruptions in the morning and evening which ooze serum if
sponding to all the chronic miasms; but is most often useful in the cure scratched.
of respiratory and tubercular diseases. One of its early effects is its EYES: The eyes of the KALI-C. patient present many symptoms and
action on the blood,producing anemias and dropsical conditions. sufferings; pressive and tearing pains, shooting, biting, smarting and
MIND: Its action on the mental and nervous sphere is striking; pro­ burning with lachrymation. Redness and inflammation of the eyes,
ducing nervous fears and numerous worries, apprehensions, anxiety with pain on reading by candle or artificial light. Swelling of eyes and
and unquitetude, irresolution and timidity as well as irritability and lids, with difficulty of opening them. Swelling like a bag of water
impatience. Changeable humor, at one time mild and tranquil, at between the upper eyelids and eyebrows. Capillaries injected; aggluti­
another time passion and rage prevail; again extreme sensitiveness to nation of eyelids in the morning; eyes red and painfully infla mmed.
noise, touch, etc. Sadness, gloom and tears with fear of disease, unde­ Spots: green and dazzling in the field of vision; photophobia; vivid
fined harm. The KALI-C. patient weeps when relating her symptoms, . painful brightness before the eyes.
and the rational mind may be impaired causing shrieking from imagi­ EARS: Inflammation and shooting pains in the ears, with yellow pus
nary appearances. Easily startled; starts when touched; especially the or liquid cerumen discharge. Redness, heat and violent itching of the
feet are extremely sensitive and ticklish. Loss of memory, misapplying external ear. Excoriation and suppuration behind the ears. Inflamma­
words and syllables. Confusion of the head; sudden attacks of uncon­ tion and swelling of parotids. Excessive acuteness of hearing or dullness
sciousness. Confused stupid feeling, or a sense of dullness in the head. of hearing or weak confused hearing; tingling, buzzing, singing, crack­
VERTIGO: Vertigo as if the ears were stopped up, with darkness before ing sounds in the ear.
the eyes. Vertigo in the morning or evening, or after a meal as well as NosE: Swelling and redness of the nose covered with pimples; ulcera­
on turning the head or body quickly. Vertigo with tottering, vertigo tion of internal membranes of nose. Epistaxis in the morning, when
preceeding from the stomach. washing the face (AM-c.). Dull smell. Cmyza and stoppage of nose
HEAD: Many severe headaches of various descriptions and types may sometime with secretion of yellow green mucous and constant want of
be cured by this remedy. Headache caused from the motion of a car­ air. Fluent coryza; sneezing; extreme dryness of nasal passages with
riage or from sneezing or coughing. Morning headaches; semi-lateral blood-streaked mucous. Sore scurfy nostrils.
headache with nausea and vomiting, dreadfully aggravated by the FAcE: Exhausted haggard look to the face, with a yellow or sickly
slightest motion. (Migraine type). Violent headache across the eye; aspect; lifeless expression. Great redness of face alternating with palor.
pressive headache in the occiput (eye strain); headache with photopho­ Flushes of the face; bloated appearance; tearing pains in bones of face.
bia. Lancinating pains in the head especially around the temples and Warts on face (CAUST.). Lips thick and ulcerated, cracked and exfolia­
forehead, worse from stooping or moving head, eyes and lower jaw; ting; cramp-like sensation of the lips. Cramps in the jaws; swelling of
relieved when raising head and from applied heat. Congestion of the lower jaws and submaxillary glands; cracking of jaw joints.
head with throbbing and buzzing. Trembling in the head and sensation TEETH: The teeth are sensitive and painful, excited by cold things in
as if it contained something movable. Constant sensation of something the mouth; drawing, tearing; lancinating pains in the teeth and bones
1. From the handwritten manuscript o f Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. The majority of this of the face; especially in the evening in bed. Looseness of teeth with
paper is taken from CJarke : DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA. - Editor. bad odor; inflammatory swelling and ulceration of the gums.
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MouTH : Bitter taste and fetid exhalation from mouth. Swelling of UruNARAY ORGANS: Frequent scanty emission of fiery urine, slow uri­
tongue with small painful vesicles; painful pimple on tip of tongue. Bit­ nation; after urination, discharge of prostatic fluid; urine pale greenish,
ter acid taste or putrid sweetish taste or of blood in the mouth as if it turbid. Burning in urethra during and after voiding urine.
came from the stomach derangement. MALE SEXUAL ORGANS : Tension, tearing and pulling in glans and
THROAT : Sore throat with cutting, sticking pain on swallowing. De­ penis. Hot swelling of testes and spermatic cord. Excessive increase or
glutition impeded by inertia of muscles of the gullet. The food absence of sexual desire. Repugnance to coition. Lack of erections, or
descends very slowly in the esophagus, and small particles of food eas­ erections too frequent and painful. Absence of or immoderate poll­
ily get into the wind pipe. Copious accumulation of mucous on palate utions; pollutions with voluptuous dreams. After coition and pollu­
and in throat; difficult to hawk up or swallow with sensation as if a tions, weakness of the body but especially the eyes.
lump of mucous were in the throat. Hawking up mucous; dryness of
posterior part of throat. FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS: Repugnance to coition in women; during
STOMACH: Strong desire for sugar or acids. Disgust for brown bread, coition pinching and pain as of excoriation in vagina. Constant sensa­
which lies heavily on stomach. Milk and warm food are unsuitable; tion of bearing down. Erosion, itching and gnawing in genital parts.
sleepiness during a meal: After a meal; drowsiness; paleness of face; Difficult first menstruation; catamenia premature or too weak; suppres­
shivering; headache and ill humor; nausea; sour risings and pyrosis; sion of flow with anasarca and ascites. Hemorrhages in pregnant
colic inflammation; inflammation of abdomen and flatulency worse women with clots of coagulated blood. Corrosive menstrual flux, acrid
after hot food. Frequent sour risings and regurgitation. Burning acidity, flow excoriating the inner thighs. During menses: agitated and anxious
acidity rising from stomach with spasmodic constriction. Feeling in sleep; gastric symptoms and morning headache; cutting pains in back
stomach as if cut to pieces. Constant feeling as if stomach were full of and loins; severe abdominal cramping. Leucorrhea at times with violent
water, wobbling on motion. Lump sensation in stomach. Pryosis and pains in loins like the pains of lab or extending from back to uterus; yel­
nausea from emotional disturbances. Nausea as if he would faint with low, itching, burning leucorrhea. Uterine cancer, with pain I around the
anxiety. Nausea during pregnancy. Nausea with loss of consciousness; loins extending down right thigh to knee. Tearing stitches in breasts on
sometimes during a meal, or after mental and emotional upsets. Retch­ flow of the milk. During pregnancy, sickness only during a walk, with­
ing in the evening with vomiting of food and acid water with prostra­ out vomiting but with a feeling as if she could lie down and die; pulsa­
tion. tions of arteries even down to tips of toes; hollow feeling in the whole
ABDOMEN: Pressure at epigastrium with extreme sensitiveness there. body. Only with the greatest effort can any exertion be made. Back
Pain in the liver region as if it were wrenched. Burning, aching and aches so badly while walking she could lie down in the street; pressing
shooting pains in the liver; spasmodic contractive abdomenal pain with forcing pains in small of back as if heavy weight came into pelvis low
severe colic, worse after eating. Great flatulence. Sensation of cold fluid down; also stitching, pressing proctalgia. Impending abortion with pain
passing through intestine. Colic, like labor pain, sometimes extending from back into buttocks and thighs; discharge of clots second and third
to loins. Dropsical swelling of abdomen. months. Weakness after abortion; labor pains insufficient, violent back­
SToOL AND A Nu s : Constipation worse at the menstrual period. Diffi­
ache, wants back pressed which relieves. False pains, sharp cutting pains
cult retarded large stools, with inactivity of rectum. Intestinal inertia. across loins or passing off down buttocks hindering labor; pulse weak;
Obstruction from paralytic weakness of the bowels. Lack of peristaltic pains stitching or shooting. Chills after delivery, puerperal fever,
action of bowels. Hemorrhoids painful, large, worse after labor. Dis­ intense thirst. After confinement hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, peritonitis.
charge of mucous or blood during evacuation; stools may be like RESPIRATORY ORGANS: In the respiratory organs, chest and heart
sheep's dung. Discharge of teniae and lumbrici. Anxiety before stool there is much suffering and numerous symptoms of a characteristic
with burning pain after. Protrusion and distention of hemorrhoids dur­ nature belonging to this remedy. Hoarseness and roughness in throat
ing stool or during micturition. Sensation as of a red hot poker being with violent sneezing. Aphonia with violent sneezing. Easy choking;
thrust up rectum, temporarily relieved by sitting in cold water. sensation of a plug in larynx.
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CouGH: from motion of arms and from any exertion; excited by a sore and drawing pains with stiffness and tension of muscles and ten­
tickling in throat. Dry cough especially at night, in morning with dons.
expectoration. Cough worse from 3 to 4 a.m. Cough with inclination ExTREMITIES: The right deltoid and shoulder is a frequent point of
to gag and vomit. Expectoration difficult or small round lumps fly out trouble ; while in the lower limbs and back are the sites of great weak­
without effort. Whooping cough or pneumonia with bag-like swelling ness and suffering. Acute rheumatic pains at night in joints, bones of
between upper eyelids and eyebrows. Cough with sour tasting expecto­ hip, leg, feet and toes. Numbness; a great inclination of the whole right
ration. limb to fall asleep and tingle.
REsPIRATION: Difficult respiration on walking quickly. Stitches in SLEEP: The sleep symptoms are often guiding and significant. Drows­
sternum and sides of chest th{ough to back on inspiration. Spasmodic iness and yawning; falls asleep while eating; half asleep at night. During
asthma relieved by sitting up. sleep shuddering, tears, talking and starting in fright. Gnashing of teeth
CHEST: Oppression in chest as from hydrothorax. Pain in chest when while asleep. Agitated sleep, with frequent anxious frightful dreams.
speaking, sensation as if heart were compressed in the chest. Inflamma­ Dreams of robbers, death, danger, serpents, sickness, devils, etc. Fits of
tion of lungs and liver with stitches in right chest. The breasts become anguish at night; gastric sufferings, pains in stomach and precordial
swollen and sore and painful; nodules form in them before and during region. Colic flatulency, diarrhea, frequent erections and pollutions,
menses. Suppuration of lungs, abcessed lungs with weakness and faint­ asthmatic sufferings; nightmare and cramps in calves of the legs. Wak­
ness in chest from walking fast. Tuberculosis in all stages. This was ens suffocating, wakens too early about 3 to 4 in the morning.
Hahnemann' s frequently used remedy in tubercular complaints, and The blood corpuscles, the glandular system, the muscular and
he said such sufferers could hardly get well without this antipsoric. The fibrous tissues and the bones are markedly affected. Extreme weakness,
tubercle bacilli became calcified and encysted under the action of this even to exhaustion; faintness and unconsciousness are often met with
remedy. in the KAu-c. diseases. The ailments of the heart, lungs and sex organs
are centers that frequently require this medicine.
Hard swelling of axillary glands. The lymphatic glands everywhere Clarke says, "Among the grand characteristics of KAu-c. three stand
are affected by soreness, swelling and inflammation. Most of the pains out above the rest: stitching lancinating pains also called jerking pains
are worse from exertion and coldness, relieved by rest and warmth. The < during rest, < lying on affected side; early morning aggravations, 2 to
special time of aggravation at 3 to 4 a.m. holds good here as with many 4 a.m.; the occurrence of bag-like swellings over the eyes between
other KAu-c. complaints, such as asthmatic attacks; the coughs and upper eyelids and eye brows."
even the nervous states of fear and wakefulness come on or are worse at It is suited to persons of soft tissues with a tendency to be fat. Easy
that time. copious perspiration is found throughout the proving and occurring
HEART: The heart is greatly disturbed under KAu-c. Palpatation with with most of the sufferings. Anemia and great debility; skin watery and
anguish especially in the morning on waking with ebullition of blood. white; muscles weakened especially the heart. Weak intermittent pulse.
Frequent violent palpitation with anxiety. Palpitation when he becomes Shiverings immediately after the pains. Remaining in the open air
hungry. Intermittent weak heart beats, burning and cramping pain in greatly aggravates many of the symptoms. Nocturnal epileptic fits, ten­
region of the heart. Pinching pain in or by heart; as if heart were hang­ dency to suffer easy strain in the muscles of the loins.
ing by tightly drawn bands; worse on deep inspiration or on coughing. KAu-c. may be summed up in a few general characteristics, that
On lying on right side, heart feels suspended to the left ribs. Fells pulse when found in any sickness will make the physician think of it strongly:
over whole body to tips of toes. Pulse slow, weak, intermittent. great weakness, great coldness, great anxiety, great tendency to sweat,
BAcK: In the neck, back and limbs are found a multiplicity of symp­ full of fear especially of being alone. Extremely sensitive to all impres­
toms and conditions. Stitching, tearing, shooting, burning, bruised, sions and uncontrollably tearful. Add the sharp sticking shifting pains,
generally better by heat and worse from cold, aggravations of most
1. Orthopnea of CHF, also PND. - Editor. complaints at menstrual period with the 2 to 4 a.m. aggravations, and
2. A great remedy in chronic congestive heart failure - when the symptoms agree - Editor. you have a brief summary of this mighty implement of cure.
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KALI CYANATUM1 ent directions every few seconds. The general symptoms of these two
drugs in the convulsive and apoplectic states are very similar. Or. is
Much of our knowledge of this drug comes from its poisonous worse by heat. A hot bath or immersion frequently kills the child whose
� � observed on those subjected to its influence either accidently or
ffect symptoms call for Or.
mtentionally. There has been a fragmentary proving made by Lembke A poison case of KALI-CY. reported by Clarke was restored to con­
and others. sciousness after all the other measures had failed by placing the patient
� udde:mess, violence, and intensity of action constitute its pace. It in a hot sitz-bath and pouring ice water over the head and nape. Each
smites with all the suddenness and certainty of the deadliest venom of time the cold water was poured over the patient it caused him to take a
the serpent; in fact so sudden at times as to preclude the possibility of deep inspiration growing deeper with each application until normal res­
pain paralyzing the cardiac and respiratory centers and bringing instant piration and consciousness was obtained. From this experience we
death. In this respect it is more like an electric bolt. might infer that cold applications ameliorates and heat aggravates KALI­
It produces apolectic and epileptic states, much like those of hydro­ CY. states
cyanic acid. Loss of consciousness and vision occur and as vision In my early practice I saw a sad illustration of the Or. aggravation
returns with consciousness it is double. Strong tetanic convulsions fin­ from a hot immersion. A child about eight months of age while cutting
gers stretched out and spasmodically contracted. SEc. has stretching out its first teeth developed convulsions of a typical Or. nature; there was
of fingers with convulsions and might need to be compared. cyanosis, hot sweat and pin point pupils that were fixed and insensible
Cya�osis is a pronounced feature. Such symptoms are among the to light together with an obstinate constipation, with stools of round
more vw.lent of the acute states observed. It has a chronic side very use­ black balls. This was such a classical picture of the drug that I warned
ful and mstructive to the homeopath. There are severe pains in the the parents in the event of another convulsion not to immerse the child
head and gastric regions with great muscular weakness, in some cases in hot water as it might prove fatal. Sure enough another convulsion
goi�g �n to complete P.a�alysis. Impairment of speech which is long did follow in less than twelve hours and the first thing the excited father
lastmg IS a marked conditiOn often found. Agonizing attacks of neural­ did was to dash the babe, clothes and all into a dish pan of hot water
gic pains in head and face with screaming and loss of sensibility. with the result of almost instant death. The child grew deathly pale,
Clinically it has proven curative in epithelioma of the tongue, apo­ gasped and died. This warning has been given by many of the old mas­
plexy epileptic conditions, respiratory disorders, rheumatism of the ters yet still many physicians and, I am sorry to say, many homeopathic
joints and violent neuralgia. Daily attacks of neuralgia beginning at 4 doctors order such a proceeding not knowing the danger.
a.m. (many Kalis have this time aggravation) gradual rise and decline of MENTAL: There has been some unusual mental states produced.
pa�n as i ? s:ANN. and PLAT. CEDR. and CHININ-S. have a daily periodic Almost uncontrollable crossness on entering the room while cold open
pam begmnmg at the same hour, generally 9 to 10 a.m. It is related to air produces good spirits. Disposition gentle especially in the cold open
and should be compared with HYDR-AC., AMYG., CAMrH. and LAUR. air. Inability to recollect certain words, aphasia for several days. Deep
It may look like Or. in apoplexy but the eye symptoms alone will stupor and insensibility.
serve to differentiate. The closed eyes will reveal on opening the lids, VERTIGO: Intense vertigo so that all objects seemed to be moving
instead of the pin point pupils of Or., widely distended pupils insensi­ around him.
ble to light and the eyeballs will be in interrupted by convulsive HEAD: Head drawn backwards. Unable to tolerate any covering on
motion. The eyes may be fixed with dilated pupils in alternation with head because it caused the frightful headache for months after the
spasmodic shutting and closing of the eyelids; eyeballs staring in differ- attack. Gnawing pains across the temple. Sharp pains in the occiput.
Soreness of scalp over parietal region.
From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. A large part of this EYES: We have mentioned the eye symptoms while comparing
article is taken from Clarke : DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA, Vol. II. pgs. 122 ff. ­
1.
Opium.
Editor. EARS: Rushing sounds in the ears.
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NOSE: Bleeding from nose; inside of nose feeling parched, hot and tio n nearly suspended, but thorax convulsively raised at irregular
dry; blood drying in nose very quickly. intervals.
FACE: Pallor at first, later lined and bloated, turned blue in the face. CHEST : Anxious feeling in chest, oppression. Stitches in heart and
Torturing neuralgic pains in orbital and supra maxillary regions, recur­ lungs. Jerking stitches in heart on respiration; palpitation of heart; pulse
ring darts at the same hour with much flushing of that side of face; at times fifteen beats slower than usual - compare (DIG.).
twitching of muscles of face. Lips white almost immediately covered BACK: Marked weakness in lumbar region, with dull pain in both
the nose. iliac regions while walking.
The�e was noticed slight twitching of mouth when patient was spo­ EXTREMITIES: Limbs rigid and convulsed. Tetanic spasms of muscles
ken to m a loud tone as though a sense of hearing was awakened though of arms and legs. Limbs flaccid with occasional slight convulsions more
stupor still continued. Some difficulty in using the lower jaw in act of like a shuddering. Fingers stretched out and spasmodically contracted.
speaking. Gait unsteady.
Patient lay in a frightful tetanic cramp, jaws so tightly closed that it GENERALITIES: General convulsions, sudden convulsive action of
was impossible to open them, eye drawn completely back into orbits, whole body about ten minutes after the heart ceased to beat.
face distorted, nose pointed, mouth drawn outward, pulse impercepti­ Sphincters rigidly contracted. Took some weak milk punch and
ble, and hands frequently attacked with muscular twitches. smoked in afternoon, after which all symptoms vanished and the
MOUTH: No remedy presents a more terrifying aspect, a picture of effects of the medicine seemed to have been cut short by this slight
sickness in its worst and most destroying form. A peculiar astringent irregularity.
taste as of alum or green vitrol; cancerous ulceration of right side of SLEEP: Sleepiness by day, Restless dreamful sleeps all night. Could
tongue, power of speech lost with intelligence preserved, long lasting not lie on one side very long. Dreams lively or horrid and exciting with
impediment of speech. partial waking and turning from side to side, feeling of great fatigue dur­
THROAT: Astringent sensation in throat with nausea lasting until ing sleep.
after midnight. Feeling of constriciton about the fauces with muscular CHILL, FEVER AND PERSPIRATION: Surface of whole body cold and
tremors about throat, great stiffness of throat. Patient unable to swallow moist. Shivering, coldness of extremities which were pendulous and
as soon as much fluid filled the pharynx; after every swallow, the whole without muscular power. Icy coldness of extremities almost immedi­
body �as seized with convulsive tremors and flu.shes of re�nesf over­ ately. On awaking from cat-naps has a chill which wakes him before he
spreadmg face; had no sensatiOn of act of swallowmg, (pecuhar). can get soundly asleep, followed by a slight sweat. Awoke about 6 a.m.
STOMACH: Copious vomiting followed by return of consciousness. with heat and disagreeable feverish perspiration over whole body,
Sharp gastric pains; pain at epigastrium of a gripping intermittant char­ except legs below lm ees, with flushed face. Hands and face bathed in
acter. Epigastrium prominent almost immediately; severe burning in cold perspiration. The patient is icy cold yet heat aggravates many
stomach. Great sensitiveness of epigastric region. Involuntary stool; symptoms and states and cold douche restored consciousness and
later obstinate constipation. declining respiration.
BLADDER: Bladder distended by a large amount of urine which had
to be taken by a catheter. Involuntary urination.
PROSTATE:2
LARYNX AND TRACHEA: Voice hoarse after attack. Loud mucus rattle. 2. Prostate : It has proved a wonderful palliative in metastasis of prostate to bone. This remedy

RESPIRATION: Repiration superficial. Slow difficult breathing; respi- started in 6x with increasing potencies completely relieved pain. Morphine was no longer nee­

ration very slow, seven per minute, expiratory act prolonged. Respira- ded and the patient died four months later. HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER Vol. LXXIII Nos. 10 -
12, Cookingham, Franklin. This article has been reproduced in the section on Cancer in this

1.
book. See also the remarks of the editor in regard to prostate cancer and bladder symptoms -
Gag reflex - Editor. Editor.

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KALI SULPHURICUM 1 ro om or place and better in the cool open air. This strong general
modality by temperature is strongly like PULs. and strange that KALI-s.
Much of our knowledge of this remedy comes from Schiissler it is one of the chemical ingredients of PuLSATILLA. The time of aggrava­
being one of his tissue remedies. There is no homeopathic proving, but tion of this remedy is in the evening - another similarity to PuLs. Also
Dr. John Clarke of London has gathered a number of observed symp­ the characteristic yellow or yellow-green discharges from mucous mem­
toms of the drug's action, which with the indications given for its use branes and the shifting wandering rheumatic pains are common to both
by Schiissler, together w�t� the clinical cures from its applicatio� to the these remedies. Many cases only palliated by PULs. will be cured by
siCk all mark 1t as a mediCme of deep action and splendid value. KALI-S. KALr-s. is therefore said to be complimentary to PuLs. and often
It is said that KALI-s., in reciprocal action with iron, effects the trans­ follows it satisfactorily in chronic states to complete the cure.
fer of inhaled oxygen to all the cells and that it is contained in all the W. A. Dewey says, of its general action, "This remedy is applicable to
cells containing i�on. Hence, . it is highly important in §'xidation proc­ the third stage of inflammation or to its stage of retrogression, the sul­
esses. And ox1dat10n, accordmg to Crile of Cleveland , is the funda­ phates being characteristic products of the oxidation of tissue and the
mental process in the modus operandi of life itself, because it is potassium having its special sphere in the solids, and the resulting salt
through oxidation that all electric energy in the body organism is man­ becomes a prominent constituent of their ashes, whence we can infer its
ufactured and maintained to perform its intricate and multitudinous homeopathicity to the same stage."
functions. Ailments accompanied by profuse desquamation of epidermis. Yel­
A deficiency of this substance in the body causes a sensation of heav­ low mucous discharges. Rise in temperature at night producing an
iness and weariness, vertigo, chilliness, palpitation of the heart anxiety, evening aggravation. Another characteristic indication is amelioration
�adness, toothache, headache, pain in the limbs. These symptoms are < in the cool open air.
lll a warm :oom and on becoming warm and towards evening; > in Diseases caused by a retrocession of eruptions (suppressions).
open cool au. MrND: Dewey mentions fear of falling as a mental state belonging to
VERTIGo: There is marked vertigo < by rising from lying or standing
Clinically this remedy has accomplished its most marked work in this remedy.
diseases of the skin and mucous membranes, disease of the antrum of
Highmore and other sinus conditions of a chronic nature, asthma, cata­ or when looking up.
ract, . catarrh, chorea, dandruff, dyspepsia, eczema, epithelioma, eus­ HEAD: Great pain on moving head from side to side or backwards;
tachian catarrh, gleet, gonorrhea, itch, diseased nails, nettle rash, can move it forward without pain. Yellow dandruff moist sticky. Bald
ozena, . polypus, psoriasis, rheumatism, rhus poisoning, vertigo and spot on left side of head; also falling of the beard after gonorrhea.
whoopmg cough. Now the afore-mentioned conditions of disease that EYES: Purulent or yellow mucous in eye diseases, yellow crusts, yel­
respond to this medicine must occur in individuals of certain types and low discharge. Opthalmia neonatorum, catarrh.
whose symptoms are modified by very definite circumstances and con­ EARS: Catarrhal deafness; swollen eustachian tubes, discharge watery
ditions. thin yellow sticky, brown, offensive with stinking polypus.
The KAu-s. patient is typically warm blooded and suffers from a NosE: Smell and taste lost, ozena. Nasal discharge yellow offensive,
slight excess of heat; his complaints are definitely worse in a warm alternating with watery, < left side, thick dark brown semi-fluid, fetid,
from antrum of Highmore. Yellow viscous old catarrh.
1. THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LVII, No. 1 1 , May, 1942, p. 536. A large part o f it is from FAcE: Faceache, < warm room and at evening, > cool or open air.
Clarke: Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica vol. II pg. 159 ff. Epithelioma right cheek, right side of nose has been cured. Lips blis­
2. Kent in his LECTURES ON HOMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA has painstakingly gathered sym­
tered and swollen.
ptoms from reported cures for many years. The reader is invited to carefully study Kent's lec­
TEETH: Toothache worse in warm room, better in open air.
MouTH: Taste insipid, pappy or lost. Tongue coated with yellow
ture which brings out many points of the remedy. - Editor.
3. Crile, George W. : THE BIPOLAR THEORY O F LIVING PROCESSES. MacMillan Company New
York 1926 mucous, yellow slimy, sometimes with whitish edge.
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STOMACH: Faint sensation at stomach and befogged feeling in head; complaints are worse in the evening. Yellow calor to the mucous dis­
fears to loose her reason, pressure as of a load, fullness with yellow charge, yellow coating on the tongue and even the oozing eruptions
mucous coat on tongue. Gastro duodenal catarrh, jaundice. ooze yellow serum,and yellow scales are formed and thrown off the
ABDOMEN: Hard tympanitic abdomen in whooping cough. eruptions on the skin. The skin has a yellow calor in chronic cases. The
REcTUM: Diarrhea, stools yellow slimy, watety, watery thin, offen­ rheumatic pains are sharp and wandering like KALI-BI. and KALI-C. and
sive; constipation, hemorrhoids with yellow tongue. the other Kali preparations .
MALE GENITALIA: Gonorrhea of yellow or greenish discharge; orchi­ This wonderful remedy needs a complete homeopathic proving to
tis from suppressed discharge, gleet. bring it to its true place in the realm of healing.
FEMALE GENITALIA: Menses too late and scanty, with weight and full­
ness in abdomen, or menses every three weeks with ozena and head­
ache. Menorrhagia; leucorrhea yellowish or watery, matter.
REsPIRATORY ORGANS: Hoarseness from cold; bronchitis; asthma;
whooping cough; pneumonia with yellow slimy skin or watery mattery
and profuse expectoration easily expelled.
NECK AND BAcK: Stiff neck, head inclined to left, shoulder raised;
periodical pains in back, nape or limbs worse in warm room, better in
cool air. Acute wandering rheumatism of joints from chill when over­
heated.
SKIN: Eruption on left axilla, on neck, and on back of hands (Rhus
poisoning). Scaly eruption most on arms, better from hot water. Jaun­
dice. Suppressed rash of measles etc. Abundant scaling of epidermis;
burning, itching, papular eruption exuding pus-like moisture. Fine pim­
ples, running together. Scurfs, scaling, chapping; sores with yellow
sticky secretions. Epithelial cancer; eczema; itch; intertrigo; nails dis-
eased.
·

SLEEP: Sleep with very vivid dreams.

FEVER: intermittent with characteristic yellow coated tongue.
CONCLUSION
This union of SuLPH., the great antipsoric, and Potassium, the essen­
tial ingredient of all plant and animal life, is truly one of our fundamen­
tal constitutional remedies capable of over- coming inherited diseased
soil conditions and establishing normal healthy states of mind and
body. Electro-magnetically, it belongs to the neutral group of remedies
and corresponds to the tubercular and sycotic miasma; hence it is cura­
tive in very grave conditions.
An epitome of characteristics of this medicine will aid the prescriber
in remembering its place and use in our homeopathic armementarium.
Fundamentally a hot-blooded patient, sensitive to heat and whose com­
plaints are worse in the day, heat and better in the cool open air. Most
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LYCOPODIUM1 frequently is a good remedy for the marasmas of infants. Cabbage,
onions and other green vegetables frequently aggravate the Lvc. diges­
The club moss from which this amazing remedial agent comes was tive tract and great flatulence and acute distress follow their intake.
one of the first plants emerging from the sea to appear on the earth's STOMACH: The thirst of LYe. varies with time, circumstance and
cooling crust. Coming down from that early time when the world was condition. Thirstless in chronic states often with a dry mouth; there
young and its foundations were becoming stabilized, this medicine may be nocturnal thirst, absence of thirst or burning thirst.
presents a strange correspondence for its use to the needs of early Burning sour or greasy bitter risings are common features, sour
human life. It is also one of our fundamental constitutional remedies regurgitations of food especially milk. Nausea in a warm room going
occupying a sphere of action both broad and deep in the human econ­ away in the open air; heartburn; cancer of the stomach; vomiting of
omy. food and bile especially at night; vomiting after a meal or at night; vom­
Clarke in his DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA calls it one iting at the menstrual period; or between the heat and chill in intermit­
of the "pivotal remedies of the materia medica" and further adds that tant fever. Vomiting of blood. Gnawing griping pains in region of
"an intimate acquaintance with its properties and relations is essential stomach, slow digestion; pains in stomach after drinking wine; pains
to a proper understanding of the materia medica as a whole, because it relieved by heat of bed, applied heat and hot drinks sometimes relieve;
ranks with SuLPH. and CALC. in the central trio around which all the most of the other Lycopodium complaints and pains are < by heat.
rest of the materia medica can be grouped." ABDOMEN: There is much pain and distress in liver region, pain
Often in chronic and obstinate cases of disease, resulting from the when walking in upper part of right hypchondrium as if the superior
ligament of the liver would tear. Violent gall-stone colic, sharp in dorsal
CALC . and LYe. to effect and complete cures which had proved resistant
mixed miasms many of the old masters gave in sequential order SuLPH.,
hepatic region and in right shoulder and arm; inflamation and indura­
to the single remedy even in a series of potencies. tion of the liver, dropsical swelling of abdomen, incarcerated flatus with
APPETITE: Among the marked and important spheres of LYe. is its great distension and pain with imperfect expulsion of gas. Rumbling
action on the nutritive system; hence its vast influence in growth and and noisy flatulence through whole abdomen with so much impaired
development. Loss of appetite with clammy or bitter taste especially in function of the gastro-intestinal tract and the liver. Right sided hernia
the morning with nausea. Nausea referred to the pharynx and stomach; in infants has been cured with LYe.
nausea in the morning and when riding in a carriage (in modern times RECTUM: We need not be surprised to find long-standing constipa­
the automobile has proven to be equally unpleasant); and this might be tion, hard stool with ineffectual urging to evacuate; desire for stool fol­
a good remedy even for the sickness of airplane if the totality of symp­ lowed by painful constriction of anus; hemorrhage from rectum even
toms are present. There is much sourness of the mouth and stomach, or after a soft stool. Grey light colored stools. The pains and distress often
sour taste of the food. Often a loss of appetite with the first mouthful; end in syncope; constipation or diarrhea of pregnant women. Feces
sudden satiety or immoderate hunger; bulimy; aversion to cooked or pale and of a putrid odor; thin brown or pale green mixed with hard
warm food, rye bread, meat, coffee, tobacco smoke. Craves sweet lumps, thin yellow or reddish yellow fluid, shaggy reddish mucous, dys­
things; inability to digest heavy food; it ferments and quickly bloats entary or green stringy odorless mucous, lumbrici, hemorrhoidal excre­
and distresses the patient. sences in rectum with prolapsus. Itching eruption in anus.
After a meal hepatic pains, oppression and fullness in chest and MIND: The LYe. patient is a sensitive irritable, high strung individual
abdomen with nausea, heat in head, redness of face, pulsation and often melancholic and deeply despondent. Sensitive to noise, light, jar
trembling over the whole body, hands hot, palpation of heart, colic, and vibrations and impressions. Inability to concentrate; confusion and
etc; sourness and diarrhea after taking milk; and because of this fact it unable to perform even simple mental labor, without confusion and
exhaustion. Many fears and dreads; fears darkness; fears solitude, yet
1. The major part of this article is taken from Clarke : DicTioNARY oF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDI­ dreads men and desires to be alone; bad effects from anger or excite­
CA, Vol I!, p. 329 - 348. ment, tearful yet sympathy <; wants to cry and laugh at the same time.
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Memory weak and extreme fatigue from mental labor; unable to express EYES: Many LYe. symptoms are found in the eyes, inflam atory con­
himself correctly; misplaces words and syllables, confused speech. Con­ ditions, styes, etc. Double vision or half vision, intense photophobia
fusion about everyday things but rational talking on abstract subjects. and night blindness.
Inability to remember what is read, stupefaction and dullness. A pecu­ EARS : In the ears there is impaired hearing following inflamatory and
liar state of this remedy is the dread of appearing in public for fear of catarrhal states. Noise and buzzing and roaring in ears. Blocked eus­
failure, but on getting started he goes along to success. Silica has much tachian tubes. Eruptions with yellow crusts around and behind the e ars '
the same condition but the latter belongs to the decidedly cold group of sticky eruptions, like those of GRAPH.
remedies while LYe. is sensitive to heat in all of its general states. NOSE: Many severe nasal symptoms and sufferings are inflicted on
Lycopodium in some disease conditions presents a lack of vital heat the LYe. patient. The snuffles of infants may often be cured by this
but at the same time is sensitive to any excess of warmth. It especially remedy, blocked nasal passages from adenoids, swollen turbinates and
craves the cool open air like PuLS. and ARG-N. The LYe. patient is rest­ polypoid growths. Chronic catarrhal and sinus infections even blocked
less and hurried and impatient, again as in ARG-N.; these remedies run sinus often following local nasal packs of argerol and other powerful
parallel in their symptomatology a long way and in only some of their antiseptics. The discharges are yellow, grayish, green and often blood
particular symptoms do they differ; one is the ARG-N. patient craves streaked, catarrhal ulcers with tendency to bleed after the removal of
cold things in the stomach which relieve and the LYe. patient is better crusts from the nasal cavities. Fanlike motion of the nostrils in pneu­
by warm or hot drinks. monia is a strong indication for LYe. (compare ANT-T.). Coryza with
Many symptoms and disturbances referred to the head, eyes, ears, acrid discharge excoriating the upper lip. All kinds of coryza; dry
nose and throat are caused and cured by this medicine. coryza with obstruction of the nose. Dryness of posterior nares with
HEAD: Dizziness as if intoxicated, on seeing objects whirl about she obstruction of nostrils at night when mouth is open (LACH., OP., AM­
feels as if her body were turning about. Whirling vertigo, especially c.).
when stooping or in a warm room, with inclination to vomit. MOUTH: The mouth and throat have numerous symptoms but the
Headaches from vexation. Headache with disposition to faint. Faint­ great dryness throughout is a cardinal feature; often dry mouth with­
ing is a strong tendency in this remedy from pains anywhere in a warm out thirst is a peculiar characteristic. Tongue foul and coated, at times
room, while at stool, at the menstrual period. Semilateral headaches are studded with small pin point ulcers. Scalded feeling in tongue. In
a marked feature, generally right-sided or traveling from right to left. typhoid states the tongue is heavy and parched with a heavy brown
Headaches < by jar, noise, anger, excitement and mental exertion, coating with indistinct speech; stiffness of tongue, convulsions of the
throbbing with every paroxysm of cough; aching as if the brain were tongue; tongue black and cracked; tongue distended, giving patient silly
swashing to and fro, could not work or scarcely step without vertigo. expression in angina or diptheria.
Headaches < lying down and at night in bed, > walking slowly in open THROAT: In the throat constriction with difficult deglutition; burning
air; > from cold and uncovering the head; pressive headaches as if a pains in throat, sensation in throat as if a ball were ascending from pit
nail were driven into the head. Headaches < in afternoon and evening, �f stomach. ln�ammation of throat and palate; swelling and suppura­
especially coming on from 4 to 8 p.m. Marked tendency to take cold in tiOn of the tonsils commonly beginning on right side and going to the
head especially after becoming overheated. Eruption on scalp and left. Pains in throat, better swallowing warm or hot drinks, < swallowing
behind and around their ears and fetid suppuration sometimes with cold.
obstruction of glands of neck. Premature graying of the hair is a noted URINARY ORGANS: Many symptoms and distresses associated with
symptom also found under PH-AC. Gray hair after abdominal disease or the urinary tract come under LYe. but the more characteristic symp­
after parturition with violent burning and itching of scalp, < becoming toms are greasy pellicle on the urine, red sand in the urine, clear urine
warm. Scurf over whole scalp, the child scratches it raw at night until it dep o�iting a heavy red crystalized sediment in the vessel. A very severe
bleeds. Hair falls from the scalp but increases on other parts of the pam m the back every time before urination is felt causing patient to
body. cry out; retention; must wait for urine to start; the pain in the back
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ceases when the urine flows. Children often cry out with pain before vap or of sulphur; or from deep inspiration; generally with a yellowish
urinating. Turbid milky urine with an offensive purulent sediment, dull gray salty expectoration. Cough with expectoration during the day or
pressure in region of bladder and abdomen, disposition to form calculi; without expectoration at night with expectoration of fetid pus streaked
cystitis; haematuria from gravel or chronic catarrh; renal calculi and with blood; cough < 4 to 6 p.m. or on alternate days; < exertion. Con­
gravel; emission of blood instead of urine, sometimes with paralysis of tinued oppression of chest with shortness of breath. Hepatisation of
the legs and constipation. Incontinence of urine with burning, smarting lungs, paralysis of lungs; Hydrothorax. In delayed or slow resolution of
and itching in the urethra; urine burning hot like molten lead. pneumonias (SULPH.).
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS: LYe. affects the sexual system in both sexes HEART: Much heart disturbance associated with digestive troubles.
profoundly. In the male, there is shooting drawing incisive pain in the Palpitation and trembling with anxiety, accelerated pulse with cold feet
glans, bastard gonorrhea with a deep red and smarting pustule behind and hands. Palpitation of the heart with flapping of alae-nasi; enlarge­
the glans; excoriation between the scrotum and the inner thigh, dropsi­ ment of the heart, cramp, constriction and dyspnoea; sharp pains
cal swelling of the genitals; immoderate excitement or absence of sexual shooting into the heart with fright and cold sweat, pulse quick and
desire. Repugnance to coition or disposed to be too easily excited to it; unsteady, (angina pectoris). Dyspnoea, cyanosis, hasty eating and
impotence of long standing; weakness or total absence of erections; drinking in heart disease. Beating of temporal arteries and carotids,
penis small, cold, relaxed; excessive pollutions, emission too speedy or heart sounds heard loudly at night when lying in bed, keeping patient
too tardy during coition; falling asleep during coition; lassitude after awake. Hypertrophy; aneurism; hydropericardium.
coition or pollutions; flow of prostatic fluid without an erection. Nash Many sufferings of a rheumatic nature; neuritis and arthritis of back,
recommends LYe. as the remedy par excellance for old men who marry neck and limbs; paralysis and numbness of the limbs, but these symp­
young women and find themselves inadequate to perform their family toms are best met by prescribing for the patient on his general and char­
duty. acteristic indications.
FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS: In the female there is nymphomania with Clarke gives a great array of clinical conditions and diseases cured by
terrible teasing desire in external organs; itching, burning and gnawing this remedy; but these are of little value as an aid in the selection of this
in vulva; expulsion of wind from vagina; chronic dryness of vagina; remedy. So definite and characteristic is the symptomology of this rem­
excoriation between the thighs; burning pain in vagina during and after edy for its use in siclmess that whenever met with regardless of diagno­
coition. Catamenia too early, too profuse and too long lasting; catame­ sis or pathology, it can be given with certainty of curative results.
nia easily suppressed by fright and other emotions. Before menses: shiv­ A comparatively brief summary of characteristic symptoms or key
ering, sadness and melancholy; bloated abdomen. During menses notes will enable the prescriber to use this broad, deep remedy with cer­
delirium with tears, headache, sourness of mouth, pain in loins and tainty and satisfaction, regardless of diagnostic and pathologic condi­
swelling of the feet, fainting, vomiting of sour material, cutting colic tions found. A restless, sensitive, timid individual, sensitive to both
and back pains; flow partly black, clotted, partly bright red or partly extremes of temperature but much more sensitive to extreme heat. The
serum. May find females at the change of life with one side of the body direction of symptoms going from right to left or markedly right-sided
greatly hypertrophied; metrorrhagia, at the menopause, dark blood complaints, predominating or upper right and lower left. Extreme dry­
with large clots pours from her. Foetus appears to be turning somer­ ness of mucous membranes, general aggravation of complaints from 4
saults. Leucorrhea, milky yellowish, reddish, corrosive. Varices of the to 8 p.m. Red sand in urine, severe back pain > by urination. One foot
genitals. Disposition to miscarriages (SEP.); swelling of the breasts with cold the other hot; emaciation of neck, arms and upper parts of body.
nodosities; excoriation and moist scabs of the nipples. Easy satiety, a few mouthfuls fill up, even when extremely hungry.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS: In the chest, respiratory organs and heart Thirstless more often than great thirst and then a preference to warm
many symptoms are manifested; many nondescript coughs, obstinate drinks. Inability to assimilate milk. Easy fainting from pain, fright and
dry cough in the morning or nocturnal cough < before sunrise, which fatigue. Flapping of the wings of the nose in respiratory affections.
effects the head, diaphragm and stomach; cough as if produced by the Child sleeps with eyes half open. Inordinate craving for sweets.
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MEDORRHINUM1 mental afflictions. In fact, the mental states furnish us with some of our
best indications for the application of the remedy.
Because of the wide-spread infection of the sycotic disease together MIND: Forgetfulness of names, of words and initial letter; time
with the suppressive measures employed in its treatment, this nosode is m too slowly; dazed feeling; a far-off sensation, as though things
oves
a remedy of great importance. done today occurred a week ago. Constantly loses the thread of her
Many cases of obscure and chronic sickness need this medicine to talks; seem to herself to make wrong statements because she does not
effect a cure, and no doubt we all fail to make cures because of neglect lmow what to say next, begins all right but does not lmow how to fin­
or lack of sufficient knowledge of this subtle and far-reaching poison. ish; weight on vertex which seems to affect the mind. Difficulty in con­
Failure to elicit a history of infection in the individual or his family centrating his thoughts on abstract subjects. Could not read or use
should not prevent the study and use of this remedy in any case of mind at all from pain in head. Thinks someone is behind her, hears
obscure or difficult disease if the symptoms of this remedy are pre­ whispering; sees faces that peer at her from behind bed and furniture.
sented. Saw large people in the room; large rats running; felt a delicate hand
A study of this nosode and its clinical application and related cures smoothing her head from front to back. Is sure she is going to die. Sen­
by many practitioners described by Dr. John Clarke of London in his sation as if all life is unreal, like a dream. Cannot speak without crying;
wonderful DICTIONARY OF PRACl]CAL HoMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA suicidal. Is in a great hurry; when doing anything is in such a hurry that
will reward one immensely for the time spent and enhance his lmowl­ she gets fatigued; spirits are in the depths, weighted down with heavy
edge of the possibility of cure residing in this universal solvent, for I solid gloom relieved by torrents of tears. Is always anticipating; feels
doubt if any have escaped some taint of this everspreading insidious most matters sensitively before they occur and generally correctly (clair­
disease, made more subtle and illusive by measures of suppression voyance). Dread of saying the wrong thing when she has a headache.
employed in the treatment of its victims i.e., .directing treatmen� of a Apprehensive, fear of the dark. Feeling as if she had committed the
local nature to the stopping of the discharge wtth substances conststmg unpardonable sin and was going to hell. Irritated at little things, very
of injections of powerful astringent metals, silver and zinc salts called impatient; great selfishness.
antiseptics which deprive the local cells and tissues of their natural ger­
micidal resistance and at the same time drive the infection to deeper VERTIGO: Vertigo when stooping, slightly relieved lying, aggravated
and more vital parts of the economy. At present massive injections of on movement. Sensation of tightness in head causing intensive vertigo.
penicillin are used to suppress local symptoms viz, the disch�rge, which HEAD: Frontal headache: with nausea; feeling of a tight band across
they do for a time but with the sequence of much more senous symp­ the forehead, < leaning head forward; as if skin were drawn tightly;
toms to follow later, involving deeper structures, even the brain and with fluent coryza, with pressure back of the eyes as if they would be
nervous system being involved. forced out: extending over brain to neck. Brain seems weary; slightest
Clarke states that this nosode has cured asthma, chronic spasms, sound annoys and fatigues her. Wakes with headache over eyes and
corns, diabetes, dysmenorrhea, epilepsy, eye inflammations, favus, temples, < from sunlight. Pain in center of brain; in evening sharp pain
gleet, suppressed gonorrhea, gonorrheal rheum �tism, head�che, n.eu�al­ through temples; pains commence and cease suddenly (Nn-Ac.). Brain
gia, polyp, priapism, psoriasis, ptosis, renal cohc, rheumatism, sctattca, exceedingly tender, and all mental work is irksome. Pain in left parietal
shoulder pains, stricture, urticaria and warts. bone when wind blows on it. Pain circling through head and around
This imposing array of clinical cures does not embrace all the possi­ crown. Terrible pains all through head in every direction, with continu­
bilities of this remedy, for it has cured many neurotic and even serious ous and violent vomiting, followed by aching in sacrum and down back
of legs to feet. Intense headache for three days with inflammation of
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. The major part of this
article is taken from: Hering, Constantine: THE G U I D I NG SYMPTOMS OF OuR MATERIA MEDICA, eye. Intense cerebral suffering, causing continual rubbing of head in pil­
Vol. VII, pgs. 292 ff, American Homeopathic Publishing Company, Philadelphia, 1881. Most low, with rolling from side to side (HELL.). Tensive pains in head as if
of it is also reproduced in Clarke : Dictionary vol. 11, pgs. 409 ff - Editor. she would go crazy; could not read or use her mind. Aching pain at
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base of brain with swellinghead of cords of neck. Head heavy and drawn Violent retching and vomiting for forty-eight hours; first glairy mucous,
backwards· P�in in back of and right eye. then frothy and watery and later like coffee-ground substance; accom­
Hair lu�terless, dry and crispy, electrical; intense itching of scalp; panied by intense headache with great despondency and sensation of
quantities of dandruff. imp ending death; during paroxysm was continually praying (STRAM.).
EYES: When eyes were shuts,seemed felt as if pu�ling out ofhea� �o one side Vomiting thick mucous and bile, black bile without nausea, tasting bit­
or other; when open all thing age hento refhckdmg; .er; blurnn g :lSlons, black ter and sour with considerable mucous.
or brown spots dance over p1magm :-v � sees o?Ject � d?uble; Sensation of a pin in pit of stomach forcing through the flesh. Sick
things appear very small; sees ther. Feelmg a objects . �eural g
� of pau and � ptat1:sn,m andc an eye gnawing not relieved by eating. Trembling, burning in stomach. Feeling
balls when pressing lids toge : m � ? of lump after eating. Cramps and clawing, worse drawing up knees.
sensation of sticks in eyes,upper sensat1. 0n of a cold wmd blowmg m eyes. Intense pain in stomach and upper abdomen with a sensation of tight­
Ptosis of outer rim of both lids, difficu lt to open them. Hardness ness. Sensation of sinking and agonizing sickness at stomach with a
of upper lid as if it had a carti lage in it. . every h�tle n01se . had desire to tear something away.
EAR: Nearly total deafn ess of .both ears, w1th .

� This is a wonderful remedy for marasmic babies when other well­

to use a trump et. Partial or trans1e nt deafness; pulsat10n �n ears. Smgu­ indicated remedies fail or relieve but a short while, with or without a
lar sensation of deafness frome was one ear to the other, as 1f a tube went sycotic history in the parents.
through head while yet the�1s �ouble, an o�eracuten�ss �f he.aring. When ABDOMEN: Terrible pains in liver, thought she would die they were
whistling, the sound in ears Qmck d rtm P.ecu�1ar .v1brat10ns as w�en
:-v1thpams so acute. Grasping pain in liver and spleen.
s.
two persons whistle third other m� qmck � m r.1ght ear from wlth-
out inward; pains follow each succe ss10n. . loss Intense agonizing pain in the solar plexus, surface cold; eructations
NOSE: Intense itching of nose. Coldne ss of end of nose. Entue tasting of sulphurated hydrogen and, after eating, vomiting of ingesta.
of smell for several days . Epistax is. Nose swollen and inflamed. Applied right hand to pit of stomach and left hand over lumbar region.
Obstruction in posterior nares > hawkin g of thick greyish mucous, fol- Tensive pain in right side of abdomen, as of a hard, biconvex, body;
lowed by bloody mucous . . Flushes of with heat and gnawing aching pain, continued a short while. Cutting in
FACE: Greenish shining appearaaround nce. Blotches on skm. right lower abdomen running into right spermatic cord; right testicles
heat in face and neck. Fever blisters mouth, very sore. Neuralgia very tender. Testicles enormously swollen, hot and extremely painful,
of right upper and lower jaws extendin g to temple. Face covered with has been rapidly cured with the recurrance of the suppressed gonor­
acne, dry herpes , freckles. Tenden cy to stiffne ss of jaws and tongue. rheal flow after a single dose of this nosode.
TEETH: Teeth have serrated edges or are chalky and decay. Feel sore ANUS AND STOOL: The stools are often a bilious diarrhea, verging on
and soft; yellowness of teeth. . eable and bad on ansmg . m. the dysentary, with mucous stools. Pains of the most intense kind (threaten­
-

MOUTH: Taste is copp ery, d1sagre ing cramps) in the upper abdomen (darting and tearing) pains coming
.

morning. Tongue heavily coated brown, thick, white at base, the � est is on at stool; stool diarrheic, thin and hot but not copious; after stool
red. Tongue blistered. Small sores, pustules, canker sores very pamfu l. profound weakness (ARs., LYe., CoN.) and cramp in left leg. Profuse
Mouth feels dry and burnt . bloody discharges from rectum sometimes in large clotted masses, fol­
THROAT: Throat sore with much mucous dropping from posterior lowed by shivering. Black stool or white diarrheic stools; tenacious,
clay-like, sluggish, cannot be forced because of sensation of prolapsus
nares. iately after . eating, thirst �nor- of rectum. Can only pass stool by leaning far back; very painful, as if
STOMACH: Appetite ravenous immed hard green frmts, 1ce, sour thmgs, there was a lump on posterior surface of sphincter; so painful as to
mous for liquor. Craves salt, sweets,
oranges and ale. cause tears. Constriction and inertia of bowels with ball-like stools.
.
Many stomach and intestmal symptom s �re .noted under th1s. . rem- Child of fifteen months brought on a pillow to clinic, apparently dead;
edy. Nausea: with frontal headache, after dnnkmg water; after dmner. eyes glassy, set; pulse could not be found but felt heart beat; running
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from anus a greenish yellow, thin, horrible offensive stool. Oozing of intercourse for three years and never had venereal disease). Short,
moisture from anus, fetid like fish brine (cured by MED.). shooting pains, passing outwards, chiefly in breasts. Breasts as cold as
URINARY ORGANS: In the urinary organs there is much suffering. ice especially the nipples (during menses), rest of body warm. Coldness
Intense renal colic; severe pains in ureters, with sensation as of passage of single parts, tip of nose, nipples and fingers is a peculiar feature of
of calculus; during kidney attack great craving for ice. Dull pinching this remedy. Large but not painful swelling of left breast. Breasts and
pain in region of supra renal capsules at 11 a.m.; fingers cold at the nipples very tender to touch and inflamed. Soreness of nipples with a
same time; great pressure in bladder, greater than the amount of urine gummy secretion drying on orifice; when picked off nipples bleed
warrants; urine scanty and high colored; strong smelling, covered with freely.
thick greasy pellicle, intensely yellow, slow flow cutting across root of RESPIRATORY ORGANS: The respiratory organs are powerfully
penis transversely just as last drops are voided, intermittant flow; syn­ affected under this remedy. Hoarseness while reading aloud with loss of
cope after urination. voice at times. Choking caused by wealm ess or spasm of the epiglottis,
Many cases of diabetes have been cured with this remedy. In those could not tell which. Larynx stopped so that air could not enter, only
cases of enlarged, inflamed prostates of men with a history of sup­ better by lying on face and protruding tongue. Dryness of glottis very
pressed gonorrhea ("a gonorrhea that has been cured!") by the applica­ annoying with tenacious mucous in larynx. Sensation of a lump in the
tion of injections will often find this remedy re-establishes the larynx, soreness as if ulcerated, pain during deglutition; great hoarse­
gonorrheal discharge with complete relief and eventual cure of all their ness. Bronchial catarrh spreading into larynx, swelling of tonsils and
troubles. glands of throat extending into ears causing transient deafness.
MALE GENITALIA: In the male there are emissions during sleep, RESPIRATION: Great oppression of breathing every afternoon about 5
watery and causing no stiffness of linen; transparent, consistence of p.m., sense of constriction, breathing difficult. Has to fill lungs but no
gum arabic mucilage, too thick to pour and voided with difficulty; power to eject the air (CHLOR.). Breath hot, feels hot even when breath­
thick, with threads of white, opaque substance. Impotence, or intense ing through nose.
and frequent erections day and night. Drawing, burning pains along CouGH AND ExPECTORATION: Cough from tickling under upper part
ing to sleep (LACH .); worse from sweet things. Terrible, painful cough,
urethra while urinating in suppressed gonorrhea. of sternum. Incessant dry cough, worst at night; wakes just as she is fall­
FEMALE GENITALIA: Many symptoms and sufferings are found in the as if larynx would be torn to pieces and as if the mucous membrane was
female; great sexual desires after menses in a single woman. A great deal torn off with profuse discharge of viscid, greyish mucous mixed with
of pain in left ovary, with a sensation as if a sac was distended and if blood. Cough, worse on lying, relieved lying on stomach (CINA).
pressed would burst; sensation as if something was pulling it down, Expectoration white albuminous or little green bitter balls, ropy and
causing it to be sore; pain when walking passed to left groin, as if leg difficult to raise (KALI-BL), as if flecked with infinitesimal dark spots.
pushed something, with great amount of heat. Intense excruiating neu­
ralgic pains in whole pelvic region extending downwards through ovar­ CHEST: Chest sore to touch, at times burning extends over whole
ian region to uterus; cutting like lm ives forcing tears and groans. chest; cold seems to aggravate it; a piece of ice seems to cool it for an
Profuse menstrual flow; dark and clotted, stains difficult to wash out, instant; then it is hotter; lungs feel as if beaten or bruised. Constricted
also bright blood with faintness and pain. Intense menstrual colic, caus­ sensation at bottom of both lungs. Incipient consumption; sensation of
ing drawing up of lmees with terrible bearing down labor-like pains, abscess between the pectoral muscles.
with pressing of feet against support, as in labor. A burning pain in HEART: Heart palpitation after slight exertion. With heat in chest,
lower part of back and hips during menses. After very profuse menses heart felt very hot, beat very fast and felt large, accompanied by a burst­
neuralgia in paroxysms in head, with twitching and drawing in of limbs ing sensation. Feeling of a cavity where heart ought to be. Pain in heart
and cords of neck, which were like wires; pain in lower abdomen with acute, sharp and quick. Intense pain in heart radiates to left chest; worse
profuse, yellowish leucorrhea. Itching oflabia and vagina, thinking of it least movement. Burning in heart went through the back and down left
makes it worse. Small chancres on edge of right labia (had no sexual arm. This remedy will cure some cases of Angina pectoris.
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BACK AND EXTREMITIES: In the neck, back and limbs there are burn­ This is only one of the important reasons for the existence of the
ing, drawing, stabbing pains with intense soreness and often stiffness homeopathic schools. From the first cry of the new-born infant carry­
and contractures of muscles and tendons. Almost entire loss of nervous ing in its innocent body the inherited toxins engendered of violated
force in legs and arms, numbness, burning and soreness along the law, to the tottering steps of the aged and repentant sinner going down
whole back bone. under the lash of his own misdeed there is need for this medicine. It is
Burning in the soles of the feet, must uncover them (SuLPH.) wants indeed the balm of Gilead in a world of sin and suffering. We have
them fanned. been told that 80% of operations on married women were made neces­
GENERALITIES: Gangrene, trembling spasms, epileptiform spasms, sary by this subtle poison given them as a marriage dowry from their
foaming at mouth, opisthotonos, risus sardonicus, collapse. Much dis­ husbands, who before marriage, were told they were free of venereal
turbance in sleep, many symptoms worse during or following sleep like poisons and fit for marriage. Because we have in the archives of homeo­
OP. and the snake poisons. pathic knowledge such subtile and deep, long-acting instruments as this
This unique remedy has given many cures of nocturnal enuresis after and many other remedies for the eradication of constitutional and
the failure of other well indicated remedies. inherited toxins as well as the acquired ones, the need for Homeopathy
In summarizing the symptoms and states of this remedy, we can see in the world is imperative for the very salvation of universally sick
a wide range for its use in the field of sickness. In its nature it seems to humanity. With each passing year it becomes even more necessary that
blend much that is found in the other nosodes; evidently the economy the Hahnemannian doctrine be taught, promulgated and practiced in
while under the influence of this poison strained out as it were the tox­ all its purity and efficiency.
ins of psora, tuberculosis and congenital lues to give us a complex and Because of these things, the homeopathic physician is privileged to
unique antidote against the blend of these many constitutional poisons perform cures and uses no other therapeutist can. Great as he may be in
merged into one. the field of cure, he can be potentially greater in the realm of disease
The above observations may explain some of the brilliant cures prevention because nothing else except Homeopathy has been discov­
obtained by this remedy after the failure of other apparently well indi­ ered that can lift the heavy burden of inherited disease from the race.
cated remedies. This medicine seems endowed with power to reach and Because Homeopathy has such far-reaching powers for good, it is the
activate the deepest sources of vital energy, thereby restoring seemingly one hope for the health and well being of the future of the race, and for
hopeless cases of disease to a state of health. that reason we can rejoice in strengthened faith because our efforts
From this fact we may be justified in giving to many a cancer patient move in unison with the universal law of the cosmos. Though our
somewhere in the course of treatment a dose of MED. as an intercurrent numbers decline, we need have no fear because our glorious philosophy
and complimentary remedy to other deep constitional remedies. For of healing is born of the everlasting truth and will abide to serve the
cancer is the sum total of constitutional evils made more virulent and sick and afflicted even in a world of sordid commercialism.
vicious by drug and serum suppressions.
In these times no one remedy is needed as much as this one is Again let us salute the memory of the great Hahnemann whose gen­
because the regular medical profession has only suppressed and held ius, special courage and tireless efforts under God gave us and, all the
back a universal poison in the race that, like the hydra headed monster future as well, the benign balm of Homeopathy. Hahnemann, the
of old, keeps returning to prey with unconquered energy and venom, to instrumentality of Divine Providence for the healing of the nations,
plague and afflict the race down through the generations. brought to earth not only a law of healing but with that law the magic
All those chronic diseases that are leaders in the cause of death touch of love and universal peace. For men and women of every creed
today, heart, kidney disease, cancer and many forms of mental and and from every clime and nation of the earth have been fired with a
nervous conditions are in their incipency amenable to cure through desire to serve sick humanity regardless of race, creed or station, and in
this and other far-reaching constitutional remedies in the homeopathic doing so many have made sacrifices for the privilege. Homeopathy
fund of healing knowledge. begets love and understanding and vanishes prejudice and ignorance.
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CHARACTERISTICS AND DIFFERENTIATIONS OF THE NATRUM NATRUM ARSENICOSUM ..•

REMEDIES1 ened bluish mucus flow from nose, leaving mucus membrane raw.
Nasal mucus membrane thickened, can inhale but not exhale easily.
Sodium is found in nature in enormous quantities and is widely dis­ FAcE: Face flushed and hot; feels puffed. Malar bone feels large, as if
tributed. It is a constituent of countless silicates and as a result of rock swollen. Face swollen, edemateous; especially in orbital region; worse
decay gets into the soil whence it enters the plants and finally reaches morning on awaking. Corners of mouth fissured and indurated. Mus­
the animal organism. The nitrate is known as Chile Salpete; the crystal­ cles of mastication stiff and painful on moving jaw.
ite, (ice stone) or Greenland is a sodium aluminum fluoride. Common MouTH: Teeth and gums tender. Tongue furred coated yellow; deep
salt constitutes the main part of the saline matter in sea water. The red, corrugated, fissured; large moist flabby. Ulcer in mouth very sore.
Dead Sea of Palestine and the great Salt Lake in Utah are almost satu­ THROAT: Fauces and pharynx red and glossy or purplish and edemate­
rated solutions of common salt. ous; patched with yellow mucus; diptheria.
In the human economy, sodium together with potassium and cal­ STOMACH: Drinks often but little at a time (like ARs.). Very thirsty but
cium are the chief alkali metals in the maintenance of the acid base bal­ worse by water. Vomits large amounts of sour water, worse after eating.
ance of the body fluids. Dray says that sodium in the form the chloride Warm things cause sensation of burning.
is a constituent of every liquid and solid part of the body. Its function ABDOMEN: There is much flatulence gas forming rapidly.
is to regulate the degree of moisture within the cells. STooL AND ANus: Alternate diarrhea and constipation. Soft dark,
Quoting Clarke in the Dictionaty of Practical Materia Medica, "NAT- thin stool leaving a burning in rectum; yellowish copious; hurries
c. is the typical salt of the Natrum group (as KAu-c. is of the kalis). patient out of bed in the morning; stool preceded by colic, > after.
NAT-M. is by far the most important. In power and range it stands in the URINARY ORGANS: Dull aching in the kidneys with profuse uring.
first rank of homeopathic remedies, but has an additional significance MALE SEXUAL ORGANS: Dull cutting pain along the Pompart's liga­
in that it exemplifies the power of attenuation in a remarkable way. The ments followed by a sickening sensation in left testicle, as after a blow.
problems involved in NAT-M. may be regarded in a sense as the pons asi­ Emission during sleep.
norium of homeopathy. RESPIRATORY ORGANS: Dark slate colored scanty mucus in larynx
NATRUM ARSENICOSUM detached with difficulty. Oppressed or stifled sensation from larynx to
This remedy has not been extensively proved but given good results bottom of sternum. Lungs feel dry, as though smoke had been inhaled.
in several conditions. Diptheria and asthma. Exertion aggravates the oppression in chest.
MIND: Nervous, restless patient. Depressed. Cannot concentrate; HEART AND PuLSE: Oppression about the heart from least exertion.
dull, listless and forgetful. Pulse irregular, slower than usual.
HEAD: Vacant feeling in the whole head. Wavering, floating sensation NEcK AND BAcK: Neck stiff and sore extending down to top of dorsal
on turning head quicldy. Full feeling in head; numbness in the evening. vertebras. Severe pain between the scapula, worse inspiring. Lumbar
Dull feeling in forehead extending to root of nose; on awaking in the pam.
morning. It has the restlessness and chilliness of ARs. Complications LIMBS: In the limbs frequent neuralgic pains. Lower limbs feel heavy,
from exposure to cold. weary, and bruised.
EARS: Pain in ears with dull pain. Rushing noise synchronizes with GENERALITIES: This is a chilly restless patient subject to squamous
the pulse. eruptions with thin white scales.
NOSE: Smell defective or lost; nose stuffed, worse night. Breathes at
night through mouth. Nasal discharge yellow and tough pieces of hard- NATRUM CACODYLICUM
Has been of clinical use in phithisis. Poisoning symptoms are heavy
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NATRUM CACODYLICUM .•• NATRUM CARBONICUM •••

edematous, breath of gangrenous odor. Peripheral neuritis; wrist drop; ABDOMEN: Chronic liver inflammation, violent stitches in hepatic
paralysis of left leg. and splenic regions. Swelling of the glands of groin and axilla; generally
painful.
NATRUM CARBONICUM STOOL AND ANus: Ineffectual urging to stool, hard and difficult evac­
The typical Natrum salt a deep aching antipsoric remedy. uation or diarrhea from milk. Diarrhea during a thunderstorm.
MIND: Alternating states. At one time marked degree of gaiety, joy­ URINARY ORGANS. Enuresis. Involuntary urination with mucus in
ous talkativeness, inclination to sing. Again sadness and depression urine. Urine smells like the urine of horses. (Nn Ac.)
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS: Increases sexual desire in the male with con­
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with tears and unquietude regarding the future. Fits of anguish espe­ tinued and painful erections and pollutions. Incomplete coition. Emis­
cially during a storm or when engaged in intellectual labor. Sensitive to sions without erections. Discharge of prostatic fluid when urinating or
noise, to music, to certain individuals. Estrangement from individuals during a hard evacuation. Great tendency to perspire after coition.
and from society. Irritable with spite and malice. Disposition to be FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS: In the woman bearing down toward the
angry and to fly into fits of passion. Difficulty of comprehension; una­ genitals as if the womb would protrude. Deficient menstruation in
ble to concentrate; makes mistakes in writing. Unfitness for intellectual adults. Metrorrhagia. Deformed cervix utteri. Excoriation at vulva, and
effort or meditation which fatigue the head. between thighs. Discharge of mucus from vagina after coition, causing
HEAD: Vertigo especially after drinking wine. Sun headaches; chronic sterility. Profuse thick yellow fetid leucorrhea. Labor pains weak or
heat headache after sunstroke. Congestive headaches with heat. accompanied by anguish and sweat with desire to be rubbed.
EYEs: Many eye symptoms, inflammation and photophobia. Ulcers RESPIRATORY ORGANS: Catarrh of the chest with rattling of much
on cornea. Abscess in lachrymal gland. mucus. Cough with expectoration ofblood.
EARs: Otalgia with sharp shooting pains. Hardness of hearing. Deaf­ CHEST AND HEART: Shortness of breath. Violent anxious palpitation
ness with ozena and amenorrhea in light haired girls. Deafness with especially on climbing stairs, or at night lying on left side. Painful crack­
skin eruptions after typhoid or other infectious diseases with recurring ing in heart region.
earache. BAcK: Stiffness of nape; cracking in cervical vertebrae.
NosE: Nose red with white pimples on it. Dryness heat and obstruc­ LIMBS: Drawing rheumatic pains in limbs and back. Weakness of
tion in nose with catarrhal conditions. anldes is a marked feature of this remedy. Coldness of feet with chronic
FAcE: Face bloated and hot or yellow calor of face. Ulcers, eruptions ulcers of the heel; black ulcerations on heel. Cracks and excoriation
and tetters around the mouth and lips . between the toes. Boring drawing shooting in corns.
TEETH: Toothache with boring digging pains after and while eating. NATRUM HYPOCHLOROSUM
Extreme sensitiveness of lower teeth. In some ways this remedy resembles NAT-M. to which it is chemically
MouTH AND THROAT: Throat and mouth dry and rough with burning related. It is more toxic and violent in its action causing rapid emacia­
about tip of tongue. Much thick mucus requiring violent effort to hawk tion, weakness to exhaustion and fainting.
up. MIND: Mind is much distressed, laughs, cries, talks in sleep. Very low
STOMACH: Incessant thirst for cold water which aggravates the stom­ spirited cries all day and keeps her husband awake all night.
ach. Extreme, voracious hunger. Repugnance to milk and diarrhea HEAD: Constant vertigo with aching across forehead. Paralyzed feel­
comes on after drinking it. Great weakness of digestion with peevish­ ing in the brain, in all the limbs, and in the fingertips. Extreme tender­
ness and hypochondriacal humor after a meal. Distension, heaviness ness of scalp. Throbbing headache soon after midday meal, better after
and weakness of stomach after a meal. drinking tea. Pain right side of head, from behind the mastoid to the
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NATRUM HYPOCHLOROSUM •.•

NATRUM HYPOCHLOROSUM ...
upper part of orbit across the eye causes eye to be weak and stiff, better RESPIRATORY ORGANS: Cough and much distress in chest.
after sleep, but constant day and night. CHEST: Tightness, weight, dyspesia; gnawing sensation in front of
EARS: Pain under right ear when swallowing with tenderness, and chest. Many chest pains especially in the left, better lying down. Pain
swelling up right side of head, with a painful gathering which broke and under heart with catching inspiration.
discharged copiously. BAcK: Much back pain in lumbar regions.
NosE: Influenza with much nasal discharge with soreness inside LIMBS: Aching limbs, feels bereft of power.
cheek. Epistaxis dark colored blood comes away in clots day and night
in a pregnant woman. NATRUM IODATUM
FACE: Face pain severe shooting day and night; left-sided neuralgia. This improved sodium preparation has been extensively used by
Recurring gum boils. Pains of face; worse warmth and by worry, better French physicians in cardiac cases, in rheumatism, asthma, chronic
cold applications. bronchitis, scrofula, tertiary syphilis. It has been curative in hayfever,
MouTH: Teeth get loose and tongue swollen, lower jaw sore; difficult laryngitis, pharyngitis.
to chew. NATRUM LACTICUM
THROAT: Sore throat with difficult swallowing. Flat ulcer on tongue Not proven but has been used with success. Gout and gouty conges­
for back. tions; rheumatic complaints; vomiting from large doses. Abnormal
STOMACH: Nausea and weight in the stomach; with aching in vertex sense of fatigue, yawning, and sleepiness.
after each dose.
ABDOMEN: Swelling in abdomen going up to chest causing dyspepsia, NATRUM MURIATICUM
worse after eating, with much flatus. Fearful pain in whole lower abdo­ One of the greatest of our polycrests as the following list of disease
men which settled in right hip joint and spread over whole abdomen; conditions to which it has been successfully applied will show. (Com­
voiding "white gravel" with great pain. piled by Clarke): Addison's disease. Anemia. Aphlexe � . Atr? phy. B��in­
REcTUM: Cutting pain in rectum between 6 - 7 p.m. passes off dur­ fag. Catarrh. Chorea. Constipation. Cough. Cracks m skm. Debdtty.
ing night. Constipation; large hard offensive stool after three days. Depression. Diabetes. Dispareunia. Dropsy. Dyspepsia. Epilepsy. Ery­
Great exhaustion before stool, better after forceful stool. sipelas. Eye affections. Eye strain. Face, unhealthy complexion. Gleet.
URINARY ORGANS: Within 24 hours diffuse nephritis; urine scanty, Glossopharyngea Paralysis. Gaiter. Gonorrhea. Gout. Headache. Heart
smoke colored, then black containing blood, much albumen and casts. affections. Hemiopia. Hernia. Herpes. Hiccough. Hodgkins disease.
Vomiting, diarrhea and headache. Coma (man died on fourth day after Hypochondriasis. Intermittent fever. Leucocythemia. Leuchorrhea.
drinking ten drachms). Scalding when urinating, with itching and Lips, eruptions around. Lungs, edema of. Menstruation disorders.
smarting of vagina. Red sand in urine. White gravel (cured). Mouth inflammations. Nettle rash, Pediculosis. Ranula. Seborrhea. Self
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS: Male sexual desire almost unconquerable abuse. Somnambulism. Speech, embarrassed. Spermatorrhea. Spinal
after each dose with priapism. irritation. Spleen, enlarged. Sterility. Stomatitis. Sunstroke. Taste, lost
FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS: Very marked action on the female genitalia. or disordered. Tongue, blistered, white coated, heavy. Trifacial nerve
Opening and shutting sensation in the womb. Uterine bearing down; paralysis. Ulcers. Varices. Vaginismus. Vertigo. Warts. Whooping
severe backache and headache. Uterus congested, enlarged, sensitive; cough. Worms. Yawning.
constant oozing of blood, worse exertion. Violent metrorrhagia. Menses No remedy in our Materia Medica so forcefully exhibits the power of
clotted; black blood; early; severe backaches. Ovarian affection with potency over crude drugs. We need but recall the fact that while taking
pain in right hip. Water-logged uterus. Subinvolution. Feels as if womb the crude material in our food daily, such startling and specific symp­
were pressed when she sits down. toms are produced on the healthy and cured in the sick by the adminis-
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NATRUM MURIATICUM ... NATRUM NITRICUM

tration of this same drug in potentized form. Other inert substances NAT-N. or CHILE SALPETRE has not been extensively proved, but has
such as sand, charcoal, iron, and the other metals all have the same been used in anemia, constipation, debility, distension, flatulence, ota­
� nherent quality of increased power and activity in the transforming lalgia, otitis. Anemic and exhausted with coldness of left foot. Coldness
mfluence of the Hahnemann process of potentization, but they are not through upper part of body. Symptoms worse exertion. NAT-N. was
common articles of food. Rademacher' s AeoN. He used it in inflammations of all kinds especially
laryngo-tracheitis and croup, acute pneumonia, acute rheumatism, and
It would require a small volume to relate the extensive symptorna­ heart affections and purpura, hemorrhages, inflammation of the eyes,
logy of this remedy and to go into the minute symptoms of all the ana­ exopthalmic gaiter.
tomical parts with all their modalities; therefore, we will only give the
broad chara�terist�cs of this wonderful remedy which will well repay a NATRUM NITROSUM
close and pamstalung study of the Materia Medica. CLINICAL: Angina pectoris. Apoplexy. Cyanosis. Fainting. Gastroen­
MIND: Melancholy sadness, which induces a constant recurrence to teritis. Giddy with sensation as would lose consciousness. Staring and
unpleasant recollections, and much weeping that is aggravated from livid lips. Thought she would die. Face, lips, hands turned blue. All
consolation. Tired of life. Joyless, tactiturn. Hurried and easily startled. strength gone with trembling sensation over whole body. Rash like
Anxiety, with fluttering of the heart. Averse to company, prefers soli­ roseola syphilitica on chest, measly, spreading to abdomen and thighs,
tude. Anguish, sometimes during a storm. Anxious about the future. gradually covering whole body except face. Violent perspiration.
Irritability increased, irrasibility, and rage. Hatred to those who for­ NATRUM PHOSPHORICUM
merly gave offense. Alternate gaiety and ill humor. Absense of mind, Another Schi.issler remedy for which he states that it is contained in
weakness of memory. Brain fag with sleepiness gloomy forbodings·' the blood corpuscles, muscle cells and the cells of the brain, and nerve
makes mistakes in reading and writing. tissues as well as in the intercellular fluids. In the presence ofNAT-P., lac­
HEAD: The headaches are severe periodical, chronic of a migraine tic acid is decomposed into carbonic acid and water, hence, it is the
nature. remedy for those diseases which are caused by an excess of lactic acid
STOMACH: Great craving for salt things, for acids and bitters. Thirst and therefore is useful in the complaints of infants. Sour eructations,
extreme for water, not too cold; thirst during the chill stage in intermit­ vomiting of sour cheesy masses, yellowish green, so called hacked
tent fever. diarrhea. Colic and spasms with acidity. Uric acid is dissolved in the
GENERALITIES: This patient is sensitive to both extremes of tempera­ blood by its warmth in the presence of NAT-P.
ture; suffers from the effects of chronic suppressed malaria; malaria This remedy is sensitive to thunderstorms like the Natrums and
suppressed by quinine. The chills have long ceased to come but the PHOS.
patient is weak, emaciated (while eating well) anemic, nervous, and Besides the acid indigestion caused by sugar and milk it has a marked
exhausted. C? ften chronic liver and spleen troubles supervene. The bad effect on the sexual spheres ofboth sexes. The man suffers from nightly
effects of fnght often leave a chorea. The muscles and ligaments are erections and copious emissions followed by lame back and weak knees.
weak and easily strained; tendons tend to contract like in CAUST. Bad The woman has early menses with weakness and trembling of heart,
effects of grief and especially disappointment in love. The symptoms severe headache with heavy leucorrhea: honey-colored, creamy, sour
are renew.ed or come on while lying in bed, especially at night and in smelling, acrid and watery.
the mornmg. NATRUM SALICYLICUM
SLEEP: Great sleepiness during the day and impaired broken or Meniere's disease.
retarded sleep at night. Distressing dreams especially of thieves.
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Paeonia

PAEONIA1 Vertigo, faintness and weakness are also noted. This sensitive weak
patient, over anxious and fearful presents many of the general aspects
T?e I?rovin�s of this drug (even though fragmentary) and the clinical of ARs., but the latter is broader in its sphere of action and less specific
apphcat10n of 1t over a eriod of many than is PAEON.
remedy of great power r::m a rather specifyears The sharp pains in ulcers reminds us of Nn-Ac. and HEr.; SIL.; in toe
stamps it on my mind as a
the AcoNITES, the AcTAEAS and the H ELLEBORES,Itsinherba
ic way. l relations are
ulcers compare M -AUST.
the . RANu.N cl-:LACEAE. T�e medicine is prepared from the fresh
fine the family of
up m spnngt1me, 1t. 1s sa1d to be inert in the autum n. root dug HEAD: Many head compaints are found in the proving of this rem-
edy. Vertigo is marked, worse from every motion and in a warm room,
The clinical uses given by Clarke in his Dictionary of Practical Mate­ with constant reeling and staggering. Fullness and heat in head with
na. Med�ca has been abund antly confi syncope and cold sweat. Rush of blood to head; Pains and confusion in
observatiOn. It 1s as follows: Anus, fissurermed
of; fi
by actual practice and head. Pain with roaring in ears and flickering before eyes. Gnawing
Bed sores . . Breast; ulceration of. Ciliary neuralsgia.
tula of, affectations of. headaches. Headaches with pressure pain in left side after a meal. Pain
Hemorrhmds. Headache. Head, rush of blood to. Coccy Night
x, ulcer on.
mares in the forehead morning and evening and in the orbits and above the
neum ; ulcer on : �ternum ; p ain in. Ulcers . Varicose veins. Vertigo.. This
Peri­ left brow with sticking, jerking, tearing in right temple extending into
paragrap� of chmcal uses 1s an epitome of the drug's sphere of action the head. Boring outward in right temple. Pain in occiput and nape.
EYES: The eyes of the PAEON. patient is a point of suffering and weak-
and curat1ve use. Heaviness in occiput.
Mentally and physically the PAEON. patient is supersensitive to bad ness. Eyes red and watery; pains severe tearing or sticking with redness,
news an? unpleasant happenings, a11:d physic ally to the severe pains this photophobia and lachrymation; or the eyes may be smarting dry, and
reme�y 1s noted for; and these emotiOnal upsets , and attacks of physical difficult to open. Burning dryness itching of eyes and lids. Violent tear­
suffenng both prostrate and weaken the patien
Hence, .the PAEON. subject is delicate and weak and t to a great degree.
often completely
ing around right eye. Conjunctivitis with lachrymation and contracted
pupil. Sensation and pain as of a grain of sand under the upper lid.
broken m health and spirit. EARS: Jerking in cartilages of the ears, sticking outward in right ear.
Peonia � anifests on . th� veneo� s side of circulation; producing Pinching behind the right ear. One ear cold the other hot at 3 p.m. Itch­
en.gorged vems, . wh1ch tend to ulcerate. Ulcera
and varlCOSltles ing in concha. Ringing in ears.
ski� and mucus membranes is a dominate factor in this remed tion on
actlon. Bedsores . are readily formed and soon become ulcerous; the y's NOSE: Stoppage of nose in evening and morning with dryness, craw-
pressure or rubbmg of a shoe readily produces an ulcer. Hemorrhoids ling in tip of nose.
tend to tal�e on ulceration accompanie FACE: Face red and puffy with burning heat; pains in face, crawling
sharp burnmg pains . Varicosities on the dlegwith take
the most excruciating
on the same tendenc;
in upper lip. Pain extending from articular fossa of lower jaw through
inner ear, relieved keeping jaws open for a long time and when drink­
to break down and ulcerate. Ulcers at the site of absce ing; worse pressing them together.
that never healed; absce sses, ulcers in old scars might fissesn d
of the breast
its best rem­ THROAT: There is biting posteriorly in palate in evening. Hawking
edy here. caused by tenacious mucus in throat, with scanty expectoration. Sensa­
P�onia .affects profoundly the nerves and the nerve sheaves - hence tion as if an acid burning vapor ascended throat. Heat in fauces extend­
the mtens1ty and predominance of pain ing to pharynx, throat and esophagus, worse hawking. Swallowing
Neuralgias are a prominent feature of the where
remedy.
ver symptoms manifest .
difficult.
STOMACH: The appetite is lost, and nausea comes on entering a
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. The major part o f this warm room, after a moderate walk, with seething in head; vanishing or
article was taken from Clarke: DICTIONARY OF PRAcriCAL MATERIA MEDICA Vol. II pg. 707 ff.
' obscuration of senses and attacks of faintness. Vomiting with painful
-Editor.
diarrhea. Anxious aching (pressing in epigastrium). Periodical sticking
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upward from middle of epigastric region. Buring in epigastric region, at SLEEP: Sleepiness all afternoon, starting on falling asleep, even dur­
night. ing the day; sleep restless and u.nremember� d drea� s; res.tless disturbed
ABDOMEN: Borborygmi. Griping pain in forenoon preceeded and sleep the first night of the provmg by burmng at ep1gastnum, afterward
followed by anxiety trembling of limbs and arms, as if frightened, and by voluptuous dreams with emissions or by anxious and vivid dreams
apprehensious when any one spoke to him. Unpleasant news affected of death. Sleep unrefreshing, disturbed by frightful dreams: of death or
him exceedingly. Pinching in abdominal muscles Cutting in umbilical quarreling, anxious, vivid, wonderful and amorous with emissions.
region. Colic with diarrhea transversely across upper abdomen. Sensi­ Dreams of a ghost sitting upon his chest, and oppressing his breath so
tiveness worse along transverse colon and epigastric region that were that he often woke groaning.
hard and retracted. Crawling in abdomen. A close study and knowledge of this unique remedy will reward the
RECTUM: In the rectum and lower bowel we find the most intense precriber with many cures, especially in severe rectal complaints that
suffering; the large red engorged hemorrrhoids bloom out not unlike cannot be obtained by any other agency.
the red paeoney itself; the pains are often intolerable, the patient con­
stantly walks or rolls on the floor in agony, especially worse after a
stool, fissures that bite and itch and burn; very painful sensitive ulcers
exuding serum and blood. Sudden pasty diarrhea with faintness in
abdomen and burning in anus after stool, returning after six hours,
then internal chilliness, generally a few hours afterwards he felt the
worst. Stools thin frequent.
FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS: The external genitalia of the female
becomes painful, congested and swollen.
URINARY ORGANS: In the urinary organs there is constriction in the
neck of the bladder so that urine passed only in drops. Frequent copi­
ous micturation burning and scanty urine.
CHEST: In the chest there is much sticking pain worse on motion and
during respiration. Pain beneath the heart as from anxiety. Pain under
the sternum is a persistant symptom. Rush of blood, congestion and
heat in chest, pulse contracted.
NECK, BACK, LIMBS: They have sticking jerking shooting tearing
pains neuralgic in character. The fingers and toes have much suffering.
Cramp in the ulna at the wrist, tense feeling in muscles at elbow on
flexing the arm. Shooting and tingling in the fingers. Finger felt cold
dead after an injury, shriveled, yellow and without sensation. Lower
limbs have many symptoms of pain and weakness such as cramps and
shooting pains hindering walking by day and rest at night. Chronic
ulcer of the leg serpiginous spreading at edges with severe shooting
pains. Ulcer on left great toe and on dorsum of foot from tight boots.
Painful corns. Swelling of toes with contraction, intermittent jerking
pains through them. Generally worse from motion and exertion,
evening, warm room, and rainy weather. Many complaints are worse
after sleep, or come on during sleep.
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STRYCHNINUM AND ITS PREPARATIONS 1 STRYCHNIA PHOSPHORICA OR STRYCHNINUM PHOSPHORICUM ...

The drug seems to act through the cerebro-spinal nervous system.
STRYCHNINUM SULPHURICUM
Twitching, trembling of muscles, lack of co-ordination, still, weak, or
Facial neuralgia and neuralgic headache will often refuse to be bene­ complete loss of power, vertigo and fainting.
Mentally, much silly laughter.
promptly disappear under the use of the 3x of STRY-s. In one very obsti­
fited by the ordinaty doses of Nux-v. in use by our school, but will
Very irregular pulse, from 50 to 132, face flushed, skin at times cold
nate case STRY-VAL. cured after other perparations failed. and clammy.
Of the various preparations of STRY-S. is generally used. It is probably Sub-normal temperature, as low as 97.
the most certain of all. Markedly worse from motion; better from rest and open air.
I often use the STRY-P. when the cerebral functions are involved or The proving points to chorea, locomotor ataxis, paralysis, tetanus
when the symptoms seem to call for PH-AC. or PHos. and hysteria. Potencies proved: 30th, 6th, 3rd and 1st; all acted. From
'

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS AND THERAPEUTICS: Neurasthenia spinalis

The Citrate of iron and Strychnia is a favorite preparation with many the Homeopathic Recorder.
of our school. It is perhaps the best in all cases where anemia is a pre­
from anemia of the spinal cord with paralysis. Is an excellent remedy.
of Strychnia with FERR. I usually prescribe it in the lx trituration.
dominant symptom. The use of this double salt obviates the alternation
Spinal irritation with burning, aching, and weakness in the spine, the
In many cases of exhaustion of brain power, or in women in whom a pain extending to the front of the chest. Tenderness on pressure in the
mid-dorsal region. Sleeplessness, cold feet. Feet, hands, and axillae cov­
results attend the use of the STRY-VAL., in the 21 trituration or dilution.
high state of nervous erethism exists, I have seen brilliant curative ered with clammy perspiration.
STRYCHNINUM ARSENATE2
Introduced into Homeopathic Literature by Dr. E. M. Hale
Triturations.
Chronic diarrhea in a child with paralytic conditons of bladder, rec­
tum and lower extremities.
Certain forms of paralysis where ARs. and Strychnia both appear to
be indicated.
STRYCHNIA PHOSPHORICA OR STRYCHNINUM PHOSPHORICUM3
Eleven students of the Iowa State University Homeopathic School,
STRY-P., under the general rules adopted by the 0. 0. and L. Society,
under supervision of Dr. George Royal, have made a good proving of
which may be summarized as follows:
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. Most of the contents
was taken from: Hale, Edwin M.; Materia Medica and Special Therepeutics of the New Reme­
dies. Vol. I!, F.E . Boericke, Hahnemann Publishing House, Philadelphia. 1886. - Editor.
2. Douglass M.E: Characteristics of the Homeopathic Materia Medica, Boericke & Runyon Co.,
New York, 1901, page 839.
3. Hansen Oscar M.D . : Text Book of Materia Medica and Therapeutics of Rare Homeopathic
Remdies: The Homeopathic Publishing Company, London, 1899.

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STRYCHNINUM AND ITS PREPARATIONS1 STRYCHNIA PHOSPHORICA OR STRYCHNINUM PHOSPHORICUM ...

The drug seems to act through the cerebro-spinal nervous system.
STRYCHNINUM SULPHURICUM
Twitching, trembling of muscles, lack of co-ordination, still, weak, or
Facial neuralgia and neuralgic headache will often refuse to be bene­ complete loss of power, vertigo and fainting.
promptly disappear under the use of the 3x of STRY-S. In one very obsti­
fited by the ordinary doses of Nux-v. in use by our school, but will Mentally, much silly laughter.
nate case STRY-VAL. cured after other perparations failed.
Very irregular pulse, from 50 to 132, face flushed, skin at times cold
and clammy.
Of the various preparations of STRY-s. is generally used. It is probably Sub-normal temperature, as low as 97.
the most certain of all. Markedly worse from motion; better from rest and open air.
I often use the STRY-P. when the cerebral functions are involved, or The proving points to chorea, locomotor ataxis, paralysis, tetanus
when the symptoms seem to call for PH-AC. or PHos. and hysteria. Potencies proved: 30th, 6th, 3rd and 1st; all acted. From
CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS AND THERAPEUTics: Neurasthenia spinalis
The Citrate of iron and Strychnia is a favorite preparation with many the Homeopathic Recorder.
of our school. It is perhaps the best in all cases where anemia is a pre­
from anemia of the spinal cord with paralysis. Is an excellent remedy.
of Strychnia with FERR. I usually prescribe it in the lx trituration.
dominant symptom. The use of this double salt obviates the alternation
Spinal irritation with burning, aching, and wealmess in the spine, the
In many cases of exhaustion of brain power, or in women in whom a pain extending to the front of the chest. Tenderness on pressure in the
mid-dorsal region. Sleeplessness, cold feet. Feet, hands, and axillae cov­
results attend the use of the STRY-VAL., in the 21 trituration or dilution.
high state of nervous erethism exists, I have seen brilliant curative
ered with clammy perspiration.
STRYCHNINUM ARSENATE2
Introduced into Homeopathic Literature by Dr. E. M. Hale
Triturations.
Chronic diarrhea in a child with paralytic conditons of bladder, rec­
tum and lower extremities.
Certain forms of paralysis where ARs. and Strychnia both appear to
be indicated.
STRYCHNIA PHOSPHORICA OR STRYCHNINUM PHOSPHORICUM3
Eleven students of the Iowa State University Homeopathic School,
STRY-P., under the general rules adopted by the 0. 0. and L. Society,
under supervision of Dr. George Royal, have made a good proving of
which may be summarized as follows:
I. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. Most o f the contents
was taken from: Hale, Edwin M.; Materia Medica and Special Therepeutics of the New Reme­
dies. Vol. I!, F.E . Boericke, Hahnemann Publishing House, Philadelphia. 1886. - Editor.
2. Douglass M.E: Characteristics of the Homeopathic Materia Medica, Boericke & Runyon Co.,
New York, 1901, page 839.
3. Hansen Oscar M . D . : Text Book o f Materia Medica and Therapeutics o f Rare Homeopathic
Remdies: The Homeopathic Publishing Company, London, 1899.

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STRYCHNINUM OR STRYCHNINUM SULPHURICUM1 Emphysema. Enuresis. Exophthalmo.s. Eye� ; opticof.nerve, sclerosis . of.
H eadache. Hemiplegia. Infl u enza. Jomts, . stiffness Laryng � al, cr.Ises
Much of our knowledge of this drug comes to us by observations of. Locomotor ataxia. Malar bones, pams m. Neurasthema. Nig� t
made from the abuses of its empirical adminstration in the treatment of blindness . Paraplegia. Proctalgia. Rheumatism. Scrotum, abcess of. Spi­
heart and nervous diseases. It is indeed homeopathic to many patients nal irritation. Teta nus.
suffering from such complaints. But even in these cases, the drug must Of course many of the symptoms are very similar to those ofNux-v.
not be given over too long a period and in the crude form if serious We will try to give you the more characteristic and uncommon symp­
symptoms would be avoided. It acts profoundly on the brain and spinal toms omitting the common ones. Another condition that is somewhat
cord, producing mental disturbances and symptoms of illusions, hallu­ unusual is a chorea persisting during sleep the opposite of AGAR_ l Elec­
cinations, and mental excitement merging into weakness and paralysis. tric like shocks occuring whenever the prover was touched or when any
The nerves everywhere are markedly affected such as optic nerve paral­ one lightly shook the bed. A touch on any part of body p�od� ced a
ysis and sclerosis. Induration of the posterior columns and nerve roots voluptuous sensation. Hale recomm.ends the �alt� _of strychnn:-e m �he
of the spinal cord are frequent centers of attack by the drug. From all tetanic convulsions of cerebro-spmal menmgitis. NeuralgiC pams
this we can recommend it to the neurologist for study and use. around the eyes and face coming suddenly at intervals.
Inumerable cases of poisonings with strychnine have been recorded, Spasms of the esophagus in hysterical women.
and these cases furnish us with a rich array of symptoms, which with Brain exhaustion of women in whom high nervous erethism exists.
the provings even though fragmentary and incomplete give us a good Cooper suggest its use in the spasmodic coughs that often follow
image of sickness for the homeopathic use of this medicine. influenza.
Perhaps the most characteristic and certain action of the drug is its Under peculiar sensations are: Feeling as if the head and face were
power to produce convulsions and spasms of a tetanic nature; and these enlarged. As if an iron cap were on the head. Paralyzed feeling in left
spasms are all made worse by light, noise, or the least jar, showing how half of head and face. Scalp sore as if hair had been pulled. As if nerves
completely all the special senses are involved. A case of poisoning were suddenly pulled out of teeth. As of a lump in the throat. As if
presents one of the most gruesome and terrorizing pictures of sickness water dripped off right elbow at intervals, and off right shoulder. As if
to be met with; lying on the back, which is the only tolerable position chopped in half at the waist at night. The pains and sensations come
with body rigid, jaws set, hands flexed and the whole muscular system suddenly and return at intervals. Sudden palpitation. Darting, pinching,
convulsed with short jerky spasms, which continue for a short time and lancinating fulgurating electric pains. Gurgling noise in rectum with
then remit, the muscles remaining contracted and hard as wood during electric darts was noted in one prover. Many pains center around the
the intervals between the paroxysms. As the disease advances a set lips and eyes. Pains and chills occur in the occiput and nape and run
expression, the risus sardonicus, is assumed together with a condition down the whole lengh of the spine. Itching of whole body, and violent
of opisthotonos and cries of terror, hippocratic countenance, frothing itching of the roof of the mouth. Jerking, twitchings, and shocks in all
of the mouth complete this picture generally ending in death by parts run through the pathogenesis.
asphyxia. Stiffness is a leading feature and Cooper gives "rheumatism with stiff
To quote Clarke, the clinical application of the remedy comprises a joints" as an indication. Symptoms are < morning, by touch, noise,
large and varied group of complaints and conditions. Amaurosis. Aorta, motion, exertion, walking, draft of air, after meals; > lying on the back.
pain in. Aphonia. Asthama. Athetosis. Bladder, paralysis of, and pains ANTIDOTES: Hale suggests PASSI. as being antidotal. HYos. for the
in. Breasts, pains in. Cough, explosive. Cramps. Diaphragm, spasms of. drowsiness, respiratory affections (Clarke). TAB., CHLF., CAMPH. and
1. From the handwritten m anuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. A large part o f this AeoN. have been advised. OXYGEN inhalations have been effective anti-
article was taken from the recorded provings in Clarke's DICTIONARY OF PRAcriCAL MATERIA
MEDICA. - Editor. 1. Kent, Repertory p. 1348. - Editor.

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dotes in animals. The rectal symptoms are best relieved by SuLPH .

CHAM. lM has cured the convulsions in one case of poisoning.
EARS: In the external ears there is a creeping tingling sensation. Sud­
den burning, itching in the ears, nose lips and eyes. Intense aching
behind ears and down spine. Sharp darting pains behind right ear,
BRuc., CHAM., HYos., LYe., STRAM., SuLPH. may be compared symp­
RELATIONS: Nux-v. and IGN. are the closest analogues. ARs., BELL.,
b ehind ears and back of head and spine. Digging pain deep in left ear.
tomatologically. Intense fullness in ears. Hearing extremely sensitive, hears the slightest
MIND: The mental symptoms are striking and valuable. Delirium sounds. Roaring; burning; noise like wind.
like that of hydrophobia, like delirium tremens. Frightened. Shrinks FAcE: Nose and face swollen and burning hot; eyes half closed as if
from persons, from currents of air. Shouted out: "They are coming for stung by bees. Face pale distorted. Muscles stiff Risus sardonicus.
me". Extreme nervous excitability; painful nervousness. Immoderate Expression of extreme terror. Face livid, flu shed and bathed with cold
fits of laughing, with light, swimming sensation and .giddiness. Mo.an­ clammy sweat. Short needle like pains in cheek bones, pains shooting
ing, sobbing, screaming. Exceedingly despondent. Irntable. Confus10n into the teeth, especially the left side. Lips, blue livid, swollen,
of ideas. Loss of memory. Consciousness perfect till death; though retracted. Trismus. Stiffening of jaws affecting speech. Dull pains in
there may also be loss of consciousness. jaws generally shooting into the temples.
TEETH: Teeth clenched. Toothache at midnight in left upper teeth,
HEAD: There is much vertigo with roaring of the ears while lying shooting into cheek bone, as if nerves were suddenly pulled out, at
with nausea. Jerking of the head forward and backward. Veins of the night, Drawing, shooting pains.
head, neck and face turgid; red, protruding eyes. Violent headache w1th
bursting pains in the forehead, especially the left si?e. Or t.here may be
MouTH: Tongue dry and papillae erect; dry with white moisture on
edges; gums, lips, and roof of mouth violet, hot, sore. Taste bad, fever­
stupid headache with extreme drowsmess . . Sensat10n of non cap on ish, hot and bitter. Frothing at the mouth. Violent itching in roof of
head. Violent thumping pains in head espeClally the nght h �lf an� ov� r mouth. Mouth filled with frothy saliva. Articulation difficult. Speech
the left eye. Shattered sensation with drowsiness. Sharp dartmg pams m indistinct or lost.
left temple and around back of left ear. Sudden pain and pressure in
vertex and left eye. Peculiar paralyzed feeling in left half of face a� d THROAT: Choking sensation in throat as if something were held
tightly around it. Dry spasmodic contracted feeling; intense difficulty
head. Constant pains in back of head and nape of neck. Sore pams m in swallowing. Feeling as of a lump in throat, < evening. Soreness and
scalp as if the hair had been pulled. Intense itching of scalp and nape. scraping left side. Every attempt to swallow caused violent spasms of
EYES: This is a valuable remedy for the eye specialist to study and muscles of pharynx. Severe dull pains in muscles and glands of neck
use homeopathically. Eyes highly congested and in constant motion, as and at back of ears.
in great affright. Eyes red; injected and protrudin�. Eyes sunken; r�ll­ STOMACH: Unusually good appetite, enjoys her food amazingly.
ing, distorted, turned to one side, turr�ed to the n�ht and fi�ed, w1th Thirst intense, feverish. Eructations: of bitter wind before vomiting, bit­
dilated insensible pupils and red conjunt1va. Achmg, smartmg, dull ter, greasy, with bad taste. Nausea, almost constant retching. Violent
pain in eyes with misty vision. Burning in eyes, worse from light. Feel­ vomiting. Vomiting thin colorless liquid. Heavy feeling in stomach.
ing as if eyes were suddenly stiffened an.d drawn back. I ?tense, sudde� , Intense pain in pit of stomach. Intense twitching, violent jerks, spasms.
burning pain in eyes and lids. Cold feelmg m eyes. Rollmg of eyes as 1f Spasm of pit of stomach suddenly while at dinner lasting an hour with
they were two cold bullets. Tender bruised feeling over left eye: Rap.ld. severe pain and feeling of suffocation compelling to loosen clothes.
pulsation over left eye; in left upper lid, ':ith w� akr:ess, swellmg dis­ Burning along esophagus and stomach. Immediately felt a burning sen­
charge. Increased lachrymation. Needle hke pams m balls of eyes. sation in stomach for about a minute, then felt as if the blood ran cold.
Pupils dilated eyes staring or pupils contracted. Visio.n dim, . confused ABDOMEN: Aching with sick feeling in abdomen. Sharp needle like
misty; persistant amaurosis. Sparks before eyes, balclash, wh1te or red. pain in left hypochondruim. Abdominal muscles rigid in tetanic
Increased peripheric sensibility for blue. Enlargement of the field of spasms. Sore contracted buised feeling. Rumbling. Griping, cutting
vision. Everything seemed to turn green and he fell to the floor. gnawing pain in the bowels. Sharp, cutting pa in in right lower and left
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upper half of abdomen. Uneasiness in bowels and constipation. Sharp darting on chest, neck and back. Severe stabbing pains in right breat
passing through to back at intervals. Also in left breast.
HEART: The heart comes in for a number of symptoms. There is
needle like pains in left groin.
RECTUM: Gurgling sounds in rectum with spasms of darting pain tightness about the precordia. During the day dull pain, shifting along
compelling to sit on the ground as if shot. Two dart like shocks from a
strong galvanic battery before going to bed. Spasmodic jumping in line of aortic arch. Fluttering sensation about heart with faintness. Sud­
anus. Diarrhea, copious and watery. Feces discharged involuntarily dur­ den palpitation. Tumultous action of heart. Feeling as of heart coming
ing the spasms. Stool lumpy and dry, flatus smelling like fresh putty. into throat. Heart fluttering like a wounded bird. Pulse irregular, accel­
Stools lumpy with mucus. Very obstinate constipation with griping. erated, corded, tense, strong, full, rapid, nearly extinct in the parox­
URINARY ORGANS: Contraction of bladder; it expelled urine appar­ NECK AND BACK: Neck swollen. Jugular vein distended. Neck stiff,
ysms .
ently as fast as it was secreted. Bladder paralyzed. Painful pressure muscles like rigid cords. Painful stiffness extending down the back.
extending down thighs from back of bladder down rectum; from front Darting lmife like pains in muscles of neck and top of shoulders, chest
wall of bladder along urethrea, pains finally leaving bladder and settling and abdomen with sick feeling. Back stiff Convulsive jerks in back and
in glans penis. Scalding in urethra. Constant urging. Urine either copi­ spinal column. Intense icy coldness in entire back. Agonizing gnawing
ous or scanty, variable. Dark like beer, thick red sediment albuminous­ pain in back, neck and muscles of the legs. Suddenly violent cutting in
looking masses floating in it.
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS: In the male the left spermatic cord is painful back at waist line as though she was chopped in half, extending right
and left to stomach at night.
and the left testicle swelled, painful only on standing or walking; hard
and swollen, later burning pain on left side of scrotum where the skin ExTREMITIEs: Fingers and toes violet colored, fingers spasmodically
was tense on the testicle and a large abcess formed in the dartos and cel­ drawn in, toes drawn back. Limbs out-stretched and rigid at times jerk­
lular tissue; this was opened by a small incision and yielded a very large ing movements. Cramps. Darting pains in muscles. Rheumatic pains in
quantity of semi-transparent fluid partly mixed with blood, after the arms and legs. Crawling in limbs after spasms. In the upper and lower
discharge of which the size of the testicle became somewhat less. limbs are found the same convulsive, sharp, drawing pains, with stiff­
FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS: In the female while falling asleep quite sud­ ness and contraction. Cramping, agonizing gnawing pains in the mus­
cles especially of the thighs. twitching and tingling.
denly several hysterical jerks as from the womb with burning irritating
heat and violent pulsation in the passages. Also feeling of great pressure GENERALS: Spasmodic convulsive twitching. Every muscle in the
and bearing down. Darting pain and thrilling sensation in vagina with body in a state of convulsive twitching. Violent, electric like starting
momentary pulsation coming on at intervals. Violent tearing pains in and shuddering; followed by opisthotonos. Shocks so violent in the
womb at intervals. Menses at proper times, lasted only two days and muscles that the right thigh was dislocated. Convulsions recurring regu­
scanty flow. Any touch on the body, it mattered not where, excited a larly. Every attempt to move threatened a convulsion. Convulsive jerks
voluptuous sensation. on falling asleep. In convulsion, skin hot, bathed in perspiration and
REsPIRATORY ORGANS: The respiratory organs persents some marked
steaming. Can lie in no position but on back, any other positions
brings on convulsions. An attempt to take liquids produced violent
symptoms. Spasms of muscles about larynx and anus; she felt and looks spasmodic fit preventing swallowing it, here we see the likeness of a typ­
as if strangled; the muscles on each side of larynx became tense like ical advanced case of rabies. General aggravation at night and from 8 -
cords. Spasms of respiratory muscles, breathing irregular, intermittent, 10 p.m.
difficult. Voice weak, low, hoarse. Aphonia. Occasionally spasmodic SKIN: Skin pale at first, then livid and bluish. Formication. Burning
explosive cough. Breathing hurried, difficult, choking, tight with great tingling with intense itching of skin over the whole body especially
pain in precordia. Sobbing, moaning. Asphyxia. severe over scalp, face, arms and legs.
CHEST: Walls of chest fixed. Oppression, chest moves en masse, is SLEEP: Yawning with extreme drowsiness. Sleepless from internal
hyper-resonant. Tightness. Pain: severe, sharp, contractive, spasmodic anxiety and uneasiness or from dread of rectal spasms; with visions of
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dead persons. Extreme restlessness and talking in sleep with peculiar THUJA1
working in back of brain. Restless nights with profuse perspiration.
Dreams disagreeable. Strange wanderings of the imagination. THUJ. is one of the most useful and far-reaching remedies of the
FEVER: Extreme chilliness and drowsiness. Peculiar creeping chill­ Materia Medica whose therapeutic worth was discovered and developed
iness all over with a tremulous sensation in the jaws. Extreme chilliness by Hahnemann. He placed it at the head of the anti-sycotic group.
even in a warm room. Icy coldness. A single cold chill down entire Boenning�ausen found it curative and prophylactic in an epidemic
length of spine. Extremities cold and perspiration flowing in a stream of small-pox , and Burnett because of the fact of that curative action
from head and chest. Fever of adynamic type, or intermittent type. applied it successfully as the best antidote against the ravages of vacci­
Intolerable sense of heat over whole body, though some parts cold to nosis, the disease resulting from the poison of small-pox vaccine intro­
the feel. Burning heat with hot sweat in the early effects of the proving; duced directly into the blood. From Burnett' s time to the present, THUJ.
in later stages cold sweats obtain. Cold sweat with convulsive shocks has been a benediction and at times a life saver, especially for the evil
and increased shaking and stiffening. effects following small-pox vaccination.
From the foregoing array of terrible symptoms and sufferings we may Truly the beautiful "tree of life" is endowed, by the Creator's faith,
readily trace the certain path of its use and power to cure in some of the with the twin properties: the force of destruction and degeneration on
more severe and advanced cases of tetanus and rabies where terror and the one hand and the benign power of regeneration and healthfulness
spasm preceed death. In chronic disease of the spine and nervous sys­ on the other, the manner in which this inherent force is applied deter­
tem STRY. is destined to be a valuable remedy in the hands of the dis­ mining the end that is obtained. By the intelligent use of the Law of
cerning. In an old case of locomotor ataxy, this remedy in the lM Similars together with the employment of the homeopathic technique
potency enabled the patient to leave his wheel chair and walk again. of preparing and prescribing the similar remedy, can the force of
Another interesting clinical feature is that it has cured several cases destruction and disintegration be changed and transmuted as if by
of tapeworm. One in a little girl seven years of age where the usual ver­ magic, into healing streams of energy, to dissipate disease and restore
micides and specifics for tape worm had failed to cure. After the admin­ the bloom of health.
istration of this remedy in the 200 and 1 M potencies doses given at When the medical world learns these simple facts, humanity can
intervals of from a month to six weeks apart this little patient, (after a then be freed from innumerable sufferings attendant upon the abuse
lapse of two years) has had no more segments or mucus expelled, and and misuse of drastic experimental drugs, of crude vaccines and serums
the child is in better health than in years before. introduced directly into the bloom stream acting as foreign materials
and proteins to fester and poison the fountain of life and pile up added
evil in the human economy.
As we look around throughout the realm of nature, we behold every­
where the double aspects of action and reaction, of negative and posi­
tive forces, of good and evil at work to promote the progress of growth
and evolution toward the goal of better things. Hence all objects, min­
erals, plants and animals contain within themselves these same dual
qualities. Every human being has the possibility of disease or health, of
evil or good inherent in his life process operation in retaliation to envi-
I. THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LXIII, No. 12, June 1948, p. 262. See also "Thuja" by Eli­
zabeth W. Hubbard, THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LXIII, No. 10, April, 1948, pgs 224
ff.
2. Van Boenninghausen, C.M.F. The Lesser Writings, translated from the original German by
Prof. L.H. Tafel. Boericke and Tafel, Philadelphia, 1908, pgs 3,4.

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ronment. Every plant and mineral has the dual power of producing lights of the therapeutics will be given with the hope that sufficient
good or evil in its nature when applied to the economy of man. Divine interest may be awakened to stimulate a more detailed study by physi­
Providence has vouchsafed to man the power to choose and endowed cians everywhere.
him with intelligence and discrimination to mold his life in accordance A remedy well-proven and clinically developed presents a great array
with the laws and order of the universe. Thus, man may use the of mental, emotional an nervous symptoms and states. THUJ. is rich in
destructive powers in drugs to dissipate the destructive processes inher­ many strange, rare and peculiaf symptoms. Such symptoms are the joy
ent in his organism by employing the Law of Similars and the unique of the homeopathic prescriber.
technique of its application. From these observations we le�rn that MIND: Those having.fixed ideas, especially of an unusual nature such
crude drugs bring out the inherent evils of disease in man as ev1denced as: as if the soul were seperatedfrom the body, or that the limbs were brittle
by provings, and potentized drugs dissipate those evils and restore the like glass and would break easily. Or the sensation of a living animal in
harmony and power of life processes in their relation to environment. the abdomen. Sensation as if the whole body is very thin and delicate and
Now to proceed with the story of THUJ.: We are told that this tree could not resist the least violence. As if the body would be dissolved. The
loves to abide in wet swampy places, and its habitat extends from Penn­ insane will not be touched or approached. Imbecility after vaccination,
sylvania northward to Canada, and it is not by accident that the symp­ mental depression and anxious apprehensions regarding the future; eve­
toms and conditions produced by this drug are brought on or made rything appears troublesome and repugnant.
worse by exposure to wet and dampness. Grauvogl listed THUJ. in his The merest trifle occasions pensiveness: music causes him to weep,
NAT-S. and RHus-T. - all having aggravations from cold wet weather and
hydrogeniod graph which contains such remedies as CALC., DULc., with trembling of the feet. Hurried with ill humor, talks hastily. Averse
from exposure to the same. to any kind of mental labor. Mental depression after child birth.
Thuja is not just an anti-sycotic, that is, a constitutional gonorrheal Very depressed, sad and irritable. Scrupulous about small things. Feels
remedy, manifesting excrecences warts (especially fig warts) dark­ she can not exist any longer; shunning everybody. Aversion to life.
colored spots, cauliflower-like growth which are soft fetid and emitting Moroseness and peevishness, perversions of the will, the love of life is
an ordor like herring brine (sometimes a sweetish odor is noted), gone. Over-excited quarrelsome; easily angered about trifles.
growth tending to bleed easily; also marked and extensive catarrhal The child is excessively obstinate. In reading and writing the patient
states, both chronic and acute, are produced and cured with this medi­ uses wrong expressions. Talks hastily and swallows words. Thoughtless­
cine. Besides these manifestations of sycosis, many symptoms and ness, forgetfulness, slowness of speech and reflection for words when in
states relating to syphilis are found. Also in the pathogenesis may be conversation. Incapacity for reflection. Cretinism, an indication of pro­
noted many chronic skin eruptions that are psoric in nature. Thus we found effects on the endocrine chain.
behold in this unique remedy a blending of all the miasms described by HEAD: Sense of intoxication and much vertigo, especially on closing
Hahnemann in his chronic diseases together with the added evils the eyes. Head: suffering of many kinds. Pains are congestive compres­
resulting from the universal poisoning of humanity by vaccination. sive, as if a hoop or band encircled the head, or sharp pains as if nail
From this general outline it is likely that many prescribers have failed were driven into the vertex. Head pain > from looking upwards or side­
to get the most in the way of cure by neglecting a full and complete ways or turning head backwards. Headaches brought on or < from sex­
study of this remedy's proving, together with its chemical confirma­ ual excesses, or from heating or overlifting. Headaches > exercising in
tions in the field of cure at the hands of the old masters, Hahnemann, the open air, < stooping, > bending backward. Dull stupefying head­
Boeninghausen, Burnett and Clarke whose observation and use of the aches. Pressive headaches with shocks in the forehead and temples.
curative action of THUJ. present a volume of brilliant cures of a great Headache < afternoon and at 3 :00 a.m., < at rest, > after perspiartion.
number of disease conditions embracing both acute and chronic mani­ Neuralgic types of headache; nervous, sycotic or syphilitic headaches.
festations. In fact, the wide extent of the proving and cured confirma­
tions is too vast to present in a brief medical paper; so only the high- 1. Much what follows is taken from Clarke: DICTIONARY O F PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA. - Editor.

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Meningitis of sycotic children may require THUJ. Headaches with sun of trigeminus after suppressed gonorrhea. Facial pains spreading to neck
stroke, especially with the sycotic constitution. and head. Scabious, itching eruption on face. Red, painful nodosities
Hair becomes hard, dry and lusterless and falls; extremely sensitive on temples. Tumors and warts on the lips. Flat ulcers on inside of lips
scalp even the hair at night when lying in bed is painful in the neuralgia and corners of the mouth. Fungus on left lower jaw, more angry in
of the head. Wants the head and face wrapped up warm. Scalp itching damp weather; swelling of submaxillary glands. Toothache after drink­
and very tender to even the pressure of the hat. Dry, herpetic eruptions ing tea; many complaints are worse from the excess of tea and THUJ. is
of scalp with dandruff extending to the eyebrows. Perspiration smelling the best antidote.
like honey on uncovered parts of the head, face and hands with dryness MOUTH: Carious teeth and very sensitive inflamed swollen gums
of the covered parts. Pityriasis affecting forhead, face and ears and with losseness of the teeth. Aphthae and ulcers in the mouth which
neck. feels as if burned. Salvation with swollen salivary glands. Swelling of the
EYES : THUJ. has paralytic weakness of the eyelids and lower limbs. tongue, painful ulcers on tongue; condylomata under tongue, varicose
Many eye symptoms are cured with this remedy. Stitches through left veins under the tongue. Sweet taste with gonorrhea; slowness of speech.
eye to brain, malignant balanorrhea; wart-like excrescence on iris. THROAT: Painful sore throat with dryness and necessity to swallow.
Inflammation of cornea; vascular tumor of the cornea. Episcleritis, scle­ Swelling of tonsils and throat with ulcers like chancres. Large accumula­
rochoroiditis, staphyloma, ophthalmia, neonatorum, phlyctenular con­ tion of mucous in the throat that is tenacious and hawked up with diffi­
junctivitis. Conjunctivitis of left eye with violent pain across forehead culty. Exophthalmic gaiter.
and outer side of eyeball constantly recurring from childhood and fol­ STOMACH : The appetite is impaired and taste 'p erverted, either sweet
lowing the supression of a skin eruption. Fungus tumor in the orbit. or like rotten eggs. Craves salt. Food never seems salty enough. Desires
Granular lids with wart-like granulations. Epithelioma of left lower lid. cold drings and food. Unable to eat breakfast, a keynote of Burnett's.
Ptosis, lids fall down several times a day. Eyelids feel heavy as lead. Aversion to fresh meat and potatoes, speedy satiety when eating (LYe.),
Styes, tarsal tumors, chalazae; red painful nodosities on margins of the aggravated by onions (also LYe.). Many distresses after eating.
lids. Bitter or putrid risings and greasy substances. Nausea and vomiting
Purulent and itching pimples between the eyebrows, condylomata in of acid serum and of food. Indurations of stomach and abdomen.
eye-brows. Nocturnal agglutination of the lids; weakness of the eyes, ABDOMEN : Soreness in hepatic region, pressing and constrictive
obscure sight, dim sight, as if through a cloud or veil. Diplopia, myo­ pains through the whole abdomen. Sensation as if something was alive
pia, black dancing specks before eyes; floating stripes; sees green stripes in the abdomen. Intussusception of the intestines; obstinate constipa­
which frighten her. Flames of light, mostly yellow and many other per­ tion; tenesmus with rigidity of the penis. Diarrhea, pale yellow, watery,
versions of sight. forcibly expelled with much noisy wind and colic; worse after eating;
EARS : The ears are the source of much troubles and pain. Catarrhal very exhausting with short and difficult breathing; anxiety, intermitting
and other discharges purulent, offensive oozing from ears. Polyps and pulse, acute pressive pain in the back.
other growths. The same severe catarrhal states and conditions are RECTUM : Rapid disappearance of fat; periodic diarrhea at the same
found in the nose. hour; stools oily or greasy, with the passing stool sensation as if burning
NOSE: Nose red and hot or swollen; tumid, red eruption on nose. lead were passing through. Burning soreness in rectum lasting all day.
Painful pressure at root of nose. Dry or fluent coryza with cough and Painful contraction of anus during evacuation. Condylomata at anus.
hoarseness. Fetid green discharges, green mucous mixed with pus and Hemorrhoidal tumor, swollen and painful, worse while sitting. Fistula
blood, or thick green mucous. Chronic catarrh after measles, scarlatina, in ano; fissure of anus.
or variola. Ozena, warts on nose. URINARY ORGANS : Kidneys inflamed, feet swollen, diabetes. Violent
FACE: Heat of face or burning redness. Redness of face with fine nets burning in fundus of bladder. Frequent urging to urinate with inter­
of veins as if marbled; this condition is also found over the limbs. rupted stream. Bladder and rectum feel paralyzed, lacking power to
Greasy skin of face (GRAPH. and TuB.). Pains in bones if face. Neuralgia expel; involuntary emission of urine.
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MALE GENITALIA: The genitalia of both sexes are the site of much staining th clot�es yellow, or fetid, or smelling sweet like honey. Perspi­
suffering, the characteristic stigmata of the venereal poisons are promi­ ration only dunng sleep.
nent. Warts, chancres, ulceration, polypi, cauliflower excrescences, and GENERALITIES: Typically a left-sided remedy, < by touch, > by pres­
offensive catarrhal discharges that are painful and burning with swell­ sure; rubbing >. Closing eyes < the vertigo. Overlifting < the head
ings, and morbid growths abound. pains. Lying on affected side > the asthma. Motion >. < extension and
FEMALE GENITALIA: In the female, varicosities that are painful and letting limbs hang down. < at 3 .00 a.m., early morning (the sycotic
burning. With the menses the breasts are painful and swollen; violent hour). < at night, < cold water, damp weather, change, draught, over­
motion of the child in the womb during gestation. Abortion at the end heating, sun ' s rays, bright light, warmth of bed. Warmth < except the
of the third month is a feature of THUJ. Labor pains weak or ceasing, rheumatism which is > by cold. < after eating, especially breakfast, tea,
contractibility hindered by sycotic complications. coffee, fat food and onions. < after coitus. < blowing nose. < during
RESPIRATORY ORGANS: The respiratory tract presents many distress­ increasing moon; from sun and bright light.
ing symptoms and conditions. The voice is weak or low. Sensation of a Causation of complaint: Vaccination; gonorrhea badly treated or
skin in the larynx; polypus of the vocal cord, shortness of breath from suppressed; sunstroke; sexual excess; tea; coffee; beer; sweets; tobacco;
mucous in the trachea. Asthma, worse at night, with red face, coughing fat meats; onions; SuLPH. and MERC.
spells with sensation of adhesion of the lungs. Asthma with gonorrhea
without having been exposed to contagion. Asthma with little cough.
Asthma of sycotic children. Respiration short and quick, worse from
deep inspiration and talking, relieved lying on affected side. Convulsive
asthma. Cough in the morning excited by a choking sensation. Sputa
green, tasting like old cheese. Spasms oflungs from drinking cold water.
Oppression and dyspnoea; pain in chest as from internal adhesion;
hemorrhage from lungs copious and terribly offensive. Cramp in heart
with violent and audible palpitation of heart, especially climbing stairs.
Anxious palpitation or visible palpitation without anxiety.
BACK AND LIMBS: The neck, back and limbs are recipient of much
suffering and weakness too numerous to mention here. THUJ. is a para­
lytic remedy. However among afflictions of these parts is gonorrheal
rheumatism and left-sided sciatica with the affected leg atrophied. Ema­
ciation and deadness of affected parts.
SLEEP: Sleep and dream symptoms are important and often guiding.
Sleep retarded because of agitation and dry heat. Nocturnal sleepless­
ness with agitation and coldness of the body. Unrefreshing nocturnal
sleep. Distressing, anxious dreams, of danger, of death and the dead, of
falling from a height soon after falling asleep. Starting and crying out in
sleep. Sleeplessness with apparitions as soon as he closes his eyes,
which vanish when he opens them; lascivious dreams without emission
of semen, but with painful erections on waking.
FEVER, CHILL AND SWEAT: Perspiration at commencement of sleep.
Perspiration on parts uncovered with dry heat of covered parts; perspi­
ration after the chill without intervening heat; persiration at times oily,
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NEw REMEDIES AND NEw AsPECTS oF OLD REMEDIEs1 EuPHORBIUM ...

In its pathogenesis can be found the prostration and weakness with

EUPHORBIUM, MALARIA OFFICINALIS, PAEONIA, KALI THIOCYANATUM
the burning painsand and restless�ess that belong to �Rs. !he pains are
The Homeopathic Materia Medica is so rich in therapeutic worth worse durin g rest at mght hke ARs.; the patient IS chilly and shud­
that one wonders what need is there for new remedies. But as we use the ders with the cold. The anxiety in EuPH. is not as marked as the dread­
Materia Medica and study its vast storehouse of knowledge we discover ful fear of death found in the ARs. provings. It is easy to1 differentiate
new and valuable aspects to our well proven polycrests and many of our between these two very similar remedies by their polarity. EuPH. being
negative magneti cally and ARs. being bi-polar. Diseases that are mag­
partial and fragmentarily proven remedies need further study and netically positiv e such as cancer require a remedy from the magneti­
development as such study often brings most happy results in difficult cally negati ve group, the totality of symptoms finally decides.
and baffling cases of illness. A case of an aged lady in her seventies had been under careful
Regarding new remedies it is patent that we need many more of the homeopathic prescribing for several years with only a moderate degree
type corresponding to the chronic diseases that are constantly increas­ of help. A sudden acute condition came on which caused her family to
ing and which, because of the complexities of living conditions now be alarmed. Her physician was not available at the time so a local physi­
prevailing, becoming more resistant to treatment - such as cancer and cian (allopathic) was called in to attend her. She was rushed to the hos­
the various blood diseases and many others of the degenerative type, to pital and given all the tests and soon her family was told that she had
say nothing of the great increase in mental and nervous breakdowns. cancer of the liver in late stages and nothing could be done but pallia­
Insanity and psychopathic abnormalities are increasing so fast that it is tion until the end.
becoming difficult to house and care for them properly. Hence the bad The old lady full of faith and assurance that her homeopathic doctor
effects of overcrowding and inadequate personnel to treat and care for could help her insisted on going back to this treatment. The family feel­
them and all this tends to aggravate rather than help these unfortunates. ing there was nothing to loose consented and sent for a remedy as the
A few examples are set forth here to illustrate the possibility of cura­ patient was unable to come to the office. A small sample of blood on
tive power residing in the remedy best adapted to the individual patient blotting paper was submitted and EuPH. came through, symptomati­
for whom it is selected. cally and magnetically. It was given in the lOM with astounding results.
The jaundice and wealm ess cleared rapidly, the emaciation was changed
to plumpness and all pain and discomfort ceased enabling the patient
EuPHORBIUM to sleep and enjoy all her usual routine even to the resumption of
EuPH. is one of our fairly well proven remedies and it has been found household duties. Two years have gone by and the patient remains well
useful in a goodly number of chronic and difficult diseases, including and happy; this may not be a cure but at least there has been several
cancer and bone diseases. Especially has it been efficacious in the relief years of comfortable living.
of the severe burning pains of cancer. Clarke describes a desperate case EuPH. should be studied more, as I believe it to be one of our so­
of sarcoma of the pelvic bones that found relief in repeated doses of called forgotten remedies. Gangrene, with burning pain, of old persons
this remedy, 6th potency. who are weak and cold; erysipelatous bullosa; persistant stomach ulcers
that fail to respond to the more usual remedies like PHos. and ARs. will
heal under EuPH. Indolent ulcers that burn like coals of fire and resist
the usually well selected remedies will heal under this remedy.
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LXVIII, No. 6 , December, 1952, p . 15. The original article
also covered the two CADM-O. and Oc1., which were published earlier. Therefore we deleted the
paragraph on CADM-O. which is printed it in the article "Differentiating Symptoms of Some of
the Cadmium Salts" p. 13. The text of OCI. has been incorporated in the article "Neglected I. See "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" p. 679 and "Importance of Electronic
and Little Used Remedies" p. 1 17 to keep the materia medica of Oc1. in one place. - Editor. Reactions to Future Medicine" p. 683. - Editor.

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EuPHORBIUM ... MALARIA OFFICINALIS

A chronic cough that comes on as soon as the patient touches the
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bed, coming in two violent attacks and continued as long as she Another case of Bowen's was Mrs. R. 45 years old, weight 245 lbs.
remained lying down; cough was accompanied by pain in right temple; She could scarcely walk from rheumatism in her back and limbs. This
cold feet and a pain in the heel. After failure of many remedies EuPH. was of two years standing. MALAR. lx was given, ten pills three or four
drop doses of tincture in a glass of water, to be sipped occasionally gave times a day; in a week all rheumatism and lameness were gone.
instant repef, but the patient had to continue the remedy or the cough Mr. S., foreman in a large saw mill where his work involved frequent
returned. wettings, had rheumatism of malarial nature worse by Quinine and
Sudden starting up in bed as from an electric shock is an unusual external applications. He was given MALAR. lx, in three days he was
symptom that belongs to this remedy. Periodic cramps and convulsions better and soon had relief from pain and was greatly improved in gen­
with loss of consciousness is a feature. Most symptoms are worse at eral health.
night and in the morning. Rest aggravates, motion ameliorate RHus-T., Mr. I. S. age fifty-five. Veteran and pensioner, bronzed in color. Una­
ARs. and KAu-r.). Heat aggravates, cool applications ameliorate, a differ­ ble to walk for years. He had heart, chest and hemorrhoidal troubles
entiating symptom from ARs. which were remedied but still he could not walk or get out of a chair.
We have presented only a very brief synopsis of this wonderful rem­ His back had been injured while in the army. RuTA and RHus-T. enabled
edy. It will repay the physician magnificently for his study of it. him to get up and take one or two steps. Bowen concluded that the
complaint was really rheumatism of malarial origin and gave MALAR.
MALARIA OFFICINALIS
lx, ten pills three or four times a day. In a week the patient went to
MALAR.: This remedy has been called the vegetable Pyrogen and it Bowen's home and walked up and down a flight of steps alone. In five
seems appropriate, as it is produced from decaying vegetation, while more days he walked three miles in one morning. He put on flesh and
Pyrogen is the product of decaying fle sh. This remedy is magnetically seemed ten years younger.
neutral and fits in with neutral diseases such as flu, T. B. and malaria. Dr. Yingling was equally successful with the use of this remedy in
There are instances where malaria has cured tubercular disease. As potencies ranging to the lM.
great an authority as Hering relates an experience of his own in a con­
verse sense. He was exposed to the swampy Isthmus of Panama for nine The clinical application of this remarkable remedy demonstrates its
days, on the ship 's return several of the sailors who were like him value and effectfulness in serious states of illness after the failure of
exposed to the swampy influence, were prostrated with Panama fever, other remedies. It needs further provings and study. It has proven effec­
while Hering who had formerly suffered from tubercular disease of the tive in very resistant, relasping types of fever, especially those based on
lungs was unaffected by the experience. tubercular or malarial causation.
Dr. Bowen of Indiana2, the producer and prover of this remarkable
remedy gave to a lady apparently in the last stages of consumption, her­ PAEONIA
self the last survivor of five, the rest of her family having died of con­ PAEON.: This is another little remedy too often over-looked by the
sumption as well as several of the preceding generation, a dose of a profession in the treatment of hemorrhoids, fissure and ulcerating con­
watery solution of the remedy. On the fifth day she had a fairly percep­ ditions of the rectum.
tible chill and a harder one on the sixth and seventh day. Antidotes The female sexual organs are markedly disturbed with this remedy.
were required but when cured of her malaria, her tuberculosis infection The external genitals are swollen and painful.
was also cured.
Sleep is greatly disturbed with dreams, many unremembered but
1. Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, p. 738, Mlinninghoff case report. - Editor
See Clarke: Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, Vol . II, p. 392 ff
others voluptuous with emissions or anxious vivid dreams of death or
2.
frightful death of relatives which make sleep unrefreshing.
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PAEONIA . ..
NEGLECTED AND LITTLE USED REMEDIES1
RAT., NIT-AC. and SIL. need be compared with this remedy in the spe­
cial conditions mentioned those refering to rectal and hemorrhoidal ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM, ERYTHRINUS, ERYTHROXYLON COCA, 0CIMUM
complaints. CANUM
KALI THIOCYANATUM The HOMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA is a treasury of medical
Another new remedy that needs proving and developing to place it knowledge for the cure of the sick and is of inestimable value. For years
where it belongs in the realm of cure is KALHHIO-CYANIDE (KCNS). It much of its contents has remained dormant and undeveloped for the
is magnetically negative and corresponds to a wide range of chronic benefit of human needs. A short review of some of these neglected jew­
conditions such as severe types of nerve and blood disorders. In crude els in the homeopathic treasury might stimulate study and provings for
laboratory experiments on rats a highly interesting result was obtained, more perfect and extended use of these agents of cure.
proving its intricate tie up with the vital processes of life. Those mem­ Some of our good homeopaths have contended that our Materia
bers of a litter that were given regulated doses of this drug obtained a Medica is too big and cumbersome to handle because of limited time
life span one-third greater than those of the same litter not receiving the in the lives of every busy prescriber. But more proficient use of reperto­
drug. We have no proven indications for its homeopathic use, but clini­ ries and the application of the new technique and approach of the elec­
cally when prescribed by the blood selection it has cured inveterate tro-magnetic classification of remedies save much time and labor and
cases of arthritis and severe types of heart and kidney disease after the make for greater accuracy in prescribing.
failure of other carefully selected homeopathic remedies. All remedies, in fact all substances in nature, fall into four definite
CoNCLUSION classes relative to polarity, viz positive, negative, bi-polar and neutral.
The object of this paper is to call attention to these remedies for fur­ The blood of each patient falls into one of these polarity groups. When
ther study and trial by as many doctors as possible thereby gaining the patient's polarity is known, three fourths of the remedies in the
Materia Medica are removed from study in the case; only the required
more knowledge quicldy for future use. polarity group that the polarity of the patient's blood requires is
needed for further study repertorial, symptomatic, etc. By this method
we can use many little proved remedies in a specific case with wonder­
ful effect, with increased accuracy, and with much time saved.
ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM
ERY-A. is electro-magnetically negative, of wide range of action and
very little used. It acts extensively on the mucous membranes every­
where, producing thick yellow discharges from eyes, ears, nose, mouth,
bowels, urethra and vagina. Hemorrhages from stomach and bowels.
It antidotes the effects of blows like ARN.
It has cured renal colic with calculli on left side. Seminal and pros­
tatic weakness.
Clarke lists among cured symptoms and conditions conjunctivitis,
constipation, cough, diarrhea, dropsy, gleet, gonorrhea, hemorrhoids,
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ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM ... ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM ...

influenza, laryngitis, leucorrhea, renal colic, sclerotitis, sexual weakness, URINARY ORGANS: Frequent desire to urinate; stinging burning pain
strabismus, spermatorrhea, incontinence of the urine and wounds. in ureth ra, behind glans, during urination. Must urinate every five min­
MIND: The mind is dull and confused without the ability to concen­ utes. Urine dropping away all the time and burning like fire. Renal
trate, and if the effort is persisted in, a heavy full pain is brought on. colic.
HEAD: In the head there is vertigo with expanding sensation in the MALE GENITALIA: In the male, desire suppressed then excited with
frontal region above the eyes. Stooping causes dimness of sight; sharp lewd dreams and pollutions; discharge of prostatic fluid from slightest
shooting pain over left eye; when sitting in a stooped position, pain causes. Spermatorrhea from onanism and excessive indulgence. Emis­
leaves eye, passes into neck and along muscles of shoulder and beneath sions at night with erections followed by great lassitude and depression.
scapula. Shooting in coronary region and in right side of face from eyes Partial impotence, emissions without erections day and night followed
to teeth in the morning. Dull dragging pain in occiput, neck and shoul­ by great lassitude after injury to testicles. Gonorrhea with painful erec­
ders; when less severe in head is worse in shoulder. Scalp sore, combing tions, gleet.
hair is painful. FEMALE GENITALIA: Leucorrhea.
EYES: Eyes burning and sensitive to light. Bad effects from exposure RESPIRATORY ORGANS: Chronic laryngitis, short hacking cough;
to strong light, squinting; sclera-iritis, watery or purulent discharge. cough with sensation of constriction in throat; oppression of chest;
Purulent inflammation of left eye; purulent sticking discharges caus­ feeling of fullness, inability to take a long breath.
ing gumming of the lids; conjunctiva, granular and rough. Muscles of ERYTHRINUS
eyes feel stiff, pain on moving them quickly. ERYTH. is electro-magnetically negative. It is a kind of red mullet of
EARS: bruised; tearing pain; as if ears were being torn off Inflamma­ South America and a tincture of the fish. Dr. Burnett is the authority
tion of eustachian tube; left ear swollen inside and outside; tender to for the action of this remedy. He based its use from the effects on sail­
pressure; constant aching and bleeding readily; thick white, bloody, ors who ate the fish. They came out with a peculiar red rash which
foul smelling pus. Continued singing and ringing with creaking sound became chronic and which the doctors took for a form of syphilis. Dr.
in left ear. Burnett cured, with it, a case of pityriasis rubra appearing in a large
NOSE: Profuse thich yellow discharge from the nose. patch on the chest and benefitted other cases. He believes this form of
MOUTH: Thick, tenacious, disagreeable mucous in mouth. skin affection to be a manifestation of syphilis in the second genera­
THROAT: Smarting raw pain along left side of throat with dry tion, the father of the patient he cured having had syphilis. AuR-M. is
tongue. Intense redness or slight swelling without pain, profuse secre­ the complementary remedy. ERYTH. needs further proving as it well
tion of thick white mucous. might be a remedy highly valuable in forms of chronic skin disease.
STOMACH: Anorexia, nausea followed by acrid eructations. Hollow
empty feeling in stomach with heavy dragging pain. Spitting up bright ERYTHROXYLON COCA
arterial blood mixed with black clots, with burning in epigastrium after CocA is another magnetically negative remedy that is not used as
a blow on stomach. Burning in stomach or esophagus after taking the much as it should be. It could be used to great advantage in certain
drug. types of sickness. It should be a wonderful remedy in states of nervous
ABDOMEN: Severe colicky or cramping pains in small intestines. exhaustion due to both mental and physical strain.
Severe pain in left groin and testicle. Peculiar sensations and hallucinations are present. Sensation under
RECTUM: Mucous diarrhea of children; constipation; stools dark the skin as if small foreign bodies were present, something like grains of
leaden calor, dry and very hard; tenesmus at stool with a sensation of sand; or crawling on skin as if bugs were crawling or a feeling of a worm
cutting as they pass through anus. Hemorrhoids and prolapsus ani. or worms under the skin. Imagines that in the skin are worms moving
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ERYTHROXYLON COCA ... ERYTHROXYLON COCA ...

along; these worms are only seen on the prover's own linen or in his URINARY ORGANS: Fine stitches in female urethra before urinating.
skin or crawling along his pen holder. He does not see these things on Frequent desire with increased flow, frequency at night. Nocturnal enu­
other people' s clothes, nor on clean linen, only associated with things resis; film on urine; urine smells like sweat; yellowish red flocculent
pertaining to his own person. deposits; oily scum on surface of urine.
MIND: The chronic mentals are those of deep depression, melan­ MALE GENITALIA: In the male, sensation as if the penis was absent.
choly, hypochondriasis, mental depression with drowsiness. Prefers sol­ Coldness; gone sensation; relaxation of external parts; emissions; nerv­
itude and darkness. Muddled feeling in the brain, loss of energy, great
mental excitement in the acute states. ous prostration from sexual excesses. Spermatorrhea; partial impotence;
VERTIGO: Vertigo and fainting with tension across forehead like a rub­ satyriasis.
ber band. FEMALE GENITALIA: Menstrual flow of the female comes in gushes
HEAD: Headache just over the eyebrows not constant, worse raising waking her from sound sleep; nymphomania during menses and after
head or turning eyes up. Shocks in head; dull feeling in occiput with parturition.
vertigo, worse lying down; the only possible position is on his face. RESPIRATORY ORGANS: In the respiratory organs there is wealmess of
Occiput painful and tender to touch, aggravated by coughing. Head­ voice. Phthisis of the latynx when from irritability of the phatynx, the
ache with chilliness, with dryness of throat relieved after eating and at stomach will retain no food. Rapid breathing. Painful shortness of the
sunset. breath at night. Short breath in athletes or those using alcohol or
EYEs: Intolerance of light with dilated pupils; dark cloud before eyes tobacco in excess. Hemoptysis. On coughing there is pain in occiput.
eyes deeply reddened until bloody tears gushed out. White, dark and Cough from cold air or fast walking. Expectoration of small lumps like
fiery spots before the eyes, flickering or flashing in the field of vision. boiled starch, immediately after rising in the morning.
Indistinct vision soon followed by headache with nausea. Aching pain
behind the eyes causing feeling as if squinting inwardly. CHEST: Sudden attacks of cramps in the chest; becomes cold and
EARS: In the ears sounds of buzzing or humming with fever. unable to continue the ascent (mountain climbing). Intense oppression
NosE: Epistaxis passing from right to left nostril; sense of smell in chest. Rush of blood to chest with slight headache. Emphysema .
greatly diminished. HEART: Palpitation of heart with flushing, violent and audible palpi­
MouTH AND THROAt: Dry mouth on awakening. Uvula feels swollen, tation;angina pectoris from climbing or over exertion; pulse greatly
swallowing difficult. accelerated and intermittent, looses one beat in four.
STOMACH: This drug retards hunger and thirst and enabled the Indi­ LIMBS: Feeling of internal coldness with numbness of hands and feet,
ans to perform long periods of exertion, running, climbing mountains, weakness of the extremities.
etc. without the sense of fatigue. Loss of appetite for solid foods; craves
spirits and tobacco. Ailments from salt food. Flatus rises with such SKIN: Scarlatina like rash over body, especially the neck.
force it seems the esophagus would be rent by it. Emptyness or fullness SLEEP: Inclination to sleep but can find no rest. Great drowsiness.
felt in stomach. Confirmed dyspepsia especially in hypochondriacs.
ABDOMEN: Pressure and tension in the abdomen after meals. Flatu­ FEVER, CHILL AND PERSPIRATION: Sense of flushing especially up
lence, violent bellyache with tympanitic distension. back with palpitation. Chilliness and headache in the afternoon. At
STOOL AND ANus: Flatus from bowels smell like burnt gunpowder. night heat and sleeplessness with throbbing in the arteries. Flushes of
Dysentery. Constipation from inactivity of rectum, stools dry like wal­ heat on the back and burning in abdomen. Extreme weariness accom­
nuts; piles painful on walking or sitting. Sphincters relaxed. panies the fever. Night sweats.
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OciMUM CANUM1
CLINICAL NovELTIEs1
Ocr. Magnetically bi-polar. A most valuable remedy for afflictions of
the kidneys and bladder and especially for the relief and cure of renal oxvoENDRON ARBOREUM; ScROPHULARIA NooosA; PARTHENIUM;
calculus and gravel. Renal colic of the most severe type where stones SoLANUM INTEGRI
lodged in the urinary passages and blocked the urinary flow. Some random notes on a few little used and little known remedies
We owe this remedy to Mure, who tells us that it is used in Brazil as will be of interest if not of use. However, if homeopathic provings could
a specific for diseases of the kidneys, bladder and urethra. Renal colic be made of them a valuable asset to the Homeopathic Materia Medica
with violent vomiting every fifteen minutes. Red urine with brick-dust would be obtained, with new and powerful agents of cure.
sediment after the attack. The urine may be saffron calor, or thick
purulent with an intolerable smell of musk. In renal co�ic this re�edy 0XYDENDRON ARBOREUM
has been curative after many of our better proven remedies have faded. The little known remedy Oxvn., or Sorrell or Elk tree - growing in
Our proving is very fragmentary. A few clinical observations may the rich woods of the Alleghanies, Natural order: Ericaceae (tribe
serve as indications; swelling of the inguinal glands; (even bubo has Andreomedia). Made into a tincture of the leaves. Clinical use in
been cured). Diarrhea, several attacks daily. The urine is turbid deposit­ Dropsy - ascites and anasarca.
ing a white and albuminous sediment after renal attacks. Burning dur­ Clarke says Oxvn. is the only species of its genus.
ing micturition; urine saffron or red (bloody) with brick dust sediment. There are no provings: and only one reported cure by M. E. Doug­
Cramping pains in kidneys; renal colic right or left with violent vomit­ lass in a woman of a general dropsy - ascites and anasarca which dated
ing causing the patient to twist and turn about, wrings her hands, from an attack of measles treated with ice drinks and ice applications
screams and groans during an attack. seven months before; the urine was nearly suppressed but contained lit­
In the male sexual organs there is heat, swelling and excessive sensi­ tle albumen; menses suppressed; great difficulty of breathing even
tivity of the left testicle. when sitting, lying down impossible; the skin of the legs burst in several
In the female sexual organs lancinations in the labia majora. Swelling places. After APoc. and several carefully chosen remedies failed to help,
of the whole vulva; falling of the vagina so as to issue even from the Oxydendron tincture - three drams in a tumble� of water - three tea­
vulva. Itching of the breasts; engorgement of the mammary glands. The spoonfuls of the mixture every three hours was give� With rehef of t� e
tips of the breasts are very painful, and the least contact extorts a cry.
down in bed; in the interval, RHus-T. was given to combat an erysipelas
Compressive pain in the breast as in the case of wet nurses. respiration in forty-eight hours. After ten d �ys the patient was able. to he
Numbness of the right thigh for two days. It is employed in baths for of left leg. In two months the patient was free of dropsy and felt per­
rheumatism. fectly well though much emaciated.
Acts on skin as an irritant. William Boericke mentions prostatic enlargement. Vesical calculi
Dreams about being poisoned, dreams about her parents, friends, and irritation of neck of bladder as being amenable to its action.
children. My experience with this remedy was in the case of a young married
Is a sudorific, it is used in bilious remittent fevers. man, 23 years of age who came to my office November 19? 1942 suffer­
The scope of usefulness for this remedy would be much enhanced ing with acute diffuse nephritis which followed the extractl?n of a l.arge
with further provings. Physicians do not use this remedy as much as number of infected teeth; extremities were badly swollen with consider­
they should. It is one of our best remedies for very serious and painful able ascites. The only thing complained of was many dizzy headaches;
complaints. blood pressure 160/90; heart sounds weak and fast but regular; urine
albuminous and loaded with granular and hyaline casts. The general
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health had always been good. The patient had been treated several PARTH. or Escoba amaraga (Bitter-broom) is another fragment of a
months before I saw him by regular physicians of the old school. There proving. We should have a wider and more specific lmowledge of, to be
were no therauputic symptoms only common and diagnostic symptoms had only by a Hahnemannian proving.
were present for the selection of the remedy. AUR-I. lOM, MERC-5. Dr. W. Boericke summerizes what is lmown of this remedy briefly, to
lOM, and KALI-AR. lOM were given within an interval of about ten days wit: A Cuban remedy for fevers, especially malarial fevers. Increased
apart. After each remedy the patient grew worse, becoming more flow of milk, Amenorrhea and general debility. Cheyne-Stokes breath­
bloated with fluid and gradually finding it harder to get his breath. ing, after Quinine. Headaches extending to nose (feels swelled, pain in
After a month he was a pitiable sight, distended to abnormal propor­ frontal eminence). Eyes heavy, eye balls ache. Ringing in ears. Pain at
tions and unable to lie down, and found it almost impossible to move. root of nose. Aching in teeth, teeth feel on edge, or too long. Disor­
Apparently this was an incurable case, but in desperation the patient dered vision. Tinnitus and pain in ears. Pain in left hypochondrium.
consented to a test of his blood for remedy selection. Oxvn. was the Spleen affections.
only remedy in several hundred of the polarity group to which his Modalities: Worse after sleep, sudden motion. Better, after rising and
blood belonged to come through. It was given in the two hundredth walking about. Compare: CHIN., CEAN., HELIA.
potency with most amazing and rapid improvement in the patient' s SOLANUM INTEGRI
symptoms and well being. The potency was repeated in 3 weeks and In the Solanaceae group are found some of our most wonderful rem­
later several doses of the lOM were given at month intervals, followed edies for the cure of a wide variety of human ills. But perhaps the great­
by the SOM and CM potencies to complete the cure in about 6 months est one of this group which our literature has no mention of is the
when the patient returned to his work as a truck driver, and has SoLANIUM INTEGRI, the love apple or wild tomato, growing wild in the
remained on the job until the present time. Some three years have waste lands ofFlorida.
elapsed with the patient remaining strong and well but still considerably Several years ago, while visiting there, I procured one of the plants
under weight, (135 lbs.) for his height (6 feet). with their fruit and sent it to our able pharmacist and good friend Mr.
From this brief review of the little lmown drug we could expect Ehrhart of Chicago for identification and preparation of tincture and
much greater things from its use by a complete homeopathic proving. potencies of this plant, having first tested the whole plant and fruit for
its polarity and vibratory rates of disease contained therein.
SCRROPHULARIA NODOSA It belongs to the positive group and corresponds to rates of malig­
nant disease of various types such as tuberculosis and degenerative
ScROPH-N. is another remedy needing a complete proving to bring types of disease. In the past this remedy in potency only, 30th and
out tremendous powers of cure. It has specific affinity for the breast, higher by means of testing it over the patients blood to ascertain its
dissipating tumors after CoN. fails. The glands are markedly affected; homeopathic relation to each specific case tested. The results in a great
also its action on the skin is strong. Eczema in and around the ears. number of seriously ill cases have been uniformally good.
Pruritus vaginae, lupoid ulceration, scrofulous swelling (CrsT.), painful The most outstanding cases were those of chronic bronchial asthma.
hemorrhoids, tubercular testis, ephithelioma, nodosities in the breasts One very unusual case of a doctor, who has suffered for almost a life­
(SciR.) are some of the clinical conditions this remedy has proved cura­ time and had tried all forms of medication for relief including good
tive in. Clarke's Dictionary gives the fullest account of its uses and Homeopathic prescribing with only occassional slight relief. One
symptoms but a full proving is really needed to obtain the best values month after one dose of the 30th potency of SOLANIUM INTEGRI the
inherent in this wonderful remedy. patient reported being almost entirely free of asthma and felt better
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SoLANUM INTEG RI ... THE SPIDER POISONS 1

than ever before in his life. The patient is still improving after 6 months
and is now on the ten thousandth potency of the remedy. The ARACHNIDA species provides healing qualities of wide range and
Surely h �re is another remedy that, when proved homeopathically, unique conditions, with terrible states of mind and body not found in
wdl. be a mtghty weapon in the hands of the physician to relieve and the same degree in other medical agents. A close study of these medi­
cure one of the most intractable and terrible diseases: asthma. cines produced from the spider family will enable the prescriber to cure
CoNcLusioN
where other agents have failed.
We trust these rambling notes may not be too tiresome for your The object of this paper is to call attention to the importance and
attention and that we may form a proving class to really bring out the value of these remedies rather than recount a detailed statement of the
great possibilities of cure all these remedies possess. numerous symptoms which can easily be obtained from the Materia
Medica. Carke's Dictionary records the fullest and best treatise to be
had.
ARANEA DIADEMA

ARAN. (the Cross Spider) is one of our neglected and forgotten reme­
dies not mentioned by Anschutz in his volume of NEw, Ow AND FoR­
GOTTEN REMEDIES.
This remedy is of wide-range and profoundly deep in action, curing
conditions which are of long standing, chronic and of an obstinate
resisting nature to the ordinary remedies; in other words, it cures after
other seemingly indicated remedies fail.
It deeply affects the nervous system, the blood and circulatory sys­
tem, the bones and the glands, especially the liver and spleen. It
depresses the mental sphere profoundly, causing deep despondency and
longing for death like AuR.
It belongs to GRAuvo G L's HYDROGENOID group of remedies in its
extreme sensitiveness to wet, cold, rainy weather and even bad effects
from bathing. Remedies like CALC., Dmc., RHus-T. and NAT-s. are in
this group. It is a hemorrhagic remedy producing long-lasting, copious
and too frequent menses. Metrorrhagia, bright colored blood. Dysme­
nia, spasms commencing in stomach. Viscous leucorrhea.
From the respiratory organs violent hemoptysis in anemic debilitated
subjects. Hemorrhage from wounds. Punctured wounds. General weak­
ness even to a state of exhaustion is noted.
1. From the handwritten manuscript o f Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. The major part o f this
article is taken from: Clarke, John H., A DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA; The
London Homeopathic Publishing Co., London 1900. - Editor.

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ARANEA DIADEMA ... ARANEA DIADEMA ...

Pain is an outstanding feature of this remedy, the pains are periodic dicity, hemorrhagic tendencies, anemia, coldness and lack of vital heat,
at clock-like regular intervals like CEDR., but CEDR. is worse in hot cli­ chronic deep-seated complaints.
mates and ARAN. is aggravated in cold, wet or rainy weather.
The pains are severe and often violent, making rest impossible and ARANEARIVM TELA (TELA)
driving the patient out of bed like ARs., RHus-T., SYPH. and TARENT. TELA (Cobweb of the Black Spider) furnishes us with an unusual but
Severe frontal headache relieved by smoking tobacco and going out fragmentary remedy for sleeplessness. It rapidly lowers the frequency of
into the open air. Headache with confusion, vertigo and flickering the pulse rate and further tests and use make it a valuable remedy to
before the eyes, worse sitting up, must lie down; confusion when study­ reduce high blood pressure.
ing; pressure as if in the bones of the right temple with pressure of the In some people it has produced a calm and delightful state of feeling
hand relieving. Headache with burning eyes and heat of face. Glimmer­ followed by a disposition to sleep. The most delicious tranquillity
ing and glittering before the eyes preceding headache. Burning, stinging resembling the action of Or. and followed by no bad effects. Twenty
and shooting pain in the eyes. grains given to an old, infirm asthmatic produced slight but pleasant
In the teeth and mouth there is much suffering. Painfulness of the delirium. Muscular energy is increased, could not be kept in bed but
teeth as soon as he goes to bed in the evening. Sharp, sensitive sensa­ danced and jumped about the room all night.
tion as of cold in the teeth (incisors) every day at the same hour. Sud­ ARANEA SciNENCIA
den violent pains in teeth of whole upper and lower jaws at night
immediately after lying down. ARAN-SC. (a Grey Spider) found in Kentucky on old walls does not
Instantly a painful sensation as though arising from several points spin a web. The most noted symptoms of this spider is a constant
darted along the tongue painfully affecting the tongue, jaws and head, twitching of the under eyelids which brings it in relation to the choreic
like an instantaneous electric shock. Tongue seemed almost paralyzed, nature ofMYGAL. The eyes are inflamed, weak, watery with swollen lids;
utterance thick and heavy and the pains at root of tongue and in lower rather profuse flow of saliva, sweet taste. Much dull stupid headache of
jaw, especially at the joint are most excruciating. Bitter taste with coated considerable intensity, especially in the posterior part of head; unable
tongue relieved by smoking. Thirst during fever and during the greater to rest for it; could not collect thoughts with it. Felt as if he had been
part of the other sufferings. Dejection and lassitude with thirst, coryza drinking. (This could suggest a helpful agent to relieve the effects of a
with thirst. hang-over.) Sleepiness, all symptoms worse in a warm room. Compare
Eating causes headache and spasms, vomiting with fever; epigas­ other spider remedies, AGAR., CARB-V., PuLs., Arrs, SuLPH., KALI-s., all
trium painful to pressure. Swelling of the spleen after intermittant fever worse m a warm room.
suppressed by QuiNINE. Enlarged spleen with chilliness. Fullness and LATRODECTUS KATIPO
heaviness in the abdomen as from a stone with a sinking sensation in LAT-K. is a native of New Zealand and some parts of California.
the epigastrium. Borborygmus in the abdomen and heaviness in the Symptoms recorded are from the effects of the bites. The seat of the
thighs every day at the same time. bite becomes immediately painful and swelling usually occurs. In some
This is a powerful remedy for the malaria cachexia where the acute cases the swelling does not come on until some days after the bite.
attacks are brought on or aggravated by cold wet, rainy weather. Or In one case five days after the bite a scarlet papulous rash appeared
when the attacks appear annually in the spring or autumn with the on both extremities burning like fire. Lassitude, faintness, twitching
change from warmth to damp stormy weather. and in one case trismus were noted. The symptoms were somewhat
The symptomatology of this remedy can be summed up into a few slow in evolution and in one, that of a girl bitten on the abdomen,
general features, viz. mental despondency, physical exhaustion, perio- death did not occur until six weeks after the bite.
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LATRODECTUS KATIPO ... LATRODECTUS KATIPO ...

M IND : Delirium half smothered by imperfect intoxication; nervous the spider poisons in varying degrees, greatest under the black widow,
depression. LAT-M. and least under THER.
FAcE: Anxious expression of the face, extreme pallor changing to
blue tint of face and body. Jaws became stiff very soon, could not open LATRODECTUS MACTANS
mouth to eat and could scarcely articulate; note the similarity to tetanus. LAT-M. (the Black Widow) virus produces a typical replica of a severe
STOMACH: Lost all desire for food after a fortnight, lingered six weeks attack of angina pectoris.
and died. MIND: Extreme anxiety, screams fearfully exclaiming she will soon
ABDOMEN: Very severe drawing or cramping sensation in the abdo­ loose her breath and die.
men. STOMACH: The face and the vomiting of black vomit and a sinking
RESPIRATION: Respirations almost ceased. sensation at the epigastrium.
HEART : Almost pulseless, pulse scarcely more than twelve or fourteen .
STOOL: Two copious stools were similar to the black vomit.
beats per minute. RESPIRATORY ORGANS: Extreme apnea. Respiration only occasional,
LowER LIMBS: Severe shaking, burning pains extended from bite on
gaspmg.
HEART: Violent precordial pains extending to axilla and down left
foot up the limbs and seemed to center about the heel. Feet felt as if arm to fingers with numbness, later arm is almost paralysed. The pulse
rudely lacerated by a dull instrument, waking him from sleep immedi­ is 130 and so frequent it could not be counted and so feeble it could
ately. scarcely be felt. Screams with the pain and fears death.
GENERALITIES: Suffered long, wasting and losing all energy, having GENERALITIES : When cupped the blood flowed like water and would
the appearance of one going into a decline. It was three months before not coagulate not even when tamin was added the next day. In thirty­
he rallied and six before he recovered. Nervous twitching all over body, six hours from the time the was bitten, he took three and one-half quart
suddenly became faint and pallid. Large amounts of whiskey produced bottles of the best rectified whiskey without the least sign of intoxica­
little impression except a feeling as though the affected side was drunk. tion. Itching and redness of the part bitten, at first without pain but vio­
SKIN: A small red spot like a flea bite appeared on the skin. Bitten lent pain soon followed at site of bite on back ofleft hand and extended
surface raised was large and round as a tea cup, the raised part white in short time up forearm and arm to shoulder and thence to precordial
with red halo with pain, swelling and pain relieved by spirits of ammo­ region. Lay apparently moribund.
nia. The ammonia relieved the pain but not the swelling which was the SKIN: Skin cold as marble.
size and shape of a hen's egg.
The bite remained a small purple point for nine days, on the tenth it MYGALE
began to swell and turn white like a bee sting. Pain and swelling rapidly MYGAL. (a large black Cuban spider) has been clinically proved use­
increases, dorsum of foot and ankle like a puff ball. Red streak running ful in chordee and gonorrhea as well as in aggravated cases of chorea. It
up leg typical of a streptococcus infection from infected wounds. A has been of great use in carbuncles. This is not listed in Clarke. It
bright, scarlet papular eruption on both lower limbs, stinging and burn­ affects the nerves, blood and lymphatics in marked degree. Clarke states
ing like fire. "The pathogenetic data of MYGAL. consists of a proving by a young lady
FEVER: Extremities cold and flaccid. A cold, clammy sweat covered and the effect of a bite on a man."
the left lower extremity and in the morning sweat covered both limbs. In the latter case, inflammation ensued which spread along the lym­
The respiratory centers in the brain are markedly affected under the pathics; violet and afterwards green discoloration; chill followed by
action of this remedy as well as the cardio-vascular centers and ganglia fever, dry mouth arid great thirst; trembling, dyspnoea, despondency
which control anc!_ regulate the heart function. In fact this is true of all and fear of death.
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MYGALE ... ScoLOPENDRA ...

The prover developed sadness, dry mouth, nausea with great palpita­ nant pustule. The writer has employed it successfully in a case of a
tion, dim sight and great general weakness, increased flow of urine, vicious looking ulcer the size of a dime affecting the hard palate. It was
scalding and stinging in the urethea. This last symptom has led to the of six months duration and very painful, making eating difficult. It had
successful use of MYGAL. in gonorrhea, chordee, and syphilis. been diagnosed epithelioma by the patient's dentist after biopsy. In less
The trembling observed in the man suggests its use in nervous cases; than two months the ulcer was healed and the patient was much
but the sphere of MYGAL. in chorea has been developed from the clini­ improved in health. Several doses of ScoL. lOM wrought the cure.
cal side. In the cases cured with it, twitching and contractions of facial
muscles have been very prominent. Convulsive movements of the head The effects of the centipede bite have been observed on several
to right side, twitching of one side of the body; mostly right. (THER. is patients. Swelling, pain, inflammation and gangrene of the bitten part,
mainly left sided). The twitching may be so violent as to prevent walk­ with appearance like malignant pustule in one case, were constant
ing. Limbs are quiet during sleep (AGAR.). Movements are < in the symptoms. Vomiting and precordial anxiety occurred and in one fatal
morning. Nausea and strong palpitation should be an indication. Symp­ case the paroxysms of vomiting increased in intensity till the child in a
toms are < by eating, < sitting. (Legs may be in constant motion.) convulsive struggle ceased to breathe. A noted symptom; no perspira­
Delirious, talks about his business. Sad, despondent with sad expres­ tion of the right (bitten) arm for three months.
sion, fear of death, nausea with dim sight; palpatation strong; acute ear Among the symptoms listed vertigo, headache, vomiting of a pale
pain. Constant twitching of muscles of face. Difficult breathing. Rest­ yellow matter continued at frequent intervals with increasing violence
less sleep all night with ridiculous dreams. Severe chill lasting thirty until death. Arm greatly swollen, erysipelatous blush extending over
half the arm, black-dotted impression in two rows, three-quarters of an
minutes, then fever and trembling oflimbs. inch apart raised in dark lines extending from dot to dot, five and one­
half inches long showing the entrance of every foot, pain deep and dull.
ScoRPI0 1 No perspiration on the bitten arm for three months. Instant complaint
ScoR. (the scorpion), a member of the spider family. Its poison is which grew rapidly worse which was described by the child as being
painful and even dangerous especially to children. Clinically it has "all-over". The child, a girl of four died in eight hours. On the skin a
proven useful in salivation, strabismus, tetanus. large red spot becoming black in the middle of which an eschar formed
The symptoms of the schema are from the effects of the stings; there as large as a five franc piece. The whole affection resembled a malignant
are no provings2. Pain and swelling of the injured part are first experi­ pustule and was associated with swelling of the lymphatic glands. Vio­
enced and constitutional symptoms follow. These include sleepiness, lent itching followed by violent pain in the bitten part.
prostration and possible tetanus. Strabismus has been observed in some
cases and the pupils are dilated. Among the symptoms noted are fre­ TARENTULA HISPANICA
quent sneezing, trismus, copious saliva and meteorism. TARENT. : The best lmown and most widely used of the spider poisons.
ScoLOPENDRA It cures many chronic and intractable difficult conditions of disease.
ScoL. (the centipede) though not of the spider family, it secrets a The clinical use of the remedy listed by Clarke is proof of its wide
virus more similar to the spider toxins than any other insect produces. range and deep action. Angina pectoris. Callosities. Chorea. Coccygo­
It has been used clinically in angina pectoris, convulsions and malig- dynia. Corneal opacities. Cystitis. Depressed Spirits. Diphteria. Dys­
menorrhoea. Epistaxis. Erotomaina. Fibroma. Headache. Hiccough.
1. The symptoms in this schema are from various species and are found in Alien's Encyclopedia. Hysteria. Intermittents. Kleptomania. Levitation. Locomotor ataxia.
2. Recently an extensive proving of Androctonus amurreuxi hebraeus (another scorpion) was done Mamia. Meniere's disease. Migraine. Onanism. Ovarian enlargement.
by Jeremy Sherr. The Society of Homeopaths, Northhampton, England, 1990
Paralysis agitans. Physometra. Proctalgia. Pruritis pudenda. Quinsy.
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TARENTULA HISPANICA •..

TARENTULA HISPANICA ...

Septic diseases. Spinal irritation. Spinal sclerosis. Tumors. Uterine can­ tability, rage, fury, mischievous, destructive, ennui, fear of impending
cer. Uterine neuralgia. Vertebrae tumors. calamity. Little intelligence and poor memory.
Many strange sensations afflict this patient. The neuralgia in the
The mental and emotional symptoms are striking, unique and highly head are intense, as if thousands of needles were pricking to the brain,
characteristic. The intense restlessness of the patient and especially of worse by touch, noise and strong light. Relieved by rubbing head
his lower extremities constitutes a certain and strong indication for its against the pillow. � ensati ?ns as if hamm�re� i � the head and ma�y
use. It affects the sexual sphere of both sexes profoundly causing parts. Sensations as If a hau m. the eye; as If sm�mg �d. �e a tea ke�tle m
uncontrollable desire and even mania. Yet intercourse intensifies the the ear; as if the lower teeth would fall out; as If a hvmg body m the
suffering ofboth sexes. stomach were rising to the throat; as if there were not sufficient space in
Music ameliorates the mental and physical sufferings in a remarkable the hypogastrium; painful uneasiness in the coccyx; motion in uterus
degree. Also profuse perspiration seem� to relieve at leas.t the convulsive as of a foetus; as if heart turned and twisted around; heart as if
paroxysms and restless mania en�ed m profuse perspi_ration after the squeezed and compressed; as if insects creeping and crawling.
playing of music. Friction or rubbmg the head and van�us par�s com­ TARENT. is suited to persons of hysterical and choreic tendencies who
fort and relieve. Many of the mental symptoms are associated with sex­ are foxy, mischieveous and destructive. Ticlding, burning, numbness
ual disorders. The sexual desire was so excited in a woman that when are prominent sensations. There is a great lack of vital heat and debili­
playing or dancing with men she hugged them before everybody �nd tating sweats that are cold. Aggravated by touch and rest yet must walk
was angry when reproved, but did it again. Hysterical, alternatmg around even though made worse by it. Can run better than walk, worse
moods, laughing, crying, joking and profound melancholy. Thoug� at night. Worse washing head or wetting hands in cold water. Coitus
friction relieves many symptoms the spinal nerves are extremely sensi­ aggravates. Light and sleep aggravate. Ameliorated by rubbing; motion
tive to the least touch which cause spasmodic pain in the head and > the headache but < uterine and coccyx pains. Fresh air and warm
heart regions. This patient suffers paroxysms of insanity� presses her water relieve, riding in a carriage relieves the pain in spermatic cords.
head, pulls her hair, repeated after intermissions, threatemng manners Epistaxis relieved throbbing in carotids. Falls, unrequited love, bad
and speech, restlessness of the legs, mocking laughter and joy expres�ed . news, scolding, punishment and sepsis are contributing causes of com­
in her face; comes out of the attack with severe headache, eyes stanng plaints.
and wide open, sees small figures hovering before her eyes �nd moves TARENTULA CUBENSIS
her hands. Great excitement caused by music, one hour after It has gen­ TARENT-c. (The Cuban Tarentula). This poison effects first the blood
eral and copious sweat. Hysteria with bitter belching, � ?Y mo �r:ing, > and cellular tissues profoundly and later the nervous system from the
by sighing with repeated yawning. Ludicrous and lasclVlous VISions of toxemia supervening. Its clinical use has been applied to carbuncle,
monsters, animals, faces, insects, ghosts. The colors red, yellow and chorea and intermittents.
green and particularly black produc� heavy .m�st �e.fore th� eyes. S �es Carbuncle even to sloughing with great prostration and diarrhea.
strangers in the room. Great taciturmty and untabdity. Desire to stnl�e Intermittent fever with evening exacerbation. A keynote symptom is
himself and others . Excessive gaiety, laughs at the slightest cause. Mam­ atrocious pains.
acally happy mood, joy and strong emotion when seeing beloved per­
sons. Sings until hoarse and exhausted, fits of nervous lau�hter fol.lowed A case of chorea in a girl of twelve; choreic movements confined to
by screams. Profound grief and anxiety. Desires to take thmgs ":'hKh d? the left side and worse at night cured with the 6th centesimal potency.
not belong to her. Indifference, disgust and sadness from mor?mg �?td Anxiety, delirium, headache, diarrhea, retention of the urine and gen­
3 p.m . were marked, from 3 p.m. to e.vening t� e gay dispositl�n eral toxemia are present. The bite is painless, the person is not sensible
returned. Wants to be without light, and Without bemg spoken to. Irn- of it until the next day, when an inflamed pimple is found surrounded
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The Spider Poisons
TARENTULA CUBENSIS ...
THERIDION ...
by a scarlet areola; from the pimple to some other part of the body a H. C. Allen states that in scrofulosis when the seemingly best reme­
red erysipelatous line is seen marking the line followed by the spider dies fail to relieve this remedy may help.
over the skin after biting. The pimple swells, the inflamed areola There are hallucinations of sight and hearing. Luminious vibrations
spreads, chills and fever set in with copious sweat and retention of the and rushing sounds. Aggravations from closing the eyes are associated
urine. The pimple becomes a hard, large and exceedingly painful with symptoms affecting the head and stomach being the leading indi­
abscess ending by mortification of the integuments over it and having cation for its use in seasickness and the sickness of pregnancy. Time
several small openings discharging a thick sanious matter containing passing too slowly is a symptoms of value for the selection of the rem­
pieces of mortified cellular tissue fasciae and tendons; the openings by edy, although the text states: "Time appears to pass rapidly, although
growing run into one another forming a large cavity. he does little." This remedy strongly affects the lungs and has cured
At this period the fever takes the intermittent type with evening phthisis florida in a number of cases.
exacerbations. In two cases involving delicate children the bite proved Peculiar sensations of the remedy are: As if her head was another
fatal, but the majority recover in from three to six weeks. Chills fol­ strange head; as if vertex did not belong to her; as if a veil before her
lowed by intense burning fever supervene on the second or third day eyes; as if too much air passed into nose and mouth; mouth as if
with great thirst, anxiety, restlessness, headache, delirium, copious per­ furred, benumbed; as if someone tapped her on the groin when raising
spiration and retention of urine. Later the fever takes the intermittent the leg; as if a lump were lying in perineal region; like labor pains in
type, with evening paroxysms accompanied by diarrhea and great pros­ lower abdomen; as if a child were bounding in the body; as if some­
tration. thing in the oesophagus were slipping towards epigastrium; as if bones
were broken and would fall asunder; as if dying. Burning pains and
THERIDION itching are common. A stitch high up in apex of left chest has proved a
THER. (The Orange Spider). This remedy was introduced and proved guiding symptom in the cure of cases of phthisis. Burning in the liver
by Hering. While similar in nature and scope to the other spiders it has region has lead to the cure of abscess and even cancer of that organ.
many distinctive symptoms belonging to itself The symptoms are < by touch, pressure, on ship board, riding in a car­
riage, closing eyes, jar, least noise; lying causes pain deep in brain. > by
It effects the bones in a marked degree producing necrosis and caries flickering before eyes. < by stooping, rising, motion, exertion, going up
and curing the same. It has cured Meniere's disease and ozena. Its or down stairs, walking < the complaints of this patient. After washing
effect on the nervous system is more intense than that of the other spi­ clothes, nausea and fainting. < every night. Warm water > the nausea
ders and perhaps no other of our numerous remedies now known can and retching. Warmth >. Cold <. Cold water feels too cold. Groin
equal the extreme sensibility to sensory impressions unless it be pains are worse from coition. Headache < after stool. Left side is most
MoscH. in some respects and BELL. in others. affected.
The extreme sensitiveness to noise, even slight noises are felt in the
teeth. Jar and vibration of all kinds effect this subject more than that CoNCLUSION
found in any other medicine. It is even greater than that found in BELL. After a study of these fearful poisons and noting the tremendous
The vertigo of this remedy is unique in that it is worse from closing upheavels produced by them, endangering life itself, disorganizing the
the eyes, even though there is great sensitiveness to light. The eyes are bloodstream and disturbing the nervous system for months and even
one of the centers strongly affected with much suffering occurring here. years after a single bite (one dose) as it were, of an infinitely small
Riding in a carriage or a boat aggravates. With this highly sensitive, amount of the toxin one need no longer doubt the power of the small
nervous individual there is weakness, trembling, coldness, anxiety, dose to heal whenever it is applicable (i.e. homeopathic) to the given
faintness and cold sweat. case. It is indeed an overwhelming proof of the truth and worth of the
homeopathic principle.
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UNUSUAL REMEDIES1
•..

of toxemia and apathy were present, complexion dark with a peculiar

ToxiCOPHis; TEUCRIUM scORODINA; TILIA; CoNGO RED cachectic aspect. The child remains well after nearly three years.
This paper should have been entitled unproven remedies. Such rem­ CASE 2.1 Another case of sarcoma of the tibia and fibula where this
edies may be used in cases that present no guiding symptoms for the remedy was one of a series of four to restore the patient to health. A
selection of any known proven remedy. The knowledge of these drugs boy age nine. Father had had a severe syphlitic infection prior to mar­
was chiefly obtained by their selection over the blood of the sick riage, treated homeopathically for an insufficient period. This boy, the
patients; and the symptoms given are those that were cured by the oldest of a family of four, was the only unhealthy member. He first
given drug. Some of the symptoms were the results of poisoning (as in started with an iritis which was treated at the North Western medical
snake bite). clinic until the child was almost totally blind. KALI-BI. in several poten­
cies cleared up the iritis and dissolved the scars over the pupils and gave
TOXICOPHIS back perfect vision as well as improving the general health for awhile.
One of which is recorded under Toxicophis, the virus of the mocca­ About a year later the boy was brought back to me with enlarged and
sin snake, in Clarke's Dictionary, page 1448. ulcerated, cervical glands of the neck one of which had been surgically
CHARACTERISTICS: After the bite of this serpent, if the victim lives,
treated; but other glands becoming involed, I was asked to treat the case
symptoms of pain and fever recur annually at exactly the same period again. NAT-SIL-F. M and lOM were given at long intervals apart and the
for many years with decreasing intensity each year. In one case the pain glands of the neck were entirely cured for a while; but returned again
SIL-F. SOM given with very little benefit and a new condition evolved
spread to other parts after some years. with open discharging glands of the neck in about three months. NAT­
LOWER LIMBS: Right leg became painful and swelled rapidly; for sev­ involving both bones of the right leg, with extreme pain and swelling
eral years the pain was confined to the knee of the bitten limb. In a few over a localized area in center of shin bone; X-ray revealed a sarcoma
years it left the knee and seized the hip and finally attacked the shoul­ involving both bones. Over the blood the remedy Tox1. came through.
der. This was given 30th potency with immediate relief of both the adenitis
Note the chronic nature extending over years and the direction of and the pain and swelling of the leg; later TaXI. 200 was given with
the symptoms from below upwards and the exact periodicity of com­ complete secedence of all the then present symptoms, but swelling and
plaints. All these present a definite key in the treatment of related com­ pain soon began in the other leg, which did not subside under a higher
plaints. For eighteen years after the bite, one case continued to have an potency ofTox1., This demanded a new remedy, which was MERC-K-1.,
annual recurrence of symptoms of severe pain, but without swelling a double salt of mercury and potassium with only a fragmentary prov­
occurring at the same time of year. ing. This remedy given in the lOM three doses at intervals of from six
to eight weeks has entirely restored this boy for the past five months.
CLINICAL CASES
The last dose was given March 10 of this year. (MERC-K-1. has followed
CASE r. One case of sarcoma of the rectum in a five year old boy Tox1. in several cases).
cured with this remedy. The tumor was painless but growing rapidly CASE 3· A case of continuous progressive destructive osteo-neuritis of
before the intervention of this remedy in the 30th potency. The child many years standing that had resisted many treatments and methods in
presented few symptoms, the most marked being a persistant noctural a fifty year old man was cured by a few doses ofTox1. 30 and 200.
enuresis which also was cured with the remedy. The general symptoms When I first applied to Mr. Erhart for Taxi., I was surprised to learn
1. From the handwritten manuscript o f Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. A short discussion of
that he did not have it, but he promised to get it for me. This he was
MERC-K-1. in this paper was combined with the main article "Merc-iod. cum Kali-Iod." p. 143.
- Editor. 1. Cf. "Homeopathy Versus the Specialist" p. 398. - Editor.

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unable to do after trying to get it from both our American and Euro­ three quarters of an hour before each meal. After three � onths the tes­
pean pharmacies. I decided if necessary I would take a trip to Florida ticle was softer; in six months it had almost returned to 1ts proper s1ze.
where these snakes abound to procure some of this virus, but was saved
the trip through a relative who then lived in Florida. He procured a fine Clarke compares BAc., TEUCR., HELx.
specimen and sent the head in alcohol to Mr. Erhart, who extraced the In the potencies I have cured a case of very chronic frequently recur­
virus with a close call to himself, as in doing it he pricked his finger on ring headaches in a young woman. Worse at the periods, which w� re
one of the fangs above the poison sac; his prompt action in cutting the very painful with protracted flow; all these symptoms passed leavu:g
wound and applying an antidote doubtless saved him serious trouble. the patient in robust health. I have also cured a number of chrome
coughs in children of tuberculous parentage who had enlarged cerv1cal
TEUCRIUM SCORODONIA
glands and presented many other tubercular features.
TEUCR-S. is not proven. But to quote Clarke' s Dictionary which cites
the testimony of some reliable authorities who laud it as1 an anti-tuber­ TILlA
cular remedy of unusual merit. D l. Criquelion of Mons tells how Dr. A neglected remedy with quite a proving is a valuable asset in the
Marting one day in the Ardennes had occasion to examine a man of treatment of pelvic disorders of women. TIL. is a tincture made from the
thirty who was apparently in the last stage of consumption and had a fresh blossoms of the lime tree and was proved by the Austrian Society.
cavity in one apex; Marting gave his opinion that the man had not long
to live. A year later being in the same district he called at the house and Clarke summarizes the proving in a graphic and epigrammatic way
inquired of a man whom he saw there apparently in perfect health what as follows :
had become of the invalid. "I am he" was the reply. It was the fact, CHARACTERISTICS : The most striking characteristic is an intense sore
though it took some time to convince Marting of it. An old woman had feeling about the abdomen and profuse warm sweat whi.c� gives n?
recommened him to make a tisane of the wood Germander (TEUCR s.) relief. This has led to its successful use in cases of pento111t1s. In addl­
which grew abundantly about there. He had taken it daily and got well.
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tion to this are marked bearing down symptoms in the whole genito­
A similar case says Cooper was told me by a distinguished scientist. urinary and rectal regions; especially in the uterus and these combined
TEUCR-S. is allied to MARRUBIUM VULGARE (common or white hore­ with others have indicated TIL. in puerperal metritis and other disorders
hound) a well lmown cough remedy and to NEPETA GLECHOMA (Grand of the female generative sphere. An intense facial neuralgia was devel­
Ivy) which was formerly much used with snail jelly for chest affec�ons. oped in the proving and also a very aggravated condition of skin irrita­
Martiny introduced TEUCR-s. into his practice and used a tisane of it tion with pimples of the lichen order.
with much success in bronchorrhea and consumptive affections with S oME PECULIAR SYMPTOMS ARE: As if a piece of cold iron pierced
tuberculous elements and muco-purulent expectoration. Clarke verifies through right eye, causing burning; burning as if a piece of ice .were
the last observation of its use having used it in five to ten drops of the drawn over ear and face; as if something living were under the skm of
tincture two or three times each day. Criquelion points out that TEUCR­ face; tearing in anterior muscles of thigh as if they were too short. There
s. has been used as a subcutaneous injection in tuberculine cases as a are a number of pains above the root of the nose; epistaxis of thin pale
substitute of TuB-K. Criquelion had a patient, a farmer of scrofulous blood which coagulated quicldy. The left side was most affected; great
habit, high color, thick neck who had had for ten years an enlarged tes­ sensitiveness to draft of air was induced; the symptoms were < after­
ticle the size of a quince which he diagnosed to be tuberculous. TEUCR­ noon and evening, talking, walking, sneezing, stooping. Cold water >.
s. 6 was given, one drop in four teaspoonfuls of water a teaspoonful > in a cool room, walking about in open air, closing eyes, by coffee.
1. In Belgium Pain in the head was > by application of cold water, pain in jaw was
2. i.e. a tea. - Editor.
<. Heat of bed < skin symptoms.
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TILIA ...
MERC-IOD. CUM KALI-IOD. I
The men�al sy�I?toms: �.ela� choly, disposed to weep; love sick;
dread of s<:>ciet.y; Irntable, d1Slnclmed to work, together with the relief MERC-K-1., double iodide of mercury and potassium chemical for­
from walkmg m the open air and cold applications reminds one of mula HgKzi4 is a far more valuable and powerful and broader remedy
PULS. than Hale ever dreamed of, or that one might glean from the fragmen­
Sweat without relief of syi?ptoms is like MERe. The severe bearing tary proving recorded in Clarke's Dictionary, Volume II, page 459. We
down symptom� of the pelvis suggest LIL-T. and SEP. as comparisons. are indebted to Hale for the introduction of this remedy into our Mate­
Symptoms left sided predo�inating speaks of LACH. The great sensitive­ ria Medica. Hale recommended it as effective in combating the pros­
n�ss to Jar and to� ch looks like BELL. The creeping as if something were trating sequelae of flu and kindred diseases, all of which is true, but the
alive under the skm strongly suggest CocA. The sensitiveness to a draft range and depth of action of this wonderful medicine in its curative
of air brings to our mind HEP. and SIL. This likeness to the proving of power, surpasses anything Hale ever dreamed of.
so many. o.t?er well proven and frequently used drugs stamps TIL. with Its first and acute manifestations are on the catarrhal membranes of
the possibility of great use when we can understand and apply it prop­ the nose, throat, eyes, and respiratory tract. Hale recommends it for the
erly. treatment of inveterate colds and Clarke confirms that experience.
. CAsE: I have cured a case of severe menstrual headache in a woman Clarke says it may be used where indications for the three elements
:VIth a small fibroid of. the uterus with TIL. 45M doses given at long of this salt are present, viz. mercury, iodine and potassium.2
Intervals. The tumor disappeared and the patient rarely has any but Cooper commends it in acute facial paralysis from cold. JR. Haynes
light headaches. praises its curative effects in many cases of catarrhal flu, and he further
says if it does not quickly relieve and permanently cure it is of no use to
CONGO RED repeat it.
CoNG � REo an aniline dye, has no homeopathic proving; its only Among some of the acute diseases that often need this remedy are
therapuetic use was by Abrams, applied locally over cancerous growths malignant forms of flu, diptheria, and low types of fever in patients
to inhibit their growth. having a tubercular or syphilitic background, upon which are engrafted
Clinically in high potencies this drug has cured several cases of the aforementioned acute diseases.
breast cancer involving the whole breast which took on a stoney hard­ This remedy has recently proved curative in two cases of undulant
ness. The affected breast became much smaller than normal under the fever. Recovery took place in a few weeks after the administration of the
�cti.on <:>f the drug. It acts best in warm blooded patients and resembles remedy and leaving the blood free of flutins, which are said to persist
10dme m the above mentioned effects. CoN., CARB-AN., CALc-F. and for years after recovery, under other than homeopathic means of cure,
SIL. would be compared in stony hardness of the mammary glands. or in those cases when recovery takes place under the natural limita­
tions of the disease. 3
The tissues upon which this drug manifests its strongest action are
the blood, glands, bones, nerves, skin, and mucus membranes.
Like MERC. and KALI-1., its symptoms and conditions of disease are
markedly < at night; this is especially true of the bone and nerve pains.
It has the nightly aggravations common to MERC. and SYPH .. Arthritis,
1. From the handwritten manuscript o f Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. A short discussion of
MERC-K-1. in the previous article "Unusual Remedies" p. 138 was combined with the discussion
here. - Editor.
2. Mostly in the form of MERC. and l(Au-1. - Editor.
3. See "Undulant Fever" p. 481 i n the chapter "Special Diseases". - Editor.

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neurit�s, and all painful complaints worse at night and resisting other HoMEOPATHIC WAR REMEDIEs1
remed1es, should make you study this remedy.
It has cured catarrhal complaints of a very chronic nature; also nasal Medical scientists are much concerned about the fearsome effects of
polyps. It should be a wonderful sinus remedy as well as a valuable rem­ atomic explosions on the population of the large industrial and residen­
edy in certain chronic rheumatic states. tal centers. What remedies, if any, can be employed to palliate or neu­
There is marked irritability of mind and extreme restlessness. The tralize such forces and their chain reactions? The homeopathic materia
patient i � sensitive to both extremes of temperature (like MERe .). medica has in its scope remedies to meet and at least modify in part
Erupt10ns of � most chronic nature such as psoriasis will yield to this some of the evils produced by atomic explosions. Any survivor not too
remedy when 1t. 1s homeopathically indicated. close to the center of the explosion would be helped and comforted by
Weakness, anemia, and emaciation are prominent features. the remedy ARN. given in any potency as soon as possible after the
explosion. ARN. for concussions and contusions has been the first and
. .Chronic
htK
forms of headache, violent in character, based on a syphi­
or tubercular groundwork, have yielded to the power of this rem­ best remedy in homeopathic hands for the past one hundred and fifty
edy. years.
It must be compared and studied with the AURUM SALTS other MER­ After the concussion is met, the effect from radiation must be dealt
CURY combinations, KAu-r., and the nosodes SYPH. and Tu�-K. in order with, and the remedy PHOS. is by far the first and best as an antidote to
to appreciate its nature and depth of action. all forms of radiation, be it radium, x-ray, or atomic radiation. PHOS.
Sarc ? a ?f the bones, adenitis of �uberc.ular and malignant types, meets the destructive effects produced on the capillary circulation and
Hodgkm�s d1sease, . late stages a?d mamfestat10ns of tertia1y syphilis are later on the blood elements as well. PHos. is a remedy for deep burns as
well as for ulcerations of a serious nature; even gangrene has often been
a few of the chrome forms of s1ckness that have yielded to the magic of cured with this remedy.
this medicine.
This wonderful remedy has many times complimente� and finished If every individual who possibly might be exposed to the horrors of
cases . after the favorable action ofTox1. (Osteo-sarcoma). such forces would provide himself with, and carry on his person, a
It 1s among our most powerful antisyphilitics and strongly related to small vial of homeopathic ARN. to be taken as soon as possible after an
�.B . and Sarcoma. In the awful continuous, crushing pains that some­ explosion and another vial of homeopathic PHos. to be taken one-half
times accompany d ee sarcomatous growths or those involving the hour after the ARN. was taken, he would have with him a first-aid help
boney structures, th1s. 1sp my most reliable help, often completely reliev­ of the greatest value. These two simple homeopathic remedies univer­
ing for long periods. sally taken would save many lives and prevent much suffering and pro­
Enough ? as be� n show� here in its empirical use to justify a full longed illness.
homeopathic provmg of th1s drug. With the consummation of such a We will mention a few other well known and widely proven homeo­
proving, we . can ad� ano�her valuable weapon to our already potent pathic remedies for specific conditions: ARN. for bruises of the soft tis­
armamentanum agamst d1sease. The indications given in our literature sues; HYPER. for injmy to nerve centers and tissues; CANTH. for burns;
are �ar too meager to be followed or successfully used from a homeo­ CALEN. for lacerated wounds; LED. for punctured wounds; STAPH. for
pathiC standpoint; yet in spite of this fact some unbelieveable cures of incised wounds; SvMPH. for broken bones and also promotes rapid heal­
s? called incurable conditions have been accomplished with this medi­ ing even in the sicldy and the aged; PYROG. for septic woulds that rap­
cme g1ven along crude empirical lines. The homeopathic scientist idly involve the heart and other vital centers of the body. SIL. will
should do finer and more specific work in his wonderfully selective field remove small particles of glass and other substances from the tissues
of therapeutics. where surgery is often difficult to apply successfully without lacerating
too much tissue.
1. C f "Toxicophis" p . 1 3 8 in article " Unusual Remedies". - Editor. 1. "Editorial" in T H E HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol . LXVI, No. 9, M arch, 1951, p. 262.

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neurit�s, and all painful complaints worse at night and resisting other HoMEOPATHIC WAR REMEDIEs 1
remedies, should make you study this remedy.
It has cured catarrhal complaints of a very chronic nature; also nasal Medical scientists are much concerned about the fearsome effects of
polyps. It should be a wonderful sinus remedy as well as a valuable rem­ atomic explosions on the population of the large industrial and residen­
edy in certain chronic rheumatic states. tal centers. What remedies, if any, can be employed to palliate or neu­
There is marked irritability of mind and extreme restlessness. The tralize such forces and their chain reactions? The homeopathic materia
patient i � sensitive to both ex�remes of temperature (like MERe.). medica has in its scope remedies to meet and at least modify in part
EruptiOns of � most chrome nature such as psoriasis will yield to this some of the evils produced by atomic explosions. Any survivor not too
remedy when It. IS homeopathically indicated. close to the center of the explosion would be helped and comforted by
Weakness, anemia, and emaciation are prominent features. the remedy ARN. given in any potency as soon as possible after the
explosion. ARN. for concussions and contusions has been the first and
. . Chronic
litiC
forms of headache, violent in character, based on a syphi­
or tubercular groundwork, have yielded to the power of this rem­ best remedy in homeopathic hands for the past one hundred and fifty
edy. years.
It must be compared and studied with the AuRUM SALTS other MER­ After the concussion is met, the effect from radiation must be dealt
CURY combinations, KAu-r., and the nosodes SYPH. and Tu�-K. in order with, and the remedy PHOS. is by far the first and best as an antidote to
to appreciate its nature and depth of action. all forms of radiation, be it radium, x-ray, or atomic radiation. PHOS.
Sarc�:n�u ?f the bones, adenitis of �ubercular and �alignant types, meets the destructive effects produced on the capillary circulation and
Hodgkm s disease, late stages and mamfestat10ns of tertiary syphilis are later on the blood elements as well. PHos. is a remedy for deep burns as
a few of the chronic forms of siclmess that have yielded to the magic of well as for ulcerations of a serious nature; even gangrene has often been
this medicine. cured with this remedy.
This wonderful remedy has many times complimente ? and finished If every individual who possibly might be exposed to the horrors of
cases after the favorable action ofToxr. (Osteo-sarcoma). such forces would provide himself with, and carry on his person, a
It is among our most powerful antisyphilitics and strongly related to small vial of homeopathic ARN. to be taken as soon as possible after an
J_'.B . and Sarcoma. In the awful continuous, crushing pains that some­ explosion and another vial of homeopathic PHos. to be taken one-half
times accompany deep sarcomatou � growths or those involving the hour after the ARN. was taken, he would have with him a first-aid help
? oney structures, this. IS my most reliable help, often completely reliev­ of the greatest value. These two simple homeopathic remedies univer­
mg for long periods. sally taken would save many lives and prevent much suffering and pro­
Enough ? as be�n show� here in its empirical use to justify a full longed illness.
homeopathic provmg of this drug. With the consummation of such a We will mention a few other well lmown and widely proven homeo­
proving, we . can add ano�her valuable weapon to our already potent pathic remedies for specific conditions: ARN. for bruises of the soft tis­
armamentanum agamst disease. The indications given in our literature sues; HYPER. for injury to nerve centers and tissues; CANTH. for burns;
are far too meager to be followed or successfully used from a homeo­ CALEN. for lacerated wounds;- LED. for punctured wounds; STAPH. for
pathic standpoint; yet in spite of this fact some unbelieveable cures of incised wounds; SYMPH. for broken bones and also promotes rapid heal­
s? call� d incurable conditions have been accomplished with this medi­ ing even in the sicldy and the aged; PYROG. for septic woulds that rap­
cme given along crude empirical lines. The homeopathic scientist idly involve the heart and other vital centers of the body. SIL. will
should do finer and more specific work in his wonderfully selective field remove small particles of glass and other substances from the tissues
of therapeutics. where surgery is often difficult to apply successfully without lacerating
too much tissue.
1. Cf ''Toxicophis" p. 138 in article "Unusual Remedies". - Editor. 1. "Editorial" in THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol . LXVI, No. 9, March, 1951, p. 262.

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For the evil effects that often come after the giving of the various
shots demanded by the armed forces, homeopathy has effective and sat­ PROPHYLAXIS
isfying antidotes. Shock followed by severe pain in head and nape with
fever often follows the tetanus shots. MAG-P. will bring comfort in a sur­ HoM EOPATHIC PROPHYLAXIS
prisingly short time to these victims. ARs. antidotes the evil effects and
distressing symptoms that follow the yellow fever shots. BRY. takes care PRoPHYLACTIC MEDICINE - ALLOPATHic AND HoMEOPATHIC
of the bad effects following the typhoid and paratyphoid shots. BAPT.
antidotes the typhus shots. MALAND. is the best antidote for the violent HoMEOPATHIC PRoPHYLAXIS No. r
acute inflammations and swellings with alarming fever that often follow
smallpox vaccination. No. 2
AeoN., ARN., BELL., CARB-V. (hemorrhages with shock), MILL., PHos.
PRESIDENT's MESSAGE: HoMEOPATHIC PROPHYLAXIS
and the snake poisons; (LACH., ELAPS, CROT-H.) all are a group of hem­
orrhage remedies that would save many lives if given on their specific PREVENTION AND CuRE OF HEART DISEASE BY HoMEOPATHY
indication.
Nervous soldiers who are full of fear of death or other horrors and MALARIA PROPHYLAXIS
anxieties would soon be helped to face their ordeals with strength and
resolution if given a dose of AeoN. HoMEOPATHY's PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST Pouo
The above-mentioned remedies constitute only a fraction of the
homeopathic materia medica that could be employed for the good of HoMEOPATHIC REMEDIES AND THEIR INDICATIONS FOR THE
the defenders of the republic. In these times of high costs and ever­
mounting prices, homeopathy presents the most economic type of CURE AND PREVENTION OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS
medicine as well as the most effective in curing power that has ever
been discovered. WHY HAVE Pouo
HoMEOPATHIC PROTECTION FROM Pouo

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HoMEOPATHIC PROPHYLAXIs1
Preventive medicines occupies a prominent place today and it is logi­
cal that it should because prevention makes cure unnecessary. As the
Law of Similars excells in the power to cure it excells more forcibly and
certainly in the art of disease prevention.
Especially in the realm of children's diseases have the prophylaxis
attempts been chiefly directed and with some degree of apparent suc­
cess. I say apparent because there is need for refinements in the tech­
nique of administration and in the preparations of the theraputic agents
employed as there is still much to be desired in results obtained by
present methods. It is true that the agents employed bear a crude simi­
larity to the homeopathic principle and because of this crudity of prep­
aration and administration we meet with much disappointment and
considerable consequential evil effects that follow their use.
Homeopathic prophylaxis never causes anaphylaxis or shock, never
results in secondary infection, never leaves in its wake serum or vaccine
disease or any other severe reaction; it simply protects surely and gen­
tly. While the homeopathic law provides specific remedies for specific
disease conditions such as BELL. for scarlet fever, DrrH. and MERC-CY.
for diphtheria, CARB-V. and CurR. for whooping cough, LATH. and
GELS. for poliomyelitis, VARIO. for small pox, etc., it reaches a much
higher degree of efficiency when the remedy for the GENUS EPIDEMrcus
is given for protection than is obtained by the disease specific.
To illustrate: an epidemic of scarlet fever may have more cases with a
rough or a purplish rash than those having the typical smooth shining
red rash that BELL. is specific in. Where the typical rough darker rash
prevails remedies like AIL. and PHYT. and SULPH. will give more certain
protection, but after the single epidemic remedy is found that brings
the highest protection over all others.
In diphtheria protection DrrH. is the number one prophylaxis rem­
edy but in some severe epidemics of the past MERC-CY. has proven to
be very effective as well as curative in the disease.
In whooping cough CARE-V. has been a reliable protection in hun­
dreds of cases of young children and infants. But some epidemics
require remedies like DRos. and CurR. and then they afford the most
certain protection.
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The remedy LATH. has given the most certain protection in thou­ PROPHYLACTIC MEDICINE ALLOPATHIC AND HOMEOPATHIC1
sands of exposed cases to polio through many epidemics over the last To the sanitary engineer, and not the allopathic doctor, belongs
f?rty ye�rs. It easily heads t?e list of homeopathic remedies for protec­
tiOn agamst the dreaded polio. This remedy has the same affinity to the credit for whatever real success has been accomplished in disease pre­
same centers in the spinal cord and brain that the polio virus and acts vention. Centuries of blundering and groping by the rule of "trial and
as the most perfect antidote both for protection and cure. This single error" (mostly error) by so-called medical scientists has only brought
instrument in Homeopathy's citadel of power should command world multiplied miseries, increased sickness and shortened lives to millions
wide recognition both from the medical profession and the laity at of unsuspecting victims. The marked lessening of epidemic diseases
large. such as smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, etc., has been entirely due to
Against small pox VARIO. is an effective weapon, but we have others better sanitation, hygiene and isolation. Before the Dick test or the scar­
�hat proved curative and effective prophylaxis agents in many epidem­ let fever inocculations were applied, the disease scarlet fever was declin­
iCS of the past such as SARR., ANT-T., VAC. and MALAND. ANT-T. in the ing greatly in prevalence and virulency; the same is true of diphtheria;
thir� tri �uation rubbed on an abrasion of the skin produces a typical nevertheless, the death rate from that disease still runs about 12% in
vacc.mati?n scar. �ALAND. iS. .the most potent antidote to the dangerous spite of the highly praised curative powers of anti-toxine, which now is
septtcemia sometimes followmg vaccination and THUJ. is the best anti­ almost universally given because of pressure from health authorities
dote against the chronic effects after vaccination. everywhere.
It is strange so little has been said by homeopathic doctors familiar Alexis Carrel in his book "Man the Unknown" states that medical
"':ith t�e wide spread possibilities of homeopathic prophylaxis. Espe­ science has succeeded in saving more infants and protecting the youth
Cially m the face of so many harmful and even deadly accidents that from the ravages of acute self-limiting disease, but that more people are
have followed the application of the prevailing methods of protection dying in early middle life of chronic degenerative diseases, cancer, kid­
agai� st acute. �pid�D?-ic diseases. As true healers and educators of pro­ ney and heart diseases, than ever before. And in the light of physiologic
�ressive m.edicme it iS ou� duty �o give to the world this knowledge for law, it is logical to conclude that the everlasting bombardment of the
its protectiOn and well bemg. It iS also our duty to invite physicians of blood stream from infancy, and early youth, to maturity, with the
all � chools. of �eali�g to t� st fully the homeopathic art of protection numerous vaccines and serums, all products of disease, together with
agamst epi?emiC diseases if nothing else. If such tests were honestly the noxious and deadly coal tar and sulpha drugs, known by dozens of
made by smcere men of all schools of healing, homeopathy would trade names that make up the armamentarium of Allopathic medicine,
reach its place in the sun. might well be the causative factor in the alarming increase of the so­
called degenerative diseases. To those diseases might be added the con­
stant increase of mental and nervous disorders now afflicting the
human race, brought on and aggravated by coal-tar sedatives and bro­
mides. In recent years there has been a marked increase in so-called rare
and unusual blood diseases almost all fatal. It is a recognized fact even
by the old school vendors and prescribers of these coal tar drugs, that
they produce marked changes in the blood elements of those who par­
take of them.
Probably the most vital and important medical problem to confront
the race now and in the future is that of malaria. And here again outside
of sanitation, medical science has no medicine to cure this alarming
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and rapidly spreading disease. The drastic treatment used to control the 1
1
chills only suppresses the disease by driving it into the vital centers of HoMEOPATHic PRoPHYLAXIs No.
the organisms. Every soldier or individual infected with malaria is a cer­ In th� � eld of preventative medicine Homeopathy stands supreme,
tain potential chronic invalid for the rest of his life unless he is fortu­ because It IS the only system of medicine that deals with constitutional
nate enough to receive the homeopathic remedy needed to cure his causes. Hygiene, sanitation and dietary science are valuable assets in
individual case. promoting and maintaining health both for the individual and for soci­
The best prophylactic treatment against all disease, both acute and ety as a whole. The sanitary engineer has been the greatest factor in the
chronic, is building up vital resistance, by producing a harmonious control and eradication of epidemic disease notably, typhoid, malaria
physiologic process in the body organism. And the homeopathic rem­ and yellow fever. Undoubtedly the decrease in epidemics of small pox,
edy does just that thing, with no trace of consequential drug or serum scarlet fever and diphtheria are more largely due to better sanitation,
miasm I_ �wolved. Chil� ren and young adults treated homeopathically co�trol of sewe�age an� the protection of the drinking water along with
develop Immunit_Y agamst all acute disorder or throw them off, leaving dauy and food mspect10n than to the so called protective vaccines and
better health behmd. And older people live longer and in greater com­ serums that have been so loudly proclaimed and so extensively used.
fort to perform their accustomed uses easier and more satisfactorily. Infact, these so called protective agents are far from being an unmixed
J:Iom �opat�y has developed a number of prophylactic remedies good, as they produce many severe reactions deleterious to health.
agamst mfectious and contagious diseases, such as smallpox, scarlet From the time of Hahnemann BELL. has been a constant successful
fever, _diphth�ria, infantile paralysis, as well as wonderful emergency preven�ative of scarlet fever of the smooth type.The coarse type has
remedies agamst trauma, lacerations, cuts and broken bones burns found Its best prophylactic remedies in ArL., RHus-T., PHYT. and SuLPH . ,
brain and spinal concussions, all of which would be invaluabl� for us� each varying with the prevailing epidemic.
in the army and navy, did not a fanatical and prejudiced medical oligar­ Diphtheria has been successfully controlled by MERC-CY. and DrrH.,
chy prevent such use. and marv�lous results were obtained with these drugs in the days when
And the defenders of the nation who prefer such treatment and no samtat10n or hygiene was practiced to any extent if at all.
refuse _ to accept the orthodox treatment of empirical medicine are jailed Protection against whooping cough is best obtained by the epidemic
and disgraced for no other crime than daring to think and reason for remedy but much routine protection may be accomplished by remedies
thems_elves, the supp_osed right of every American. What hypocrites like CARE-V., CurR., DRos., and PERT.
Amencans are, shoutmg to the world in brazen tones about the glories
of the "four freedoms," while piling insults, humiliation and physical Poliomyelitis also finds its best protection from the prevailing epe­
torture on the brave men who offer their lives on the world 's battlefields demic remedy such as GELs., Cocc., CuR. and LATH. Of these the most
against the enemies of the nation. constant specific is LATH. and clinically it has been almost one hundred
N_ever b �fore has the world needed the benign touch of homeopathic percent effective in the prevention of polio in the past fifty years at the
healmg as It does now and will need in the near future, and our most hands of many homeopathic physicians.
passionate . wish _ is to see this system given the chance to prove again Hahnemann's prophylactic remedies against cholera were CAMPH.,
and agam Its claims of superior success in both prophylaxis and cure. CurR. and VERAT. and they are equally effective today.
. sem.vereARs.,
dies
types of yellow fever found the curative and protective reme­
CROT-H. For the bad effects of the yellow fever shots given
by the army ARs. proved highly efficient.
Every Homeopath lmows the power of Boenninghausen' s big three
for croup : AeoN., HEr. and SroNG., and they are still highly efficient
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, dated 1953. This article probably appeared
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and certain in action. Along with this group it would be well to remem­ A source of much severe chronic suffering such as asthma, chronic
ber that SAMB. nigra and LACH. with their specific indications are often skin and intestinal diseases are aggravated and made incurable by alu­
needed remedies in the more serious cases of croup. min ium toxines produced by cooking utensils made with aluminium
In those places where small-pox still exists, namely the Philippine' s, and its alloys, or from the intake of water softened by aluminium chlo­
Japan and many of the Asiatic countries remedies like THUJ., ANT-T., ride. These patients will not get well of their chronic troubles even with
SIL., SARR. and VARIO. are mighty forces for both cure and protection seemingly well selected Homeopathic remedies until after the alumin­
aggainst this dread disease. ium toxines are antidoted and irradicated with potencies of CADM-0.
It is always a safe rule in any epidemic of disease to select for protec­ If the medical profession in general would heed the significance of
tive purposes those remedies most frequently indicated and and cura­ the above mentioned facts and avail themselves of Homeopathic help
tive in the prevailing epidemic. Some of the worst epidemics of flu and knowledge the public health would be much better conserved and a
notably those of 1917 and 18 found a narrow group of remedies needed world of suffering would cease with better health and happiness prevail­
or indicated. ARs . , BRY., CARB-v., GELs., EuP-PER., LACH., RHus-T., mg.
PRos., SEP. and SuLPH. constituted a common group that proved highly
efficacious. Late in that epidemic around the Chicago area ARs., BRY.,
CARB-V., and SuLPH. were the most needed remedies.
After working awhile in an epidemic the physician is able to save
much time and labor in the selection of the best remedies needed
because he will find a few remedies, sometime only two or three, run­
ning through his cases and these are the remedies that will prove protec­
tive against the disease to those who are exposed to it and have not yet
come down with it. So much for acute disease prophylaxis which is
highly efficacious without any detrimental side effects so frequently
found under vaccine and serum protection.
In the realm of chronic constitutional and inheritable diseases
Homeopathy stands alone in its power to prevent degenerative changes
in the body organism. Children given careful Homeopathic treatment,
especially at an early age, will develop splendid bodies and sound
minds and escape early heart and kidney disease, cancer, leukemia and
anemia. They will develop a nervous system capable of standing the
stress and strain of the complexities of our present time.
Of course with the Homeopathic medicine they must be taught the
need of temperate living, proper diet with good physical and mental
hygiene. Especially must they avoid excesses in alcohol and tobacco as
well as the intake of pain killing and depressing coal tar and phenobar­
bital drugs. They must be protected against the numerous serums and
vaccines prevailing today if they would avoid having cancer or other
blood-destroying and degenerative diseases. Many times if these things
have been forced on them by law or taken through ignorance they will
have to be antidoted with proper Homeopathic antidotes before health
can be restored.
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PRESIDENT's MEsSAGE HoMoEOPATHIC PROPHYLAXIs No. 21 smallpox vaccination and to this day THUJ. is one of the top drugs
against these evils.
In the past two decades there has been a constantly growing interest Diphtheria had and has its best protection in MERC-CY. and DrPH.,
in the application of preventive medicine. The degree of success the diphtheria nosode. DrPH. has been very efficacious in ridding so­
attained by these methods, aside from the . beneficial effect of better called carriers of their infective germs.
sanitation and sewage disposal, is a debatable question. Most of the BAPT. has performed the same service for typhoid carriers.
good accomplished in the control of epidemic disease, especially Before the so-called discoveries of Pasteur with his anti-rabies vac­
typhoid, can be ascribed to sanita1y measures protecting food and cine, the homoeopathic physician, Constantine Hering, had potentized
water supply from sewage contamination, and that has beeri an out­ the saliva of the mad dog and gave the world a successful prophylactic
standing success. Typhoid has been almost entirely eliminated from our and cure for rabies : LYss. (HYDROPHOBINUM). Homoeopathy has suc­
midst and most of the other epidemic deseases such as diphtheria, scar­ cessfully cured numerous cases down through the years simply and
let fever, etc. are all much milder in their ravages. with certainty and with little expense or suffering for the patients.
Polio presents the only exception. It seems to defY the efforts of the Burnett cured many cases of tuberculosis in children and young
sanitary engineer and the medical specialist alike as it rages on adults as well as protected many more against the disease with the rem­
unchecked and in some aspects is even stronger. Formerly children were edy BAc .. Homoeopathy has developed many more tubercular nosodes
almost exclusively the victims whereas recently many adults have fallen all valuable for certain special forms of the disease, especially in its
prey to its crippling power. chronic aspects which constitute the groundwork for many of the
Experimental vaccines to date have proven disappointing in spite of intractible, chronic diseases of today.
exaggerated claims for their efficiency in the protection and cure of the MAG-P. is a specific against tetanus and has cured many severe and
disease. The antibiotics or so-called "wonder drugs" have been disap­ advanced cases in the convulsive stage and this remedy also antidotes
pointing and even harmful in many instances and they soon loose their the frequently severe effects that follow the injection of the anti-tetanus
power to cure permanently. They are said to be inadequate to cope with serum.
the so-called virus diseases. In contrast to the uncertainties of allopathic For the adverse effects of the yellow fever shots ARs. affords splendid
prophylaxis, Homoeopathy has developed a protective array of reme­ relief and BRY. is sufficiently potent against the injections of typhoid to
dies against many forms of both acute and chronic disease. restore order.
Homoeopathic prophylaxis began with Hahnemann who states in All homoeopaths !mow the value of THUJ. against the ill results fol­
the Organon that BELL. affords a splendid protection against the lowing smallpox vaccination. For the bad effects of diphtheria prophy­
smooth rash of scarlet fever and, from his time to the present, homoe­ laxis, MERC-CY. is adequate. BELL. meets the evils of the Dick vaccine. A
�pathic doctors have prevented thousands of children from falling vic­ great many young service men have been comforted and helped
tims to scarlet fever. There is a coarse variety of scarlet fever that may through the ordeal of serum "shooting" by homoeopathic protection
require PHYT. and still another, a very malignant type, where the erup­ against this evil.
tion is scant and purplish and where the glands and mucous mem­ Homoeopathy affords the best first aid treatment against burns,
branes are mostly involved with extensive ulceration and the patient is bruises, strains and broken bones: CANTH. for burns, ARN. for bruises,
greatly devitalized; the curative and prophylactic remedy here is ArL. HYPER. for nerve injuries, RHus-T. for strains and SYMPH. to aid in the
From these observations we learn that the epidemic remedies are always rapid lmitting of broken bones (this remedy is also useful for the effects
the best for preventive measures. Boenninghausen, Hahnemann' s most of blows and injuries to the eye ball). For the sting of bees, wasps and
apt and ardent student, discovered the powers of THUJ. as one of the other insects CARB-AC. in potency affords certain and rapid relief. Med­
great protectors against smallpox and also for the pernicious effects of ical experts of traditional medicine tell us that atropine, the alkaloid of
BELL., is the best antidote against the radiation from atom bombs, but
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most effective agent against the radiations of x-ray and radium which To cope successfully with chronic disease, the homoeopathic pre­
are identical with the radiation effects of the atom bomb. scriber requires years of experience and training in his chosen art and
Perhaps the protective agent that the world most ardently waits for is science. Not only must he be a master of the vast Materia Medica, but
the one against polio and, strange as it may seem, that agent has been he must be highly trained and versed in the principles of homoeopathic
with us and successfully operating for the past fifty years. The remedy, philo sophy; he must be a keen observer and logical thinker, able to
LAr-s., obtained from the wild pea, according to Dr. W. Boericke, tran slate the language of the proven remedies to fit the pathogenesis of
presents the most perfect likeness of the polio disease, not only sympto­ each given case of illness coming to him. He must know the natural
matically and clinically but pathologically as well, and affects the identi­ scope and pace of action of sickness and he must be able to select reme­
cal centers and areas of the spinal cord the polio virus does. In the dies of like attributes and symptoms to fit the needs of each patient he
hands of many homoeopathic physicians this remedy has successfully treats. Lastly, he must be able to know the significance and importance
protected thousands. The essayist has used it for the past forty years in of suppressions. When he is endowed with these needed essentials, he is
many epidemics and given it to many hundreds as a protective measure a master prescriber able to meet and overcome chronic and inheritable
and not one case ever came down with polio. Other homoeopathic weakness and maladjustments and perform miracles of cure under natu­
doctors of my acquaintance have had the same results. ral law.
The simplicity and effectiveness of the homoeopathic potency Here in this field of chronic disease we can exploit the advantages of
stands out like the most resplendent jewel in the diadem of the healing prevention over the necessity of cure. Many chronic conditions such as
art. In every epidemic disease there are some few atypical cases that will cancer, arthritis, kidney, heart and lung disease can be prevented and
call for a specific remedy to effect the cure. Many years ago, Dr. Wolf aborted in the early stages of these afflictions by expert homoeopathic
of Chicago brought to me the blood specimen of a twelve-year-old boy treatment. This fact is the most valuable asset that Homoeopathy
who was paralyzed in all his limbs and was unconscious from polio, a brings to the needs of suffering humanity today and to all the future.
bulbar case. There were few, if any, guiding therapeutic symptoms to · Children born and reared under correct and inspired homoeopathic
prescribe on but from the polarity of the blood a single unusual remedy care and guidance soon become free of all sickness and develop normal
was selected. NAT-AR. in the ten thousandth potency was given. This mental and physical processes that ultimate in healthy bodies and
produced an amazing reaction of cure in the space of a few days. In a happy personalities.
few hours after the remedy was given, consciousness returned and the With these !mown facts before us it is not hard to envision a superior
paralysis was gone in forty-eight hours. This rapid recovery left not the type of humanity grown under the auspices of three generations of
slightest atrophy or disfunction of the muscular tissues anywhere in the homeopathic treatment. As homoeopathic philosophy and care is more
body and the child was around and fully recovered in two weeks. universally accepted, the progress of the race will come faster to build a
When the remedy that is truly homoeopathic is given, curative better world.
action stops disease processes so quicldy that no damage is done to the As we note the importance of good health and vital power to all the
nerve tissues because the disease is checked before it has had time to affairs of life, it behooves us all, for the sake of our children and their
impair or destroy the delicate nerve cells and tissues attacked by polio. children, to make every effort to preserve the God-given principles of
homoeopathic healing for all the future.
Amazing as the curative results obtained in acute and accidental con­
ditions of sickness are, when we are privileged to observe the miracles
of cure found in chronic disease we are filled with wonder almost
beyond belief. Chronic disease is never self-limiting to end in spontane­
ous cure as most acute diseases do. These chronic chronic cases do not
get well by themselves under unassisted natural processes, they only
yield to the most scientific homoeopathic treatment.
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If the organization for the study and prevention of hea�· t disease

PREVENTION AND CuRE oF HEART DisEASE BY HoMEOPATHY1 financed by the American public would but stress this one evil of coal­
tar drugs, its easy distribution and ready use by the gullable multitudes
While Homeopathy has no one specific remedy for heart disease, it guided by radio announce:s and advertizing agents of the manufactur­
is rich in many remedies whose provings indicate their use and applica­ ing chemists, whose only mterest IS profit r gardless of the harm pro­
bility to all the various types of cardiac disease classified. We will take duced, they would accomplish more results �m the preventiOn of heart
up some of the more important phases of prophylaxis first, which after and other degenerative diseases than a century of present day research
all is a superior form of cure. and laboratory procedure could. Perhaps the fear of offendmg the tre­
After nearly fifty years of observation and work with the sick in the mendously large and powerful commercial interest of these manufa�tur­
broad field of general medicine the writer is convinced that the injudi­ ers and vendors of universal ill health may be the reason the pubhc IS
cious and almost universal use and addiction of the numerous coal-tar deprived of so much valuable knowledge.
drugs, the barbitals, aspirin, anacin, midols and numerous others that In the early and functional stage of disease such as the numero� s
have come down through the years, the more drastic types being those types of headac)le, neuralgia, beginnin� arthritic pain as well as febnle
following World War II. One such as Acetanilid, Pyramidox, Phenace­ and infective diseases, if instead of talang any of these numerous sup­
tin, etc., constitute one of the important factors in the wide spread pressive coal-tar drugs a simple Homeopathic remedy could be taken,
increase of heart disease as well as cancer and other degenerative dis­ the conditions of sickness would be more permanently eradiCated w1th
eases such as leukemia and anemia. These drugs literally wiped out no sequence remaining. It is common lmowledge that many heart
thousands during the great flu epidemic of that war period. The greatest lesions follow acute infections especially of a rheumatiC nature. It IS
, harm comes from the ease and cheapness with which these agents of common practice outside of Homeopathic proce�ure to �se some one
destruction can be obtained. Without guidance or advice of a physician of these numerous coal-tar derivatives for the rehef of pam and fever.
any layman can go to the nearest drug store or supermarket and get a The sufferers of insomnia and frayed-out nerves often become addicts
supply. In fact, he need not do that if he has a lady friend along, for of the above mentioned drugs and wind up mental and nervous wrecks
most of the women nowadays carry a supply of aspirin or anacin with if not victims of heart, cancer or blood disease . If enough physicians of
them to use for any slight distress or pain. Many are addicts and need all schools of medicine would impress on their patients the inherent
no excuse to take the drug, often putting it in coke or beer or other danger the use of these subtle yet drastic drugs engender it :'ould not
alcoholic beverages. It is true that many of these addicts live many be long before an organized educational program would bnng to the
years and cany on with the help of the drugs before the ravages of dis­ public the necessity for the control and use of these agents only with a
ease show up in the form of a drastic blood change or a gastric ulcer, a physicians advice. Such a program would prevent much heart and other
damaged kidney or heart to say nothing of impaired mentality and degenerative diseases and prove to be a prophylactic factor of great
memory. These drugs are known by all medical men to be depressants value.
and suppressants as well as destroyers of certain blood elements pro­ Needless to add that correct habits ofliving, pertaining to diet, venti­
ducing the conditions of destroyed blood platelets. They also prevent lation, hygiene, both mental and physical, the avoidance of excesses
and weaken nerve function of the organism by inhibiting the sensibility with sufficient rest and recreation all of which is endorsed by all schools
to pain as well as affecting adversely the thermal centers in the brain, of medical thought may well be included as a prophylactic factor.
suppressing fevers and preventing the natural advantage high tempera­ The third and most important prophylactic factor in the prevention
ture brings to the organism in its fight against toxemias and infections; of heart and all other degenerative forms of disease is the application of
in fewer words: they interfere in the natural reactions and processes of the constitutional Homeopathic remedy. The sooner in the life of the
body function against disease. individual this application is made the better the results ob_t�ined. The
Homeopathic remedy is the only force capable o_f neutrahzmg . m t� e

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organism inherited toxines of disease and normahzmg the physwlogtc
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processes of spirit, mind and body to produce harmony, which is

health and vital resistance. All this enables the individual to exist in CARBO VEGETABLIS ...
comfort and adjust to his changing environment without friction, and curative reaction. Lack of vital reaction is a keynote and fits the general
to live out his full life span. The Homeopathic treatment of functional picture of the provings. C� ark� i� his _D,ictionafl:' o� Pra�tical Materia
heart conditions is comparatively easy for the physician and highly sat­ Medica lists th1s remedy h1gh m 1ts chmcal apphcat10n m the cure of
isfactory for the patient because results are one hundred per cent good. heart disease. Volumes could be written about the power and symptoms
In the organic forms of heart disease the treatment is more difficult of this wonderful remedy, but the object of this paper is to call atten­
and complex and the results in cure from a pathological standpoint are tion of physicians to it for study which can be profitably persued in our
practically nil. But from the point of palliation, comfort and prolonga­ rich Homeopathic literature.
tion of life often with a splendid ability to carry on in life ' s affairs, the
results are most gratifying. No system of treatment removes serious C RATAEGUS OXYACANTHIA
heart pathology but the Homeopathic remedy brings more comfort and CRAT. is a remedy with a very fragmentary Homeopathic proving,
longer life than any other treatment known to man. but it has been extensively used by Homeopathic physicians with
To enumerate the numerous remedies and their specific symptoms marked success in many forms of heart disease such as angina pectoris,
for the treatment of various forms of heart disease would require a book Jailing heart muscles with hypertrophy, etc. The mental state is one of irri­
of large volume. For that reason we will submit to you for study some tability, crossness and melancholy. "Weak, rapid pulse, dyspnea, dropsy
of the valuable remedies that many years of practice of many Homeo­ dependent on failure of heart whether from valvular affection or from
pathic physicians have given the world for the relief and even cure of anemia." (Clarke)
patients suffering with this increasing malady. The slightest exertion aggravates or brings on the symptoms. The
In this day of drug slugging and drastic medication with an ever­ drug may cause nausea when given in the tincture unless given during
increasing array of new experimental chemical specifics, the conditions or immediately after a meal; thus nausea with wealmess may well be a
of many patients are made worse by these means. With the added bur­ leading indication. Clarke says: "CRAT. is the nearest approach to a pos­
den of a vitiated blood stream the victim of a heart disease has greatly itive heart tonic that I lmow of.
lessened chances for help or recovery as his ability to react to curative This remedy has mostly been used in five to ten-drop doses of the
remedies is much impaired. For this class of patient with few or no ther­ tincture. But Dr. Wilbur Bond of Greenfork, Indiana, some years ago
apeutic symptoms for the selection of a remedy, and where natural reported a number of nice cures with this remedy in high potency and
manifestations of sickness have been suppressed and an overwhelmed the writer has had cases cured with it in potencies thus confirming its
vital force is barely struggling to exist a potency of CARB-v. will bring power in potency when applicable. This valuable drug should have a
outstanding results. complete Hahnemannian proving. This remedy seems to accomplish
CARBO VEGETABLIS all that digitalis does in material doses without the consequential heart
poison that the accumulated effects of digitalis produces.
CARB-V. is the best single antidote to coal-tar drugs and all fumes and
gases which reduce the power of the blood cells to perform their func­ DIGITALIS
tion in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. The CARB-V. DIG., however, is one of our most effective remedies in certain forms
patient suffers from great air hunger and his general body weakness is of serious heart disease characterized by a slow intermittent pulse or a
accentuated in the weakness of his lungs and their respiratory function. violent palpitation with extreme anguish and anxiety. Cyanosis is also a
It has cured dilation of the heart. It effects muscle tone through the marked symptom. DIG. is a broad remedy covering many other com­
blood stream, bringing improved nourishment to the weakened cells. plaints either associated with or outside the heart affections. It has been
CARB-v. is one of the remedies to revive the flagging vital force which clinically applied to amaurosis angina pectoris, asthma, Bright's disease,
fails to react to remedies that are seemingly indicated but fail to arouse cyanosis, delirium tremens, dropsy, fever, gonorrhea, headache, heart
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affections, hydrocele, hydrocephalus, impotence, jaundice, lung con­ All the serpent poisons present indications for the many types of
gestions, lost memory, meningitis, noises in head, paraphimosis, pros­ heart disease. Perhaps the ones more frequently used are LACH. and
tate enlargement, ptyalism, spermatorrhea, toothache, urinary disorders NAJA. To go into the interesting origin and hist01y of LACH. together
and vision disorders. with its vast symtomology is beyond the scope of this paper. I will only
The remedy picture is summed up into three main features by Clarke touch upon some of its clinical high lights and symptoms and leave the
as follows: Slow intermittent pulse, enlarged, sore, painful liver; white fuller study to those who are interested enough to give the time and
pasty stools. Along with these is prostration from slight exertion. The make the effort required to obtain a rich amount of useful knowledge
mental condition is anxious, low spirited, tearful, wants to be alone. for the cure of the sick.
Jaundiced appearance is often found in complaints needing this remedy LACHESIS
and it is frequently a source of comfort to those suffering from enlarged
prostates with painful and difficult urinary complaints. There are a LACH. is especially useful in women around the climateric period
number of characteristic keynote symptoms that when present in any who suffer with cardiac difficulties associated with flushing of heat
given case will serve as a reliable indication for its selection. Sudden sometimes alternating with chills down the back. Weakness and faint­
sensation as if the heart stood still or would stop if the patient moves; ness are common with marked aggravation during and after sleep. Also
(GELs. has the opposite feeling, as if the heart would stop beating if she irregular profuse and painful menstrual periods generally too frequent
did not keep moving about). The mere sight or smell of food excites and copious.
violent nausea with clean tongue, thirst for water with absence of fever. This remedy is predominately a left sided medicine with some few
Deathly sinking at epigastrium. Complaints from emotional distur­ exceptions. Some of the headaches are worse on the right side and
bances that are referred to the heart and epigastrium. relieved by closing the eyes and from sleep. The pains are pulsating,
constricting and burning. There is a rich array of mental symptoms.
CACTUS G RANDIFLORUS Great anguish and unbearable anxiety which is relieved in the open air.
CACT. is one of our most effective remedies in the treatment of pain­ Fear and presentiment of death.
ful and serious conditions of the heart. Its symptoms are characterized Distrust, suspicion and jealousy. Mental depression and melancholy,
by squeezing, constricting pains especially referred to the heart and concerned about his illness, sense of persecution, thinks he is hated and
chest regions. But these constrictions may be found in many other con­ despised. Fear of being poisoned. Thinks he is someone else. In the
ditions and parts of the body, such as painful constriction of the hands of a stronger power. That he is dead and preparations are being
esophagus preventing swallowing or exciting a constant desire to swal­ made for his funeral. Averse to people. Restless and uneasy. Does not
low. Suffocative constriction of throat with full throbbing carotid, con­ wish to attend to business but wants to be off somewhere all the time.
striction or pulsation in scrobiculus, copius hematemesis; constriction Indolence with dislike and unfitness for any labor either mental or
of rectum with sense of great weight and urging to evacuate a great physical. A state of ecstacy and exaltation inducing tears. Desires to
quantity but nothing passes; copious hemorrhages from anus. Constric­ meditate and to compose intellectual works. Frantic loquacity with ele­
tion of neck of bladder with constant urge to void urine; urine passes vated language. Extreme sensitiveness to impressions and great irritabil­
by drops with great burning. Constriction of vagina preventing coition. ity. Mistakes in speaking and writing. Wealmess of memo1y, extreme
Constriction, burning pains and a sense of weight or pressure in all the forgetfulness. Timidity of character with variableness and indecision.
parts affected. Difficult oppressed breathing with the constricting chest Confusion as to time. Imbecility and loss of every mental faculty. Noc­
pains associated with dreadful fear and anxiety present some of the turnal delirium with much talking or with murmuring. Dementia and
important aspects of this remedy. loss of consciousness.
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LACHESIS ... NAJA ...

Heart symptoms are palpitation with fainting and anxiety, some­ stricture of the oesophagus, ovarian affections, plague, spinal irritation,
times excited by cramp-like pains, with cough and suffocation. Feels as sore thr? at. This remedy . cured1 a well developed case of breast cancer,
if heart hung by a thread and every heart beat would tear it off; irregu­ diagnosis confirmed by biopsy.
larity of beats, constriction in region of the heart. Spasm in the heart CENCHERIS CONTORTRIX
(with aneurism of right carotid and disagreeable pulsation in the ears) .
As if the heart were too large for its containing cavity. Stitches in CENCH. This remedy has been somewhat overlooked and neglected
region of heart with shortness of breath. Fainting fits and cold sweats. by Homeopaths, perhaps because of its incomplete proving. But it com­
Faint feeling about the heart, with heats up spine and flushing of the petes in value in heart. com�laints w�t� La�hesis, its nearest analogue.
face. Faintings, giddiness and palpitation constantly recurring. Lying on Clarke gives us some mce pomts of distmctiOn between these two rem­
left side aggravates the heart pain. edies. LACH. affects the left ovary more than the right. CENCH. the right
more.CENCH. has difficult empty swallowing, with easy swallowing of
NAJA solids and liquids. LACH. can swallow solids, not liquids. Both remedies
NAJA, the cobra venom presents many of the general features of the have extreme sensitiveness to tight clothing around neck and waist.
other snake poisons but it has some distinct differences in modality and With lost memory there is lethargy. Anxiety; feels she will die sud­
action belonging to its own pathogenesis. denly. Alternating moods. Dreamy, absent minded. Took the wrong car
This remedy affects profoundly the medulla oblongata and cerebel­ without realizing where she was going. Suspicious, thinks her husband
lum and the whole nervous system. is going to put her in an insane asylum every day from three to eight
p.m. for ten days, yet she knew it was a delusion.
Its cardiac symptoms are those of depression and uneasiness about The dreams of CENCH. are vivid and horrible, cannot be shaken off
the heart. Fluttering and palpitation of heart. Audible palpitation of during waking hours. Often they are lascivious.
heart. Pulse slow and irregular in rhythm and force; weak and thready, There is a feeling as if the whole body was enlarged, especially the
scarcely perceptible or rapid and full one hundred and twenty. Some heart feels as if it were distended to fill the whole chest . At 3 p.m. sensa­
beats tolerably full and strong, afterwards thirty two, irregular in tion of fluttering followed by feeling that the heart fell down into abdo­
rhythm and force, some of the beats full and bounding. One striking men then pulse became feeble, with heat lasting until after midnight.
modality: great relief of pain and breathing lying on the right side. The sexual desire of both sexes is much increased under the influ­
General modalities are extreme sensitiveness to cold. Languor, ence of this remedy.
fatigue and torpor. Organs feel as if drawn together, especially the ovary This remedy produces bag-like swelling above the eyes and below the
and heart. Depression of both mental and physical powers. Symptoms brow like KAu-c.
worse from stimulants, relieved walking in open air. Swelling of body,
local inflamations. Appearance as if intoxicated. Convulsive movement LATRODECTUS MACTANS
of mouth and limbs, rolling about as if weak and faint. Moaned, The spider poisons give us some effective heart remedies, the most
grasped his throat, tossed his head from side to side and moved his often indicated is LAT-M., the Black Widow, whose symptomatology and
arms and legs uneasily. Unnatural quiet, with groans and complaints of clinical application places it among the valuable remedies for angina
slight pain in the bitten arm. Sensation of wasting away. Swooning fits. pectoris. It causes extreme anxiety, screams fearfully exclaiming that
Loss of sense of feeling. she would loose her breath and die. Violent precordial pain extending
Suicidal insanity, irresolute, melancholia. Insanity, suddenly to cut to axilla and down left arm and forearm to fingers with numbness of
his own head in two with an axe. Loss of consciousness, speechless, the extremity and apnea. The left arm is almost paralyzed with the
comatose . Clinically this remedy has been used for angina pectoris,
asthma, dyspnea, hay fever, headache, heart affections, spasmodic 1. Case by Dr. Grimmer - see see Case 7 Mrs. A. M. age 30 pgs 425 ff.

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Malaria Prophylaxis

LATRODECTUS MACTANS ...

MALARIA PROPHYLAXIS1
pain. Pulse so fast it could not be counted and so feeble it could
scarcely be fel �. Expr�ssion o� deep anxiety on face. Nausea followed by From the most remote times, malaria has altered the course of
severe abdommal pam. Vomited black vomit copiously. With the nau­ empires, and shaped the destiny of nations2. Even types of civilization
sea and severe pain there was a sinking sensation at the epigastrium. have survived or fallen because of the devastating power of this univer­
The profound effect on the blood was shown. When cupped the blood sal and seemingly unconquered force. The Greeks in the siege of Troy,
flowed like water and would not coagulate, not even with the addition it is claimed, found the ravages of malaria more dangerous and deadly
of tannin. In thirty-six hours from the time he was bitten, he drank than their Trojan enemies. Hannibal' s defeat and retreat before the
three and a half quart bottles of the best rectified whiskey without the gates of Rome was entirely due to this ubiquitous and enervating dis­
least sign of intoxication. A moribund state set in with the skin cold as ease. And at this time America' s victory or defeat in the Pacific may
marble. well depend upon the successful control of this subtle but mighty influ­
ence that smites friend and foe alike, for it is and has been from earliest
AcoNITE history man's most destructive enemy and the greatest obstacle in his
It would be remiss not to mention AeoN. among our valuable reme­ march on the road of progress and civilization.
dies in the treatment of patients suffering from disturbances of the Scientific medicine admits its weakness and its inability to cure the
heart, and not all of these troubles are acute and functional. Many countless victims of the malarial poison. Quinine, most often relied on,
chronic conditions of the glands, the blood, and the nerves as well as is rarely if ever curative but it is a powerful suppressant, that is, the drug
the heart will yield to the magic power of this medicine. The restless­ disease masks the malarial disease, and renders it more or less quietus in
ness, anxiety and awful fear of death, with the sudden violent onset of its manifestations. The usual high fever, chill and sweat may be
the disease with severe unbearable pain often associated with tingling replaced by anemia and weakness complicated with chronic forms of
?r ��mbness of. the pa�nful parts .occurring in full blooded plethoric spleen and liver disease when large and continuous doses of quinine are
mdividuals furnish a picture needmg AeoN. Extreme sensitiveness to given, thus producing a complication and fusion of natural and drug
noise, touch, light or jar. A condition of clairvoyance sometimes occurs disease, (suppressed malaria).
pre �icting the day and hour of death. The heart palpitates with great Every homeopathic prescriber knows the certain curative power of
anxiety and heat of body chiefly in the face and great weariness of the indicated remedy. While any one of our proven polycrests may be
limbs. Sensation of compression and blows in region of the heart. indicated in a given case of malaria by the totality of its symptoms thus
Inflammation of the heart, chronic diseases of the heart with continued indicating a wide range of remedies for study, the fact is that at least
pressure in the left side of chest. Oppressed breathing when moving fast ninety percent of malarial cases will find the curative remedy in a list of
and ascending stairs . Stitches in the region of the heart, attacks of faint­ less than a dozen remedies which are as follows:
ing and tingling in the fingers, pulse full, strong, hard or slow, feeble, ARs., CHIN., CAusT., EuP-PER., GELS., NAT-M., Nux-v. , RHus-T., SEP.,
threadlike with anxiety. This is the banner remedy for the bad effects of SuLPH., TuB. And from these eleven remedies, three may be taken that
fright. will cure about seventy five percent of all malarial infections.
We have only scratched the surface of the Materia Medica of the ARs., CHIN . , and NAT-M. given in proper form and sequence would
remedies used in the Homeopathic treatment of heart ailments. If we not only prove curative in the majority of cases but would be effective
were asked to compile a repertory of heart remedies we would have to prophylactics as a general protection against the disease. The most
include . every remedy in the . whole Materia Medica to avoid leaving 1. From the handwritten manuscript o f Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor.
s�methmg of use out of the list. Any remedy fitting the constitutional 2. The Fouth Horseman by Nikifaroukh, A; MacMillan 1992. This book will clarify much of the
history and symptoms of the patient would be the needed one to bring epidemiology of the worst of the scourges (epidemics) that have befallen man and provides im­
about curative conditions. portant information for the whole medical profession and even more particularly to homeD­
paths. - Editor.

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effective single remedy (almost specific) for all malarial disease compli­ HoMEOPATHY's PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST Pouo1
cated with Quinine poisoning, is the remedy NAT-M.; CAUST. is more
specific in cases where paralysis of single parts of the whole body has Much has been done to save life and rehabilitate the crippled victims
resulted from the combined effects of malaria and quinine. of this ruthless affliction. The iron lung has brought many hopeless
To protect one against the ravages of this dread destroyer one should cases through from certain death to life only to leave them in a fear­
have a dose of NAT-M. 30 or higher once a week for a month or six weeks fully maimed and helpless state. The famous Snite case is an example of
before entering the malarial districts. living many years by means of the artificial respiration offered by the
On getting into the infected territory a dose of ARs. 30th potency to iron lung. Not all, however, have the means at hand to make life as
be taken once a week for a month, but if malarial symptoms appear bearable under such trying conditions as this man had. Physio-therapy,
while on the ARs. treatment then a dose of CHIN. 30th or higher for massage, spinal manipulations, hot packs, hydro therapy, etc., together
three days. If malaria symptoms persist a higher potency of NAT-M. with surgical techniques of muscle building and conservation have
once a week will eradicate the disease in most cases. done much to mitigate the crippling and weakness that follow a severe
This method of applying homeopathic remedies in malaria is not attack of polio.
entirely homeopathic, but for army routine made up of indifferent pre­ Perhaps as much if not more than any other factor in the treatment
scribers it will bring a hundred fold more success and comfort to the of Polio is the psychological aid given to instill courage and persistency
afflicted than the present routine army methods now bring. We have in the seemingly unending battle to get well with the application of an
treated both acute and chronic forms of the malaria disease from India, intelligent system of exercise which often obtains startling and unex­
Africa as well as cases from Southern Illinois, Missouri and Mississippi pected results in cure and restoration. But there are cases like that of the
valley with a hundred percent of cures and no failures. And the homeo­ late President Franklin D. Roosevelt where no therapy, either mental or
pathic literature abounds with thousands of verifications in lasting physical, can in any way restore withered muscles or paralyzed parts
cures. It is regretable that a hidebound orthodoxy in medicine and and the weakness persists until the end of life.
fanatical red tape of army medical directors, prevents the brave defend­ The medical treatment of polio has been disappointing and strik­
ers of American liberty from receiving the certain benign effects and ingly inefficient with two exceptions; viz: The psychosomatic aspect of
cure of the only real scientific medicine ever known, Homeopathy. medicine has aided greatly in instilling courage and hope to give force
to the other adjuvants of treatment mentioned before, such as physio­
therapy, etc. Serums and vaccines hav2 proven useless and even harm­
ful in some cases. The "wonder drugs" have only added weakness. Bar­
bituates and other sedatives and depressants have inhibited the vital
processes of the body and prevented it from reacting to the curative
stimuli of hydro-therapy, massage and other physical agents.
The notable exception in medical treatment which has been highly
successful in the treatment of polio for the past forty years, the results
of which have been entirely ignored by the medical profession is the
Homeopathic system of medication. It is exceptional when a polio case
results in death under Homeopathic care. Even the worst cases pulled
through in the days before the iron lung was known, and severe crip­
pling was and is the exception as a sequela of the infection. So quicldy
I. THE LAYMA N SPEAKS,Vol. 5, No. 3 , March 1952.
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does the Homeopathic remedy neutralize the infective virus in the of medicine to verify or disprove. If this knowledge is as valuable to the
blood stream that there is not time for the deadly force to affect the needs of the world as the writer is absolutely certain it is, the world
nerves of the patients. should and will have it freely because untold suffering and heart-rend­
But Homeopathy has much more than a large percentage of cures to ing terror will be averted for thousands with the application of a sure,
give the world in its warfare against this dread destroyer. It has a highly safe protection against this awesome malady.
successful prophylactic against the spread and contagion of polio in the
remedy LATH. This remedy in its provings on healthy human beings TECHNIQUE FOR HoMEOPATHIC PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST Pouo
produced identical states and symptoms that the polio virus causes. It All seeking protection by the Homeopathic method must observe
likewise affects the same nerve roots in the spinal cord (lateral and ante­ strictly several rules of procedure during the time of treatment and
rior coloumns - Boericke) to cause the same pathology found in the vic­ immunization.
tims of polio. 1) First, they must abstain from all other medication both topical and
Clinically in the past forty years, Homeopathic physicians 1 have suc­ internal by injection, olfaction or rubbing in or on the skin. All
cessfully protected thousands of children with this simple Homeo­ camphorated or mentholated concoctions or deodorants and per­
pathic remedy. These facts have been brought to the attention of the spiration suppressants must be avoided in order to permit the
medical world many times in the past decade but without arousing
enough interest to test them out for the good of humanity. Research Homeopathic remedy to do its work quickly and effectively. If
medicine has vainly tried to produce a serum of vaccine against this these rules are not observed the results cannot be certain and com­
ever increasing menace to life and limb. plete as they should be.
In the past this disease was found almost exclusively among children 2) Secondly: A careful nutritious diet of fruit, vegetables and dairy
and young adults but in recent e£idemics more and more adults and products with a minimum of starches and sweets (except the natu­
especially young pregnant women have been attacked. ral sweets such as honey and fruit sweets) should be given . Espe­
In the past five years the writer has developed a technique for the cially harmful are the white cane sugar and chocolate preparations.
administration of the Homeopathic prophylactic agai�st polio that has, These should be definitely interdicted.
up-to-date registered one hundred per cent efficient. This remedy is
readily obtainable from any or all of the leading Homeopathic pharma­ 3) For the protective medication a proper spacing of the doses admin­
cies of the country. These are Ehrhart and Karl in Chicago; Boericke istered together with a graduation of potencies are required for the
and Tafel in Philadelphia and Chicago; Luyties in St. Louis and Home­ best results.
opathic pharmacies in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California and 4) For Children from One to Three Years of Age a single dose of
to each of these pharmacies will be mailed a copy of the Homeopathic
technique for prophylactics against polio. the 30th potency of LATHYRUS-SATIVA once a month for a period of
The reason for this action is the lack of interest and indifference three months during the epidemic. Two months after the third
manifested by the organized medical profession in the past to the vital dose of the 30th potency is given the 200th potency may be given
claims based on numerous clinical experiences and offered to the world and repeated again in another two months. Two months after the
second 200th potency is given than a single dose of the one thou­
1. Dr Grimmer was a major pioneer i n the use o f Lat-s. a s a polio prophylactic and i n his own
sandth potency should be given. Thereafter, only a single dose of
the ten thousandth potency twice a year will be needed for the
practice over 30,000 children and adults were successfully immunized in fifty years without any
side effects. In the days where there was no allopathic polio vaccine this was a major scientific
advance. - Editor. following five years to insure protection for life.
2. Pregnancy increases the risk of contracting paralytic polio myelitis. Cecil Textbook of Medici­
ne. 1982, page 2094, Saunders & Co, Philadelphia. - Editor. 5) For older children and adults the spacing of the doses in the same
3. See "Repert01y Rubrics for Kent's Repertory from Grimmer" p. 859, prepared by the editor. potencies are the same for the first three months after which longer
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TECHNIQUE FOR HOMEOPATHIC PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST POLIO ...

HoMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR THE CuRE AND PREVENTION oF
intervals between doses can intervene; such as doses of the one Pouo1
thousandth every six months for several years.
If this simple procedure could be universally carried out for a few While this is a discussion of the remedies, related to the disease it
years it is my firm belief that polio at most would consist only of iso­ might be well to remind you of a few cardinal facts recently developed
lated cases, and those of a mild self-limiting type, with no sequela of by researchers concerning our subject.
The theory sponsored by the Rockefeller Institute, that flies are the
deformity or weakness resulting.
Of course proper sanitation and sewerage disposal which prevent the carriers, is no longer accepted by laboratory experts. It IS. now generally
contamination of drinking water and milk supply will aid greatly in the believed by them, that the discharges from t�e m<?uth an.d n_ose of
prevention of epidemics of the disease. infected persons are the most likely sources of mfect10n. This.' .hke th.e
The Homeopathic remedy plus diet and sanitation are the forces that time old story of the chicken and the egg, presents to the mqumng phi­
will render polio extinct and only a frightful memory in the annals of losopher an unsatisfactory and make-shif� answer as to which came fi�st
medicine. the affected individual or the germ or vuus. At any rate they are still
looking for the speci�c organism a.mong t�e filt.ra�eable lists of diseases;
it has not yet been discovered or Isolated . This IS the fact that baffles
the treatment methods of our brothers of the Old School. They tell me
they are fighting an enemy in the dark and their me�hods of proc.edu�e
are purely experimental and more or less uncertam and negative m
results. They have found out by experimenting on monkeys that �he
blood of healthy adults contains neutralizing s�bstances (anti-. �odies)
to the toxines of the disease, capable of producmg a degree of Immu­
nity when injected into susceptible organisms; but as a curative agent
(using serums) this process is very limited in extent, unless the blood
serum is used early in the sickness; this fact stresses the .nee� for an
early and accurate diagnosis, not always as easy .as some wnters u� pl_Y-
However, there are certain important factors m the study of this siCk­
ness that every physician should bear in mind.
SIGNS AN D SYMPTOMS oF Pouo
1) To quote from the July-September issue of the Illinois Health Quar­
terly: Observation has shown a large number of cases to be of a
mild type likely due to the better resistance of some individuals,
which run a short course of fever, with disturbed digestion, head­
aches, lassitude etc., leaving the patient free of paralytic symptoms
after recovery. This class of cases present symptoms common to
many acute infectious diseases in their incipiency, hence, it is nee-
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor.
2. This article was written many years before the viral nature of polio was known. Of course the
nature of the polio virus (a small enteric picorna virus) is now fairly well understood. - Editor.

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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS oF PoLio ... SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF POLIO ...
essary to know some of the physical signs that accompany this spe­ 7) The fluid is usually under moderately increased pressure (from 150
cific illness. to 200 mm of water). Microscopically the fluid appears to be clear,
2) As a rule there is greater prostration or weakness than the amount but when viewed by transmitted light, it presents a faint haziness
of fever present would justify, this is usually under 102° F (39° C). which has been described by Zingher as a ground glass appearance.
The flushed face 1is anxious and frequently there is pallor about the There is an increase of cells, usually between 50 and 250 but occa­
nose and mouth. sionally as high as 700 to 800 or as low as 20. These cells may be
3) The throat is mildly infected, but not enough so, to account for the largely polymorphonuclear early, but later are lymphocytes. There
patient's condition. The pulse is usually rapid and out of propor­ is an increase in globulin.
tion to the temperature. The rest of the physical examination is neg­ 8) Other acute infections accompanied by meningitis may stimulate
ative apart from the nervous system. the clinical picture of early infantile paralysis, but usually the cause
4) There is frequently a rather coarse tremor when the child moves, of meningeal irritation becomes evident on physical examination.
which may be very striking. There is a distinct rigidity of the neck; However in the event of doubt the lumbar puncture as a rule, gives
this is not as marked as that usually seen in meningitis. The patient a normal spinal fluid. Tuberculosis and syphilitic meningitis or
tilts the head on the neck but does not bend the neck on the shoul­ encephalitis may give a spinal fluid which may be confusing; how­
ders. As a result the head can be brought about half way forward, ever the clinical picture is usually sufficiently different that one may
when resistance is encountered and the patient complains of pain. avoid mistakes. To the homeopathist the signs and symptoms just
More constant and more characteristic than the stiffness of the detailed, are most valuable, not only from a diagnostic point, but
neck is a stiffness of the spine. This is best brought out by having for the search of the curative remedy as well. The painful, uncertain
the patient sit up in bed and try to bend the head down onto the and more or less dangerous spinal puncture procedure will never be
knees. The average child ill with other infections is very flexible and needed by the competent homeopath; because the mild non-para­
has no difficulty in doing this. If these patients2 bend forward at all, lytic cases yield so quickly to the curative remedy that a diagnosis
it is from the hips, with the spine held rigidly. cannot be made before the cure is complete, and in those cases that
5) Many of them cannot assume a comfortable sitting position with­ have developed paralysis the diagnosis is already made and the indi­
out propping themselves up on their arms. Anterior flexion of the cated remedy is the only concern and need left.
spine often causes a drawing pain in the lumbar region, Kernig' s
sign is not usually marked at this stage, but the deep reflexes are fre­ ISOLATION
quently increased rather than diminished as they are later. The recommendations for a strict isolation and quarantine of these
6) A cerebral tache is almost always present, not infrequently becom­ patients cannot be too closely observed and followed for the protection
ing a purplish, irregular blotching line of half an inch or more in of others, and for the prevention of a spread of the disease to epidemic
width. It is the presence of these signs and symptoms which justifies proportions. Personally however, I believe the disease is spread by
a probable diagnosis of anterior poliomyelitis and calls for the final morbific agents in the atmosphere and that quarantine is more a matter
step in diagnosis. This step is the examination of the spinal fluid. of precaution rather than of real use. And our best guarantee for protec­
tion individually and collectively, will be found in a homeopathic pro­
KR p . 360R, 361 L - Editor. phylactic, chosen from the prevailing epidemic remedies of the time
and place where the disease is found.
1.
2. KR p. 474R, 946R, 947L - Editor.

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ISOLATION ... HoMEOPATHic TREATMENT ...

I have had twenty five years of experience with the homeopathic the mild non-paralytic types that are met with in a large number of
remedies, wherein, many hundreds of cases were seen and treated with acute manifestations of illness.
no deaths and only one case of crippling, resulting. (That case had been I will merely name this group because you all know their indications.
under old school care with the constant use of morphine to control the Aeon., agar., abrot., aeth., alum., ant-t., apis, arn., ars., arum-t., asaf,
pain and nervous symptoms for over a week and the child was para­ b ell., brom., bry., cham., canth., carb-v., caust., chlor., cimic., cina.,
lysed and unconscious with death impending, when I was called in on coff, coloc., dulc., eup-per., ferr-p., fagu., gels., hell., hep., hyos., ip.,
the case. He did not die but was badly maimed in both extremeties). jab. , kali-br., kali-i., kali-p., kalm., lac-c., lach., lath., led., lob., lye., lyss.,
Such results as these should convince one of the superiority of homeo­ mere., mere-i-f, merc-i-r., merc-cy., nat-ar., nat-m., nux-m., nux-v.,
pathic treatment. olnd., op., phos., plb., phys., phyt., podo., psor., puls., pyrog., rhus-t.,
For prophylactic purposes, I have always given the epidemic remedy - sang. , sil., spig., stram., sulph., tab., tarent., thuj., valer., verat., verat-v.,
i.e. the remedy of the genus epidemicus - after I had found it, but where zmc.
no epidemic remedy is known, we have in LATH., a powerful and certain A good working knowledge of these remedies will enable the clini­
protection against the ravages of this frightful malady. Over 5000 chil­ cian to cope with ninety five percent of all acute ailments met with in
dren have been easily and positively protected by this remedy in my general practice and all the leading remedies for infantile paralysis are
hands; given once a week in the 30th potency, during the period of the here included.
epidemic. Later years, I have given the lOM. potency at intervals of 30 A keen homeopathic prescriber will abort nearly every case he sees in
days with complete protection ("Homeopathy's Prophylaxis Against the first twenty four hours of sickness. It is in those cases where the par­
Polio" p. 171). Many of these children had been directly exposed to the alytic symptoms are already present when the physician is first called
disease, yet evinced no symptoms of sickness while under the remedy. that the exact similimum is so necessary, if life is to be secured and
Contrast all this with the more or less uncertain and dangerous method crippling is to be avoided. And these are the remedies that are more pre­
of blood serum treatment and one wonders why homeopathy is not cious than material riches, for they are the keys to life and health, but
universally employed. each must be selected by the Master prescriber for the individual
Dr. Henry Bascom Thomas, is authority for the statement, that a patient if perfect results are to be obtained. For life is not only in the
positive diagnosis of infantile paralysis, is frequently very difficult to balance, but a life of healthful strength instead of a maimed weakling
make, before the paralysis appears. He further states, there is no evi­ that may linger on the correct remedy chosen out of this valuable
dence that medicines or serums have any effect of lessening paralysis group of seventy five remedies.
after the onset of the second stage. What a pity that such men, who
have attained so high a place cannot bring themselves to investigate, the
curative results of homeopathic methods.
HoMEOPATHIC TREATMENT
We will now proceed with homeopathic remedies and their indica­
tions. In the early stages of sickness anyone of our polycrests may be
indicated and given and recovery will be certain and rapid. For conven­
ience in remedy study, we may divide the remedies into two groups cor­
responding to the two first stages of the disease. The first group is the
larger one comprising seventy five of our best proven polycrests, they
are related to the acute symptoms that come on early, also they include
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WHY HAvE Pouo? 1 not less than fifty thousand cases without a single failure. Such a record
based on an established law of cure, viz., the Law of Similiars, promul­
So called regular medicine has failed disastrously to answer the ques­ gated by Samuel Hahnnemann one hundred and sixty years ago is suf­
tion: Why have Polio? Millions of dollars have been collected from a ficient reason for our faith.
sympathetic public and spent for so-called research, the chief results of To elucidate the Law of Similiars for a clearer understanding of the
which have been the destruction and suffering of millions of defense­ same and especially for those unacquainted with the subject, I will give
less monkeys; several hundred thousand are required annually to make a brief summary of its action. To start with, remedial agents are first
the vaccine. given to humans in approximate health and all subsequent reactions are
Surely no one can logically or truthfully claim any degree of immu­ noted: symptoms produced, mental, emotional and physical, changes
nity for the Salk vaccine in the light of the present experiment with its observed in the blood and other body secretions and excretions. In fact
many dire and fatal side effects, together with the fact that epidemics of all deviations from the normal state of health are noted and recorded.
the disease are raging as never before in Boston, and everywhere this so­ This constitutes a proving and is incorporated into the Homeopathic
called protective agent was widely used there has been no appreciable Materia Medica. Each single remedy is proven separately on humans
diminuation of the scourge. In spite of the painstaking care to make the (not on dumb animals). Some provings on animals have been made to
Salk vaccine theoretically safe many contacts of vaccinated cases have note the pathologic changes wrought in the tissue cells of the animal
been stricken down with the bulbar type of the disease and died, thus body.
proving the imminent danger from its use. Among the numerous homeopathic provings the drug LATH. has
This is not the first time that a vaccine has proven ineffective and been well proven. Some of its most drastic action is found in the poi­
dangerous. Some twenty or thirty years ago the Michael Reese Hospital sonous effects of humans who ate it in their food and became para­
of Chicago produced and experimented with a vaccine for protection lyzed in their lower limbs, simulating the worst cases of paralytic polio
against polio with much the same unhappy results. and the same nerve roots in the spinal cord (anterior horn cells) of the
Regardless of these incontestable facts the organized propaganda for victims were involved that takes place under the action of the polio
the March of Dimes has the brazen, unscrupulous audacity to place virus. Clinically this remedy when used in homeopathic form or atten­
placards in public places, food stores, etc., announcing that the Salk uated doses, has cured many cases of the disease as well as immunized
vaccine is safe and effective. Indeed it has proven safe and good for the thousands against it.
vendors of toxines and effective in spreading epidemic disease. Immunologists tell us that the puncture from even a sterile needle
We hope the criticism herein offered against the use of the Salk vac­ may trigger into activity an incubating latent polio into an active and
cine will prove constructive, as it is based on the results produced virulent form of the disease. This fact alone makes all hypodermic
which must stand as proven fact. The work for a highly effective and at injections of serums or vaccines a dangerous and unscientific proceed­
the same time one hundred percent safe prophylactic against polio, free me. Already there is a suggestion to prepare the vaccine so it can be
from all side effects, will continue until it is found and proven to the administered by mouth much after the methods employed by homeop­
world. athy in the administration of their nosodes (remedies prepared in
We know that the homeopathic law of similars has the answer to potentized form from disease producing secretions and tissues). The
polio prevention, safely, surely, economically and with no consequen­ administration of remedies by mouth avoids another added danger
tial side effects. In the past fifty years measuring my experience in the which exists when a foreign protein is injected into the blood stream;
medical field, homeopathic physicians have immunized many hun­ death has occassionally followed this proceedure and no one can meas­
dreds of thousands of patients against this dread disease with very few, ure the infinite harm done to thousands of these victims of pseudo sci­
if any, failures. In my individual practice I succeeded in immunizing ence who survived the first impact of the shock to their systems.
It is apparent that the hazards involved in the protection against dis­
1. THE LAYMAN SPEAKS, excact date unknown. - Editor. ease is as great or even greater than the ravages of the disease itself
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under the present standard of techniques in preparing and administer­ Homeopathic research is now studying another remedy: Coyotillo
ing their protective vaccines. native of Mexico, which was introduced by Dr. Garcia-Trevino of M ex:
In striking contrast the homeopathic approach and technique is ico to his homeopathic colleagues. From its highly poisonous effects on
truely scientific, safe, highly efficient, and economical in its application. ani� als and humans who have eaten the fruit and seeds of the plant
Homeopathy teaches us no one remedy can be curative in all cases in whKh produces complete paralysis of the lower extremities and death
any specific disease condition and that the individual's characteristic in a short time, twenty four to forty eight hours after its intake. A
symptoms are always the true guide for the selection of the curative strange and significant factor concerning the properties of the plant is
remedy. that animals poisoned with the seeds have recovered after they are
However in epidemic disease a relatively few remedies and some­ given a decoction of the root of the plant. We need and will soon have
times onlyone remedy) may be needed. In the polio disease there are a full proving of this potentially valuable remedy to add power and
only a few of the well proven remedies that correspond to the sympto­ hope to our already extensive Materia Medica. In its toxic manifesta­
matic and pathological nature of the disease in their pathogenesis and tions it simulates the worst cases of bulbar polio.
clinical confirmations. Because the steady increase in the spread and virulence of the disease
Heading the list of such remedies is Lath. (the wild pea) which is sufficient reason for the healers in every branch and type of the heal­
thr�ufh t�e past. half century has prov�n to be a most efficient prophy­ ing art to be i�terested in the prophylaxis and cure of this scourge,
lactlC agamst th1s dreadful malady. Th1s remedy can be easily procured because many hves may be saved to perform their destined uses in the
by physicians in the desired potencies at any of our homeopathic phar­ world are why I have the great privilege of presenting this paper before
macies in the country: Ehrhart and Karl and Boericke and Tafel in Chi­ this fine scientific group.
cago, Luyties in Saint Louis, Boericke and Tafel in New York and
Philadelphia, Boericke and Runyon in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
DIET: An investigation in the south some years ago established the
fact that excessive amounts of cane sugar in the diet predisposes sub­
jects to a susceptibility to the disease. It then behoves us to regulate the
diet, especially of children, curtailing all articles rich in cane sugar such
as pastries, candy, soft drinks, etc. and substitute fruits and vegetables
and their juices in abundance, thereby enriching the natural vitamin
intake which aids body resistance to disease.
It must always be remembered that the deep constitutional remedy
is the most effective protection against all acute infectious disease
conditions and it alone is sufficient.
Polio is no longer a scourge and threat to children alone as more and
more adults are stricken with each epidemic. Pregnant women are more
susceptible than the non-pregnant. How much excess of alcoholic
drinks may have to do with the increase of the infection in male adults
has not been determined but it may be a factor. Excessive fatigue and
strain and exposure to temperature extremes are ot�er exciting agents
by reducing body resistance to all disease influences.
1. The technique for immunization against polio i s laid out i n the article "Homeopathy's Prophy­ 2. Tonsilectomy predisposes to infection with the polio virus. See CECIL TEXTBOOK OF MEDCI­
laxis Against Polio" p. 171 ff. - Editor. NE, page 2094, Saunders & Co., Philadelphia, 1982 - Editor.

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HoMEOPATHIC PROTECTION FROM Pouo 1 sure antidote with no adverse side effects or consequential results from
its use constitutes a most desirable and valuable asset for the irradica­
The constant alarming increase of polio epidemics in the last decade tion of polio, as well as an advance in true scientific medicine.
renders any certain protective agent against the ravages of this disease a To apply the homeopathic method of protection against polio is very
most welcome boom to the public. Homeopathy provides that benefi­ simple and easy. During the epidemic months when polio prevails a
cial measure in the remedy LATH. This remedy has been well proven on small dose of the 30th potency of LATH. given every two weeks (and no
healthy humans and its clinical application in many epidemics in the other medication permitted) will immunize any human subject against
past fifty years places it at the top, both as a curative and prophylactic polio for the first season.
drug against polio and other spinal diseases of a serious type. For protection against the disease the second or following season will
Pathologically and symptomatically LATH. presents a striking likeness requ ire a higher potency of the remedy, the 200 given a month apart.
of the polio siclmess. It attacks the nerve roots in the anterior column The third season will require the one thousand potency of the remedy
of the spine in identically the same way the polio virus does and its par­ given a month apart. Thereafter, only a single dose of the ten thousand
alytic action and muscular atrophy presents similar states and symp­ potency at the beginning of the season will immunize for life.
toms found in polio victims. Hence, it is the logical and scientific If every physician in the land will apply the simple homeopathic for­
answer to the prevention and cure of polio. mula by prescribing LATH. as directed in this brief paper the land in a
In the bulbar type of the disease Or. in homeopathic form is the few years will be freed of the dread terror of poliomyelitis.
remedy needed as a complimentary to cure. It is said if the bulbar type Not only is LATH. symptomatically and pathologically similar in
case recovers there is not the consequent crippling that follows recovery nature to the polio virus but it is electro magnetically similar as both
from severe spinal cases. Before the days of the iron lung homeopaths the virus and the remedy are neutral in action. Thus the chain of simi­
saved the severest cases with remedies like OP. and ANT-T.. ; this in no larity is complete making the remedy a perfect neutralizer of the dis­
way depreciates the value and use of the iron lung. ease.
Also the spinal cases that were badly crippled after recovery were In closing it might be well to state for those not informed that this
greatly benefited by remedies like CALC-P. and CALC-s. before the drug can be obtained in the desired potencies from any homeopathic
advent of the Kenny cure which has proven very helpful and well pharmacy. Ehrhart and Karl and Boericke and Tafel both of Chicago
worthwhile, involving massage manipulation and hot packs (mechani­ are two pharmacies willing and able to furnish this remedy properly
cal therapy). and reliably prepared.
As true healers we should avail ourselves of every useful means at
hand to help the patient. True physicians accept without prejudice
every proven advance in medicine for the good of the race.
However, much of modern medicine dominated as it is today by
powerful commercial interests is propaganda put out for selfish pur­
poses and not for the public good; in fact much of the so-called scien­
tific advancement such as the wonder drugs have produced great harm
and have been repudiated even by the venders and advocates who dis­
pensed them.
But to get back to polio. It has been observed that in recent epidem­
ics more and more adults and especially young pregnant women have
been attacked with the disease. This is only another reason that a safe,
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PHILOSOPHY

PILLARS oF HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY

THE BLEESED "GrFT oF GoD"
REASON FOR THE NEED oF THE HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY
WHY PHILOSOPHY (1941)
WHY PHILOSOPHY (1960)
EssENTIALS oF HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY
OuR ExPANDING HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY
LoGIC AND PHILOSOPHY
THE PowER OF lNFINITESIMALS
FINER FoRCES IN MEDICINE
THE OccuLT SmE oF HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY
THE OccuLT CAusEs AND MATERIAL EFFECTS
HEREDITY, ENVIRONMENT, HoMEOPATHY
THE SPHERE OF THE REPERTORY IN THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
REPERTORY STUDY
OBJECT AND NEED FOR A REPERTORY CoMPEND
AsTRO-PHYSics AND HoMEOPATHY
OBSERVATIONS RELATIVE TO THE CuRATIVE AcTioN oF REMEDIES
REviEw oF HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY
CASE TAKING
THE EssENTIALS FOR A HoMEOPATHIC PREsCRIPTION
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THE RELATIVE VALUE OF SYMPTOMS PILLARS OF HOMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY1

AFTER THE FIRST PRESCRIPTION This book is written for my children and their children, and for
many friends and my former patients who are unable to obtain homeo­
THE VALUE oF MENTAL SYMPTOMS IN HoMEOPATHIC PRESCRIBING
pathic treatment because of the lack of homeopathic physicians in
THINGS THAT INTERFERE WITH THE HoMEOPATHIC PRESCRIPTION many places in our country today.
THINGS THAT PREVENT THE CuRATIVE AcTioN oF WELL SELECTED REME­
It must be lmown that in order to make a successful prescription it is
necessary to apply the Materia Medica in conjunction with the homeo­
DIES pathic philosophy in order to guide the future actions of the prescriber.
The re-actions that follow the administration of the remedy are highly
INTERFERENCES AND DISAPPOINTMENTS
informative to those able to interpret their meaning accurately. After a
HINDRANCES TO THE HoMEOPATHIC PREscRIPTION good prescription the symptoms leave from above downward, from
within outward, from center to circumference, from more vital to less
MATERIA MEDICA STUDY vital parts of the body. When symptoms leave in this way the prescriber
THE RELATION oF SuRGERY TO HoMEOPATHY can feel certain of a good prescription that should bring curative
results. If symptoms depart in an opposite direction the prescription
THE LAw OF SIMILARS was faulty and inaccurate.
As a rule self medication cannot be endorsed except in cases of emer­
THE LAw OF SIMILARS AND EMPIRICISM gency, and where a competent homeopathic physician cannot be had.
The prescriber must lmow that all symptoms are not of equal value; the
Two PHILOSOPHIES OF MEDICINE mental, emotional symptoms are the most valuable for prescribing.
Symptoms affecting the patient as a whole, such as the effects of heat
PsoRA and cold, storms, etc. are next in value. These symptoms are lmown as
PHILOSOPHY VERSUS EMPIRISM generals. Symptoms affecting special parts and organs of the body are
lmown as particulars; they are less valuable for use in prescribing.
PHILOSOPHY VERSUS EMPIRICISM IN MEDICINE We lmow that the homeopathic remedy cannot cure every case of
disease because other means along with the remedy must be used, such
THE SciENTIFIC AsPECT OF HoMEOPATHY as proper diet of vital food containing the organic minerals and vita­
GEMS oF HoMEOPATHIC THOUGHT FROM THE MASTERS mins; in fact much of human sickness stems from processed food lack­
ing the essential vital elements.
FLASHES OF MENTAL WISDOM The homeopathic remedy does what nothing else can do; it antidotes
the deep seated constitutional inherited toxins that affects every human
DIET AND HEALTH being in the world. Proper regular exercise is another aid to good
health. But the most important thing to lmow and remember for both
CuRE VERsus SuPRESSION
doctor and patient is the fact that no healing is obtained without the
50 MILLESIMAL PoTENCIES Will and Blessing of our Heavenly Father.
1. These three pages were meant to b e the beginnings of a preface to a book on Materia Medica
which Dr. Grimmer started a few days before his death in 1967 and of which only 6 pages were
written. - Editor.

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Pillars of Homeopathic Philosophy The Blessed "Gift of God"

With these facts in mind we are ready with faith and reverence to THE BLESSED "GIFT OF Gon"1
take up the study of Materia Medica in our search for the Similimum in
each individual case of sickness it is our privilage to help. Remedies prepared from living things fresh from the Creator' s
For those desiring to become more proficient in prescribing the hands; proved remedies that must be given accordin� to the Law of
Homeopathic Materia, the following books will prove very helpful; Similars. If the symptoms of these remedies are stud1ed and apphed
Hahnemann's Organon, Kent' s Philosophy, Boericke' s Materia Med­ faithfully, healing results will surely follow. The . ph�sician fortunate
ica, H.C. Allen' s Keynotes of Homeopathic Remedies. A careful and enough to know and apply them in love and fa1th m the Heavenly
persistent study of these books will aid greatly in successful prescribing Father is twice blest, first by the Lord of heaven and earth and second
of the Homeopathic Materia Medica. by grateful, happy, healed patients.
In the domain of sickness there are five diseases that may be called Because of the lack of enough homeopathic physicians in the United
killers and when they are advanced to the chronic state they rarely, if States to meet the needs of many people wanting homeopathic treat­
ever, are cured although they may be palliated, and the sufferings less­ ment, this knowledge is given to the laity for their healing needs . These
ened by proper treatment. These killing diseases are: Cancer, which
may affect any tissue or organ of the body; cardio-vascular disease, remedies can all be obtained at Ehrhart and Karl' s HomeopathlC_ Phar­
which may end in heart failure; cerebro-spinal disease, which may end macy, 17 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
in apoplectic stroke and paralysis; kidney disease often ends in coma Many cure producing remedies are obtained from the so-called non­
and death, and chronic respiratory diseases ending in death. Any rem­ living minerals and metals; their curative powers are released by the
edy in the Materia Medica may be needed in any given case, but the process of potentization developed by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann over
one that is needed can only be determined by the totality of the general one hundred fifty years ago. Every substance throughout the whole
characteristic symptoms of the case. From four to six general character­ domain of nature contains occult cure-producing powers.
istic symptoms of any case will reflect the spirit of the totality and its Experienced prescribers lmow that all. sy�p toms are not of equal
removal by the best remedy. value in finding the best remedy for each md1Vldual case of sKlm ess.
We will now proceed with our remedy study. From the early begin­ The mental and emotional symptoms and disturbances of the sick
nings ofhomeopathy its ranks have been divided and torn by the ques­ individual such as the fears, the hates, perverted loves, the frustrations,
tion of potency to be used, its whether the high or the low potencies disappointments, grief, etc. are most important in the search for the
was more efficient to cure the sick. It is now known that all the poten­ best remedy.
cies are needed to do the best work in curing sick people. In a general Symptoms and states of mind that affect the patient as a whole are
way, the lower potencies do better work in the acute forms of sickness. lmown as generals. Those symptoms that affect special parts and orga.ns
Most cases of chronic disease require a succession of potencies to cure of the body are known as particulars, and are less valuable for prescnb-
cases of disease. ing purposes. . are of
Symptoms peculiar to the individual lmown as charactenstlCs .

high grade value in the selection of the remedy. . and

The modalities: time and circumstances of the aggravat10ns
ameliorations of the patient' s symptoms is another essential feature in
every case.
Those prescribing homeopathic medicines will n?te certam. spec1fic .
results occurring in the symptomatology of the pat1ent after e�ch pr.e­
scription. After a good prescription, the symptoms of the pa�1ent w1ll
depart in the inverse order of their coming; the last to come wlll be the
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first to go, and they depart from above downward, from within out, else is living in the blessing of the first and second commandments
from center to circumference, from the vital centers to the external tis­ which are epitomized in the last words of our Savior Jesus Christ before
sues, such as the skin and mucous membranes. A case from practice the crucifixion, to love one another as he loved us.
will illustrate: It is apparent that good health depends on a number of things work­
A six year old child suffering almost constantly with severe asthmatic ing together for the healing and happiness of the embodied man spirit­
att�ck that came soon after the suppression of an eczema of the scalp, ually, mentally and physically all blended as one and dedicated to the
whtch developed soon after the child 's birth. A single dose of SuLPH . heavenly Father and all His children everywhere in the world. From
lOM brought back the eruption on the scalp and permanently cured the what we have seen, we lmow that remedies alone cannot completely
asthma, and soon after this the eczema as well was cured. cure all the siclmess afflicting mankind, neither can proper food alone
It is just a� n�cessary for the prescriber to know the homeopathic phi­ nor deep breathing and exercise alone. What potentized remedies do
losopl�y as 1� ts to know the symptomatology of the Homeopathic (and I nothing else can do) is to antidote the inherited toxins coming
Matena Medtca. Both must be used together to obtain the best results down through succeeding generations to keep mankind sick. These tox­
in the domain of cure. The homeopathic literature contains many fine ins can be irradicated by the right remedy.
bo? ks, written by outstanding homeopathic physicians, but they were
wntten for the use of the doctors. This book is written for the instruc­
tion, and use of lay people in need of homeopathic treatment where no
homeopathic doctor is available. Only the essential symptoms for suc­
cessful pr� scribing are given in this work to conserve space and time:
hence th1s ts but a synopsis of the Materia Medica of remedies
described that follow.
Perhaps the most important factor in the search for the best remedy
wtll. be found to be the causative element of the patient' s siclmess, such
as the effects of shock, of fright, of injuries, of grief, of disappointed
love and all forms of frustration together with the baneful effects of
hate, envy and greed.
There are two books that treat of the art and science of homeopathic
prescribing, viz, the "Organon" by Hahnemann and Kent's "Philoso­
phy". These books are indispensible for those who seek perfection in
prescribing homeopathically. These books can be obtained at Ehrhart
and Karl.
When seeking to restore and maintain health we must lmow the
va�ue of food th.at is .vital and nourishing and that contains the organic
mmera�s and vtta�ms f�und only in the natural plants and grains
grown m and on sotls ennched by scientific preparation and treatment.
Today we are subjected to too much processed and devitalized foods.
Hence the difficulty in maintaining good health.
Another imp?rtant .asset in . the enjoyment of good health is deep
rhythm�. c breathmg ':htch ?xtdtzes and purifies the blood to give it pro­
phylactic power agamst dtsease. Regular systematic exercise is also a
contributing asset to good health. But more important than anything
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REASONS FOR THE NEED OF HOMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY1 successful application of the law, involving in its scope the evolution
and prognosis in all sick states before, during, and after the administra­
The fact that homeopathic physicians have stated that the study of tion of the similar remedy.
homeopathic philosophy is not of sufficient value to justify the labor Without the Hahnemanniap perception of the vital force and its
and effort involved in such study is the reason for the title of this paper. relation to health and siclmess , the application and use of the law are
It might be well to have some standard definition of philosophy in restricted and confined to ':"ery narrow li£l itations. �o lmow th_at hea�th
order to clarify the work we wish to present. Webster defines philosophy is harmony m_ the play of v1tal processes and that d1sease has 1ts begm­
as follows: "First: the love of wisdom; second: the knowledge of phe­ nings in the disturbance of this harmony is the fundamental tenet of
nomena as explained by and resolved into causes and reasons, powers our philosophy. In more modern terms, ill health begins in some
and laws; third: a systematic body of general conceptions and princi­ unbalance of the electro-magnetic processes which precipitate a
ples, ordinarily with implication of their practical application as a prac­ changed body chemistry; this change if not soon reversed results in tis­
tical philosophy of life; fourth: practical wisdom, calmness of temper sue changes, morbid anatomy or pathology, the end results of disease.
and judgment, equanimity." However, traditional medicine regards pathology as the disease itself
Will Durant in his book entitled The Story ofPhilosoph} clearly and and seeks to extirpate it, thinking thereby to cure the patient. Here we
charmingly shows how the status and progress of individuals, states, see the opposing philosophies of the two schools of medical thought.
races, and eras have corresponded to the type of philosophic concepts One the homeopathic, recognizing and operating on the functional or
they imbibed. Furthermore, he reveals that only with the aid and light causative plane of life; the other school, the mechanical operates on the
of philosophic truth has there been any advance in the conduct and material plane, which corresponds to the effects of disease only.
accomplishments of the race. To quote a brief excerpt from the intro­ The homeopathic concept of life processes alone can explain the rea­
duction to his book: "Every science begins as philosophy and ends as son for the similar remedy in the minimum dose and the phenomena
art; it arises in hypothesis and flows into achievement. Philosophy is a of health and siclmess in all of its ramifications.
hypothetical interpretation of the unlmown (as in metaphysics) or of
the inexactly lmown, as in ethics or political philosophy; it is the front The observations of many able prescribers over a long period have
trench in the siege of truth. Science is the captured territory, and given us a number of aphorisms that are invaluable to the homeopathist
behind it are those secure regions in which lmowledge and art build our in the successful application of the true art of healing. Hahnemann's
imperfect and marvelous world. Philosophy seems to stand still, per­ observation that symptoms get well in the inverse order of their coming
plexed; but only because she leaves the fruits of victory to her daugh­ under the action of the similium has been confirmed by thousands of
ters, the sciences, and herself passes on divinely discontent, to the prescribers. Hering' s observation of symptoms departing from above
uncertain and unexplained." downward, from within outward, from center to circumference is
I will present a few of its practical and commonplace phases for your another often confirmed observation. Kent in his philosophy of home­
consideration. apathies has given us twelve observations following the administration
First and paramount above all other reasons for the existance and use of the homeopathic 3remedy, which every homeopathic doctor should
of homeopathic philosophy is the distinctive concept it holds of the lmow and remember.
nature of health and disease. This concept is essential in homeopathic 1 ) Prolonged aggravation and final decline of the patient. This is an
practice as is the "Law of Similars"; in fact, it is indispensable for the indication of incurable disease or that tissue changes in vital organs
1. This article was presented i n a regional meeting and never published. From the handwritten ma­ 1. Organon §8 - 16. - Editor.
nuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unlmown - Editor. 2. Organon §9. - Editor.
2. Du RANT, WILL; The Story of Philosophy; New revised edition, Garden City Publishing, 193 3 ,
3. Cf: Kent,J.T., Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy. Lecture XXX V. Prognosis after Observing
592 p. the Action of the Remedy. Ehrhart and Karl Chicago. - Editor.

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have progressed too far to be arrested or restored. The anti-psoric 9) Action of the medicines upon provers. Healthy provers are always
was too deep; it has established destruction. benefited by provings. 1
2) Long aggravation; but final and slow improvement. Usually this 10) New symptoms appearing after the remedy: If a great number of
indicates the beginning of some marked tissue changes in some new symptoms appear after the administration of a remedy, the pre­
organ. scription will generally prove an unfavorable one - it did not sustain
a true homeopathic relation.
3) The sharp aggravation followed by a rapid improvement of the 11) Old symptoms reappear: Good prescription, disease curable - Her­
patient. Long relief of symptoms with a general improvement in the ing's Law.
state of the patient's health is probably the most frequently noted 12) Symptoms take wrong direction (from circumference to center).
and is a sure indication of the selection of the best remedy. The remedy must be antidoted at once as it is a suppressant.
4) A prolonged amelioration with no aggravation indicates the correct From all this we see another use and perhaps the greatest one for the
remedy given in the perfectly attuned potency. existence of Homeopathic Philosophy: It teaches one to observe facts
5) The amelioration coming first followed by the aggravation after­ and their sequence and to reason distinctively and logically, thereby
wards indicates either an incurable disease or a remedy only superfi­ perfecting our science and growing in wisdom.
cial in action to the case. Such remedies frequently repeated may
easily act as suppressants producing irreparable harm to the patient.
6) Too short relief of symptoms. In acute cases this may mean a des­
perate condition (high grade inflammation; organs threatened by
rapid processes); in chronic cases this means there are structural
changes and organs are destroyed or being destroyed or m a very
precarious condition.
7) Full time amelioration of symptoms; yet no special relief of the
patient. This indicates latent conditions, or latent existing organic
conditions. Or patients have an organ missing or diseased and can­
not rise above their own pitch. This is a suitable homeopathic palli­
ation.
8) Cases where symptoms of every remedy given appear without bene­
fit to the patient's symptoms or general health denotes one of great
susceptibility to all miasmatic or morbid influences and will prove a
very difficult one to cure of his chronic states. Such patients are nat­
ural provers and remedies should not be given above the 30th
potency or below the 6th. 1
I. Dr. Kent observed that you may often cure their acute troubles b y a 30th o r 200th and relieve
their chronic troubles by a 30th, 200th or SOOth potency. I. § 141 Organon - see especially the footnote 103 t o § 141 - Editor.

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Why Philosophy?
morbific vital action is only dealing with effects and not causes of dis­
WHY PHILOSOPHY?1 ease. It is only necessary to change and direct the disturbed vital force
This is a question often asked both in and out of conventions. to its normal1healthy state in order to free the body of disease and pro­
Reviewing the ascent of man from primitive times, and noting the mile­ mote health.
stones that mark his progress along the path of civilization we are A second essential is to lmow what is curable in sickness together
struck .with the part that philosophy plays in all his achieveme�ts spirit­ with what is curative in medicines, and to recognize when they are
ually, mtellectually and socially. prop1rly prepared and scientifically selected for each given case of sick­
It i� a recognized fact, that without a logical system of thinking and ness.
plannmg, no accomplishment in science, art or sociology is possible. A third essential is the taking of a comprehensive and complete case
And how much more applicable must this be in the domain of thera­ history of the patient, recording his individual symptoms of siclm ess
peutics. past and present, with their ti� es of exacerbation and .amelioration . An
Philo.sophy treats of law and orderly thinking from cause to effect, image of his mental and emotiOnal states must be envuonment such as
correlatmg observed facts and reducing them to formulae for use and heat, cold, weather changes, etc. Adfed to all this must be as complete
expansion. Homeopathy based on the known therapeutic "Law ifSim­ a family history as can be obtained.
ilars " cannot evolve to its highest use without a philosophy to correlate
the thousands of observed facts related to drug provings, and subse­ In obtaining such a history the physician must not ask any direct
quent cures resulting from the application of the law to the sick. questions or suggest any line of thought to his patient. Remember any
So much has been written about this very important subject by the question answered by "yes or no" is incorrectly put and is of doubtful
masters who have gone before: Hahnemann, Hering, Dunham, Kent, value . Every symptom properly obtained becomes a fact that, linked
Boger, are but a few that I need to mention to show how futile my with the completed chain of facts (symptoms), presents an image of dis­
efforts must be to bring anything new or original to you about the phi­ ease that may be duplicated by the likeness of one of our proven drugs.
losophy of Homeopathy. And so well have they perfected this neces­ When one can transcribe such a case record into the language of drug
sary characteristic of our therapeutics that the best I can offer is a brief provings, he will learn what is curable in disease as well as the cur�tive
review of s c:>�e of the imp ortant essentials of our philosophy culled powers of remedies. He will lmow how to observe the pace and duec­
from the wntmg and teachmgs of these immortals. tions of symptoms of disease and of drug provings as well.
Perhaps the first essential is to perceive with Hahnemann the nature Another essential that must be followed faithfully to assure the com­
of sickness and its relationship to health. Unless one lmows the order plete working of a successful prescription is a lmowledge of the order
and sequence involved in the creation of the human organism he can­ and direction of cure. That is symptoms get well in the reverse order of
not be a master healer. It is fitting to recognize that the vital force or their coming, they depart from center to circumference, from above
energy is . PrJor tc:> the . ph�sical ?o �y and i� its builder and sustainer downward, from more to less vital parts of the body. Old symptoms,
through hfe . This ammatmg pnnCiple or vital force when flowing in long forgotten, frequently return and pass under the action of the cura­
order and unhampered, spells harmony or health in mind and body, tive remedy. Suppressed symptoms, especially catarrhal and skin dis­
and produces normal physiologic, biochemical action that results in eases of a chronic nature, reappear with a relief of intern� symptoms
normal histology and normal anatomical structure. Any inharmony of and states after the administration of the indicated remedy.
the vital force activating the physiologic processes ends in pathology or
morbid anatomy. Hence to remove the pathologic end results of 1.
2.
§10 - 16 Organon - Editor.
§3 Organon - Editor.
3. §82 - 99 Organon - Editor.
1. This article appeared in THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LVII, No. 2 , August, 1941 , page 60. remedy to leave behind
4. And these suppressions in turn finally disappear under the indicated
Art1cle by same t1tle but different text see pgs 201 ff
perfect health. -- Editor.
2. §9 Organon.
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Every homeopathic physician should be thoroughly familiar with the WHY PHILOSOPHY?1
nature of each of the chronic miasms and their importance in the cau­
sation and maintenance of disease, both acute and chronic. No idea, project or science, can advance or expand without a philo­
Lastly, it is essential that the homeopathist, more than any other sophic background or foundation to promote its growth and perma­
physician, should be alert to the changing theories and so-called scien­ nency in the activities of our expanding world.
tific discoveries in medicines. This is especially true concerning the Our literature is so rich in many fine papers on homeopathic philos­
numerous new drugs, serums, and chemical poisons, that are flooding ophy from the pens of our greatest physicians and thinkers, to say noth­
the public at this time. From the earliest time in medical history, ing of Hahnemann's Organon and Kent's Homeopathic Philosophy, that
humanity has suffered more from experimental attempts of cure than it it seems puerile and egotistical or presumptious on my part, to present
has from the ravages of the diseases at which the cures were directed. At a paper on this subject that can add anything new or original or even of
the present time, many of these drugs are especially pernicious, leaving value to the volumes of keen observations and logical conclusions from
an insidious train of chronic blood and nerve degenerations after the which laws and rules have been deducted and expounded for the use of
abusive experimental use on thousands of human guinea pigs who are all present and future homeopathic physicians everywhere. The best I
the hapless victims of empirical medicine which readily lends itself to can offer is a cursory review of some of the important highlights that
an unscrupulous racket rightly labeled commercialized medicine. have been presented time to time in the past.
A few don'ts might be thrown in here as profitable reminders for the
physician to heed. Kent warned to never leave a remedy that benefited a Taking the Case: A case properly taken makes the correct prescription
case until after a higher potency of it has failed to act. A few cases are easier to find, and insures greater accuracy with consequent better suc­
on record where a lower potency has acted after the higher had failed cess in terms of cure.
but these later observations occurred in the course of acute disease· Only indirect questioning of the patient must be employed; any
typhoid, etc. In the course of chronic disease when new symptom� question that is answered by yes or no has been wrongly put and the
appear even though when quite numerous, do not change or interfere answer is of little, if any, value to prescribe on.
with the remedy while the patient is better. In the selection of remedies Direct questions tend to invoke answers without sufficient thought
from a case record, choose the generalities, those symptoms characteris­ on the part of the patient and in certain impressionable types of
tic of the patient, the emotional symptoms, the general body reactions patients, a direct question may suggest symptoms or conditions not
to environment, the desires and aversions, the sex symptoms as being really present.
important for repertory or other study. In this society it should be and The patient should be permitted to relate the account of his sick his­
is, superfluous to admonish against the prescribing for diagnostic tory and symptoms without interruption exept when he strays from the
names of disease instead of for the sick patient. With diagnoses admit­ subject. When he has finished his story, then the indirect questions
tedly 50 per cent erroneous, such a basis is absurd and useless to the may be put to him.
homeopath for prescribing purposes. There are many more dont's that
may be found in the writings and teachings of the host of mighty men In case taking the physician must bring to bear to the fullest, his
and women who have gone before us, leaving behind them for the powers of observation and he must employ the use of sight, hearing,
future of the race a priceless heritage, that we in gratitude and humility smell, even taste and touch in order to obtain an accurate picture of the
should make every sacrifice to preserve and expand, by adding out little sick patient that will enable him to match his symptoms with the one
mites to the common fund of their God sent knowledge for the healing specific remedy in the materia medica that can effect a cure by the law
of the nations. Under the benign ministrations of Homeopathy will of similars.
come a better race where peace, understanding and good will shall pre­
vall over the earth, and all men shall live united as one family under the 1. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY, Vol. 53; Nos. 9-10; Sept., Oct.,

Fatherhood of God. 1960, p. 133 and also in THE LAYMAN SPEAKS, Vol. XVII, Jan . 1964, p. 15. Article by same title
but different text see pgs 198 ff.

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In the search for the indicated remedy, the characteristic mental and because in recent times there are so many interfering elements that cut
emotional symptoms are of highest rank. The loves and hates (per­ short the action of our remedies 1 so that repetition or complementary
verted loves) are very valuable in remedy selection. Included are the remedies are often needed at much shorter periods than what occurred
symptoms of fear, anger and frustration, and the effects these emotions in the earlier times of homeopathic prescribing.
leave on the economy of the patient, these all blend into the realm of In times when such interferences are absent, the action of the cura­
causation behind the patient' s illness. tive dose will continue from a month to six weeks, in some instances
The_ physical general symptoms which express the patient's reaction much longer with a continued improvement in the symptoms and gen­
to_ envuonmental �orces, such as heat, cold, storm, noise, etc. together eral state of the patient.
With the food desues and aversions, are next in importance; perhaps Some of the frequent interfering forces to homeopathic remedies
somewhat more valuable are the symptoms of the sexual spheres outside of camphor and menthol, are alumina and flourides which
because the loves and emotional side of life are involved. The hemor­ come by way of aluminum cooking utensils, the alumina flourides put
rhages and discharges are important in general symptoms because the into the public water supply and the flouride used in dental work and in
whole economy of the patient is involved in their elaboratiop. The tooth pastes. These are drastic poisons that not only stop the action of
most valuable of all symptoms are the strange, rare and peculiar l . curative medicines, but pollute the blood stream of thousands of inno­
All these aforementioned symptoms relate closely to the patient as a cent, helpless victims with a subtle destructive sick-making power, very
whole and �re of much greater value in the realm of prescribing than difficult to antidote or eradicate from the body once it has accumulated
are the particular _ symptoms relating to the parts or organs of the body. to a point of saturation. Destructive processes that ultimate in many
After the Case zs !aken : After the correct prescription is made, certain forms of malignant disease, crippling forms of arthritis, ulcerative con­
stat�s and c� anges m the symptomatology of the patient may be noted. ditions, gangrenous states, severe forms of lung, cardiac and renal dis­
Fmt an Improvement in the general state of the patient and his eases - may be induced and aggravated by this universal poison.
symptoms are seen; often the first reaction of the remedy is an aggrava­ Another universal poison becoming more and more recognized by
tlOn of symptoms followed by marked and continued improvement. scientists is that of radiation. Already the high strates of the earth's
The return of old sy�ptoms such as skin eruptions, discharges from atmosphere, with the rainfall and all the oceans are more or less
some of the body onfices, the return of malarial states that had been charged with radio-active strontium. This poison also cuts short and
suppressed by quinine, rheumatic or neuralgic pains, chronic headaches inhibits the action of curative medicines.
a?� many other conditions that had been palliated by powerful pain Adulterated foods, drastic drugging, often self-administered, are
kdlmg drugs are favorable signs. other factors in the cause of impaired health and inhibited action of
� uc� re�urn of old symptoms and conditions can always be hailed as curative medicines.
an mdicatlOn that the correct prescription was made and that the vital Hahnemannian Homeopathy as practiced by its best trained pre­
centers are relieved with the appearance of surface manifestations. scribers can better cope with these wide spread subtle sick-producing
Symptoms under the homeopathic remedy proceed from within out­ forces, that may well constitute a most serious threat to the existance of
ward,_ from above downward, from center to circumference, from inter­ all the Earth's inhabitants. At least universal health is menaced with a
nal VItal organs to mucous membranes and the outer skin ' and in the chain of untoward suffering in its wake.
reverse order of their appearance. (Hering' s Law) Homeopathy recognizes laws and principles in all its procedures in
When s�ch _ manife� tation� occur they must not be interfered with by its quest of cure. There is no science known to man that is not
other medicat10n u ?�d the time comes for a repetition of the curative employed in the processes of homeopathic techniques; the most
remedy. The rep etlt�on o� the curative remedy and the time lapse advanced type of physics is required in the manufacture of our medi­
between doses IS VItally Important and fraught with uncertainty, cines. We were the first in the field of psychosomatic medicine and we
1. §153 Organon - Editor. 1. See article "Things that Interfere with the Homeopathic Prescription" p . 293 ff - Editor.

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In .the search for the indicated remedy, the characteristic mental and because in recent times there are so many interfering elements that cut
emotiona l symptoms are of highest rank. The loves and hates short the action of our remedies 1 so that repetition or complementary
verted loves) are very valuable 111 remedy selection. Included are(per­ the remedies are often needed at much shorter periods than what occurred
symptoms of fear, anger and frustration, and the effects these emotion in the earlier times of homeopathic prescribing.
leave �n the economy of the patient, these all blend into the realm ofs In times when such interferences are absent, the action of the cura­
causatiOn behind the patient's illness. tive dose will continue from a month to six weeks, in some instances
The. physical general symptoms which express the patient' s reaction much longer with a continued improvement in the symptoms and gen­
to. environm ental �orces, such a � heat, cold, storm, noise, etc. together eral state of the patient.
With the food desires and aversiOns , are next in importance; Some of the frequent interfering forces to homeopathic remedies
somewhat more valuable are the symptoms of the sexual perhaps outside of camphor and menthol, are alumina and flourides which
because the loves and emotional side of life are involved. The spheres hemor­ come by way of aluminum cooking utensils, the alumina flourides put
rhages and discharges are important in general symptoms because the into the public water supply and the flouride used in dental work and in
whole economy of the patient is involved in their elaboratiop. The tooth pastes. These are drastic poisons that not only stop the action of
most valuable of all symptoms are the strange, rare and peculiar l. curative medicines, but pollute the blood stream of thousands of inno­
All these aforementioned symptoms relate closely to the patient as a cent, helpless victims with a subtle destructive sick-making power, very
whole and �re of much greater value in the realm of prescribin difficult to antidote or eradicate from the body once it has accumulated
are the particular . symptoms relating to the parts or organs of the gbody.
than to a point of saturation. Destructive processes that ultimate in many
After the Case zs '(aken : After the correct prescripti on is made, forms of malignant disease, crippling forms of arthritis, ulcerative con­
stat�s and c� anges m the symptomatology of the patient may be certain noted. ditions, gangrenous states, severe forms of lung, cardiac and renal dis­
First an Improvement in the general state of the patient and his eases - may be induced and aggravated by this universal poison.
symptoms are seen; often the first reaction of the remedy is an aggrava­ Another universal poison becoming more and more recognized by
tiOn of symptoms followed by marked and continued improvement. scientists is that of radiation. Already the high strates of the earth' s
The return of old sy!llptoms such as skin eruptions, discharges from atmosphere, with the rainfall and all the oceans are more or less
some of the body onfices, the return of malarial states that had been charged with radio-active strontium. This poison also cuts short and
suppressed by quinine, rheumatic or neuralgic pains, chronic headache inhibits the action of curative medicines.
a�� many other conditions that had been palliated by powerful pains Adulterated foods, drastic drugging, often self-administered, are
kdlmg drugs are favorable signs. other factors in the cause of impaired health and inhibited action of
� uc� re.turn of old symptoms and conditions can always be hailed as curative medicines.
an mdJcation that the correct prescription was made and that the vital Hahnemannian Homeopathy as practiced by its best trained pre­
centers are relieved with the appearance of surface manifesta scribers can better cope with these wide spread subtle sick-producing
Symptoms under the homeopathic remedy proceed from withintions. out­ forces, that may well constitute a most serious threat to the existance of
ward,. from above downward, from center to circumference, from inter­ all the Earth' s inhabitants. At least universal health is menaced with a
nal vital organs to mucous membranes and the outer skin and in the chain of untoward suffering in its wake.
reverse order of their appearan ce. (Hering's Law) ' Homeopathy recognizes laws and principles in all its procedures in
When s�ch. manife�tation� occur they must not be interfered with by its quest of cure. There is no science known to man that is not
other medicatio n until the time comes for a repetition of the curative employed in the processes of homeopathic techniques; the most
remedy. The rel? etit�on of. the curative remedy and the time lapse advanced type of physics is required in the manufacture of our medi­
between doses IS VItally Important and fraught with uncertain ty, cines. We were the first in the field of psychosomatic medicine and we
1. §!53 Organon - Editor. 1. See article "Things that Interfere with the Homeopathic Prescription" p. 293 ff. - Editor.

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stand unrivaled in our recognition and practice of the higher spiritual

laws fresh from the goodness of Divine Providence. EsSENTIALS OF HOMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY1
Friends an� adv? cates o� homeopathic healing, ours is a rare privi­ After all the profound and clearly stated papers and treatises emanat­
l �ge t� p�actlce th1s effect1ve f�rm of healing. To be principled and ing from the great leaders in our school on this vital subject of the phi­
g1fted m 1ts lmowledge 1s a blessmg to both patient and physician. We losophy, that distinguishes us and sets us apart from all other schools of
must pe!fect our uses that we may become keener prescribers. To healing, it seems almost a waste of time on my part to attempt to bring
accomphsh �hese ends best, we need unremitting study of our vast you anything of value not heretofore given. But inspired by those
mat:na med1�a and the philosophy of Hahnemann and Kent with a immortals, I will try in a humble way to impart to you what has
subhme trust m the Heavenly Father. appealed to me as the essential features of our philosophy. These enable
us to excell in the noble art of healing because these essentials bring us
a more logical concept of life in its relation to health and to disease,
together with its cause and cure.
If we can raise our consciousness to the mental plane of Hahnemann
and his faithful disciples, Boeninghausen, Hering, Dunham, Kent,
Lippe and many others, we will more easily perceive the true nature of
siclm ess, and at the same time be better armed to cope with it.
There are at least four important factors in the study and application
of the indicated remedy to the sick that must be understood, if one
would become a successful homeopathic prescriber; and these may well
constitute the essentials of homeopathic philosophy.
The first essential is the homeopathic concept of life itself, mani­
fested in health and in disease, involving in its scope both cause and
cure.
The second is the successful and complete taking of the case, accord­
ing to proper scientific modes of procedure, the gathering together and
classification of symptoms in their relative order and power to build up
a symptom picture, whose likeness can be found only in one of the
drug provings hidden away in the vast storehouse of the homeopathic
Materia Medica.
Third, a lmowledge of the relative value of all symptoms obtained
both subjectively and objectively. Fourth, the ability to observe keenly
and accurately the order in which symptoms come under the progress
of disease, and conversely, the order of their departure under the influ­
ence of the homeopathic remedy.
The Hahnemannian perception of life, even today, is not grasped by
many of the acknowledged leaders of scientific thought, who are unable
to lift their noses from among the worms of the earth. In spite of the
discoveries made by the great physicists of the day, medical thought, in
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the main, vegetates in the material dogmas of the earth-bound, instead etic imbalance which brings destructive chemical changes in the
of vibrating in unison with the throb of creation. Unless we, with �rganism that ultimate in patholo�ic processes an.d m?rbid anatomy.
Hahnemann, perceive that which builds and is prior to the material When these subtleties of life, m health and m disease, are under­
body, t? at which animates and vivifies it, that which is a spark of the sto od and accepted, Homeopathy opens up before our vision like a
�reat Fmt Cause, the mysterious wonderful life force, laughed at by the flood of light, and we are willing and ready �o carry the heavy burde� of
Ignora�t and scoffed at by the egotistical because it escapes the lens of labor involved, in the patient and painstakmg care necessary m takmg
the miscroscope and eludes the findings of the test tube, unless we case histories, and in the long, tedious study of comparative similars for
catch the subtle meaning of this mystic force, we will fail to meet the the selection of the one remedy needed for each individual case of sick­
needs of .homeopathic . wisdom and consequently fail to cure many ness. But in this laborious and exacting work, the Masters, who have
types of siclmess; nor wlll we reach the heights oflmowledge, where the gone before, have left us a kindly heritage in m�thods and .forms of pro­
beacon hght of truth beckons and shines to guide our unwary steps cedure, which insure accuracy and save much time and tml.
from the pitfalls of sophistry and error. The second proposition relating to the taking of the case, and pro­
Unless. we lmow th �t the type of body growing and developing ceeding after the manner in which evidence is am �ssed in � cour� of
through mfancy and chlldhood to mature life is the result of a certain law, but without asking direct questions to the patient or his relatives
rhythmic flow of life force, we must fail in the realm of causation. and friends, is one o{ the vital parts in the developme �t of correct
When t.he rh_Ythm of this vital stream, in its constant round through homeopathic practice . H. C. Alien is reported to have said that a case
the organism, IS checked or changed by some morbific agent, there well taken equals nine-tenths of the work involved in the search for the
soon supervenes a change in the chemistry and growth ofbody cells. In indicated remedy. Any symptom elicited by a question that can be
place of the normally developed histology that results from the normal answered by yes or no is of doubtful value, because such questions ena­
flow of vital force, there comes disfunction or disease action which ble the patient to answer without due reflection, or they may suggest t?
soon ultimates in pathologic processes and morbid anatomy. Thus, in his sick mind symptoms and states he does not suffer from; hence, h1s
t �e language of Dr. Kent disease is first a "change of state" ultimating in answers may be misleading. All questions must be put in such a way
disfunctwn of vital processes to be soon followed by morbid cell that will require answers only after due reflection and consideration has
growth or tissue changes. I been given by the patient.
For example: In order to ascertain the group of remedies, hot or
.we must lmow from the provings of our drugs on healthy human cold, to which the patient belongs, we may be compelled to ask a
bemgs (not on rats and guinea pigs, whose emotions and mental reac­ number of questions in an indirect way as follows: How sensitive to
tions even the great scientists and laboratory experts have failed to note cold are you? How sensitive to extreme heat are you? How does a hot
or record) that drugs have the power of altering first a change of mental closed room affect you? How much clothing do you need in cold
and �oral processes, together with changes in the function of the body weather? If symptoms are obtained throughout in this manner, they are
orgamsm; and later, if their use is persisted in, tissue changes will ensue. far more reliable; and they assume the status ofproven facts, which pro­
And . because drugs have the power to alter vital processes from health vides a solid foundation to build our symptom picture on, whose near­
to. disease, conversely they can, if prepared and given in accordance est likeness must then be sought in the Materia Medica, for the
With the homeopathic law, bring health and harmony back to the indicated remedy.
afflicted and the suffering ones, but harmonizing the flow of life force. When the case has been carefully and fully taken in the proper way,
No�mal lif� fo�ce equals electro-magnetic balance throughout the we are ready to utilize our lmowledge of the relative value of sympto.m� ,
orgamsm, whiCh msures perfect chemistry, ultimating in normal cell which is the third essential. Hahnemann speaks of the charactenstic
growth and repair. Abnormal or deranged life force equals electro-mag- symptoms of a case or of a drug proving as being the most valuable in
1. Kent LHP Lecture XIX paragraph 5 ff Editor.
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belong in this
the search for the curative remedy 1. And among these characteristics, u. ons th at are the ultimates of long-perverted life force
he listed as strongest and best these symptoms relating to the mind, gro rs involves the symptoms relating to var­
such as the fears, the delusions, deliriums and aberrations of the mental ; h� group listed as particula
ns of the body. And ramidfymg all through these
processes. (How wonderfully 2orrect these observations are, every i�. U� �a}-tr�mandfirstorga
to last, there are the two gran the divisions of symptom s,
homeopathic prescriber lmows). gro ge and more or less unusualthes , and great group of corr:­
Then follow the physical characteristics, preferably those symptoms the r�re' stran toms . A working lmowledgence of e various groups and thm
that cannot be explained from the presence of any pathologic or ana­ mon. symplue er and importa in the case enables'b the pre-
tomic derangement, because the latter falls in a large common group . It relatiVe va ot fthepow valuable therapeutic symptom s bor prescn mg p�r-
scn'ber to selec
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is well to lmow symptoms belonging to this common group, that by p ose s, a.s well as to
distinguish symptoms mostly valuable tor
contract we may better recognize the much smaller but infinitely more . wh1C. h d'isea�e
valuable group containing the strong, rare and peculiar symptoms, diagnos tic purpos es.
The last essen tial is one of obse rvin g the orde r m
because these are the key symptoms around which cluster the symp­ toms appear and in whichthethey go after the remedy has acte�y.
toms of the whole case and by which the homeopath may with greater ��:Uemann states that underinverseactio n of the. home?path1C remet e
certainty find the curative remedy. Symptoms found in the provings of toms disappear in the And Her order of their commg, thatano iS,
many remedies, symptoms diagnostic of great common group of symp­ ��:fa come are the first the to go. ing adde d to the abov � �her
toms and are relatively inferior in value for prescribing purposes. r in whic y h s mpt oms leav t e
� follows.patie n�
observation concerning oforde the homeopathic remedy: ItntiSfrom as
Kent, in his Homeopathic Philosophy, classified th§ Hahnemannian when under the influence
symptoms in a very logical and orderly way as follows: First, two grand 5 mptom s,and ard or
leav e the patie
pains and disease processesfrom center to cuc mference
�
above
.
symptom groups called Generals and Particulars, the former relating to lo ward from within outw e observat�o� s will serv e as m � icato rs for
the patient as a whole, including both mental and physical, common ��e recognition of the abovthic prescn�t10n. To illu�tr�te . Aver�ase of
and uncommon; and the latter group relating solely to the organs and the accu racy of the hom eopa
parts of the body and given lesser value in the selection of the indicated diptheria where the disease etrave ls from nght to left V: ill reco und ��
r that it com es; that iS, the ngh t tons i
remedy. natural processes in the sam orde Un�er the pow er of the hom eo _
Kent divided the high grade mental symptoms into three groups: will clear
. up first and the left one last. me lved will be the first to
The first and strongest in value are those pertaining to the will, which pat h lC remedy, the last tons il to beco mvo . . An m· f1ame d
clear up, symptom s goin g in reve rse order. to �heir commg.
involves all perversions of the loves, including fears, hatreds, desires e e will get well under the the action of the mdKated �emeappe dy m. the same
and aversions of the mind. The second group registers abnormal proc­ :ay symptoms going in dangerou reverse order of their ofaran ce, . thus
esses of the understanding, such as delirium, delusions, irrational avoiding the need for the pupils tos use of mate ria � dose s atrop i� f�r
thought, wealmess and inability of concentration. And the third group the purpose of dilating the processes prev ent a ? hesio ns. Und er te e
1
i?-d�­
relates to the disturbances of the memoty, which he called the outer cated remedy, inflamatory he�l , leavm g no ad ? esion s e 1m ·
cortex of the mind. Many forms of supp ressi on will be lifte d from the sick � cono m � by
Next in importance after the mental symptoms are the physical gen­ the homeopathic remedy; such as: the reappearance of . skmand eruptions
erals, consisting of the patient' s responses to environment, heat, cold, that were suppresse d by metabyllicinjec salves; catarrhal com plam ts . gonor­
weather changes, electric and wind, storms, the desires and aversions of rheal discharges suppressed by location s, followed by rheu mati C tr?u­
ments succ eede d by ovan an
the stomach, the sex perversions and disturbances. Pathological condi- bles '· leucorrheal flow checked lled curel treat of malaria. by mas sive amo � nts
and uterine growths; the so-ca d disea se as a t� q�e� , th�
1. §153 Organon - Editor.
of quinine leaving chro chronic forms bloo
nic liver , splee n or
of headache, a mu tlp iClty o
2.
3.
§210, 211 Organon - Editor.
"Repertory Study" p . 246 treatment of insomnia and
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neuralgic and rheumatic pains, by some of the numerous coal-tar deriv­
atives - the chief cause for the great increase in heart and kidney disease OuR ExPANDING HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY1
of the last two decades.
Every properly taken case history will mark the time and order of As new truths are discovered and new concepts of disease causa�ion
these signs and symptoms and their reappearance under treatment, indi­ are evo1ved from a new array of proven facts,. we turn . to the cardmal
cating that the proper remedy was selected and that the case is curable. Prin ciples ofHomeopathics to note what consls.tency ex1sts c:b etween the
It is surprising how often we are asked by homeopathic doctors, n found claims and the oft�n proved doctnne, fior a11 1acets o f the
ew
especially among our younger graduates, of what practical use is the truth are consistant and complimentary. . .
philosophic tenets of our school. Why waste time and energy defending Homeopathics deals with man an.d h1s p arts m. s1ckness and m.
certain doctrines and theories evolved by men of earlier generations hea lth his nature his attributes and h1s react10ns to the stmmulants of
. ' ment
when modern science is moving forward so rapidly with new discover­ envlron It s�eks to know the causes of his ailments and the reme-
ies and new concepts relating to the form and nature of matter and the d'le� that can prevent or cure them. Homeopathy teach es that man has
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universe? The answer is obvious - for the same reason that we spend an mternal fiorce or vehicle that activates his external body and that he
time studying the works of Newton, Copernicus, Galileo and many lives on flames expressed �y his �motional, rat10nal and spmtua1 d nves,
· · · ·

others of vision, contemporaries with the founders of Homeopathy. coincidental with his phys1cal e:nstence..
A law once discovered remains the same throughout all time, regard­ We have learned that man 1s born mto the . wo.rld w1t. .h weaknesses
less of passing changes, and basic principle like mathematics does not and a predisposition to certain types of constltutwnal s1cknes.s trans­
alter their nature and action to suit the changing opinions of men. If we mitted from his progenitors who transgressed the laws of cr�atl�n and
know these fundamentals with their orderly processes based on law, we left a heritage of imperfection and weakness to be expressed m sm and
are better armed to discover and remove causes. These things serve as suffering in the children. Holy. writ tel�s us that t� e sms of the fathers
indications of the correctness of our prescriptions and show when the visited on the children unt1l the th1rd generat10n. Thus one of the
remedy action ceases and a repetition of the same or a complimentary �:�dinal features of homeopathic philosophy is verified by the word
remedy is needed. itself.
Because the universal language of symptoms brings all knowledge Late advances in the science of physics explams why and how �he ·

needed for treatment of the sick, we need but learn and know their mys­ homeopathic potencies (small doses) can produce the astoundmg
tic message to grow wise and helpful to the helpless and afflicted. And results in cure noted by so many able presc�1bers. We are told by the
because Homeopathy is a basic law concerning life processes, is proof savants of physics that matter and energy are mterchan.geable . under var­
to the intelligent and independent observer and thinker that it is true ying conditions and that both are characterized by the1r speofic rates of
and co-existant and cooperative with all other laws of the cosmos; it is vibration2; in fine all matter from its crudest to 1ts fin� st form and
also a part of the universal whole. It cannot be annihilated; it cannot be expression, is vibratory in natur.e. Energy or force of all kmds 1s matter
altered, but remains the same yesterday, today and forever. transformed to higher rates of v1brat10n. . to extremely h1. �h
Homeopathic potencies consist of .matter r�1sed
rates of vibration simulating the quahty and v1bratory rate of the. hfe
force that animates the human body. These forces are not o� ly :Vlbra­
tory, but they have directional flow or pol�rity also. Pol�nty .1s the
determining factor or cause of all the affimt1es and repuls10ns m the
1. JouRNAL oFTHE oF HoMEOPATHY Vol. 48, No.9., Sept., �955, pp. �7: ff. .
AMERICAN INSTITUTE
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2. Albert Einstein characterized this in his famous equatiOn E=mc2 where E IS t 1e energy I era­
ted by matter of mass and c is the velocity of light (about 3 00.000 km/sec). Thus one sees clearly
the tremendous energy that is liberated when even a very tmy mass IS converted mto energy. -
Editor.
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whole realm of nature; the cohesive properties of matter, chemical negative 12 hundredths of an ohm of electrical resistance is the simili­
affinities and gravitational pull between the heavenly bodies, are all mum. If the polarity has changed, then a remedy belonging to the
expressions of polarity. changed polarity group must be selected and given. In this way the best
Thus we see that the finest grain of sand made up primarily of tiny complimentary remedy can be found in any given case.
electrons and the mightest sun whirling in space are both governed by In these times of constant drug abuses and of food, air and water
the same mysterious but mighty inexorable force, that force emanating contaminations with chemical poisoning and processing, remedies are
from God whose guiding omnipotent intelligence holds and binds the frequently antidoted and the curative rhythm in the patient's vital proc­
fabric of the Cosmos in perfect unity and order. esses broken and changed requiring a suitable remedy to meet the
This universal law of electro magnetic polarity performs an impor­ changed polarity and changed body chemistry. The ever changing
tant role in homeopathics. The remedies of our Materia Medica are blood chemistry of the patient is directly under the influence of the
classified into four groups according to their polarity, viz negative, pos­ patients polarity state. As long as the blood registers 12 hundredths
itive, neutral and bi-polar and the blood of all patient will come in one ohms of electrical resistance, negative, the blood chemistry will per­
of these four groups. form its many important functions normally and efficently.
An individual whose blood test is negative with an intensity measur­ This new aspect of the blood synchronizing so perfectly with our
ing 12 hundredths of an ohm in electrical resistance will be found at special philosophy of homeopathics lends an added bit of power and
least in approximately good health, or one under the influence of the certainity to the great realm of healing. From the statements made con­
similimum will give the normal negative polarity reading as long as the cerning the importance of the polarity of the blood I trust it will not be
remedy continues to act. The similimum will restore all abnormal construed that I advocate the substitution of this relative new method
polarities to the normal with an abatement of all adverse symptoms and of remedy finding for the tried and true concepts and principles estab­
improved health in the whole clinical picture as long as the remedy lished by Hahnemann and so richly expanded by the many master pre­
holds and acts. The selection of remedies for the sick with the aid of the scribers and teachers of our glorious science and art that followed him
polarimeter has been verified by a number of good prescribers. so staunchly and well. Because I wish to stress the fact, that unless one
When the polarity of the patient is known the search for the simili­ is deeply and completely versed and indoctrinated in the homeopathic
mum is then reduced to one-fourth of the remedies of the Materia philosophy and assidiously and unremittingly studies the great con­
Medica because the similimum can only be found in that polarity stantly expanding Materia Medica he will attain but little satisfaction in
group demanded by the polarity of the patients blood. terms of cure. To make a success in prescribing with this new adjunct
The observation herein stated have been confirmed in many thou­ one must be completely trained in homeopathic philosophy that he
sands of cases over a period of more than thirty years and substantiated may never loose sight of the patient as the one all important objective
by a number of homeopathic physicians. in every case of illness.
When the patient has been on the indicated remedy for some time First and foremost the careful painstaking work of taking the case
and symptoms are changing, old ones returning and new states and history is the most essential factor in successful prescribing. Dr. H. C.
symptoms coming up, with perhaps some sharp aggravations annoying Alien once remarked that a case well taken constitutes one half to three­
both to the patient and doctor, it is most assuring to the doctor and his fourths of the work in finding the indicated remedy. In the eyes of the
patient to ascertain by a quick simple test of the patients polarity to master homeopath it is a constant and reliable index of the patient' s
know whether or not the remedy is still working curatively. progress toward health in the unfoldment and evolution of the symp­
If the polarity registers 12 hundreds of an ohm, negative, the remedy toms as they appear and leave the complete st01y of a successful ho­
is holding and working and must not be interfered with. If the polarity meopathic prescription recorded.
has gone back to what it was when the last remedy was given then the As the title of this paper implies, Homeopathic Philosophy is an
same remedy or one of its analogues will come in over the patient' s expanding philosophy, capable of receiving new additions of truth as
blood. The remedy that restores the polarity again to normal reading, long as they are compatible with and complimentary to the basic princi-
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ples of the doctrines. Becau� e the la:-' of magnetic polarity is consistent in the production of a more perfected individual._ Because the hor_n�o­
with the law of cure and 1ts worlangs confirms so much of known pathic potency can harmonize all v1tal processes mcludmg the �ct1v1ty
homeopathic philosophy, is the reason for bringing to the att�ntio� of and function of the genes is reason enough to conclude that th1s same
the homeopathic profession this treatise of fa� ts for t_hetr cons1derat10n subtle but potent force does eradicate inherited constitutional diseases
and constructive criticism. Whatever your dee1s10n, smgly or as a group from the individual and the race when intelligently applied1.
may be, this important subject is with us to accept or reject as our rea­ From the days of Hahnemann to the present time master prescribers
son may direct. have stressed the importance of mental and emotional symptoms as
Personally I feel it is a great asset for the success of our cause � ecause being most valuable for the selection of the needed remedy to _effect the
vast experience has proved it to be of inestimable_ value m_ �ndmg the cure. Today the new aspect of medicine called psychosomatic tells us
needed remedy especially in difficult cases presentmg a pauctt� of �her­ how frustrations and fears, anger and hatred form the etiologic back­
apeutic symptoms or those cases b� rdened with pathologtc t1s �ue ground for most of the chronic diseases such as cancer and crippling
changes and with only common and dtagnostK symptoms t_o p_rescnbe arthritis now affecting the race.
on. The late and illustrious Dr. Guy Steams was an enthus1ast1e adv�­ When an individual becomes normalized by the homeopathic cure,
cate of this concept of prescribing, which he described in a masterly SCl­ the deeper side of his being, the will and the understanding or the
entific paper entitled "The Approach to Reality. " 1 rational mind are balanced. Then the man begins to control his desires
No matter how much of worth we possess in our wonderous homeo­ and emotions and becomes more the master of his destiny and his envi­
pathic methods and principles of cure, we still should be recep �ive to all ronment. With the change in the mental and moral sphere, his physical
additional aids for the purpose of cure as long as these new adjuncts do health improves with a high degree of resistance to acute maladies of all
not conflict with our proven laws and procedures and as long as they kinds. He regulates his life habits and appetites, avoids deleterious
prove valuable with the test of time and by the results in cure that are foods and drink, becomes temperate in all things, takes adequate exer­
achieved. cise and sufficient rest, supplies his blood stream with abundance of
The question often occurs to many, how can the ho�eop athic rem­ fresh air. Finally he cultivates an atmosphere of cheerfulness and a sense
edy eradicate the inherited toxins of disease? The answer _1s _s1mple when of humor all of which enables him to meet every challenge besetting
we consider the mode by which all traits and charactenstlcs are trans­ life' s highway wherever he turns in these fate packed times. Such is the
mitted from generation to generation. transition from constitutional wealmess and suffering to homeopathic
health and comfort.
The microscopic group of molecules lmown as genes are on� �f the Much concern is expressed in the world today about the atomic
marvels of creation, for in those tiny bundles are packed the mdlV!dual­ explosions now going on for experimental purposes by th� United
izing characteristics and traits and the l?hysical appea1:ance of the sl? e­ States and Russia and great fears are engendered by the poss1ble pros­
cies race and individual that are transmitted through t1me and etermty pect of an atomic war. The wide spread devastating_ destructior: �uc? a
unchanged and incapable of being changed except by powerful radia�t war would bring might well be surpassed by a umversal anmhdatmg
energy forces affecting the genes bringing about a state �f mu�at10n as 1t radiation completely destroying all animal life on the planet.
is called which breaks the fixed chain and pattern of mhentance and No remedy of proven value has been given the world for radiation
produce� individuals differing from their species and progenitors. The siclmess by our old school colleagues. It is well to remind our homeo­
homeopathic potency is the only force adaptable enough to the nature pathic doctors that our potencies ofPHos. provides the best antidote for
and smallness of these microscopic bodies to influence their actio� by
eradicating the inherited toxins that tend to inhibit their harmomous 1. Our master prescribers Kent, Grimmer, Hering, Lippe, Hahnemann, Boger dreamed of pu­
activity. In other words the homeopa_thic p� tenc� prod_uces a m1ld form rifying the human race and lifting our species to a race living in spiritual harmony and peace
of mutation which dissipates the toxms of mhented d1sease and results under spiritual and natural laws in a world free of chronic diseases. But alas their vision was
marred by lower instincts of the present allopathic medical establishment and the pharmaceu­
tical industry. - Editor.
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radiation sickness yet discovered. We are told that though Geiger LoGIC AND PHILOSOPHY1
counters all through the midwest, even around the neighborhood of
Chicage continue to register increasing amounts of radiation dust, we It is self evident that logic and philosophy must be intimately related
need have no fears as the amounts are far too light to affect one any­ and complimentary in scope. Philosophy has been defined by Webster
more than a radium dial watch could. Some of us saw some very sick as "the knowledge of the causes of all phenomena both of mind and
patients whose illness was caused from wearing radium dial watches matter" also as "a particular philosophic system". Other definitions are
when they were more popular than they are now. By discarding the "the love of wisdom as leading to the search for it; hence knowledge of
watches and taking a potency of PH os. their heath was restored. general principles as explaining facts and existences." "The general laws
Here is a situation where homeopathic science could easily prove its that furnish the rational explanation of anything; practical wisdom, rea­
superior worth. Perhaps the most outstanding feature of homeopathic soned science and metaphysics, a mental philosophy". All these defini­
therapeutics is its efficacy in the realm of disease prevention. Not only tions convey some idea of the importance and value of philosophic
are acute epidemic diseases prevented but all types of chronic sicknesses standards when applied to any science or system of procedure. And this
are inhibited and prevented by careful and really scientific homeo­ should apply more forcefully in the practice of medicine than in any
pathic prescribing. other human endeavor or enterprise. Logic is defined as "the science of
The application of the homeopathic remedy to the ills and needs of correct and accurate thinking or reasoning, especially by inference".
the growing child has most far reaching and beneficial results in the From the preceeding observations we see how essential it is that a
child's growth and development, enabling it to attain a normal, healthy rational system or method of procedure obtains in the practice of the
and happy maturity with an ufusual power of resis�ance to all sick mak­ art and science of medicine.
ing forces in its environment . More wonderful still, the magtc Impact Homeopathy stands alone as a medical system involving and recog­
of the similimum will dissipate the inherited toxins of disharmony that nizing a philosophy of life in its relation to inherited causes and its
affect all mankind everywhere, even as the sunshine dissipates the fro­ reactions to environmental influences and to all sorts of stimuli. Life
zen waste of snow and leaves a verdant garden growing in its place. and the forces operating upon it produce certain observed changes and
A life force freed of the toxins engendered from inherited ills can conditions in the physical, mental and emotional spheres of man. The
and does build into the human economy only normal blood chemistry observed facts, involving the laws and sequences of causes and effects,
and normal tissue cells. Into such a constitution and body there is no require logical deductions to explain the phenomena of health or dis­
room for the pathologic changes and end results of cancer, athritis, dia­ ease co-existant with life. Homeopathy also teaches us to discover the
betes, organic kidney and heart disease to develop. Morbid fears, frus­ means and measures of preventing disease and insuring health for the
tration, complexes and emotional instability all can be greatly modified happiness and progress of the race.
if not entirely irradicated by this potent gift of Divine Power, the simili­ H?m.eopathy i� .distinctive in its study of man in his completeness
mum. We need but the faith, the energy and intelligence to find and and m Its recogmt10n of mechanisms more subtle and more complex
properly apply it. Then all this is curable under God. than anything the physical body of man presents to the five senses.
These su?tle mechanisms are prior to, and dominate, build and repair
the phystcal body, and enable it to live and function on the physical
plane of existence in matter. Homeopathy in the all important study of
man does not ex�lude the use of the knowledge of anatomy, physiol­
ogy, chem1stry, b10logy and many other accepted and proven scientific
procedures relating to the study of health and disease. Together with
1. These lines remind one of the similar lines in Kent's great lecture on CARB-v. cf Kent, James these things, it employs forces and mechanisms that can only be per-
I.
Tylor: LECTURES ON HoMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA, Fourth Edition, Boericke and Tafel, Phil­
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ceived and used through the media of, and upon plains of the super has been disturbed by any morbific agent or cause. Homeopathic reme­
physical. Failure to comprehe?d and interpret the reactions (of that ani­ dies, by reason of the process of potentization and because of the fact
mating spark or force called hfe) to heredity and envuonment excludes that each remedy has been proven or tested on relatively healthy
us from the realm of causes and leaves us uncertain and confused in the human beings, are each a specialized charge of polarized energy - elec­
whirlpool of effects. trolytes of a specific nature, selected to meet the needs of each individ­
The realm of causes exists beyond the ken of the five senses, and ual case of disease, whose activities are first manifested in the deep
only their effects are with us on the plane of matter. T�e material�stic centers of the nervous system where the mystic currents of life forces
scientist views the physical body as a complex automatic mechamsm, concentrate at these power stations of the body to be distributed in an
activated by electro-magnetic forces through the processes of oxidation. orderly even stream in accordance with the body's needs along the
Consciousness with its mental and emotional manifestations are course of the efferent system of nerves to the remotest parts of the
regarded as but bio-chemical end results elaborated by this same auto­ orgamsm.
matic organism. The dynamistic philosopher sees the matenal body �s Some illustrations and comparisons of methods will better describe
the result of life forces, influencing growth and development and domi­ two different concepts of the modus operandi of cure:
nated by the conscious mind as the highest manifestation of the ego, In the treatment of malaria the old school give massive doses of qui­
which has envolved from the great eternal first cause, the Creator. nine to kill the plasmodia of malaria in the blood stream and they actu­
Traditional medicine regards disease as a material entity, or a tox­ ally succeed in doing it, but at a great cost in health and suffering which
emia or a pathologic change in the tissues of the body, and in �heir results from the combined effect of the disease and the drug together
treatment employ mechanical or surgical measures or crude chemiCals creating a new combination of symptoms and body changes; true there
in an attempt to cure or correct the trouble. may be no more chills or fever, but in their place many forms of neural­
Homeopathy perceives disease as but a change in the h.armonio.us gic pains of a chronic nature are frequently produced, or chronic liver,
flow of life forces, the dynamis of the body, thereby producmg a senes spleen and blood changes all of a chronic baffling and resistant nature
of changes first in the subtle nerve centers whose vibrant en.ergies pr.o­ results. These states are recognized by homeopaths as suppressions and
duce all the astounding complex chemical changes of the flmds and tis­ not cures. The homeopath administers his remedies in accordance with
sues ultimating in disease or pathology. When the mysterious a proven law called the Law of Similars: every case of sickness is studied
messenger of life flows harmoniously and uninterruptedly, health is as an individual case regardless of its diagnostic name and though a
blooming; when it is checked or disturbed, disease prevails and death is large number of cases may be suffering from a malarial infection each
at hand. This dynamis or life force, flowing from the source of creative one presents a symptom picture calling for its own specific remedy
energy, vivifies and animates all nature, through mineral, plant and ani­ because each individual with symptoms, idiosyncrasies and reactions
mal kingdoms, thus making all of us kin and more or less inter-depend­ peculiar to himself reacts differently to the malarial poison and for that
ant and related. Given a relatively perfect mechanism activated by a reason requires his own specific antidote or remedy.
dynamis flowing in harmony and attunement with its environment we Another illustration is in the treatment of syphilis. So called regular
may be assured of a state of health resulting. Such relatively perfect medicine attacks lues by administering powerful drugs such as arseni­
mechanisms are those bodies blessed by good inheritance for then the cals, mercurials, bismuth preparations and iodides all in drastic dosages
dynamises have been orderly and strong from the time of conception; injected directly into the blood stream1 with the object of destroying
hence growth and development have proceeded in a normal way to ulti­ the spirocheta claimed to be the specific cause of the disease, even
mate in the birth of healthy beings able to meet changing forces of though often certain nerve, brain and spinal conditions of a most seri­
environment successfully and thus escape sickness or retardation of ous nature may fail to show the presence of the spirocheta in the blood
growth and development. or spinal fluid, with negative Wasserman and Kahn tests. Such cases are
.
The homeopathic concept of illness involves equally subtle mstru­
ments and forces to restore harmony in the play of life energy when it 1. Today the allopathic treatment of syphilis involves large doses of antibiotics. - Editor.

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especially apt to appear after a course of drastic old school anti-syphi­ su�h treatment the chronic disease is, so to say, driven into the internal
litic treatment. Again we see suppression instead of cure; these are vic­ slan or T? �cous membranes of the lungs, intestines, or some other
tims of the combined effects of syphilis and artificial drug disease: mucous hmng.
Paresis, locomotor ataxia and numerous other nerve and blood diseases Another important ob � ervation is that symptoms get well in the
continue to present a hideous train of evil subtilities for "scientific" reverse order of t�eu commg, that is, the last to appear are the first to
medicine to ponder over as a result of its handiwork. As a result of all go, under the actiOn of the homeopathic remedy. The reverse of this
this, we witness periodical changes in treatment and the introduction of takes place when nature unassisted brings about recovery' the last
new experimental drugs without the guidance of law or philosophy, symptoms to come being the last to get well.
only a blind, blundering, haphazard empirical series of unending trials
and errors to pile up suffering and disappointment and accumulated
evils and weakness in the race, piling up constantly, increasing suffering
and impaired health to be transmitted down through the generations.
Old school medicine is making a great noise about the control of
syphilis, but aside from the educational phase of their program calling
attention to the dangers and seriousness of the infection they are doing
infinitely greater harm than they are good in the false assumption of
the Wasserman blood test as the criterion of treatment for lues. With­
out a chemical history of the infection and the following sequence of
symptoms and body changes such as the chancre, sore throat and typi­
cal eruptions, loss of hair and a host of symptoms and signs, the diag­
nosis of syphilis is not justified on a Wasserman reaction alone. And
the drastic nature of the treatment must produce great harm in many
cases. Were it not for the selfish blight of commercialism, this mon­
strous practice would not florish as it now does. But manufacturing
chemists and political and industrial doctors permit their insatiable
greed to blind them to wholesale suffering and impoverishment among
their hapless victims.
Homeopathy observes the order and pace, direction and develop­
ment in the symptoms and changes of disease whether it be an artificial
drug disease (proving) or a natural one. Some of the observations are
highly interesting and of great value to both patient and physician. One
of the outstanding observations is that chronic diseases first attack the
centers of the organism and then proceed to manifest at the periphery
(the externals). Thus both acute and chronic diseases have periods of so
called incubation (central action) and later show forth in their charac­
teristic symptoms. The manifestations of chronic disease at the periph­
ery is the body's way of protecting the internal organs of man from
damage by ultimating disease in the least important part of man. Thus
many chronic intestinal complaints and asthmatic difficulties are often
the result of suppressing skin eruption with powerful salves, because by
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The Power of lnfinitesimals

THE PowER OF INFINITESIMALSI Without ligh� all orga ic �arms of matter would
i. �orgamc. ch�mical combr:matwns would cease . With perish and most
_

the prese nce of

When we view the material universe in concrete forms we fail to per­ hgh� come higher_ forms of life and intelligence. The various polar
ceive the urge of action and reaction residing in infinitesimal units of ltght affec t vanous forms of life. For instance in the spheres ofities the
throughout the whole realm of nature. As we follow the p � ysicist from mfr�-red ar: a call_ed the heat and chemical areas exist all planes of inor­
solid forms of matter to matter in a liquid state and then mto gaseo us gamc chem istry; m the spheres or spectrum of the white rays including
forms and finally into its electro-m agnetic and radio-acti ve forms we are t?e ultra vwlet, are found the planes of organic chem
cognizant of the increased energy and power of �atteriVm these succes­ hfe forms t�at best flounsh m these strata; beyond theistry and higher
ultrav
sive steps above mentioned (viz. from solid to rad10ac� � processes). To the destructive rays where mere evolution as it were, is reveriolet sed
are
and
illustrate we need only compare the relative power residmg m an ounce matter undergoes changes from highly active to denser forms as is
of coal a� compared to an equal amount of radium. The heat and � ight showr: m_ �he gradual and almost imper�eptible proce ss of radju
energy in the small quantity of coal is soon exp : nded leavmg a resid ue tegra�10n mto lead. O r:e form of polanzed hght, moon light l ormrefl
disin­
ec­
of potash and carbon. While an ounce of � adm :
n� � ill ro � uce l �ght ted ltght, affects . certam enzymes of starch causing it to change into
and heat for a million years without appreoable dimmutlOn m�orweight sugar. Also certam pathoge ic bacteria thrive in polarized light, these
or form. We cannot separate the so called impondera?le n:s of sa�e fo.rms of bact� na_ pens� h m the white rays of sunlight and most
energy, light, electricity, magnetism, etc., from . th: mfim�esimals rapidly m th_e ultravwlet rays. �he various calor rays are only the result
because such forms of energy are composed of t�fimtesimal umts.' elec­ of a change m the rate of vibrat10ns or frequency of the light s.
2
trons which are recognize d as the ultimate umts of all atoms m the The speed of light is only surpassed by one other force inwave the uni­
material world. verse, na.t? ely human thought. When we shall know more abou t the
Not so long ago we were taught that atoms were the ultimate division therape� tic powers ?f l �ght in al� its gradation and polarities and perfe
of matter, we are now told that the electron holds that place and there a techm.que o.f apphcat10n we wtll have no more sickness, ignorance norct
are some who even dispute this statement. unhappmes s m our midst.
Professor See, a great astronomer and mathematician speaks of t?e Next to light in power to change and build new combinations of
etheon, a thousand times smaller than the electron - these small umts atena
� l forms are the chemical catalysts. These catalysts do not enter
filling interstellar space within whose vastness float the numerous solar mto the chemtc�l changes and comp
systems and their retinue of planets makmg up t�e umver�e. Th� �ost duces the c?emtcal phenomenon andound s: their mere presence pro­
witho
wonderful vivifying and potently catalysmg force m the umverse iS hght chemical um?ns would not take place. We areut indeb their presence these
in its many gradations of polarity ranging from mfra-red on out beyond �odge, chemist. for Armour for most of the chemicaltedcataly to Mr Fred
sts men­
the ultra violet into the realm of high frequency ray� , X-rays, a�d finally tiOned here tomght. To quote Mr. Lodge.
the mysterious and only recently disco_vered cosm_K ray commg frot? HARD ENIN G OF FATS: Such ily fats as cotto nseed oil may
ally hardened by causmg addit. �10nal be materi­
somewhere outside our solar system. Ltttle as yet . iS known abou� th�s hydr ogen to comb ine with
strange force beyond the fact that its p�netratmg power carnes ita � on_ of .�he oil s_o that in �act a stearine is formed. Such a prodtheuctcar­is
through six feet of solid lead, (the X-ray bemg able to penetrate only Cnsco , extensively used m kitchens. If a stream of hydrogen gas
few inches of lead foil), and its vibratory frequency exceeds that of the i. � passed thro��h the hot oil alour
� ne, no change takes place. However, if a
X-ray a hundred fold. httle finely divid ed, metalhc mcke
once set up, the car� on in the compl ound iS prese nt, a chem ical actio n is
takes on more hydr ogen
at
and
1. The handwritten manuscript has no date, but was probably written in 1947 and it seems it was becomes a stean. ne, mstead of an oil. Only two tenths of one percent of
never published. - Editor. .
The remedy LuNA has had quite an extensive proving and clinical use i n modern Homeopathy
.

2 . At the time of writing (about 1947) some of the newer concepts of physiCS were unknown. - Edi- 1.
tor.
- Editor.

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�iclcel is necessary to insure the reaction and this nickel does not enter in infinitesimal quantities, special ferments or enzymes to perform spe­
mto the reactiOn except as a catalyst. The hot stearine is run through cial functions in the body organism. But for the existence of one of
fil�e� press �s and �he nickel entirely recovered, less than four parts per these enzymes the Volstead act with its long train of evils would never
mllhon bemg left m the final product. (One part in a million is equiva­ been inflicted upon an already over burdened humanity.
lent to the 6X potency.) The occult subtle and infinitely fine substances called vitamins that
_ OXIDATIO N_ OF AMMONIA: When ammonia gas and hydrogen are have such a bearing on nutrition, growth, and development are so
m1xed w1th a1r and passed through a fine gauze of platinum, previously infinitesimal that they are hardly recognized other than by their stu­
heated, th� oxyge_n of the air combines with the nitrogen and hydrogen pendous effects when present or absent.
to form mtnc_ aCld, a compound directly opposite in character to the The smallness and power of bacteria need not be elaborated here but
alkaline ammonia. That the platinum does not appear as a component some interesting things may be said about bacteriophage. This virus
part_ of the fina� product is shown by the fact that the process may be found first in polluted water of rivers or lakes where typhoid and other
earned on contmuously for months without any renewal of platinum. intestinal disease bacteria abound, is observed thus by the electron
OXIDATION OF SuLPHUR DIOXIDE To SuLPHUR TRIOXIDE: When the microscope; in nature it is capable of killing pathogenic micro-organ­
hot s� lphur dioxide gases resulting from the burning of the sulphur and isms in a test tube and antidoting their effects in the human body.
contammg, of course, excess air are brought in contact with metallic Today in Europe and in South America the bacteriophages active
platinum in the form of platinum black, or in contact with oxides of against typhoid and dysentery are being used in research related to
iron or aluminum or vanadium, the oxygen of the air combines with these diseases.
the sulphur dioxide to form sulphur trioxide the gases are reasonably A few facts concerning the power of the tiny things dwelling in the
pure, the catalyst functions indefinitely especially so in the case of plat­ realm of the electron microscope will help to elucidate the title of my
mum, as plants have been in operation continuously for more than ten paper.
years without any change of the platinum catalyst. From the December number of jottings published by Boericke and
PRODUCTION OF PETROLEUM FROM CoAL: A process is in operation in Tafel, we are told that potentized SrL. is necessary to sustain life. Dia­
Europe producing different grades of petroleum from coal by means of toms are organisms that are found through out the world in all fresh
a catalyst. The coal is finely ground and mixed into a paste with oil, and and salt water. Diatoms are the basic food for the organisms next higher
a small amount of some catalyst, such as iron oxide. This is introduced in the scale of life and therefore are the foundations on which all
into a steel cylinder, externally heated. Hydrogen under a considerable marine life is built. In the open oceans diatoms occur in greatest abun­
pre_ssure is admitted to the cylinder, whereupon because of the catalytic dance where there is an admixture of muddy water from some river and
act10n, the hydrogen and carbon of the coal combine to form various where the salinity is relatively low. Their abundance appears to be
hy? rocarbons _including several grades of oils. In this process, the iron related to the pressure of colloidal silica in these areas rather than to
ox1de catalyst 1s not recovered because of its low value, but is allowed to temperature for they are found abundantly in the tropics as well as
go with the ash. Note that the mere presence of the true catalyst is toward the poles.
alone sufficient to bring about certain chemical unions impossible of A few quotations from the Journal of the American Medical Associa­
forming without catalytic aid. tion printed in the November issue of the Homeopathic Recorder will
Examples of minute quantities affecting the properties of substance prove interesting, instructive and sustaining to some of our weak kneed
are: Soft malleable iron plus 2% carbon equal carbon steel. Steel plus a homeopaths. A milligram of thyroxin produces a 2% rise in basal
few percent of chromium and nickel equal stainless steel. metabolism in a man weighing1 154 lbs. Speaking of botulinum the fatal
Enzymes are powerful agents acting as catalysts that perform tasks of dose is diminished to 3x10·2 grams, some dilution for this journal to
the greatest importance in the affairs of life and its multitudinous proc­ admit. A therapeutic dose of 2x10·5 mg of tuberculin is recomended,
esses. When any one of the numerous digestive and blood ferments are future treatment being based on reaction (not bad Homeopathy). Dr.
lacking, physical life soon ebbs. The various endocrine glands secrete, Brans in his article on exophthalmic gaiter says that one milligram of
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thyroxin will produce symptoms. Lieb stimulated the uteri.ne contrac­ and as a result a charge is accumulated on the surface films. These films
tions of a guinea pig with 10-3 mg of quinine solution. Dr. Rmger sp eak­ of ininite thinness and of high dielectric constant are pecularily
ing of amyl-nitrite, began treatment with a minim dose. b�t found 1t t? o adapted to the storage and adaptive discharge of electric energy. The
strong and was obliged to reduce it to one thud of a mm1m. He contm­ extreme thinness of these films is needed because the work of the cell
ues, the lOth nay, even the 30th of a minim will in some cases counter­ depends on its capacity for oxidation; oxidation in turn depends on the
act flushing. Claude Bernard said every substance which in large doses electric energy seated between the nucleus and the cytoplasm, this
abolished the property of an organic element stimulates it when given energy depends on the voltage of the cell and on the electric charge the
in small doses. Christiansen of Harvard writes, the effective therapeutic lipid films will hold. The electric charge the lipid film will hold is
dose should be far below the toxic dose. The extraordinary distinct radi­ dependent on the thinness of the film, the thinner the film, the greater
ographs taken of the 60th trituration of RAD-BR. by Boericke an.d Tafel the charge. Dr. Fricke has found that the film which surrounds the cells
some years ago lmocked into a cocked hat the old threadbare cla1m that is on the order of 10-7 of a centimeter thick, and that the lipid film has
there was no medicine in the 30th potency. electric capacity of a high order; viz., 0.8 microfarads per square cen­
A few quotations from Crile in his B�polar T�eory of �iving Proc­ timeter. We may consider, then that electricity keeps the "flame of life"
esses will illustrate the infinitely small umts of whKh the ammal organ­ burning in the cell and that the flame oxidation supplies the electricity
ism is composed. It is estimated that there are twent�-eight �rill�o? which is the "vital force" of the animal. In accordance with this concep­
bipolar electric cells in the human body independen.t umts, yet mtnm­ tion, therefore, the cell is an automatic mechanism. Life as we view it is
sically wired and bound together and under the dommance and c?ntrol the expression of the activity of this automatic mechanism.
of the organism as a whole to form the most wonderful automat1c self It is of infinite advantage to have the organism made up of trillions
repairing and sustaining mechanism, a veritable epitome of the un�­ of units called cells instead of an equal mass in a single unit. The
verse. This wonderous body is admirably constructed for the work 1t advantage of the greater surface area of the lipid films surrounding the
has to perform in all the multitudinous processes oflife (f� r its perp� tu­ microscopic cells (as compared with that of a single cell of equal mass)
ation and reproduction) and functions as an electro-chem1cal machme. is the corresponding increase in working capacity and a corresponding
These tiny units, some of them ultramicroscopi� in size and made up increase in the amount of oxidation. Sir Arthur Thompson has esti­
of electronic and colloidal elements, are so constltued to perform then mated the total surface area of the 28 trillion cells to be equivalent to
specific labors in the body economy by means of the elaboration and nine acres. Meynert estimated that there are 109 cells in the cerebral cor­
discharge of electric energy through oxi�ation processes �ach b1polar tex, the total surface area of the cortical cells would be about 3 square
unit or cell is representative of the orgamsm as a whole m: 1ts structure meters, the total area would have a capacity equivelent to that of a Ley­
and inherent qualities of automatic repair and reproduction by mea� s den glass jar 0.3 millimeters in thiclmess with a surface area of 114,000
of electro-chemical laws. This unit is made up of the nucleus the aod square meters, (the area of a city block.)
element, and cytoplasm the alkaline element, and separate? �y a semi Further consideration of the cell as a bipolar electrochemical unit
permeable film of very low conductivity. These charactenst1cs of the indicates the dividing line between the living and non living. In accord­
cell indicate a difference in electric potential between the nucleus and ance with this conception, the term of electric energy on the mem­
the cytoplasm. This is the bipolar mechanism: the nucleus �ei� g t�e branes with a resultant polarization together with a mechanism for the
positive element, the cytoplasm the negative element. �he ox1dat10n. m release of that energy to perform work. There is no more energy per
the nucleus appears to be on a higher scale than the ox1dat10n occunng mass in the living than in the non-living. In the living, energy is cap­
in the cytoplasm and therefore as the electric tension increases in the tured and same amount of energy exists, but is balanced; equalized,
nucleus the current breaks through, the potential in the nucleus falls inert, non-living.
consequently the current is interrupted. Since the potential is immedi­ In the light of all these astonishing facts and the plausible theories
ately restored by oxidation we perceive that an interr�pted current based upon them we homeopaths hold the golden key of theraupeutic
passes continually from the positive nucleus to the negat1ve cytoplasm worth to unlock the storehouses of healing for the race. Every onward
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step of science forward sheds more light on the claims and tenants of FINER FoRCES IN MEDICINE1
Homeopathy and confirms every detail. Mathematics in positive terms
proves our claims for the power of potencies. Physics and chemistty Since the discovery and application of homeopathic remedies for the
proclaim in ever increasing volume that the wonderous effects of our treatment of the sick, especially the use of those remedies in their
attenuated medicines are but catalysts of stupendous efficiency. For­ highly potentized state one hundred fifty years ago, little else but ridi­
merly our claims of cure were a cause for laughter and ridicule from the cule has been given us by the world of medical science for our claims of
unthinking who were unable mentally to grasp such delicate and intri­ the subtle powers residing in the unseen side of nature.
cate phenomema, but now every advance in real science and the unfold­ Recently, however, a number of startling things have been revealed
ing of new laws and forces, climaxed by 150 years of glorious and given the public concerning the application of finer forces in the
achievements all indicate our claims and entitle us to a place in the sun diagnosis and cure of disease. According to recent newspaper accounts,
among the servants and benefactors of the race. at the Mayo Clinic they have succeeded in making rapid and accurate
diagnoses and differentiations of the common cold, flu and poliomyeli­
tis by noting the behavior of the streptococcus germs placed in a mag­
netic field under a dark lense.
Experiments reported by the Yale journal of Biology and Medicine,
December, 1936, by employing a vacuum tube microvolt meter for the
measurement of bioelectric phenomena, "have brought out many inter­
esting facts relating to the state of health in cells, tissues, organs and
organisms. The experimenter claims that, every excess of action, every
change in physical state of the protoplasm of any organ or of any area
in the embryo, or in egg, produces - it is believed - an electrical distur­
bance. These currents probably play a larger part in the determination
of rates of growth, in the orientation or polarization of the cells and the
differentiation of the organism, in its polarity, in other words than has
been supposed." Discovery of the fact that ultra-microscopic organisms
carry electric charges of definite polarities thereby enabling the investi­
gator to identifY toxemias of infinitesimal quanties together with the
recognition of the bioelectric phenomena involved in the processes of
all living things may easily explain part of the modus operandi of highly
potentized homeopathic remedies.
Dr. Guy Steams and others have demonstrated that homeopathic
potencies are electro-magnetic forces consisting of oscillat01y frequen­
cies equal to those of magnetism which is said to average as high as
18,000,000,000,000,000,000 (18x1018) oscillations per second.
Potencies are likewise of definite polarities identified in accordance
with the drug substance employed. They, the potencies, can impart
their properties to an unbelievably larger amount of fluid, water or alco­
hol by diffusion, rendering those substances equally active in magnetic
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power to themselves. Thus a very small amount of the infinitesimal sub­ THE OccuLT SmE OF HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY1
stance introduced into the living body rapidly spreads throughout its
whole fluid contents from the deepest centers to the outermost parts The aspect of our philosophy that deals of the life side of e�istence
harmonizing disturbed vibratory rates in the organism by producing a in its relation to the form side might be termed occult because 1t oper­
state of resonance in the body circuits. When the electro magnetic cir­ ates within the scope of the imponderable forces of nature.
cuits or currents of the body are established in order, a balanced orderly All energies of the cosmos are vibratory in character and are prior to
chemical activity prevails; and while said orderly chemical processes are nd causative of all forms and ultimates in matter. Hence the "Life
maintained, the processes of growth and repair ultimate in normal cell �orce" (Vital Force or Dynamis or Vital Principle ofHahneman.n) c? n­
development histology. When these processes are reversed from center stitutes one of the distinctive features of homeopathy, because 1t �x�sts
to circumference, first a change in the electromagnetic currents of the and operates in the sphere of the imponderables. Unless the �hys1e1an
organism takes place immediately followed by change of body chemis­ can perceive and grasp the signific.ance a�d importance of hfe proc­
try soon followed by tissue or end changes to ultimate in pathology. esses, in the realm of health and d1sease h1s lmowledge of the Law of
More and more clinical evidence is increasing from various sources Similars will avail him little in the realm of cure.
of the power of highly potentized remedies in the eradication of disease
and the establishment and maintenance of health. Involved with this "Life Force" ofHahnemann are a number ofbod­
We need cite only the experiments and claims of Beir of Germany ies or vehicles intermingling and ramifying througho.ut and in conju.nc­
and his irritational theory of disease and its cure by attenuated drugs. tion with the physical body of man and correspondmg to the phys1eal
Also the more recent experiments of McDonald of England and his aspects of nature. These several ? odies are cl�ssified by oc�ult .studen�s
hydration theory of disease and its cure where potencies ranging up to and scientists as, first: the phys1eal or chem1cal body wh1ch 1s subdl­
the 30th are used to effect definite and satisfactory cures. Both these vided into a made up of several subdivisions and variations of matter.
scientists have acknowledged the truth and efficacy of homeopathic We all lmow that the material world including the body of man is
fundamentals. All of which brings vividly to our minds those soul-stir­ composed roughly of solids, water, gases and ethers. These so� ids? ':"�ter
ring words of the poet: and gases, make up the chemical ba�d of n.ature, .and from th1s d1v�s1on
Truth crushed to earth, will rise again, all the forms of mineral, plant, ammal, mcludmg man, are denved.
This is the physical body which corresponds to the crust of the earth.
The eternal years of God are hers Intermingling with the physical body of nature and �an, _ is the e.th­
Error, stung writhes in pain, eric body, comprising four aspects or divisions, each w1th 1ts spec1�c
And dies amidst her worshippers. function to perform in the rhythmic n:arc� ?f -?�ture. T �e eth�nc
region of nature and man, while still phys1eal, 1� mv1�1ble and mtang1bl.e
where our ordinary senses fail us, hence matenal SClence has no cogm­
zance of this aspect of nature because no instr_ument has .yet been
devised to register the vibrations or energies flowmg from th1s sp�ere.
Likely some of the so-called electronic reactions of Abrams are vlb�a­
tions from this plane. Only the trained clairvoyant can see the energ1es
operating on this and other higher planes of life to be mentioned later
on; he can see all the processes of life operating on al� these. plans of
nature separately and in unison throughout all the vast mtang1ble caus­
ative realms of nature.
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The Occult Side of Homeopathic Philosophy
THE ETHERIC REGION IS MADE UP OF FOUR SUBDIVISION S WITH SPECIFIC
FUNCTIONS OF EACH: ) CHEMICAL; ) LIFE; 3) LIGHT AND 4) REFLECTING.
1 2
sap ceases to flow until the summer sun again invests the light ether
with its force. The forces which work along the negative pole of the
1) The chemical ether is both positive and negative in its manifesta­ light ether deposit the chlorophyll, the green substance of the plant
tions. The forces which cause assimilation and excretion work and also colors the flowers. In fact, all calor in all the kingdoms of
through it; assimilation is carried on along the positive pole of the nature is deposited by means of the negative pole of the light ether.
chemical ether attracting the needed elements in their proper pro­ Therefore, animal have the deepest calor on the back and flowers
portions to build and repair the physical body. Elimination of are deepest colored on the side turned toward the light. In the polar
waste material is carried on by the action of the negative pole of the regions of the earth, where the rays of the sun are weak, all calor is
chemical ether. lighter and in some cases is so sparingly deposited that in winter it
2) The life ether promotes the forces of the propagation of the species. is withdrawn altogether and the animals become white.
Like the chemical ether it works along positive and negative poles, 4) The reflecting ether is the fourth of the ethers. Everything that has
the forces which work along the positive pole of this ether are those ever happened has left behind it an ineffaceable picture in this
which work in the female during gestation; they enable her to do reflecting ether. These pictures impressed in the reflecting ether
the positive work of bringing forth a new being. On the other hand, constitute what is known as the memory of nature. This ether is also
the forces working along the negative pole enable the male to pro­ the medium through which thought makes an impression upon the
duce semen. In the work on the impregnated ovum of the animal human brain. It is most intimately connected with the fourth sub­
and man, or upon the seed of the plant, the forces working along division of the world of thought.This is the highest of the four sub­
the positive pole of the life ether produce male plants, animals and divisions contained in the region of concrete thought and is the
men; while the forces which express themselves through the nega­ home world of the human mind. Here a much clearer version of the
tive pole generatefemales. memory of nature is found than in the reflecting ether.
3) Next is the light ether having positive and negative manifestations as The desire world in nature corresponds to the desire body in man
have the other ethers. The forces which play along its positive pole and like all other realms in nature is made up of seven divisions or
are the forces which generate the blood heat in the higher species of regions. Desire stuff in the desire world persists . through its s�ven subdi­
animal and in man, which make them individual sources of heat. visions or regions as material for the embod1ment of dem� . A_s the
The forces which work along the negative pole of the light ether are chemical region is the realm of form and as the ethenc. reg10n 1s �he
those operating through the senses, manifesting as the passive func­ home of the forces carrying on life activities in those forms, enablmg
tionsof sight, hearing, feeling, tasting and smelling. They also build them to live, move and propagate, so the forces in the desire world
and nourish the eye. In the cold blooded animals the positive pole working in the quickened desire body, impel it to move in this or that
of the light ether is the avenue of the forces which circulate the direction.
blood, and the negative forces have the same functions in regard to If there were only the activities of the chemical and etheric regions of
the eye as in the case of the higher animals and man. Where eyes the physical world, there would be forms having life, able to move, b �t
with no incentive for so doing. This incentive is supplied by the cosm1c
are lacking, the forces working in the negative pole of the light ether forces active in the desire world and without this activity playing
are perhaps building or nourishing other sense organs. through every fibre of the vitalized body, urging action in this direction
In plants the forces which work along the positive pole of the light or that, there would be no experience and no moral growth. The func­
ether cause the circulation of the juices of the plant. Thus in winter, tions of the different ethers would take care of the growth of the form,
when the light ether is not charged with sunlight as in summer, the but moral growth would be entirely lacking. Evolution would be an
impossibility, both as to form and life for it is only in response to the
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requirements of �piritualgrowth that forms evolve to higher states. Thus ego, the brain, and theforce nervous system may be seemingly in perfect
we see the great Importance of this realm of nature. order, but if the vital be lacking to carry the massage of the ego
Desires, �ishes, passi?ns and feelings express themselves in the mat­ through the nerves to the muscles, the dense body will remain inert.
ter of the different regwns of the desire world as form and featu This is exactly what happens when has of
part the dense body becomes par­
express themse�ves in the chemical region of the physical world. Th;; alyzed. The vital or etheric body parts. In mostdiseased
become and the vital
�ake f?rms wh1eh last f�r a longer or shorter time, according to the cases
force can no longer flow to those vehicles. That is why homeop of sickness, the
mtensity of.th.e d�me, Wish or feeling embodied in them. In the desire trouble is with the finer invisible and similar in nature to these vehi­ athic
w.orld the distmctlon between the forces and the matter is not so defi­ potencies corresponding in fineness and establish states of har­
mte an� app �rent as in the physical world. There force and matter are cles can better reach these invisible centers vital force to restore with its
almost Ide?tKal and interchangeable. To a certain extent the desire of the
mony, therein enabling the flow tissues througho
world c<?nsi.sts of force ma�ter. .A� desires and emotions are the driving vivifying power weakened calls and ut the whole econ­
and activat�ng for� e.s of hfe, It � s easy to see the importance (for a omy of the body, from center to circumfe rence, from within outward,
h.ome�pathlC P.hysician) �f an m�Imat� l�owledge of this subject, espe­ from the realms of thought and emotions to the chemistry of the crude
oall� m applymg remedies havmg similar emotions involved in any body.
special case he may be treating. I want to speak of another manifestation in the life ofand man associated
But in nature and in man, there are deeper and stronger forces yet to with his various vehicles including his physical ]. Kilner.thatThisis sci­
body the
probe and o?�erve: The w_o :ld of tho�ght, consisting of seven regions of aura or human atmosphere, as it is called by Waiterhuman aura may be
varymg qualities .a�� densi �Ies, and hke the physical world, it is divided entist has devised chemical screens whereby the after the
�nto two mam divisions, VIZ. � the region of concrete thought compris­ visible to the naked eye; and more, the eye may be trained, be seen without
mg the .four most dense regwns, and the region of abstract thought aura has been seen by the aid of screens, so that it can
compnsmg the three regions of finest substance. chemical or other assistance. The color, size and texture of the aura give
'!'his world of thought is the central one of the five worlds from his states
good indications of the character of the subject and to man, includ­ of health
wh1e� man obtains his vehicles. Here spirit and body meet. It is also of disease as well. Occultists tell us that all that belongs progress,
t� e highest of the three wo:lds in which T?an's evolution is being car­ ing his inheritance, his character and his evolutionary and spiritual
:Ied forward at the present time, th� two higher worlds being practically summed up in health states, desire nature, thought power,
m abeyanc � as yet, �o �ar as man IS concerned. Here in this world of advancement, are found and known by those gifted with a state of con­
thought �eside .Imagmat10n and will which enable the man to control sciousness to perceive and read the aura. Thus the achievem ent of Mr.
the emo �I�nal Impu � ses of th � desire world and to invent and improve Kilner may well be a great boon to the suffering and the sick as well as
alo.ng ongmal hnes m the thmgs affecting his life. Here is the seat of the advancing physician who welcomes every vestige of new knowledg e
phllosoph_Y, a�stract reason, mathematics, etc.; here also exits the innu­ that helps him understand the mystery of life and its uses and goals.
merable . vibratwn.s of tone and color that generate the sublime tones of No discussions of occult man would be complete without some
ha.rmomous �Usic. Here poetry has its birthplace; and life in all its statement concerning the blood, the man in solution. The bloodcells not
bnghtest and nchest manifestations exist. only carries all nutrition and the purifying oxygen to the remotest the sun as
The vitalforcefrom the sun which surrounds us as a colorless fl uid is of the body but it distributes the regenerating vital force ofclosely asso­
absorbed by �he . vital body through the etheric counterpart of ;he well and thereby constantly perpetuates the life cycle. It is generatio ns
spleen, wherem It undergoes a curious transformation of color. It ciated with the aura connecting man's present with his past
becomes. pale rose hued and spreads along the nerves all over the dense and his future advance in evolution.
body. It IS to the nervous system what the force of electricity is to a tele­ Dr. Rudolph Steiner wrote "The grand work for the formatio n of the
graph s �stem. Th <?ugh th �r� be wires, instruments and telegraph opera­ blood, with all its attendant system of blood vessels, appears very late in
tors all m order, If electncity is lacking no message can be sent. The the developm ent of the embryo," and from this natural science has
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rightly concluded that the formation of blood occurred late in the evo­ to the structure and soul of unboun? ed n.ature. all animated . and g�v­
lution of the universe. Not until the human embryo has repeated in erned by that Great First Cause, De1ty, w1th h1s countless h1erarch1es
itself all the earlier stages of human growth thus attaining to the condi­ and appointed helpers throughout his universal realm. . .
tion in which the world was before the formation of blood, is it ready to We are indebted to Max Hendel, the author of the Roszcntczan Cosmo
perform this crowning act of evolution, the transmitting and uplifting Conception, a volume treating of the evolution and involution of man
of all that has gone before into the very special fluid which we call physically and spiritually and his relation and place in Nature' s econ­
blood. omy, for much of the above information; also to M�nly Hall, �u�hor of
Man, The Grand Symbol of the Mysteries and Healzng, The Dzvme A_ rt
Manly Hall says, for the statements and thoughts concerning the blood and .1ts occult sig­
The consciousness of man was released through the blood, that is, nificance; also to Walter J. Kilney for the statement concerning the aura
the action of the blood resulted in certain modifications of the bodily described in his book entitled The Human Atmosphere.
fabric. These modifications were of the nature of refinements, affording If the writer of this brief sketch treating of the occult forces in man
greater opportunity for the expression of the subtle impulses from the can stimulate investigation along these lines in the ranks of medicine,
soul. especially the homeopathic branch, .he will �eel well paid for the efford
Consciousness moved from the simple to the complex, as demon­ ofbringing this subject to the attent10n of h1s colleagues.
strated by Herbert Spencer. Man moved the focus of his awareness
from heredity to environment, from inward to outward perception. His
first blood consciousness was entirely subjective, that is, the blood lived
in him. Gradually this has changed and now man lives in his blood.
The composite blood of the present man, containing within it the
strains from many ancient sources, has relulted in the cosmopolitan
quality of the modern mind.
Released from bondage to these phantoms of the blood stream, the
thought is turned to the assimilation of lmowledge derived from the
phenomenal universe. It does not necessarily follow, however, that the
blood has ceased to exert an influence for in its present state, that is
emancipation from ancestral influence, it has formed into a new chem­
istry and is a suitable carrier for the impulses of the ego.
The blood has become the instrument of self expression and as such
carries within its subtle body the dictums of the intellectual genius. As
the blood once revealed the past, so now it foretells the future; for
within it are set up the vibrations and patterns by which the future
estate of man is to be determined. The blood is now a medium by
which external phenomenal circumstances are carried inward to be
incorporated into consciousness, and by which the consciousness in its
turn, flows outward to determine and direct the activity of the person­
ality.
We have only skimmed the surface of a very small part of this fasci­
nating subject; it would require volumes to describe in full occult rela­
tions of the blood, the organs and the endocrines of the human body
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OccuLT CAusEs AND MATERIAL EFFECTs1 independent yet fused together for cooperative work for the common
Throughout the whole realm of nature every manifest go od of the organism as a whole. . . y afflict . us m. the form of
ch.ange pr�sented to the five senses operating on the materialation and The convulsions of nature that penod1eall
plane tornadoes, earthquakes and storms are only a change of state or poten­
existe.nce. IS but the effect of some subtle unseen force of causatioonf behind all physical phenomena
tial in the electrical and magnetic forces and harmony
functwnmg on the super plane of the Cosmos . It in nature. As long as there is equilibriu m in the flow of
name �e. may call this super animated realm of cause:matters little what
the mental, astral these forces, all is peace and serenity or health and comfort. And when
and spmtu�l planes ?f existence are all terms used to express unseen the flow of these forces is again disturbed, violence and unharmon y or
st�tes of bemg wherem all manifestations in the physical world are ger­ disease obtains until equilibrium again recurs.
mmated and produced . In the world of science today there is much confusion and disagree­
�f two grains of wheat, one synthetic, the exact replica the natural ment concerning a determinate answer to the phenomena ofsomething the physi­
gram, are plan�ed m. the .earth and su�jected to the sun' s ofvivifying rays cal universe. Compton and others are inclined to admit that
and the earth s magnetic and chemical forces, two vastly of the metaphysical must enter into their theories to obtain the answer,
results ensue. The same subtle forces are at work on two bodiesdifferent while Einstein and Planck persist in the belief that an absolute answer
cally and anatomically alike, but one responds by a manifestationchemi­of life may be had in physical processes alone, and that may be expressed in
growth, expansion and development; the other' s reaction is death mathematical terms. In the world of medicine we observe a still greater
decomposition and oblivion. This difference in effects obtain becaus� state of chaos and confusion. The scientific medical man believesnoth­ only
the synt� etic grain ?f. the. chemist lacks the animated spark of the mys­ what is cognizant through his five senses; and as we have shown,
tenous hfe force residmg m the natural grain. And this ing of cause exists on that plane; it follows that definite knowledghim. � con­
or spark c �n only be known on the material plane by itsunseen life force
manifest cerning man and the universe around him cannot be known to
expresse d I.n a fav�r�ble environment with the proper stimuli: it ation, The testimony of the five senses is subject to illusions and error. Our
all synthetic defimti?n an? analysis . Behind all natural phenomdefi ena
es
eyes tell us that the sun rises and sets, but absolute knowledge of astron­
seasonal , metereolog1eal, tidal and terrestrial - are definite but unseen- omy teaches us that the Earth' s motion on its axis is the cause of day
causes. and night and that the rising and setting sun is only apparent.
Eve_ry particle of matter in the universe even to the smallest electron Until we measure man and the universe in this same scale of absolute
Is. subJect and obedient to the same laws operating lmowledge, we will be confused both scientifically and medically. Until
the fiv_e senses. Th� �reatest sun whirling in remotest beyond the ken of
space has no more we are able to perceive the finer forces operating in nature back of all
free will than the tmiest electron vibrating in a single of the human concrete form, we cannot contact cause. The realm of the five senses is
body. Both are confined to the definite limits ofcelltheir influential the realm of effects, and any effect directed there is lost as far as modi­
spheres. fying or preventing inevitable results.
Tit_De, space, intelligence or consciousness, substanc vibration, Changes in the physical world or in the physical body of man can
p_olanty, rhythym , _tune o� harmony are the cardinal featurese, and only be modified or influenced by changing the causative forces,
Sites of an expandmg umverse. All these terms, except consciourequi­ unseen and unlmown save by the conscious intelligence of the cosmos
may ? e reduced to mathematical formulation. A study of the infisness, nites­ or man. Consciousness in varying degree of lucidity is an attribute of
mals m nature presents a perfect likeness of the vast suns of interstel lar every entity in nature throughout the animal, vegetable and mineral
space. kingdoms. Internally consciousness is inextricably bound up with the
. Man has been aptly called an epitome of the universe life force or essence of things and beings; externally it is associated with
tion made up of many systems (organs) and individual. Ancellsorganiza
(units)
­
the aura. Scientists have proven by delicate electric tests and stimuli
that plants have sensation and even suffer pain and experience p leasure
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor.
and that they have circulatiory and nervous systems. The chemical reac-
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brought into harmony with all nature.
tions, affinities, and revulsions of the mineral elements with their spec­ th� h as ch ange clges. Hemayhasbebeen . .
d in all plane� of h1s bem (or asmora
g th e
troscopic responses may well be ascribed to a modified degree of Ancl these chanss 1·t . "In all note his bodies or veh1c les") so that the l
consciousness. The auras of humans, animals, plants and minerals have occu1tlsts expre · . t t h e P h ys1ca
, together with an ':phft throughou
·
and mental processes
· 1
long been demonstrable facts; thus we are dealing with actualities and rved and felt by the pat1ent. i sick through all h1s.
not mere metaphysical theories. b ody can be obse man, when sick, �
Even science, which always lags behind advanced thought, (since it These facts teach us that proc eed, from w1th m and towa rd the sur-
accepts only that which is proven) is now beginning to recognize that p1 aneS and that heali ng must h .
m out , from
on (Hermg· s Law) : "From w1�
face Hence the observati · .
we live in a conscious universe. And while mathematics may designate
and describe or reduce to a formula the units of the physical worlds, it cen�er to cirumference, from above down, from more v1tal less v1tal to
is inadequate to so circumscribe consciousness. parts". t the 1. !lternal forces res1·cl·mg m·weexter -
The so-called medical scientist, however, is innocently oblivious to When we shall know more abou nal v1tal fo:ce of ma1_1 , then shall
the part and place of consciousness in nature; and if he does give a nal things and more aboustinthetheinter realm of healmg. Inhe nted weaknesse s
omplish greater thing �e sum­
passing glance at the consciousness of man, it is to relegate it to a :�cl predispositions will fade hum away like winter's snow bene ath tmze the
remote and unimportant place in his studies. mer sun. When enough of Philoanity shall .lmow �nd . recog .
Homeopathy since its inception has recognized consciousness 1 in all ortance of Homeopathic sophy and 1ts apphcat10 n to the s1ck,
its manifestations and especially with its internal associate the vital �:ecially to the sick
·
weal d y child , then shall we behold t�e new race. ts.
force as the dominating factor of life, health and disease. We see con­ Then will com e the conquesttube over all mental and �hys1cal edefec
sciousness departing with the ebbing of the vital force from this physi­ Insanity, epilepsy, canc er and a racerculo sis will be but mgh . ? me
tmar s f t �
cal plane. We see the perversions of affections, and their deep past, and out of this will growand in tune of super men. and .women hvmg
emotional disturbance, the illusions of the sense, the delusions and harmony among themselves with the mfimte.
deliriums, and aberations of the emotional mind that come with mani­
festations of disease when the vital force flows in disorder. All these
things are shown and recorded in the pathogenesis of each of our
proven remedies.
Also accompanying these things are vast changes in the physical
body, pathological conditions which have been cured many times by
many different prescribers in the past one hundred and fifty years with
the application of the homeopathically indicated remedy, given in
highly attenuated unseen form, to change the disturbed flow of vital
force to a state of harmony and tune.
Not only does the indicated remedy bring harmony and tune to the
individual body of the sick man, but it brings him in tune and accord
with the Cosmos, the environment he lives in. When in his sickness
certain foods disturb him and certain pollens and emanations aggravate
him, after the administration of the needed remedy these things no
longer affect him adversely. He is in tune with himself within, and with
the universe without. Thus, the life force may be so modified that one
may seem to live in a changed world, but it is the man, not the world,
1. Organon § 9 ff. Editor.
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HEREDITY, ENVIRONMENT, HoMEOPATHY1

THE SPHERE OF THE REPERTORY IN THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE1
All individuals are born with a certain inherited racial or family The sphere of the repertory is as br� ad as the Ho�eopathic Materia
weakness, a tendency to disease. Hahnemann expressed this fact in Medica itself. Repertory study is espeoally v�luable �� t? e t�eatment of
terms of Psora, Syphilis, Sycosis, to which modern physicians may add chronic diseases, because absolute accuracy m prescnbmg IS necessary
Serum disease and Drug Miasms. These inherited agents and acquired to success in these chronic forms of sickness.
toxins prevent the normal harmonious rhythmic flow of the life forces Osler is quoted as saying that ninety-five per cer:t. of acute sickness is
to an abnormal weakened interrupted stream, depriving the blood and self-limiting and will recover even tholl:gh . no p�ysKwn be. p:esent. The
body cells of proper nutrition (composed of hormones, enzymes, and
endocrine secretions) for growth, repair and protective power against above statement, however, does not comode w�th t�e stat1st1cs of Allo-
acute or environmental disease viz: infections, poisons, etc. athic losses in pneumonia, which in some ep1dem1cs reached a death
When Psora is eliminated from the individual, his life force flows in �ate of forty percent. Perhaps, had no physician been present, these
such harmony through his body that complete health of mind and losses would have been much less appalling. . If � he c�a1ms . of. several
body is obtained, thus endowing him with power to resist unhealthy non-medical cults are taken as a check, we are JUStified m behe:rmg that
conditions of environment successfully and enabling him to build up flu and pneumonia cases at least are a much saf� r msurance nsk when
immunity against toxins and infections of various kinds. Without the they are deprived of the "privilege" of allopathiC or so-called regular
presence of Psora, acute or environmental disease can make no headway treatment.
or abide long in the human organism. The fact is that chronic di� eas � , as Hahnemann pointed out a hun
A child born of parents whose bodies have been cleansed of Psora by dred years ago, is not self-hm1t1ng and .does � ot ten? to recove�,.z
although better diet and sanitary s� rround� ngs w1ll mod1fy temporanly
homeopathic treatment will possess superior mental, emotional and
physical qualities over those less fortunately born. most forms of chronic illness. The1r duect10n IS. toward death an? only
The potentized homeopathic remedy is the only force so far discov­ the mighty power of the homeopathic similimum c� n turn the tldes of
ered by man that is capable of modifying or eliminating the inherited life ebbing deathward back toward the flood of glowmg health.
toxins resulting from Psora and its chain of secondary toxins viz: dis­ Admitting that only the exact remedy can cure in chronic diseases, to
ease acquired in the environment and added to the ravages of Psora. do our full duty by the sick, it behooves us to use every mean.s ar:d
Both the psoric and homeopathic forces are vibratory in nature and method that makes for accuracy in prescribing. The reason chrome dl� ­
act along parallel lines on a similar magnetic polarity, hence the mutual eases present so many difficulties in the finding of the nght remedy IS
destruction and obliteration of both forces when they melt in the deep because the symptom pictures or images of such sufferers present . so
centers of the organism where all vital life processes emerge. many features that are common to the provings of al� our de.ep actmg
medicines: the minerals, the metals, the snake and ammal pmsons, the
These vibratory forces each with its own specific rate of vibration and nosodes and the basic vegetable substances (like Lve.). All these medi­.
its distinctive polarity produce all the affinities, the attractions and cines affect man very slowly and deeply, changing his internals before
repulsions prevading throughout all nature to cause the multitudinous external manifestations appear.
phenomena of growth and decay, of health and disease, of stress and Acute diseases on the other hand, present much more distinct and
storm, of sunshine and calm, ramifying the animated cosmos. characteristic pictures comparatively easily reco �niz�d ir: the prov.ings
of the acute remedies as for example: AeoN. w1th 1ts v10lent anx1et.y,
turbed mental sphere. ARN., BRY., GELs., Ir. and RHuS-T. all present
heat and restlessness, sudden onset, etc., or BELL. with its peculiarly dis­

1. "Editorial" in THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol . LXIII, No. 9, March, 1948, p. 214. 1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor.
2. Organon §78. - Editor.
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symptom pictures, so specific that the merest tyro in homeopathic pre­ ate is a falsity and a crime against a beneficient cause. However, there is
scribing finds no difficulty in recognizing them. And the more these a brighter side to the future of homeopathy. In spite of the machina­
beautiful instruments are used by the conscientious prescriber the eas­ tions and the delinquencies of her so-called votaries and instructors and
ier the work becomes and the grander and more satisfying the results in spite of the many, many crimes committed in her name, in spite of
obtained. all of these things, homeopathy shall live and be dominant.
However, one need not limit repertory work and study to chronic or The repertory of today is a mighty monument of truth and of great
special diseases by any means. By special disease is meant diseases of use to sick humanity. Its compilers (especially Dr. James Tyler Kent)
organs, as eye, ear, nose and throat. Furthermore, the use of the reper­ deserve our ever-lasting gratitude and esteem for the love and labor they
tory in milder forms of illness is much easier than in chronic diseases extended in its construction. How much more complete may the future
and leads one even more swiftly to the similimum, the action of which repertory be if we work honestly and sincerely, in accordance with our
(in mild illness) is far more spectacular (because mild illnesses have a laws in its construction.
natural tendency to get well and the similimum catalyzes the process). The dawn of a new day is breaking whose light shall penetrate and
In finding guiding symptoms of the special parts of the body the reper­ illuminate all the dark, dismal precincts of medicine, and destroy the
tory is especially useful. Such a study will enrich ones knowledge of the incubus of superstition and error so long oppressing. The wonderous,
materia medica, and enlarge ones vision of the possibilities of internal vital force of Hahnemann, so long the mark of ridicule by materialistic
medication. If our homeopathic specialists could only be induced to minds, can now be measured in all its changes and perturbations in1
devote a little of their time to the study of the effects of our proven health and in diseases by Abrams ' electronic reactions of the blood.
remedies on the organs of special sense, they would stop chasing the And more: Every drug in all its numerous potencies, from the crudest
will-a' -the-wisps of empirical traditional medicine which is mouldy to the highest and finest, will be measured as to its electronic energy
with the chill, death and damp of the dark ages. And they would be and its uses, perfectly and completely adjusted to the needs of the sick,
rewarded with much better results in their work. with devices so simple and accurate that a child can be taught to apply
To be successful in repertory work as well as in any other form of them.
homeopathic prescribing, one must be well versed in the homeopathic
philosophy as promulgated by Hahnemann, and enriched by Kent. The
primary essential is case taking, and unless the case is properly taken,
your knowledge of the repertory and the materia medica is of little
avail. The reason why homeopathy is dying out among the present gen­
eration is because these fundamental principals have not been taught
by the teachers of the past twenty-five years. They have been traitors to
the sacred cause of truth, either unlmowingly or from a bigotted and
prejudiced training. They, like the political trimmers of the day, prefer
to sail along the path of passive resistance, the path of false teachings
that attracts and delights the multitude which is represented by the self
styled scientific medicine of the day.
With this group who make up the majority whose tenents are con­
stantly changing and uncertain, the science of today is the disappoint­
ment and fraud of tomorrow. Yet like leaves in a whirlpool, they are
constantly buffeted and eddyed around, without guide or compass, and
they have not the will to change the course leading them to the destroy­
ing vortex. Every allopathic prescription made by a homeopathic gradu- I. See artcle "Recent Concepts and New Formulas i n Medicine" p . 679 ff. - Editor.

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REPERTORY STUDY1 The aforementioned two groups are in turn divided into two group s
of symptoms VIZ COMMON and UNCOMMON. Thus :
A great many excellent papers have been written on this important
subject and everything has been said that there is to say about it. I hope
repetition will not be too triesome for those familiar with this work. In
order that it may not be boring, and for those less acquainted with this
valuable asset to homeopathic prescribing I will deal only with the
essentials of repertory technique.
GENERAL � UNCOMMON

First and foremost, in this phase of homeopathic prescribing, as in COMMON

all other approaches of methods of arriving at the needed remedy, the
similimum, the case must be fully and properly taken. Symptoms must
be obtained by indirect a�proach; any symptom answered by "yes" or
"no" is of doubtful value. Secondly, a knowledge of the relative value
of symptoms is imperative to arrive at the successful prescription by
analytical study and logic. In fact the correct classification and grouping
PARTICULAR � UNCOMMON

COMMON
of symptoms in a given case constitutes the greatest essential in arriving
at the homeopathic remedy for that case.
Symptoms of all cases fall into two primary groups: The CO�MON symptoms are those common to the provings of
General many remedres or thos commo.n to diseas� states (pathologic and diag­
Particular nostiC such as fev� r, y am� etc.) wrth no modrfymg. concomitants. For the
purpose of p.rescnbmg the common symp
The GENERAL symptoms are those pertammg to the patient as a for the selectron of the correct remedy. toms are valueless as guides
whole; such as his mental and emotional states, his fears, hates loves, The UNCOM.MON are those �hat are unusual, rare and pecu liar, or
and desires, symptoms of the will and the understanding emanating those that are �ughly charactenstrc of the provings of a certain drug and
from the deep centers of life - the innermost - and hence the most valu­ when faun? m a cale are valuable guides for the selection of the
able. homeopathiC remedy.
The physical generals, somewhat less in importance and value, are The right remedy will only be found in the totality of the high grade
those of the body organism reacting to environment such as the tem­ gen�ral symptoms together With . the characteristic and unus
perature and weather changes. The time of aggravation or amelioration partiCular symptoms of the case. That is, the remedy needed ual or rare
both diurnal and seasonable, periodicity, etc. are included in the physi­
cal generals. The appetite for food and drink, food desires and aver­ �ust run trough all the mental and2 physical generals as well astoincure the
sions, susceptibilities and allergies may be included here. The hrgh grade uncommon particulars.
symptoms of the sexual sphere fall in with this group. The discharges To illustrate: A cold patient ng vital heat that is restless with
and hemorrhages from the orifices of the body are grouped here also as marked fear of death will nee� lacki
the whole economy is elaborated to produce them. the three rubncs: .1) Lackm. � VIt�the l
remedy that runs highest th�ough
heat,
The second and less important group of symptoms are known as PAR­ cleat� . The remedres found m hrgh grade2) inRestl essne ss, and 3) Fear of
the rubric "Lack of vital
TICULARS, because they pertain to the organs and parts of the body. heat are as follows and total 100.
1. JouRNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY, vol. 46, No. 6, June 1953, p. 169. 1. Organon §15 3 - Editor.
2. §87 Organon - Editor. 2. Organon § 154 - Editor.

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LACK OF VITAL HEAT 1 ( K e n t R e p e r to ry , p a g e 1 3 6 6 ) Aesc., agar. ,
A sim ple littl.e diagram of fou r circles l with bran
alum., alumn., am-c., am-m., ant-c., Aran., arg-met., arg-n., Ars ., ars-i.,
enable one to vrsu a1 rze
'
ches grven of wrll
the groupings and relative valu
·
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asar., aur., Bar-c., bar-m., bar., brom., btifo., cadm-s., Calc., Calc-ar. ,
for the sele ctiOn of the homeopathic remedy. e 0f symptoms
calcj, Calc-p., cafe-s. , Camph., carb-an., carb-v., caul., Caust., chef.,
chin., cimic., cinnb. , Cist., cocc., con., cupr., Crat-e., dig., Dulc., elaps,
Ferr.,ferr-ar., Graph., guaj., Hell., Hep., ip. , Kali-ar., Kali-bi., Kali-c.,
Kali-p., kalm., kreos., lach., lac-d. , Led., lye., mag-c., Mag-p., mang.,
med., mere., mez., mosch., naja, nat-ar., nat-m., nat-p., Nit-ac., nux-m.,
Nux-v., ol-j., petr., Ph-ac., Phos., plb., Psor., Pyrog., ran-b., rhod.,
Rhus-t., rumx., sabad., senec., sep., Sil., spig., stann., staph., stront.,
sulph., sul-ac. , sumb., tarent., ther., thuj., tub.
The remedies in the first rubric "lack of vital heat", must run through
the second rubric, "restlessness", as follows, in the high grade type. COMMON
Some one remedy in this rubric is the one needed to cure. All remedies are of little SYMPTOMS
if any for
not running through both rubrics are dropped. value
prescribi ng
RESTLESSNESS (Kent, page 72) : Arg-m., Arg-n., Ars., Ars-i., Calc.,
carb-v., caust., Ferr., Ferr-ar., graph., guaj., Kali-ars., Kreos., Lye., med.,
Mere., nat-a., phos., Pyrog., Rhus-t., Sep., Sil., Staph., Sulph., Zinc.
In the second rubric "restlessness", only twenty five remedies run
through both rubrics. The third rubric "fear of death", now leaves but
seven remedies running through the rubrics. Thus we have reduced the
number of remedies in the case from one hundred to seven!
FEAR OF DEATH (Kent, page 44): Arg-n., Ars., Calc., caust., lye., . aRtur�pertory �rescribing .makes for greater accuracy and in the long run
Phos., rhus-t. �� e�� save[i and w.rth Its . use one grows in the knowledge of the mate-
na rea, a of wh rch bnngs abundance in the realm of cure
If we take a fourth rubric: "Fear of the dark", our number is reduced
to three. fectr_nmg the phystcran in his chosen sevice. by per-
FEAR OF THE DARK (Kent, page 43): Cafe., lye., phos.
A fifth rubric: "Fear of solitude or of being alone" brings in only two
remedies.
FEAR OF BEING ALONE (Kent, page 43): Lye., Phos.
From here we go to the materia medica to make our choice between
these two remedies not a difficult problem when the case is worked
down to two or three remedies. In this way we can see how the needed
remedy runs all through the case.
1. ��tX�lt�:. ���e:::����:J; 5ofl��,mepg�p. ����3:;icJosoesphy, THE H OMEOPATHIC RECORD ER
1. Some remedies in Kent's rubric were upgraded to second or third degree by Dr. Grimmer from article inJAIH June 19 5 3 d l' ' · 1u de th . d1agra
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p .a ,
f 1w· · llyt 1epgs. 394 - 39· 5 . The printed
. m' wh
1 1 1an cl wntten manuscript
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his experience - ex: CADM-s. and was also found in the 19d7not 111C IS IC 1 IS 111

1 a rt' 1e f t11e HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER cited above.

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rainy weather affect you? How easily do you catch cold? l The same
OBJECT AND NEED FOR A REPERTORY COMPENDIUM1 procedure can be taken in questioning the patient's reaction to the
end is . t? .simplify the �se extreme heat of summer, of a hot room, warm wraps, etc. Answers to
The object and need for a repertoryofcomp apt cntlClsms c.oncernu�g symptoms and conditions obtained in this way are accurate and reliable
of the great repertory of Kent. One ess the the homeopathiC � atena b� cause the patient has h �d to think about the question before giving
homeopathic medicine is the vastntoms, ofmany of them c �nfusmg a� d his answer and no suggestive mfluence has clouded his answers.
medicia with its great array of sympnce in the pat ? ogeneSlS of cer.tam When the symptoms of the case, properly obtained are gathered
apparently contradictory. For insta ipation and diarr hea, aggravations together to complete a picture of the case we are ready to evaluate the
remedies may be found both const rest. There are � any other relative value of the symptoms for the selection of the curative remedy.
from both heat and cold, from motione and our mean mg to the Both Hahnemann and Kent stress the importance of characteristic
such instances but these will sufficthe toneedshow ty in symptoms. They are those symptoms peculiar to the nature of the
homeopathic i �vestigator and stress similimumforin every givenbrevi
clarit y and
patient's sickness.
the procedure for the search of the ) was conceived and built alongpre­ case
�he Like�ise they stressed the value of mental and emotional symptoms,
sente d. The great repertory (of Kent ic concept of the Hahneman man the �estres, the hates and fears, the appetites, the food cravings and
lines to conform to the homeopathnon and futher elucidated in Kent' s avers�ons and the symptoms relating to the sexual sphere. The body's
philosophy as protrayed in the Orga reactton and response to the impacts of environment such as heat, cold
Homeopathic Philosophy. and temperature changes. All these are classified as general symptoms
The first and most important steptomin the art of prescribing is the tak­ because they are related to those things affecting the patient as a whole.
ing of the case. Each and every symputely obtai ned relating to the famtly
and personal history must be absol becom e ate
accur beyon? all doubt. In Those symptoms that are related to the body parts and organs are
ned
that way every symptom obtai lete th re �IS a array an established fact and lmown. as particulars. It is obvious that the general symptoms must be
when the symptom picture is comp mater�a medt�ea. It ?ISf obvio fact� to com­ more Important and valuable for remedy selection than particulars
pare with the proven facts of the � . us that because the former represents the body organism as a unit while partic­
pursu ed m the gathe rmg
unles s such care and accuracy is the materia medica, curative resultof symp toms ulars only relate to parts or organs of the body.
for study and comparison with s It must be noted that all symptoms of every case are made up in two
must be uncertain and even nil. distinc.t groups, namely, common and uncommon, the latter group
The method of questioning the patieniont when obtaining the case his­ comp�Is � th? se symptoms thal are unusual, rare, strange and peculiar
tory is of vital importance. Any isquest �nswered ?Y yes or no h�s and di�tmcttve of the patient. They are his symptoms and they are
been wrongly put and the answer auncer tam and of httle or no . value. found m fewer of the proven remedies. They are among the most valua­
Questions must be asked in such sugge way �s not to .suggest y ossible ail­ ble for the search of the homeopathic remedy. The common symptoms
ments; sick folks are often very ut thoug stible and Impressionable, and are those tha� are common to many diseases and complaints, diagnostic
when they answer yes or no withoindirect meth ht the answer may b � maccu­ and p �thologte sy�l?torr: s, symptoms common in the provings of many
rate and misleading. Hence, the indirect questodionsof must questionmg must remedies, none distmctive nor characteristic of any one remedy or of
be employed. Often four or five ng to the patien � e asked to the case under study.
. For mstanc.e t?
ascertain one important fact relati erature changest.we may mdi­
The symptoms that pertain to the mind and the emotions rank first
obtain the patient' s reaction to temped by the extreme cold ofaskwinte r?
in importance because the mind and the will is the center of the whole
being during his earth life. Next in line are the physical generals. They
rectly as follows: How are you affect How does cold,
How much clothing do you require in cold weather? 1. It is also well not to ask these questions in consecutive order but to space them apart so that
exact date unknown. - Editor. the patient has to rethink each question. - Editor.
1 . From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, 2. See Hahnemann: Organon § 153. - Editor.
2. §87 Organo n - Editor.
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are expressed in the patient' s reaction to environment such as the because the curative remedy must be in the high grade groups when the
effects of weather and temperature changes, heat, cold, storms, damp­ case is worked through the high grade generals .
ness, light, noise, odors, taste, etc., times of aggravations and ameliora­ At the end of the printed matter in the book is added a good
tions, causations (such as injuries, shock, emotional and physical, anger, of bl.ank page.s to enable the physician to add additional symptonumbe
ms and
r
fear, grief, etc.) 1. The symptoms of the sexual sphere belong in this rubncs contammg small groups of appropriate remedies to meet cases
group as they are closely related to the autonomic nervous system and in practice needing such remedi es. This will enable the repertory com­
the endocrine chain. Hemorrhages and the discharges from the various pend to expand in value and use.
orifices of the body are physical generals because the body organism is
involved in their elaboration. Pulse and temperature readings and their
characteristics are generals because they result from the organisms reac­
tion to the impacts of environment such as infections, shock and the
stresses of life. As stated before the particular symptoms are those
related to the body parts and are of inferior rank for the search of the
homeopathic remedy.
The remedy provings, conducted by Hahnemann and his students,
which make up the Homeopathic materia medica and the construction
of the repertory are all conceived and built in harmony with the princi­
ples of the homeopathic philosophy. Hence, in prescribing the physi­
cian must proceed along the same lines to achieve success with the
homeopathic remedies.
The repertory compend will follow the general scheme of the great
repertory but in a somewhat abbreviated manner and the combining of
various important groups of repertory rubrics will give the busy practi­
tioner valuable rubrics of remedies that may well contain the remedies
covering a large proportion of their cases worked out to a small group
of remedies for individual study.
The following repertory index should be made:
First the mind and emotional symptoms, then the physical generals
made up of the patient' s reaction to the impacts of environment, the
appetites, desires and aversions, the sexual symptoms and desires and
aversions, hemorrhages and body discharges, lastly eruptions and skin
manifestations, then causations including injuries, bruises, cuts, strains,
burns, etc. Pathological groupings will be given only in remedies of the
first and second rank. The same is true of all particular symptoms
1. Actually "psychosomatic" causes such as emotional excitement, anger, fear, grief, etc., should
be considered of first rank together with the mental symptoms. Physical causes such as injury,
trauma, etc., should also be accorded a high rank, though not as high as "psychosomatic" cau­
ses. - Editor.
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AsTRO-PHYSICS AND HoMEOPATHY1 period of gestation of the human animal corresponds closely to nine
lunar months duration from the time of conception to birth time. A
Astro-physics is a recent extension of physicsin and chemistry embrac­ great deal of sea life corresponds with the lunar revolution as well as the
ing radio, science and more remote ly biology its scope. All. of them , tides of the oceans and seas everywhere over the earth. Certain plants
however, emphasize the complete unity close of the. Cosmo s operatm� und�r grow and thrive better with an increasingly bright moon; for example,
law. These sciences also teach us of the throug mterplay and relat10nsh1p those that grow above the earth like maize and other grains and shrubs,
of the vastly great with the infinitely small hout all na�ure. The while the so-called root crop such as potatoes, carrots, turnips, etc. are
mightiest sun swinging through the dep�h ofarespace and the tmte.st atom more productive when germinated and grown under a decreasing, dark­
spinning around the central nucleus ahkeence and brought mto b � mg and ening moon. The so-called mass psychology is influenced and even
governed with the same force of intelleg power commg from governed by planetary law. Crimes of violence and cruelty will coincide
the Creator. with an adverse aspect of position of the planet Mars. Airplane acci­
The interchange of energy and matter and the dharmo ny and activi­ dents where fire and falling are involved and sudden failure of mechan­
ties behind the constant flux and change involve in the evolution of ical parts are causative factors will find those days and those times
all growth and development, great or small, taking place in time and heavily marked by the planets Uranus and Saturn. The time (i.e.
space throughout the universal order solar orb and the earthadmira
excites our wonde r and ­ moment) when one falls sick will surely indicate the nature, progress and
the
tion. The march of the planets around ed units of time, of seas ns rotat­ termination of that illness to one trained in the lore of the stars. In fact,
ing on its axis provide us with the measurss, matun. n the germm. atmg � all the critical years and events of an individual's life may be known as
and cycles, bringing light out of darkne � they are blue-printed by the changing play of the planets in his birth
seed of plants, trees, fruits, flowers andneed. grain to gtve substance and chart or horoscope throughout his life.
beauty to our environment for our every with many of the mysten. es All this sounds like blind fate swinging without resistance on its way,
The phenomena of cycles are associated but this is true only for the animal and the lower order of man who
of life, including the cycle of life itself, the cyclesshowers of regularly recurnng obeys the animal impulses and urges of his nature. For the evolved
natural phenom ena such as the yearly meteor . when the � ar�h man, who directs his will with intelligence and in accordance with the
passes through certain signs of the zodiac , Leo m August, Scorp1o m higher laws of divine order, adverse stellar forces may be much modi­
November and the regular advent of the sevente en year reappearance of fied or entirely avoided. The evolved man has learned to protect him­
the locusts in destructive numbers. Even cycles, in the destructive side of self from the violence of the elements as well as from the ravages of
nature there are cycles such as earthquake of econom torna_do cycles,. epi­ pestilence and famine, and he can avoid most of the threatened evils in
demic cycles of disease, war cycles, cycles correspondmg .K depress10ns, his birth chart by building up his health and stamina, avoiding acci­
maximum sun spot cycles every twelve yearsare known to comctd �o t�e re:o­ dents, and nullifying the destructive forces around him with corrective
lution of the planet Jupiter. All these cyclesof the sun and the planets e w1�h thinking and living, together with the application of the homeopathic
m remedy.
certain positions and mutual relationships pos1t1o . . n .
m .
relat10n to the Man becomes sick when his life force is flowing against the harmoni­
ne
the Zodiac together with their munda be foretold by those versed
earth. Even cyclonic events in history may ous tide of the Cosmos. Be it either strain, infection, of faulty living as
in the science of mundane astrology. the exciting cause, the most effective means of restoring the harmoni­
But the physician is more concerned with� the phenomena of plan�­ ous flow of the life force in the individual is the homeopathic remedy.
tary and solar action affecting the life, gr� . healtHtppo
wt and � of plants, am­ It is the most potent and certain force yet discovered to replace order
mals and human lives collect ively and mdlVld ually. crates, the and harmony where chaos and disorder hold sway. The transition from
father of medicine, observ ed that many types of fever and acute disease health to sickness and vice-versa is a very simple and imperceptible
ran their course, progres sed and decline d with the lunar phases . The process; a reversal in the direction or an impediment in the steady flow
of life energy is the change that precedes any chemical or physical
1 . THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LXIX No. 7,January, 1954, p. 170 . change in the cells or tissues of the body organism. Instantly after the
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administration of the bomeopathic1 remedy a nor�alized polar�ty place breaking the fixed pattern of their nature to produce atypical and
obtains·' that is, the direction of the life force flows m harmony w1th other forms and traits in the inherited line.
cosmic order, and health results. Hence, in sicknesses being c� red The more familiar we become with the related science the more
under the Homeopathic remedy, we behold the oft�n obs �rved act10n : we feel that homeopathic truth will sooner or later be recognized sure
and
the symptoms going away in the reverse order of th�u �ommg and from accepted as an unvarying law of cure. But it is well to remember that
center to cirumference, from above down etc. (Henng s Law). these sciences are still expanding and gaining fresh knowledge.
Some of our very able prescribers and scholars hav� endeavored to ye ars before the discovery of the x-ray, a different view was heldThirty
con­
explain the subtle forces t�at Hom� opathy . deals w1t� through �he cerning the property and construction of matter both organic and inor­
mediums of advanced phys1cs, orgamc chem1stry and bwloio/, hopmg ganic. With the development of the quantum the01y,
in that way to awaken interest in the minds of men. belongmg to the prop osed by Max Planck in 1900 and consumated in 1926 byoriginal ly
Heitler
dominate group of healers. It is a fact th �t. these se1ences hav� made and London, many obscure things concerning matter and energy have
some steps that could enable them to envlSlon the HomeopathiC con- been cleared away.
cepts of life and sickness and its cure. . may But there are many things treated by Homeopathy that exist and
The physicist in speaking of the smallness of the atom (wh1ch operate outside and beyond the dominion of physics and chemistry,
be measured by about 1/3000 of the wave length of yellow light) fur­ while biology touches only some of the fringes of the subject. I refer to
ther states the comparison is significant, because . the . wave len.gth the will and the consciousness of man as well as the dominating life
roughly indicated the dimens� ons. of the smallest gram. st1ll. recogm � a­ force fresh from the Creator without which the body organism would
ble in the microscope. Thus 1t wlll be seen such a gram st1ll contams be but a mass of decaying matter settling down to inanimate substance.
thousands of millions of atoms. Lord Kelvin said "that if you could �ake The one thing common to all is their conformity to law and order,
the molecules in a glass of water, then pour contents of the glas� 11!to which in itself is a coordinating influence toward unity of purpose for
the ocean and stir the latter thoroughly (just who would do the stmmg the common good. As our vision broadens, we are lifted up to higher
he did not say) so as to distribute the marked molecules uniformly vistas with wider horizons to give us an awareness of the mighty unseen
throughout the seven seas, if then you took a glass of water anywhere forces operating without friction or hinderance throughout the material
out of the ocean, you would find in it about a hundred of your marked universe. Everything created is for mutual purpose and use. The plant
molecules." With these facts before them, why all the ridicule about. t�e grows on and devours and refines the mineral for the use of the more
smallness of Homeopathic potency and �ose? T�us far the phY:'slClSt highly developed and endowed animal including man, and the animal
has taken a step in proving that in the mmute thm�s of the umverse is sacrificed for the purpose of man' s needs and growth. Lastly, man
reside powers of undreamed proportion and expans10n, as shown by under God must give up his instinctive desires, that he may obtain spir­
the fission of the atom. itual growth and worth, thereby enabling him to serve others of his
The biologist likewise has uncovered some very �llumin�ting yet still kind less fortunately endowed. Thus moves the great cycle of universal
unexplainable facts in investigating �ome of the .mmu�e thmgs close to order through time and space omnipotent and eternal to bring about
the nucleolus of life and life express10n and m d1scussmg the gene, that the lesser cycles of perturbation and change, evolution and growth of
microscopic group of specialized atoms which carri.es . in its tiny co�­ species and races of plants, animals and men. This is a passing view of
pass the mysteriou� but y otent . propertY:' of transm1ttmg f�r centunes material nature, the realm of effects. In the unseen realm of cause dwell
without cange the mhented tra1ts and hkeness o� t�e spec1es and �he the real and abiding values where intellectual growth and artistic perfec­
individual. Only under the force of powerful .rad1at10n can t�ese tmy tions and spiritual attainments all have their origin and inception.
potent reservoirs of po�er b � made to alter th.elr nature or de.v1ate from Homeopathy operates on both the material plane where all physical
the fixed pattern of the1r ex1stence and funct10n; and when m_fluenced changes and effects are noted and, it also digs deep into the unseen
by powerful x-ray or radium radiation, a state known as mutat10n takes realm of causation where only philosophic concepts can make us aware
1. i.e. homeopathic to the patient. - Editor. of its potent and mysterious workings.
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OBSERVATIONS RELATIVE TO THE CuRATIVE AcnoN OF to abnormal ones. This instrument is now being used extensively by
REMEDIES 1 psychi�t �ists diagnostically. a � well as for �he selection of c,�rative ag�n �s
for indtvtdual cases. All thts ts confirmattory of the great Law of Stmt­
Our knowledge of remedy action primarily comes from the results lars ".
produced and obtained by pr�vi.ngs. This is � specially ��u.e of t �e Ha?­ The proverbial hopefulness and cheerfulness of those suffering from
nemannian method of ascertammg the curattve posstbthttes res� dmg m tub ercular disease, the profound gloom and despondency of those with
each single drug substance. Within t�e c<? mpass of these provmgs are liver trouble, and the anxious fear evinced by certain cardiac com­
included the results observed from pmsonmg. plaints are but illustrative instances of the relationship of mental symp­
Modern science has added its might by noting the pathological end toms to specific disease. From this brief survey we can see how
results obtained through animal experimentation. But the value of the necessary it is to have full and complete provings of all our drugs and to
last named is somewhat doubtful, at least in some cases, because o� the study and restudy these provings until they become living pictures and
different effects produced on some animals and on humans espectally entities of human sufferers stamped indelibly upon our consciousness,
by certain drugs. For instance, .t�e rabbit and the sheep can eat dea�ly so that when these images are met at the sick bed we may recognize
night-shade with apparent nutnttonal benefit ar: d no bad effects whtle them and give the needed remedy with swiftness and precision.
man and the horse suffer serious or fatal reactiOns to the drug bella­ When we have acquired a large full knowledge of drug provings and
donna or its alkaloid atropin . have added to that knowledge the ability to elicit a good history of the
The reason homeopathic proving methods are mo�e valuable th�n symptoms of siclmess in each individual case, including all phisical
others is because the moral and mental changes noted m provers, whtle findings and laboratory reports of blood or other tissue changes, we are
under a drug' s influence, are the most essential fact?rs of s�ckness as then able to give an intelligent and really scientific prescription based
well as the most valuable for the selection of the curative medtcme, and upon a fully proven natural law. Only when the above mentioned con­
because such changes are also noted in many states . of disease. Even ditions are met are we able to make certain observations following the
cases of mental disease ending fatally where no bram pathology was administration of the homeopathic remedy indicated at that time.
noted by post mortem had evinced marked dist� rba�ce in the m�ral In the study of provings as well as in the study of the symptoms and
and mental spheres during life. In fact, all. c�rontc dtseases, tf studted progress of diseases we may note a certain pace of action and progres­
carefully, will show decided and characten�ttc mental symptoms long sion. Some remedies like AeoN. and BELL. correspond to the sudden
before physical changes can be discovered m the body by any labora­ rapid and more or less violent activities and manifestations of acute dis­
tory test now lmown. ease. While others like the minerals and metals produce a syndrome
HoFever, recently by an electrica.l contrivanc� called the enceph�lo­ similar to the progress of chronic disease starts. And others like the
graph L, which measures and .classtfies the b �am waves or electncal snake and animal poisons simulate diseases where blood and tissue
impulses both in health and dtsease, changes m mental �e�lth can be changes are distinctive features of the illness.
accurately known. And, stranger still, �t is cla�m� d that thts mstrun:ent When the physician is able to fi t the suitable remedy to any given
registers an individual rate that is as d.tfferenttatmg. as .ar.e finger. pnnts; case of sickness, he will be able to note certain reactions in his patient
however, the brain waves do change m the same mdtvtdu�l wtth. age, after the administration of the homeopathic remedy. First, he may note
health and even emotional states. It is further stated that thts apph.ance a more or less definite initial aggravation of the symptoms; yet often
notes changes taking place under the ac �ion of drugs a.nd. chemtca�s, even during this period of aggravation, the patient himself is stronger
certain chemicals being capable of restonng normal bram tmpulses m and more fit 1. Another common observation noted is that the last
abnormal cases and vice-versa. Certain drugs will change healthy rates
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LIII, No. 12, December 1938, p. 3. 1. For example, if it be a fever, the temperature may actually increase initially (aggravation of sym­
EEG - Editor. ptoms) and yet the patient feels better (as is obvious by his increased cheerfulness and well
2. being). - Editor.
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Reme dies

symptoms that appeared will be the first to improve or leave. An violent reactions in incurable cases that great and unnecessary suffering
inflamed or ulcerating eye will react favorably first after the correct rem­ m ay be produced.
edy. A sore throat where the progress has been from right to left will Occasion.ally f�llowing the administration of the homeopathic rem­
under the correct remedy get well from left to right, the inverse order of edy, the patten t wt�l show only a s�eady gentle inprovement of all symp­
appearance. If such progress does not take place in that direction of toms and states wtth no aggravation or reaction whatever. Such cases
symptoms, the reverse order of their coming, the case is one of recovery have recetved a proper remedy in the exact potency needed to produ ce
by nature' s unaided powers; and the physician can claim no credit for so happy a result.
his remedy. There are many more observations the masters have made might
Often after the homeopathic remedy is given, old symptoms and be cited, but suffi�ient evidence has been presented to provethat the value
conditions recur, for example, an eruption that had been suppressed of careful observat10n .after the administration of the homeopathic rem­
("cured?") by topical applications even years before. If such eruptions edy. By such ??servattons w.e may lmow the accuracy of prescription
recur in those suffering from bronchial asthma or chronic intestinal dis­ als� :he cu.rabthty of our pa�tents as well as the time to repeat or changs;e
ease, the later states are immediately relieved, and the eruption will go out temedtes. We �ay predtct many thmgs . to a certainty by a watchful
more slowly under the same remedy if it be allowed to act undisturbed on
check the evolutton of symptom pictures after the indicated remedy
by other medication. Another common observation noted is that con­ is give? . Homeopathic processes express nature's orderly and benign
ditions and symptoms proceed from the centers to the cirumference or forces m the bo.dy organi sm working toward harmony and health
toward the extremities, from more vital to less vital centers, from within It only �emam s for the physician to study and lmow the mystic. lan­
outward. Such are eruptions of various types, catarrhal and other dis­ guage of stgns and symptoms along with the
charges (especially gonorrheal), which have been stopped, not cured, by medtc. al procedure to enable him to excel as aother proven methods of
healer of the sick and a
suppressive methods or local treatments. These reappear like grim true benefactor of the race. And no greater privilege can
ghosts of the past unhappy period. man th�n that of the power of healm. g, that can comfort bethegiven to a
suffer
Generally the remedy that restores these manifestations will eradicate and affltcted who appeal to us for help on this earth journey over lifeing' s
them with more time and application, but in severe cases where there troublesome storm-tossed seas. I
has been a blending of the miasms, complicated with drug suppres­
sions, other complimentary remedies will be indicated by the evolution
of the symptoms and needed to complete the cure. Cases suffering a
prolonged aggravation with no relief following are likely to be incura­
ble. However, remedy interference (by the application of camphor, use
of cathartics and other drugs such as aspirin and the barbitol prepera­
tions for palliative purposes) may produce such results.
Some sensitive patients will prove evety remedy given in a high
potency and will fail to have their siclmess cured. Such patients must be
given the indicated drug very low (say the 3rd to the 30th potency or
even drop doses of the tincture) a single dose at a time with long inter­
vals elapsing between doses in order to bring about curative action.
Incurables will avoid severe aggravations and get palliation of their
symptoms and prolonging of life if their physician prescribes remedies
of a more superficial nature in potencies not above the 30th. To illus­
trate, a badly diseased heart will almost invariably do better under drop 1. We recommend to read the article from James Tyler
phy, Lecture XXXV: Prognosrs after Observating the Kent: Lectures on Homeopathic Philoso·
doses of the tincture than under high potencies. The latter stir up such Action of the Remedy. - Editor.
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symptoms that appeared will be the first to improve or leave. An violent reactions in incurable cases that great and unnecessary suffering
inflamed or ulcerating eye will react favorably first after the correct rem­ may be produced.
edy. A sore throat where the progress has been from right to left will Occasion.ally f�llowing the administration of the homeopathic rem­
under the correct remedy get well from left to right, the inverse order of edy, the patient WI�l show only a steady gentle inprovement of all symp­
appearance. If such progress does not take place in that direction of toms and states With no aggravation or reaction whatever. Such cases
symptoms, the reverse order of their coming, the case is one of recovery have received a proper remedy in the exact potency needed to produce
by nature' s unaided powers; and the physician can claim no credit for so happy a result.
his remedy. There are many more observations the masters have made that might
Often after the homeopathic remedy is given, old symptoms and be cited, but suffi�ient evidence has been presented to prove the value
conditions recur, for example, an eruption that had been suppressed of careful observatiOn .after the administration of the homeopathic rem­
("cured?") by topical applications even years before. If such eruptions edy. By such ??servatiOns w.e may !mow the accuracy of prescriptions;
recur in those suffering from bronchial asthma or chronic intestinal dis­ also the cu.rabll1ty of our pa�Ients as wel.l as the time to repeat or change
ease, the later states are immediately relieved, and the eruption will go our remedies. We may predict many thmgs to a certainty by a watchful
more slowly under the same remedy if it be allowed to act undisturbed he
� � k on the evolutw � of symptom pictures after the indicated remedy
by other medication. Another common observation noted is that con­ IS give � . HomeopathiC processes express nature ' s orderly and benign
ditions and symptoms proceed from the centers to the cirumference or forces m the bo.dy organism working toward harmony and health.
toward the extremities, from more vital to less vital centers, from within It only �emams for the physician to study and !mow the mystic lan­
outward. Such are eruptions of various types, catarrhal and other dis­ guage of signs and symptoms along with the other proven methods of
charges (especially gonorrheal), which have been stopped, not cured, by mediCal procedure to enable him to excel as a healer of the sick and a
suppressive methods or local treatments. These reappear like grim true benefactor of the race. And no greater privilege can be given to a
ghosts of the past unhappy period. man th�n that of the power of healing, that can comfort the suffering
Generally the remedy that restores these manifestations will eradicate and afflicted who appeal to us for help on this earth journey over life' s
them with more time and application, but in severe cases where there troublesome storm-tossed seas. l
has been a blending of the miasms, complicated with drug suppres­
sions, other complimentary remedies will be indicated by the evolution
of the symptoms and needed to complete the cure. Cases suffering a
prolonged aggravation with no relief following are likely to be incura­
ble. However, remedy interference (by the application of camphor, use
of cathartics and other drugs such as aspirin and the barbitol prepera­
tions for palliative purposes) may produce such results.
Some sensitive patients will prove every remedy given in a high
potency and will fail to have their siclmess cured. Such patients must be
given the indicated drug very low (say the 3rd to the 30th potency or
even drop doses of the tincture) a single dose at a time with long inter­
vals elapsing between doses in order to bring about curative action.
Incurables will avoid severe aggravations and get palliation of their
symptoms and prolonging of life if their physician prescribes remedies
of a more superficial nature in potencies not above the 30th. To illus­
trate, a badly diseased heart will almost invariably do better under drop 1. We recommend to read the article from )ames Tyler Kent: Lectures on Homeopathic Philoso­
doses of the tincture than under high potencies. The latter stir up such phy, Lecture XXXV : Prognosis after Observating the Action of the Remedy. - Editor.
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Review of Homeopathic Philosophy. Review of Homeopathic Philosophy.

REVIEW OF HOMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY. 1 taking the case history of the patient is practiced and followed today in
medical hospitals and institutions everywhere.
The beginning of Homeopathic Philosophy began with Hahne­ Hahnemann was one of the first men of medicine to advocate a
mann, the rediscoverer of the Law of Similars. Others before him, most more rational and humane treatment of the insane; he recognized the
notably Hippocrates, the "Father of Medicine", envisioned this law, but close link between mental aberations and incompentency with phy,sical
never developed its expansive possibilities and unlimited use in the
realm of cure. disease and with the necessity of treating the being as a whole. l He
envisioned the individual organism both in health and disease as a unit
But Hahnemann did more than rediscover and extend a therapeutic of many complex �arts and functions animated and sustained by an
law, and by proving and recording the symptoms of over a hundred imponderable force .
remedies, he built the foundation of the extensive Materia Medica of Hahnemann was the first to note the prevalency and danger of sup­
today. pression of disease manifestations, especially when related to the sup­
He also sought for causes and investigated natural pnenomena con­ pression of skin eruptions by powerful astringents and metallic
cerning the etiology of disease. After much labor and study he per­ ointments. From these phenomena he established the relation of exter­
ceived that the fundamental causes of all chronic sickness stemmed nal manifestations of disease and internal health. Hence the observa­
from what he called the three miasms: Psora, Syphilis and Sycosis. tion of symptoms of disease disappearing under the action of the
These are racial in scope and prevail wherever human beings are found homeopathic remedy from center to cirumference and from above
but in a more limited degree in the remote islands of the South Seas down, and in the reverse order of their coming, the last to come being
before the white and yellow races contacted them. the first to go.
Acute diseases come on primarily as an outburst or acute exacerba­
tion of one or more of the chronic miasms which so weakened the life Hahnemannian concepts are fundamental tenents of psychosomatic
or vital force of the subject that environmental influences, infections, medicine which is the latest advance in Old School medical thought
chilling, over-heating, lack of sanitation, spoiled food and water, viti­ and practice in as much as Hahnemann perceived the mental and emo­
ated air, etc. contributes to the sickness individually and epidemically. tional reactions of life to be the more important factors in health and
One of Hahnemann's basic tenets is the recognition and acceptance disease as well as being most valuable for the selection of the indicated
of the "Vital Force", that indestructible and eternal energy which stems remedy in the realm of cure.
directly from Deity and animates all life, growth, development and Many excellent papers on Homeopathic Philosophy have been con­
motion in the Cosmos. In the a£sence of the vital force there is decay tributed by a number of Hahnemann's eminent followers: Boening­
and death of the body organism All repair and growth is dependent on hausen, Hering, Dunham, Roberts, Close, Kent and many others who
the harmonious unin�errupted �ow of this vita� energy �nd all dise3ase were writers and teachers of homeopathic teaching and practice . Dr.
results from interrupt10ns and disturbance of this same VItal energy. James Tyler Kent in his book on Homeopathic Philosophy added a
Hahnemann recognized forms of illness which he termed indisposi­ number (twelve to be exact) of observations concerning the � actions in
tions brought on by faulty living conditions such as defective venw a­ the patient after the administration of the indicated remedy. These are
tion, lack of sanitation, impure and insufficient food, bad water, etc. highly enlightening and valuable to those who practice strict homeo­
Hahnemann was the first to evaluate the relative importance of pathic prescribing. Kent's book elaborated and explained the Hahne­
symptoms for the selection of the indicated remedy. His technique of mannian doctrine much in detail and will take its place beside the
1. JoURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY, Vol. 45, No. 6, p. 119,June, 1952. 1. §214 - 230 ORGANON - Editor.
2. §10 Organon - Editor. 2. §9 ff. - Editor.
3. §11 Organon - Editor. 3. §202 ff. - Editor.
4. §77 Organon - Editor. 4. Lecture XXXV - Editor.
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Organon as a strong contributing force influencing the trend of medical CASE TAKING1
thought toward logic and progress.
From the times of Hahnemann to Kent there was little thought or Mr. Chairman, friends and colleagues of the Southern Homeopathic
effort to bring Homeopathy into the focus and scope of the general sci­ Convention, through the helpful kindness of our gracious and charm­
ences especially those of physics and chemist.ry. But beginning wit.h ing colleague, Dr. Ruth Rogers.' I am privileged to address y�u vocally
Fincke the first mention was made of the relat10n of the homeopathic by way of the tape recorder which she has so ge�erously provided.
potencies to the force of vibration, x-ray, radiant energy, radiu� , et.c. Case taking is the most important element m a successful Homeo­
The discovery of these elements and energies opened up new vistas m pathic prescription. It is the ability of. the pr�scrib �r to �btain a co�­
the great realm of physics changing scientific concepts from rank mate­ plete and accurate history of the si�k patient mcludmg both �Is
rialism to something of a more tolerant attitude toward the finer forces personal and family history, together with all the symptoms present m
in nature and their effects operating on the occult plain of causation. the case. Dr. H. C. Allen remarked that a case well taken, insured accu­
Coming down to our time, we have two outstanding men who recog­ racy and efficiency in the selectio1_1 of the simili�';lm. When the sy�p­
nized the fact that Homeopathy could not advance or be accepted by tom picture with the case history IS completed, 1t IS ready for analytical
scientific minds unless its place in the field of physics can be estab­ study.
lished. These men, Dr. Charles Bryant and the late Dr. Fred Morgan, It is common knowledge that all symptoms are not of equal value for
have done much to elucidate the relative place and force of homepathic the selection of the curative remedy. Hahnemann and all the master
theraputics in the realm of physics. prescribers and teachers that follow�d him have stressed �he valu� and
New knowledge and simpler techniques in the application of the importance of the mental and emot10nal sympt�ms as bemg of highest
vibratory forces of the remedy will soon bring more accuracy m_ pre­ rank in any given case in the search for the curative remedy. Dr. Kent, a
scribing and a markedly greater increase of cures. It has now been est�b­ strict follower ofHahnemann's concepts, formulated a system of symp­
lished that the magnetic polarities and vibratory rates of remedies tom analysis logical and consistent with the Homeopathic philosophy
correspond to the polarities and vibrations �f diseas� . Thus when the which has been established by clinical observation for over one hun­
proper remedy corresponding to the magnetic and vibratory nature of dred years by the best Homeopathic scholars and prescribers of the
the disease is given a sick patient, equilibrium is instantly brou�ht Homeopathic science and art.
about with a harmonious play of the vital processes and the restorat10n In every case of sickness and in all provings of remedies, th.ere are
of bo dy chemistry thus eradicating disease with health remaining. two distinct groups of symptoms classified as generals and partiCulars.
This new technique in no way lessens the need for the study of the The general symptoms are those that pertain to the patient as a whole,
homeopathic similimum or the proving of remedies on healty huma.n such as the type of hemorrhages, discharges and excretion� �rom the
beings. Now more than ever do we need a knowled�e of HomeopathiC patient. These are generals because the economy as a whole 1s mvolved
Philosophy to guide us in our work and to render 1t all the more suc­ in their elaboration. Mental and emotional states, the body's react10n
cessful and efficient. But acceptance of this new advance in Homeo­ to envionment� such as, heat and cold, the food desires and aversions,
pathic prescribing based on known laws of physics will be easier the sex functi ns, desires and aversions, anything or any condition
understood and accepted by those imbued with scientific knowledge. affecting the patient's entire economy is included in the list of generals.
With a scientific basis for our work Homeopathy will spread its gentle Particular symptoms are those affecting organs or parts of the body
benign power over the world to bring forth a healthier, better, �ore effi­ organism primarily.
cient race of men and women to rule the world of the future m peace As stated before the high grade general symptoms are those pertain­
and justice. ing to the mind and emotions, such as the fears and mental aberrations,
1. Address to the Southern Homeopathic Convention, exact date unknown. Reproduced from
the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer. - Editor.
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illusions etc., i paired mind function, impaired memory and difficult tional concepts of living, with faulty reasoning that may end in harmful
concentrat10n. :F res ults. Insane statements and actions, irresponsible conclusions and
The physical generals are next in order of value: the effects on the acts belo�g to . thi.s second group. ARG-MET. is typical of this group. In
patient from the extremes of temperature, heat and cold, storms, rains, Clarke, silver IS hsted as a remedy for brain fag and he states that it
snows, electric and wind stroms, and the extent of their sick producing affects the mental processes mere than the affections. Kent also men­
tions its effects on the rational mind especially.
Where the personal pronoun "I" is used to describe the symptom, it
effects on the patient. All these things affect the patient as a whole .
The method of questioning the patient while taking the case is an
makes it a general. Where the possessive pronoun "my" is used to imp ortant procedure in order to avoid error and to obtain the true facts
describe the particular part or place of the body affected, it is a particu­ in every case of sickness. Remember that every question answered by
lar symptom. the F:atient. with . "yes" or "no", has been wrongly put by the physician
Throughout the whole symptom picture of both generals and partic­ and IS of httle, If any value for prescribing purposes. Every symptom
ulars there are two distinct groups known as common symptoms and obtained from the patient to be a verified fact must come in an answer
characteristic symptoms, the latter which contain the unusual an1 rare to indirect questioning. A direct question permits the patient to answer
symptoms. These are highly valuable for prescribing purposes. The without ad � quate thought, it also may suggest to an impressionable per­
common are of little value in prescribing as they are those common in son conditlOns that do not exist. For instance, the physician wishing to
the provings of many drugs and common to the symptoms of many lmow the patient's temperature reactions may need to ask several indi­
diseases (diagnostic). The characteristic are those symptoms peculiar to rect questions, such as how does the heat of summer affect you and
each individual remedy or to the individual patient under study. A your sympt<;>ms? What .effect does cold of winter have on you? How
symptom found only in the provings of few drugs is rare and, if a men­ much covenng or clothmg do you require in cold weather? How does
tal or high grade physical general, may be very valuable for the selection rain or snow effect you? Thus a number of indirect questions may be
of the similimum. A symptom unrelated to any anatomical or physio­ needed to es�ablish one important general fact or symptom which can
logical condition is unusual and may be listed under the rare and pecu­ pla�e the p �tient beyond all doubt either into the hot or cold group of
liar, hence valuable for remedy selection. patients or m{o that smaller group who are sensitive to both extremes of
A simplified means of charting symptoms may aid one to perceive temper�ture . . When the sum total of symptoms of the case are pro­
the relative importance of symptoms for the selection of the curative curred m this way the prescriber has an array of established facts to
remedy in any given case. compar� with the e�tablished facts of the Materia Medica for study and
The mental symptoms may be classed into several groups relative to companson. By this procedure the chance for error is reduced ' with
their value as follows: symptoms pertaining to the will which include greater certainty for an accurate and successful prescription.
the loves and hates (perverted loves) with resentments, frustrations, jeal­ The successful Homeopathic prescriber must take on the role of an
ousies and inhibitions. These constitute the deepest and most central astute detective in his search for symptoms and facts that are accurate
symptoms of the being. Here is included the love of life and when that and true. Again he must be an impartial judge of these facts and harmo­
is disturbed to the point of suicide we see a most profound inharmony ni�e them with the facts of the Materia Medica; he must be free of prej­
in the center of being, presenting a symptom of first value typified by udice .and develop the art of logical thinking.2 His task is far from easy,
the remedy AuR. which takes away all desire to exist and be. The other ?ut his rewa�d is great in satisfaction, for every successful prescription
group pertains to the rational mind and to the perversions of the intel­ m fraught with good to the patient and delight to the doctor. The doc­

lectual and reasoning processes. Here we get symptoms expressing irra- tor who treats his patient with the art and science of Homeopathy is a
1. and those symptoms that are strong, rare, peculiar - Editor. 1. The appropriate rubric for this may be found in Kent's Repertory III or later editions, p. 1349,
2. Hahnemann, Samuel: Organon §153. - Editor. "Cold, heat and cold" - Editor.
3. See article "Repertory Study" p. 246. - Editor. 2. §83. - Editor.

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Case Taking
medical idealist recogmzmg the deeper and more subtle aspects of ual nourishment and ed�cation to proJ?ot� his growth and well being
human sickness and its cure. He accepts the fact that the patient is sick on all the planes of his� existence. The simihm um, m potent
mentally and emotionally as well as physically. He also sees his patient
as an individual unit requiring special individual study for the one indi­ can bring hart?ony i �t? all of life ' s processes by normalizingizedtheform
vital
!orce of the siCl� tndlVldual, and thus ?pen the way for the spiritua
vidual remedy needed· for his special case of sickness no matter what mfluxes emanatmg from the Lord to msure permanent cure in thel
the diagnostic name of his illness may be. The Homeopathic physician deepest centers of being." In the healthy condition of
avoids supressing local manifestations of disease especially those of
mucous membranes and skin, knowing that great harm and suffering vital force, the dynamis that animates the material man, body,
the spiritual
rules with
1 unbounded sway, and retains all parts of the organism in admira
can come to the patient from such suppression. harmonious, vital operation, as regards both sensations and functioble '
The Homeopathist is a philosopher, noting the ill effects of dis­ so that �ur indwellipg, reason-�ifted mind can freely employ th� livinns�
turbed emotions and faulty thinking on the physiologic processes of healthy mstrument for the higher purposes of our existen ce". Every
the body organism, first producing functional disorder that in time will2 true healer knows that the efficacy of faith in the power and goodness
ultimate in pathologic changes in the tissues and organs of the body. of GOD that may reside in both patient and doctor, is the
Competent medical authorities now claim that the deadly, crippling factor in cure regardl ess of the therapy that may be employed.allHomeo potent
ravages of arthritic disease are caused and aggravated by all sorts of pathic philosophy recognizes the value of both the scientific and spirit­­
wrong, harmful and unholy thinking and this is not so strange, when ual aspects of healmg. Hence its wide application and use in the sphere
we realize that no conscious action takes place that is not preceeded by of sickness.
a thought process or impulse. "As a man thinketh in his heart so he is." We. beg y�ur indulgance and pardon for this divergence into the
Hahnemann' s recognition of the importance and relationship of the ?omam of philosophy, but we believe that it will help us all, by provok­
mental and emotional states and symptoms to disease, has in more �ng com.ment and frien�ly criticism concerning its use and application
recent times been verified and substantiated by the observations and m the vital field of healmg. Also a true concept of the relative value of
claims of the psycho-somatic branch of medical thought that tells us, all symptoms in the . domain of sickness is reveale d. These philosophic
constitutional disease, mental and physical, has its origin in malad­ concepts of the etiolog y and cure of human
justed and perverted modes of thinking. Clinical evidence in all schools would attain th.e highest use in Homeopathic illness are valuable. If we
prescribing we must per­
of medical and healing thought have verified these claims. fect ourselves m a knowledge of the languag symptoms which
The Homeopathic physician, because of the subtle power of his heal­ express es. the sufferings and needs of our patientes inofthe
ing instruments (potentized remedies), has acquired an element of faith human sickness. Homeopathy more completely meets themany needs
forms of
of sick
not found in the general run of the healing profession. Christ tells us if humanity than the cruder forms of healing. To the new born infant and
we have the faith comparable to the size of a mustard seed we can �rowing child � s well as the matured adult down to the sunset golden
remove mountains. From our study of man we know he has a mind and time of advancmg age, the Homeopathic remedy is a GOD sent boon
a body as well as an immortal soul. This immortal soul binds him with of healing and comfort.
Deity through time and eternity. This unity with Deity is the distin­ I n closing, I wis� �o proclaim from the house tops of the world my
guishing quality that seperates man from the purely animal world, or prai. �e and Thar:ksgivmg .to our heavenly Father for this precious gift of
rather the animal in him has evolved into the realms of the spiritual he.almg �nd to mvoke His blessmgs for those who live by and pracJice
world. Because of his composite nature, man exists in various realms of this bemgn art as well as for those who abide in its sublim e tenents.
nature which may be summarized into physical and spiritual, and
because of these facts, he has need of both physical (natural) and spirit- 1.
2.
i.e. the body - Editor.
Hahnemann: Organon, § 9. - Editor.
3. We recommend to study the following works: 1. Hahnemann, Samuel: Organon. 2. Kent,]. T. :
1. §202 - Editor. Lectures in Homeopathic Philosophy. 3 . Kent,]. T.: Repertory ofHomeopathic Materia Medic
2. §210, 211- Editor. and Grimmer's article "Repertory Study" p. 246. Editor.
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THE ESSENTIALS FOR A HOMEOPATHIC PRESCRIPTION 1 nevertheless they are general because the body as a whole is involved in
this process. The discharges, including hemorrhages from the orifice of
Every homeopathic doctor knows that if he can select the true simili­ the body are all general symptoms because the organization as a whole
mum in any given case he can obtain maximum results in terms of is the contracting factor in their elaboration. The sexual symptoms are
cure. But many difficulties must be overcome in the search for the best likewise generals because they are desires or aversions of the patient.
homeopathic remedy. The most important factor in homeopathic pro­ The sleep and dream symptoms belong to the general group for the
cedure is the successful taking of the case and there is no better tech­ same reasons outlined in the aforementioned groups. Symptoms known
nique than the one devised by Hahnemann for such work. Let the as particulars are those relating exclusively to the organs and parts of
patient tell the story of his case without interruption and when he has the body, and are less valuable for prescribing purposes.
finished, the questions by the physician (for details and clarification of Another grand division of symptoms running throughout both gen­
the history and symptoms) come next in order. 2 eral and particular groups are two more groups known as common on
No direct or leading questions should be asked. Any question the one hand and as characteristics or distinguishing on the other.
answered by "yes" or "no" has been wrongly put, and the answers are of The common symptoms are those common to the provings of many
doubtful value for remedy selection. Every symptom of the pathogene­ remedies and those common to the symptoms of many diseases. Diag­
sis must stand out as an indubitable fact. At times a number of indirect nostic symptoms are common and all these symptoms are of little value
questions must be put to the patient in order to obtain the correct sta­ in the selection of the homeopathic remedy.
tus of a single symptom. This is especially true when the symptom is The characterizing symptoms are those that are rare, strange, unu­
either a strong mental or a high grade general symptom qualifying sual and peculiar. When they occur in a case of sickness the curative
strongly the nature of the patient and his illness. remedy needed for that case must contain these symptoms in its prov­
A case fully and properly taken will yield not less than six or eight ing. At times one of these outstanding characteristic symptoms in con­
strong characterizing symptoms and from this group the curative rem­ junction with the rest of the totality of the symptoms may well point
edy will be found. the way to the homeopathic specific.
After the case is taken comes the task of grading the symptoms There exists a class of symptoms known as keynotes over which
according to their relative value and importance for remedy selection. much heated controversy has occurred in the past concerning their
The method of classifying and grading symptoms for remedy finding as value in remedy selection. Much depends on whether the keynote is a
outlined by the late Dr. J. T. Kent is logical and has produced outstand­ general or a particular. If a general it might well be a useful guide in
ing results in accuracy in obtaining the similmum. conjunction with the totality of the case for the finding of the curative
The symptoms are divided into general and particular groups of remedy. If a particular, it would be of doubtful use. In the main the
symptoms: study of the keynotes may be useful as leaders to study the case and if
the keynote is a general and is consistent with the reft of the totality of
The generals are those symptoms describing the ailments of the the symptoms a successful prescription would result .
patient as a whole, symptoms relating to the mind, the emotions, The similimum is only found in the totality of the symptoms pre­
desires and mental processes, such as reason, memory etc. Also the sented but its detection is much simplified by the high grade of charac­
physical generals which relate to the body's response to the forces of teristic symptoms embraced in that totality. When the similimum is
environment as the effects of heat, cold, weather changes, open air, or found and prescribed the homeopathic physicians justified in expecting
lack of the same, closed rooms, etc. Included in the physical generals rapid, gentle and satisfactory results in curative action.
are the food desires and aversions that proceed from the stomach, but
I. Actually Guernsey's original paper was never carefully studied and grossly misunderstood.
I. Exact date unknown, but written Nov. 1953 for HOMEOPATIA MAGAZINE, H.L. Roux director; Guernsey followed Hahnemann's method and his "Keynpte system" involved a careful case ta­
Rio Baniba 118; Buenos Aires; Argentine. - Editor. king and assembling the "characteristic symptoms" of the case (§1 5 3). Her referred to these cha­
2. §82 - 99 - Editor. racteristic symptoms as Keynotes. - Editor.
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But in these days of food and water adulterations and chemical proc­ THE RELATIVE VALUE OF SYMPTOMS1
esses, humanity is afflicted with an unceasing � tream of he�lth destr� y­
ing agents many of them antidotal to the act10n of curativ� remedies When a case has been fully and properly taken, it is time to evaluate
which renders the homeopathic work difficult and often futile. Alumi­ the symptoms in the order of their importance.
num toxin is one of the most common of the inhibiting agents to Prior to such an appraisal the taking of the case and the manner and
homeopathic remedies. Patients poisoned with this substanc� can method employed to obtain the symptoms of the case is most vital in
obtain but little good from the best homeopathlC_ remedy until the importance. Symptoms obtained without the Hahnemannian tech­
homeopathic antidote has been given. That antidote is CADM-0. in any nique are of doubtful value and may be false and misleading. Any and
potency above or equal to the 30. all given symptoms must represent a statement of facts, and these facts
The toxin of aluminum is frequently found in the blood of many must be brought forth after the manner of judicial procedure.
cancer patients hence it is one of the predispo�in_g factors of irritation The patient tells his story without interruption unless he is loqua­
occurring in a majority of the unfortunate VlCtl� s of cancer, hen�e cious and wandering, when he must be carefullyfuided to his task with
CADM-0. is one of our most frequent and effective remedies for this an indirect line of questioning by the physician.
condition. Other exciting factors in cancer causation are the indisc_ri�i­ Direct questions tend to suggest, and the patient may answer without
nate and excessive application of the so called wonder drugs (antibiOt­ sufficient thought. Any q�estion answered by yes or no to the Homeo­
ics) and coal tar derivatives together with the u�1iversal and . often path is of doubtful value.
forceful use of serums and vaccines, products of disease shot directly Sometimes the physician may be compelled to ask three or four indi­
into the blood stream of the victims. How can the crude products of rect questions to ascertain the verity or sureness of one symptom. To
disease promote anything but sickness and _sufferi ?-g? �hen will the illustrate: In order to know that temperature group the patient belongs
medical men, the guardians of health repudiate this umvers�l ou�r�ge to, the physician will ask how sensitive to cold are you. How are you
against nature and get back to a program of sanity and trust m Dr�rme affected by a hot room? How does the sun' s heat affect you? How
Providence? More faith in the power of the hfe force, that God given much clothing do you require to keep warm? How are you affected by
principle of life, and less reliance on experimental chemicals will pro­ changes of weather? What can you say about the temperature of your
duce more health and reduce suffering and hurtful expense among the hands and feet? In this way the physician can with certainty ascertain
multitude. t� which �roul? his patient belongs. Is he a cold patient with deficient
A few words of commendation for our homeopathic pharmacists are Vital heat, or iS he warm blooded and made worse by over heating, or
in order here. Their faithful painstaking care in the preparation of our is he one who is sensitive to the both extremes of temperature?5 The
remedies and potencies is without doubt the most certain element �or mental and emotional symptoms may be obtained in a similar way.
our successful fight against disease. Without the guarantee of the punty How easily moved to tears are you? How does music affect you? How
and verity of our numerous drugs, of what use all our tedious labors_ in does noise or light affect you? How does darlmess affect you? How rest­
case taking and remedy selection by way of reper�ory ar:d . unendmg less are you? What can you say of your memory? Thus when symptoms
materia medica study. Too little thought has been given this important are obtained in this way, they are genuine and reliable and constitute
phase of our profession and not enough recognition has been granted facts which can be fitted to the facts of the Materia Medica.
for the grand work our pharmacists have performed for the v:rhole When the symptoms of a case history are obtained properly, then
homeopathic profession as well as for the good of the homeopathK lay the physician may begin to appraise and weigh the relative value of the
world who depend so much an accurate homeopathic prescribing for
their well being and happiness. I. THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LXVII, No. 6, Dec. 1951, p. 159.
§84 - Editor.
I am well aware this subject has been dwelt on many times before, 2.
§87 - Editor.
but it is of such vast importance to the continued growth and success of
3.
4. Kent's Repertory = KR p. 1366. - Editor.
homeopathy everywhere that repetition can do only good. 5. KR p. 1399 . Editor.

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symptoms for the selection of the homeopathic remedy. The writer has tance, because they are characteristic of the sick patient as well as of the
followed the general outline for the grading and evaluating of symp­ remedy he needs for his cure.
toms devised by Dr. James Tyler Kent and found that method logifal This subject has been presented many times more by much
and concise and most helpful in the selection of the needed remedy. proficient teachers and prescribers than I am, but I bring to youmore my
In that plan there are three classes of symptoms as follows: General, humble efforts and trust we have some discussion on this very vital sub­
which relate to the patient as a whole, such as his bodily reaction to ject that all t_o gether we may bring forth better and simpler means to
environment, his mental and emotional states, his aversions and reach the demed goal - a surer and quicker way to find the similimum .
desires, his body secretions and discharges. Particulars, which relate to
organs and parts. Common, which are common to the provings of
many remedies or to disease conditions (diagnostic).
These three groups of3symptoms are each made up of three grades2 :
First, Second and Third. Thus the first grade generals are those that are
rare and peculiar or those that are characteristic of the remedy. The
symptoms that relate to the will, the loves, the hates, the fears, the
desires and aversions belong to the high or first grade. The second grade
are those pertaining to the rational mind or intellect, the body reactions
to environment, the physical appetites, the sexual symptoms, the body
secretions and discharge, because such are elaborated by the organism
as a whole, the modalities as to time and condition of aggravation and
amelioration. The third grade are the common symptoms found in dis­
ease such as headache, malaise, fever, chill, sweat, etc., or those symp­
toms common to the provings of many remedies. Common symptoms
may be expressed in general symptoms of the patient as a whole, or
they may be found in the particular parts of the body. 4
The high grade particulars are those that are rare and unusual, such
as inflammation with little or no pain, thirst without fever itching skin
with no eruption. The modalities constitute the second grade and the
common symptoms the third grade.
This is but a brief outline of classifying symptoms for remedy selec­
tion.
But all the teachers and master prescribers from Hahnemann down
have stressed the unusual and rare symptoms as the ones of impor-
1. KLHP: Lectures XXX - XXXIII - Editor.
2. See also Currim, Ahmed N : Guide to Kent's Repertory, Hahnemann Institute, 1996.
3. KLHP: Lectures XXXII and XXXIII - Editor.
4. Actually Kent defined grades 1,2,3 in Lecture XXXIII in a certain way as regards provings and
cures made - Here the word "grade" as used by Dr. Grimmer really should be replaced by the
word "importance" to avoid confusion with the technical word "grade" defined be Kent. - Edi­
tor.
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AFTER THE FIRST PRESCRIPTION1 The exceptions are those cases where there is a blending of the
m s complicated with drug disease. If a drug disease complicates, it
iasm
If the case has been fully taken, the administration of the homeo­ may be necessary to give a homeopathic antidote, even in a series of
pathic remedy will produc� c�rtain a�d defini_te reactio?s and changes potencies or until such time as the patient is free of drug symptoms,
in the symptom picture withm a penod of time, varymg from a few when a return to the homeopathic constitutional remedy will be
hours to several days or even weeks depending upon the nature of the neede d. More often the drug disease must be disposed of before the
sickness and the reactive powers of the individual patient. If the case be natural disease can be successfully treated 1.
acute, a few hours will bring beginning changes; if chronic, days or In the case of a complication of miasms, the first prescription must
week may pass before changes come. correspond to the initial 2symptoms of the patient. After he is free from
The most common observation noted is the aggravation of the these initial symptoms, and a new picture presents itself, a remedy con­
symptoms (from slight to intense in dif�ere�t individuals); this aggr�va­ plim entary to the first remedy and homeopathic to the new picture
tion is followed b.2 steady and progressive Improvement of the pati�nt must be administered.
and his symptoms , often for weeks or even months. When a prescnp­ Before a new remedy is given, a re-study of the case must be made
tion is followed by such a happy combination of circumstances, we and as great or even greater discrimination is needed for the selection of
may be sure it was strictly homeopathic, and these cases with rare the second remedy of a chronic case that is beginning to flow in order.
exception will need no other remedy to effect a cure or no second pre­ A safe rule to follow is the injunction once expressed by Dr. Kent
scription. "never leave a remedy that has acted curatively until it fails to act in a
However, after the first prescription when sufficient time has elapsed higher potency". This is not the exact quotation, but it expresses the
to bring about a return of the symptoms likely in a much milder and idea he wished to convey. Sometimes a change in the symptoms may
often somewhat changed degree, the remedy will need to be repeated in come, and still the first remedy prescribed may continue to be homeo­
the same potency. And later again, after a considerable time, a repeti­ pathic to the case. If the patient as a whole has improved and the
tion of the remedy is required by the return of symptoms, and then changed symptoms are old ones returning, or if they proceed from
experience has taught that better and mo�e lasting results a_re obtained within out from more to less vital parts or if old skin eruptions or dis­
if the potency of the same remedy be raised to a much higher plane. charges re-appear, the remedy should not be changed but allowed to act
This method of remedy and increase of potency may be repeated a until improvement ceases; and then it may be repeated in a higher
large number of times until the patient has been carried throug? the potency if several repetitions have already been made. The physician
range of potencies from the l M to the MM, when most cases will be must definitely !mow that the first remedy has ceased to function
dismissed cured. before he hazards a second remedy in a case started to flow in order if
Occasionally a case persists to manifest the symptom picture in a he does not want to bring confusion into his case and perhaps spoil it. 3
much modified degree after being through the range of potencies. Then Cases have been observed where no aggravation follows the adminis­
the prescriber may go back down the scale of potencies to the 30th or tration of the remedy, only a steady and long amelioration of the symp­
200th potency and repeat the progressive march of the potencies . of the toms with a sense of well being in the patient. Such cases have received
same remedy selected at the first study, because a remedy that will per­ the similium in the exact potency suited to that patient, and needless to
sist to act favorably through the range of potencies is the remedy say no other remedy will be necessary for that case. 4
homeopathic to that case, and rarely will any other remedy be needed
for that particular patient. I. Kent: ibid Lecture XXVI. - Editor.
2. i.e. most recent - Editor.
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor. 3. Kent ibid Lecture XXXV1 - paragraph 11. - Editor.
2. Kent: Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy - Lecture XXXV. Editor. 4. Kent Lecture XXXV. - Editor.
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. Other
Imp
cases will s� ow a protraced aggravation of symptoms with no
ovement followmg. Such cases are either incurable and have
When many old symptoms re-appear, the remedy is homeopathic
:
received too deep a remedy, or they are sensitives who prove every rem­ and the case is curable.
edy given them. Is is sometimes noted where symptoms take the wrong direction that
If pathologic and other factors indicate the possibility of incurability' is travel from the extremity toward the centers as a case of rheumatic
a superficial remedy must be selected for palliation. fever where swollen painful joints may be much relieved after the rem­
If a state of hypersusceptibility be present, the remedies must be edy, but serious heart symptoms may come up; when such things hap­
given in a very �ow poten.cy but still in the single dose and only pen, the remedy must be antidoted immediately before pathologic
r�peated at suffioent long mtervals to obtain curative results; after a changes take place in the vital centers. Often the antidote to a faulty
t1me the potency may be increased if the action has been homeopathic. prescription will prove the curative remedy in the case. But sometimes
Anoth�r observ�tion has been noted where following the remedy, a it is not sufficient, and another carefully selected remedy will be
short penod of r_el_Ief was followed by an aggravation of symptoms or a needed. Regarding the repetition of the remedy much controversy
return to the ongmal state. If such a prescription has not been inter­ obtains among many of our good prescribers.
fered with by other drugs taken intentionally or accidentally (as in form Dr. Kent who devoted much thought on the philosophic aspect of
of camphor of other chemical fumes), or if cathartics or analgesic drugs things homeopathic stated that at times in a seriously sick diptheric
(ei�he: coal tar derivatives or narcotics) have not been taken, thf pre­ patient with a weak constitution a repetition of the dose will kill. He
scnptlon was wrong and unfortunate for both patient and doctor. admitted he did not know the principle behind the phenomenon other
It �s. presumed the doctor had corrected all faulty living habits and that the weakness or strength of the patient's vital reserve or constitu­
cond1t10ns_ before he made the prescription, for if he failed to do so, his tion, which lies in the realm of the inheritable. And he also stated that
remedy U:Ight w�l_l have been rendered nil or its action cut short by in febrile conditions, as typhoid occuring in vigorous constitutions, he
unhyg1emc cond1t10ns and bad dietary habits. frequently repeated the remedy dissolved in water every few hours until
A wrong prescription in a deeply chronic case or a seriously sick the fever declined or left, thus often cutting short the usual course of
acute case may well be fatal or carry irreparable consequences. At best it the fever.
will take extreme care and much study to restore the case to a sem­ Hahnemann repeated the dose at times, giving it in a slightly higher
blance of order for the correct prescription to follow. potency in water. Some of our good prescribers give three doses of the
If no aggravation occurs in a vigorous constitution, it is likely the potentized remedy two hours apart at the start of every case and claim
remedy was only partially similar; and it may require several other par­ excellents results.
tially similar remedies to affect the cure. But1 are the results any better than those obtained by the single
At times it is _observed a p atient has an amelioration of symptoms dose? After all it is a matter of the homeopathicity of the prescription.
over a � uffioent �nterval o� time to bring curative results, but they fail Repetition of dose and the potency required may be important in cer­
to mamfest; that IS, the patient does not gain in strength and well being tain cases, but they are secondary in value and depend on other factors
commensurate with the amelioration of symptoms. Such cases are in the case outside the symptom picture. Cases where much pathology
incurable because of pathologic changes in vital organs: heart, kidney, occurs in vital organs will be aggravated by a too high potency. And
lungs or somewhere in the deep nervous system. then the repetition of the dose may be more frequent for palliation,
� a greater number of new symptoms appear after the prescrip­
. W:Ithew1ll because in many cases cure is not possible. They are the incurables
tion generally prove unfavorable. This is especially true if the new which Hahnemann speaks of in the Organon. We must know what is
symptoms are not old forgotten ones returning (which sometimes hap­
pens). In these cases the remedy was not truly homeopathic. 1. Most of the homeopathic physicians were unacquainted with the SIXTH edition of the Organon
and especially §§246, 247, 248 with their respective footnotes 132, 133, 134 where Hahnemann
1. Kent ibid Lecture XXXV. Editor.
-
taught the repetition of the doses in both acute and chronic diseases. - Editor.
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curable jn both remedies and sick patients in order to obtain our best THE VALUE OF MENTAL SYMPTOMS IN HOMEOPATHIC
success. PRESCRIBING1
Experiments in the bio-electric field show some interesting reactions
in the patient' s blood. In a blood specimen that is positive the simili­ Every homeopathic prescriber from Hahnemann down to the Mas­
�um selected out of a negative �roup of remedies will change that pos­ ters of the present time stress the importance of mental and emotional
ltlve blood to the normal negat1ve point always found in the state o
health. And when such a selected remedy is given the patient, his reacf­ symptoms for the selection of the similimum.
Many interesting and instr_21ctive cases from Hering's book entitled
tions are instantly restored to the negative state. This statement
proven by a subsequent test of the patient's blood immediately followis­ The Symptoms of the Mind afford abundant proof of the use and
value of such symptoms. A few illustrations which follow are illuminat­
ing the intake of the selective remedy which then will show all disease
reactions obliterated, with the vital wave at the maximum height and ing and well woth study.
the polarity at the normal negative point. From the behavior of this Page numbers in the following section refer to Hering' s book. A case,
phenomenon in relation to homeopathic remedies we can actually see (pg. 134) given by G. F. Muller and called by Hering a model cure:
the change from disorder to order, and that state of order will continue "Talking nonsence in her sleep at four o ' clock in the morning; dis­
f?� da�s or weeks until the effect o� the remedy is exhausted and a repe­ turbed look, stares at people; head hot, carotids throbbing; flu shed and
tltlOn 1s needed to restore and mamtain the flow of vital forces of the bloated face; eyes fixed, pupils dilated; frequent pulse; hair moist, the
stream of harmony. rest of the body burning hot; great anxiety; singing followed by weep­
These things confirm the theory of Hahnemann concerning the vital ing and loud screaming, with gasping for breath; beating headache,
force as being the fundamental factor in health or sickness. In sickness especially in the vertex; tearing stitches in the brain; crawling in hands
the vital force is disturbed first, and then chemical changes are set up of and feet; as if they were numb; great thirst, with coated tongue . "
the destructive or unbalanced nature soon to be followed by changes in HYPER. cured, though many BELL. symptoms were present.
tissue (pathology). When the correct remedy is administered, the above Another case, (pg. 135) from M. Muller: "Talks almost continually
processes are reversed; and the vital force flows in order, restoring the about fanciful things or such as have really occured, of faithless love, of
body chemistry to normal then repairing the tissues (replacing patho­ her teachers and school days; laughs, sings, dances, weeps, makes grim­
logic cells with normal histologic cells, thereby completing the cycle of aces and gesticulates with her hands. Clings obstinately to her ideas,
recovery). without, however, growing angry about it. Face distorted, eyes fixed, no
. If of
tion
the above observations are true, it is evident that too soon a repeti­
the dose of even the right remedy might easily disturb the flow
desire to eat or drink, things offered her are hastily dispatched." PLAT.
was the remedy that cured. Only a master prescriber would select this
of the vital harmony and interfere with recovery. Clinical observations remedy.
of hundreds of our most successful prescribers from Hahnemann' s time Another case cited by Th. Ruckert, (pg. 139): "After vexation, mental
to the present remind us that as long as improvement continues (after depression; she is in constant dread, with palpitation of the heart, is
the remedy is taken), repetition is not indicated. afraid of everybody, considers everyone her enemy, despairs of every­
thing, cries easily, trusts no one. At the same time pale earthy complex­
ion with dim, desponding look. No appetite, much thirst, limbs feel as
if asleep; is weary, weak, cannot sleep at night on account of fear and
I. JouRNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HoMEOPATHY, Vol. 40, No. 2, February, 1947, p. 37.
2. This book initially appeared as ANALYTICAL THERAI'EUT!CS, Vol. 1; it seems that the suceeding
volume or volumes never appeared and the title of the book was changed to THE SYMPTOMS oF
THE MIND. The American Homeopathic Publishing Society, ].M. Stoddart & Co., Philadel­
I. §3 - Editor. phia , 1881. - Editor.
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dread." PuLs. was the curative remedy in spite of the thirst present; Puls of injury. Ailments owing to fear. After anxiety. Homesickness,
is more often thirstless. Nostalgia. Love pangs. Jealousy. Grief and Sorrow. Better in com­
Model cure reported by Sonnenburg, (pg. 122): "Fear and mistrust of pany and Better when alone, (Will not be looked at. Dislikes to be
everyone, great anxiety by day and night, no rest in any place, seeks to spoken to. Worse from friendly persuasion). From talking to others.
fly. Her only pleasure is to look into the sun or the fire. She fled into a Mortification. Vexation. Anger. Emotions and Excitement in gen­
forest, built a large fire and remained there four or five days without eral. Worse when thinking about his condition, better when think­
nourishment. Seeks to be alone, flees society; when alone she cuts up ing about something else. Complaints after speaking. Headaches
queer antics, screws her mouth in all directions, throws money out of from exertions of mind or intellectual work. Complaints from
the window. Tactiturn; after repeated questioning she screams her thinking or meditating. Ailings from over exertion of mind and
answer loudly and angrily." BELL. cured. It is the only proven remedy in body.
melancholy and mania with longing to look in the sun and the fire.
Another model cure by Sztarovcszky, (pg. 124): "Throbbing pain in HAPPY SURPRISE 1
the brain, dimness of vision, as if he looked through a sieve; frightful
visions appear to him when in the dark, or when closing his eyes; he Under Happy surprises, such as excessive joy, a small group of reme­
strikes at them and holds the cross up to them." PpLs. cured. PuLs. has dies are given: Aeon., caust., COFF., croc., cycl., nat-c., op. and puls. In
frightful visions in the dark or on closing the eyes. the remedies not italicized: caust., croc., cycl. and nat-c., the symptoms
Quoting Hahnemann in the fifth edition of the Organon, paragraph were observed only in incompletely proved remedies or infrequently
253 : "The condition of the mind and general behaviour of the patient met with. In the italicized remedies the symptoms both occured in the
are to be counted among the most certain and intelligible signs (not vis­ proving and were cured in the sick: Aeon., op. and puls. The remedy
ible to everyone) of a slight beginning of improvement or of aggravation COFF. ALL CAPITALS has frequently and persistantly produced the con­
in all diseases, especially the acute ones. The signs of incipient improve­ dition in the proving and verified by many cured of the sick.2
ment, however slight, are: an increased sensation of comfort, greater Where the joy.has startled or struck so hard that trembling, crying,
tranquilitiy and freedom of mind, the heightened courage. The patient weeping, sobbing or fainting away, even apparent death, particularly in
experiences, as it were a return of naturalness. The signs of aggravation, children and women, COFF. is the only remedy.
however slight, are the opposite of the foregoing: an embarrased, help­ Stunned by it, laughing and crying: Hyos.
less state of mind and disposition, where the behavior, attitude and Talkative with sudden changing of the subject: Lach.
actions of the patient appeal to our sympathy. This condition is readily
seen and appreciated by a careful observer, but not to be described in Merry madness, with headache, blindness or pale face: Croc.
so many words." Fainting: Aeon., coff
Any experienced physician may note in the patient' s face, his eyes,
and the coloring and expressions which mirror the thoughts, fears and Headaches after mental exhilaration: Coca, Coff.; glowing red
emotions in no uncertain way, that present sure indications for the cheeks: Mere.; following such or other excitement: Scut.
selection of the homeopathic remedy. After it mouth was suddenly filled with bright blood: Chin.
Hering classified a group of "Bodily symptoms connected with the
Mind" that is helpful to the physician and student alike: 1. Hering ibid p. 71. The remedies that Hering wrote in all CAPITALS were written by Kent in
1. Ailments from emotions and from exertion of the mind, such as: bold so they would jump out of the page at the reader. Kent continued to keep the italicised
and ordinary Roman type as He ring had done with the same definitions. In this article we have
Happy surprise. Complaints after laughing. Fright and fear. Shock used Hering's style of all CAPITALS. - Editor.
Currim, Ahmed N., Guide to Kent's Repertory, Hahnemann Institute, 1996, pages 9 - 12. This
KR -
2.
1. p,. 134R. - Editor. was Kent's method; KLHP lectures XXXII and XXXIII. - Editor.
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Gagging or vomituritio: Kali-c. LIMBS : Hot hands: Verat.; weakness of muscles of arms and hands:
Diarrhoea: Aeon., Gels. carb-v.
GENERALS : Relaxation: calc., con.; great debility, prostration, col­
Metritis: Coff. lapse: croc.; does not sleep: Verat.; worse in open air: nux-m.; stitches
Weeping, coughing, trembling: Aeon., Mere. in the ulcer: hep.
Chilly as of chills running over him: Gels. FRIGHT AND FEAR1
Shivering flitting sensation: Aeon., Kali-c. Fright and fear excite many mental and physical states of disease;
Unusually excited by joyous news toward evening: Aloe sometimes long lasting and chronic conditions follow such emotions.
If Aml-ns. is inhaled the same conditions obtain that result from Following are some of the symptoms of remedies needed to meet and
sudden emotions, with crimson flushing of the cheeks and quickened cure a surprising number of ailments produced by fright and fear as
pulse. Roth recommends it as homeopathic to the effect of emotions. recorded by Hering in the volume on Symptoms ofthe Mind (pg. 72).
Every little surprise frightens; trembling and glowing red cheeks:
COMPLAINTS AFTER LAUGHING 1 Mere.; fright with vexation: Ae oN ., bell., ca:l c., cocc., cupr., gels., IGN.,
nat-c., nux-v., op., petr., phos., plat., puls., samb., sep., sulph., zinc. Ter­
Mind: Easily depressed; Form.; sadness following: Phos.; as of her ror: Gels., nux-v., op., sil., verat.; after sudden noises, as if thunder­
body were borne upon wings, Thuj. struck, unconscious, convulsions, twitching around mouth, hot red
HEADACHE: Ars-met., croc., iris, phos., tong., zinc., zing.; throbbing: face, feces pass involuntarily: Op.; incessant screaming after a heavy
Lye.; beating in the head mostly after sitting too long: Phos.; deep thunder clap: Gels.; often cries without cause: Rhus-t.
shooting in right side: Tong.; head internally hot, confused and heavy: AFTER FRIGHT: Soon: Op.; later: Aeon.; fear remaining: Mere., nat­
Ther.; tearing in right side occiput: Zinc. m., bell., verat. ; fear: Op., samb.; fear and anger: Aeon.; fear and anxi­
EYES : Obscuration of sight, dilatation of pupils: Croc.; shedding ety: Lye.; sorrow: Ign. Long remaining anxiousness: Bell., lach., mere.,
tears: Form.; weeping: Lye. samb., sil. -, and weakness, cannot sleep from frightful visions, night
EAR: Drawing stitch from stomach into ear: Mang. full of complaints, wants to go out doors far away: Mere. -, timidity and
FACE: Heat and redness of cheeks: Verat.; paleness: Croc.; stiff jaws: nightly complaints: Mere. -, and loss of reason, frightful visions, wants
Form.; jerking stitches from lower jaw to region above temple: Mang.; to run away, rush of blood to head, headache rising from neck up, wid­
toothache in upper molar, afternoons: Tong. ened pupils: Bell.
ABDOMEN : Stitches around ribs in the left side: Aeon.; in right side MIND : Insanity following fear or fright: Bell., lach., mere., plat.,
of abdomen like a fine jerking: Kali-c.; digging and rooting around the stram.; raving madness: Bell., stram.; loss of reason, talks confusedly as
navel, also when exhaling: Coloc.; pain in the belly: Con.; digging if insane, pain going through the neck up into the head, widened
rooting colic: Coloc.; sore pain, also with coughing: Ars.; aching pres­ pupils, red burning hot face, or pale and moist, nose dry, neck and
sure in the region of the hernia: Sep.; stitches in the mammae: Laur. throat sore to the touch, fears things he sees: BELL.
CHEST: Slime in windpipe and cough: Arg-met.; asthma: ARS., aur., Talking, preaching, telling stories, greatest sensitiveness of throat or
cupr., bry., lach., lye., plb.; dyspnea: Ars., aur., cupr., lach., lye., plb.; other parts to the touch even of light clothing: Lach.; often cries out
cough: Arg-met., ars., bry., chin., cupr., dros., lach., kali-c., mur-ac., nit­ without a cause: Rhus-t.; maniacal notions, starting in sleep, laughing
ac., phos., stann., zinc. Pressing like from a piece of wood, in left side of in sleep, convulsions in sleep, spasmodic cough: Hyos.; insanity with
chest: plb.; stitch: mez.; pressing: plat.; pain: laur., lye., mez., mur-ac., laughable jests: Bell.; loss of reason, things appear smaller, sadness in
plb., stann. the evening or haughtiness, things appear larger: Plat.; delirium with
1. Hering - ibid p . 7 1 - Editor. 1. Hering - ibid p . 72 - Editor.
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fearful visions: Bell., samb.; delusions of the imagination: Bell.; imag­ involuntary escape of stool: Op.; after it very cold: Rhus-t.; with icy
ines people find fault with her: Rhus-t.; indifference or contempt of coldness of the body: Verat.; retention of stool: Bell.
others, fear of the near approach of death, very sad, mostly in the URINE: Frequent and great discharge: Samb . ; involuntary escape of
evening: Plat.; melancholy: Stram.; horror, full of apprehension, lamed: urine and stool: Hyos.; retention: Bell., op.
Nat-m.; fearful imaginations, particularly at night, cannot bear the SEXUAL ORGANS : Metritis: Op.; catamenia too soon and too copi­
warmth of the bed, wants to run away, travel; quarrels with family, ous : Plat.; too late and too weak: Puls.; to prevent suppression: Aeon.;
complaints about others: Mere.; despair of eternal salvation of soul: amenorrhea: Aeon., lye.; displacement of uterus: Op.; during preg­
Stram.; crying, howling and getting beside himself: Coff.; children nancy diarrhea: Op.; hemorrhage: Sec.; threatene.d abortion: Aeon.,
weep and move arms about: Samb.; very much dejected and lachry­ gels. , op.; suppression of labor pains: Op.; of loch1a: Ign., op.; chorea
mose, particularly in the evening: Plat . ; pride and contempt of others: retu rning in child-bed: Stram.; spasms: Sec.
Plat.; discontent, complains of everything in the whole world: Mere.; SUFFOCATION with anxiety: Op.; after vomiting coughing: Samb.;
disposition to quarrel: Mere.; tries to escape in the night: Bell., mere., with violent pains in stomach and scrobiculum: Aeon.; convulsive
hyos. choking spells in the night, with crying and grasping about: Samb.;
SENSORIUM: Over sensitiveness of the organs of the senses: Coff.; struggle for breath, points to pit of �tomach. ; after Op. : Aeon.; suffoca­
unconsciousness: Op.; stupor: Bell.; stupor with internal heat: Op.; tion after vomiting or some coughmg, blmsh puffed-up face, anxwus
fainting: Aeon., Coff.; apparent death, neither pulse nor breathing per­ trembling and whining, gasping, heat without thirst: Sa�b.; bluish face
ceptible, after a pain in the heart from fright with grief: Lach. in morning: Op.; ice-cold chest: Verat.; looses breath w1th even a httle
HEAD : Rush of blood to the head: Opium; later: Aeon.; still later: cough: Samb.; dry spasmodic cough: Bell.; in the night: Hy�s . ; whoop­
Bell.; beating in temple if head is in a low position: Rhus-t.; heat in it: ing cough: Aeon., ign., stram.; coughs when ly1�g down, w1th st�tches
Bell.; heat with stupor: Op.; hot with twitching about the mouth: Op.; in pit of stomach: Rhus-t.; ebullitions of blood w1th . tremblmg of h�bs:
pain in forehead: Op.; heavy feeling: Rhus-t.; pain passes into the head Samb.; trembling of heart, palpitation: Nux-m.; vwlent and anxwus:
through the nape of the neck: Bell.; stitches in the left side of head: Bell.; most in the evening and when sitting: Puis.
Cic. CONVULSIONS: Bell., hyos., ign., op., stram., sulph.; with a loud
EYES : Objects around him appear smaller: Plat.; eyes dim, shunning scream: Op. .
the light: Rhus-t.; cannot see, twitches and starts: Op., glon.; loss of TREMBLING : Coff., glon., ign., mere., op.; and d1fficult breathmg: .
sight, relaxed, sinking together, deadly pale: Glon.; enlarged pupils: Glon., ign., op.; after slight exertions: Mere.
Bell.; and darkening of sight: Op.; squinting and rolling of eyes: Hyos. SLEEP: Prevented by fearful visions: Mere . ; goes to sleep late m.
NOSE: Dryness of nose: Bell.; fluent coryza: Mere. evening, and is restless during the night: Puls.; stuporlike �omnolence
FACE : Red: Plat.; and burning: Bell., op.; glowing red cheeks: Mere.;
with snoring: Op.; coma vigil: Hyos.; snoring: Op.; wheezmg: Samb.;
after trouble a glowing heat rises in the right cheek - it swells and turns laughing: Hyos.; starting: Hyos.; worse at night, anxiety and other com­
bluish red for two hours, followed by restlessness and shaking chill: plaints: Mere.; worse in the evening: Bell., puis.
PAINS : Unbearable, as if driving to distraction: Coff. An ulcer on the
Mere.; red, turns deadly pale in sitting up: Aeon.; red in bed, getting up hand appeared after Lach., was aggravated by fright and cured by . sil.
instantly pale: Verat.; bluish, bloated with snoring: Op.; - with wheez­ Genteel, timid and lachrymose disposition: Puls.; if a sudden fnght
ing: Samb.; changing pale and red, rising headache, looses sigh�, sink­ interrupts the good effects of other medicines: Lach.
ing, relaxed, twitching, fingers or toes spread out: Glon.; tw1tchmg The foregoing symptoms and conditions produced by fright and fear
around the mouth: Glon., op.; foam at the mouth: Hyos. and cured by our proven remedies is convincing proof of the need for .a
D IARRHEA: Op., gels., verat.; returning with every new fear: Aeon.; full knowledge of the mental spheres of the remedies 111 Slckness. Th1s
returning at twilight: Puls.; often at night, painless, much wind: Ign.;
with tenesmus: Mere.; outer coldness, inner heat without thirst: Puls.; knowledge is also valuable in the study of disease cause and 1s. closely
related to the phenomena and claims of psychology and psychatry.
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One more model cure is here presented because of the remedy that APPETITE: Vomiting: lp., verat.; copious, easy, gushing: Phos.; espe­
cured, (p. 84) . : Feels the greatest anguish in the head with a whirling cially on moving, better after moving: Tab.; vomits drink instantly after
before the eyes every day, from 5 a.m. until 5. p.m., since two years. He swallowing: Ars.; as soon as it gets warm in stomach: Phos.; vomiting is
walks up and down the room, wringing his hands, and moaning contin­ a good sign after Arn.
ually, "Oh, such anguish! Oh, such anguish!" Only when he takes his STOMACH: Deathly feeling behind ensiform cartilage: Cupr.
meals he ceases moaning. His appetite is good: Psor. William Gross. STOOL: Diarrhea: lp., nux-m., verat.; very watery, even involuntary:
Sec.; colliquative, cadaverous odor: Carb-v.; visceral hemorrhage: Verat.
S HOCK OF INJURY1 URINE: Shuddering all over with desire to urinate: Hyper.; retention:
MIND: Injury followed by one fixed and anxious idea of impending Hyper.; suppression: Sec.
death or other dire misfortune: Aeon.; anxiety as from conscious dan­ CHEST: In gunshot wounds of chest or lung: Am-caust.
ger of death: Caps.; anguish: Nux-v.; with great distress and oppression, PULSE: Pulse slow and small: Dig., sec., - and weak: Arn., mere., -
despairs of life: Verat.; anxious manner: Chin.; after fright: Op.; after­ and feeble and irregular: Tab.; intermitting: Nat-m.; by regular intermis­
wards: Aeon.; after sudden, unexpected severe injury: Camph.; fear of sion every other beat, apparently slow: Dig. ; pulse feeble: Camph.; as if
injury: Gels.; afraid of the surgeon: Coff; of being hurt by persons dying: Chlf; feeble and thready: Ars.; feeble and frequent: Cupr.; fee­
walking towards him: Arn.; overpowering fear, with fatigue: Gels.; ter­ ble and tense: Aeon.; dying away: Lach.; almost imperceptible: Caps.;
ror: Verat.; intolerance of impressions and of oppositions: Aeon.; - of weak, slow, scarcely perceptible: Verat.; failing: Chin.; frequent and
all manipulations, they cause great agitation, which interferes with scarcely perceptible: Carb-v.; nearly extinct: Hydr-ae.
treatment: Coff; not to be pacified: Aeon.; rather quiet when left BAcK: Injuries to vertebral region: Hyper.
alone: Coff; great forgetfulness: Stront.; weeping over his bad luck: PosiTION: Wants to lie with head low: Arn.
Puis.; preoccupied with lamentations: Cham.; delirium, will dress him­ CoLLAPSE: Tendency to collapse as in cholera: Ars.; threatened col­
self to go home: Cupr.; unconscious muttering of anxious sort: Gels.; lapse, with intermitting pulse and great thirst: Nat-m.; impending death
nervous anxiety, mingled with stupefaction of mind: Camph.; increas­ by it: Op. (one dose high); from progress of inflammatory lesion: Op.
ing stupor: Lach.; hardly yielding to any stimuli: Carb-v. (repeated lower doses).
SENSORIUM: Unconsciousness: Arn., chlf, op.; stupefied and cold: TrssUEs: Hemorrhage: Arn.; of bright blood: lp., phos.; of dark
Camph.; apopletic dreaminess: Nux-m.; faintness: Sulph.; from slight blood: Chin., nux-v.; sequelae of hemorrhage: Stront.; emanciation:
causes: Nux-v.; from a little pain, is preceded by vertigo: Hep.; syncope Stront.; when nervous tissues are mainly concerned: Hyos.; tissues of
immediately after great hemorrhage: Calam.; long lasting syncope: organic life: Am-caust.; injuries of the tissue of animal life generally, of
Hydr-ae.; headache after fainting: Hep. the feet, the hands, etc. : Hyper.
HEAD: Chronic effects after an injury of the head, such as headache, Remedies against homesickness, love pangs, jealousy, and grief are
relieved by sweating: Nat-m.; paralysis of brain, with symptoms of col­ often needed by the homeopathic physician, to cure stubborn mental
lapse: Cupr. illness.
EYES: Loss of vision and hearing: Carb-v.; pupils dialated: Hydr-ae.,
ip.; inactive: Dig.; eyes fixed unequally: Op.; eyelids paralyzed: Hydr­ HoMESICKNEss, NosTALGIA1

ae.; dark areola around: Lach.; sunken with dark margins: Sulph. Silent ill humor: Nit-ac., ph-ac. ; indifference to everything: Bell.;
FACE: Distorted features: Hydr-ae.; wretched expression: Sulph.; complains of evetything: Mere.; whimsical and sensitive: Caps.; long­
motionless features: Chlf.; pallor: Arn., op., ip.; pale and sick and lan­ ing: Mere.; after his friends: lgn.; sighing and moaning: Hell.; sorrowful
guid: Gels.; bluish paleness: Dig. feeling, as if left alone: Carb-an.; loneliness: Mag-m.; anxiousness:
I . Hering - ibid p . 76 - Editor. I. He ring - ibid p . 8 4 - Editor.
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Mere.; anxious lowness of spirits: Nit-ac.; inconsolable: Carb-an.; �arrelsome, eager, vehement, with delirious, incoherent speech,
cheerful faces increase his woe: Hell.; whining, sorrowful, as if alone: rage, mania: Hyos.; with anger, desire to kill; torments others; running
Mag-m.; lachrymose: Ph-ac.; frequent weeping: Caps., mag-m.; melan­ about; worse in day-time, mostly women: Apis; with mistrust, suspi­
choly: Aur.; inward grief: Ign.; thoughtless stammering: Ign.; quiet: cion, worse towards evening: Lach.; with excessive nervousness, spas­
Sep.; headache, as if bursting when moving: Caps.; redness of cheeks: modic attacks, hectic fever, sleeplessness: Hyos.; jealous thoughts rise in
Caps.; hunger, with weak digestion: Mere.; want of appetite: ]?h-ac.; his mind: Camph.; during pregnancy: Lach.
thirst and chilliness: Caps.; insipid, watery taste of all food: Ign.; after Another short model cure presented by E. Stapf (pg. 86):
eating, burning in stomach: Caps.; with emaciation: Ph-ac.; diarrhoea: A very irritable lady, suffering under the most violent and threaten­
Ph-ac.; with tenesmus: Caps., mere.; short, hacking morning cough, ing nervous symptoms, even spasms; had hectic fever, sleepless nights,
lasting for thirty minutes: Caps., dros.; violent cough in evening and and her mind was nearly deranged; disturbed by unfounded jealousy.
night: Caps . ; frequent palpitation of heart: Nit-ac.; violent palpitation: After one dose ofHyos., 30 cent.; she soon was well and remained so.
Aur.; wants to run away, inquietude, wants to travel: Mere.; weak and
trembling after slight exertion: Mere.; averse to moving: Caps.; feels SoRRow1
homesick when at home with her family: Eup-pur.; night sweats: Mere. GRIEF AND

Grief and sorrow bring on many troubles that can be righted with
LOVE PANGS 1 the correct homeopathic remedy.
Some sickness, or love pangs, so often looked upon lightly and sin­ MIND: Mental derangement from grief: Ars., bell.; sad, indifferent;
gled out, may be quite serious and produce severe illness in its helpless aversion to everything; full of fears: Ign.; grief with fear at night, dispo­
victims that may require good homeopathic prescribing to straighten sition to quarrel, complaining of his relations and surroundings: Mere.;
them out and restore them back to normal living. A few of the leading with apprehensions for the future: Staph.; absorbed in his own
remedies and their indications follow: thoughts, silent ill-humor; indifference; aversion to speaking; absent
Unhappy love, disposed to weep, desires to take his life; despair, sud­ minded and dullness of mind: Ip.; grief and sorrow with shame; sup­
den anger; quarrelsome or melancholy, with longing for death; alternat­ pressed internal vexation, which continues: Ign.
ing joyful and sorrowful; congestion of blood to the head, sparks before SENSORIUM: Vertigo: Ign.; in evening: Ph-ac.
the eyes, rushing in the ears; putrid odor from the mouth, excessive ABDOMEN: Long-lasting after-taste, food often thrown up: Ph-ac.;
hunger and thirst; congestion of blood to the chest, and anxious beat­ pressing pain in stomach: Ign.
ing of the heart: Aur.; with jealousy, vehemence and confused talking STOOL: Looseness: Coloc., gels., ph-ac.; involuntary: Op.; with tenes­
quarrelsome: Hyos.; indigation about undeserved mortification, push­ mus: Mere.
ing things away from him: Staph.; with jealous suspicious despair, SEXUAL PARTS: Weakening pollutions: Ph-ac.; amenorrhea: Ign.; in
weary of life: Laeh.; with silent grief, one cheek red: Ign.; not inclined pregnancy, chorea: Ign., stram.; labor pains mostly in back: Caust.;
to talk, hectic, red cheeks, sleepiness, morning sweats, emaciation: Ph­ fainting during parturition: Ign.
ac.; pain in heart, fainting, apparent death: Lach.; complaints of girls CHEST: Whooping-cough: Phos.; weakness of chest causes inability
for grief about faithless lovers: Ars., calc-p., hyos., ign. to speak long: Ph-ac.
2 SPASMS: Attacks like epilepsy: Op., ph-ac.; fits: Ign.
}EALOUSY
TissuEs: Emaciation: Ph-ac.; after suppressed mental sufferings;
Effects of jealousy often need the homeopathic remedy to restore the seems to be weighed down; broods over imaginary trouble: Ign.;
normal state. chronic complaints after long-lasting grief or sorrow: Caust., lach., lye.,
1. Hering ibid p. 8 5 - Editor.
NAT-M . (Kent). After weeping, nose bleeds: Nit-ac.; throat contracted:
2. Hering ibid p. 86 - Editor.
-
I. Hering ibid - p. 86 - Editor.
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Lact. ; cough, with children: Arn., asar., cham.; moving arms and hands THINGS THAT INTERFERE WITH THE HOMEOPATHIC
about: Samb. PRESCRIPTION1
CoNcLusiON

The foregoing comments on remedies for mental states and symp­ The homeopathic physician must work hard and carefully on all his
toms, makes only a beginning of this absorbing and useful subject. cases if he wishes to cure them.
Nothing short of a sizeable volume would suffice to do justice to it. If First, obtaining a full and complete case history requires much time
the writer can help promote the interest and attention of homeopathic and labor. Then the chase through repertory and materia medica for the
physicians to the advantage in prescribing, that a wide knowledge of most similar remedy uses up more time and labor. When that precious
mental and emotional symptoms bring, he will be happy, for the cause talisman, the similimum, is found and administered, the doctor, with a
of Homeopathy will then advance with many difficult cures to its sense of duty well-performed, relaxes and is content to wait for antici­
credit. pated reports of desirable changes for the better in his patient on his
Homeopathically treated, many of the mentally sick, the insane, the next visit. For do we not all know the power of cure residing in that
victims of bad psychology and environment since childhood, with a similimum once it is obtained? Have we not many times seen the proof
bad inheritance to start their ill-starred journey of life, could be made of "the law" in cures that had defied other medical means?
useful and happy citizens instead of inmates of institutions and prisons. What mingled feelings of doubt and disappointment overwhelms the
Crime and bad mental hygiene are inevitable associates, unbridled pas­ doctor, when after long and laborious study and effort, a classical case is
sions, unholy desires, unrestrained appetites are phases of sickness that worked to the one remedy that alone most completely covers the symp­
only the homeopathic system can cope with. toms and history of the case, and the remedy is administered with
What a contrast, Homeopathy, with its gentle certain way, presents supreme confidence that a prompt and gentle restoration to health in
to modern scientific methods of shock and violence. The pitiable vic­ the suffering patient will soon come. Then, after the prescribed time,
tims of mental and emotional unbalance and insufficiency are better the patient returns, not with joyous news of beginning cure, but that he
dead than victims of a terrorizing, torturing, endless experimentation is either no better or even worse than before the remedy was taken.
that leads but to mental chaos and death. Verily the world sorely needs Such an experience as this is enough to shake the faith of the strongest,
the God given balm of the homeopathic philosophy and law of the and sometimes confuse the wisdom of the wisest.
healing of the nations. What about the vaunted Law, and the miraculous power of the
similimum? What is wrong? Whence have they vanished? After all the
work and study with the acquired lmowledge of remedies and all the
courageous faith comes failure, dismal failure like an evil omen to
blight the promise of glorious success held out to all those who have the
energy to work and the faith to study and apply the great Law of cure. Is
the Law then but an illusion? Or a subtle and deceptive force, a change­
ling in a changing world to bring the joy of a cure here and the gloom
of defeat there? No, the Law is immutable and perfect; it needs but free
and uninterrupted scope to perform its wonders.
The physician has failed in one respect in spite of all his learning and
lmowledge of remedies. In spite of his laborious energy and painstaking
care, he has failed to instruct his patient in the many things that can
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nullify a good prescription or cut short a remedy's action and effi­ Another very common and most vicious class of .interferring agents
Clency. ar. e the many coal tar drugs, derivatives of coal tar with complex chem­
Outside of proper social, psychological, dietary and hygenic condi­ c 1 formulas. These drugs come under many trade names from Bromo­
tions which every physician should insist upon having for his patient � :lzer, one of the most harmful with its load of acentanilide, to the
along with the remedy administered, there are many things in common henobarbital series and many others too numerous to name such as
use among the laity that will inhibit and antidote the action of the �idol, aspirin, anacin etc. Every physician �mows they are all . depre� ­
homeopathic remedy. sants and blood destroying agents producmg great and lastmg evil
effects on the organism .
The most frequent and noxious of these things that have occured in
my practice during the last forty years, to harass and embarrass me and Another common interferring agent obstructing homeopathi. � actiOn.
· the common use of suppressive salves and lotions that deodonze and
to plunge me deep into gloom and doubt from time to time will be ��ppress underarm prespiration. These things drive back into the blood
mentioned in the course of this paper. Nothing is so valuable or vital to stream toxic material that nature throws off through the natural o�tle�s
the homeopathic course and the doctors who practice Ho111eopathy of the body created for that purpose. The deodorants contam . pmsom­
than this knowledge of the interferring forces that work against the life ous metallic ingredients, zinc and alumina compounds, that m them­
force of humanity and thus nullify the harmony and power of curative selves are toxic to the body and which together with the effet� matter
forces. Never in the history of man has life been so complex, so beset they drive back into the blood, re? der . the work ?f estabhshmg . har­
by forces that destroy at every turn. From the time of the tiny babe in mony in the play of the body phys10logic forces di�ficult and tedious,
the crib all through flowering youth into the pride and strength of sometimes entirely destroying the action of the curative remedies. . .
maturity, and down to a hasty and premature old age, the evil genies of To the aforementioned things may be added cough drops contammg
dissolution hold sway, and this, in spite of, and much of it because of a codeine and other analgesics, dentifrices, mouth, throat w.ashes an� gar­
so-called scientific advance and progress, especially in things medical. gles laden with antiseptic substances, all more or less toxic and hmder-
There are so many things that interfere with the action of the ing the action of curative processes.
homeopathic remedy, it is so hard to know just where to begin. Perhaps
the most important of the common antidotes to homeopathic drugs is All these products are advertized loudly and constantly by r�d10. and
camphor and camphor compounds, synthetic compounds of menthol T.V. and in printed sketches which laud their _wonders to a gullible pub­
lic, and they are so easily obtained that their us� has ?ecome almost
contained in moth balls and in innumerable salves, rubs and ointments.
Linaments and inhalents such as Vide's Vapor Rub are very pernicious universal. The physicians do not warn the pubhc agamst th�I. � uses,
things, as they not only antidote curative remedies, but they have a either through ignorance or from sel.fis? i �teres.t� . The physiCian of
depressing effect upon the life forces on the body. Many a good today is not only guilty of sins of omission �n fallu�g to condemn the
homeopathic action has been cut short by a whiff from the garments unbridled and unguided use of toxic and ha�It fo.rm�n� drugs, but th�y
reeking with the vile odor of moth balls and kindred things. are constantly committing serious acts agamst m�IVI? ual and pubhc
Many pneumonia cures have been hampered and even prevented by health by the wholesale injection of serums, vaccmes and numerous
the zeal of a nurse ignorant of the harmfulness of camphorated oil and animal gland extracts together with the excessive use of. drugs so. toxiC
grease rubbed on the patient's chest and back. Myriads of common (the sulpha drugs) that the United States Army was obhged to discon­
colds that break-up in twenty-four hours under the uninterrupted tinue their use, because the harm done exceeded the benefits accom-
action of the homeopathic remedy will linger for weeks because of the The evils of vaccination have been exposed by many doctors. These vaccines are among the
camphorated nose unction or nose drops of menthol, argyole and other
1.
factors contributing to serious chronic illness including cancer, diabetes, AIDS, disease of the
powerful chemicals applied as inhalents, rubs or lozenges. This is one ens mental illness, SIDS etc. See Coulter, Harris: 1) AIDS, and Syphilis, The H1dden Lmk,
of the things the homeopathic doctor will do well both for himself and Jai�, New Delih, 1989; 2) DPT, A shot in the Dark, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985 ; 3) Vac­
his patient to warn most strongly against the use of these things when cination, Social violence, and Criminality -The Medical Assault on the Amencan Bram, North
Atlantic Books, 1990 - Editor.
using homeopathic remedies.
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plished. This flood of sick making material is given to the very young as
well as those older in an unending stream; from the cradle to the grave THINGS THAT PREVENT THE CuRATIVE AcnoN OF WELL
it flows while disease mounts in alarming proportions on every hand. SELECTED REMEDIES1
Insanity, heart and kidney disease as well as cancer are all increasing as
never before in the world' s history. When the homeopathic doctor has thoroughly and completely taken
It is true that sanitation, hygiene and improved dietetics have his case after the Hahnemannian method and gathered in an orderly
restricted epidemics of acute disease. Alexis Carrel observed in his book way an array of therapeutic facts and then proceeded with the laborious
Man the Unknown that we have reduced infant mortality and task of selecting the one most similar homeopathic remedy for that
restrained epidemics of acute sickness, but more people are dying of case, he has every reason to expect prompt curative action from such a
degenerative diseases in early middle life, the time of man' s most pro­ remedy.
ductive and intellectual period than occured formerly. The exception Almost invariably there is response to the remedy selected from the
to this statement prevailed in those nations and times when warfare was totality symptom image of a well taken case. When there is no response
continuous as occured during the Roman Empire; then the death rate or only a short acting one, or prolonged aggravation of the symptoms
among young male adults was very high so that only a limited percent­ and no beneficial relief following such a painstaking procedure, the
age reached middle life. In the last few decades, the increase of death homeopathic physician lmows there is some deep seated vital cause
from heart and kidney disease, with cancer a close second has been operating in the patient' s life force or that he is the victim of faulty liv­
noted by insurance companies and other sources of vital statistics. ing habits or that there is something drastically wrong in his environ­
Unless physicians awake to the present serious health threat and ment.
make an intelligent and concerted effort to educate and guide the pub­ Many times unhappy and disappointing results follow a truly
lic away from the unrestricted use of toxic drugs and animal extracts of homeopathic prescription in these days of universal drugging, proc­
various sorts there will be little worthwhile left for humanity to exist essed and adulterated foods, poisoned water supplies (chlorine, flour­
for. The only redeeming thing in such a state of affairs as universal bro­ ine, etc.), polluted 2 air (carbon dioxide and monoxide gases from
ken health is that the fear of atomic warfare will give little, if any, con­ automobile engines·, poisonous and noxious wastes from manufactur­
cern; and progress in every way will fail and die. ing and chemical plants of all kinds, etc.), to say nothing of the latest
Of course, there are many cases as every doctor knows that reach an menace to the inhabitants of the world from the atomic radiations that
incurable state before any kind of therapy is applied, but even in these have already impr�gnated the atmosphere of the earth from the explo­
the homeopathic remedy is still more efficient in palliation if it be per­ sions of the atomtc and hydrogen bombs set of by the United States
mitted to act without interference than all other known therapeutic and Soviet Russia.
measures. As the homeopathic physician grows wise in practice among One of the most vital and urgent needs of today for the good of all is
the sick, he becomes more of a teacher than ever a healer. Instruction in a complete and friendly understanding and agreement between the
the laws of life; right thinking and right living are mighty factors in the United States and Russia to discontinue the explosions of these deadly
building of better health. The lmowledge of the avoidance of all those inventions, even for experimental purposes, in order to save all man­
things that injure and impair health or break down resistance renders kind from the lmown and unlmown future cumulative effects of this
the action of the curative remedy more certain and durable. Thus by irremediable force. The world should petition them to control and
the union of healing and teaching will Homeopathy grow and prosper develop this power for the good, not for the destruction of humanity.
and live to bless our children and their children. Even though Homeopathy has the better weapons and antidotes
against this subtle and terribel poison (PHos. in potency being one of
1. This article was written in October, 1955. - Editor.
2. Today other additives in gasoline have already been recorded to cause both respiratory and
CNS disease. - Editor.

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the best) we should all use our united influence and logic in an effort to ditions. For the whole being is changed, physically, mentally and emo­
bring about a universal protest against this wide-spread evil that it may tionally, slowly, subtlely but surely under the fateful impact of this
be turned to use in healing and power for the good of all. In a general unrecognized insidious poison. Aside from the drastic power of its sick­
way the things just mentioned are among the hinderances to the action making effects it produces an inhibiting effect on the curative action of
of the homeopathic remedy and are often difficult to control or anti­ the selected homeopathic remedy.
dote. In recent months in my practice I have found remedies like PHos., A patient suffering with the toxins of alumina to the saturation point
R.AD-BR. and X-RAY in potency, more frequently indicated and very seems unable to respond to any remedy not antidotal to alumina. Too
helpful in clearing the cases and paving the way for complimentary frequently in these times we get but short acting action, if any at all,
remedies that may be needed to copplete the cure. It seems that radia­ from our best selected remedies because this toxemia acts much like the
tion influences are already at work. miasms of Hahnemann, (psora, syphilis and sycosis) and often a rem­
One of our most frequent and very powerful obstructions to the edy must be given to eradicate the predominant miasmatic force that is
action of the well selected remedy in recent years is the toxemia caused interfering with curative processes.
by aluminum which has become almost a universal poison. Aluminum In treating chronic diseases where there is a definite evidence of the
cooking utensils, aluminum foil (used in cooking meats and baking and aluminum toxemia present and the best selected medicine fails to pro­
in wrapping pastries and other foods), water softened by aluminum duce the desired results, I give a potency of CADM-o. and obtain sur­
chloride, sprays with aluminium products to suppress perspiration in prising and sometimes startling results in cure, often without the need
deodorants are among the common sources of this poison. for a complimentary remedy. But if the symptoms of the patient indi­
cate the need for another remedy, it will act quickly and satisfactorily
Aluminum is a slow and subtle toxin corresponding to the action after CADM-o. has done its work. In the treatment of chronic disease in
and nature of chronic disease. We need but peruse our Materia Medica these times our drug antidotes are a powerful asset to homeopathic suc­
and consult the provings of this drug to note its likeness to deep consti­ cess.
tutional disease ultimating in serious tissue changes in vital organs. Its Camphor and mentholated concoctions must be strictly avoided by
first action manifests on the mucous membranes of the body especially the patient, or the curative processes will be short lasting and inade­
those lining the gastro-alimentary tract and producing stasis and para­ quate. Where reactions are slow and feeble in patients who have been
lytic states, especially the bowel elimination which is impaired, making too long under these substances, a dose of CARB-V. lOM will bring
it difficult for the victim to void even a soft stool; and urinary function about better reactive power in the patient. CARB-v. also antidotes most
is also slowed down and difficult. The blood soon becomes impover­ of the coal tar drugs effectively.
ished and looses some of its essential elements ending in severe nerve
weakness and pain and often the brain and spinal cord become For those cases that are left weak and languid after too much penicil­
involved, producing symptoms simulating locomotor ataxia and other lin, CARB-v. has served me most often. For the acute severe skin mani­
spinal and cerebral conditions. Convulsions and epileptic states may festations following penicillin RHus-v. cures promptly and permanently.
also be produced. Marked mental depression and melancholy with sui­ CARB-v., MAG-P. and OP. have been the big three in my book to anti­
cidal tendency develop as a result of the continued intake of this slowly dote the coal tars and the antibiotics and bring back the patient' s reac­
creeping and insidious poison. Almost any chronic siclmess lmown, tive responses that have been weakened by these depressants. THUJ. and
including cancer, may be whipped into activity in those constitutions MALAND. are the best antidotes against the bad effects of small pox vac­
of inherited wealmess and with tendencies to develop these disease con- cination. ARs. antidotes the evils of yellow fever shots, MAG-P. is a joy
for the suffering that often follows the tetanus shots. BAPT. effectively
1. When Dr. Grimmer first wrote this arcticle in October, 1955, he obeserved that the unhealthy antidotes typhoid and typhus innoculations. DIPH. and MERC-CY. anti­
environment caused by pollution, both chemical and radioactive, had already considerably poi­ dote the diptheria shots and are also top curative remedies for the cure
soned man. Thus the need for such remedies as PHOS., RAD-BR, and X-RAY in potency. How
much more this is the case today is hard to imagine. - Editor. and prevention of the disease itsel£ APIS is useful against the meningitis
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disease; and BELL., PHYT. and AIL. are useful for the streptococcus If Hahnemann found the bad effects of simpler poisons of his day hard
strains of scarlet fever. to cope with, can the modern homeopathic physician of today be
These observations are brought to the homeopathic profession in blamed for finding his way to cure blocked by numerous forces and
order to improve our effectiveness in prescribing, that we may obtain interferences nullifying the satisfactory action of the indicated remedy?
the maximum results in cure. In spite of these fearful obstacles homeopathy can successfully cope
In the ORGANON, paragraph three, sixth edition, we are told that with the most drastic and terrifying siclmess of these trying times of
"when the physician knows in each case the obstacles in the way of today. The homeopathic physician armed with the might of the law
recovery and how to remove them, he is prepared to act thoroughly and and faithful to its principles and philosophic techniques stands un­
to the purpose, as a true master of the art of healing". And in paragraph afraid and firm, a stalwart· !might of healing before the onslaught of
four "He is at the same time a preserver of health when he knows the destroying disease in all its forms. In his courage born of faith and
causes that disturb health, that produce and maintain disease, and intelligence he becomes the chosen instrument of Divine Law to bring
when he lmows how to remove them from healthy persons". Paragraph back the bloom of health to the worn and suffering and restore hope
five "The physician in curing derives assistance from the lmowledge of again in sick minds and bring back strength and security and well being
facts concerning the most probable cause of acute disease, as well as in place of wealmess and ravage of disease.
from the most significant points in the entire history of a case of No new or unlmown disease can baffle the well-trained, experienced
chronic disease. Aided by such lmowledge he is enabled to discover the homeopathic physician because the law and the philosophy is expand­
primary cause of the latter depending mostly on a chronic miasm. In ing to meet new and constantly changing situations. New and more
connection with this, the bodily constitution of a patient (particularly if potent remedies are being discovered, proved and developed by the
he has a chronic disease), the character of his mind and temperament, homeopathic science as more adequate weapons adapted to destroy the
his occupation, his mode of living and habits, his social and domestic new and more serious types of disease spinging up in the world today as
relations, his age and sexual functions, etc., are to be taken into consid­ the sequence of the abusive application of the antibiotics and the
eration". numerous coal tar drugs.
These quotations from the ORGANON indicate the necessity of !mow­ One hopeful sign looms in the horizon of the medical world;
ing sick-making causes, especially those produced by drugs and chemi­ recently men of all schools of medical thought are sounding warning
cal poisons as well as the need for the lmowledge that can antidote and notes of the dangers to universal health from the abuse and the exces­
eradicate such evils and their consequences. sive unguided use of these pernicious things.
Paragraph seventy-five "Instances of ruined health resulting from The world needs a program of public education to teach of the dan­
allopathic treatment are very common in modern times, (early 1800). gers and the serious menace to health that result from self-medication
They constitute the most pitable and incurable chronic diseases, and it which has been so extensively encouraged by the manufacturing ven­
is to be feared that remedies will probably never be found or invented dors of patent and proprietary medical firms, operating for profit only,
for the cure of such conditions when they have reached a certain degree regardless of the harm inflicted on a suffering but gullible public.
of severity." There is a vital need for a co-ordinated program made up from repre­
Here Hahnemann speaks as if he were with us today in 1955. With sentatives of all schools of medical thought to warn the public of the
the overwhelming influx of drastic drugs, coal tar derivatives, antibiot­ serious menace to health and life from the numerous forms of drug
ics and chemical poisons that deluge us from all sides with their wide­ abuse operating in the world today. Self-medication should be espe­
spread extravagant, misleading, commercialized claims constantly and cially condemned as a pernicious source of evil because it is too
forcefully fed to the public, is it any wonder that the race is sick with fequently unguided by adequate lmowledge either of the illness treated
dread new diseases, difficult to combat and cure? Insanity, mental and or of the remedy employed for its cure.
emotional incompetencies are more wide spread than ever before and Far too many people depend upon the patent and proprietary medi­
are increasing at alarming rates and affect people of all ages and classes. cine advertised so blatantly and universally by radio, television and the
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Things that Prevent the Curative Action ofWell Selected Remedies Interference and D isappointments

printed word for their medical knowledge and supplies to meet their INTERFERENCE AND DISAPPOINTMENTS1
medical needs.
This type of medicine is unscientific and harmful beyond measure. The homeopathic physician must work harder and study more than
It is created solely for profit regardless of consequences and must be his colleagues of the old school to obtain success becaus� the hom.eo­
curtailed and regulated by competent authority that can teach a misin­ path must measure his success in results of cure and not JUSt palhat10n
formed public the danger and folly that all types of medication can of disease.
bring, when not directed by those trained to know both the good and To effect cures requires accuracy in the selection of the �urativ� rem­
evil properties existing in medicine. Only with such scientific lmowl­ edy and that necessitates never ending study of the Matena MediCa, as
edge can evil effects be avoided and curative results be obtained. Only well as skill in applying the homeopathic philosophy to every case.
with a competent board of educators made up of united organized Prior to the prescription comes the careful, pa�nstaki�g ) ob ?f
groups of all schools of medical thought can the world be saved from a obtaining an accurate history of the individual and h1s family �nhent­
deluge of new and terrible mental and physical diseases that will be ances and tendencies. After the data is gathered and the study IS com­
most difficult to cope with. pleted by repertory and other means the prescription is made and the
One of the marvels in nature is the autonomic nervous system reactions of the patient to it is awaited.
wherein certain fibres of the motor nerves operate independently of the The reactions that follow a homeopathic prescription are often most
brain and spinal cord to produce responses to various stimuli likely significant and vital to both physician and patient. The aggravation or
vibratory in character. Allergies and susceptibilities of the body organ­ amelioration of symptoms, the return of old or suppressed symptoms,
ism to disease-producing forces are first noted by their impact on this the uplift or depression of the patient's general condition are some of
system, and here it is that our potentized remedies begin their action to the many responses that follow the homeopathic prescription. These all
rally the organism 's defensive mechanism to action. From this center have some expressive meaning for the physician.
the defensive powers of the body get their first summons to respond in If none of these responses are noted, and if the patient experiences
its defense. The polarity of the electo-magnetic currents of the body no change in symptoms or well being, or if he is in every way worse
change to modify and change the blood chemistry and to stimulate the then one of three things are present in the case. First; the remedy was
activity of the endocrine glands, producing antibodies and all the essen­ wrongly selected. Second; the case is incurable. Third; the re�e �y was
tial elements needed to meet the requirements of any conditions pre­ interfered with and nullified by some other influence operatmg m the
sented in life ' s changing processes. Here also in this vital center so patient' s life and environment. In most cases the third assumption is
essential to life and health is where the irreparable harm of drastic drug­ the correct answer to the phenomenon. Because at this time in the
ging is produced. march of science and inventive ingenuity we are beset with a multiplic­
When will medical men learn to put more trust in the power for ity of pernicious health destroying agents born in avarice and dedicated
good of the Divine Creator's protective handiwork than they do in the to the amassing of many inflated dollars for the coffers of the manufac­
uncertain weapons of puny and often misguided man (who when turing chemists who are the vendors of these things.
depending on his own guidance unassisted by natural law !oases his Camphorated and mentholated preparations �iven in �ubs and inha­
way in a labyrinth of confusion and doubt)? Whatever comes as the lants not only antidote the action of homeopathiC remedies but depress
result of law is good and abiding because it is the result of the Creative the organism and suppress symptoms of d� sease, leaving the P.atient a
Fiat that creates, govens and sustains universal order. Homeopathy is victim of both the disease and the preparatiOns. These preparatiOns are
law and order in the processes of the healing act; and because this is so, so commonly used that they are really hard to avoid, at least by inhala­
it will abide as long as there are sick mortals languishing for its care and tion.
so long as its practitioners and adherents are true to its teaching and
principles. 1. THE BuLLETIN a journal edited by A . Dwight Smith M.D. in California, vol. and date unlmown,
approx. date 1945. - Editor.
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Pain killing drugs of the coal tar derivatives such as aspirin, midol, strange that we often get little if any response to our best chosen reme­
anacin, phenobarbital, etc. are all nearly universally used on every pre­ dies when these agents are acting against us.
text, even some in alcoholic beverages. Bromo seltzer is one of the most Doctors, we must become teachers if we would obtain a good per­
vicious of these drugs. They are all vital depressants and render the vital centage of cures. We must insist on our patients refraining from all
force of the body less sensitive to the reaction of curative remedies. interfering agencies to our remedies and their health.
Another deleterious substance which is advertised extensively in a Teach them to think right, to live right and then with the application
very subtle and effective manner by way of magazine, radio and televi­ of the homeopathic remedy we can accomplish what no other system of
sion are the numerous under arm suppressants guaranteed to stop per­ healing can and bring great happiness to many and much satisfaction to
spiration and its consequent odors. Any salve that stops perspiration ourselves.
turns back into the economy effete matter that nature is getting rid of
by the only means available, the numerous and very active pores in the
axilla. Suppressed perspiration by cold and artificial means has pro­
duced serious illness simulating tuberculosis in a severe form and this
may well inhibit the action of curative remedies.
Dentifrices, mouth washes, gargles, nose drops, face creams, hair
treatments, soaps, etc. may and many of them do contain interfering
elements to the prescription. To all of these may be added the evil
effects of devitalized, processed and adulterated foods and foods viti­
ated by aluminium toxins from the cooking utensils in which it was
prepared. This last named toxin will render a homeopathic cure impos­
sible until it is entirely eradicated from the blood stream by the proper
antidote and the best and most certain of these is a potency of CADM­
o., and the refraining from any food prepared in aluminium cooking
ware.
Another source of aluminium poison can be in the drinking water
treated with aluminium chloride used to soften the water. Food pre­
pared in such water contains toxic doses of aluminium which is a
cumulative poison building up insidious and slow drastic changes in
the blood and nervous system. Every homeopath knows what alumin­
ium even in potency can do to the healthy organism but it is so slow
and insidious in its pace of action that great changes may take place in
the economy before the victim realizes he is sick.
Speaking of drinking water, the municipal health guardians have
added other health wrecking chemicals in the form of chlorine and flu­
orine and forced it on a gullible public in spite of its wishes, so that the
individual must take the poison or go thirsty, and even then his food
and beverages are all polluted with the poison insuring him of his share
of sick making elements which he can hardly avoid.
With these artificial things in mind added to the natural causes of
disease is it any wonder we meet with so much illness? It is not at all
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HINDRANCES TO THE HOMEOPATHIC PRESCRIPTION1 �elected remedy. The fina� conclus�o� was that the time and labor spent
m makmg a homeopathiC prescnption for the uncertain results ob­
This subject has been brought before you many times, but it is of tained did not reimburse them for such time and effort. Many of us
such vital importance to the success of homeopathic procedures that have had too many such experiences because we failed to take note of
constant repetition can not be too much. all the factors and elements in the case and either through ignorance or
When the homeopathic doctor has given much time and labor with laziness neglected to instruct our patients properly so the remedy might
taking the case history, which is the first great essential in every good act smoothly and uninterruptedly.
prescription, and then devoted more time and labor with repertory The most pernicious of these interruptables is the aluminum toxins
study and research through the Materia Medica, he cannot afford to that enter the human system by way of aluminum cooking utensils and
have such a prescription spoiled or interfered with by some foolish by water polluted with aluminum chloride which is used to soften hard
external action of the patient, which may nullifY the expected results of water. This toxins acts much like one of the miasms, and it must be
all the pysician's painstaking efforts and leave both physician and eradicated from the system before a cure of the patients is possible. The
patient disappointed and discouraged. most certain, rapid antidote for it is CADM-o. in potency, and of course
With these facts in mind, it behooves the physician to instruct his �he source of intake of the toxin must be discontinued. After the poison
patient emphatically that he must refrain from taking all other drugs IS removed by the CADM-0., the remaining symptoms and conditions of
such as pain killers, cathartics, camphor or menthol in any form, and the patient may be successfully attacked by the remedy that is indicated
most important of all he must refrain from food prepared and cooked by the totality of the remaining symptoms.
in aluminum ware and its alloys. Other interferring agents that are very prevalent today are the numer­
These injunctions are as important as are the instructions for a ous coal tar drugs, such as aspirin, anacin, phenobarbital and numerous
proper diet and the correct amount of drinking water, proper ventila­ �thers of a s�milar nature which do not require a physician's prescrip­
tion of fresh air, and hygienic living, both mentally and physically. tion to obtam them. The four best general antidotes to the coal tar
The control of the mind and emotions is far more important than drugs are ARN., CARB-v., LACH., and MAG-P. to be given according to
the average physician realizes. Many a fine prescription has had its cur­ the symptoms present in each individual case.
ative action stopped by a sudden, violent, emotional upset; shock, grief, o ne m or� important source of interference to the homeopathic rem­
anger and fright are often responsible for the shortacting relief of a edy. IS. the wid �-spread use of serums and vaccines as protective agents
good prescription that for awhile was doing very satisfYing work toward agamst acute disease. The reaction of these products of disease are often
cure. long lasting in their effects and leave the victims of this practice sick
We have been told by many doctors who consider themselves first­ and suffering. THUJ. is one of our best, if not the very best, and most
class Homeopaths that they have seen very few, if any, of the reactions effective antidote against these agents, and it helps to restore the patient
supposed to follow the administration of the homeopathic remedy. In to a state of approximate order where other complimentary remedies
most of their cases if the selected remedy acted for them, it was only in given according to their indications can finish the case in a complete
a benefical way. They have never seen the return of old symptoms or cure.
the sharp aggravation followed by a long period of well being on the From the preceeding observations it is clear that the homeopathic
patient's part. These same men have voiced disappointment with many physician must be a teacher if he would be a successful healer. His
cases from which they expected brilliant results from the prescriptions responsibilities are great, and his work tedious and unending as the
that was made. They had taken the case carefully and fully, repertoired study of remedies in itself is stupendous. Without the qualities of tire­
them as well as referred to the Materia Medica for a confirmation of the less energy and a devoted faith in his work for the good of his fellows,
he cannot succeed in the realm of cure. If and when he does obtain the
1. THE HoMEPOTHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LXVIII, No. ?,January, 1953, p. 195, and also in THE LAYMAN stature of a master prescriber, he will humbly give thanks to a merciful
SPEAKS, Vol. VI, No. ?,July, 1953, p. 239. Providence for the rare privilege of serving in the cause of true healing.
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MATERIA MEDICA STUDY1 siclmess in the world, and we must experience too many failures in the
realm of cure.
When methodically and logically studied, the homeopathic materia Repertories are more valuable than keynotes because we have the
medica becomes a vast reservoir of useful knowledge in the science and choice of larger groups of remedies to select the needed one for the
art of healing. individual case. But even an unabridged repertory, like Kent' s is limited
Each proven remedy presents its own distinctive blue print or like­ largely to our more fully proven polycrests with added fragments of
ness of sickness in the symptoms and changes it brings about in those provings from other remedies. Hence there still is much to be desired
healthy humans who partake of its potential substance. and added to this already extensive work.
Hahnemann taught that the mental and emotional symptoms of
Remedies, like diseases, have their pace of action, their periods of patients and of provings are most valuable and more certain to produce
aggravation and relief, and are influenced alike by changes of environ­ curative action. This teaching has been confirmed by all the great mas­
ment such as temperature, weather, time, and circumstances. In the ters and teachers that followed him. And a progressive branch of our
proving of remedies we may note and observe the depature from nor­ old school followers, the advocates of psychosomatic medicine, are now
mal health, with its harmonious play of vital processes, throughout the telling us how fear, anger, hate, frustration, and suppression ultimate in
mental, emotional and physical planes to a more or less disturbed state pathologic diseases of body and mind. Arthritis, cancer, epilepsy,
of the whole being. insanity and in fact all chronic manifestations of siclmess stem from
The great number of sick people in the world with the vast number mental and emotional strain over a more or less period of time. All of
and variety of diseased conditions met with require a great array of which confirms the incomparable genius of Hahnemann, the Father of
medical substances to meet the need of sick humanity. Hence the rea­ Homeopathy, who lived nearly two centuries ago.
son for our ever growing and expanded materia medica. To the novice Our profession owes much to the concept of materia medica study
beginning the study of the homeopathic materia medica, its vastness evolved by Dr. ]. T. Kent. This study envisioned each proven remedy as
seems appalling, and the multitudinous variety of symptoms bring only a sick entity with its life function disturbed and presenting a picture of
confusion and despair. For no memory, however retentive and great it likeness, distinctive and peculiar to itself
be, can cope successfully enough to master the magnitude of intrica­ Thus the student could see the AeoN. patient with its sudden vio­
cies, synonyms and apparent contradictions found in the materia med- lence its fear of death its restlessness which in its entirety is not found
ICa. exactly in any other remedy. ARs. has death, fear and terrible restless­
And because of these conditions our great masters who preceeded us ness; but it is cold and weak, and great changes are noted in the blood
in the work endeavored to bring order out of chaos. They classified and and tissues which readily distinguishes it apart from AeoN. RHus-T. is
arranged symptoms according to their relative value for prescribing pur­ restless and is better of its aches and tribulations by motion; but the
poses. Guernsey, Allen and others by long and painstaking study and sudden onset and deadly fear of AeoN. is not present, nor is the weak­
labor developed a system of valuable keynotes that simplified the study ness of ARs. found. BRY. is tired and averse to motion, and if compelled
and search for the needed remedy and led to many spectacular cures. to move, becomes cross. BELL. is averse to motion because of extreme
Keynotes, for the most part are symptoms of proven remedies that are sensitiveness to jar, light, noise, etc. and the mentals of BELL. sets it
more or less unusual, rare and peculiar, belong to certain remedies and apart from BRY. GELs. is averse to motion, but it is because of the great
quite distinctive of those remedies alone. When such symptoms are relaxation and utter prostration that makes it a GELs. case, and it is
found in patients and are distictive of their complaints, that remedy will thirstless even with fever while BRY. has thirst for large amounts at
generally prove efficacious in cure. Keynotes like repertories are good as rather lengthened intervals. BELL. has burning thirst to quench the dry
far as they go, but they are too limited in scope to meet all the needs of parched throat. Such was Kent's method of teaching materia medica,
and no better one has ever been devised. One learns to lmow one' s
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor. remedies as one lmows one's friends. One recognizes each of them
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equally well when one has studied each remedy as a seperate distinct that group belonging to the curative polarity group need be considered
entity, each with its own features, correspondances, pace of action, or studied for the individual remedy; thus much time and labor can be
periodicity, etc. To become a master homeopathic prescriber, one must saved, and greater accuracy in prescribing is obtained with the use of
expend much time and labor in study both of the materia medica and this new approach.
the homeopathic philosophy, for both are a unit and cannot function Here let it be emphasized that the use of this new method does not
apart. eliminate the study of symptomatology and philosophy, for without
When the genius of homeopathic philosophy is understood, we can them Homeopathy would fail. We need to lmow all that has been given
lessen our labor and increase our proficiency with the intelligent use of by so much labor and sacrifice; it is for us to carry on and add our mite
keynotes and repertories. The more one uses and applies the materia of information that came because of the work that preceded us. As our
medica to the needs of the sick, the greater becomes the skill in the horizons are broadened and increased, we will go on to greater things in
selection of the curative remedy with a minimum amount of labor and the realm of healing under God, the giver of all truth and goodness.
time needed.
Our wonderful predecessors who built the materia medica and the
philosophy piece by piece from foundation to superstructure, over the
years, with incessant labor and sacrifice are deserving of our everlasting
gatitude, for they blazed a path and a highway to spread the healing
balm of Homeopathy for the afflicted and the sick of all lands over the
earth. It was but to preserve that precious heritage and to add new
adornments and attainments in the implements of cure, so that future
generations may be freer of sickness and find happiness and efficacy to
meet all life 's problems.
There is a new factor to aid in the selection of the homeopathic rem­
edy, and that is the electro-magnetic side of life. The cosmos of which
we are but a fractional part exists· and operates in accordance with elec­
tro-magnetic fields and forces that are universal and all-compelling in
their activity. The changing seasons and the unchanging swing of the
planets in their courses operate through and by this mechanism. All
minerals, chemicals, plant, and animal life on the globe come into
being and are regulated and controlled by this same law.
There are four well known groups of polarity forces in the world: viz.
positive, negative, bi-polar, and neutral. Every substance of earth falls
into one of these four groups, including remedial substances and
human and animal blood. Those whose blood is positive require a neg­
ative curative agent to restore the balance; those whose blood is over
negative need a positive agent to restore equilibrium and health. Those
with a bi-polar blood need a bi-polar reagent to restore balance, and
those of neutral blood must have a neutral reagent for curative pur­
poses.
Thus, when the patient's blood polarity is known, three-fourths of
the medical substances may be eliminated for remedy selection, as only
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THE RELATION oF SuRGERY To HoMEOPATHY1 patient. Not only are the tissues healed quicker and better, but the life
processes of the whole organism are speeded up and harmonized under
Homeopathy relates to things dynamic, fitting the dynamics of the the action of this benign power of the indicated remedy.
remedy to the dynamics of the body organism and opposing the Post-operative adhesions, one of the bugbears of surgery, will not
dynamic action of morbific agents that are the disturbing factors in the form 1. � the co.rrect rem�dy is given a patiep t after the operation. Many
rhythm of health. of the 1mmed1ate suffenn�siuch as shock , nausea and vomiting from
Surgery has to do with things mechanical, with the end results of dis­ the effects of the anesthetlC can be lessened or entirely prevented by a
ease or with injury to the material body or its parts. And because good homeopathic prescription.
Homeopathy is basic in its curative processes, if its aid can be invoked Broken bones that refuse to heal, because of some deficiency magi­
in time surgical procedures will not be required, excepting such as may cally respond to the impulse of the indicated remedy as has been
be needed in cases of injury to the body machine or in other rare proven myriads of times with such remedies as SYMPH., SrL., CALC-P.,
instances of congenital physical defects. Much of surgery is but pallia­ RuTA and others; and who has not seen the restoring power of ARN. and
tive, at best, because it deals with the end results of disease without hav­ HYPER. in brain and spinal concussions?
ing the ability to expel chronic inherited toxemias that are behind all In t�e .r� alm of th� gynecologist there is a splendid opportunity for
disorderly life processes. the exh1b1t1on of the mdicated remedy, and its action far excells routine
Surgery when indicated is like the indicated remedy, a great blessing, treatment so largely p.revailing at this day. In cases of hemorrhage not
and often saves lives and relieves suffering. The evacuation of pus from due to lacerated artenes the homeopathic specific is all sufficient. For
deep abcesses, and those hidden away in closed cavities of the body, the the progress, safety and relative comfort of labor itself, Homeopathy
extraction of ulcerated teeth, the removal of obstructions and stenosed �a� never be �n. equ �led. The danger of infection is hardly possible; or,
channels and ducts and even the excision of benign growths pressing 1f 1t occurs, 1t 1s qmckly controlled under the influence of the needed
on important structures are some of the many valuable things that sur­ r�medy. And what a boon to the unborn child, whose destiny brings
gery best accomplishes; because when these hindrances and obstruc­ �1m a rea! ho�eopathic prescriber during the formative processes of his
tions are removed, the life force of the organism can better carry on its mter-utenne hfe. A harmonized life force will produce a normal mind
many and complex life functions even though the morbific agent that2 enshrined in a perfect body, free of so-called congenital defects.
caused these slow-forming mechanical end results remains unchanged. Surge�! has achiev.ed many spectacular results in the saving of
However, the extirpation of malignant growths by surgery or radium human hfe and the rehef of suffering. But with the recognition and use
can result only in increased suffering and loss of vitality to the patient, of the power that resides in the indicated remedy, these achievements of
to say nothing of the material losses involved, because such procedures the past can be multiplied many fold. And, on the other hand, the light
hamper the already overburdened life force still more by scapping and of Homeop athy will shine brighter and farther by bringing to her aid, at
depressing the vitality and in no way opposes the morbific cause of the the counnl table, when needed the splendid force of good intelligent
disease which is rapidly destructive in its nature. surgery.
The intelligent surgeon must trust to this same life force to seal his As physicians whose sole duty is to heal the sick, we cannot afford to
surgical wounds with or without the aid of one of our homeopathic sur­ ignore intelligent help from any source so long as this aid available is
gical remedies. And here let it be said without fear of successful contra­
diction that our specific remedies are of amazing benefit to the surgical
1. Cf., Kent, James Tyler: LECTURES ON HoMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA, Fouth Edition, Boericke
and Tafel, Philadelphia, 1956, especially the lectures on CARs-v., HYPER. where CARB-v. and
STRONT-C. are indicated. - Editor.
1. From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor. 2. Ibid., especially the lectures on PHoS. and HYPER., where PHOS. is indicated, also for the effects
2. "It is not necessary to say that every intelligent physician would remove first this exciting or of chloroform or anesthesia. However, PHos. is not the only remedy, and modern anesthetics
maintaining cause (causa occasionalis) where it exists; the indispotion thereupon generally cea­ may call for another remedy to be selected on the basis of the symptoms of each individual
ses spontaneaously." Hahnemann, Samuel: Organon, §7 - Editor. case. - Editor.

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based on law and common sense. If we are guided by the fundamental cerous growt� s and t� e tissues in whic� they are seated are among some
principles involved in the homeopathic philosophy, we may employ of the pernicious thmgs that destructive surgery indulges in, much to
surgery and mechanical measures with tremendous good to our the detnment of its hapless victims. Such measures are unhomeopathic
patients, with increased credit and to the homeopathic cause itself. because they destroy part of the organism' s defense and in no way cor­
From this angle, we see two distinct types of surgical procedure, rect the disease cause (disturbed life force). All of the above-mentioned
namely constructive and destructive. The first type fits in perfectly with conditions are amenable to the correct homeopathic remedy if it be
the doctrines of Homeopathy because it conserves organs and parts of allowed to operate without interference and over a time sufficient to
the body organism and aids in the maintenance of the perfect rhythm accomplish the necessary changes that must supervene in the curative
of the whole life force. processes, taking place under remedy action.
And in this sphere, I wish to mention something of great use that has If we accept the homeopathic concept of life, of health and disease,
too long been hidden from the members of our school. One of our we are compelled to admit the great value of surgery when it functions
honored members, now gone to his reward, Dr. Banning, teacher, in accordance and in co-operation with the formula of the universal law
writer, lecturer and inventor has left us a contrivance of incalculable of similars. Homeopathy is fundamental. Surgery is subsidiary.
good. Subtle and gentle, yet forceful as th� homeopathic remedy itself
in its action and constructed in accordance with anatomical and physi­
ologic laws, this beneficial contrivance used in conjunction with the
homeopathic remedy will help the homeopathic doctor prevent abnor­
mal defects of the spinal vertebrae and even correct them when they
have ultimated as a result of disease for in such cases as these, the
homeopathic remedy unaided by proper mechanical means is impotent
to correct them. No one ever cured a spinal curvature with the remedy
alone. And for ptosed viscera, not bound down by adhesions, this same
instrument is of inestimable value. With this valuable device, used in
conjunction with the indicated remedy, thousands of children now
doomed to go through life more or less deformed and crippled could
be restored and saved. Any further knowledge pertaining to this amaz­
ing instrument can be furnished by Dr. John Panos of Dayton, Ohio,
Dr. Banning' s protege, and the only man living that can apply this be­
nefic help correctly, because it is homeopathic in the sense that it must
be fitted to each individual case. I have mentioned this device for two
reasons: first, because the homeopathic profession needs its uncompa­
rable service, and second because of the work it does along the special
lines for which it is adapted.
I have only briefly touched on the possibilities of constructive surgi­
cal and mechanical measures used in unison with good homeopathic
prescribing. Before closing, a brief comment on the destructive type of
surgery which antagonizes the concept of homeopathic philosophy
might bring fourth some valuable discussion, if nothing else. The wan­
ton destruction of the tonsils of children, the removal of ovaries and of
the thyroid and other essential glands of the body, the excision of can-
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THE LAW OF SIMILARS1 is long and hard and beset with many obstacles, yet not insurmounta­
ble for evolution in time will achieve a better order for all.
All laws regulating and governing the Cosmos are relative and com­ Man 's environment and station in the social order is largely influ­
plimentary, only differing in each law's specific scope or sphere of enced by similars; religiously and politically, hence the existence of
action. political parties and religious sects, creeds and cults.
Physics (including in its vast field of activities gravitation, electro­ Also different medical views and methods of treatment obey the
magnetism, vibration), chemistry, physiology, toxicology and anatomy same compelling law of similar. Allopaths are indifferent to the claims
structure and function, one related to the other, gives us a concrete of the homeopathic law. Homeopathy can not enthuse over the claims
expression of the material universe. And mathematical law is the meas­ of the ever-changing empiric method of therapeutics known as allopa­
uring rod that builds with precision and regulates accurately both the thy.
function and structure of phenomenal nature. And believe it or not, democrats will not attend a republican gather­
The Law of Similars operating in the realms of physics produces ing but would prefer to vote for a mangy dog if it be labeled democrat.
many varied and vital changes in man and in the world about him. Republicans in their turn cannot see any virtue in anything democratic
Chief of which is the phenomenon of cure and the restoration of the unless it is dead.
sick to health by the employment of a force or dynamic similar in Pet peeves and critical views exist in all the sect§ of Christians even
nature to the sick-making energy of the disease, one force expelling the though they are all heading and working for the same and under the
other from the organism, leaving the vital force of the body free to teaching and leadership of Jesus Christ. The deep prejudices of the jew
function unencumbered to perform its function in rhythmic harmony and gentile while regretable is still with us here in the United States of
which alone brings health. Thus the law of similars acts like the univer­ America, leader in freedom and equality for all in the year 1950. 1
sal force of electro-magnetism, two similars repelling and dispelling From the aformentioned facts and observations we note that the law
each other which leaves the magnetic field clear for other forces to oper­ of similars operates in two ways, viz; separatively and in a unifying way.
ate freely. First it unites people into groups, creeds etc. and then seperates the
In the phenomenal aspect of nature, Similars act in divergent paths, groups as opposing units until such times as the greater law of love and
showing two manifestations of the same law. understanding shall bring them together in orderly harmony for their
In electro-magnetics, therapeutics and chemistry similar forces repel, common good. In the lives of individuals as well as in societies and
all these operate on the material plane. In chemistry two acids or two nations, Similar plays a most important role, for likes are attracted by
alkalies will not unite, only a mixture will result. likes. The votary of moral law will not seek his life mate among the fre­
In the mental, emotional and desire band of nature similars attract quenters of brothels. Those who joy in the ways of crime and degrada­
and hold together. Love begets love, as the lover finds and cherishes his tion are not attracted to places where spiritual truths are dispensed.
mate. Species and races everywhere in the world seek their kind and Humanity's evolution to better states of being is largely brought
remain in union to form societies and nations. Hence the trite saying about by this same law of similars; thus we see that outside the sphere
about "birds of a feather flock together." of theraputics this law is a potent influence in the affairs and lives of
Where love is perverted and turned by selfish desire into envy and men everywhere and for all time.
hate the repelling power of similars obtains, and hate and envy destroy From the preceeding statements of self-evident facts, it is safe to
themselves. This is true of all evil which carries in its nature the seeds deduce that the Law of Similars is indubitably a law of nature, unaltera­
of self-destruction and obliteration; leaving the realm free for the all ble and eternal.
prevailing force of love to operate and rule. Slowly but surely, the This law will operate for the benefit of man and all earth life in ever­
potent power of love is gaining control over warring nature. But the way widening spirals on developing and evolving man and all life below
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him, until that time spoken of by the prophets, the millennium shall
arrive. In that time love and understanding will prevail; prejudice, envy, THE LAW OF SIMILARS AND EMPIRICISM1
hatred and selfish desires will be unknown. Then indeed may the lion Physicians who follow the Law of Similars, treat the patient as a unit,
and the lamb lie down together with the lamb still on the outside. and the totality of symptoms is what composes that unit. The Law may
Rabbi Goldberg may enjoy a pork sandwich at Father O' Grandy's wed­ be divided into two parts, namely: the science and the art, the art being
ding feast. Democrats and republicans may vote for the same canditate superior to the science because the art is what enables us to apply the
running on a communist ticket and allopathic and homeopathic doc­ sctence.
tors will heal the sick together all for the good of a united world, under
the brotherhood of man and Fatherhood of God. As Hahnemann experimented on the Peruvian bark, from which
quinie is obtained, he found that when the bark was taken in potency it .
produced many of the symptoms pertaining to malaria. From that
beginning, and after much experimentation, he anounced the Law of
Similars, or that "likes are cured by likes." After 160 years of practice in
the hands of many physicians in many lands, this law has been fully
confirmed. Hahnemann was not the first to announce this law.
Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, speaks of the Law of Similars and
the Law of Contraries, but in practice it is found that symptoms when
relieved by the Law of Contraries, express palliative and suppressive
action of the law, rather than a curative action.
Hahnemann spent twelve years in research and observation in the
search for the cause of human sickness. He concluded from the evi­
dence of his findings, that certain inherited venereal toxins plus what
he called psora (which is a lighter form of leprosy) are the causative fac­
tors. He called these chronic constitutional states miasms and named
them syphilis, sycosis and psora.
Empiricism, or the method of working by trial and error, has given
the world of medicine much that is good and useful. We need but cite
the wonderful advance in surgical procedures which have enabled phy­
sicians to cure many cases that would not otherwise respond to known
remedies. Those using the empirical method base their prescription
largely on the diagnosis of the case. Years ago, in the Massachusetts
General Hospital, researchers found that about 50% of the diagnoses
were wrong according to postmortem examinations, although we can
not say how much progress has been made in the art of diagnosing
since that time.
Outside the field of medicine, there have been great advances in
technical methods that have given the world many useful products.
Thomas Edison, inventor of the incandescent light, where in the whole
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world has been enlightened; Charles Kitchner, inventor of the electric us that as �ong as the vital force of the organism is flowing in order, we
starter for the automobile, and Georg Washington Carver, teacher and are well; s1ckness only comes when that flow is in disorder or is disar­
chemist, all achieved their results by the method of trial and error. Hah­ ranged. Remembering these things should increase our faith in the cur­
nemann too was aided by the same method of trial and error in the dis­ ative power of the organism. Because of these facts, we can wait longer
covery of the Law of Similars. Hahnemann advises in his Organon for the actions of our remedies to do their work and not change the
"Prove all things and hold fast to that which is true". potency or the remedy too soon. The sensitive patient tends to prove
As one who has followed the Law of Similars for the past sixty years, the remedy rather than demonstrate its curative action.
I find the successes have far exeeded the failures. I believe this experi­ In the selection of the remedy, there are several factors to be consid­
ence has been shared by thousands of physicians who have practiced ered:
the same law. When a homeopathic remedy fails, it is not the law that
has failed, but that the prescriber has failed to find the best remedy. In FIRST
fact, the one great objection voiced by many who use the law is that it Symptoms are not of equal importance, but there is a relative value
is difficult, tedious and consumes much time and energy to prescribe of the symptoms to be used in prescribing. Symptoms are divided into
for each case of sickness. This fact easily accounts for the reason why so four types: 1) Mentals, 2) Generals, 3) Particulars, and 4) Strange, Rare
few students are taking up the practice of Homeopathy. and Peculiar. These are tested in the descending order of value although
There are certain reactions that may follow, or should follow, the it also depends on how strong the symptom is that you are evaluating.
action of the curative remedy:
FIRST: There may be a slight initial aggravation of the symptoms of MENTALS

the case which is generally followed by improvement of the patient. Those symptoms pertaining to the mind and the emotions are the
SECOND: Symptoms should depart in the reverse order to their com­ most valuable. Resentment, self-pity, and hatred (perverted love) are
ing and disappear from the more vital parts to the less vital parts, from among those mentals which undermine the resistance and vitality of
above downward, and from within outward. Frequently, old symptoms the patient and render him susceptible to all kinds of infections and
which have been suppressed, such as skin eruptions, return with relief allergies.
of the patient' s acute symptoms. Old catarrhal symptoms which have
been suppressed by local treatments and malarial symptoms which have GENERALS

been suppressed by quinine belong to this group. Those symptoms pertaining to the reactions of the physical body are
From this we see the frightful harm that suppression of certain con­ next in importance. Examples include reactions to heat and cold and
ditions brings about in the patient. We recognize the terrible suffering environmental influences of all kinds. Abnormalities of the sexual
that comes from the suppression instead of the curing of the symptoms. sphere, the character of the various discharge of the body (color, con­
Many of the troubles that the advocates of the Law of Similars are sistency, odor, amount, acidity), which includes hemorrhages, catarrhal
called upon to treat are the results of suppression. Those who follow the discharges form the orificies of the body, perspiration and discharges
law build up a confidence and faith in their method, not only for the from abscesses.
physician, but also, for his patients. We are taught by Hahnemann, and
the masters who followed him, that we must allow sufficient time for a PARTICULARS

remedy to work before repeating the remedy, changing the potency or Those symptoms referrable to the parts of the organism are next.
giving a different remedy. The various types of pain (burning, shooting piercing, etc.) are among
We should remember the wonderful healing mechanism with which the high grade Particulars.
the Creator has endowed us. This mechanism enables the organism to Strange, Rare And Peculiar:
furnish its own antibodies and vaccines and build up protection against Those symptoms not found in the proving of many remedies are
infections, allergies and injuries, stimulating growth and repair. He tells placed last, but sometimes are the most helpful in choosing a remedy.
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For example: aversion to those whom he should love most, (FL-Ac.; The fall-out is one reason why our remedies are often ineffective or
HELL., PHos., SEr. ) . have a short action, and this must be antidoted before the constitu-
tional remedy can do its work. . needs ade­
We lmow that medicine alone is not enough. The patlent
SECOND

In taking the case, it is important that no direct question be asked. quate exercise, rest and the right �ood with the proper proportions of
First let the patient tell this story without interruption; then you can minerals vitamins and other nutnents to help restore h1s balance. The
question him about those things which seem essential. laws of hygiene, cleanliness of mind and body are necessary adjuvan_ts
to healthful living. Through our experiences and sufferings, we grow m
THI RD
expressing our spiritual selves.
We are told by Hahnemann that we must be without prejudice in To those of us who have been in practice a number of years, th1s. 1s.
treating our patients; that we must not be predisposed to certain reme­ nothing new, but it might be taken as a refresher course. To t� e youn?er
dies without due consideration to the total symptom picture which the physician just starting his practice, i� may b_e of some use m helpmg
patient presents. 1 him decide the kind of med1cal pract1ce he wlll want to pursue.
FouRTH

Careful physical examination with constitutional factors and patho­

logic lesions noted, indicated laboratory tests, and accurate diagnosis
help to complete the picture.
We have not mentioned the question of potency. This bitter contro­
versy divided the American Institute of Homeopathy into two antago­
nistic sections for over half a century. We now know that both the low
and high potencies are necessary in obtaining the best results in homeo­
pathic prescribing. Any potency may be of use and needed in any given
case of sickness we may be called upon to treat.
In the homeopathic armamentarium of remedies, are found specific
remedies useful in conditions that arise in the course of human lives.
These are often listed under causation. For example: CANTH. for burns;
STAPH. for cuts and post-operative healing; SYMPH. for broken bones;
ARN. for bruises of the soft tissues; HYPER. for injuries of sentient
nerves, such as the ends of the fingers and the eye; SYMPH. and AsAR.
for severe eye injuries, or pain in the eyes post-operatively; ARN., BELL­
P., CoN. for injuries to the breasts; HAM. for injuries to blood vessels;
LYss. for dog bites; Cocc. and PETR. for motion sickness; NAT-s. for old
head injuries. For the sensitive case when too many remedies have been
given in too short a time, TEUCR. is very effective in clearing the case.
CADM-MET. and other CADMIUM SALTS are antidotes to the Aluminum
toxemia so prevalent in our civilization. Remedies that antidote the fall­
out from atomic radiations are: STRONT-c., RAn-ER., PHos. and KALI-P.
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For example: aversion to those whom he should love most, (FL-Ac. ; The fall-out is one reason why our beremedies are often ineffective. or
HELL., PHOS., 5EP.). ha ve a short action, and this must antidoted before the constitu-
tion al remed y can do its work. .
We know that medicine alone is not enough. The patient needs ade­
SECOND

In taking the case, it is important that no direct question be asked. proper proportions of
quate exercise, �est and the right �ood with therestore
First let the patient tell this story without interruption; then you can minerals, vitamms and other nutnents to help are nechisssary balan�e. The
question him about those things which seem essential. laws of hygiene, cleanliness of mind and body � adJuva�ts
to healthful living. Through our experiences and suffenngs, we grow m
expressing our spiritual selves.
THIRD

We are told by Hahnemann that we must be without prejudice in To those of us who have been in practice a number of years, this. IS.
treating our patients; that we must not be predisposed to certain reme­ nothing new, but it might be taken as a refresher course. To t� e youn�er
dies without due consideration to the total symptom picture which the physician just starting his � ractice, i� may b.e of some use m helpmg
patient presents. l him decide the kind of medical practiCe he will want to pursue.
FouRTH

Careful physical examination with constitutional factors and patho­

logic lesions noted, indicated laboratory tests, and accurate diagnosis
help to complete the picture.
We have not mentioned the question of potency. This bitter contro­
versy divided the American Institute of Homeopathy into two antago­
nistic sections for over half a century. We now know that both the low
and high potencies are necessary in obtaining the best results in homeo­
pathic prescribing. Any potency may be of use and needed in any given
case of sickness we may be called upon to treat.
In the homeopathic armamentarium of remedies, are found specific
remedies useful in conditions that arise in the course of human lives.
These are often listed under causation. For example: CANTH. for burns;
5TAPH. for cuts and post-operative healing; 5YMPH. for broken bones;
ARN. for bruises of the soft tissues; HYPER. for injuries of sentient
nerves, such as the ends of the fingers and the eye; 5YMPH. and AsAR.
for severe eye injuries, or pain in the eyes post-operatively; ARN., BELL­
P., CoN. for injuries to the breasts; HAM. for injuries to blood vessels;
LYss. for dog bites; Cocc. and PETR. for motion sickness; NAT-s. for old
head injuries. For the sensitive case when too many remedies have been
given in too short a time, TEUCR. is very effective in clearing the case.
CADM-MET. and other CADMIUM SALTS are antidotes to the Aluminum
toxemia so prevalent in our civilization. Remedies that antidote the fall­
out from atomic radiations are: 5TRONT-c., RAD-B R., PHos. and KALI-P.
1. §257, 258 Editor.
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For example: aversion to those whom he should love most, (h-Ac.; The fall-out is one reason why our remed_ies are before often ineffective. or
HELL., PHOS., SEP.). have a short action, and this must be antldoted the constitu-
tio nal remed y can do its work. . needs ade­
We know that medicine alone is not enough. The pat1ent
SECOND

In taking the case, it is important that no direct question be asked. quate exercise, �est and the right �ood with the properh1sproportions of
First let the patient tell this story without interruption; then you can min erals, vitamms and other nutnents to help restore balan � e. The
question him about those things which seem essential. laws of hygiene, cleanliness of mind and body are nec�ssaryweadJuvan .ts
to healthful living. Through our experiences and suffermgs, grow m
expressing our spiritual selves.
THIRD

We are told by Hahnemann that we must be without prejudice in

treating our patients; that we must not be predisposed to certain reme­ To those of us who have been in practice a number of years, th1s. 1s.
nothing new, but it might be taken as a refresher course. To t�me youn ?er
dies without due consideration to the total symptom picture which the physician just starting his �ractice, i� may b.e of some use helpmg
patient presents . 1 him decide the kind of med1cal practlCe he wlll want to pursue.
FouRTH

Careful physical examination with constitutional factors and patho­

logic lesions noted, indicated laboratory tests, and accurate diagnosis
help to complete the picture.
We have not mentioned the question of potency. This bitter contro­
versy divided the American Institute of Homeopathy into two antago­
nistic sections for over half a century. We now know that both the low
and high potencies are necessary in obtaining the best results in homeo­
pathic prescribing. Any potency may be of use and needed in any given
case of sickness we may be called upon to treat.
In the homeopathic armamentarium of remedies, are found specific
remedies useful in conditions that arise in the course of human lives.
These are often listed under causation. For example: CANTH. for burns;
STAPH. for cuts and post-operative healing; SYMPH. for broken bones;
ARN. for bruises of the soft tissues; HYPER. for injuries of sentient
nerves, such as the ends of the fingers and the eye; SYMPH. and AsAR.
for severe eye injuries, or pain in the eyes post-operatively; ARN., BELL­
P., CoN. for injuries to the breasts; HAM. for injuries to blood vessels;
Lvss. for dog bites; Cocc. and PETR. for motion sickness; NAT-s. for old
head injuries. For the sensitive case when too many remedies have been
given in too short a time, TEUCR. is very effective in clearing the case.
CADM-MET. and other CADMIUM SALTS are antidotes to the Aluminum
toxemia so prevalent in our civilization. Remedies that antidote the fall­
out from atomic radiations are: STRONT-c., RAD-BR., PHos. and KALI-P.
1. §257, 258 - Editor.

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leaving a train of wealmess and broken health as a sequela lasting over a

PHILOSOPHY VERSUS EMPIRICISM 1 considerable period of time.
Philosophy as defined by Webster's Dictionary has several defini­ Experience may teach that the analgesic coal tar drugs, barbiturates
tions. First: "The lmowledge of phenomena as explained by, and etc. can dull the sense of pain for a time; while the philosophic science
resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws." Second: "A sys­ of Homeopathy lmows that such action is not curative but harmful and
tematic body of general conceptions or principles ordinarily with impli­ suppressive leaving in the wake of their administration suffering and
cation of their practical application as a philosophy of life." Third: weakness and even more or less serious changes in the normal elements
"Practical wisdom, calmness of temper and judgement, equanimity." of the blood.
Fourth: "A treatise on philosophy." Toxicolo�, the science of classifying and treating poisons, may ena­
Empiricism defined by the same author gives first: "Method or prac­ ble us to avmd the dangers attendant upon the use of these things.
tice of an empiric especially in medicine, hence quackery." Second: But Homeopathy will te �ch us how to use for the benign purpose of
"The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our lmowl­ cure these same death-dealmg agents that toxicology warns us against.
edge to experience." Ho�eopathy_ has proven that drugs can cure when applied by homeo­
From the above expressed dictums we can see that those who work pathlC techmque and principles, the same symptoms and conditions
along with philosophic principles and laws are able to arrive at definite they produce on the well when given in the crude toxic form.
conclusions and results which make for satisfaction and success because This is philosophic law versus empiricism in action. Man may gather
it prevents accidents and errors. While those who follow the empiric facts from ma�y observatiOns over long periods of time and in many
practice along the thorny road of "trial and error" with no law or princi­ places, but until he arranges and classifies and corelates them and traces
ple to guide them on their way must meet mostly disappointment and their ori�in back to their causation he will obtain little good from such
chagrin. All progress made by the race has come by the light of philo­ observ�t10ns and gleaned facts. When such knowledge is classified and
sophical laws. co-ordmated and traced to causes, the results become science which
No science can grow or expand without a sound philosophy as its can be employed with certainty for man's use and benefit. The poet
foundation. How far would the neophyte and student in chemistry get Tennyson say� . " �nowledge comes but wisdom lingers." Knowledge
in an amply supplied laboratory without the guidance that comes from expres� es empmC1sm or expenence. Wisdom expresses philosophy, the
a lmowledge of the chemical affi nities governing the union of the ele­ gathenng together and the scientific explication of such lmowledge for
ments? Trial and error or empiricism would soon bring him to grief if uses and development.
not destruction. In medicine more than in any other field is the need T �ms . we observe t�e contrast of empiricism versus philosophy in the
for philosophic approach most urgent, because medicines are agents applicatiOn of drugs m the treatment of the sick. Then there are other
fraught with power for good or evil according to the method of their differences to_ be not� d more striking than what has gone before. The
preparation and application. If they are given in a too crude or toxic concepts of siCknes � Itself are important and fundamental. Empiricism
form, and in an empirical way or on the theory of producing some spe­ from the _remo.t�st times to the present has had changing views of sick­
cific effect in the organism such as cathartic, diuretic or analgesic � ess and Its ongm. In earlier
_ and evil spiritstimes apart from physical injuries, infesta­
action, or if given in ignorance or regardless of what may come to the tions of devils were considered the cause of disease ' and
patient as a sequela remaining long after the specific action has past for methods for their removal were more or less varied and efficient talis­
which the medicine was given, then the agents under such conditions mans, philters and repulsive concoctions of filth of all kinds were
are forces of evil and destruction. Most of the so-called wonder drugs among t� e common means employed. Even today among Tibetans and
fall into this class, highly specific to overcome certain conditions but other AsiatlC tnbes as well as those in Africa and the aborigines of
�orth �nd South Amenca these concepts and methods are still prac­
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Philosophy Versus Empiricism
In the enlightened glow of the twentieth century, empiricism substi­ of the physical body all are carried from the deepest centers to the
tutes germs, microbes, bacteria, virus and allergies as .disease causes a�d remotest externals of the organism by this vital fluid; the blood.
invokes the power of toxic drugs and laboratory filth m the form of dis­ The homeopathic potencies are subtle forces catalytic in nature and
ease-laden serums and vacines to restore the bloom of health with more impelled by powerful affinities and endowed with unlimited expansion
or less financial success in the healing process. and diffusibility to bring about their astounding results in cure. From
Following the night of empiricism dawns the golden morning of phi­ these facts we can see the ways and means by which homeopathic cures
losophy in medicine with its rational concept of sickness and health. are obtained and how the homeopathic law of cure fits into the frame
Disease is not a material thing or an entity to be cut, burnt or driven work of Cosmic law of which it is but a part. Knowing these things, the
away with any material thing or drug. Disease is but a change of state physician can meet the problems pertaining to siclmess of all kinds with
occurring in a normal well human being to a deranged or abnormal confidence and faith which ensures success and diminishes the possibil­
state of existence. Disease affects . first the internal life forces and proc­ ity of error and failure because he works in tune to the march of the
esses, the physiologic activities, before chemical and tissue changes Infinite.
begin in the physical body.
The remedies against disease must be as simple and subtle as is dis­
ease itself. They need only contain the vibratoty forces corresponding
to the vibratory rates inherent in the sick-making power. The intelligent
application of the sick-producing force to the �ick i.ndividual . bo?y
forces will bring equilibrium and health to the mdlVldual as h1s hfe
processes are activated and harmonized. Of course, thes� processes ta�<e
place in the unseen realm of physics where all causat10n of matenal
ultimates has its inception.
It is known that every particle of matter in the universe, organic or
inorganic, conscious or non-conscious, from the mightest . sun to the
smallest electron is inherently magnetic and consequently 1s governed
and sustained by magnetic law. It is also !mown that when the human
entity is sick there is a change in the flow of the magnetic force; it fluc­
tuates from the normal magnetic polarities of the healing body back to
abnormal rates of disease, the state of health with changes in unison
with the direction and flow of the magnetic current.
The homeopathic remedy carries a charge of magnetism of a specific
nature which can change the abnormal polarity of the deranged life
force back to its normal state and action. When the magnetic forces of
the organism flow in harmony with Cosmic order, then health is
present. Anything that interrupts or changes the direction of that force
brings about disease.
These forces manifest on the unseen etheric plane of nature where
all chemical changes in the blood begin; and the blood is the common
carrier of all the attributes and ingredients of life, the solar force, the
magnetism and electricity, the oxygen and other gases essential to li�e
and the mineral elements needed for the growth, sustenance and repau
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PHILOSOPHY VERSUS EMPIRICISM IN MEDICINE1 planes of nature only, a philosophic approach alone will insure success
in the restoration of health to the sick individual. Also, if the causes of
Philosophy is defined by Webster as "the lmowledge of the causes of illness are !mown, the physician through the processes of laws discov­
all phenomena both of mind and matter; a particular philosophic sys­ ered and !mown to him will be able to prevent a great deal of illness '
tem; and calmness of temper". The same authority defines empiricism thereby dispensing with the necessity of cure.
as "an observation or practical experience apart from scientific lmowl­ E�piricism may observe and learn some facts relating to life and
edge; the practice of medicine without the usual medical training or occaswnally produce some happy result; but where one such result is
qualifications; quackery". ac�omplished, many other experiments turn out failures and disap­
In the realm of healing, Homeopathy is the only therapy that is pomtments. In the world of mechanics the trial and error routine while
based upon natural law and that has evolved a comprehensive philoso­ expensive may lead to an occasional success with the expenditure of
phy that governs every step in the application of drugs for the relief and much ti�e and energy. Certain good effects in medicine may be
cure of human sickness. The homeopathic concept of life in relation to accomplished only to be offset or neutralized by the evil results pro­
growth, development, health and disease on all the planes of nature duced by the remedy used in the treatment.
(spiritual, emotional, mental and physical) stamps it as complete in the . To i�l� strate: The frequency of long-lasting sufferings that follow
lmowledge of health and the causes of its decline and loss, together Immumzmg doses of serums and vaccines are a matter of record. We
with the means and methods to restore such loss back to normal states. need c.ite only the rece �� wholesale cases of sickness and death pro­
Perhaps in medicine, more than in any other human endeavor, must duced m the army recrmtmg centers after the yellow fever shots admin­
action and progress depend on philosophic procedures. Socially, eco­ istered for yellow fever prophylaxis, given without the consent and
nomically and scientifically there is also need of the guidance of philo­ against the wishes of many of the soldiers and sailors, who were com­
sophic thought to insure success and progress. Man reaches his highest pelled to submit to such unscientific and pure empirical methods.
state of development under the philosophic urge. A social order or a Also, we may note that the so-called curative effects produced by the
therapeutic system built upon the tenents of empiricism is unstable and sulpha drugs against infections are too often followed by blood changes
inadequate for satisfactory accomplishment. It involves too much of the and prolonged wealmess and devitalization. The destructive effects of x­
trial and error formulas wherein error prevails preponderately over suc­ ray and ra� ium therapy for the treatment of cancer and other growths
cess. together with many forms of skin disease are among the common
Empiricism in medicine has produced more harm than good to the things met with every day and all to no purpose because such agents,
race. One so-called miracle drug after another has been tossed at the allopathically and empirically applied, never produce cure. The sup­
world in a constant stream to be tried on myriads of hapless human press�on of malaria chill� with quinine and its derivatives and synthetic
guinea pigs and then discarded as dangerous or unsatisfactory. Long substi�utes �ot on_ly fall to cure, but complicate and aggravate the
after the dispensers of such drugs have discontinued their future use, malanal patient With the development of liver, spleen and blood dis­
the public remains free to purchase and abuse them to the most danger­ eases as sequelae which are more difficult to cope with than the non­
ous degree. Only after much harm and even tragedy has occurred are complicated malaria infection.
any warnings from medical experts sounded or legal steps taken to pre­ In the treatment of syphilis, empirical medicine has traveled from
vent wholesale poisonings. mercury to kalium iodatum, thence to the arsenicals through the series
Empirical medicine is closely allied with commercial medicine. from .6 06 to ?09, t.hence to bismuth and the very latest, penicillin. They
Annually large profits are amassed-millions of dollars - at the expense are still loolang With long eyes for the perfect specific that will cure all
of a gullible public both from the standpoint of wealth and health. cas �s wit??�t complication or sequential effects by way of the ideal
The physician must Jr.now the causes of disease as well as the means anti-syphilitic that only exists in the imaginations of earth-bound
to remove them. Since the realm of cause operates on the unseen e.mpirical specialists who proceed by a common patron always in circles
hke lost wanderers with no compass or guide, no philosophic chart or
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LX, No. 12, June, 1945, p. 355. habit_ of thought, no plan to show the way, only a blind incoherent hap-
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hazard march in search of the magic myth, a specific remedytheforpast all in a philosophy the physician might often be confused and fail to cure cer­
given disease. The bitter irony of it all is the fact that for one tain very chronic and difficult cases of sickness.
hundred and fifty years they have trampled upon and kicked aside the Sickness has an order of procedure, a direction in its symptomatol­
very object of their long arduous and illusive search. Like worn weary ogy and a pace of action, all of which helps determine its nature, acute
prospectors searching for virgin gold who ha:ve crossed an? re.crossed or chronic, relapsing, periodic, etc. In the same way must the provings
over the sought-for prize, but because they faded to recogmze 1ts pres­ of our remedies be studied to ascertain their relation and application by
ence in a strange though common form, they lost it and are destined to their similarity to disease states and conditions. One of the most valua­
go on forever in a vain searching, destitute and hopeless, doomed to ble observations to remember is the fact that the last symptoms to
perpetual failure. appear in any siclm ess are the first to disappear under the action of the
Homeopathic philosophy holds that magic key that unlocks the indicated remedy; that symptoms get well in the inverse order of their
armamentarium of all specific medicine, as each individual case of sick­ coming. Another observation many times confirmed that patients get
ness, regardless of its diagnostic name, receives its own specific remedy, well of their symptoms and complaints from center to circumference,
based upon unchanging law, confirmed by numerous cures wrought by from within out and from above downwards, from more vital to less
many physicians from many lands and upon peoples of all races, �ho vital parts (Hering's Law).
have suffered with every kind of sickness known and named byaction medtcal Whenever disease and symptoms take the opposite direction, there is
lore. The homeopathic physician obtains his knowledge of the of suppression and danger for the patient. An eruption suppressed by
drugs by proving such drugs on healthy individuals of both sexe �c. powerful ointments or x-ray or radium applications often is followed by
These provings or symptoms produced make up the Homeopathz alarming asthmatic states or violent inflammations of the gastro-intesti­
Materia Medica, a veritable store-house of medical knowledge for the nal tract or congestive headaches, and violent neuralgias may super­
healing of the nations. vene. Sometimes after rubbing powerful linaments to rheumatic joints,
The proven Law of Similars is the basic foundation upon which the there is serious cardiac involvement with pain and dysponea.
superstructure of homeopathic philosophy is erected to gtve to the Who can measure the stupendous harm that is now here and will
world an edifice of great beauty and use. Every well-proven remedy - increase in the future from the unlimited taking of the myriads of coal­
that is every remedy tested on many individuals - constitutes an image tar drugs to mention but a few - the barbitals, the aspirins, the anacins,
of sickness; and in that image is reflected the power of that remedy to the sulpha drugs, the acetanilids, pyramidons and innumerable others
cure a like picture of sickness to be met in the field of disease. It is nec­ that flood social life by way of radio, T.V., newspaper and magazine
essary to give that remedy in a potentized or attenuated form where advertisements where the public without hindrance or medical advice
cure is desired because if given in the crude or toxic form that produces may procure unlimited amounts of these insidious poisons for the relief
sickness in the healthy, a severe aggravation or even serious harm may of pains of all kinds, insomia and infections of every sort. Is it any won­
come before cure is obtained. This method precludes all experiments der that heart and kidney disease together with cancer and many forms
on the sick and eliminates all consequential drug effects that almost of mental and nervous diseases are increasing as never before?
invariably follow empirical medical procedures. For how can one meas­ And what does empirical medicine say about these things? Nothing,
ure and harmonize the reactions in the test tube with those of the because if it did, it would undermine its own very shaky position. It can
human organism? Or how can the sufferings, emotional, mental and not condemn the very methods it employs for the treatment of the sick.
physical of the guinea pig be known or applied to hum�n. needs? Su.rely As long as millions of dollars are made by these harmful nefarious
not by the pathological end results !mown only after ktlhng the gumea means, there will be no criticism from those who profit by such meth­
ptg. ods. And so long as commercialized medicine maintains its position in
By and through the constant application of the homeopathic law of the world, Homeopathy will be opposed and ostracized by the domi­
cure to many cases of siclmess treated by master prescribers and keen nant school. With them the sacred precincts of the profit system in
observers through the years, has the homeopathic philosophy been medicine must not be invaded or hampered. But in spite of opposition
built and expanded from time to time. Without the lmowledge of this and selfish greed, Homeopathy will stay and contend for the right and
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true. Human progress has always come only through sacrifice and con­ Two PHILOSOPHIES OF MEDICINE1
tention. Only those souls who love and value truth better than material
things are the instruments chosen to carry the standards of progress to Before the time of Hahnemann, medicine was without a philosophic
the citadels of a better order in the world. approach either in theory or practice. No fixed principles or lawi were
The homeopathic physician is such an instrument in the divine lmown that could be a guide for the practice of the medical art . The
scheme of things. Touched by the power of the love of healing, no work experience and observation of the individual physician together with
is too tedious or difficult for him, no sacrifice too much if it but sus­ traditional precepts, coming down from antiquity, served in place of
tains and perpetuates the principles of his art and science. If need be, law to decide the course of treatment needed. Not enough was known
he stands alone, unafraid and resolute in the face of ridicule and cal­ of the basic science of anatomy, physiology, hygiene and diagnosis to
umny. be of much use in prescribing. Hence much was left to the whims, prej­
udices and pre-conceived opinions of the prescriber. Many theories
If medicine ever progesses above the traditions and superstitions of were rampant on how to treat the sick. One of the common concepts of
the dark ages, it will come by the light of the homeopahic philosophy. that belmighted time was that the patient either had too much blood or
The simple knowledge and application of the law of similars apart from that his blood was pernicious with toxins and needed to be drained
the philosophy built up around it can do only simple and acute work; it from the body. This was done, and often the patient mercifully expired
can never fathom the complexities and persistance of chronic disease. from exsanguination. Today in a more enlightened age the reverse of
We have seen several phases of the law practiced under other names this procedure exists. The patient is given transfusions of other people's
without the philosophic complement, and they are far from complete. blood at a fancy price; however, it is with less serious immediate results,
Bier's irritation theory of disease and its cure and McDonald's though not all that might be desired occurs from this procedure.
hydration concept of disease, while doing more good and less harm The numerous theories and practices that were in vogue are so well
than regular medicine, do not approach the possibility of cure that lmown to all that we omit to mention them. It is enough to know that
obtains with the complete homeopathic concept of siclmess and its law before the time of Hahnemann the practice of medicine was a hodge­
of cure. Those of us who have dedicated our lives to the divine attribute podge affair and too frequently was an affliction and a menace fraught
of healing through the medium of the law and the philosophy of with suffering and danger to the patient. The case of George Washing­
Homeopathy want our children and their children to be born and ton, the father of our country, who was attacked with a simple case of
reared under the benign power of homeopathic healing. In no other tonsilitis and who was so weakened by repeated blood letting that he
way can a more healthy and better race with ideals and intelligence to died an easy victim to the combined effects of medical science and dis­
banish from the earth the scourge of war and universal disease be ease, is an example of the old practices. Lord Byron 's departure from
brought into being. The homeopathic potencies properly applied have this mundane sphere at thirty-six years of age was largely due to the
the inherent power of touching and turning into harmony the deepest same cause, the loss of too much blood taken by his physician in his
centers of the human organism, and they bring back the light of healing attempt to cure malaria, from which Byron was suffering.
from the darlmess of disease. With Hahnemann came the first semblance of law and philosophy
to guide the practitioners of medicine. With the establishment of the
To rationalize and control the emotions, to banish fear and instill Law of Similars medicine took its first step upward from the deep abyss
hope - thereby purifying the life force of the whole being that will ena­ of ignorance and superstition. The second step upward came with the
ble it to build and sustain a more perfect physical body to perform bet­ discovery and application of potentized remedies, and the third step
ter uses in a suffering world - is reason enough for our united efforts of into the sunshine of enlightment came with the creation of the homeo­
Homeopathy's perpetuation in the archives of medicine. And our pathic philosophy.
efforts are only exceeded by an abiding faith that this benign doctrine
of healing must live and grow with other great truths of nature in the 1. From the handwritten manuscript o f Dr. Grimmer, written in October 1955. - Editor.
hearts of men through time and eternity. 2. See also Kent, LECTURES ON HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY, Lecture I, paragraph 1, 2, 3 . - Editor.

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This philosophy is based on the observations of Hahnemann and transfusions prove. While the science of diagnosis is improving, it is
thousands of his trained disciples and followers in the past hundred and s�ill far from �event�-five p.ercent correct; and the basing of a prescrip­
sixty years, applying the law of cure with potentized medicine. Observ­ twn on the dtagnoSlS entails a large percent of error to start off with.
ing the reactions and the ultimate cure of millions of patients make up Even were it one hundred percent accurate, prescriptions based on it
the foundation and structure of the homeopathic philosophy. alone would prove disappointing in a large number of cases because dif­
No one can deny the influence of this philosophy on the advance of ferent patients react differently to the same toxin, infection, or drug.
general medicine. It now accepts and practices a crude type of homeo­ Each patient is an individual with his individual blood type and chem­
pathy in the application of its vaccine therapy; and when it accepts and istry with his own peculiar nervous, mental, emotional and physical
applies the Hahnemannian method of potentization to dilute its toxic symptoms responding to the stimuli of environment. Much of the pro­
remedies instead of using the blood or serum of animals, it will attain cedure of regular medicine is empirical and based on trial and error
much better curative results with no consequential side effects to which is expensive and often uncertain. Until laws are discovered and
embarrass the doctors or their patients. The single dose, or shot or applied in any branch of human endeavor and the principals formu­
application of the selected remedy is now a quite common practice lated into a science, there can be no success or progress made. Regular
among many prominent physicians of the regular school; and the dos­ medicine is vast and somewhat chaotic for the need of order and law. It
age of medicine is getting smaller and smaller with each passing year needs the homeopathic approach to solve many of the medical prob­
because of the so-called side effects of larger doses of drugs. lems confronting the world today.
Homeopathic philosophy emphasizes the necessity of a thorough The new young science of genetics especially that section treating of
and careful case history obtained by a judicial procedure of questioning the "black" genes, the purveyors of pathological cell development, sus­
and observation to obtain the facts in the case, then fitting the most tains the homeopathic claims of the transmission of inherited disease
similar remedy of the Materia Medica, by way of repertory and Materia from generation to generation. The homeopathic potency is the only
Medica study, to the symptoms making up the case history, then giving lmown force in nature, subtle enough and at the same time potent
the selected remedy in potentized form in a single dose. The physician enough, when attuned by a selective law to reach and modify the activ­
then watches the reactions in the patient as the processes of cure unfold ity of those tiny arbitrators of human destiny, the genes.
and point toward recovery bringing the patient to a state of order and The advance in the science of physics, chemistry and genetics are
comfort. After the similar remedy is given a sick patient, his reactions opening the portals of lmowledge to reveal the subtle truths of homeo­
are a reliable guide in the process of his recovery to health. The curative pathic law. Infinitesimal doses of medicine no longer appear to be mys­
remedy causes symptoms to depart in the inverse order of their coming, terious in action or power. The lmown specific effects of bacteria and
the last to come being the first to go. Symptoms leave from above viruses, on the organism of man and animals, are additional proof of
downward and from within outward, and often a case of suppressed the power packed into minute organisms and things that can cause ill­
eruptions will reappear under the remedy with a complete cure of a ness and even death when lodged in a susceptible soil and under certain
severe asthma. Symptoms go from the vital centers and organs to the special conditions and circumstances.
periphery of the economy. Such are some of the cardinal features of the
philosophy. In chronic disease, where the remedy needs repeating only What better weapon can be found to cope with those tiny but
after the recovery processes have ceased, these are shown by the signs destructive entities than the homeopathic potency of the attuned rem­
and symptoms of the patient. edy adapted to each specific type and variation of disease-producing
Regular medicine can hardly claim a philosophy even in these times cause? Those who have seen the action and reaction of these subtle
of advancement and discovery. Much of their effort and achievement forces nullify each other to leave the host and rest, free from all sem­
ha.,ve been along the lines of better diagnosis. This is laudable and good, blance of disease, can only give thanks to a benign Creator for the won­
but it is inadequate for the prescribing of remedies for the sick, because der of His work and the illumed instrumentalities He gave His children
no two blood chemistries are alike as the experience and technique of for their welfare and growth.
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During this long struggle in the quest of help for the sick, Hahne­
mann and his dependents were harassed with hardships and privations
The history and advent of Psora dates back to the beginning of man, as a result of a poverty stricken environment; his meager earnings were
from time immemorial. The tireless and unremitting labor, the keen inadequate to meet his and his family's needs and hunger and cold were
observation and profound logic pertaining to related facts, appearing persistant companions in this journey after truth for the good of his fel­
and operating in sequential order was Hahnemann's equipment that low. But in spite of these obstacles and discouragements he made note­
enabled him to perceive the true nature and cause of all human sick­ worthy progress in the solution of these deep medical problems; only a
ness, both physical and mental2. soul driven and inspired by dire need and with an abiding faith in the
goodness of Divine Providence could accomplish such results against
Hahnemann's achievement in the realm of cure, together with the such odds.
philosophy upon which it is based, is best and most lucidly described During these busy harrowing times Hahnemann made several inter­
by Dr. James Tyler Kent in his incomparable course of Lectures on esting and important observations from which he was able to deduce
Homeopathic Philosophy. As this work of Kent's is all embracing and is the cause of illness and trace them back to their origin or beginnings.
expressed so clearly and perfectly, one can best convey to your con­ First was the direction disease takes under the urge of the vital force
sciousness the import and magnitude of this subject by quoting freely both when operating in its normal natural state and when operating
from it in the course of this talk3. under the influence of drugs both in crude and potentized form. To
Hahnemann devoted twelve years proving remedies, amassing facts illustrate: patients, who have had skin eruptions suppressed or driven
from his observations on patients prescribed for, before he discovered into the inner skin or mucous membranes lining the internal vital
the nature and cause of all human siclmess in the world. With the rem­ organs, such as lungs, heart, kidneys and gastro intestinal tract by pow­
edies he and his disciples had proven he was able to make many satis­ erful metallic ointments developed severe attacks of asthma or ulcera­
factory cures in acute cases of disease, but after twelve years of tion and inflammation of the intestine or kidneys of a serious type.
treatment many patients were still sick with recurring manifestations of When the right homeopathic remedy was given these conditions, result­
disease, stubborn eruptions returned and became more difficult to ing from suppression, were restored to health and order with the reap­
eradicate, severe attacks of asthma persisted with little or no palliation pearance of the suppressed skin eruption.
of the suffering, painful rheumatic states and many types of nervous This observation established the fact that the chronic Psoric disease
complaints were more and more resistant to the seemingly best indi­ gets well under the curative remedy from within outward, from center
cated remedies. to circumference, and the last symptoms to appear are the first to
A man of lesser faith and courage would have ceased to struggle depart under the remedy. The progress of disease, unassisted by the
against such unpromising odds as faced him after years of painstaking curative remedy, travels from without inwards and involving deeper and
effort; but Hahnemann had caught a glimpse of truth in the newly dis­ more vital tissues on its way inward.
covered, or revised, Law of Similars and his soul was inspired to go on These and other observations made by Hahnemann enabled him to
over rough and unchartered seas. For the needs of sick humanity were perceive that there is a basic universal toxin or miasm that takes on
great and medical treatment was steeped in ignorance and superstition, many forms and manifestations of disease, both acute and chronic, and
devoid of any semblance of reason or logic and destitute of technique that ramifies throughout the organism embracing the mental, emo­
or law to guide or lighten the way to palliation or cure. tional and physical aspects of sickness.
Another observation made was that after a patient recovered from
1. THE LAYMAN SPEAKS. Vol. X, No. 6, June 1957, p. no. unknown. - Editor.
severe and acute manifestations of diseases such as typhoid, smallpox,
etc. many severe chronic diseases were much mitigated in their ravages
2. Hahnemann, S . THE CHRONIC DISEASES, Translated from the second enlarged german edition
of 1835 by Prof Louis H. Tafel, Boericke & Tafel, Philadelphia, 1896 - Editor.
3. Kent,James T. : LECTURES ON HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY, Lectures XVIII, XIX. - Editor. and better general health in the patient prevailed with greater resisting
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power against all sickness th� reafter. This was especi�lly true when been impossible. All the diseases of man are built upon psora; hence it
recoveries occurred under the Impact of the homeopathic remedy. is the foundation of sickness; all other siclmessess came afterward."
As many manifestations of disease, especially sever� forms of s.kin "Psora is the underlying cause, and the primitive or primary disorder
eruptions and implacable types of catarrhal and asth� atic typ �s of Sick­ of the human race. It is a disordered state of the internal economy of
ness occurred in the newborn infants the conclusiOn and mference the human race. This state expresses itself in the forms of varying
could only be that such expressions of illness were transmit�ed and chronic diseases, or chronic manifestations. If the human race had
inherited from the parents. Hundreds of such cases were studied and remained in a state of perfect order, psora could not have existed. The
their family histories were checked and �his was f<:m nd to be true �nd susceptibility to psora opens out a question altogether too broad to
thus was established the wide spread umversal racial aspect of all sidc- study among the sciences in a medical college. It is altogether too exten­
ness. sive, for it goes to the very primitive wrong of the human race, the very
Then Hahnemann set to work to prove remedies whose symptoms, first siclmess of the human race, that is the spiritual sickness, from
nature and pace of action, corresponded to the Psora �ith its many which first state the race progressed into what may be called the true
manifestations of chronic forms of siclm ess. Such remedies as SuLPH., susceptibility to psora, which in turn laid the foundation for other dis­
CALC., LYe., GRAPH., MEz., K.Au-c., CARB-V., PET�. and later PsoR. we�e eases. If we regard Psora as synonymous with itch, we fail to under­
proven and classified by Hahnemann and Boemnghausen (one of his stand, and fail to express thereby, anything like the original intention of
best pupils). Hahnemann. The itch is commonly supposed to be a limited thing,
These deeper remedies proved Hahnemann' s concept of the cause of something superficial, caused by a little tiny bit of a mite that is sup­
human sickness, for with them he was able to cure permanently many posed to have life, and when the little itch mite is destroyed, the cause
cases of intractable chronic illness, that before the advent and develop­ of the itch is said to have been removed. What a folly!"
ment of these deep antipsoric medicines could only be palliated for a "From a small beginning with wonderful progress, psora spreads out
time but without a cure, as recurrence came on more frequently and into its underlying states and manifests itself in the large portion of
severly while the patients remained sick until the Psoric mias� ?r taint chronic diseases upon the human race. It embraces epilepsy, insanity,
in the blood stream was eradicated by the suitable remedy. This IS but a the malignant diseases, tumors, ulcers, catarrhs and a great proportion
brief and meager outline of the tremendous contribution of this great of the eruptions. It progresses from simple states to the very highest
and good man to the everlasting cause of true science. degree of complexity, not always alone by itself, but often by the vil­
But the science of Homeopathy, as conceived and developed by lainous aid of drugging during generation after generation; for the phy­
Hahnemann, Hering and Kent, is much more than science. It contains sician has endeavored with all his power to drive it from the surface,
and includes the doctrine of a faith in Divine Law and Goodness, and has thereby caused it to root itself deeper, to become more dense
hence the abiding power to heal through ti� e �nd eternity. . Material and invisible, until the human race is almost threatened with extinc­
science as the world !mows it today is not mspued and activated by tion. Look at the number of the population upon the face of the earth
Spiritual things that are the real permanent and ruli�g forces of the and notice how few arrive at the age of maturity. It is appalling to think
Cosmos. Hence the shifting changing aspect of theones and unstable of the number of infants that die, and these largely from the out­
conclusions, and this is more pronounced in the realm of general medi­. growths, or outcomings of psora. We see little ones born who have not
cine than anywhere else. sufficient vitality to live. The congenital debility, and marasmus, and
That I may bring to you a clearer picture of Psora, I ea� do no better varying diseases of a chronic character that carry off the little ones, have
than quote some pages from Dr. Kent's Lec�ure of Psora, I1� his. h �meo­ for their underlying cause the chronic miasms. The principal underly­
pathic philosophy. Lecture XVIII, where-m he states: Psor� IS the ing cause is psora, next syphilis and next sycosis."
beginning of all physical siclm ess. Had psora never b� en �stabhshed as From all of this we wonder why the race continues to exist; and it
a miasm upon the human race, the other two chro� uc diseases would would not, but for the fact that the Divine Creator endowed man and
have been impossible, and susceptibility to acute diseases would have all his creatures of the lower order with a most effective and unique
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defensive mechanism. For the preservation of his physical life and have it. It is an action; it is not so with psora, Man does not seek it, he
body, man also constantly receives an influx from the sun, (called does not go where it is, he does not associate with those necessarily that
prana by the eastern savants, but it is really the vital force described by have it. He may be exposed; but syphilis is the result of his own action,
Hahnemann and emanating directly from the Creative source). which is an impure fornication or adulteration which he knows better
To quote Kent further, Lecture XIX. "In the work on "Chronic Dis­ than to seek, and knows enough from his intelligence to avoid. Syphilis
eases" Hahnemann refers to psora as the oldest most universal and then is a result of action although after once ultimated it may be per­
most pernicious chronic miasmatic disease, yet it has been misappro­ petuated by accident. There is always a state and condition of man that
priated more than any other. Psora is the oldest miamsmatic chronic precedes his action, and if syphilis corresponds to man 's action, and
disease known. The oldest history of the oldest nation does not reach its there is a state prior to it, a diseased condition that precedes, that state
origin. Psora is just as tedious as syphilis and sycosis, and is, moreover must correspond to that which precedes action, which is thinking and
hydra-headed. Unless it is thoroughly cured, it lasts until the last breath willing."
of the longest life. Not even the most robust constitution, by its own "Thinking and willing establishes a state in man that identifies the
unaided efforts, is able to annihilate or extinguish psora." condition he is in. As long as man continued to think that which was
"The three chronic miasma, psora, syphilis and sycosis, are all conta­ true and held that which was good to the neighbor, that which was
gious. In each instance there is something prior to the manifestations uprightness and justice, so long man remained upon earth free from the
which we call disease. We speak of the signs and symptoms of a disease, susceptibility to disease, because that was the state in which he was cre­
we speak of the outcroppings of the symptoms when we speak of syphi­ ated. So long as he remained in that state and perserved his integrity he
lis, but remember there is a state prior to syphilis or syphilis would not was not susceptible to disease and he gave forth no aura that could
exist. It could not come upon man except for a condition suitable to its cause contagion; but when man began to will the things that were the
development. In like manner psora could not exist except for a condi­ outcome of his false thinking then he entered a state which was the per­
tion in mankind suitable for its development." fect correspondence of his interior. As are the will and the understand­
"Psora being the first and the other two coming later, it is proper for ing so will be the external of man. As the life of man or as the will of
us to inquire into that state of the human race that would be suitable man, so is the body of man, and as the two make one in this world,
for the development of psora. There must have been a state of the there is evolved from him an aura which is vicious in proportion to his
human race suitable to the development of psora; it could not have departure from virtue and justice into evils."
come upon a perfectly healthy race, and it would not exist in a perfectly It is amazing to contemplate the fact, that this philosophy of medi­
healthy race. There must have been some sickness prior to this state cine so beautifully perceived and expressed by both Hahnemann and
which we recognize as the chronic miasm of psora; some state of disor­ Kent, (the former nearly two centuries ago) is now being verified (by an
der, some state that it would be perfectly rational and proper for man to advanced group of medical thinkers) and is now referred to as the psy­
undertake to solve as to its cause, as to its history, and as to its nature. chosomatic concept of disease and its cure. This group of medical sci­
Some will say, but if we undertake to do this we will have to accept the entists now prove by modern laboratory methods and technique that
work of God as historical, as relating to the beginning, because there is the impact of emotional stress, including hate, anger, fear, grief and
no other going so far back. There is no harm in reasoning from that unholy selfish desires are causative factors in blood and endocrine
and I hope you will so accept it, not only as history, but as divine reve­ secretions changing them from their normal life preserving qualities to
lation, not that I wish to quote from or refer to it, because I never do so a toxic disease producing state, thereby inducing many forms of serious
in my teachings. If we look upon syphilis we will see that man's own chronic disease such as malignancies, intractable forms of arthritis and
act leads him to the place where he comes in contact with syphilis, it is mental incomptency of various forms and degrees.
the result of action." And the new physics with its advanced lmowledge concerning the
"Syphilis is that disease which corresponds to the effect of impure relationship of the interchange of matter and energy explains the power
coition, of going where syphilis is, of coming in contact with those who and energy inherent in potentized drugs; the quips and the sarcastic
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shafts of ridicule relative to small doses of medicine no longer carry doctor, patient and friend of the homeopathic concept, art and science
weight. And finally the new science of genetics furnish the most con­ has a rendezvous with destiny to give his all, in time and means, to
vincing proof of Hahnemann's theory regarding the inheritability of attain that desirable end. For not only we of today, but our children
psora and all forms of chronic disease. and all the children of all the races of the future are benefited and made
Thus we see that the vanguard of modern science is only now begin­ free of sin and pain, to evolve and flourish in the glow of radiant
ning to rediscover the truths in nature perceived and formulated into a health, and to build a better world to live in.
workable pattern for the benefit of mankind, one hundred and seventy
years ago. Hail to Hahnemann, the torch bearer who dissipated the
darkness of ignorance and superstition with the light of spiritual insight,
sustained by faith in Divine Providence against the many forces of evil
that beset his pathway through life. And hail to Hering and Kent, his
two most loyal and effective disciples who gave so much of their lives
in the cause they loved and championed. And what of the later follow­
ers of these pioneers of the healing art, those of us who have inherited
the precious archives of medical knowledge and who have basked in the
golden light of their outstanding achievements, built up by unremitting
toil and sacrifice of strength and life.
This magnificent edifice of homeopathy resting on the solid founda­
tions of immutable law is showing the corroding marks of time; the
brilliance and glamour of its adornments is dimmed and marred by the
visitations and calumnies of selfish and greedy agencies who are deaf to
the cries of pain and unmoved by the dark gloom of death in its myriad
forms, while agony and mental anguish are but the means of profitable
ends to those interests the manufacturers and purveyors of habit form­
ing, pain killing and suppressive proprietary drugs. Rank commercial­
ism in its rankest and most pernicious form is the force holding back
the progress of an enlightened medical art of healing.
As long as immense sums of money can be made from the manufac­
ture and sale of these pernicious nostrums so long will the advance of
medical treatment be curtailed and hindered by paid propaganda and
advertisement. This same propaganda extends its interest from reaching
the public by means of the news agencies, newspapers, magazines, etc.
Shall we who have inherited so much from our benefactors stay dor­
mant and voiceless and watch Homeopathy fade away and die when the
world is in such dire need of healing remedies with no deleterious side
effects remaining after cure.
This threatened catastrophe must be prevented. This prevention can
only be accomplished by a program of education to counter the nox­
ious propaganda of modern commercialized medicine, and for such a
program to be successful means that every individual homeopathic
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THE SciENTIFIC AsPECT OF HoMEOPATHY1 quicker and longer lasting than those accomplished by the crude drugs.
For the explanation of this phenomenon see Beir'r matchless paper on
In order to reach correct conclusions relative to the scientific side of "The lrritational Theory of Disease and Its Cure."
homeopathy, we must examine and compare its basic principles Up until very recently the dominate school of medical thought has
together with the results in cure obtained to the contemporary sciences held decidely material ideas of disease and its cause. But recently the
and methods of treatment existing in the common field today. heretofore universally accepted germ theory of disease has received
We must lmow the nature of siclmess as promulgated by Homeopa­ quite a jolt in the findings of the Mayo clinic where the mutability of
thy as well as the concepts of disease held by other schools of medical disease germs changing from one species (streptococcus) to another
thought, together with the advance made by the physicists in the uni­ (pneumococcus) was demonstrated. Further experiments will no doubt
versal realm of matter. Let us measure and compare some of these show these feared micro-organisms are useful scavengers created to aid
things and see whither we are led. in the elimination of toxins and possible reagents in the manufacture of
Homeopathy envisions disease as primarily disturbed vital function antibodies against the very diseases they were supposed to cause. Simi­
and all chemical physiologic or morbid tissue changes in a sick organ­ lar experiments will prove the wide spread use of serums and vaccines
ism as but resultants of changed organic function. far more efficacious and infinitely less harmful if administered in the
The remedies Homeopathy employs are such that have been proven attenuations of homeopathic proportions. Pathologic changes occurring
on healthy human beings to produce a similar symptom image of ill­ in the tissues and organs of the sick have long been held by our friends
ness to that occurring in the individual case to be treated. Homeopathy of the old school to be the disease and its eradication by surgery or
does not experiment on the sick. Hence the great law, "Similia, Simili­ other physical means as the necessary proceedure to cure. But clinical
bus Curantur". And where else than in the homeopathic arcanum of evidence proves their concept of disease and methods of cure to be
drug pathogenesis can we find such profound and complete lmowledge wrong.
of the action of drugs and their potential possibility in cure? Surely not The exact value of a philosophy or its tenets can only be lmown by
in the test tubes or the miscroscopes of the pseudo scientists. the results obtained in its practical application. We will first discuss the
A third and most important proposition connected with the healing merits and results obtained in cure under modern accepted methods of
art is the homeopathic method of drug preparation involving the pro­ treatment.
ceedure of potentization. Pure experimentation indicates that drugs In the realm of chronic disease we find the best criterion is to test
may be given in crude form just short of the toxic dose to produce a methods of practice for results, because chronic diseases are not self­
change in the individual from that of health to one of disease. Such limited, but go on to end in death unless the intervention of curative
procedure may constitute a proving if all the changes are noted and measures can be invoked.
recorded, when it will be found that the whole organism of that indi­
vidual has been more or less affected. In a case of siclmess where the Cancer is regarded by the majority of old school authorities as purely
organism and the essential cells of the body are more or less reduced in local at least in its beginning; and surgery, x-ray, radium and other
resistance, if such crude doses be given, the effect is much more drastic destructive methods are applied as logical weapons to vanquish the
and in many cases alarming, especially if the drug administered was scourge; but the results are far more disastrous to the patient than to
homeopathic (similar) to the illness of the subject. Hence, Hahnemann the neoplasm; excised from one part of the body it reappears elsewhere
was compelled to give more and more attenuated doses of the needed in a more virulent form; metastasis is the scientific term used to camou­
remedy up to the 30th potency in order to avoid what he termed the flage their failure of treatment. It is stated by Dudly that ninety-five
homeopathic aggravation. With the attenuated potentized doses, he not percent of cancer victims who are operated die the first two years after
only avoided the drug aggravation of symptoms but the cures were operation.
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Homeopathy regards cancer as a systemic constitutional disease that At this point it might be well to contract the instruments used by the
must be attacked through the blood stream by the properly indicated two schools of medical thought. Each one's armamentarium is consist­
remedy for each specific case; by such methods the morbid processes of ent with the concept held by each. Allopathy deals with material doses
life are changed to normal vital action, resulting in better metabolism of powerful poisonous drugs to produce a so-called physiological action
and normal cell growth. The results, in cures obtained, are better than which is really a toxicological effect that always impairs healthy cells
fifty percent; and most of the fatal cases have their lives prolonged and and tissues without repairing the diseased cells for they are over­
are in comparative comfort without the use of opiates or coal tar deriv­ whelmed by the drug action. Homeopathy employs drugs more or less
atives until death. attenuated; and because of their specific affinity for the diseased cells,
Epilepsy is never cured by modern scientific methods because its the healthy cells of the organism remain untouched while the sick ones
cause is never considered or touched; all efforts are directed to stopp{ng are simply spurred to increased af tivity and cure by the lightest touch,
the convulsions either with increasing doses of bromides or luminal . If as it were, of the specific remedy.
the convulsions are suppressed, the patient soon goes down to imbecil­ The various infections are looked upon as merely local points that
ity and ends in some institution for the insane. can be cut or burned out for the most part by the self-styled scientific
Homeopathy cures not less than seventy-five percent of these unfor­ branch of medicine. Such treatment, however, sooner or later is fol­
tunates, and by cure we mean the patient as a whole and not just the lowed by a more serious change in other body cells more vital than the
epileptic seizures that were but the expression of deranged life force. first. To illustrate, the removal of the tonsils in children2 is often fol­
Right here is the great dividing line of the two concepts. Allopathy lowed by either chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis, appendicitis, mastoidi­
sees only the material tissues and chemical constituents of the man tis and even asthma as well as heart and kidney inflammations of a
arranged as an automatic perpetual motion machine which alone must serious nature. For the past decade, health departments and, I might
be repaired. Homeopathy recognizes the mechanical and material body add, the majority of physicians have made increasing and vigorous war­
as an instrument and expression or outgrowth of a dominating life prin­ fare on the tonsils of children. Few have escaped the mutilation of a
ciple that is the internal or true man. God-given defense for the organism's protection. And what is the
When this life force flows in order or harmony, health results; when answer in vital statistics? An alarming increase in heart affections
any morbid influence affects the �rganism, the life force is first altered among children. Under homeopathic treatment most cases of diseased
or interrupted and disease ensues. tonsils are as easily restored to normal as any of the so-called self-limit­
Of course, in cases of violence or accident any injury to the body or ing acute diseases. In the treatment of chronic skin diseases such as
machine impairs the flow oflife force; and me�hanical or surgical meas­ eczema, psoriasis etc., our old school friends employ only local meas­
ures are indicated and needed to restore order. ures; and if they effect any change; it is one for the worse - suppression,
Likewise in late cases of disease when organs are partly destroyed or which then manifests as chronic asthma or some serious gastro-intesti­
morbid processes impinge on important nerves or vessels, mechanical nal disorder, ulcers etc.; even forms of Bright's disease have been
measures are needed to correct faulty mechanics. But that by itself is caused by the suppression of chronic skin diseases with metallic salves.
often insufficient or unsuccessful (without the needed remedy) to bring In acute sickness the difference in methods and results is even more
about a harmonious play of vital function and orderly repair. Also, the startling. What of pneumonia and other acute infections of the respira­
cause of the morbid process is never removed with the knife, for that tory tract? Under the scientific ministrations of the old school, the
exists only in the disturbed life force; and remedies alone can change or patient is first weakened by cathartics to insure elimination; his fever is
modify that mysterious energy. forced down by coal tars and salicylates; and then when the over-bur-
1. Today by drugs such as phenobarbital, dilantin and tegretol etc. - Editor. 1. Cf. Beir; ibid.
2. Hahnemann, Samuel: Organon, Paragraphs 9 - 12. - Editor. 2. Under hompeopathic treatment most cases of diseased tonsils are as easily restored to normal
3. Together with a remedy to catalyze the repair. - Editor. as any of the so-called self-limiting diseases.

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dened heart begins to flag and loose its rhythm, strychnin or· digitalis, laws of the universe of which he is but a miniature prototype, acted on
according to the condition present, is given in heroic doses. Soon the by and reacting to environmental forces of nature, approaches in char­
undertaker is called in, to cover up the results of scientific medicine, for a�ter the heaven-endowed vital man (ofHahnemann) whose God-given
its losses are only short of appalling in these conditions. Pneumonia has v1tal force 1s alone suffie1ent to respond to the lneeded stimulus capable
no terrors to homeopaths, for only cases that have weakened hearts or of restoring order and health to his sick organs .
kidneys, or those weakened by diseases like diabetes prior to the pneu­ Science has recently demonstrated that every form of life from the
monia die. And how wonderful and quick the indicated remedy greatest sun in remote space to the tiniest bacterium of the ultra-miscro­
changes the pneumonic process to a state of health, rest and warmth; scope is endowed with electrical energy and is responsive to surround­
and the indicated remedy is all sufficient for flu and pneumonia. ing electric forces. Hence the universal law of polarity regulating and
In migraine headaches, neuritis pains of various sorts and types, controlling every phenomenon in nature in health and in disease, all
what a difference in the effects of treatment and what it all means to the affinities, the attractions and repulsions, that mark the growth and
millions. development of species and forms through out the mineral, animal and
Under allopathic treatment opium or coal-tar drugs are used to stop vegetable kingdom. And even the stupendous array of innumerable
the pain and force rest for only a brief period and then follows suns and universes, marshalled in an orderly march throughout the
increased suffering and weakness with numerous so-called complica­ eternity of time and across the immeasurable vastness of boundless
tions arising (that are often incurable). space swing in rhythmic tune to the play of this mighty mysterious
These drastic drugs are the answer not only to the startling increase force of life and being.
in heart and kidney diseases that recently have alarmed the statisticians; And as the horizon of our vision is extended in the field of electron­
but because of the weakening of body resistance with the breaking ics by the work of the physicists and scientists, we see more clearly the
down of vital organs by such measures, cancer and insanity are growing scientific aspects of Homeopathy shining resplendent and bright. The
by leaps and bounds. And to think of it and lmow that all such cases law of Similia consistent with the affinities of chemistry and tuned to
before they are slugged and maimed by insane methods could be the need of each individual patient; speaking a language of unmistaka­
quickly and surely turned back to health and usefulness by the adminis­ ble meaning to guide the intelligent physician unerringly to the one
tration of remedies under the glorious law of similars. Is it any wonder needed medicant for each specific case. And the unique and peculiarly
then that men of the Ossler type become medical nihilists and prefer to adaptable agents of cure Homeopathy employs, the potentized reme­
trust the patient's chances to God and a competent nurse? dies, are the most amazing and suitable forces conceivable - pure elec­
However, not all the old school medical men belong to either of the trolytes of measured and specific charges, that are drawn by their
above mentioned extreme groups. Some are doing constructive work affinities to the cells and centers of disease, whereby equilibrium and
that is leading them on to the homeopathic concept of disease and its order is established and the flow of vital processes resumed in the ruddy
cure. Dr. Crile in his wonderful work, THE BIPOLAR THEORY OF LIVING glow of health and well being.
PROCESSES, 1 envisages man as an electric man, a great storage battery
with his 28 trillion bipolar electric cells which carry on all the multitu­
dinous problems of life and present a self-regulating, self-repairing
appartus of amazing parts. The numerous cells arranged into groups,
organs and systems are separate units dominated by the organism as a
whole to command co-operative work for the body's needs and preser­
vation. This concept of man created and goverened, after the electric
1. Crile, George W. : A BIPOLAR THEORY OF LIVING PRoCESSES, The Macmillan Co., New York,
Hahnemann, IBID.
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1926. Editor.
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GEMS OF HOMEOPATHIC THOUGHT FROM THE MASTERS1

such answers are of doubtful value and should not be included in the
array of positive facts in the symptoms gathered and relating to the sick­
There is more to be gained by a review of cardinal aphorisms based ness. Next the physician may consult relatives and close friends con­
on the observations of some of our outstanding leaders of Homeo­ cerning their observations of the patient's illness, and finally the
pathic practice than I can give in a brief paper, and especially when physician himself alerts all his senses and his observing powers in his
there are no new or original statements to be added to the volumes of search for symptoms and deviations from the normal state. When a
valuable knowledge already written and amassed concerning Homeo­ case is fully taken after these methods, the search for the similar remedy
pathic philosophy. It is a great asset to the Homeopathic profession of begins. H. C. Alien, one of the illustrious prescribers and teachers of
the world to have this fund of useful knowledge at its disposal to meet the past, remarked that a case properly and fully taken constituted one
everyday needs in practice. A refresher course in Homeopathic philoso­ half the work required to make a successful prescription. In fact, with­
phy eve� f�r those of us who . are old and long in practice will repay us out an accurate and complete history a successful prescription could
well, bnngmg sharper prescnbing and improved end results of more hardly be made.
cures. To grasp the spirit as well as the letter of the Homeopathic philoso­
Without a well ordered Homeopathic philosophic technique in the phy and to perceive the true origin of human siclmess and its cure, one
application of the similimum, the great law of Similia would loose must read and incorporate into his whole being the first thirty six para­
much of its potentiality for cure. Many chronic cases started on the graphs of the ORGANON.
road to cure b� the correct prescription have been aborted or spoiled §1: The physician's highest and only calling is to restore health to the
because of an madequate lmowledge of the philosophy in the subse­ sick, which is called healing.
quent .management of the case, such as prescribing another remedy or
repeatmg the correct one too soon before the cycle of its action was §2: The highest aim of healing is the speedy, gentle and permanent res­
complete. toration of health, or alleviation and obliteration of disease in its
Those versed in the philosophy may lmow by the reactions produced entire extent in the shortest, most reliable and safest manner,
on the patient by the prescription, what to expect in terms of cure. The according to clearly intelligible reasons.
pace and direction of symptoms, the return of old conditions and §3 : The physician should distinctly understand the following condi­
symptoms, the appearance of the new symptoms and states are all sure tions: what is curable in disease in general, and in each individual
indications of the processes of cure or the reverse that can come from case in particular, that is the recognition of disease (indication). He
an exact or an inexact prescription. should clearly comprehend what is curative in drugs in general, and
. Perhaps the. most important aspect of the philosophy is that pertain­ in each drug in particular; that is, he should possess a perfect
mg to the takmg of the history of the case after the manner originated lmowledge of medicinal powers. He should be governed by distinct
by Hahnemann himself and followed so closely by Kent and other lead­
�rs and teachers of our art. The ez sentials of the instructions laid down reasons, in order to insure recovery, by adapting what is curative in
m the ORGANON are as follows: first to let the patient tell his story medicines to what he has recognized as undoubtedly morbid in a
un.interrupted unless he diverges from the subject. After the history is patient; that is to say, he should adapt it so that the case is met by a
wntte � down, .the physician may make specific inquires in quest of remedy well matched with regard to its kind of action (selection of
more mformatwn, but every question put to the patient must be an the remedy indication) its necessary preparation and quantity
indirec� on; , that it may not suggest symptoms that do not belong to (proper dose) and the proper time of its repetition. Finally when the
the patient s case; hence the answers cannot be answered yes or no; physician lmows in each case the obstacles in the way of recovery
and how to remove them, he is prepared to act thoroughly, and to
1.
2.
From the handwritten manuscript of Dr. Grimmer, written in June 1956. - Editor.
§82 - 99. - Editor. the purpose, as a true master of the art of healing.
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§4: He is at the same time a preserver of health when he knows the ings and functions, that is, by symptoms of disease in the whole
causes that disturb health, that produce and maintain disease, and material organism.
when he knows how to remove them from healthy persons.
§12:Diseases are produced only by the morbidly disturbed vital force;
§5: The physician in curing derives assistance from the lmowledge of hence the manifestations of disease discernible by our senses, at the
facts concerning the most probable cause of acute disease, as well as same time represent every internal change (i.e. the entire morbid
from the most significant points in the entire history of a case of disturbance of the dyanamis, and expose to view, so to speak the
chronic disease; aided by such lmowledge, he is enabled to discover whole disease). It follows that after the cure of such manifestations
the primary cause of the latter, dependent mostly on a chronic of disease, and all discoverable aberrations from healthy vital func­
miasm. In connection with this the bodily constitution of a patient tions, their disappearance must necessarily and with equal certainty
(particularly if he has a chronic disease), the character of his mind be presumed to result in, and to determine the restoration of the
and temperament, his occupation, his mode of living and habits, integrity of vital force, and the return of health of the entire organ­
his social and domestic relations his age and sexual function, etc., tsm.
are to be taken into consideration.
From the facts presented in these opening paragraphs of the Orga­
In these five paragraphs are contained the requirements and modes non we perceive the subtle occult aspects of life itself and the siclmess
of action needed to be a Homeopathic physician. §9 through § 12 to which it is subjected during its earthly journey and the nature of the
impart the true but subtle and mysterious nature of man' s siclmess. curative force required to correct the evil.
In §9 one reads: During the healthy condition of man his spirit-like Kent, one of the greatest aspostles of Hahnemann and a forceful
force autocracy animating the material body (organism) rules supreme teacher of the art and science of Homeopathy, defined the life force in
as dynamis. By it all parts are maintained wonderfully in harmonious common with all materials in the physical and phenomenal sides of
vital process, both in feelings and functions in order that our intelligent nature as simple substance, the basic material from whence all force and
mind may be free to make the living healthy body, a medium subservi­ forms in the Cosmos have their origin. Modern physics practically con­
ent to the higher purposes of our being. firms this claim in the proven fact that all energy and matter are inter­
We learn in § 10: That the material organism without vital force is changeable and ultimately made up of tiny electric charges, positive
incapable of feeling activity or self preservation. This immaterial being and negative, neutral and bipolar in nature, electrons, protons, neu­
(vital force) alone, animating the organism in the state of siclmess and trons, etc. Thus we see that true science is beginning to prove some of
of health imparts the faculty of feeling and controls the functions of the basic contents of Homeopathic science.
life. One more great name in American Homeopathy should be men­
§ 11 :In siclmess this spirit-like, self-acting (automatic) vital force, omni­ tioned before closing this paper and that is Constantine Hering, author
present in the organism, is alone primarily deranged by the of the Guiding Symptoms, and many homeopathic works. He was a
dynamic influence of some morbific agency inimical to life. Only master prescriber, teacher, fearless explorer and the one who developed
this abnormally modified vital force can excite morbid sensations the great remedy LACH., at the risk of losing his life. Sent to repudiate
in the organism, and determine the abnormal functional activity the claims of Homeopathy his searching investigations led him by the
which we call disease. This force, itself invisible, becomes percepti­ force of truth and logic to espouse the cause and to become one of its
staunchest and most effective champions. In his farwell address to the
ble only through its effects upon the organism, makes lmown, and Graduating Class he gave the world of medicine an epic making fund of
has no other way of making lmown its morbid disturbance to the esoteric lmowledge relating to the blood in health and in siclmess that
observer and physician than by the manifestations of morbid feel- stands unrivaled.
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The blood is the life, yes it is the man in solution, it carries-nutrition FLASHES OF MEDICAL WISDOM1
to the remotest parts of the organism. It constantly purifies and revivi­
fies the system in the wonderous exchange of gases, oxygen and carbon Tennyson, the great English poet and philosopher, said, "Knowledge
dioxide. Lastly it is the medium whereby the individual lives by direct comes but wisdom lingers". And in the realm of medicine more than
contact with the Creator through the agency of the solar power which is elsewhere is this most patent fact true. The public is deluged with an
known as prana by the wise men of the east. With the progress of true, ever increasing flood of medical knowledge through the medium of the
not psuedo-science, Homeopathic truth will expand over the world in press and radio. Most of this lmowledge is commercialized propaganda
spite of every selfish effort to prevent its growth. designed to increase the revenue of drug manufacturers and dispensers.
But we do have great need of more and younger homeopathic physi­ These unscrupulous racketeers of public health urge all those who suf­
cians to fill the ranks of the older men now passing. We must put forth fer from any form of pain or headache or sleeplessness, regardless of the
a united effort to bring to the world more Homeopathic doctors to causative factors, and without a physician consultation, to take large
meet the needs of future generations. We have the foundations and and continuous doses of pernicious, blood-destroying, coal-tar drugs
groundwork engendered by the untiring labors of the Masters who have for the relief of their sufferings. When nerves are wrecked and the
gone to their reward, leaving a rich heritage of philosophic truth. Shall blood stream vitiated and impaired, they then advise large and larger
we let all that fade away and be lost to the needs of the children of the doses of vitamins and so-called tonics, ostensibly to rebuild wrecked
future? Are we too tired and indifferent to salvage and save this pre­ constitutions but really to fatten the already plethoric coffers of the
cious gift of healing? The answer is near at hand and with us all. drug vendors. That this medical knowledge comes from the journals of
regular and accepted medicine and is endorsed by the majority of old
school physicians in no way lessens the evil; in fact it tends to increase
the evil because of the stamp of authority carried by such origin and
endorsement.
The current medical machine of empiricism is constantly grinding
out new so-called discoveries in medicine, new germs and viruses, new
serums, vaccines and drugs, from the germ of stale beer (which is said
to be much more efficient against the streptococcus than even the sul­
pha miracle drugs) to the recent drug, calcium pantothenate, guaran­
teed to turn the gray heads of tottering age back to the luxurious hues
of perennial youth. All this mass of ever expanding lmowledge
announced and given the public by allopathic medicine especially in its
application to the sick is long on propaganda for selfish reasons, and
short of any true wisdom.
But as we journey along the highway of medical history, we find here
and there along the way a flash of medical genius or a pearl of wisdom
nestled in the mire of superstition and ignorance.
Without doubt the most potent and fundamental discovery in medi­
cine is the L aw ofSimilars given the world by Samuel Hahnemann. The
influence of this discovery is universal and eternal. It is the greatest sin­
gle stroke of medical genius the world has ever known; and the wisdom
1. "Editorial" in THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LVIII, No. 1, July, 1942, p. 49.

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of this knowledge may be summed up in the first paragraph of the Medicine has separated the sick human being into small fragments and
Organon: "The physician's high ayd only mission is to restore the sick each. fragment has its sp ecialist. When a specialist from the beginning
to health, to cure, as it is termed". No better guide was ever given as a of hts career confines htmself to a minute part of the body, his lmowl­
working formula for the men of medicine than this simple yet complete edge of th� rest is so rudimen�ary that he is incapable ?f thoroughly
statement. understandmg even that part m which he specializes." These state­
Who can ever measure or calculate the full worth ofHarvey's discov­ ments are self-evident to every homeopath, but old school physicians in
ery of the circulation of the blood at that time in the then barren field civil and military life bounce the hapless patient from specialist to spe­
of medicine, begetting the sciences of physiology, anatomy and surgery cialist as long as life and finances hold out. Why can they not learn the
to add to man 's lmowledge and benefit him in his afflictions? And simple truth that man is greater than any of his parts and equal to the
these benefits grew, and continue to grow with the wisdom of the appli­ sum of all his parts?
cation of that lmowledge. One more quotation to illustrate the valueless and uncertain or mis­
Certain physiologic experiments prove that great danger attends the leading lmowledge, especially relating to medicine, coming from the
injection of foreign proteins and other substances in the blood stream; daily press. "The daily press often gives us the dubious benefit of the
yet, in the face of these dangers, some medical empirists attempt to pro­ sociological, economic, and scientific opinions of manufacturers, bank­
mote health by violating the logic of proven facts and inject not one ers, lawyers, professors, physicians, whose highly specialized minds are
but a multitude of serums and vaccines into the blood stream of all incapable of apprehending in their breadth the momentous problems of
who will or can be forced to submit to such illogical and dangerous pro­ our time." How aptly this tells us that what we get from the daily press
cedures. Clinical observation in numerous cases thus treated reveals is largely the opinion of men divorced from the underlying laws relating
serious symptoms of complex and chronic disease lasting, in some to the subjects discussed. Hence, only the statements that are based on
instances, a life time. discovered laws are logical and acceptable to the real thinker, who, like
Traditional medicine, from the time of ancient Egypt to the present, the alche.mist of old, transmuted his base lmowledge into nuggets of
consists of many dividing sections lmown as specialities. It is interesting g?lden wtsdo �.' If one would obtain a clear, logical, and comprehensive
and enlightening to lmow what one of the greatest scientists in medicine vtew of medtcme, be he physician or layman, he would find it well
of modern times, Alexis Carrel, has to say concerning specialists in worth while to read and reread that wonderful book, Man the
medicine. A brief quotation from his recent book, Man The Unlmown, Unlmown, written by Dr. Alexis Carrel.
is truly illuminating. It is regrettable that Dr. Morris Fishbein, the man One of the injunctions of Hahnemann in his Organon, §4 and §5, is
of minimum practice and maximum theory, did not have recourse to that the physician should lmow the causes of siclmess and remove them.
the wisdom found in this book before he wrote his treatise on "Medical Among the most frequent causes of illness of our present time is the
Follies", wherein he displayed a most pitiful ignorance concerning the wholesale and injudicious use of pain-allaying and sleep-producing
philosophy and practice of homeopathy. Could he, Dr. Fishbein, have drugs, all blood destroying and nerve-wrecking agents. Therefore, it is
availed himself of the brief knowledge concerning specialists so lucidly the urgent dut� of every physician, regardless of his medical affiliation,
given by Dr. Carrel, it is doubtful if the attack on homeopathy would to condemn thts wholesale propaganda for the universal use of all toxic
have been made. "Man cannot be separated into parts. He would cease drugs for the general public without competent medical advice. It like­
to exist if his organs were isolated from one another. " 2 This is consist­ �ise becomes the physician's duty to instruct his patients and the pub­
ent with Hahnemann's concept of the totality of the symptoms. "Still he of the dangers to life and health existing in the ignorant use of all the
more harm is caused by the extreme specialization of the physicians. n� yriad drugs advertised as pain and sleep palliatives, via radio, maga­
zmes and newspapers. This commercialized evil is fast undermining the
I. Hahnemann Samuel: ORGANON OF MEDICINE, Sixth Edition, translated b y W. Boericke, 1921. nation's health and stamina; and it is strictly up to the physicians of our
§ I . - Editor.
2. Carrell, Alexis ( 1873 - 1944): MAN THE UNKNOWN, Harper, 31st ed . , 1935, p. 44. I. Carrell, Alexis: ibid, p . 46.

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Flas hes of Med ical Wis dom

physic�ans who a�e in auth�ri�y, to cor-

land, but more especially those educa DIET AND HEALTH1
rect Such serious conditions by the Preve tiOn and. gUidance. Th1s 1s a splen-
For
did opening for the "Society to the presen ntwn ofHeart D'1se.ase to do"
BASIC NEEDS

some real constructive work; up tar drugs tot,heart no word of d1sapproval The most essential ingredient in the life of the whole animal world is
of the dangers lurking in the coal sufferers h �s come food; without it there can be no growth or repair of the waste resulting
canno t be
from this organization. It surely tted to �mh1b1 ha� t � e sacred precmcts of from the metabolic changes incidental to life's multitudinous and com­
commercial greed would be permi e prevent10n t. the useful nes_s '?f a plex processes.
society organized for purposes of diseas and the ehmma­ Primitive men, like animals and the insects, obtained their food raw
tion of exciting or other cause s. and unprepared or processed direct from their environment. And these
simple foods contained all the elements essential to the needs of life
throughout generations of evolving species. Man alone has departed
from the natural methods of obtaining his food in his evolution of
growth and intelligence toward a higher plane of life.
But by refining and processing his food, many of the essential vita­
mins and minerals have been lost or greatly reduced to produce weak­
ness, disease and abnormal growth (pathology) in his body, in place of
health and normal cell growth, which obtains with the use of a normal
diet replete with all the essential vitamins and minerals needed for body
growth and repair.
In the study of nutrition and food we must include a sufficient water
intake as part of the nutritional substances or food, for the body is
roughly composed of three-fouths water and one-fourth solid material.
Another aspect of nutrition, often lost sight of, is that of oxygen sup­
plied by the intake of sufficient pure air by way of the lungs to expell
the waste carbon dioxide and replace it with life-giving oxygen to purify
the blood. And to produce all these subtle but necessary functions pre­
pared by the autonomic nervous system which takes care of all the
involuntary functions of the body organism, such as respiration, heart
beat, circulation of the blood, endocrine activity, digestion of foods
and all the processes of elimination of waste material from the body.
These processes are produced by oxidation action to engender the elec­
tric waves and currents in the organism that furnish the motive and
nerve force necessary for the consumation of the organisms multiplici­
ties of automatic functions.
From the foregoing we see that a healthy body, to continue to exist
and function in the world of matter, must have first, a proper supply of
pure air to cleanse the blood stream of chemical poisons, and to furnish
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the electric force in the body that enables it to perform those s�btleonly and ease may be activated, thereby fanning the seeds of chronic disease into
amazing processes for its preservation and growth1. We can ex1st a activity. Of course, after much suffering and financial loss, this will be
short time without oxygen. repud�ated and cha��ed in the future; in fact, such is already taking
The second need in the nutritiona l plan is a sufficient amount of place m many locahttes that pursued the irrational action of poisoning
pure water to aid in the solution and ibution of salt� and mine
distr rals the water supply under the unproven pretext of preventing children's
d and
and in the circulation of blooaidin lymp h and othe r flmd s throu ghou t teeth from decay upon an unsuspecting citizenship.
the body organism as well as bein g in the elimination of waste an_d tox­ Last but not least of the nutritional elements of food is pure air. Pol­
ins from the body. The human g can exist only a few days w1thout luted a1r. causes severe types of respiratory disease and a poisoned blood
water. stream to usher in a host of other sick-making evils that result from
The third need in nutrition is thats,ofdairyfood proper coming in its vari- impoverished blood, and diseases of nerves.
ous forms such as fruits, vegemay table products, cereals and the
flesh of animals all of which s, and be classified into specific groups as DIET DuRING DIFFERENT PERIODS oF LIFE

follows: fats, starches, and sugar proteins. Certain foods are applicable to certain periods in life. By the careful
Fats, starches, and sugar furnishofthe body with heat and energy, and selection of diet re-enforced by the homeopathicaly indicated remedy,
tend to build up the fatty tissue and the body as a store of energy. �hes, the steps of "Father Time" himself can be slowed to a creep holding
proteins build up the muscle cells tissu� s in the body. Th� fru1t back the aging process in an amazing way. Those in middle life and
vegetable s, dairy products and c;sreals _ f�rn�sh the necessary v1tamms past need to exert special care in selecting only the purest of natural
and minerals needed by the body asstm llattveents system. foods composed largely of fruits and green vegetables free of poison
all the elem
For the best results in nutrition their pure and unad and varieties of food sprays; pure uncontaminated and unprocessed dairy products are next
so far mentioned must be given in uterated form. in order with moderate amounts of cereals and nuts to re-enforce small
a� ounts of meat p�oteins. Eggs, cheese, avocados, pears are good pro­
PoLLUTION tems and can substitute for excess of meat which is so loaded with uric
ress we find our processed acid - one of the aging agents. Fats and egg yolks tend to be causative
In this time of so-called scientifictialprog
mineral an� vitamin c?ntents. factors with aging process because of their cholesterol content.
food deprived of much of its essen harmful preservatives, and st1ll other Abundance of pure water is not only nutritional but a great aid in the
Other foods are adulterated withfruit are poisoned by poison �pr�ys elimination of toxic material from the body through the kidneys, bow­
food s, such as vegetables andnuouss,minu doses eventually bmldmg els, and sweat glands of the skin.
which enter the body by conti disea se andtesuffe ring and to nullify the By far the most urgent and important sustenance in the maintaince
into toxic amounts to produce of life is . the vitalizing oxygen coming to us by way of the air through
nutritional value of the food . the medmm of the lungs. Remember we can exist but a few minutes
Today man y of our large cities inclu ding Chic�go are f?rced to sup­ with_out this God-given ingredient of life. Atmospheric air is made up of
ly poisoned w1th fluonne _an_d chsp1te�o­
ply their citizens with a water supps was forced upon the � � pubh m a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen with a few other rare gases in very
rine. This unhappy state of affairrepresenta tive_ groups. Muc 1ll health small amounts. Just why nitrogen and oxygen are free and uncombined
of organized prote sts from large in the air we breathe and live in I have never heard explained; we only
will result from such high-handedin�dicta torship of a few wlllful men kno:v these � lements have been properly blended for our needs by a
e v�sted rights of millior:s. Thee
jeopardizing the health and ignorr wlllt�mev1 bemgn Providence. We also know that the magical formula of atmos­
constant intake of poisoned watecontamination tably weaken the reSlStan� pher�c air is the first and most potent sustainer of life throughout all
of many people against disease and many forms of dts- creatiOn.
Crile, George W.: A BIPOLAR THEORY OF LIVING
PROCESSES, The Macmillan Co., New York, oth�r . extreme of life, the very young, requires a very simple but
. The nutnt10us
1.
1926. Editor.
-
highly type of food best expressed in the formulas that near-
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est approach that of Mother's milk, which is rightly named the milk of To ?bta �n the best result� in die�ary science each patient should
human kindness, but in these foxy times it is more properly named the a spect�l �he� selected for him as his homeopathic remedies are se1 ect have
milk of bovine kindness since so much of it comes from that source. to fit his tndividual need s. ed
With growth and development, the simple diet of the infant progres­ �omeopathic doctors have l?ng observed that patients
sively changes with the pace of that growth. action of certam. dru�s are sensi. tive to certa in type s of food .
under the
.
!hus, the LYe. pattent IS sens
DIET IN SPECIFIC DISEASES on�ons and tomatoes to which heitiveis avers
to coffee which he craves and t
e. THUJ. also is aggra;ated b�
Certain types of human beings as the over corpulent have need of a om.ons. SIL. and LAc-D. are averse to and aggra
specific diet to meet their individual needs; generally a diet rich in pro­ of Its products. CARE-V. and Pl!LS. are averse vated and
by milk and many
aggra
teins and reduced fats and starches, interspaced with fruits and green pork, �tc. PuLS. craves butter whtch aggravates if too muchvated is
by fats,
taken
vegetables. Chtldren who eat lead pencils and chalk need CALC-P., GRAP H., .NIT­
AC., SIL. ARs. , Nn-Ac. and Nux-v. craves fats, and they
On the other hand, those who are under weight require a diet rich in the case of ARs. Nux-v. craves spices, peppers and high agree except in
starches, cereals, fats, etc., and enough of the fruits and vegetables to food s. NAT-M., PHos . and CARB-v. crave salt and salty thinglys. LYe. seasoned
furnish a rich vitamin content and plenty of milk products for the nec­ CARB-V. crave swee ts an� su��rs; ARs. and GRAP H. are avers and
essary calcium. e to them
Thus. we see �hat the mdlVldual patient needs a specific list of food. s
Such sicknesses as anemia require organic iron contained in specific co� patible t hi� alone as much as he need s the one indicated remedy
food such as the livers and flesh of animals and certain fruits such as which alone �IS smte d to his case.
raisins, figs, prunes and dates together with numerous greens.
Diabetics must avoid sugars and starches or cut them down to a min­
imum amount; only limited amounts of natural uncooked sweets such
as honey and the juices and pulp of fruits are permitted to add energy
increase without raising the sugar content of the blood too high.
Persons suffering from liver and gallbladder disease must avoid
excess of fats and sugars in order to restore normal liver functions.
Those who suffer from arthritic and catarrhal conditions must limit
their starches and sugars as well as the excess of meat proteins and also
limit their intake of tea and coffee to extremely limited amounts to
more readily free the blood stream acid excess. Organic calcium found
in milk and cereals together with potassium found in plants, green veg­
etables and fruits are most important factors in maintaining the health
of the organism by maintaining the alkalinity of the blood, and aiding
the repair of injuries to bones, glands, and tissues of the body organ­
Ism.
Many special tables and diet lists have been produced by experts for
those suffering from certain disease conditions, but not altogether satis­
factory, because these experts lost sight of the ever-present fact that
each individual is a law unto himself with his own individual blood
chemistry, his own peculiar food desires and aversions, and his own idi­
osyncrasies, sensitivities and allergies.
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CuRE VERsus SuPPRESSION 1

much time and patience on the part of both patient and physician,
before the natural sickness can be treated and cured. But with courage,
All are familiar with the definition and meaning ofbad cure. To cure is to intelligence, and faith in Divine goodness on the part of both a com­
restore a sick person to health and to remove all the effects of dis­ plete cure can be achieved.
ease. When this is done the vital processes are normali zed and the Other forms of suppression are those relating to the skin and mucous
defensive mechanism of the body is operatin g to bring up the body membranes. On the skin eruptions like an eczema may be driven in­
resistance against all sick making forces such as infection s, allergies, ward and suppressed by powerful salves or ointments, or by the inten­
emotional stress, etc. sive application of ultra violet and X-rays. When this is done the patient
Suppression, on the other hand, depresses the vit_al process an� lo¥:'­ will soon suffer with severe attacks of asthma which will be with him
ers body resistance to sick making influences. lnvan�blymamfest suppressi?n IS until his dying day if the suppression is not brought back to its original
the direct result of palliatio n of disease in many of Its at10ns. site on the skin through the medium of the internal homeopathic rem­
Pains of various types, headach e, neuralgi as, arthritis , etc. are too often edy. Many cases of chronic asthma date back to the suppression of a
relieved by pain killing analgesic drugs such as aspirin, the anacin, barbitu­ constitutional rash in early childhood lasting into la:te adulthood. For
rates and many other forms of drugs derived from coal-tar ele- such a sufferer, only the restoration of that rash by means of Homeopa­
ments. thy can cure their asthmatic suffering.
These things are not only, not curative, but they are harmful toxic In the suppression of catarrhal discharges from mucous membranes,
agents that stop pain by deprivin g the organism of its sensitivi ty t � pain especially the sycotic type, these victims of medical ignorance will suf­
and to all feeling as well. They are known as depressa nts. They disturb fer from severe types of neuralgias and rheumatoid pains and inflam­
the rhythm of the autonomic nervous system, that system which unites mations until the suppressed dischfrge is reproduced under the
our etheric and physica l bodies to bring us in contact with the causative influence of the homeopathic remedy.
forces of the Cosmos which reach us by influx from the sun and the A lack of philosophic knowledge concerning the nature and causes of
higher planes of being. These vibrator y forces are the sust�inin g and disease on the part of the physician, together with his inadequate
regenerating forces of life; 2 without them there would be no hfe. understanding of the inherent power of drugs for either good or evil
This intimate relationship between the physical body with the according to the way in which they are prepared and applied is the
deeper unseen forces and planes of he Cosmos is the rea � on that drugs main factor in the ever increasing virulency and malignancy of disease
and various poisons can harm and even destroy the physical body. The in the human race today. And this evil will grow as long as a soulless
sustaining forces of life are inhibited or cut offfrom the life force of the commercialism prevails in the ranks of medicine. So long as vast
body which soon ends in deterioration and death of the body organ- amounts of money can be made in the manufacture and sale of drugs
Ism. and vaccines whose values are uncertain or unknown these afflictions
A still deeper and more pernicious forms of suppression exists on th_e will exist. Only a campaign of universal enlightenment can correct
emotional sphere of those unfortunate humans whoThese have ? een p_m­ these evils which aggravate and prolong the suffering of the sick. Such a
soned with the mood drugs and the sleep producers. thmgs bnng task is almost impossible in the face of vast and intensive propaganda of
temporary relief which soon passes and leaves the patient helpless and selfish interests that constantly bombards the public by way of radio,
hopeless with no possibility of help outside the scope of Homeopathy. television and the printed page with plausible and enticing accounts of
the numerous ever increasing nostrums of empirical commercialized
And the homeopathic physician's task is made very ailment difficult in the
face of a drug disease added to the natural original of the medicine. These things grow and increase like noxious toadstools in a
patient. First the drug miasm must be eradicate d and that often takes malarial swamp.
1. From the handwritten manuscript o f Dr. Grimmer, exact date unknown. - Editor. 1. All suppressions that return under the indicated remedy eventually vanish t o leave behind per­
2. via the autonomic nervous system. - Editor. fect health. - Editor.

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Only when the men of medicine aga� n be�ome imbued with t_he glo­ 50 MILLESIMAL PoTENCIEs1
rious traditions and ideals that preva1led m the realm and t1me of
Hippocrates, aptly called the father of medicine, can we hope to see a To Homeopaths, the 6th Edition of the Organon of Medicine is of
better nobler practice of medicine in vogue. great interest for the reason that it gives the Master's last words based
Outside of surgery there has been no real advance m. the practice of
.
on his lifelong experience. During the last years of his life, Hahnemann
medicine since the dark ages when the intellectual light of the world was was deeply engaged in his research for finding ways of effecting cure
dimmed so long. General and so called scientific medicine is without a more quicldy but without any risk of aggravation. 50 Millesimal Poten­
guiding philosophy, the supposed science '_Vhich guide� it is but _a frag­ cies are the fruits of his invaluable efforts.
mentary array of empirical procedures adjusted t? s':ut the wh1ms of
individual experimenters. Its so called code of et��cs IS bu� a means to WHAT THEY ARE AND How DENOTED

enable a few to reap a harvest in wealth and pos1t10n, whtle the many 50 Millesimals are Homeopathic potencies prepared in the 1 :50,000
must be content to thrive on the leftover crumbs of the banquet table. scale as distinct from the Centesimal (1:100) and the Decimal (1:10)
Without a guiding philosophy or an inspiring program of ide�ls con­ scales. He would prepare ALL remedies by TRITURATION up to the
cerning human sympathy and understanding, no system of heahng can 3C scale (1: 100) and would dilute this in purified alcohol, taking then
long endure. . 1ts only one drop of this basic preparation to impregnate 500 of the No.
In closing I wish to dwell on the fact, that Homeo�athy, � 1th .
SCI-
.
10 very small granules of globules. After drying them upon a white blot­
ence based on proven law and its tried and proved p� tlosoph1c concept ter paper, one of these tiny little globules was dissolved in a drop of dis­
of disease cause and its cure, is the one force left m the world_, that tilled water, and to this drop 99 drops of 95% alcohol were added, a
under the guidance of Divine Providence can restore the p ractice of proportion that would establish the 50 Millesimal scale. This step
medicine again to the high and honored place 1t. once � e� d m_ the days would constitute the o/1 fifty millesimal potency. Preparation of these
of ancient Greece when duty and sacrifice were the gll!dmg hghts th�t potencies has been advocated and explained by the Master in §270 of
illumined the pathway of the votaries of the healing art. May the _r�dl­ the 6th Edition of his Organon, and the potencies are denoted by a "o"
ance of those lights soar again, ultimate the ranks of modern med1cme prefix as follows: o/1, o/2, o/3, o/4, ... o/40, etc. The prefix "o" used as
and all its fractions to enable them to free themselves from the deadly a symbol of a small globule to differentiate from a drop used for the
thralldom of commercialized medicine steeped in the dregs of avarice. other scales.
Although the manuscript of the 6th German edition of the Organon
was completed by the Master in 1842, for reasons not worthwhile men­
tioning here, it was withheld from the profession and could not be
translated into English and published before 1922 in spite of repeated
efforts by his worthy disciples and followers. Even after it was published
only a few (like Dr. Pahud ofLausanne) took notice of the great changes
advocated by Hahnemann therein till they were able and very forcefully
brought to light by Dr. Pierre Schmidt, M.D. of Geneva, in an article
entitled, "The Hidden Treasures of the Last Organon" published in the
July-October 1954 issue of the British Homeopathic Journal.
Since then these potencies have been tested at the bedside with tre­
mendous success, so much so that in an article entitled, "The Need for
What They Are and How Denoted" addition of the o/30 potency of
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SO M illesimal Potencies
ExcERPTS FROM ORGANON, 6TH EDITION •••

WHAT THEY ARE AND How DENOTED

1) If the medicine selected with the utmost care was perfectly homeo­
..•

the new scale seems to have been much more powerful than the CM of pathic;
the Centesimal.
2) If it is highly potentized, dissolved in water and given in proper
THEIR ADVANTAGES OvER THE CENTESIMAL AND DECIMAL ScALES small dose that experience has taught as the most suitable in defi­
1. Highest development of power. For Hahnemann recommended nite intervals for the quickest accomplishment of cure,
giving 100 forceful succussions to each potency instead of the 2 to 3) But with the precaution that the degree of every dose deviate
10 that had been suggested for the Centesimal scale. somewhat from the preceding and the following, in order that
2. Mildest reaction. Can be safely used even in desperate cases with­ the vital principle which is to be altered by the similar medicinal
out fear of a dangerous aggravation. effect be not aroused to untoward reactions and revolt as is always
3. Frequent repetition permissible. Even medicines of a long contin­ the case with unmodified and especially rapidly repeated doses."
ued action may be repeated every hour or oftener in urgent acute §246.
cases, daily or every other day in chronic cases . 1 "It is impractical to repeat the same unchanged dose of a remedy
4. Quick cure of chronic cases. The period of treatment may be once, not to mention its frequent repetition. But if the succeeding dose
diminished to one-half, one-quarter, or even still less. By repeated is changed slightly everytime, namely potentized somewhat higher,
(§269, §270) then the vital principle may be altered without difficulty
deviated doses (at least one step higher), the duration of suffering of by the same medicine, (the sensation of natural disease diminishing)
the patient is amazingly shortened and cure strikingly enhanced. 2 and thus the cure brought nearer." §247.
"Such a globule, placed dry upon the tongue, is one of the smallest
ExcERPTS FROM ORGANON, 6TH EDITION
doses for a moderated recent case of illness. Here but few nerves are
"What I said in the 5th Edition of the Organon, in a long note to touched by the medicine. A similar globule, crushed with some sugar of
this paragraph, in order to prevent these undesira?le _reactions of �he milk and dissolved in a good deal of water (Footnote to §247) and
vital energy, was all that the experience I then had JUStified. But dunng stirred well before every administration will produce a far more power­
the last four or five years, however, all these difficulties are wholly ful medicine for the use of several days. Every dose, no matter how
solved by my new altered but perfected method. The sa� e carefully minute, touches, on the contrary, many nerves." §272.
selected medicine may now be given daily and for months, if necessary "For this purpose, we potentize anew the medical solution (with per­
in this way, namely, after the lower degree of potency has been used for haps 8, 10, 12 succussions) from which we give the patient one or
one or two weeks in the treatment of chronic diseases, advance is made (increasingly) several teaspoonful doses, in long lasting diseases daily or
in the same way to higher degrees (beginning according to the new every second day, in acute disease every two to six hours and in very
dynamization method, taught here with the use_ of the lower degrees)." urgent cases every hour or oftener. Thus in chronic diseases, every cor­
Footnote, §246, ... "it must be a matter of great importance to the phy­ rectly chosen homeopathic medicine, even one whose action is of long
sician as well as to the patient that were it possible, this period should duration, may be repeated daily for months with ever increasing suc­
be diminished to a half, one-quarter, and even still less so that a much cess. If the solution is used up (in seven to fifteen days) it is necessary to
more rapid cure might be obtained. And this may be very happily add to the next solution of the same medicine, if still indicated, one or
effected, as recent and often-repeated observations have taught me (though rarely) several pellets of a higher potency with which we con­
under the following conditions: tinue so long as the patient experiences continued improvement with­
out encountering one or another complaint that he never had in his life.
1.
2.
Organon §248. · Editor.
Organon §246. Editor.
-
For if this happens, if the balance of the disease appears in a group of
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altered symptoms then another, one more homeopathically related

medicine must be chosen in place of the last, and administered in CL INICAL CA SE S
the same repeated doses 1 mindful, however, of modifying the solution
of every dose with thorough, vigorous succussions, thus changing its
degree of potency and increasing it somewhat." §248.
A FEW CLINICAL CASES

CLINICAL CASES

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The things we learn from a review of clinical cases are valuable, not
only in confirming the law of cure but in developing and extending the
philosophy of homeopathy; and in that way prescribers grow in lmowl­
edge and efficiency in the administration of both the Art and Science
of their chosen profession.
UTERINE TuMoR M Rs . B. B. AGE 50

April 15, 1952. has a persistant uterine bleeding since last Septem­
ber, 1951. Flow bright red and not many clots. Good general health,
married twenty-four years, never pregnant. No lmowledge of family his­
tory except father had epilepsy and died of uremic poisoning. Mother
living at 75. One brother mentally defective and sick all his life. Three
sisters living; one had thrombosis. Patient flowed heavily at periods all
her life.
There is little to prescribe on here, mostly common symptoms and
those of pathology being present. An electro-magnetic blood test
revealed the presence of cystic tumor in the pelvis and toxemia of alu­
minum in the system.
As I have stated many times before, one will get but little beneficial
action with the indicated remedy in these cases until he has removed
the source of the toxin and the toxin itself from the system. This toxin
acts much like one of the miasms of Hahnemann in preventing the cure
of the case until the patient is free of the inhibiting miasm. CADM-0. is
the most certain antidote in my experience against aluminum toxins in
the blood, and I generally prescribe this drug at first in all these cases.
But this case was covered best by CALc-ox. 1M; it was given, and the
patient advised to discard her aluminum cooking utensils.
Mtry 8, 1952. Better after a week' s aggravation. Had two days of head­
ache after remedy. Hot sun aggravated headache. Weighs 126.5 lbs.;
CALC-OX. 1M.
June 5, 1952. Had a prolonged aggravation but better last few days.
Weighs 136 lbs., a ten pound gain. Is taking a trip to Europe for
some months. CALc-ox. lOM.
October 2, 1952. Back from Europe. Has been better until recently.
Weight 138. CALc-ox. lOM.
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S. S. B. 50 YEARS OLD ...
UTERINE TuMoR MRs. B. B. AGE 50 ...
UTERINE CANCER MRs.

Had had a great increase ofhemorrhage with aching Dec�mber 14, 1936. Knee swelling and painful again, uterus not bother-
November 7, 1952.
in legs preventing sleep. Has drunk hawthorn tea. Flow bright red mg her. CADM-I. SOM.
with clots and copious flow1 worse when lying down. This symptom March 11, 193 7. Constipated but is some better. CALc-F. lOM.
is characteristic of MAG-e. Is worried over her condition. MAG-c. April 24, 193 7. Constipation some better. CALe-F. lOM.
lOM. July 16, 193 7. CALe-F. lOM.
November 1 7, 1952. Bleeding very slight, but examination reveals a
large uterine cyst filling the upper vaginal tract. Continued on November 5, 193 7. Constipation persists. CALe-F. CM.
SAeeH-L. October 25, 1938. Has been very well in every way. CALe-F. CM.
December 19, 1952. Hemorrhage better but has distressing burning sen­ December 6, 1939. CALe-F. CM.
sation. MAG-e. lOM. November 7, 1940. Return of urinary disturbance and frequency. SABAL.
January 29, 1953. Bleeding worse the last few days but had two weeks SOM.
of freedom from hemorrhage. MAG-e. SOM. May 24, 1941. Right side of nape stiff and sore on turning head. Heat
February 9, 1953. Has a number of infected and very painful teeth seems to aggravate, cervical glands swollen and sore. A little uterine
needing extraction. Heat relieves the pain. Hemorrhage much less. discharge. GRAPH. lOM.
Some chilliness with constant pain in teeth. SIL. lOM.
January_ 6, 1943. Has had only slight colds and minor complaints for
April 13, 1953. Improved with all tooth pain gone. SIL. SOM.
whiCh she took homeopathic remedies on her own. CADM-1. CM.
May 22, 1953. No hemorrhage, no pain in teeth. Has had no extrac­
tions. SIL. 50M. February 10, 1943. Pain in left hip is leaving hip and going to anld e.
Has great heat flashes. Continued on SAceH-L.
The patient feels and looks well and is free of symptoms. I have not
checked the cyst yet by re-examination, but I am confident that it is March 22, 1943. Headache bothers a great deal (old symptom). Contin­
gone or is on the way out. ued on SAeeH-L.
UTERINE CANCER MRs. S. S. B. 50 YEARS OLD November 4, 1943. Pain in knee better but now has pain in left arm.
April 24, 1934. Treated recently with radium for persistant uterine flow. Headaches are lighter. CADM-I. CM.
Diagnosis is uterine cancer. Since radium treatment, hemorrhage is December 30, 1943. Digestive upset from dietary indiscretion. CARE-V.
less but has a very sore necrotic uterus. CADM-1. and PRos. are anti­ lOM.
dotes to radium burns. CADM-1. lOM. June 5, 1943. Fills up too easily. LYe. lOM.
May 7, 1934. Now suffering more from bladder irritation and fre­ January 10, 1944. Heat flashes. LAeH. lM.
quency. SABAL. lOM.
April 21, 1944. More and constant nausea. CADM-s. 30.
July 3 0, 1935. Better except a soreness of right knee. CADM-1. SOM.
October 2, 1944. Copious appetite. LYe. lOM.
March 1, 193 6. CADM-I. SOM.
November 4, 1947. Bowels sluggish, bad taste, some nausea at times.
1. C.M. Boger gives the symptom : Menses only when lying: MAG·c. o n p . 452 o f this Repertory.
- Editor
CADM-1. lOM.
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B. 50 YEARS
B. 50 YEARS
UTERINE CANCER MRS. S. S. OLD •••
UTERINE CANCER MRS. S. S. OLD
Severe flu, cold (coryza) with chills and fever. Rest­
•••

December 30, 1947. April 2 7, 1952. Loosing appetite and weight, some shoulder pain, kid­
less, exhausted, copious diarrhea, vomiting, swelling in right side ney working well, bowels fair. CADM-0. 1M.
liver region. Very apprehensive. ARs. 10M. July 7, 1952. Some better but extremely weak. CADM-0. 1M.
May 11, 1948. CADM-r. 1 0M.
September 22, 1952. Very tired from strain but is sleeping much better
September 14, 1948. Had gall bladder removed. Last January had a after last remedy. CADM-0. lOM.
severe burn followed by loss of strength and weight. No pain but December 22, 1952. CADM-0. lOM.
nauseated and poor appetite, some jaundice, likes warm sunshine.
Feet cold at night, no thirst, sleeps well but wakens too early, con­ December 26, 1952. Much better after last remedy. Continued on
stipated. SEP. 10M. SACCH-L.
September 20, 1948. CADM-MET. 10M. April ], 1953. Better until she injured her lrnee. CADM-o. lOM.
December 20, 1948. Better. Continued on SACCH-L. This is a case of uterine cancer, diagnosis from biopsy, that has
January 6, 1949. Some nausea at times. CADM-MET. 1 0M.
endured the strain of living for twenty years. She raised her family,
nursed her husband through a long illness which ended in his death
February 11, 1949. CADM-MET. lOM. and passed through two major operations when the gall bladder and
March 17, 1949. CADM-MET. SOM.
kidney were removed. Now at seventy she carries on more comfortably
than the average person of her age, thanks to the homeopathic reme­
April 28, 1949. Better. CADM-MET. SOM. dies.
June 6, 1949. Better until she caught cold. CADM-MET. SOM. This case is not presented as a cure but as evidence of the tremen­
August 29, 1949. Weighs 14 S 1 /2 lbs. Feeling well. Continued with
dous possibilities that the persistfnt, and intelligent application of the
SACCH-L. homeopathic remedy can obtain.
CARCINOMA OF UTERUS MRs. R.C. W. AGE 48
September 27, 1949. CADM-MET. CM.
October 2 7, 1949. Pain right arm very painful and better at rest. Contin- Another case of uterine cancer who did not have radium, X-ray or
ued. surgicial intervention.
In the menopause period, had a rapidly growing uterine tumor with a
November 4, 1949. Persistant pain in right arm, neuritis. CAUST. lOM. constant flow of dark blood, at times considerable pain. Was weak and
November 21, 1949. For pain in kidney region. THUJ. 1 0M. cachectic. Biopsy diagnosis was carcinoma.
In 1950 this patient had a kidney removed and returned to my care. November 10, 1 947. CADM-MET. lOM.

November 19, 1951. Got along well after kidney removed. No urinary December 9, 1947. CADM-MET. lOM.
frequency, appetite good, sleeps well. Blood test brought in KALI-C. December 14, 1947. Less hemorrhage, generally feeling better. Contin­
lOM. ued on SACCH-L.
December 10, 1952. Old bilious headache and retention of urine. Return I.
of old symptoms. Continued on SAcCH-L.
This case is an example of Observation No. 7 discussed by Kent in Lecture XXXV, Prognosis
after Observing the Action of the Remedy, Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy. However Dr.

December 20, 1951. CADM-0. 200.

Grimmer, by his persistent and thoughtful prescriptions has done wonderful healing for this
patient. - Editor.

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CARCINOMA OF UTERUS MRS. R.C. W. AGE 48 ... CLINICAL CASES I

December 29, 1947. CADM-MET. SOM.

January 23, 1948. CADM-MET. SOM .
EPILEPSY

February 27, 1948. CADM-MET. CM.

Epilepsy in a girl fourteen. Always in good health, no serious sick­
ness; even the childhood diseases were always mild and soon passed.
April 5, 1948. CADM-MET. CM. No injuries to head or spine; normal birth. The attacks are always at
June 5, 1948. CADM-MET. CM. night and are proceeded by jerking of the arms several days before
Much better every way. Pelvic findings normal. attacks. The mother thought her daughter had been suffering several
November 9, 1948.
CM. months before she was aware of the nature of the illness.
CADM-MET. On September 8, 19S4, the patient had a convulsion in the morning
September 15, 1949. CADM-MET. zoo. soon after getting up; her arms had been jerking periodically for some
September 26, 1 950. CADM-MET. 30. months, but it had not been called to the mother's attention. A doctor
Nothing further was heard from this patient except continued was called in for diagnosis, and he checked his conclusions with a brain
reports of good health. Then in May, 19S1, patient reported frequency specialist; an encephalogram was made, and from its findings epilepsy
of menses without pain or other adverse symptoms. CALC-S. lOM was was confirmed, and a course of treatment instituted with the usual
sufficient to correct this condition. drugs employed by traditional medicine.
In two years by a series of potencies of a single remedy, CADM-MET. ; In spite of the treatment neither attacks nor the jerking of the a�ms
this patient was restored to normal and remains s� four years �a�er. was modified or prevented. The patient had severe spells of depress10n,
homeopathy speaks for itself, and it brings joy to pat1ent and phys1e1an crying hard for hours at a time without apparent cause. First menses
alike. Thus far, no other system of healing can compare with the gentle­ came shortly after twelfth birthday. Attacks are not affected by the
ness and certainty of the homeopathic law. monthly periods. The family history shows no case of epilepsy on
either parent's side for several generations back.
Like many of these cases who come to the homeopath after the
employment of anti-spasmodic and tranquilizing drugs, there are few -
if any - symptoms of therapeutic value. Only those common to the dis­
ease are present.
The one outstanding symptom and condition was the time aggrava­
tion on onset of the attacks during sleep at night. The other symptoms
were common to the disease and partly from the effects of drugs.
A narrow rubric in the repertory (KR 13SSL); Convulsions during
sleep was chosen because the whole case was there. Caust., Cupr.,
Hyos., Ign., Kali-c., L ach., Op., Sec., Si!. and Stram.
The polarity of the patient's blood was neutral2, and only SIL. and
OP. of this group were neutral. But they did not react as the needed
1. These cases are taken from the following sources: 1) THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LXXII,
Nos. 7 - 9, January - March, 1957, p. 74; 2) THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LXVII, No. 8,
February 1952, p. 244; 3) handwritten manuscriptts of uncertain date. - Editor.
2. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas i n Medicine" on page 679 ff. and see article
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.

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EPILEPSY . . . CoNGENITAL MALFORMATION OF INTESTINES

remedy; that is, though neutral they failed to restore the patient's normal Is interesting because of its pathological aspects, said to be congeni­
polarity. LACH., a likely remedy, is bi-polar therefore not applicable; but tal and also because of the unexpected response to the homeopathic
NAJA, another snake poison, is neutral and did satisfy all blood reactions remedy which was selected chiefly on one unusual symptom. This case
by restoring the normal polarity of health; and NAJA has been curative in was referred to me by Dr. W. ]. Gier of San Diego, California. It is that
epilepsy. of a young college student of abdominal pain and bowel disfunction,
December 2, 1954. No Change. NAJA wM.
occurring about every week to ten days since early life, but the attacks
are gradually becoming more severe and more frequent.
March 7, 1955. NAJA mM. The patient is fond of meat and it agrees; coffee aggravates. Desires
April 7, 1955. Fewer attacks. NAJA 50M. sweets, no thirst for water. No serious disease in his lifetime. Father is
July 26, 1955. Improved. NAJA 5oM.
living at fifty-one, but has a stomach ulcer. Mother living at forty-seven
is anemic. X-ray of intestines shows a congenital malformation of intes­
September 2, 1955. Patient has been exposed to polio and had headache tinal tract. Not much affected by temperature changes; sleeps well and
and stiff muscles of neck and back. LATH. wM. is rested after sleep.
September 26, 1955. Extremely severe menstrual cramps. MAG-P. mM.
Any prescription based on the symptoms, findings and history of
this case would insure little change to find a curative remedy. On taking
November 22, 1955. Menstrual cramps have been better, and attacks the patient' s blood for testing the patient fainted and fell to the floor.
about the same. MAG-P. 50M When he regained his composure, he said that the sight of even a little
December 15, 1955. MAG-P. CM.
blood always made him faint; this was the key to the remedy. SYPH.
lOM was given, and the blood was tested only to confirm the correct­
Februa1J' 7, 1956. Better every way. MAG-P. CM. ness of the prescription which was proved to be the case. The remedy
Februmy 23, 1956. Attacks more frequently and severe. Nauseated after was given on July 11, 1955.
attacks. Attacks are now worse around and after the period. Severe July 26, 1955. Patient reportet improvement, and the remedy was con-
backaches. Has a slightly adherent clitoris. A second blood test tinued.
brought change of polarity and the remedy was KALI-e. mM. Both September 15, 1955. SYPH. lOM.
symptoms and polarity of remedy and patient's blood are accepta­ O ctober 13, 1955. Better until recently. SYPH. 50M.
ble. December 15, 1955. Better except for a great deal of gas. SYPH. CM.
March 2 7, 1956. Last attack March 17, 1956, after being up late with
Februa1y 10, 1956. SYPH. CM.
loss of much sleep. KAu-e. mM.
April 24, 1956. Continued on SAeeH-L.
April 30, 1956. Fewer attacks. KALI-e. 5oM.
June 19, 1956. Always perspired profusely in hot weather. LYe. mM.
June 4, 1956. No attacks. KALI-e. 50M.
June 2 6, 1956. No attacks and patient is happy and much encouraged.
At times even while eating he fills up and is satiated. Specific indica­
tions like gas and distension and easy satiety with sensitiveness to hot
Epilepsy is one of the most difficult types of sickness to cure; but weather mark LYe. a sure winner in intestinal and nutritional troubles.
given sufficient time with strict adherence to rules of health, diet, etc. SYPH. in ascending potencies helped and strengthened the patient in
the homeopathic physician can score brilliantly in a large number of a wonderful way, but finally there was needed the deep anti-psoric LYe.
these cases leaving them in a normal state, something that cannot be to complete the cure of an apparently surgical case without the need for
done with suppressive drugging. surgery.
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CoNGENITAL MALFORMATION OF INTESTINES . . . BLINDNESS FROM EYE INJURY . . .

Many of our master prescribers have observed that a nosode rarely May 17, 1951. THUJ . lOM (2 doses, six weeks apart).
completes a cure of a chronic case; but, on the other hand, I believe we September 2 7, 1951. THUJ. SOM.
would fail to cure some cases without the searching and unfolding
power of these subtle specifics. January 2, 1952. THUJ . CM (2 doses, three month apart). All these and
Included in this essay are the x-ray findings and reports from the successive prescriptions were prescribed from the blood.
University Hospital at Ann Arbor, Michigan; with their diagnosis and May 2 7, 1952, CALC-SIL. raM.
recommendations for surgery. September 5, 1952. CALC-SIL. 50M. (2 doses, six weeks apart).
It is cases like these that should interest physicians from every school
of medical thought. Such cases illustrate perfectly the certain working January 16, 1953. CALC-SIL. CM (2 doses, three months apart).
of the law of cure when that law is guided and directed by the tech­ Eye sight improving, patient developing well both mentally and
nique developed so fully by the homeopathic philosophy built up with physically.
one hundred and sixty years of laborious observation and work of thou­ August 18, 1953. CALC-SIL. CM.
sands of homeopathic physicians, performing their unceasing rounds of
duty in the healing art all over the world. November 2 6, 1953. CALC-SIL. CM.
BLINDNESS FROM EYE INJURY August 31, 1954. CALC-SIL. DM Constant improvement.
Adi Desai, twelve years old. Case referred by Dr. N. N. Mehta, Bom­ January 4, 1955. CALC-SIL. DM.
bay, India. This boy healthy and with no symptoms of disease and an April 25, 1955. CALC-SIL. DM.
unusually good family and personal history, free of constitutional dis­ June 5, 1956. CALC-SIL. 200. At a standstill.
ease. Was struck in right eye with a tennis ball, followed by almost com­ June 19, 1956. Continued. Improvement in sight of injured eye.
plete loss of sight, being able to distinguish large objects dimly and not
farther than ten yards away. LED. lM, SYMPH. 200 and EuPHR. lM Patient reads fairly large type from a distance of ten inches. Small
failed to help. type can be read from a short distance, if the letters forming the words
The patient' s bloo ? was sent to me to find the needed remedy indi­ are widely spaced.
cated over the blood. Consider the extent of eye damage, with vision almost entirely gone
January 29, 1949. CoN. lOM was given. and even though it took eight years to get these splendid results it was
May 20, 1949. Repeated, with some slight improvement in vision.
all worth while.
Here again we see what faith in the homeopathic law on the part of
August 1 0, 1949. CoN. SOM. the patient and doctor can achieve. In this case we note how well the
November 15, 1949. CoN. SOM.
homeopath's philosophic technique is vindicated by not leaving one
remedy for another while improvement in the patient and his symp­
February 23, 1950. CoN. CM. toms continue. Also may be noted the steady though oft times slow
June 8, 1950. KALI-BI. lOM. improvement under the steady impact of the remedy given in progres­
September 7, 1950. KALI-BI. lOM.
sively ascending potencies.
January 4, 1951. KALI-BI. SOM.
EczEMA

A young unmarried woman in the twenties had suffered since a baby

1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 ff. and see article with a severe type of eczema of hands, wrists, and arms. Much local
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.
treatment by salves and ointments only seemed to aggravate the condi-
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Two CASES OF FACIAL NEURALGIA OR Tic DouLOUREUX . . .

EczEMA ...

tion. her general health was always excellent; her only complaint was CAsE No. r ...

severe menstrual cramps. ually. No pain. No erosion or retraction of nipple. No lumps or swell­
After several years of careful homeopathic prescribing, this patient ing of the breast. No glandular enlargement in axilla or elsewhere the
was no better much to her disappointment as well as her physician's body. The appearance of the face is dusky red and almost mottled at
embarrassment as she was an assistant in the doctor' s office. times.
She was a heavy smoker and was unable or unwilling to stop the July 5, 1948. KALI-CY. lOM.
habit. She had been given on meager indications the following reme­ August 19, 1 948. KALI-CY. raM. Patient had a return of blood from nip­
TuB., and the good old anti-psoric SmrH. These remedies were given at
dies: GRAPH., PETR., MEz., CADm-s., Crot-t., SuL-I., SrL., SEP., PsoR., ple after it had stopped. Is better generally.
properly spaced intervals and brought in and confirmed by blood tests, September 14, 1 948. Remedy continued. Less facial pain and fatigue.
but their benefits and relief were all short lasting, and many times there October 14, 1948. KALI-CY. raM. Nipple healed, facial pain slight after it
was no appreciable relief had ceased
The patient was worse under local treatments and for that reason was November 9, 1949. Remedy continued, better every way.
willing to keep on with homeopathic remedies prescribed over the
blood. She had few symptoms, and they were only common ones and December 3, 1948. KALI-CY. SOM.
of little therapeutic value. Through the blood tests an unproven, January 13, 1949. KALI-CY. SOM.
unknown remedy was found that produced the miracle of cure. The
beautiful flowering climbing scrub, BouGENVILLE, was tested in the January 2 7, 1949. Had a very severe attack of intermittent pain in the
crude state and placed in its proper polarity group and potentized by face for past few days. Pain is relieved by pressure and heat. MAG-P.
Ehrhart and Karl. This was the magic balm given in potencies of 30, raM.
200, and lM at properly spaced intervals that accomplished the cure of February 22, 1949. Nipple has not discharged blood. has a severe spot
a most baffling case. This young lady has not ceased her cigarette smok­ of pain in gum on affected side. Sleeping well. Very sensitive to heat
ing nor changed her mode of living anyway. and a closed room. PuLs. lOM.
This case teaches us there is a curative remedy for every sick case, if
we have the faith, the intelligence and the energy to persist in our quest March 18, 1949. Pms. lOM.
till we find it and apply it properly. April 22, 1949. Pms. SOM.
Two cAsEs OF FACIAL NEuRALGIA oR TIC DouLOUREUX May 2 7, 1949. PuLs. SOM. Still has some facial pain.
CAsE No. r: MRs. E. F. G. June 1 7, 1949. Remedy continued. Has been some better. Vision
Fifty-seven and one-half years of age. Severe attacks of right sided impaired, focus is slow. Some show of blood from nipple.
facial pain off and on for some years. Has used coal tar drugs such as July 28, 1949. Severe pain in face and gums, wakens her in early morn­
Aspirin, Anacin, etc., until they no longer helped. Painful attacks start ing. Weakness of the knees with a sense of shortening of hamstring
in early morning, awakening from sleep about 4 a.m., and pain contin­ muscles back of the lmee. CAUST. lOM.
ues till bed time. Weather changes, especially cold. Very sensitive to September 16, 1949. CAUST. lOM. More blood from nipple, pain in
touch, pressure, jar and motion. Weeping with the pain. Appetite indif­ gums. Better for awhile. (CAUST. was not a good prescription. The
ferent, has no food desires or aversions. Modest thirst. Dietary and patient should have been put back on KALI-CY. after Pms. did its
other living habits are good. Hysterectomy many years ago. Has a dis­ work. In all likelihood Pms. would have been better left out also.)
charge of light colored blood from nipple of right breast almost contin-
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Two cAsEs oF FACIAL NEURALGIA OR Tic D ouLOUREUX .••

Two CASES oF FACIAL NEURALGIA OR Trc DouLOUREux ...
CAsE No. I
CAsE No. I . . .
•••

October 5, 1949. A severe head and laryngeal cold cleared up under February 12, 1951. Pain persists, not too bad. KALI-CY. CM.
CARB-V. lOM.
February 13, 1951. Remedy continued. Bleeding from nipple stopped.
November 11, 1949. Neuralgic pain right side of face. Wakens her in Pain persists around nose which is swollen and hot. Cold applica­
early morning. Pulsation in right ear. Oozing of blood from nipple tions > heat < .
seems past. Numbness of right hand this morning. KALI-CY. wM.
March 13, 1951. KALI-CY. lOM.
December 9, 1949. No relief of neuralgia. Confined to a small area.
Patient never chilly. Prefers cool places to warm places. ARG-MET. Apri/ 12, 1951. KALr-cv. lOM.
lOM. April 26, 1951. KAu-cv. SOM. Pain in face much better. Only comes
January 6, 1950. Bleeding dark brown blood from right nipple. This when rubbing face hard. Nipple discharge gone.
comes on while bathing. Feels better in the open air and from cold June 8, 1951. Last two weeks has had some slight facial pain and some
bathing. KAu-cv. wM. show of blood from nipple, but the patient looks and feels well and
February 2, 1950. Pain in the right sciatic region, (old symptom). Face is able to work without fatigue. KAu-cv. SOM.
pain about the same. Nipple better. KAu-cv. 50M. This patient should in a short time be entirely cured. She may need
March 2, 1950. KALI-CY. 50M. several super-high potencies viz: the CM and MM before this is accom­
May 1, 1950. KAu-cv. 50M. Face pain better but very tired from least plished; if symptoms remain after these extreme potencies have acted,
effort. Sleeps fairly well. A spot of shingles appeared on right we will drop down to the 12 or 30. There can be no doubt about this
breast. remedy being her specific.
We are not at all proud of the handling of this case. It is likely that
Mcry 29, 1950. Remedy continued; has over worked and was told by had we never broken in on the rhythm of the remedy with other reme­
another doctor she had indications of cancer and should have her dies, even though they seemed indicated for some of the acute and
breast removed. Feels very depressed and frightened about it. changing manifestations of sickness evolving under the similimum, our
Patient was assured she need have no fear of cancer. patient would have been nearer a cure today. We feel lucky that we did
June 16, 1950. Remedy continued. Much better every way.
not entirely spoil our case by breaking in with a seemingly needed rem­
edy.
July 28, 1950. Hands numb much of the time. KAu-cv. SOM. We well know that there are cases that one remedy seems unable to
August 25, 1950. Slight return of bleeding and face pain. KALI-CY. do more than start the patient toward a cure and a complimentary rem­
SOM. edy is needed to finish the work.
September 22, 1950. After relief, return of symptoms. KALI-CY. SOM. Or as Kent states, at times a remedy corresponding to one miasm in
chronic conditions may need to be followed by another remedy to meet
October 20, 1 950. Remedy continued. Better. another complicating miasm in the system. Such examples come up
November 28, 1950. Better generally, but sore nerve point in face wak­ often in the treatment of cancer and other degenative diseases.
ens her about 4 a.m. KAu-cv. CM. CAsE No. 2:
January 11, 1951. Nerve in face still bothers in early morning. KALr-cv. The second case seems simpler - Mrs. G. W. Fifty-two years of age.
CM. Neuralgia of face since last October. Teeth X-rayed and declared nega-
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Clin ical Cas es
CANCER
Tic D ouLO UREUX
Two CASE S oF FACIAL NEuR ALGIA OR
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prominent homeopathic physician, well known to the older homeo­

CAsE No. 2 : . . . pathic doctors still living. This entire family had died of cancer. A
tive. Good general health, but alpa111. more or less nervous. Pressure
":'aysUses biopsy revealed this patient's trouble to be cancer, and radio active tests
and applied heat ameliorate the troubles. Is nobject t.obacco. Coffee and .tea of his blood confirmed this.
moderately. Had no menstrual much Aspm �� andtootherhay fev�r. ��nd CADM-MET. lOM was given, and the patient was told to report in a
aggravates the pain. Has taken pain. ? he sleep n pa111-klll111g month. Along with the remedy a diet composed mostly of fruits and
drugs ; they no longer help the. No thust. F et alway s well, bette r at r�st. vegetables was prescribed and adhered to.
Appetite for little food at night ls move witho � s cold . .Requues At first the ulcer spread over much of the anterior and lateral surfaces
lots of clothing to keep warm . Bowe though pressure .
ut drugs . Pa111s come of the leg. The remedy acted for three months as the ulceration took on
eltora
and go suddenly (intermittant). Evento touch. An tyroa�111 homeop athy tes when healing and repair. For a period of five years a dose of the remedy was
the pain is on, the face is sensitive -P., and that yIS what she got 111 the given in ascending potencies up to the MM potency at intervals of
would have given this patient MAG from six we iks to three months given on the indications shown in the
200th potency. blood tests. As long as the patient's blood remained negative, each
May 23, 1951, MAG-P. zoo. dose of the remedy was permitted to act; and when the polarity of the
ent attacks of pain, blood changed to positive, another dose was given. At the end of five
June 6 1 951, MAG-P. lOM. Patient repor ts less frequ years the leg was entirely healed leaving a large brownish indented scar
· 1·Ight.
and it is much more endurable . The patient states It. IS· qmte
,

over the entire surface of the leg.

MAG-P. was Dr. Kent 's choic e of an antidote for aspiri
n and similar For three years this patient was well and required no further medica­
drugs . tion although he kept on his diet adding some starches and dairy prod­
There can be no doubt about thetoms speedy cure of this case wit· h the ucts but no meat. Soon after the three-year period of health had passed,
one remedy, indicated by the symp and history of the �cas �. the patient returned with an ulcerated area on his back.
Let us hear from others about remeculmdies used in this mos pa111 �ul and The same remedy, CADM-MET. 30 was given, and it slowly took up
often obstinate ailment which oftena paralyzedinates in nerve 111fect10ns . or the healing process. Repetition of the remedy was given in ascending
cutting of the nerve leaving at bestrs with disastrousface and often the shift­ potencies until again the MM was reached and the back healed with the
ing of the trouble to deeper cente results. same characteristic brownish scars remaining and another seven years
glided by. From that time on as much as a year and sometime two
CANCER passed by before we would get a request for medicine.
Mr. G. J. S. In May, 1925, this patien� then about thirty-five yeyrs ?f All that remains at the present time is a small ulcerated area at the
age came to consult me with a large uregular-shaped leg ulcer � Is­ base of the large scar on his leg near the place where the first ulcer
charging offensive pus and blood; there was I?ore soreness t� an pa111. started. There is a small shallow area no larger than a lead pencil oozing
His trouble had been about six months stand111g. .Pers? n�l history was a tiny amount of serum. The patient is well and robust and appears
good having had no seri?us _or infectious disease 111 his lt�e up to that twenty years younger than he actually is. He has continued with his
time. The routine exam111at10ns and tests �ere all negative, and the work and carried on without interruption for twenty-five years. He is
patient was organically sound and appeared 111 exce_llent health . . married and the father of several grown children. They are all healthy,
But his family history told a different story. His entue family con­ and one daughter is married and the mother of a fine healthy baby.
sisted of parents, three sisters and a brother. The brother had been a 1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 ff. and see article
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.
1. Probably a squamous cell epitheli oma. - Editor.

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Clinical Cases
CANCER ... BRONCHIAL AsTHMA .••

This case proves the power of the homeopathic remedy to restore the The various forms of asthma are often a difficult malady to relieve
sick to health when it can be found and administered in the proper dos­ let alone cure, but the homeopathic remedy not only relieves promptly
age and timing or spacing in order to promote and maintain the uni­ but also cures permanently.
form even flow of the life forces in harmony with the rhythm of the
cosmos. WEAK HEART AND EPILEPSY

This case illustrates not only the inverse order of the symptoms but Weak heart and epilepsy in a fiye-year-old boy whose blood was also
of the disease as well, "the first to come, the last to go" . 1 The last of the sent by Dr. Santoro for a remedy. This child was given PARTH. 200 the
ulceration healed very close to the point where the ulceration first first week in March, 1949, which helped until September, 1949. Then a
began.2 It also confirms the observation of from center to circumfer­ second test brought ANT-AR. lOM which improved the heart function
ence. The remedies aided the vital force to keep the manifestations but failed to help the frequent epileptic convulsions. On October 26,
and action of the disease at the surface of the skin, thus enabling the 1949, STRAM. lOM came through on a third test; and from that time on
vital organs to remain intact and function in perfection and harmony; there has been a steady gain in the heart condition and a greatly
health being the result. decreased frequency of the convulsions which have been lighter in
nature. To date this patient has had two lOM and two 50M potencies of
BRONCHIAL AsTHMA STRAM., the last given May 15, 1950. This case, while not cured, gives
every promise of being so in the not too distant future.
Bonchial asthma in an infant, three years old. The blood of this little EpileJ? SY in a young child with a weak heart offers a rather grave
patient was sent by Dr. Florence Santoro with the following brief prognosis as either one of these complaints by itself can be plenty
account of the case; "Dear Dr. Grimmer: This child came to me today tough in the way of relief and cure.
for the first time, September 28, 1949. It looks like bronchial asthma. These three cases of chronic disease are not self limiting as are the
Does not speak well. Mother says she has had twenty different doctors, acute manifestations of sickness. Chronic states go on to terminate in
and each gave the child ten or fifteen penicillin shots. One doctor gave death unless cured by the homeopathic similimum.
him penicillin every day for thirty-two days, poor baby." It mig�t . be truly � a�d that th� many palliative treatments coming
Yes he needed pity and intelligent help, for he suffered with continu­ from traditiOnal medicme complicate the chronic sickness and render
ous shortness of breath and a cough. No other symptoms were3 cure more difficult.
obtained and given; but through the polarity of the patient's blood.
The remedy brought unerring but rather slow yet continuous relief The
remedy, an unusual one and only fragmentarily proven, was ARAL.
lOM. It has in its brief proving the heavy asthmatic breathing.
The results to date have been most gratifying. The patient has been
free of attacks for long intervals, and a repetition of the dose has
brought additional strength and relief of suffering. The last dose, a
50M, was given April 27, 1950; the child is practically well and develop­
ing nicely.
1. Hering' s Law - Editor.
2. Hering's Law - Editor.
3. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 ff and see article 1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 ff and see article
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor. "Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff. - Editor.

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CANCER ... BRONCHIAL AsTHMA ...

This case proves the power of the homeopathic remedy to restore the The various forms of asthma are often a difficult malady to relieve
sick to health when it can be found and administered in the proper dos­ let alone cure, but the homeopathic remedy not only relieves promptly
age and timing or spacing in order to promote and maintain the uni­ but also cures permanently.
form even flow of the life forces in harmony with the rhythm of the
cosmos.
WEAK HEART AND EPILEPSY

This case illustrates not only the inverse order of the symptoms but Weak heart and epilepsy in a fiye-year-old boy whose blood was also
of the disease as well, "the first to come, the last to go" . 1 The last of the sent by Dr. Santoro for a remedy. This child was given PARTH. 200 the
ulceration healed very close to the point where the ulceration first first week in March, 1949, which helped until September, 1949. Then a
began.2 It also confirms the observation of from center to circumfer­ second test brought ANT-AR. 10M which improved the heart function
ence. The remedies aided the vital force to keep the manifestations but failed to help the frequent epileptic convulsions. On October 26,
and action of the disease at the surface of the skin, thus enabling the 1949, STRAM. 10M came through on a third test; and from that time on
vital organs to remain intact and function in perfection and harmony; there has been a steady gain in the heart condition and a greatly
health being the result. decreased frequency of the convulsions which have been lighter in
nature. To date this patient has had two lOM and two 50M potencies of
STRAM., the last given May 15, 1950. This case, while not cured, gives
BRONCHIAL AsTHMA
every promise of being so in the not too distant future.
Bonchial asthma in an infant, three years old. The blood of this little Epilepsy in a young child with a weak heart offers a rather grave
patient was sent by Dr. Florence Santoro with the following brief prognosis as either one of these complaints by itself can be plenty
account of the case; "Dear Dr. Grimmer: This child came to me today tough in the way of relief and cure.
for the first time, September 28, 1949. It looks like bronchial asthma. These three cases of chronic disease are not self limiting as are the
Does not speak well. Mother says she has had twenty different doctors, acute manifestations of sickness. Chronic states go on to terminate in
and each gave the child ten or fifteen penicillin shots. One doctor gave death unless cured by the homeopathic similimum.
him penicillin every day for thirty-two days, poor baby." It might be truly said that the many palliative treatments coming
Yes he needed pity and intelligent help, for he suffered with continu­ from traditional medicine complicate the chronic siclmess and render
ous shortness of breath and a cough. No other symptoms were3 cure more difficult.
obtained and given; but through the polarity of the patient's blood.
The remedy brought unerring but rather slow yet continuous relief The
remedy, an unusual one and only fragmentarily proven, was ARAL.
lOM. It has in its brief proving the heavy asthmatic breathing.
The results to date have been most gratifying. The patient has been
free of attacks for long intervals, and a repetition of the dose has
brought additional strength and relief of suffering. The last dose, a
50M, was given April 27, 1950; the child is practically well and develop­
ing nicely.
1. Hering' s Law - Editor.
2. Hering' s Law - Editor.
3. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" o n page 679 ff and see article 1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas i n Medicine" on page 679 ff. and see article
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor. "Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.

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ns
Hom eop athi c Confimatio

whose1 bronchialo tubes are loaded with mucous which coughing cloes
HOMEOPATHIC CONFIMATIONS1 not oosen or d�ssipate, ANT-T will rarely fail to give quick relief and
cure. �ARB-V. will be needed m: cases where the voice shows involve­
0 0

Among the common things that the homeopathic physician is called ment m hoarseness �nd huskiness with more or less severe paroxysms of
on to treat is constipation, and unless the similimum is given many cough. These �emedies run together in the cyanosis, wealmess, coldness
cases will not be cured, and the patient will leave the doctor in disap­ �nd lack o.f t�ust. ANT-T. may have more drowsiness in the picture, and
pointment and voice a sour note for Homeopathy. There are ca�es m the begmnmg there may be a dry incessant cough.
where inveterate constipation goes on for years no matter how the diet An observation concerning DuLc. over a period of many years has
and living conditions may be changed. These are the cases where t�e � een � onfirmed . repeatedly in its power to cure almost any case of
exact homeopathic remedy must be given to effect . a cure . . �he .mam Impetigo contag10sa characterized by quicldy forming yellow crusts
reason the needed remedy is difficult to find for this condition Is the that soon take on a brownish hue. These lesions clear up quickly after
large number of proven remedies found useful in the various forms of
constipation. Hence, the physician must use his power of analysis to �he remedy, and we all lmow how persistent and difficult this condition
differentiate between many similar remedies for the one needed for IS under regular, routine treatment.
each individual. .Another
anty
remedy with a peculiar characteristic is LAc-c. This peculi­
that ha� been confirmed by many prescribers is its tendency to
A case in point, that of a man who had been a victim of co� stipatio� have c?mplau:-ts that alternate sides; a tonsilitis may alternate or shift
for years. He had tried many doctors and taken many cathartlcs on his from . s.Ide to side; the same may be true of neuritis or arthritis. These
own account and on the advice of friends and advertisers and all to no cond1twns have been cured by the remedy Lac-c. many times, as con­
avail. He used coffee in excess and considerable tobacco and alcohol in firmatory proof of the great law of cure.
various forms. He was fond of pepper, spices and condiments. He was
thin, highly irritable and very sensitive to noise and drafts of ai.r. His . Near�y ev�ry spring and fall, the homeopathic physician will meet
bowels would move only after taking a drastic compound cathartiC and :VIth epidemiCs of sore throats more <;>r less severe in nature. It is surpris­
then only with severe pain in the bowels with great straining in .the rec­ mg how frequently one of the followmg seven remedies will prove cura­
tal region to pass a small stool of mucous and watery matter, which pro­ tive, quicldy and permanently. FERR-P., HEr., LACH., LYe., LAc-c., NIT­
duces some relief of the cramps until the next cathartic was taken. Any AC. . ar:d PHYT. Still. more surprisingly are the few slight points of differ­
homeopath would give this man Nux-v., and that remedy in a single entlati?n needed to sel� ct . the cur�tive remedy from this group, and
dose of the lOM effected a permanent cure with relief in twenty-four rarely IS a second prescnpt10n reqmred. The following points of differ­
hours and made it unnecessary to resort to any more cathartics. ence have been used to decide our choice of remedy over many years
This same type of patient without any desire for stool (no perista�tic with highly satisfactory results.
action of the intestine) would make one study two other remedies, Wher� the right side is chiefly affected, FERR-P., LYe., and PHYT. are
ALUM. and BRY. If the stool was dry as if burnt and the patient had con­ first choKes for further study. Where there is worse by swallowing hot
siderable thirst at intervals, BRY. would be the choice. ALUM. has exter­ and b �tter swall?wing. cold drinks, PHYT. becomes the remedy. Where
nal weakness and inertia of the rectal muscles of expulsion. Such is the there �s �reat thmt with worse from empty swallowing, FERR-P. is the
way Homeopathy must proceed. prescnptlon, and where better by hot drinks with little thirst or none
In women who suffer with severe bearing-down pelvic pains extend­ for cold, then LYe. is the remedy. Strictly left-sides cases are best cov­
ing to the rectum with the ineffectual urge to pass the stool, SEP. would ered by LACH. al.though LAc-c. has the same symptom, but the latter
be the most likely remedy to cure. tends to soon shift to the other side. These 'remedies are both relieved
In bronchial and respiratory troubles, including asthma of infants we by �old drinks. NIT-Ac. has extreme sore, burning, shooting pain with a
have two very reliable remedies, ANT-T. and CARB-v. In those cases feelm� of gre.at dryness in the throat, worse by any attempt to swallow,
e�pecially flmds. HEP. h �s very sha�p, sp�inter-like pains, generally right
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LXVIII, No. 3, September, 1952, p. 67.
Sided. Better by swallowmg hot drmks hke LYe., but HEP. sweats easily
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A Case of Coronary Insufficiency

air. LYe.
and profusely without relief and is extremely sensitive to coldthese A CAsE OF CoRONARY INSUFFICIENCY1
desires the fresh air. There is no chance of confusion between two
drugs. Many physicians believe that the homeopathic remedy is less effi­
It is true these are rather meager indications for the selection of the cient in curative action for heart disease in general and in the coronary
similimum, but years of successful clinical practice justifies them. Espe­ cases in particular. But years of practical experience of many good
cially when the doctor has on an average of forty to fifty phone calls a homeopathic prescribers have left a splendid record in palliation and
day and the aforementioned cases are largely by way of telephone and cure that has not been equalled by other systems of healing.
the remedy must be sent or called for; to these phone calls are added The following case illustrates a somewhat atypical case of coronary
thirty to forty patients to be seen in a day as well as some t? be . pre­ disease: A man in the early sixties had been treated for a poorly func­
scribed for by mail. Thus it becomes necessary to conserve tlme If all tioning liver and gall bladder. He was mentally depressed, with irregular
the day's work be accomplis hed. bowel action, alternation of constipation and diarrhea and complaints
These facts are mentioned to show that with experience the doctor of a difficult, slow starting of the urine with a feeble stream. Very
will develop an awareness of the great resources of the Materia Medica drowsy and tired. Marked tendency to catch colds which settled in the
and find the key to rapid and accurate prescribing by persistent study sinus and resulted in severe headaches.
and use of its vast storehouse of lmowledge. I am sure every busy Gradually under homeopathic prescribing and corrective living rou­
homeopathic physician could add a great many more simple but useful tine such as care in diet, adequate rest, moderate exercise in the open
applications of our remedies to every class of disease both acute and air and walking, this patient attained a better state of health and felt bet­
chronic as the Materia Medica contains within its covers everything ter and stronger for quite a period with most of his symptoms gone.
needed for the relief and cure of suffering humanity. No matter how However, some months after this general improvement, this patient
many times we see them or how simple they may be, we all are always began to have severe chest pain, left and right side, extending to arms
delighted and interested in beholding confirmations_ of cure b_ro�ght with marked shortness of breath. This was accompanied with a return
about by the action of the homeopathic remedy. I will close this httle of digestive symptoms stemming from a gall bladder condition, some
paper with an apology to my learned colleag�es for taking up_ their time jaundice being present, with large amounts of gas in stomach and bowel
listening to a primary account of remedy actiOn. I am sure th1s could be not relieved by belching. There was considerable weakness and anxiety.
transcende d by any one of them with accounts of difficult and unusual CHIN. lOM. brought immediate reliefof all symptoms except the dysp­
cures much more interesting and instructive to both the profession and nea which came from only a short walk. Heart sounds were apparently
laity. normal, but as the chest pain returned and the dyspnea persisted, an
electro-cardiogram was made and pronounced positive for coronary dis­
ease.
In sickness with much pathology present and especially in vital
organs like the heart, lungs and kidneys, experienced prescribers have
found it best not to use too high potencies of the needed remedy
because of the severe aggravations that are often produced and not fol­
lowed by the usual improvement expected after such action. This is
likely because most of these conditions are incurable, and the best that
can be hoped for is palliation and prolongation of life. Hence, drugs
should be given low or in tincture depending on the nature of the rem­
edy needed; in this way severe aggravations do not occur, and the
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unlmown. - Editor. .

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homeopathic remedy will surely relieve suffering and prolong life even February 1 6, 1 953. Has been more constipated but sleeps better. Elec­
in incurable cases. If good curative action is. obtained by the lower trocardiogram negative. AuR-1. SOM.
potencies, then the higher ones can follow with marked and permanent March 20, 1953. Extremely tired, digestion better, severe aching in cer-
results. vical glands. AuR-1. 5oM.
Because of the tumultuous, vigorous action of the heart and pulse, .
marked palpitation and dyspnea with general muscular weakness, May 4, 1953. Had a severe attack of indigestio n, cleared up without any
STROPH. 6X was given, three powders to be taken twelve hours apart medication, very irritable, but mental depression much less. AuR-I..
and no other medicine for a week (This patient understands the efficacy CM.
and philosophy of the single dose). STROPH. in ascending potencies up June 6, 1953. Patient looks and feels better than in years. Heart sounds
to the lM brought about astonishing results in restoring the well being good. Pressure 140/100. No more pain in chest or dyspnea on walk­
of this man over a period of six months, enabling him to walk quite a ing or exertion. Negative cardiogram.
distance with no pain or dyspnea. We feel justified in claiming a cure for this case. l
Improvement was interrupted by a violent digestive upset brought on
by indiscretion in diet and over exertion for which CARB-V. lOM was
given with rapid relief of all symptoms, but the patient failed to have
curative action any longer with STROPH. in any potency or even the
tincture which was given for a short time.
As the patient was at a standstill, very irritable and depressed with
difficult, slow-starting urine and violently sensitive to cold drafts, KAu­
SULA. lOM was given; this remedy was partially selected over the
patient' s blood. ! In comparison chiefly between KAu-SULA. and HEP.
the first mentioned remedy registered stronger reactions.
KALI-SULA. in infrequent doses from the lOM up to the CM put the
patient back in a state of symptomatic health and comfort, but the car­
diogram still gave evidence of coronary disease. This covered a period
from April 25, 1952, to December 6, 1952.
December 6, 1 952. The patient was profoundly depressed mentally, even
suicidal as he felt it was a case of incurability and a gradual oncom­
ing state of physical incompetency and uselessness. He was worried
that he would become a burden, and the symptoms of dyspnea and
pain were returning from the least exertion. At this time AuR-1.
lOM was given because of the typical mental states associated with
the cardiac conditions.
January 8, 1953. Mentals improved, sleep fair, feels exhausted, heart
sounds are good. Pressure 140/100. AuR-1. lOM. 1. There are no further notes available for the e ditor. The remaining mild to moderate hyperten­
sion BP 140/100 presumably was treated, but Dr. Grimmer's seconds were not available to pur­
1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 f£ and see article sue this matter further. However the choice of remedies and their sequence: CHIN., STROPH.,
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor. CARB-v., HEP-S-K. and AuR-I. is very interesting. - Editor.

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HoMEOPATHY VERsus THE SPECIALIST1

gono�r�eal i?-fection. Still remembering some of the college aphorisms
and lil)unct10ns of the danger to the vision from this infection I
Many years ago, when I was younger and less experienced in the promptly _referred this patient to an eye specialist of good reputati�n
practice of medicine, and while I still held over from college days a and standmg. After month of local treatment and much suffering and
strong feeling of awe and admiration for the wisdom that is supposed to �xp �nse, th� eye was pr�nounced cured; its pus discharge was gone, but
repose in the cerebral centers of the widely heralded specialist, there It still remamed red, painful and very sensitive to light with weakened
came to my office a little patient totally blind as a result of congenital �ision. Again th� homeopathic prescriber of an internal remedy was
syphilis. mvoked to try to Improve on the results obtained by the specialist. NAT­
He had been treated by several eminent specialists, one at the clinic M., PuLs. and THUJ. given at considerable intervals apart restored first
of the North Western Medical School. His parents were told that his t�e dischar�e that had been suppressed, not cured, by argyrol drops
case was past all help, as the scars from the extensive corneal ulceration with atrophme to keep the pupils dilated so adhesions would not form
had completely covered the pupils in spite of the most skilled treatment and then cured the chronic inflammatory condition and restored th�
in the hands of one of the world' s greatest eye doctors. vision tc;> �ormal clearness. NAT-M. antidoted the mischief wrought by
Why this case was brought to a young general practitioner of medi­ the speC1ahst, and Pms. and THUJ. took care of the natural infection in
cine, after the failure of the great specialist, may seem strange to the its unfoldment and gradual decline until health was restored.
innocent by-stander. It was more than strange to me; it was a shock to The patient, while grateful for these results, was much incensed to
ask me to help in such a case. It was agreed, however, that I would take think of the time, suffering and money expended with the specialist,
the case and do the best I could with no promise of any kind. when Homeopathy could have handled it better in every way from the
KALI-BI. lOM, SOM and CM in single doses at intervals of from one st�rt and brought the patient and her eye through quicker, gentler and
to three month apart completely restored that child' s vision although with far less expense. Comparisons are often odious especially to the
the little fellow is not robust. And subsequent to the treatment for his ones not flattered by them. Needless to say, the specialist, in my eye, no
eyes, he had other very serious troubles. Once the parents submitted to longer stood on the pedestal of superior power to heal and save' how-
ever much special knowledge he might claim to have.
Again, a few years back another patient whose blood registered a 4
the advice of the school doctor to have enlarged cervical glands cut out,
which left him with a running wound in his neck for over a year, and
that was finally cured by the homeopathic remedy TuB. Some years plus Wasserman reaction came in with a corneal ulcer for treatment.
later this little patient developed a very severe case of osteomyelitis in This man had been cured by Homeopathy of periodical headaches of a
both legs, for which MERC-K-I. was given in a series of potencies from severe nature which had been pronounced migraine by a nerve special­
lOM to CM; this remedy cured after HEP., SIL., SYPH. and Taxi. had ist of good reputation.
only slightly helped or failed to give any permanent relie£ Not wishing to shoulder the full responsibility as the possible loss of
This apparent miracle of cure did much to rout the inferiority com­ an �ye, the presc_riber sent th� patient to a homeopathic eye specialist of
plex of the general practitioner toward the specialist. The veneration of nat10nal reputat10n and a high potency prescriber, not for treatment,
college days gave way to the clear light of reason; the lesson gained by but to watch the remedy action and to act as counselor in case of need.
following the great therapeutic law brought forth a faith based on abso­ The_ pr�scriber after numerous experiences of like nature had developed
lute knowledge that no sneering illusion of pseudo-science could ever a faith m the power of the homeopathic remedy that may have made
shake. him appear egoistic in the presence of specialists, but results obtained
Some years later a lady, who had been my patient off and on for a could not be other than convincing from both ends of the riddle·
long time, came to me with a badly inflamed eye discharging thick yel­ name�y the great and uniform success of Homeopathy and the lamenta�
low pus which was worse in the morning. A microscopic test showed a ble failures of the specialists in serious eye cases. Theoretically this last
case should have proven an ideal one from every point of view, but alas
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. XLVIV, No. 2, Second Quarter, p. 59 ff. the homeopathic prescriber was doomed to another cerebral shock.
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This time our homeopathic specialist (the others were men of the old The doctor could see no reason for such an operation; it is true the
school) lost faith or his nerve, as he told the patient he could not afford s�. ght had been destr?yed probably more by the severe argyrol applica­
to risk the loss of eye sight for the ideals of Homeopathy, and he pro­ tions and the atrophme ?rops _ to �revent adhesions over the pupil than
ceeded to treat this patient with atrophine drops for the prevention of from the ravages of the mfect10n Itself. GRAPH. was prescribed for the
adhesions without consulting the prescriber. After several days the extensive scar tissue and given in several doses at long intervals with no
patient came back in a worse condition with more pain and redness and appreciable results after three month had elapsed. KALI-BI. lOM was
the ulcer spreading; he also told the patient he would assume full given, and after thirty days a slight improvement in the color of the eye
responsibility and relieve the specialists of both his fears and of the w�s noted. KALI-BI. in a succession of potencies up to the CM was given
patient. with amazmg _ results after two years had elapsed; the deadly white of
The patient was informed that the homeopathic remedy action had the eye had given way to the natural blue color, the thick tough film
been aborted by the local irritation of the treatments and that a greater that covered the whole eye had become thin and so transparent that the
number of successes in the past (after specialists had failed to help and pat�ent could disti1_1guish objects, faintly at first, but steadily improving
had actually injured a number of cases) was the best guarantee for the as �Ime and t�e act10n of the remedy went on. Today there is every indi­
saving of his sight. cation that this pronounced dead eye will be absolutely restored to nor­
A very unusual remedy brought in over his blood \ cured the ulcers mal appearance and vision by the homeopathic similimum.
S�ch cases as those mentioned are but commonplace experiences in
of the eye in a surprisingly short while. The remedy was CARBN-s. in the the hfe of every good homeopathic prescriber, and until we are able to
lOM and SOM potencies. All local measures were interdicted. contr�st th� results obtained with those of the specialists, whose only
I regret I cannot bring all these patients to you that you may hear the techmque Is to wash, scrape, burn or cut, we are not cognizant of the
testimony from their own lips. I will endeavor if it can be arranged for vast superiority of homeopathic law.
one or two of them to be presented after this paper is read. One more One �hi�g more in closing, and that is the much greater advantage
case will conclude this paper. th e speCialist has ove� t?e general practitioner in so much that he may
September, 1 929, the widow of a homeopathic physician and the fall_ to help and even mJure by his technique and treatment, and yet be
mother of a young allopathic doctor, recently graduated, came in with a absolved from all blame or responsibility in the matter because a suc­
badly inflamed eye, resulting from the lodgement of a grain of sand in cessful propaganda over the mass of humanity has established his
the corneal coat; the sand had been removed and the patient sent home claims for greatness. While the general practitioner failing in matters
to apply to hot boric acid compression. But the eye remained sore and that seemingly belong exclusively to the specialist is in danger of a suit
inflamed, and for this condition, SrL. lOM was given. for damages and malpractice, thanks to the same propaganda that
As the condition did not improve as fast as the young doctor son bra�ds all who differ with them, quacks and charlatans. "But verily, by
thought it should, he insisted on his mother seeing one of Chicago 's theu works shall ye know them". Who are the quacks and tricksters and
leading eye specialists and receiving treatment from him. Many months who are the apostles of light and wisdom? Only the afflicted ones, who
elapsed, and this patient came back. The inflammation and pain were have experienced the ministrations from both systems of treatment can
gone, but the eye was sightless with a thick film covering the whole give the true answer.
outer coat. The specialist had proposed the removal of this so-called
dead eye in order to save the well eye. This advice was concurred with
by one of our homeopathic eye specialists, but the patient decided to
consult her doctor again before taking such a step.
1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 f£ and see article
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.

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Clinical Failures
Clinical Failures

CLINICAL FAILURES1 CASE I •••

CASE 1 The result was not from ignorance nor from lack of training: I was of
One case in early practice lingers in my memory: A man s'?mew�at the fortunate ones who had the best of training. Somewhere I had read
that SuLPH. was always good, in any case or at any stage of pneumonia,
past middle life, but of vig?rous constitution �nd exc�llent habtts ofhv­ to hasten the progress of resolution ... This was among my most bitter
ing, wealthy and (most pncele.ss boon) happtly m.arned, was suddenly
stricken with lobar pneumonta. He delayed ca�lmg the do �tor unttl experiences in medicine; after a period of shock and grief ! began to see
that this awful sacrifice would serve as warning ever to hold me
twelve hours after the chill, thinking he was suffenng from a shght cold. unswerving from the rules of practice under the law: I would never
The symptoms were typical of Bryonia no other remedy even com- again change the remedy so long as my patient was improving; all the mas­
peting: ters and teachers have announced this as the only proper mode of pro­
- Right lower and middle lobes involved;
- < from motion, jar, inspiration, cedure: If improvement lapses, give the remedy in a higher potency, or
if it is an acute case: give it in repeated doses until the fever begins to
- > lying on painful side, etc. fall. If after this the patient does not react, a re-study of the case is in
- Thirsty for copious drafts of water. order, and the symptoms alone can guide to the needed remedy.
BRY. lOM was given. Many times since I have given SuLPH. in pneumonia - but only under
Twenty-four hours later, cough and pleuritic plains were better and the proper indications - and with perfect success. It is a wonderful med­
even some of the jaundice, which was quite marked, had cleared up; the icine and frequently needed; but by very reason of its power it is capa­
fever had advanced one degree. ble of setting up most violent reactions, which may kill a weak patient.
The patient was better, but his fever was up - ar:d he was impatient to Its power in antidoting similar curative medicines is indicated by the
return to very pressing business. I was over-anxtous to hasten resu�ts result in the case here cited.
and made the fatal mistal<e of changing the remedy wtthout . defintte
symptoms to justify it. CASE 2
SuLPH. lOM was given, with expectation of returm..ng to BRY. 1� . bro­
This was a case of malignant diphtheria, the only case of that disease
ken doses in another day; but instead, the death certtficate was stgned.
Just twenty-four hours after SmPH. �a� given t� at great, strong, good I ever lost. Not because of mistake in prescribing; that was highly suc­
cessful: the hemorrhages, the swelling of the throat, and the very exten­
man lay lifeless: for his trusted phys �nan had, m a moment of weak­ sive and putrid membrane entirely cleared up under LACH. But a week
ness ' violated the tenet of homeopathtc law. of incessant nursing, together with the attendant anxiety, exhausted the
It is not possible to tell all the process �s or changes that occurred in
this case after SuLPH. was given; some thmgs we do know: The bent. � mother completely. The family was desperately poor and friendless, so
that a nurse was out of the question; the weather was extremely hot, and
curative action of BRY. was checked by the deeper remedy - was anti­ trying to the slowly convalescing patient.
doted - and the disease was permitted to develop at a rapid rate. The
whole right lung became consolidated and the right side of the heart Though urgently warned against permitting the child even to sit up
dilated. There was much fat about the heart and the heartmuscle was in bed, the mother, exhausted and worn to the limit of endurance, so
flabby; the organ was unable to support the strain of severe illness - soon as the acute strain had passed, relaxed her vigil awhile and fell
especially such strain as pneumonia imposes. asleep. The child-patient, unable to waken her mother, for some pur­
pose started to get out of bed and fell to the floor fainting. When the
1. THE HOMEOPATHICIAN, Vol. VI, No. 1, January - March 1916, p. 14. This article shows the mother roused, she found her child dying from cardiac weakness.
greatness and humility of Dr. Grimmer for writi�g �f his mis�akes a�d furthermore of analy­ I am sure this child could have been saved, had her physician been
zing how to correct them. Each of us may be so msptred by him to gtve ourselves freely to In­
trospection of ourselves. - Editor.
sufficiently alive to the situation and performed his full duty by obtain­
ing the necessary help to insure quiet and comfort to his patient. It has
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CASE 2 ••• CASE 4 ...

always since been a source of keen regret that I did not, for even a to remain very quiet, to avoid all excitement, and to report in two
night, put a nurse on that case until the mother might have obtained a weeks time.
little rest. It would have been a sacrifice then - for this was an incident Three days after the remedy came a violent aggravation of the heart­
of my early practice, and money was about the scarcest thing I knew. symptoms, ending in syncope.
The young husband, crazed with excitement and fear, sent for a local
CASE J doctor who condemned and ridiculed the idea of homeopathic treat­
A young married woman, who was a chronic sufferer from asthma �ent f�r such cas �s; he advised for and insisted upon the necessity for
had had many physicians and varieties of treatment, under which sh� 1mmed1ate operat10n of the goitre, as in his learned opinion that was
the whole cause of �he patient' s trouble. The goitre was successfully
steadily gr�w worse. Under homeopathic remedies she improved rapidly removed; but the pat1ent never recovered consciousness.
for some s1x month, when a severe cold was contracted - a bronchitis -
and her asthma returned with violence and persistence in spite of my l':fY mistake was. in failing to keep her in Chicago for the first week,
efforts to find a curative remedy. As the patient resided about fifteen until after the penod of remedy-aggravation had passed. Had I been
miles distant it was difficult for me to see her as often as she wished able to observe the developments as they arose, I believe that a beauti­
and after several days of suffering without relief her husband decided t� ful and useful life would have been preserved.
change to another doctor, in spite of his wife' s wish to remain under The h?meopathic physician must be constantly alert; not only must
homeopathic treatment. he be tramed in the law and in the mode of its application, but outside
th� realm of prescribing he must use judgement in many other matters.
An allopath was called and the usual hypodermic of morphine was H1s sympathy should be broad and deep, but it must be tempered with
administered, which afforded relief for a few hours for her breathing; firmness, as of steel, against temptations to deviate from exact methods
but lobar pneumonia followed, the outcome of which I have not of practice.
learned, but of which, from the nature of things, I have grave fear.
This case illustrates the harm of suppression by crude drugs: espe­ DISCUSSION
.
oally the danger from masking symptoms through palliation by opi­ Dr. Dienst: You say that (Case 1 ) SULPH. lOM killed the patient?
ates. It is trying - to see suffering, especially in those we love - but we
must have the moral stamina to be unmoved by human suffering, if we Dr. Grimmer: BRY. was holding him; SuLPH. not only antidoted the cur­
woul� save human life. The first impulse of the regular is to stop the cry ative medicine but also struck the heart and interfered with its
of pam, regardless of the subsequent cost; the homeopath, from his action. I' m satisfied that SuLPH. killed the man.
knowledge of symptoms and their significance, is aware that a great deal Dr. Schwartz: It appears as though his constitutional state was SuLPH.,
of suffering must sometimes be borne by patients before their cure may and giving the higher potency caused too much reaction?
be effected. It is always well to take time and explain this to such
patients, since they are better prepared to bear their trials. This is espe­ Dr. Dienst: SuLPH. has marked affinity for the heart; it pumped the
cially true after allopathic suppressions. heart so fast that the veins could not take care of the blood' and the
heart began to dilate.
CASE 4

Young, refined, beautiful and everyway happy, a six-months bride

had quite rapidly, after her marriage, developed typical Graves disease.
Symptoms called for LYe. which was given in lOM potency, and she
returned to her home, some fifty miles from Chicago, with instruction
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CARCINOMA OF BREAST - MISS D.

SoME CLINICAL CAsEs1
SARCOMA OF MouTH AND GuMs - L. D. A. - AGE 50 YEARS August 12, 1 �29. Carcinoma of breast two years standing; diagnosis
confirmed by bwpsy. Has been under good homeopathic treatment
June 2 7, 1938: Sarcoma of mouth and gums following a tooth extrac­ but the_ breast is about one-third ulcerated away; and the patient ha�
tion, diagnosis from biopsy and clinical aspects. lost wetght and calor, but has suffered little pain. Under continuous
Not only were the gums ulcerated and swollen, but the whole treatment by remedies selected over the blood 1 (this also is a case
affected side of the face was enormously swollen presenting the well­
known frog face appearance; the cervical and sublingual glands were referre:I from another homeopathic physician), this patient has carried
enlarged; and the patient could, with great difficulty, open his mouth on acttvely for eleven years. Her breast is healed, but her bones are
the space of a lead pencil. weakened and break very easily; x-ray now shows bone cancerous.
The family history was good and in no way significant; he had always Under the action of a number of remedies chief of which were CADM-1.
enjoyed good health having always been free of infections and venereal and CADM-MET., SAMARSKITE, ALUM-SIL., GRAPH. and the last remedy
disease. KALI-THIO-CYAN., the patient' s breast has entirely healed, and she
There was no definite symptomatology to base a homeopathic pre­ remains without pain; but because of the weakened bones, she must
scription on, unless the recent surgical injury following extraction with now be kept very quiet and avoid physical exertion of all kinds.
curettement and scraping of the bony processes of the jaw might be This is a case of advanced cancer where deep changes in the blood
used as an irritating factor. an? tissues have ultimated; rarely - if ever - do we find one remedy suf­
Radium and x-ray were advised with possibly more extensive surgery fioe�t to co� e '"':ith such conditions; generally a series of deep homeo­
by the dental specialist who attended the case. But this was refused by pathtc constltutwnal remedies are required, and those can be best
the patient on the advice of his family physician who, having no thera­ selected over the blood of the patient.
peutic symptomatology to prescribe cp' sent him to me for a remedy to
be selected over the patient' s blood. SYMPH. came through, and that The more I see of cancer, the more convinced I become that our
remedy given in the lOM and SOM potencies at well-spaced intervals of greatest use must come in the field of prevention; treating the pre-can­
from one to three months apart cured this case completely in the space cer stage by careful homeopathic prescribing especially in the children
of a year. and young adults.
This case continues to report to me at intervals for a sinus condition One thing more that must strike every Homeopath is the wonderful
of a rather mild catarrah nature for which CARE-V. had been prescribed a_dvantage that must accrue to the race where three successive genera­
since September 11, 1939, to the present time.
The same intervals of time have elapsed in a series of potencies of tions could be blessed with real homeopathic treatment. Not only can­
CARE-V. from the lOM to the CM which was given in April 1, 1940. He cer but the groundwork on which cancer grows, tuberculosis, could be
will now be turned back to the physician who sent him to me, cured entirely eradicated with three generations of consecutive homeopathic
entirely within the space of two years. treatment. One of the things we might do with gr-eat profit for the
This case presents a classical cure with the single remedy given in a future of the race is to organize our patients into a group looking ahead
series of potencies at properly spaced intervals. Unfortunately we see to the time and with the object of having homeopaths uniting with
relatively few cases showing such happy action of cure in cancer with homeopaths that better and happier healthier children may be born
one single remedy. 3 into the world.
1. THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LVI, No. 2, February 1941, p. 73. 3. see case below. - Editor.
1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas i n Medicine" o n page 679 ff and s e e article
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.
2. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 ff and see artiCle
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.

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Typical Clinical Versus Atypical Cases Typical Clinical Versus Atypical Cases

TYPICAL CLINICAL VERSUS ATYPICAL CASES I CouGH

A two-year-old infant girl, with fever, harsh cough and restless irrita­
When the homeopathic physician meets a case of siclmess with bility was quicldy cured after several other remedies failed by SENEG.
symptoms simulating the typical classified symptoms of the Materia lOM, one dose, when it was noted that the cough ended with or rather
Medica which have been produced in provings on healthy humans and was followed by sneezing and was markedly worse on beginning to eat.
confirmed by clinical cures, his work is much lighter, and the prospects
for curative action are more certain. This especially is true in acute con­ TETANUS
ditions where nature unassisted is able to limit the extent of the trouble
:" A four-year-old boy in tetanic convulsions resulting from a sliver
and often terminate it. The homeopathic remedy will enable nature to from an old barn yard in the palm of his right hand some seven or eight
do this quicldy and gently, saving time and suffering. days before. He was free of convulsions and asleep in an hour after
In chronic troubles the physician' s work is beset with many difficult MAG-P. lOM was given. No more convulsions ensued, and good health
problems requiring study and patience and unlimited faith in the power remains to this day. The patient is now a man thirty years of age. Why
of the similimum; and these are the cases where we rarely find the typi­ was MAG-P. chosen? The regular intermittency of the convulsions and
cal expression of one proving; they are always more or less atypical. In the relief of the paroxysms by holding the little patient firmly and
recent years chronic disease has been deeply complicated and confused tightly in the mother' s arms; intermitting and better from pressure are
by the universal abuse of the numerous and ever-increasing coal tar and typical MAG-P. provings.
antibiotic drugs that deluge the human race today. These drastic poi­ CouGH
sons and chemicals depress the life forces of the organism, destroy ele­
ments in the blood, enervate the central nervous system, suppress many A lady of sixty subject to taking cold from the least exposure to cold
natural expressions of disease and leave in the wake of their use myriads air. Suffering from a nagging, ticlding cough at throat pit with coryza,
of human wrecks, victims of heart and kidney disease, anemia, leuke­ worse by cold air and in the early morning hours from 3 to 4 a.m.,
mia, cancer and insanity. All these afflictions have increased in a most cough with copious, thin expectoration. Aggravated by inhaling air,
alarming way during the past ten years. To the disastrous effects of uni­ pressure on throat and lying down at night. RuMx. raM covered the
versal drugging is added the deleterious action of processed and adulter­ symptoms and modalities perfectly and cured promptly.
ated foods; vegetables and fruits contaminated with poison sprays, BRONCHITIS, TONSILITIS, NASAL BLOCKING AND SLEEP APNEA
drinking water everywhere polluted with harmful chemicals, cooking
utensils made of aluminium which slowly but surely build up a patho­ An infant boy, eighteen months old, suffering from nasal blocking
logical residue in the organism that results in many forms of degenera­ and large inflammed tonsils with rattling of loose mucous in bronchial
tive disease. All these destructive elements not only depress life forces tubes . Wakened from sleep suffocating and gasping and cyanotic. Nei­
but inhibit the action of homeopathic remedies. Hence the increased ther LAcH. nor Or. were given (KR pg. 763R). Why? Because during
obstacles in the way of successful homeopathic prescribing. Patients sleep his skin was dry, and soon after waking he was bathed in profuse
chronically poisoned with aluminum will not respond to seemingly sweat (KR pg. 1293R). 5AMB. soon relieved and saved that child' s life,
indicated remedies until that toxemia is removed by CADM-MET. in my own son who is now a hardy six footer of twenty.
potency. 2 Any busy homeopathician could multiply such cases by the hundred
A few examples from practice will suffice to illustrate typical versus over the years of his practice, for these are typical cases exhibiting strik­
atypical cases. ing similiarity to the symptoms of the Materia Medica. In the treatment
of infants the homeopathic physician has tremendous advantage over
1. Taken from handwirtten manuscript, written in May, 1952 for the Bureau of Clinical Medicine, the routine prescribing of so-called regular medicine, and the chances
Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association, never published. - Editor. for recovery in serious forms of illness of the little sufferers are vastly
2. or CADM-o. - Editor. greater.
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A few cases of chronic disease from practice show little but common CHOLECYSTITIS ...

LYe.
symptoms to choose a remedy.
February 20, 1952. Had a severe headache and took an aspirin.
CHOLECYSTITIS SOM.
Very frequently the homeopath is presented with a case of gall blad­ April 17, 1952. Better but some jaundice remains. LYe. CM.
der trouble with or without stones. It is said one third of the population May 9, 1952. The patient feels he is well, and all jaundice and symp­
of the United States past thirty years of age suffers with gall bladder and toms are gone. We have advised another x-ray be taken of the gall
liver trouble. Most of these cases have had old-school treatment and bladder to note what changes, if any, there are in the stones. But it
advice, and surgery is always recommended. looks like this patient is well without surgical intervention.
The following is a typical one; but from homeopathic therapeutics it
is quite atypical, having only common symptoms of the disease to pre­ CHRONIC AsTHMA
scribe on. Among the most resistant diseases to cure is chronic asthma.
August 17, 1951. J. R. age 46. Has had recurring gall stones and colic October 4, 193 9. Dr. J.A.R. had suffered with asthma all his life. Now 45
since January last. X-ray shows stones. Appetite poor and easily sat­ years old. Has had every treatment known to medicine, both
isfied. Bowel elimination fair without drugs; good general health, homeopathic and allopathic; and despite the continuous use of
but complexion is jaundiced. Had bronchitis in 1927. Operated for adrenalin in increasing dosage, he continued to grow worse, not
appendicitis a year ago. Now on a fat-free diet. Teeth are in good only in the asthmatic paroxysms but is generally weaker and thin­
condition and cared for. No vomiting with attacks but has a bitter ner.
taste. Not affected by weather changes. Not thirsty. Often belches Under a series of remedies brought in over his blood 1 the patient was
before attack. Uses no tobacco or alcohol, drinks one cup of coffee able to get away from adrenalin and other drastic palliatives to
per day. Sleep varies, good at times. Although only common symp­ improve in general health with lighter attacks of coughing and
toms make up the study, the easy satiety, bitter taste and tendency asthma in the space of seven years.
to belch, with thirstlessness, jaundice not marked and no marked
sensitiveness to cold are best covered by LYe., and that remedy was May 2 7, 1947. SoLANUM INTEGRI (the wild tomato) in the 30th potency
given in the 10M potency. produced a month of almost complete freedom from asthma. He
wrote at that time, "I had a month of the most comfortable time I
September 17, 1951. A month later patient reported having more gas and ever knew before in my life". From that time till the present day,
broken sleep. LYe. roM. this patient experiences only slight and short-lasting attacks of
October 1 0, 1951. Had a headache for 3 days jold symptoms), otherwise asthma. A series of potencies of SoLANUM INTETGRI up to the 50M
feeling better; the remedy was continued. was followed by a deeper remedy CALC-SIL. roM brought in over his
blood. He has been under this remedy since April 17, 1951, and is
October 24, 1951. Better. Remedy continued.
in better health and more comfortable than he ever remotely hoped
November 29, 1951. Better until recently. LYe. soM. to be.
January 9, 1952. Had a light attack. LYe. soM. More and more often the homeopathic physician is called on to treat
not only intractable but incurable and painful conditions like cancer in
February 1, 1952. Better every way. Remedy continued.

1.
1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 f£ and see article
"Remedy continued" means no remedy given or SACCH-L. - Editor. "Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.

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A few cases of chronic disease from practice show little but common CHOLECYSTITIS ...
symptoms to choose a remedy. February 20, 1952. Had a severe headache and took an aspirin. LYe.
CHOLECYSTITIS SOM.
Very frequently the homeopath is presented with a case of gall blad­ April 17, 1952. Better but some jaundice remains. LYe. CM.
der trouble with or without stones. It is said one third of the population May 9, 1952. The patient feels he is well, and all jaundice and symp­
of the United States past thirty years of age suffers with gall bladder and toms are gone. We have advised another x-ray be taken of the gall
liver trouble. Most of these cases have had old-school treatment and bladder to note what changes, if any, there are in the stones. But it
advice, and surgery is always recommended. looks like this patient is well without surgical intervention.
The following is a typical one; but from homeopathic therapeutics it
is quite atypical, having only common symptoms of the disease to pre­ CHRONIC AsTHMA
scribe on. Among the most resistant diseases to cure is chronic asthma.
August 17, 1951. J. R. age 46. Has had recurring gall stones and colic October 4, 193 9. Dr. J.A.R. had suffered with asthma all his life. Now 45
since January last. X-ray shows stones. Appetite poor and easily sat­ years old. Has had every treatment known to medicine, both
isfie d. Bowel elimination fair without drugs; good general health, homeopathic and allopathic; and despite the continuous use of
but complexion is jaundiced. Had bronchitis in 1927. Operated for adrenalin in increasing dosage, he continued to grow worse, not
appendicitis a year ago. Now on a fat-free diet. Teeth are in good only in the asthmatic paroxysms but is generally weaker and thin­
condition and cared for. No vomiting with attacks but has a bitter ner.
taste. Not affected by weather changes. Not thirsty. Often belches Under a series of remedies brought in over his blood 1 the patient was
before attack. Uses no tobacco or alcohol, drinks one cup of coffee able to get away from adrenalin and other drastic palliatives to
per day. Sleep varies, good at times. Although only common symp­ improve in general health with lighter attacks of coughing and
toms make up the study, the easy satiety, bitter taste and tendency asthma in the space of seven years.
to belch, with thirstlessness, jaundice not marked and no marked
May 27, 1947. SoLANUM INTEGRI (the wild tomato) in the 30th potency
sensitiveness to cold are best covered by LYe., and that remedy was
given in the lOM potency. produced a month of almost complete freedom from asthma. He
wrote at that time, "I had a month of the most comfortable time I
September 1 7, 1951. A month later patient reported having more gas and ever lmew before in my life". From that time till the present day,
broken sleep. LYe. raM . this patient experiences only slight and short-lasting attacks of
October 10, 1951. Had a headache for 3 days �old symptoms), otherwise asthma. A series of potencies of SoLANUM INTETGRI up to the SOM
feeling better; the remedy was continued. was followed by a deeper remedy CALC-SIL. raM brought in over his
blood. He has been under this remedy since April 17, 1951, and is
October 24, 1 951. Better. Remedy continued. in better health and more comfortable than he ever remotely hoped
November 29, 1951. Better until recently. LYe. 5oM. to be.
January 9, 1952. Had a light attack. LYe. 5oM. More and more often the homeopathic physician is called on to treat
not only intractable but incurable and painful conditions like cancer in
February 1, 1 952. Better every way. Remedy continued.
1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 ff. and see article
1. "Remedy continued" means n o remedy given or SACCH-L. Editor.
- "Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.

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its terminal stage. Such things are now possible by means of a knowl­ CASES FROM PRACTICE1
edge of the polarities of remedies and diseases and by changing the
polarity and chemistry of the sick patient' s blood to a normal state by The homeopathic physician must be an optimist, chiefly because by
means of the properly selected homeopathic remedy placed in the cir­ training and philosophy he has developed a concept of life, health and
cuit with the blood specimen. disease, vastly different to that held by old-school medical thought. The
The following case deemed hopeless by every standard of medical homeopathist works with the processes of proven laws, and with instru­
mentalities as subtle as the mysterious force of life itself Disease in all
lore proves the power of the exact homeopathic remedy in the realm of its ugly aspects and material changes brings to the homeopath only the
cure. message of inharmony and distunement in the play of vital forces. And
as if by White Magic, the homeopathic potion is sufficient to re-estab­
CANCER OF BREAST lish harmony and order in vital function, and to banish suffering and
replace it with comfort and well being and radiant health.
August 17, 1951. Dr. M.B.S. of middle life was stricken with breast
cancer about seven years ago. After biopsy, an early operation was per­ So it is not strange that the homeopathic doctor welcomes a type of
formed. Two years later a severe and painful ulceration appeared in the sickness that the practicians of the old school seek to avoid by referring
surgical scar of the amputated breast. X-ray, radium and various old­ all such to various specialists or by sending them away to other climates
and environment.
school remedies administered hypodermically were tried with a con­
stantly increasing painful destruction of tissue and a progressive weak­ We are told by competent medical authorities that ninety per cent of
ness and anemia and marked mental depression. Later on many acute illness will get well without medical aid by the so-called self-limit­
ing nature of acute diseases. And it can be stated without fear of contra­
homeopathic prescriptions were made with some degree of relief, but diction that most acute illnesses recover quicker and better if only left
no definite improvement in the general state of the patient. About to nature ' s powers unhampered by empirical medicine.
August 9, 1951, this patient received a dose ofHrrroz. mM which is the In the realm of chronic disease we hear another story. Cancer, epi­
nosode of glanders, a malignant disease of the horse. This remedy
repeated about six weeks apart in the 10M and 50M produced most
lepsy, diabetes, asthma, tuberculosis and many forms of chronic der­
matitis are listed as incurable, and the majority of of old-school doctors
unusual and spectacular results in the condition of the patient. Healing prefer not to treat them other than in a palliative way. Homeopathy
began in the injured parts, and the general strength and well being of alone offers encouragement, hope and comfort to these unfortunate
the patient improved. On January 14, 1952, another remedy was victims of chronic disease without mutilation and without financial
required over the blood viz, SrREPTOM. 1M. This was taken several days embarrassment. To the real physician the response of some of these
later. The latter part of March, I had the privilege of seeing this unusual cases to homeopathic treatment is amazing and satisfying beyond the
patient and found her well and cheerful, doing her household duties; power of language to adequately describe.
and the ulceration on the ulcerated area was almost entirely healed with C H RONIC PEPTIC AND INTESTINAL ULCERS
only a slight scab remaining.
These last two cases are beyond the scope of the usual homeopathic The first two cases presented are patients who suffered for years with
procedure for the selection of remedies and are presented for the sole chronic gastric and intestinal ulcers, diagnosed and treated by old­
purpose of proving the possibility of cure when the similimum can be school doctors after elaborate x-ray and laboratory tests of blood and
stomach contents, rendering the diagnosis accurate and complete.
found, thus bringing hope to thousands who languish in the gloom ,of
black despair. 1. THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LVII, No. 4, October, 1949, p. 161.

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CHRONIC PEPTIC AND INTESTINAL ULCERS •••

CHRONIC PEPTIC AND INTESTINAL ULCERS •••

CASE I MR. F. w. T. AGE 29 CASE I MR. F. w. T. AGE 29 •••

December 18, 1939: Since 1935 has suffered with gastric and intestinal This case presented few therapeutic symptoms, hence the application
distress. X-ray at that time revealed duodenal ulcer; was given milk of a number or remedies, some of which were of doubtful value. It is
diet with alkaline powders and relieved for awhile. About two years interesting to note that PHos. is one of the best antidotes for the thera­
ago had a protracted dizzy attack resulted in fainting accompanied peutic abuse of x-ray and radium; but as no recurrence of acne
by very low blood pressure. Never had any hemorrhage or vomit­ occurred, we can hardly call this one of suppression, although the
ing. Has lost some weight because of the restricted diet. His work effects of the x-ray might well be a causative factor in the case. I would
confines him to much desk work and intense mental application. be grateful for any observations relative to the effects of x-ray radiations
He has periodic neuralgic headaches. There is no marked response for treatment purposes from other members of our society.
to heat or cold. Is a good water drinker, wants it fairly cold. Sleeps CASE 2 0. P. AGE 45
well if digestive pains are not present. Recent test of urine negative. October 23, 1 940: Ulcer of cardiac end of stomach - recent x-ray diagno­
Mental strain and hurry aggravate. Rarely has any preceptible gas. sis. Old school treatment, liquid diet and alkaline pills. Has little
Bowel elimination regular. Very sensitive to a closed hot room. No thirst. Has lost considerable weight, now weighs 132 lbs. Bowels
food desires or aversions. ARG-N. lOM. Had facial acne cured by x­ normal; some night frequency. No nausea or vomiting. Not
ray treatment before his stomach trouble. affected by weather changes. Lumbar pains extend from back to
December 24, 1 939: First few days were better, but for the last week stomach. Generally better when resting. Mutton tallow in the stom­
there is more pain especially when stomach is empty. GRAPH. raM. ach gives the most relief. NIT-AC. raM.
January 3, 1940: More pain than he has had in a long time; pain awak­ November 13, 1940: Bowels better; weighs 135 lbs. with heavier clothes.
ened him several hours after he went to sleep. MEZER. raM. Seems generally better. Continued SAccH-L.
February 21, 1940: No relief until the last two days. Continued on December 4, 1940: Had an accident; lost a finger at his work. NrT-AC.
SACCH-L. SOM.
March 8, 1940: More acidity and pain; must drink milk every hour for December 2 7, 1940: Improved; gained two pounds. Continued on
relief. Pains awaken him too early in the a.m. GRAPH. CM. SACCH-L.
March 27, 1 940: Improved. Continued on SACCH-L. January 17, 1941 : Nn-Ac. 50 M .
May 15, 1940: Much more pain again lately, some tenderness in appen­ February 12, 1941 : Since a cold in chest has had burning in stomach
dix region. Pains occur two to three hours after eating. Burning acid with much gas. CARE-V. SOM.
pain but no nausea; cold things feel better in his stomach. PHos. March 14, 1941 : Better, gained a pound. Continued on SACCH-L.
lM. April 2, 1 941 : Better until he had nervous upset. CARE-V. SOM.
July 17, 1940: Has been much better but some slight return of symp­ Apri/ 30, 1941 : Generally better. Continued on SACCH-L.
toms. PHos. lOM. May 23, 1941 : Patient doing well. It would be interesting to have
June 1, 1941: A report from him through a friend says he is in perfect another x-ray examination of both of these cases made, but is diffi­
health and enjoys all kinds of food with no distress. He feels that cult to persuade patients to go to expense and trouble when they
he is cured. are well.
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AsTHMA AsTHMA ...

Asthma is generally considered incurable by old-school authorities; CASE 3 MRS. c. P. AGE 47 ...
hence their usual procedure is palliation with drastic medication with
adrenalin injections and anti-spasmodic drugs which are the chief fac­ October 18, 1 940: Suffocating sensation in throat, asthma has been bet­
tors in rendering these unfortunates incurable. Such treatment also is ter, lost 16 lbs. from 180. There is a slight asthmatic rale in left
the chief obstacle the homeopathic doctor must overcome in the resto­ bronchus, has had a slight cold. KAu-c. CM.
ration of the asthmatic patient to health. Hence many of the chronic January 15, 1 941 : Has a slight cold. KAu-c. mM.
drug-soaked individuals take long and tedious prescribing with a series
of complimentary remedies to produce a cure. Two cases follow: March 22, 1941: KAu-c. mM.
May 1, 1941 : Patient' s daughter reports mother well and free of asthma.
CASE 3 MRS. c. P. AGE 47
CASE 4 MISS F. F. AGE 30
April 1, 1940: Has had asthmatic attacks for the past ten years with all
kinds of treatment and is steadily getting worse. Has always been June 13, 1935: Has had asthma and bronchitis all her life. Had several
subject to catarrhal conditions. Gall-bladder removed years ago. attacks of pleurisy as a child. Always had a marked tendency to
Had kidney trouble while carrying her children. Heart sounds are catch cold. Constipated tendency. Generally better in warm
good, but has much gas gurgling in transverse colon. Bowels always weather. No menstrual troubles but delayed at times, three or four
months. Had a bad nervous breakdown 10 years ago. Mother living,
age 55, has diabetes. Father, 64, is in general good health but gets
regular and has normal movements daily. Headaches only during
asthmatic attacks. No unusual thirst. Generally better in warm
weather. Walking aggravates asthma also aggravates the back pain. attacks of asthma. Patient sleeps well as a rule. Restless type. Very
Not sensitive to cold but sensitive to a hot room, wants the fresh sensitive to noise. Appetite not keen, has no thirst. Uses a very care­
air. Heat flashes lasted two or three years. Menses intermittent ful diet of mostly vegetables and fruits. Heart and lungs sounds are
lately. Sleep is poor, restless and broken. Frequent urination. Irrita­ normal. ANT-T. 10M.
bility increased and more sensitive to noise. Not tearful. Upper June 13, 1 935 toJuly 22, 1935: Slightly relieved. ANT-T. lOM.
teeth are out, but lower teeth are infected. CARB-V. lOM. August 7, 1935: Asthma < damp weather. NAT-S. lOM.
April 8, 1940: Has an acute attack. CARB-v. lOM. August 19, 1935 to September 23, 1935: Asthma better but has had an
April 16, 1940: Has been some better, but wakens with attacks about 5 intolerable nervous crawling in skin as if bugs were crawling which
a.m. KAu-c. 10M. was removed by CocA lOM several doses a month.
October 9, 1935: Has severe cold with hoarseness and spasmodic cough.
May 2, 1940: Has been better, but has a light attack. KAu-c. lOM.
CARB-V. lOM.
June 4, 1940: Better, but feels a cold coming on. KAu-c. SOM.
October 16, 1935: No relief of severe spasmodic cough, and asthma is
June 18, 1940: Has an earache (old symptom). Continued on SACCH-L. much aggravated. MEPH. lOM.
July 3, 1940: One attack of asthma and hot flashes; ears are better. October 23, 1935: Slightly better but asthma is very bad. MEPH. SOM.
KALI-C. SOM. November 12, 1935: Improved. Continued on SACCH-L.
August 2, 1940: Better every way. Continued on SACCH-L. December 5, 1935: MEPH. SOM.
September 13, 1 940: KAu-c. SOM. December 2 6, 1935: Relieved until today. MEPH. SOM.

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ASTHMA ... AsTHMA ...

CASE 4 MISS F. F. AGE 30 ... CASE 4 MISS F. F. AGE 30 ...

February 7, 1936: Asthma better but more throat and smus catarrh. December 24, 193 7: Coryza and cold excoriating discharge. Chilly and
MEPH. SOM. weak. ARs. lOM.
March 7, 1 93 6: More asthma. MEPH. CM. January 8, 1 938: Improved after cold.
Apri/ 27, 1 93 6: Has been better but symptoms are coming back. MEPH. January 22, 1 938: Another cold with labored breathing and hoarseness.
CM. CARB-V. lOM.
May 11, 1936: Has an attack of asthma which was > after an attack of April 3, 1938: Improved since last remedy, slight asthma. CARB-V.
flu . Continued remedy. lOM.
September 1, 1 93 6: Improved; has been continued since last dose until April 30, 1938: CARB-V. lOM.
today. MEPH. CM. May 1 7, 1938: Better until today. CARB-V. SOM.
September 23, 193 6: Catarrh of nose and throat aggravated; but asthma June 2, 1938: No asthma until recently and attacks much lighter. CARB-
better until recently, very constipated, face sallow. SEP. lOM. v. SOM.
October 3, 1936: Has been better. SEP. lOM. July, 1938 to August 1, 1 938: Continued on SAccH-L.
November 19, 193 6: SEP. SOM. August 3 0, 1938: Continued on SACCH-L.
December 3, 1 936: Shortness of breath and fullness after a little food. September 2, 1938: Better. CARB-V. SOM.
Lvc. lOM.
December 1 7, 1 938: Has been better. CARB-V. CM.
January 1 6, 193 7: Continued on SACCH-L.
March 18, 1939: Has intervals of months without asthma. No medicine
February 18, 1 93 7: Lvc. lOM. until today. CARB-V. CM.
March 4, 193 7: Better until she caught cold. Lvc. SOM. August 15, 1 93 9: No more medicine until today. CARB-V. CM.
March 25, 193 7: Lvc . SOM. January 5, 1 940: CARB-v. CM.
April 15, 1 93 7: Better. Continued on SACCH-L. March 15, 1940: Asthma has not bothered her for months, but the con­
May 1, 193 7: Doing well. Continued on SAcCH-L. stipation continues to bother, and the finger nails are thin ridged
and brittle, and the teeth show a deficiency of enamel and some
May 24, 1937: Better until today. Lvc. SOM. acrid eruptions are on face. CALc-F. lOM.
June 30, 1 93 7: Lvc. CM. CALC-F. at infrequent doses in gradually increasing potencies from
August 24, 1 93 7: Has been on SAccH-L. and well until now; some the lOM. to the CM potency has helped the constipation and
return of symptoms Lvc. CM. improved the stamina and appearance of the patient from a life
September 27, 193 7: Has been better every way. Lvc. CM. time of suffering and weakness to a future of hope and well-being
October 25, 1 93 7: Lvc. DM.
stretching out before her; but this happy result could only be won
by courage and persistent intelligent application of the Hahneman­
December 1 1, 1 93 7: Better until today. Lvc. DM. nian law by the patient and the doctor.
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AsTHMA ... ECZEMA ...

CASE 4 MISS F. F. AGE JO ... CAsE 5 MRs. E. J. AGE 6o ...

The patient was constitutionally weak with a poor inheritance, and February 1 0, 1940: Since a nervous shock and a cold has not been so
even good remedies failed to hold sufficient intervals to give nature the well. GRAPH. SOM.
chance to build better cellular structure. Perhaps a nosode might have March 6, 1940: Better. Continued on SACCH-L.
simplified and shortened the time required to cure but none stood out April 4, 1 940: GRAPH. SOM.
in the family history or the symptom complex. The order of the last
remedies in sequence Lvc., CARB -v . and CALC-F. is interesting. April 11, 1940: Eruptions aggravated again; now scalp is involved with
violent itching. Feeling good generally. Continued on SAccH-L.
EczEMA
May 7, 1940: At a stand still. GRAPH. CM.
Eczema or chronic dermatitis is among the difficult and discourag­ May 23, 1940: No change. MEz. lOM.
ing conditions met with today. Most cases coming to the homeopath
have been the rounds of allopathic specialists and have had suppressive June 11, 1940: Eruption better, but right leg is swollen. Continued on
ointments of metallic poisons etc. and in more recent times x-ray radia­ SACCH-L.
tions. These pernicious and suppressive treatments either aggravate the July 11, 1940: Better every way. Continued on SACCH-L.
skin condition or drive it inward to some vital part of the economy, August 6, 1940: MEZ. lOM.
generally resulting in a bronchial asthma or a chronic enteritis. Such a
case coming to the homeopath must be made to understand that the August 27, 1 940: Continued on SACCH-L.
treatment requires time to remove constitutional and inherited causes October 3, 1940: Better; but hands rough and sore. MEz. SOM.
and that palliative treatment only serves to prevent the cure.
November 7, 1940: Not as well again. MEZ. SOM.
CAsE 5 MRs. E. J. AGE 6o December 16, 1 940: Improved. Continued on SACCH-L.
December 29, 1939: Dermatitis of the hands for last ten years, sticky February 20, 1 941 : Bruised right foot severely. ARN. lOM.
itching complaint, mass of dark brownish crusts exuding serum. March 4, 1941 : Eruptions gone, but there is return of old leg ulcer.
Recurring off and on. Always < winter and covering hands and fin­ CARE-V. lOM.
gers extending up to wrists, scattered spots on arms. Good general
health. (This is true of the majority of these patients; vitality is suf­ March 28, 1941 : Ulcer healing slowly; this is the spot where eczema
ficient to keep the disease cause from the centers to the surface of began.
the body.) No trouble with bowel elimination. Mother of three May 2, 1941: Ulcer at a standstill. CARE-V. SOM.
healthy children. Had an ulcer of leg following an upset bile, now Mtry 26, 1941: Ulcer spreading with burning pain. Eczema gone. MEz.
healed. Drinks 3 or 4 cups of coffee a day. Eats too much pastry CM.
and pork. Has had x-ray and ultra-violet radiations on hands and
June 18, 1941: Ulcer healed; no more eczema, skin everywhere smooth
many salves without help. No urinary symptoms. Was told at Bill­
ings Clinic they could do nothing for her. GRAPH. roM. with a cor­ and normal.
rected diet. TUBERCULOSIS

January 2 0, 1940: Better until recently, has taken cathartics. GRAPH. We are told that T. B. is one of the chronic diseases that medical sci­
lOM. ence has made some progress in lessening and controlling. However,
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TUBERCULOSIS . . .
TUBERCULOSIS . . .

M . AGE 25 ...
their chief efforts have been spent in the field of prevention by isolation CAsE 6 M Rs. H.
and control. As for the cured, they are far from definite and uniform.
That rest and nourishing diet and abundance of fresh air are strong fac­ March 1938: The films taken at Pembroke in March, 1938, showed a
tors in the combat against the tubercular ravages must be admitted; and defin�te spread of this disease down into the periphery of the left
the universal operation of pneumothorax is far from satisfactory as far 2nd. mterspace.
as real cure goes. Under this regime the tubercular patient is either a The right lung was clear at that time also.
semi or complete invalid for life. It is stated that about ten in a hundre d E . j. L ehman
become immunized against the disease and recover; and the others die March 2, 1938
in a more or less short period of time.
Homeopathy added to rest, diet and fresh air without pneumo-tho­ December 1 939: CoPY: REPORT FROM ONTARIO DEPT. OF HEALTH.
rax operation has a much better record in the cure of tubercular suffer­ Name of Patient: Miss H.M.
ers. It is true that it takes persistent and protracted unremitting effort in Physician referring patient: Dr. Higginson, Pembroke, Ontario.
the way of careful prescribing along with the other things mentioned to Contact with Tuberculous Disease: Sister died from Tuberculosis
make the majority of these affected ones well. But when they are cured 1933.
by homeopathic prescribing, there are no relapses or any of the so­ No contact. Contact as a nurse.
HISTORY: Has rested 1 112 years, feels well at present, some pain in
called sequellae such as weakness, anemia, etc.
Dr. Kent mentions an observation of his, that many of the so-called left �hest, . ea�ily tired, gained in weight. No cough, no sputum.
Temp. 4 p.m. 97. Weight 116 lbs. Development -
cures ofT. B. by natural methods later in life become insane, an indica­
tion of suppression rlther than cure, the disease progressing from less PhysiCal Fmdmgs:
to more vital centers. Fair nutrition.
LuNGs : Some diminished resonance over the apices. Other condi­
CAsE 6 MRs. H. M. AGE 25 tions : Thyroid palpable. Tuberculin reaction - Positive before.
One case presented to illustrate the certain curative power of the DIAGNosrs: Pulmonary tuberculosis, minimal, quiescent.
homeopathic remedy when obtained and administered properly. This Bwon REPORT: The blood sedimentation was 7 in the 1st hour
case, a nurse I never saw, but all the data including x-ray and copies of which is quite normal.
laboratory reports with history and clinical findings were sent to me. As D. McCallum - Clinician.
nothing but common and diagnostic symptoms were sent, the remedy
was selected from her blood, specimens of which were obtained at X-Ray Report December 193 9
monthly intervals. Right lung: slight increase of linear markings.
July 6, 193 7: Films taken at this Sanatorium on July 6, 1937, showed no Left lung: There is a cloudy shadowing about the size of a small
disease on the right side, and the disease on the left was a diffuse marble in the first and second interspace. There are a few nodular
area of clouding in the centre of the first left interspace. clouds scattered through the 1st. and 2nd. interspaces. The trunk
Right lung: Is clear. structures in these inter-spaces are accentuated. There is also some
�hin mottling :Vi thin the circle of the first rib. The base of the lung
E. f. L ehman. 1s clear. There 1s not evidence of cavity.
July 6, 193 7 On the left side, .the infiltration in the 1st. and 2nd. interspaces has
1. §216 Organon - Editor.
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contracted considerably and has changed from soft exudative
clouding to a nodular productive type which has very little sur-
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Cases from Practice

CARCINOMA OF BREAST •••

TUBERCULOSIS •••

I had hoped to present a case of epilepsy and one or two of diabetes

CAsE 6 MRs. H. M. AGE 25 ••• but the paper is already too long for reading before our bureau, but wili
rounding perifocal reaction. While definite improvement has present an unusual one on breast cancer briefly even though it may not
be read for lack of time.
occurred in the left apical lesion, it cannot be classified as healed Cancer of the breast cured by the single remedy is not often met
and maximum benefit has not yet occurred. with; and when su�h results are obtained, it almost seems to belong in
Compared with film taken June 6, 1939, there is some improve­ the realm of the miraculous. From very ancient times down, cancer has
ment within the two interspaces. b een the most mysterious and implacable disease to afflict and baffle
Report ofDr. Grimmer:
the race. When ever its dread presence creeps in on its hapless victim,
there dwells tragedy and utter despair with suffering, impoverishment
On December 18, 1938, when first blood specimen was obtained and death as . t�e ce�tain seal of doom. Such is the dismal picture pre­
1
for remedy finding , the patient Miss H. M. Age 25, had been sented by millions m the world today. and modern medical science
undergoing a rest cure for 18 months. The above was the report stands impotent to help.
from Ontario Department of Health (this report came about a year­ . Y�t Homeopathy is �uring many of these unfortunates and prolong­
_
after the homeopathic remedy was given). Also copies of the stereo mg hfe with comparative comfort in many more. And as time passes
scopic chest films were sent (for comparison). on, Homeopathy alone will save the race from the evils of these consti­
The selected remedy in this case, ARs-IOD. wM. given first on tutional and inherited diseases transmitted down the generations.
December 21, 1938, was repeated at intervals of from four weeks to The obvious lessons taught by the numerous and painstaking experi­
ments on rats by Dr. Maud Sly is illuminating to all who are not will­
several weeks and in successively increasing potencies until the CM fully blind. Cancer may be bred out of rat families and bred into the
was reached and taken February 18, 1941. cance�-free f�milies by sel�ctive mating. Men and women by carefully
X-Ray Repor t March 1 0, 1 941 : selectmg theu mates espeCially along homeopathic lines would rid the
world of cancer, tuberculosis, epilepsy and many types of insanities in
Reports from x-ray taken March 10, 1941, interpreted by Dr. D. three generations, if such selections could be reinforced by careful
McCallum (see above) as being as good as it will ever be. homeopathic prescribing. The afore-mentioned group of diseases are all
March 21, 1 941 : Patient feeling very well and back at
hospital on full the product of a common disease soil as all homeopaths know.
time duty. Regaining weight; still becomes tired after a heavy day, CAsE 7 MRs. A. M. AGE 30
but on the whole says she is finding it easier each day. Latest report October 21, 1 938: Married, mother of two healthy children; herself in
is that she is contemplating marriage. apparent good health, but recently developed a lump the size of a
CARCINOMA OF BREAST small hen' s egg in the left breast, fixed but not painful, although
are not showing a deep red calor on the skin covering the growth with a
It is only in cases not too far advanced where tissue changdyesgiven small area of raw surface. This patient lived about a hundred miles
too great that a cure can be consummated with a single � e a succesin­
rem
from Chicago and had previously consulted her local doctor who,
a succession of potencies. Advanced cases frequently reqmr periods to
sion of remedies not too high in potency over much longer after making a biopsy, advised immediate removal of the breast.
effect cures. The growth was first noticed about two months before her first visit
to my office. No symptoms of pain, no functional disturbance of
1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 f£ and see article
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.
digestion, no abnormal menstrual symptoms could be found.
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CARCINOMA OF BREAST . .. HoMEOPATHic CLINICAL CAsEs1

CA SE 7 M R S . A. M. AGE 30 ... Among the more difficult cases of sickness to cure are those suffering
�s ;vere from epilepsy. Such cases are considered incurable by regular medical
All vital organs were normal. The only mental s�mpto os1s w1th a standards, and only palliative methods are applied or advised to miti­
those of deep concern because of the tumor and its d1agn gate the convulsive aspects of the disease.
gloomy prognosis. 1 Aside from the Jacksonian form of the disease, where pressure or
rmed
The remedy was selected over the patient' s bl.ood whichdconfi to ? e of mechanical conditions exist, causes of other forms of the disease are
the other physician's findings except that 1t was foun uncertain or unknown. Surgical intervention sometimes helps these
d, and 1t was
tubercular type and origi n. NAJA was the remedy foun cases of mechanical origin if excessive brain damage has not already
given October 23 , 1938 , in the SOM . occurred. In the idiopathic forms of the disease, the only causative fac­
and painful the past week; tors present are the constitutional or miasmatic ones described by Hah­
December 16, 1938 : The lump of breast red nemann in his Chronic Diseases.
before this time was much improved . NAJA SOM . Most of these cases coming to the homeopathic physician have been
Janu ary 3, 1939 : Lump in breast open ed and
discharged serum and treated with suppressive drugs, sometimes over a long period, and they
bloo d. Continue d on SACCH-L. present only common symptoms of the disease intermingled with drug
Janu ary 24, 1939 : Is stronger and lump smal
ler. Continued on SAcCH-L. symptoms given for the suppression of the convulsions. The family his­
tory and the life story of the patient, with all his sicknesses and injuries,
February 1 7, 1939 : Spot on breast smal ler, gene
rally better, weight 116, are the main guides for the selection of the remedy. Remedies corre­
gained four pounds. NAJA SOM . sponding to the miasms of the patient and his family must be chosen
l today. NAJA CM . and given in properly spaced doses and in a succession of potencies.
April 14, 1939 : The remedy continued unti Complimentary remedies are often needed to consummate a perma­
Augu st 8, 1 93 9: NAJA CM. Thi� a�t �d :'ith. pa
�ient improving in weight nent cure, because as one miasmatic influence is erased from the
and strength with growth d1mm1shmg m s1ze. patient' s economy, another comes up to replace it until it in turn is
eradicated by the suitable remedy. Thus it frequently requires a series of
November 1 6, 1 93 9: NAJA CM . remedies, often in a succession of ascending potencies to cure such
February 2, 1940 : Brea st healed, growth gone
, weighs 120 lbs. Menses intractable, chronic conditions of epilepsy and the malignancies - all
delayed two weeks, suspects pregnancy. listed by the leading medical authorities as incurable; and indeed they
are so unless treated by a master of the Hahnemannian homeopathic
February 2 7, 1940 : NAJA CM. Is sure of
pregn�ncy; the following art and science. 2
of
November, 1940 , gave birth to a healthy baby w1th no recurrence
breast trouble and had no more medicine until EPILEPSY

January 14,1941 : NAJA CM . A middle-aged man who had suffered for years with irregular, recur­
ble. March 13, 1941, ring convulsions, diagnosed by allopathic doctors as epilepsy and given
Has reported perfe ct health �nd no breast trouand happy. No more in abundance the classical, routine anti-spasmodic, suppressive drugs
and last report April 17, 1941, 1s perfe ctly well
for some years with no mitigation of his trouble.
medicine; patient dismissed cured .
1 . See see article "Recent Concepts and New
Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 f� and see 'article
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LXXIII, Nos. 10 - 12, May and June, 1958, p.106.
ine" on page 683 ff. . - Edttor. 2. Dr. Grimmer was a master of the Hahnemannian Homeopathic Art and Science. - Editor.
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medic

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Cas es

EPILEPSY ...
CHRONIC DERMATITIS ...
On August 13, 1945, the following report was received: "I feel that February 7, 1942: Eruption better, but has h ad a severe head col
we have made progress during the last year. The night ofJuly 26 I had a CARB-v. lOM . d.
recurrence; attack came as usual during sleeping hours in the early March 2, 1942 : Som e better. CARB-v. SOM .
morning. It was the lightest of any in eight years. Was able to go back to
work about 10 a.m. Rested well the two nights following the attack; on March 2 8, 1942 : Improved in every way; cont
inued on SACCH-L.
the third and fourth night was restless but finally overcame the restless­ Afte� this date the patient moved to Florida from Chicago
ness and slept. Since then I have felt fine, rested well every night and
have used medicine per schedule (one powder of SACCH-L. each week). contmued homeopathic treatment and placed herself in theand dis­
hand
Have not been bothered with backache this time as I was with former
attacks. "This change occurred under two doses of KALI-BR. roM, given
?f a regular physician of the old school. She was given Cortison
Internally and had ultra-violet ray treatments on the skin ;
six to eight weeks apart, and one dose of KALI-BR. CM on April 1, aggravated not only her skin trouble but impaired her which
health. She was also given _ _ general
1946, and another dose of KALI-BR. CM given on June 13, 1946. On a weight-re ducing drug.
August 6, 1946, NAT-s. 10M was given as KALI-BR. CM held too short a April 1 2, 1 948: the patient returned to Chic
ago for homeopathic help.
time; and a re-study of the case brought in NAT-s. 10M. This was
repeated on September 16, 1946. From this time on until February 22, April 2 6, 1948 : CALC-S. lOM .
1955, NAT-s. in ascending potencies was given at long intervals until May 3, 1948 : Has a case of athletes foot; SAMA
NAT-s. D M (second dose) no longer acted. A blood test February 28,
RSKITE lOM .
May 1 0, 1948 : Improved; continued on SAccH-L.
1955, brought through KALI-I. lOM J T h is b lo o d te s t revealed t h e s y p h ­
ilitic m ia sm (in h erite d ) . KALI-I. in ascending potencies to the CM June 2, 1 948: S kin some better, but menses too
soon with a heavy flow;
seems to have completed a cure of this very chronic case. In the past ga�_ m_ �g W�I_ �ht fast, does not feel well; perspires too freel
year there have been no attacks, and the patient is in excellent health. spuatlOn Irntates skin eruption; was given another dose yofand per­
SKITE roM . SAMAR­
This case is an excellent example of Hahnemann' s miasmatic con­
cept of chronic disease: First, a series of potencies of the antipsoric rem­ June 1 0, 1948 : Sk�n �s better, but is gaining
edy KALI-BR., followed by the antisycotic remedy NAT-s. and lastly the weight too fast; GRAPH.
10M . From this hme until
antisyphilitic remedy KAu-r. All were required to make a perfect cure of
a most resistant condition complicated with drastic drugging from sup­ April 17, 1957, the patient has been on
GRAPH. 10M
pressive antispasmodic nostrums repe ated doses of each potency. Her last report on and SOM in
April 17, 1957, was that her skin has entirely
CHRONIC DERMATITIS cleared and that she is in
better health than ever before.
Chronic dermatitis is another condition difficult to cure with any
treatment outside the homeopathic remedy. A case in point: V. C. age CERVICAL CYSTS AND SWELLINGS
13. Given CARB-V. lOM on January 17, 1942. A history of dermatitis of The ne�t case is of interest to the internist because of the amount of
arms and hands since early childhood. Has had measles and chicken­ pathology mvolved.
pox. Gets severe headaches with vomiting at times. There is no tender­
ness at McBurny's point. Has a hemic heart murmur. Extremely fond March 2 9, 1 9�5: M �s. B. H. E . Married. Age 37. History of profuse irri­
_ vagmal discharge ; hist . ry of being treated from the preceed­
of sweets, no desire for salt. �atmg �
mg J? ecemb :r for an mfechon
_ of the vaginal canal with severe
1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas i n Medicine" o n page 679 f£ and see article
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff.. - Editor.
burmng and It�hing_ with a putrid odor from the discharge. All this
was accompamed With severe backaches and pains extending into
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Homeopathic Clinical Cases

CERVICAL CYSTS AND SWELLINGS •••

CERVICAL CYsTs AND SwELLINGS •••

November 13, 1956: Feet swelling again, periods are more regular; con­
both groins and down the thighs, legs and feet. Feet swell when on tinued on SACCH-L.
them too much. Has severe headaches from time to time with nerv­
ous irritability. She was given a series of penicillin shots and sent to January 14, 1957: KAu-c. lOM.
a gynecologist who advised an operation. She was also suffering February 4, 1 957: Menses very scanty. LYe. SOM.
from rose and hayfever. Was told she had a small tumor in uterus,
March 12, 1 957: No period since last Thanksgiving, breast sore and
but my examination showed extensive swelling and cystic changes
in the cervix, the uterus heavy and enlarged with an enlarged cystic swollen. Has a slight mitral murmur. Has used fluorinated water,
left ovary. THUJ. lOM. CADMIUM CALCAREA FLUORICUM lOM. l
May 12, 1955: Has had an attack of rose fever. Last period shorter with Apri/ 12, 1957: Expects a baby this coming September. No headaches
backache. Craves sweets, appetite poor, easily satiated . LYe. lOM. and is feeling better in everyway. Continued on SACCH-L.
July 14, 1955: Increase of irritating discharge, period improved; LYe. NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
lOM. Still another case. Mr. H.B. Middle aged. Has had repeated nervous
August 19, 1955: Increase of irritating discharge, tendency to varicos
e breakdowns where fear and suspicion produced prolonged attacks of
veins, hay fever attacks recur annually; flow dark but not clotted ; insomnia ending in a loss of strength and weight with a complete lack
LACH. lOM. of confidence and deep mental depression which is indeed a very
gloomy picture.
SEPTEMBER 22, I95f Pain in left ovarian region, tired and broken sleep, Perhaps this type of case is as trying and difficult to cure as those suf­
hard to get to sleep. Full bloated sensation with hunger, feet swollen fering from phobia, frustration and resentments with insomnia which
and sore, no thirst. LACH. lOM. so often wind up as so-called nervous breakdowns; and these are the
October 27, 1955: Pain and discharge persist, but is sleeping better; hapless vi�tims of the pain killers, the mood drugs and the sleep pro­
LACH. SOM. ducers whiCh are so abundantly advertised on radio and television.
January 10, 1956: Pain in back after resting, no headache at last period, March 13, 1 956: For the third time in as many years this man returned
discharge is less, pelvic findings much improved; LAcH. SOM. for the kind of help he had found on previous occasions under
March 13, 1956: Had two severe headaches. LAcH. CM. homeopathic care. NAT-s. SOM.
May 1, 1956: Continued on SAccH-L. June 22, 1 956: NAT-s. SOM.
June 5, 1956: Has had several vomiting attacks with constant pain in July 7, 1 956: Not able to sleep; MAG-M. lOM.
left ovarian region. Has lost ten to twelve pounds. Pelvic findings August 7, 1956: Unrefreshing sleep; LACH. lOM.
August 30, 1956: A blood test brought this new remedy through2,
better. Continued on SACCH-L.
July 1 7, 1956: Had severe vomiting attack a week after period with anx­ THUJ. lOM.
ious fear. Sleeping better, pelvic findings improved; LAcH. CM.
1. CADMIUM CALCAREA FLUORICUM i s one o f the Cadmium preparations used b y Dr. Grimmer. -
September 11, 1 956: LAcH. DM. Editor.
October 2, 1956: Flow scanty, headaches are lighter. Continued on 2. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 ff. and see article
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff. . - Editor.
SACCH-L.
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September 25, 195 6: Very suspicious and depressed, is sure he cannot
get well; KALI-THIO-CYAN. lOM. A NEW MEDICAL APPROACH IN THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLISM
October 8, 1956: Full of unreasoning fear; O P lOM.
.

October 1 9, 1 956: Suicidal and restless; AuR-M. 10M. AsiATic FLU

October 25, 1 956: Slight improvement; continued on SAccH-L.
November 2, 1956: Better on motion, extremely irritable and restless; WHAT NoT TO Do IN FLU
Kali-i. lOM.
November 1 6, 1 956: No better, KALI-BR. lOM.
HoMEOPATHY IN HEART DISEASE
November 23, 1956: Does not feel he is improving; return of physical
HoMEOPATHY PsYcHosoMATIC MEDICINE
symptoms, better in the dark; Hyos. lOM.
November 2 7, 1956: SYPH. lOM.
MENTAL DISEASE CuRED BY HoMEOPATHY
December 4, 1956: THUJ. 10M.
March 29, 1 957: Improved. Has regained nme pounds, weight 166; HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT OF TYPHOID
THUJ. 10M.
The last report on May 15, 1957, found the patient feeling well and full uNDULANT FEVER
of confidence with regained strength.
Such cases are especially hard to treat homeopathically because so HoMEOPATHic SuccEss AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS
much easy palliation is at hand, and this type of patient will grasp any
promised relief with no thought of consequences. And since they have HOMEOPATHIC PALLIATION IN INCURABLES
had a little palliation even for a short time, their will to fight and
endure for positive cure is lost.
These mental and nervous cases with their severe tensions seem to
require more remedies given on their indications and more frequent
repetition of remedies to obtain curative results. But cures are possible
if no interference with palliative drugs are interjected and enough time
is permitted to find the one best drug or the best array of complimen­
tary remedies needed to do the work. This requires much patience and
study on the part of the physician as well as immense faith and courage
on the patient' s part. Only such patients as have been indoctrinated in
Homeopathic Philosophy and have experienced the great advantages of
homeopathic prescribing are conditioned to cooperate with this
method of treatment in the face of the enumerable palliative nostrums
confronting him today. But present day palliative treatments only
plunge the patient deeper into the mire of despondency and frustra­
tion. Homeopathy is the only hope for a real cure for these unfortunate
victims.
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A NEw MEDICAL APPROACH IN THETREATMENT OF

ALCOHOLISM1
Medical science to date makes no claim for the cure of this rapidly
spreading disease, already assuming universal proportions, and now a
major health problem to the world. The victims of alcoholism are now
regarded by doctors of medicine as being very sick people, with little, if
any, prospects for a cure.
To date there has been no specific remedy or drug discovered that
can cure or cope successfully with this destructive malady. We are told,
alcoholics have acquired an allergy to the alcoholic poison in all forms.
Even when taken in small amounts it can and does suspend the power
of the will to resist an overwhelming urge for more and more of the poi­
son, until the body organism is saturated and rendered helpless, mor­
ally, mentally and physically, to become a human wreck floating on the
ocean of delusion and oblivion, blown by the self-made winds of adver­
sity into the whirlpools of suffering, degradation and death.
One of the causative factors related to the disease, that has not been
sufficiently stressed and on which little, if any, research has been done,
is that of heredity. During the last forty years, the world has been
afflicted by three major and many minor wars, leaving a harvest of pov­
erty and moral degradation, in which intemperance of all forms has
increased to its present alarming proportions. At least three generations
have been born and have lived under the impact of alcoholic excess.
This was greatly aggravated during and following the prohibition era.
While geneticists are not a unit in recognizing the transmission of
inherited allergies, it is fairly well established that among the black genes
are noted certain types of allergic conditions that are transmissible,
such as asthma, and an individual sensitivity to many substances that
· produce untoward effects, with sick-making powers, that can disturb the
human organism.
� Alcohol is a poison causing vast, far-reaching changes in the body
organism, ultimating in serious pathological changes in the brain,
nerves and blood vessels, as well as in the other vital organs of the
. ��·J ..,J...
y. Since the brain and nervous system are so profoundly
<;�Tt-l'rt-F•n
by the alcoholic poison, it is logical to infer that alcohol in
(through several succeeding generations) might produce, by a
of mutation, genes similar to the black genes that could transmit

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allergic sensibilities to alcohol and produce i� c_e�tain i�dividuals b �th �nd hurts ?f all kinds,_ that these subtle energies are empowered to act
an intense craving for it and a strong susceptibility to its degeneratmg mvol_untanly, automatically and effectively for the protection and pres­
effects on the tissues and vital organs of the body. ervatwn of the whole being.
Whatever the etiological factors may be, it has been quite general�y . When we_ conte_mplate these marvellous things pertaining to the life
noted that the tendency to the intemperate us� of alcoh_ol does ru� m s1de of creatwn, w1th all �he orderly processes vibrating in sequence and
certain families through succeeding gene!atwns. This obser:ratwn harmony for the perfectwn of uses, we are appalled with wonder and
applies especially to the period of the past thuty to forty years . . It i_s �rue reverence in this presence of divine order, operating throughout all ani­
that from most ancient times drunkenness has affected some mdividu­ mated nature. This expression of divine power and goodness behind
als more or less but never to the extent that is noted at present and the the form side of the material cosmos, should convince even the most
malady is rapidly increasing. . . m �terial-mind�d skeptic o� th� pre�ence and rulership of a supreme
Geneticists have established the fact that many senous, constitu­ bemg, who gmdes and mamtams his created universe and its inhabit­
tional types of disease, both physical and �ental, are _ transmitted by ants by immutable law.
way of the genes through succeeding generatwns. To Clte a fe� of the BY: observing �he growth and development of plants, animals and
more well known and drastic ones: several forms of cancer, diabetes, men m the matenal world and studying the processes and laws that con­
epilepsy and many forms of �hronic skin disord�rs difficult to cur� , trol and regulate these things, we become aware that back of the form
such as psoriasis, keloid, persistent eczema, and lichen. These co�di­ side of n�ture there is the force or causative expression of nature, active
tions, along with alcoholism, are listed as incurab le by modern med1eal though hidden a�d unapparent. From these observations, we are able to
se1ence. conclude tha� pnor t�, _and back of, both the material and phenomenal
Nevertheless, many individual patients suffering from the �e varioll:s worlds there is the spmtual world where Deity and all causes exist and
diseases have been cured by a new medical approach, by usmg medi­ � ave their origin. T � e acceptance of this lmowledge and its application,
m the realm of healmg, bnngs to the needs of suffering humanity
cines prepared in a special way that will :nable the� to reach and erad­ hith­
icate the deep hidden causes of human Si�l�ess, whi_ch are the result of erto unlmown powers for the restoration of spiritual, mental and physi­
constitutionally inherited states and conditwns of disease. These reme­ cal health against all forms of disease.
dies are prepared in such a way as to reduce them by a process of poten­ To substantiate this statement we need but cite the wonderful work of
tization to a state of electromagnetic or electronic energy. rehabilitation and cure for the victims of alcoholism by the organized
This energy corresponds to the subtleness of the _disease energi_es that groups lmown as Alcoholic Anonymous. Hundred s of hopeless human
afflict mankind and also to the life energy that bmlds and sustams the wr�cks, who had failed to find help from medical science and psycho­
physical organism with its innume�ab�e, complex functions that �onsti­ logl�al therapy or from the spiritual efforts of ministers and religious
tute all life's marvelous processes m itS ceaseless struggle for existence adv1ser� , have made complete and permanent recoveries through the
against disease and environmental stress of all ki?ds. This _ is the <?nly ? enefiClal program of A.A. From a medical point of view, these recover­
type of energy that can cope with the energy_ of d�sease, b_e it ch�m1eal, i:s . are more than intere�ting, th:y can be highly instructive to the phy­
viral, or bacterial, or even the most subtle of mhented toxms, wh1eh are SiCian and p_sychologist _anxwus to restore these scientifically
the prime cause of all constitutional disea� e. . . . aclmowledged _ mcura�le patients to _a state of health, spiritually, men­
When the subtle disease energy operatmg m the body iS brought m tally and phys1eally With the restoratio n of their uses to society.
contact with a similar drug energy, each energy repels and dissipates the The victims of alcoholism, when through suffering and frustration
other to leave the vital energy of the body free to act in its normal way, have been bro_ught to the point of recognizing that human agencies are
to co�trol and direct all of its many and various tasks relative to the powerless to aid them, are then conditioned to accept the fact that only
vital processes of the living organism. a higher power whose resources are greater than man's can help them.
. When these facts are recognized and accepted, there comes to these
It is by way of the autonomic nervous system, wh�ch iS a� imp <?'rtant
. .

part of the defensive mechanism of the body orgamsm agamst disease patient an illumination that completely transforms their nature. The
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depressed, morbid outlook is dissipated by light of Divine truth and DESIRE S (pg.483 ) alcoholic drinks (57): Aeon. aloe am-c ., ant-t .,
arn
:
goodness. Love, faith and understanding become a triangle and a talis­ ' '
Ars., ars-i., Asar., a�ter., aur., bov., bry., bufo, calc., calc-ar., calc-s :
man in their lives. Love for the Lord and their fellow human beings and Caps. carb-an ., chm., clC., _ Crot-h., cub., cupr., fl-ac., gins., hell.,
faith in the goodness and power of the heavenly Father brings them �
hep., wd., kreos. , lac-c., Lach., led., lee., med., mere., mur-ac. , naja,
understanding and compassion for the suffering and misfortune of all nat-p., Nux-v., op., phos., plb., psor., puls., sel., sep., sol-t-ae ., spig. ,
others whom they meet along the rugged highways of life. staph., Sulph., sul-ac., sumb., syph., tab., ter., ther., tub.
These victims of alcoholism, who are living by the program outlined
in the A. A. category of rules are especially conditioned to receive the menses, before : Sel.
benefits that the Homeopathic medical approach can bring to them ale (3): ferr-p., med. , sulph.
without in any way interfering with their A. A. program. In this new
aspect of medical approach there can be a most effective, complemen­ beer (52) : Aeon., agar., aloe, am-c., ant-c., arn., ars., asar., bell., bry.,
tary, agency to insure the certainty and permanency of cure for those calad., calc., camph., carbn-s., caust., chel., chin., cocc., coc-c.,
patients who have been conditioned by the highly spiritualized pro­ coloc., cupr., dig., graph., kali-bi., lach., mang., mere., mosch., nat­
gram and unifying influence of A. A. The heavenly Father works by ar., nat-c., nat-m., nat-p., nat-s., Nux-v., op., petr., phel., ph-ac.,
many diverse ways his wonders to perform and he employs those agen­ phos., psor., puls., rhus-t., sabad., sep., spig., spong., staph., stram.,
cies best suited for the work, at the given time and place to accomplish stront., Sulph., tell., zinc.
his ends. Hence, it becomes easy to accept all possible and proven brandy (34): aeon., ail., arg-n., ars., ars-met., aster., bov., bry., bufo,
means available for such desirable results, as a permanent cure for the calc., chin., cic., coca, cub., ferr-p., hep., lach., mosch., mur-ac.,
victim of alcoholism.
In the extensive scope of the Homeopathic Materia Medica and liter­ Nux-v., olnd., Op., petr., phos., puls., sel., sep., spig., staph., stram.,
ature can be found hundreds of cases cured of alcoholism. It is unfortu­ stront., sulph., sul-ac., ther.
nate that the possibilities for great good along these lines have been too whiskey (22): aeon., arn., ars., calc., carb-ac., carb-an., chin., cub.,
long neglected. With the establishment of clinics for the treatment of fl-ac., hep., Lac-c., lach., mere., nux-v., op., phos., puls., sel., spig. ,
alcoholism, at least in our larger cities, or even where one or more staph., Sulph., ther.
Homeopathic prescribers are located, clinics similar to those serviced wine (37): aeon., aeth., arg-m., ars., asaf., bov., bry., calc., calc-ar.,
by Gallavardin of Paris, France, might be formed and serviced for the
good of humanity and the advancement and recognition of Homeo- c�lc-s., _chel., c�i� ., chin-a., cic., colch., cub., fl-ac., hep., hyper., kali­
pathic science. bt., kah-br., kah-1., lach., lee., mere., mez., nat-m., Phos., puls., sec.,
sel., sep., spig., staph., Sulph., sumb., ther.
In Kent' s Repertory (pg. 36) we find under MIND the rubric 1 claret wine (4): calc-s., staph., sulph. , ther.
Under GENERALITIES (pg. 1344) we find rubrics for ag�ravations from
DIPSOMANIA: ars., bufo, calc., caust., con., hep., lach., mag-c., mere.,
nux-v., op., petr., puls., staph., sulph.
alcoholic drinks as follows:
drinking on the sly: sulph.
Aggravated by alcoholic stimulants (59) aeon., agar., alum., alumn.,
menses, before : Sel. am-m., anac., ant-c., arg-n., arn., Ars., Asar., Bar-c., bell., bor., bov.,
Under STOMACH the rubric DESIRES alcoholic drinks (page 483), we cadm-s., calc., calc-ar., carb-an., carb-s., carb-v., caust., chel., chin.,
find 57 remedies. Sel. (in black type) has it occurring before the chol., cocc., co.ff, con . , crot-h., dig., gels., hep., hyos., ign., kali-bi.,
menses. Lach., laur., led., lye., naja, nat-c. , nat-m., nux-m. , Nux-v., Op.,
pe�r., puls. , Ran-b., rhod. , rhus-t., ruta, sabad., sang., Sel., sep., sil. ,
1. These rubrics have been inserted by the editor.
sp1g., stram. , stront., stroph., Sulph., Sul-ac., tab., thuj., verat., zinc.
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ARSENICUM ALBUM ...
Aggravated by brandy (25): agar., ars., bell., calc., chin. , cocc. , hep.,
hyos. , ign., lach., laur., led. , Nux-v., Op., puls., ran-b., rhod. , rhus-t. , mind, with bitter complaining, anguish, tears, and despair. With the
ruta, spig., stram . , Sulph., sul-ac ., verat ., zinc. deepest melancholy comes unreasoning fears of death, misfortune and
Aggravated by wine (page 1422) (54): aeon. , agar., alum
., am-m ., ant-c. , an extr�me dread of being alone. The moods are changeable and often
arn., Ars ., aur., aur-m ., bell., bar., bov., bry., cact., calc. , carb �an., �lternat�ng; the mental states may range from a super alertness to
Impressions to one of dullness and stupidity with extreme weakness of
carb-v., carbn-s., chin., chol., coc-c ., Coff. , coloc ., con., cor-r.,., Ign., memory and a lack of ability to concentrate on mental activities. Delir­
r., nat-c nat­
jl-ac. , gels., glon., kali-chl., lach., led., Lye., naja, nat-a ium, with a gre�t flo": of ideas .full of fears, ghosts, specters, robbers,
petr., puls., Ran-b ., Rhod ., rhus- t.,
m., nux-m . , Nux-v., Op., ox-ac ., malcontents, wdd ammals, pmsonous insects, snakes, etc. is often
ruta, sabad., sel., Sil., stront ., thuj ., verat ., Zinc . present. There may be loss of consciousness and sensation' often imbe­
Aggravated by sour wine (6): Ant-c ., ant-t. , ars., ferr.,
sep., sulph . cility. Reli�ious complaints of the most depressing types, loss of faith
and hope m God and also in his fellow human beings are common
Combining the rubrics of DESIRES alcoholic drinks and AGGRAVATED by symptoms.
alcoholic stimulants we get the following rubri c: 'I_'he ARs. patient is weak, faint, cold and exhausted. His appearance
D esires alcoholic drinks and aggravated by them
(24): Aeon., arn., IS. either �loated and besotte j or emaciated and cachetic; in the lowest
h., hep., Lach. ,
Ars., Asar., bov., calc., calc-ar., carb- an., chin. , Crot- states of siclmess a cadaveric appearance often is noted.
S ulph. , Sul-ac.,
led., lye., naja, Nux-v., Op., puls., S el., sep., spig., ARs. pains are bur�ing a�d severe, yet for the most part, relieved by
tab. warmth; the head pams bemg one exception. There is a marked ten­
a most impor­ dency to ulceration a?d even ganwene of the tissues, both internally
Eighteen of the twenty-four are in high t�pe, and thus ment o� alcohol­ and externally. The tlme aggravattons are after midnight until two or
tant group of remedies for individual .study I� the treadisea �
se will enable three a.m. This is the time when the tides oflife are at their lowest.
ism until further clinical experience m treatmg the This impo rtant This brief sketch of ARs. presents a picture of the victim of alcohol­
us to add other remedies to this list from time to time. other .
discov erable ism in all its worst aspects. Fearful, weak, hopeless, anguished, anxious,
group of remedies does n?t prev:ent the study of any others that h�ve restless, but unable to rest, alone in the gloom of despair, a human
remedy in our vast matena med�ca and there ��e many . grou o� hm. ­
This wreck on the verge of a bottomless abyss, beyond the power of any
symptoms to indica te their use m such condi tion. p �
cally proven remed ies is one place to start the search for the mdividual human agency to save. Only the influx from the source of all goodness
remedy needed for each case. and power, God, can .di�pel the thick �nveloping darlmess surrounding
those lost ones, the VlCtlms of alcohohsm. In the depth of their hope­
ARSENICUM ALBUM lessness and agony, they no': are ready to reach out, seek and accept,
The first remedy of the group for individual study . is �Rs.. The the help of a power surpassmg all human agencies that have proven
patient needing ARs. is fa: on his �aY. to the place of det�noratton. Path­ p �werless to help or mitigate them in all their long past suffering and
ological changes are teanng at his vital organs; the bram a� d nervous misfortune.
system are impaired and faulty; the memory and mental eqmpment are When this mysterious contact with the spiritual influx is consum­
disturbed and unreliable and the moral nature confused and befogged mated, . a marked c�ange �ak�s plac � in these lost beings, with an equally
or obliterated. Profound depression and despair with u�co�trollable mys �enous change m their hves, mmds and bodies, rendering them sus­
restlessness and anxiety, alternate with fits of apathy and mdifference, ceptible to all t�e fi�er forces and instincts vibrating throughout the
or, at times, with irritability and resentment. realm of nature m all Its planes, physical, etheric, mental, and spiritual.
All the senses are more impressionable to the vibrations of sound, 1. i.e. hippocratic. - Editor.
light, touch, etc. causing painful annoyance and an irritable state of
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ARSENICUM ALBUM ... CALCAREAS ...
It is then, that the fine, specifically selected drug fo_rce of t�e Homeo­ CALC. : Craves eggs, salt things, wine and thirsts for cold drinks; he is
pathic remedy, can insure the �erman�ncy o� cure m these mtractable
and relapsing cases. Better yet, 1t can, 1f apphe� early eno�gh, prevent a chilly patient yet sweats profusely around the head and feet. The per­
spiration is sour as are most of the body secretions (HEP.). There is a
many incipient stages of the disease from reachmg the termmal stage of great wealmess of the digestion and acid eructations. It is one of the
pathological destruction. remedies craving indigestable things such as chalk, coal, etc. (GRAPH.
AsARUM EUROPEUM and Nu-Ac.).
CALC-AR. : Consists of symptoms of the two components of which
AsAR. will be found more useful in the incipient stages of the disease the remedy is composed. It meets those cases where pathology tends to
before pathologic changes in tissues and organs have developed_. It � as ultimate in the liver and pancreas, hence, cancer in the pancreas and cir­
three main spheres of action, mental and nervous system, the d1gest1ve rhosis of the liver with hypertrophy.
tract and conditions involving the eyes.
CALC-s. : Much like HEP., but is sensitive to heat. This remedy com­
In an oversensitive nervous system the slightest noise, such as
scratching with the finger nail on linen or si� k cloth, is unbe �ra�le. bines the power of the two great antipsorics SuLPH. and CALC. espe­
cially in its power to meet many of the states and symptoms pertaining
Exaltation of the senses, shivers from any emotton, a_ gradual van �shu:g
of ideas, imagines he is hovering in the air_ l �ke a spint when walkmg m to alcoholism.
the open air; vertigo as if drunk when nsm� from a seat and severe SNAKE POISONS
compressive headaches are symptoms of the mmd and nervous systems.
The eyes are the seat of much trouble; s_u�h as i?flamed re_d eyes, The SNAKE POISONS are especially useful in the treatment of this dis­
obscuration of sight when reading, very sens1t1ve to l_1ght, sunsh1_ne and ease. CRoT-H. and LACH. are two most prominent. The disorganizing
cool air aggravates yet cold bathing relieves. A�AR 1� v�luable m post
..
effects on the blood produced by these remedies is the marked feature
surgical operations and after painful and laceratmg lllJUnes to the eye. of their action. Next in importance is the tendency of shock to the
General relief in damp wet weather is an uncommon a_nd valuable nervous system they cause and can cure.
indication (AuR-M.). Frequent eructations; empty, sour, settmg teet� on The CROT-H. case is one of a broken down constitution, brought on
edge. Violent empty retching wh�ch increases all sympt�me but reheves from the toxins of typhoid or malaria as well as from the ravages of the
stupid feeling in head. Nausea (w1t_h clean to�gue) < ea�mg. Nausea _ and chronic symptoms arising from alcoholic excess. There is a great ten­
fainting, vomiting with great angmsh; a hor_nble sensatton at t�e eplgas­ dency to hemorrhagic symptoms, bleeding from all the orifices of the
trium on waking in drunkards are the mam symptoms relat1�e to the body (even the perspiration is bloody). The patient is mentally
digestive tract. With the retching and vomiting pain and angmsh, there depressed, tearful and despondent. Mental perception is clouded and
is an unquenchable longing for alcohol. confused. There is great craving of stimulants with the pain; weakness,
nausea and vomiting of black blood, coffee ground vomit, vomiting of
CALCAREAS uncoagulated blood, black stools and jaundice. Symptoms and condi­
tions are right sided, (LAcH. usually is left sided). Both remedies crave
The Calcarea preparations, CALC. , CALC AR ., CAL� P: , a? d _ CALC-S .
- -
stimulants such as wine and other alcoholic beverages. They both, in
are useful and effective remedies in this disease. Theu mdKat�ons are common with all serpent poisons, are aggravated during and after sleep.
found along the constitutional and general aspects of the _ provmgs but The mental symptoms of CROT-H. are more clouded and obscured, stu­
we will add a few distinctive symptoms of each preparatton that may pidity and confusion with inability to concentrate mentally. In LACH.
prove helpful in the selection of the specific remedy needed for each the senses are more acute and active, great loquacity is present. Both
individual case. remedies have profound depression with anguish and despair.
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LYCOPODIUM MEDORRHINUM •••

LYe., like SuLPH. and the CALeAREAS, must be used on the basis of ments because she does not lmow what to say. Difficult concentration
the deep constitutional symptoms and conditio�s. There are a number of thoughts. Thinks someone is behind her, hears whisperings; sees
of general and characteristic symptoi? s .t�at wlll e� able the a� ert pre­ large people in the room and large rats running, felt a delicate hand
scriber to recognize the need for the mdlVldual patlent J?resentmg L�e. smoothing her head from front to back. Is sure she is going to die; all
characteristics. Clarke observes that LYe. is one of the p1Votal remedtes life seems unreal like a dream; wild and desperate feeling as of incipient
of the Materia Medica and an intimate acquaintance with its pr<;>pertie s insanity; cannot speak without crying; suicidal; hurried, becomes
and relations is essential to a proper understanding of the Matena Med­ fatigued from hurry; weighed down with gloom; dread of the dark.
ica as a whole. Feeling as if he had committed the unpardonable sin and was going to
Fear of being alone, of men, of his own shadow, appreh�nsiven�ss, hell. Feels most matters sensitively before they occur, generally cor­
susceptible to mental causes, fear which makes a profoul!d tmpresston rectly; clairvoyance. Violent headaches with sensitiveness to sound,
of bodily organs especially the liver. Mental state.s resultmg from fear, light and jar. Great selfishness and impatience. Burning soles, wants
profound sadness an inclination t<;> weep, �onsolat10n aggra�ates, forget­ them fanned, swollen painful soles.
ful, avaricious, imperiousness, mtserly, dtfficult con.centratlOn, general
aggravation 4 to 8 p.m. are strong in the LY�. drug ptcture . . Nux voMICA
Easy satiety, distention and discomfort wtth loss of appetl�e, after the The alcoholic patient needing Nux-v. is one whose special senses are
least amount of food or drink, canine hunger followed by sa�tety, belc.h­
ing of much gas which relieves, sensiti:re �o l�g_ht, noise and Jar. Emacta­ acute and even exaggerated; sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. Even
a slight disturbance from light touch and noise may cause convulsions
tion from above downwards, marked untabthty, many symptoms and and extreme pain; hypochrondical, peevish, stubborn and irritability of
conditions are brought on or made worse by anger. . the mind; anger and bad effects from it; debauchery, masturbation, sexual
LYe. is right sided, symptoms travel from right to left espectally excesses and perversions.
symptoms of the throat and ovaries. Gener�l aggravatl. �� from heat al!d
becoming heated, relief in the fresh open au, double vtston, opthalmt�, Those who have wrecked their health from excesses and brought on
falling of hair, severe neuralgias and other forms of nerve and rheumattc mental incompetency associated with deep melancholy and even
pains, the pains come on suddenly and depart sudd �nly. LYe. fre­ despair, and whose digestive organs are greatly impaired, often end in
. malnutrition and wealmess mentally and physically. This gives a brief
the remedy. lGN. must be compared, especially in those cases where the
quently causes severe aggra:rati�:ms. and sh�uld not be gtven at first m
too high a potency and the mdtcat10ns for tts use should be clear cut. general picture of the Nux-v. siclmess and the indications for the use of
MEDORRHINUM1 long lasting effects of grief is a causative factor.
This remedy corresponding so intimately wi�h inherited and sup­ OPIUM
pressed sycosis which universally affects hum�mty. may we.ll be a �re­
quently needed remedy for alcoholism, espectally tf comphcated wtth Or. is to be thought of in cases of threatened apoplexy and paralytic
diabetes. wealmess in those who have been subject to shock, fright and severe
Forgetfulness of names, words, and even letters. Dazed feeling. Far tensions, long lasting effects from fright. Patients whose vitality is so
off sensation as though things done today occurred a week ago; looses low they cannot react to well selected remedies. Carelessness, great anx­
constantly the trend of her talk; seems to herself to make wrong state- iety and uneasiness; inconstancy and fickleness; strong tendency to take
alarm; timorous character or rash and inconsiderate boldness; alternat­
1. This text here is from the articles MEDORRHINUM by E .W. Berridge; TRANSACTIONS OF THE IN­ ing states; stupidity and imbecility; great flow of ideas, with gaiety and
TERNATIONAL HAHNEMANN AssociATION 1889, p. 221 and corrections of this article by the same disposition to indulge in sublime and profound reflections; vivid imag­
author in the IHA TRANSACTION 1892, p. 152. - Editor. ination; mania; delirium and confusion; loquaciousness; visions of
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OPIUM ... SEPIA ...

mice, scorpions, etc. ; mendacity; !cleptomania; lying disposition; loss of etc. Women become averse to their husbands without any lmown cause
moral senses are some of the mental symptoms that strongly point to even to themselves; women never well since the birth of a child with
OP. pelvic pathology and symptoms; weak women who crave stimula�ts.
PsoRINUM
SuLPHUR
PsoR. is needed in deeply psoric constitutions where these manifesta­
tions persist through several generations, especially those conditions The symptomatology of SuLPH. covers every type of disease acute
pertaining to the skin, respiratory and digestive sy�tems. Cold wea�c and chronic afflicting the human race. It stands at the head of the anti­
patients with feeble reactions to well selected remedies; depre_ssed SUi­ psoric group of _ remedies. The typical SuLPH. case is unkempt, dirty,
cidal subjects; loathing of life; all is dark and hopeless; offensive body and abhors � athmg. He has been �alled the ragged philosopher perhaps
odors and discharges are strong indications in this patient, who often because he iS content m _ an environment of filth and disorder. This
craves stimulants. All the nosodes are useful remedies when given on character readily becomes a victim of the alcohol habit. Cases whose
the strict indications calling for their use. ailments date back to some form of suppression: either a skin disease
SELENIUM
driven inward t� t�e vital centers by powerful medical topical agents, or
by powerful radiatiOn therapy; or a discharge from mucous membranes
SEL. will fit some cases of alcoholism in rather chronic or advanced lining the orifices of the body, (such as catarrhal or gonorrheal dis­
states. Among the key symptoms for its use is that of profound weak­ charges) suppressed by powerful medicants which has no affirmity with
ness of body and mind, extreme sense of fatigue. It acts strongly on the the processes of cure. In patients of feeble reaction to the best selected
male sexual sphere and the larynx. It has cured incipient tubercular lar­ remedies.
yngitis; prostatitis and impotency; lascivious ideas; pollutions. with flac­ Patients whose family history is deeply psoric, patients sensitive to
cidity of penis; discharge of semen drop by drop dunng sleep; temperature changes C?f every va�iety, sad and depressed with loathing
lascivious dreams with emissions, followed by wealmess and lameness .
of hfe; d':ells on rehg10us or phll_o sophic speculations; despair of eter­
of the back; during coition feeble erection and too quick emission; long nal salvat10n; fears he has committed the unpardonable sin. Egotistic
continued voluptuous thrill. Debility and wealmess after coition. i�differen�e to the lot of others, dwells on past unhappy events, self
Extreme craving for alcoholic stimulants especially brandy, which pity, vexat10ns. Hypochondrical and full of morbid ideas' irritable and
aggravates the symptoms. In women, strong craving for alcohol at the hurried, weeping, sad and frightened are some of the long array of men­
menses. tal states associated with SuLPH.
Reveries of a religious and melancholic character; great loquacity;
excessive forgetfulness, especially in matters of business; great forgetful­ . �his_ remedy
md1eat10ns
is most successful when given on the broad general
that call for its use.
ness when awake with distinct recollection during half sleep; stammer­
ing; uses syllables and words in wrong connections. Mental labor S ULPHURIC ACID
fatigues him; dread of society.
CAUSATION: alcohol, tea, sugar, salt, lemonade, debauchery, walking, SUL-AC., like SULPH., is one of the most valuable and effective reme­
exertion, masturbation, loss of fluids. The above is only a brief aspect �ies for al�oholic sufferers. It, like SmrH., has many
of the patient needing SEL. tions �ut m the acid the cor:ditions are more drastiskin c,
manifesta­
tendin g to
_ of tissues. Extre
ulceratwn �nd _destructiOn
SEPIA me irritability and excite­
ment of mmd iS strangely characteristic, ulceration and hemorrhag
SEP. may be needed in women suffering from alcoholism. Women may occur fron: mucous m �mbranes internally or extern es
ally
grenous ulcerat10n of the skm and deeper underlying tissues. from gan­
relaxed with weak ptosed organs as uterus, bladder, intestines, kidneys,
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A New Medical Approach in the Treatment of Alco
holism
TUBERCULINUM
HYDRASTIS
TuB. may be needed in those cases . whose family and personal �is­ Clarke lists HYDR. as a remedy for alcoholism. Because of its drastic
tory may be the leading indication for 1ts _use, as a resul� of suppress10n action _of the gast�o �intestinal tract and liver with its marked tendency
of tubercular manifestations from generat10n to generat10n. to mahgnancy, th1s 1s a valuable remedy for serious study.
Stepped up nutritional measures, su�gical removal of tuberc�lar STROPHANTHUS
glands, collapsing of aff�cted lugs, re�� d1es. that suppress . cough Wl�h­ STROPH. given in two to ten drop doses of the tincture three times a
out curing the constitut10nal cause, hvmg . m the open a1r, are p �lha­
tions only. Suppressive drugs may ? e �eemmgly help ful a1_1d seemmgly day cured a dipsomaniac sixty-three years of age. Two other cases cited
prolong life, but unless the const1tut10nal an� m1asmat1e c�uses .are by Clarke were cured of the alcohol habit. The marked action on the
removed the tubercular sickness only changes 1ts form and mtens1ty. heart and stomach is well known. This remedy needs a more complete
Many cases of tuberculosis apparently cured in early li�e later suffer homeopathic proving which might well place it high in the list of effec­
tive remedies for the treatment of alcoholism.
mental and nervous diseases, even insanity. Other cases m later years
show cancerous involvement of the lungs, glands, bones, skin, etc. CONCLUSION
At this time the race seems to have developed another miasm, This paper embraces only a fraction of the likely remedies of our
namely the tubercular miasm; hence this nosode is becoming more fre­ Materia Medica that could be useful in the treatment of the alcoholic
quently used either as an intercurrent or comple�entary remedy to t�e disease, it does give those remedies and their candid implication that
other miasmatic remedies or as a direct agent agamst the tubercular dis­ over the years in many lands have been most effective for this dreadful
ease. malady. W� t�ust that this humble beginning will awaken wide spread
Before closing I will mention a brief study of a few more homeo­ homeopath1e mterest for the development and spread of homeopathic
pathic remedies whose proving and n�t�re corr�sp �nd to the nature effort in this work which might well give homeopathic science a splen­
and aspects of alcoholism verified by chmcal apphcat10n. did opportunity to prove its worth in the field of medicine, where fail­
ure and acknowledged disappointment has been so universally
CADMIUM SULPHURICUM
admitted.

CADM-s. has been curative in drunkards who have developed stom­

ach and intestinal ulcerations with severe gastric pains and vomiting of
dark blood; they are chilly, weak, emaciating patients. Clarke states it is
a notable anti-psoric.
CAPSICUM

CAPS. is effective in delirium tremens given in dram doses. The

patient' s face presents a dusky �edness which .is cold to t�e touch, p�e­
thoric type oflax fiber. Alternatmg states of �md, home s.Kkn� ss, easlly
enraged, capricious, bewildered, severe burnmg lung pams, mternally
and externally. In males atrophy of testicle has be�n noted. ! hey are
flabby patients who have gangrenous, slowly healmg ulcerat10ns and
crave coffee and beer.
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And for the bad ef�ects following the abuse of coal-tar
depress1. :re drugs there 1s a small group of remedies that will or other
these ev1l agents and restor antidote
Considerable comment is going on concerning Asiatic Flu; and prep­ e the weakened defenses of the b o dy organ-
· bac1( to normal functiOn: Carb- ., A m-e., Lach ., and o'P. are a
.
aration for wholesale vaccination with experimental vaccine is planned Ism
g�oup firom whiC. h the best antid . v
sma11
by health authorities both for the laity and the armed forces. Homeo­ ote may be found guided by the indi­
paths have been asked what remedies they have to meet a flu epidemic vidual symptoms of the needed single remedy.
if one should come. The g�oup .of remedi�s required for study in the early stages of the
From all accounts, the present epidemic of Asiatic Flu is rather mild Great Ep1dem1c: agar., a1l., all-c., am-c., ant-t., apis, arg-m Ars., ars-i.,
in its action with few fatalities. The epidemics of the past, notably the arum-t., asc-c., asc-t., bapt., bell., Bry., berb., cact., cadm-s.,., calc-f. , calc­
one of 1917 - 18 began in a rather mild way and as the season passed p., calc-s., camp h., �anth. , _ caps., carb-an., Carb-v., carb-ac ., caust
into late fall and winter the disease took on the nature of the severest cedr., cham ., chel., chm. , ch�n-s., chlol., cimic., cina, coc-c., cof£, cor-r..,,
crot-h., crot-t ., cupr., cur., d1g., d10s., _
type and the death toll mounted up to drastically high proportions. dros., dulc., elaps, ery-a ., eup-p er. ,
The ravages of the disease continued for months with a mounting death fer�-p., for� ., gels., graph ., hell., hep., hydr., hyos.
, iris, kali-bi., kali-c.,
rate of from 20% to 40% of the victims contracting the disease. kah-cy., kah-s ., kalm ., lac-c. lach. lachn ., laur., led ., lept
1ycps. , mag-J?., mere-c., mere.,' merc- ' 1-r.,
. mez., myris ., 1ob ., 1ye.,
m ., nat-s. , lllt-ac ., nux-m . , nux-v
In the early stages of the epidemic a group of from fifty to seventy­ ., naja, nat-ar., nat-
. , olnd ., op ., plb ., petr phos., ph-ac.,
five remedies were needed for study in the search for the similium. As
the epidemic went on, fewer and fewer remedies were needed for the phyt., podo ., puls., psor., pyrog., ran-b ., rhod. , rhus-r. .,rhus-
ruta, sabad., samb ., sang., sanic ., sarr., sars., senec ., sen�g., sept :: rhus-v ::
selection of the best similar remedy until towards the end a group of
less than a dozen remedies were needed for the study. stap?., stram ., sulph., syph. , tarent., ter., ther., thuj., tub., verat.,spong verat­
ANT-T., ARs., BRY., CARB-v., CAusT., GELs., FERR-P., KAu-c., PHos., v., ZlnC.
Diffe�ent l? cations required some different remedies during the last
Pms., SANG., SENEG., and SEr. made up a reliable group for study for great ep1deJ?1c. S��uld an epidemic strike, it would be
several months in that terrible epidemic of the war years 1917 - 18. Not ?omeopathlc physiCians of the various sections of the counhelpf ul for
m �ouch nd compare their reme dies
only the civil population but the personnel of the armed forces suffered try to keep
frightful losses. In some localities as high as 40% losses occurred. � that are frequently indicated in
theu locality. In that way the true epidemic remedies can be known
Homeopathy scored great success with a great reduction in the death used to great advantage. and
rate of their treated cases; less than 5% of the cases treated homeopath­
ically died.
What about prophylactic protection? No protection ever developed
against all acute diseases can surpass or even equal the homeopathic
constitutional treatment, as it not only removes susceptibility to all dis­
ease producing agents, including allergies of all kinds, but it harmonizes
the play of vital processes and stimulates the body defence mechanism
to its highest efficiency and power. These desired ends are accom­
plished by centralizing the inherited toxins engendered by the chronic
miasms stated by Hahnemann, viz: Psora, Sycosis, and Syphilis plus
the many artificially produced drug diseases from the abuse of anti­
biotic and coal-tar derivative drugs.
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What Not to Do in Flu
phenacetin, pyramidon, luminal, veronal, tylenol and others of like
WHAT NoT TO Do IN FLui nature.
ent of flu by It is repugnant to any thinking individual to give such toxic agents to
� . the thin s to do in the treatm
�
Much as bee n s �i about
many em ment physioa_ns,
and the ! .
a vice they give in the
hav e
main is safe
bee n greatly
a sick organism weakened by infection and disease. Another deleterious
effect of the coal-tar poisons is the checking of the elimination from
do
gs patlent � hould not
the subjec t of th iS ta11c.
and sound. But the thm � the bronchial tubes and lungs. Expectoration often is entirely sup­
neg1 ecte d and that is . alth S ervice of pressed adding greatly to the already frightfully over burdened respira­
t me
.
etl -g of the h gh li hts of the Public He
At a re
_
cen
s adm
?
itte � :
d t at t e r sent knowledge of
flu, its exact ori­ tory functions so necessary for oxidation purposes. Is it any wonder we
e emp1 Yed was sadly ins
the U. S. it wa ufficient and unsa�­ have so much pneumonia accompanying, complicating and following
the tre atm ent � �
to
unable to avail
gin
isfacto
and
ry. I ·t iS t ? b e reg ret te d th at the government is
st in part homeopathiC Phy-
.
flu? No, it is only the natural sequence of a stupid therapeutic proce­
dure. There is another effect that should not be ignored, and that is the
w le d e of at lea
�
itself of the service and kno and satls­ irritated action on the mucous membranes of the gastro-intestinal and
ent f the subjec t is efficiently
� �
sician s be cau se the tre atm � told by these genito-urinary tracts. These are but a few of the primary effects of coal­
solv ed by h om eop at i� t erapeutics We are
fl
facto ry ot yet been dem­ tar drug poisoning.
sav ant s tha t the exa ct virus cau� e of u has n
learne d
. uncertam . whether a smgle organism or a variety of There is a secondary action on the heart and nervous system that
· the flu infection .
onstra te d . I t iS .
. . agents m lays a train of many chronic conditions such as gastric and intestinal
mixe d viruses are causative. t: Ab solute
whi. ch all s hould follow is fm ulcers, kidney and heart disorders of various forms. In the past decade
The goo d medical advlCe _ l ate d room A light nutritious diet of or two, those coincident with the advent of the coal-tar drugs, there has
. � . th abundance of pure spring or d iStl·necl
rest m . b ed m · a warm well venti ·
.
i been an alarming increase in heart and kidney diseases. A society
etable ices, W
fruit and veg
water. Chlonnated wa.ter
· JU _ . .
iS a positive mJury to
. · even the well, hence
hs to keep the s1an ·
headed by highly advertised medical specialists to prevent heart and

'
kidney disease has never uttered one word of protest against the abuse
. Warm, not hot spo nge bat ·
. orous1Y should be frequent1y given
much more so to the siCk res
. g vig
the se me asu
. nm
. All and almost universal use of these pernicious poisons which confront
1'
funct10
� . nation through the kidneys, b ow- the public in a multitude of forms and are even recommended by phy­
protect the. heart an �nco � urage im i
ure m her fiight against inf r . .
ection while the sicians for the relief of pain of every sort regardless as to its causation
e 1 s, a�d s1�n, thu s aid mg nat
. intectlOn . I
antibo die s to overpower the. and origin. While the government is so busy prohibiting, it might just
orgamsm iS manufactunng
� !� �:::� � .. ..
. d d a ... as reasonably and profitably prohibit the unrestricted use of these
s a�e frustr e y
But often these desirable en � p f u a. n. d
•. J U
harmful things. And with such curtailment in their use, and especially
· t and his fne n d s a n ·

and adviCe of the patien. first and every practicing physician were to put his stamp of disapproval on
l b e the ma pa t of talk here tonight The
treatm ent
t
wil
ma ny eop� �le ? '!" en the feel the sym toms� of cold or and educate the laity regarding the harm done from their univer-
thi ng tha l? _ irin may use we would soon see a drop in the vital statistics death rate from
loa d up on eith � r asp mn �or qu ne While the asp
umb the sensi
is to
er by dep res sm g the � i _
ca�d �ac nct on and ben
ison tha t adds
and heart disease.
the fev . ;
permoous and in idious po ? Why do not some of the leading knights of the profession come out
the flu suff,ere!. And
ues. to pam , i' t is a mo st .
·

t h e po iso ne d blo od of put the people right on these things? Surely it is not because they
additio .
nal burden to
1
dy are wea cened by this
drug - to a . ignorant of the harm that is done by these agents ? My guess is that
..
rs o f the bo
e po we
·
·

rea ctiV . . ngs pertam

ate r th a n th a t wh lC h op mm pro duces Th ese thi ._,a_ ..,,,., in medicine as well as in business plays a most stupen­
gre such as
all the coal-tar deriatives role. Quinine effects primarily may be more severe, but it does
greater or less er d egree to produce the intense and protracted end results observed in the coal­
. tor..
. pt, exact date unknown. - Edi except in its effects on the VIIIth nerve and lining membranes of
1. From handwntten manuscn OME fraught with all its dangers
-
the HEPATO-RENA L-SY NDR
2. Aspirin often is the cause of
tor.
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What Not to Do in Flu
ons of the appreciable doses of aluminum-hydroxl"de With . chlonde . hydroxide, an
Quinine, like theposcoa r-tars drys up theoniresp iratory secretieffe cts are active irritating poison.
predis es fne toward pneum a. Its chr oni c
lungs and use
gge d sin s and dea ss with a lon g trai n of neu ralg ias and nerve Another therapeutic error committed . bY I a�men IS. the use of cough
plu
suffering. Chronlonicged liver and spleQenlindisineeas. e frequently results from the drops or cough syrup containin� �f1��' c�deme, or c�lor<?form. Such
agents block the secretions by p r � g t e nerve endmg m the bran­
drastic and pro n mi intake of is the application of cathar- chial mucosa The use of cam�h�;a e d or m �ntholated �alves or grease
A second comatmothey fon stake laymen mathekeelim ina tion of poi son from rubbed into �he skin of the fl pneumoma sufferer IS another mis-
tics to favor whthere never dly believe on per pet rated on tal<e that
the system, buting public thanwasthigre usi
ater medical delre toxins are abs
bec ause far mostines and the liquorbefac­ ed . may endarefatally
many Impurities ' b ecausearethcIe0��e
eliminated
pores of the skin th�ough wh"1ch
d and rendered mefficient in
an unsuspect sed peristalsis actsion of the inte this waste remained their important function Th rnernlClOUS �ostrums �nd drugs are
with the increa waste than protak
wo uld e place if orption of toxins advertised in the public �ess a�� stre car signs as bemg specific for
tion of the fecforalday t abs flu and colds of all ki�ds . Th- �y _are t�e undertak�r' � most helpful
undisturbed te by s,covforerinnatg such wasteeswitagah ins
ure vid mbrane imperviou s friends and without their sp eCl lC mfl uence many VICtims of flu and
from fecal wase of gases and toxins. And all cataharmetics des tro y this pro­ pneumoma. would recover instead 0ffi1ll"mg premature graves.
to the passag rane and favors the absorption of the putrefactant toxins. Not wl. thstandig the vicious de ressi g action . of �he things men-
tecting memb e that is made by physicians as well as laymen is the tioned many sick sufferers recover i� sPit� of �uch apphcat10n . thanks to
A third mistak of baking soda and other alkaline substances in order a wonderful vitality. But really Iy those. m the extre�es of life or
use of huge dos es
to maintain ityatis isindkno
wh wn as the alkcon alinity of themablointodainsertheumstat
dition to irable end aree allof
. This those afflicted and weakened ��1�h orgamc heart or kidney
. "filCdisease
blood alkalin methodseedema plo necess ary ain h a des should die from flu or pneumoma under sane and trulY sc1ent1 treat­
health, but theeither success or fail yed to obt suc alk alinity of the usblofru od is ment. I b elieve that self medicat"�on or Iay prescribing of all kinds to. be
ure .
marked for the liberal use of fruit juices especiaIf the the citr its, a great mistake except' perhaps m an emergency where expert medICal
. cannot
maintained bym done and only good accrues to thellypatient because the adviCe be obtained without too much deIay. In that case there
are a few homeopathic remed"Ie� ��. en on theu. specific indications that
there is no har e in the blood is left undisturbe d by this pro cess. But if can be recommended to ab � dan erous symptoms of flu and
mineral balancis obtained by the use of large doses of sodium bicarb o­ pneumonia quicldy and gentf;' thfia �. s t:_ere will_ be no consequential
the alkalinity an unbalanced calcium and potassium content in the , drug effects remaining after the in ec t10n IS overcome.
nate there is that may be very inimical to a sufferer of flu or other . the chill, coming on sud-
blood stream ides the danger of over alkalinity from large doses of alka­ In the very early stage of a cold fio_ll�wmg _
.

infection. Bespossibility that would prove unfortunate for one suffering denly and followed by fever and �t��Io e excitement, a drop_ of homeo­
line salts is a te infection. p_athic tincture of AeoN. in one q a er glass of water, the mixture to be
from very acu unmineralized spring water is urged for the reasons glven in teaspoon doses t:� h�u:: :II:� �n�il �he ever breaks when no
The use of purande it is very necessary to avoid all chlorinated water in more medi�ine _ is needed th . t i e rot<en and only rest and
d
just mentioneeith c sickness if heaevelthn chris to be speedilys. a car�ful diet IS needed to regam heaIth completely in a very short
any state of suf er acute or chroronioth er acute or lungs and onic sicknes time.l
restored to anychlorifere r of flu of the bronchial
The action of tant isnewelonl the mucous lining sho ide d if possi­ If the coryza is continued and .exco}Iatmg and accompamed with
· · .

tubes as an irriirritant to thelmodigwnestiand hence uld benaravo wealmess, chilliness and severe__::__::_ achmg o museles and bones producing
ble. It is an nated water does notvedissand genito-uri y content.asChwello­l.
trac ts --------' _ _
_

the chlorine d for cooking cl

Boiling chloriis much more harmful ifipacontetain
. .
Dr. Grimmer suggested use of tinctures because at t he time ofwntmg this article (1947 or the-
.
1.

rinated water vessels. Water or food so keptedandandpreusepared contains

. .
reabouts) most pharmacies (not spe C!aI"!Ze m Homeopathy) soId Homeopath"1C remedies in
r
t"mcture wrm. Of course the better way wouId b e to use the remedies in potency. - Editor.
in aluminum !�trimmer's Work
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 Homeopathy in Heart Disease
What Not to D o in Flu

a homeopathic dos
extreme rest1essferinengss'and e of ARs. 3 0X dilution will soon HOMEOPATHY IN HEART DISEASE1
relieve all sufof extr e rest ore t? perf,ecte he�lthadache and nausea Eur- This terrorizing number one killer of our time apparently defies the
In cases �� �o��n� a;�t� ' �:: �ro; of the homeopathic tine- organized medical effort of our country to curtail or arrest its far-reach­
PER. or the oldquafasrteriongleass of water to be given in teaspoon doses as ing and devastating onslaught on the ever increasing number of its vic­
ture in one tims. Scientific medicine ascribes much of this deadly increase to the
ad e
��. t�:�r��c�rieV ��l and pleurisy cases where �easedpatient is �gg�ae:�t:�:y tension and hazzards of our preseht day social and industrial order. But
there must be other more forceful causative factors at work not recog­
by .pressur. e over .the dise lungs,hom w
motlon and resharped cut tmg pam s BRY , one dro p of the eop atho/
ic nized by the dominate medical science. From the pioneer days up to
breath causes and beyond the civil war into the eighteen eighties, we were an expand­
tin��:J� �:��:h����� o c res are su ' t ing country whose economy was beset with money panics and indus­
e :��� �� :r r; �d �� ��e0��:;�;;:�:; trial crises entailing much greater hardships and tensions than we have
tions be�ause theb aif�eshnplante iSare���re�!t!res and atte nuations. Be today; yet relatively few died of heart disease; in fact all the chronic
pharmaost to fy � �: �rPJi�illed water when taking these remedies. degenerative diseases were far less marked and rarely occurred until old
��: :o��:r��s lifeh foto;cetheofSic_th1e ���������cs:r�F�����;!ti�e��:�: . age came on; today these diseases are rampant among the middle age
ealt group in the prime of life; yes even many younger victims are now
on to restore hdica c.
afflicted.
on general me l progress cannot be too greatly stressed . Between the eighteen eighties and nineties we were visited with rag­
ing epidemics of flu or grippe as it was called then. At about this same
period the dye industries of Germany produced and gave to the world
the drugs derived from the coal tar by-products. Such well lmown drugs
as acetanilid, phenacetin, antifebrin and many others, especially the
barbiturates used extensively by physicians and laity alike, flooded our
public with a mass of depressing and nerve-destroying drugs whose har­
vest is heart disease and mental incompetence. From the well known
effects of these chemical poisons on the human economy it is only rea­
sonable to cite the coal tar drugs as a strong factor in the increase of
heart disease.
A second factor in predisposing to renal and cardiac wealmess and
disease is the universal poisoning of the nation' s water supplies with
such chemicals as chlorine; this has been a universal custom in the last
twenty-five years, and in that period kidney and heart disease have
reached first place as the cause of death in humans. The homeopathic
provings of chlorine water made with the 6X potency (one part to a mil­
lion parts of water) on healthy subjects produced long lasting and seri­
ous symptoms affecting the heart and kidneys. The amount of the
poison of chlorine infused in the drinking water is said to be approxi­
mately about one part to a million, equivalent to our 6X potency.
1. -
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When the human body is subjected to the continuous impact �of a poi­ hom.eopathic :emedy, but time and space demand we be content with
son over a long period of time, several things happ�n; t�ose with weal�­ relatiVely few Illustrations.
ened hearts and kidneys take on the degenerative disease of the1f �
. any serious conditions of heart disease have been cured with the
organs, a few of the hardier and less susceptible become immun� to the Uldmg symptom case e:cpressed, as if an iron hand were squeez­
� the heart. This. ofsytheptom
poison. Because of the facts brought out by home�pathic. provmgs on mg I� most marked in the proving of CAcT.
well folks it is reasonable to conclude that a chlonnated water supply and that remedy h �s mgiVen rehef from suffering and good health to
may well b e a causative factor in the increase of �eart disease; �nd heart thousands of suffenng ones over the years by faithful doctors of the
disease has most certainly increased during the time the Amencan pub­ homeopathic faith.
lic has been subjected to these influences. A case of terminal pneumonia complicated with acute nephritis and
In seeking a cure for any disease condition, Homeopathy seeks the a failing dilated heart muscle w�s cured by Dr. Kent on the symptom
causes or etiology inducing or precipitating the siclmess; often the mere complex of a w ak fast pulse with a subnormal temperature with the
removal of such factors will not only cure but also prevent the spread of remedy PYROG. m� the lOM potency; the patient, a Dr. Austin 1 of New
disease. The organization to prevent heart disease by research, etc., has York? com�l �tely recovered, lived and practiced, a devoted homeo­
collected large sums of money from the public for the p�rpose of �re­ pathi� physiCian for over twenty years after what seemed to be a certain
venting heart disease and has failed to enlighten the pubhc .concernmg �atal illness. �ew mortals rise from the p ortals of the grave to emerge
the dangers inherent in the wide spread use of coal tar druggmg a�d has nto the sunl�ght and bloom of health with the great privilege of attain­
�mg
tacitly endorsed the universal poisoning of our water supply without a useful hfe devot�d to the happy task of healing. Dr. Austin carried
one sign of protest. The Homeopathic medical profession has long. an? on, a dev_oted cha:npwn of Homeopathy, until extreme old age closed
constantly warned the public of these dangers to the health of the mdi­ the curtams on his labors. Many cases of serious illness hundreds in
vidual and the public of which he is a part. But in spite �f these warn­ fac , with a separation of pulse and temperature as the �hief index in
ings many more people must be sickened and even die before . the the1f� case has found the curative remedy in PYROG.
medical profession at large will see these dangers and �e spurred . n:to Many cases of angina pectoris with pain radiating down the left arm
action to correct the situation by enlightening the pubhc and advlSlng and on the verge of complete collapse have been restored and com­
the necessary measures to eradicate the troublesome causes operating so forted by LAT-M . (the remedy prepared from the virus of the Black
far and wide. Widow Spider).
For heart disease in its many forms, Homeopathy has a multitude of DIG. cur�s or mitigates dilated hearts with slow, weak, irregular pulse
remedies each one a specific for a specific case. To get the most certain generally w1th cyanosis.
and satisfactory results in cure, these remedies must be prescribed by a CARB-V. in �igh potency cures dilated hearts where the patient seems
thoroughly trained and competent master prescriber. dymg,. bathed m cold sweat yet wants to be fanned.
ARs. cures cases f a simi�ar nature where despite a great weakness
There are no specific remedies for disease by name, only remedies
for patients suffering with the symptoms and the pat�ological . c�ang�s and c?ldness there Is? an anxious fear of death and restlessness; if the
associated with heart disease. Before the homeopathiC prescnpt10n IS body 1s too weak to move, a hand, foot or head will be in motion.
made, all adverse elements in the patient' s environment are corrected, AeoN. may save a life where the shock from sudden fright has
such as faulty habits of eating and drinking, exercise or lack of the affec�e? the nervous mechanism supplying heart function. AeoN. heart
same with sufficient fresh air and sunshine, proper and adequate rest; cond1t10ns are associated with great fear of death and numbness of the
all these things are adjuncts and preceed the selection of the Homeo­ hands and fingers.
pathic remedy, thus causes are removed and success is assured.
Hundreds of clinical pictures of sick patients suffering with some 1. Eugene Alonzo Austin M.D. was one of Dr. Kent's star pupils (as was also Dr. Grimmer). Dr.
Austm, Dr. Fredenca Gladwm were the major preceptors ofPierre Schmidt of Geneva, Switzer­
aspect of heart disease could be cited to prove the efficacy of the land - Edttor.

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A cardiac asthma relieved by lying flat on the back will be relieved if
running through the selected sympp.tom810:group Spong., the only remedy
C ouGH BETTER WITH WARM FLUIDS
not cured by the remedy LAUR. -

.
A disturbed runaway pounding heart is frequently cured by the rem­ Wishing to confirm this remedy by a blood test l to ascertain the
edy LYCPS. patient's polarity, which was bi-polar, most of the remedies studied are
It is well to remember that the cardinal symptoms or so-called key­ bi-po�ar, and Sro�G. was the only remedy satisfYing the blood polarity
notes must be accompanied with the totality of the patient' s symptoms. equatiOn. Sro�G. 1s a rather unusual_ ren:edy_ given in heart complaints
These keynotes are useful and time saving leaders to the study of the eve?- though 1ts symptomat�logy 1s nch heart symptoms . This
m
whole case; if the nature of the case and the totality of the symptoms pat1ent was put to bed and g1ven a specially selected low calorie diet
agree, successful results are assured. and given SroNG. lOM with amaz beneficial results. Within a few
These illustrations are presented to show how Homeopathy works days he was sleeping like a baby, ing
with its array of one thousand (more or less) proven remedies. Only the month he reduced forty pounds, andfreehis ofheart dyspnoea and cough. In a
findings were within the
polychrests are anywhere near completely proven, but our Materia range of normalcy. This is an ideal cure of a very serious and difficult
Medica is vast and still growing. To use this great store of useful knowl­ case.
edge much study of the Materia Medica and Repertory is required to Homeopathic medical science has much to offer in the world ofheal­
achieve the maximum success in cure. i�g. Not_ only does it produce i? eal cures in th� most difficult types of
Any busy Homeopathic physician can submit many interesting case d1sease, 1t also stands supreme m
histories of cures in many forms of heart disease and because it is the the cradle to t�e edge of_ the gravethe, itsfieldminiofstrati
d1sease prevention. From
ons are a God-given
commonplace to effect more or less dramatic cures of heart disease with boon to suffenng humamty. No unhappy and dang erous side effects
the homeopathic remedy, I will submit in brief one interesting case accompany homeopathic treatment.
recently occurring in practice. Only organized gro_ups of manufacturers of proprietary drugs who
A busy industrial surgeon in the early fifties about. eighty p_ounds are moved by _ selfish mtere
overweight, weight 240 lbs., 5 ft. 7 i-?-. tall, collapsed whlle oper�tmg on ganda to a mlSlnformed pubhs_tc,alone can
, through constant studied propa­
keep back the march of the true sci­
a patient. X-rays showed a large dllated heart, and later card1ograms ence of healing for a time of relatively short duration.
showed coronary insufficiency and a damaged heart muscle. Marked New disco verie s in phys ics, bioch emist ry
dyspnoea on least exertion, a chronic harsh croupy, _dry coug� , . inces­ l. �g the truth and power for healing in the and laws,
genetics are all reveal­
principles and tech­
sant when lying down, had to be propped up to s1ttmg pos1t1on to mques of Homeopathic medicine.
breathe at all. Edema of the extremities and fluid in abdomen com­
pleted this dismal picture, the cough relieved _ by being propped up �nd
with hot drinks, waking out of sleep chokmg, allowed only a httle
breath. This case presents few therapeutic symptoms for remedy selec­
tion. Practically all symptoms are of a pathological origin and of infe­
rior value for remedy selection. The apparent sleep aggravation at night
suggested remedies from Kent's Repertory pg. 1342 in high value.
Ars. Chin. crot-h. dig. Graph. Lach. lyc. nux-v. Phos. Puls. samb. spong.
Sulph.
CouGH HoARSE - p. 793 : Chin. graph. lach. lyc. nux-v. Samb. spong.
CouGH DRY AT NIGHT - p. 787: Phos. Puis. Spong. Sulph.
CouGH CROUPY - p. 785 : Spong.
1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 f£ and see article
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 ff. - Editor.

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Homeopathic Psychosomatic Medicine
Homeop athic Psychosomatic Medi
cine
blood will normal
HoMEOPATHIC PsYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE1
t'1ve to the speC1'fi1_cizestanthat
d ard
blood'· that is it will render the blood nega-
This type of medicine truly began with Hahnem_ann, the father '?f remedy selected m accordanfou ce
nd in every case of health. Then if the
Homeopathy. His plea for humane treatment of the msane (before this patle�t, hI· � bloo d stream wil. l becwith om e
the law of polarity be giv· en the
chemistry Is. also change� to a normalnor mally negative; and his blood
·

time they were chained in the gloom and filth of dungeons) emp�a­ stat
sized the need of such procedure. Hahnemann was the first to perceive of normal Vltal processes m the body organise star m
ting the instant rhythm
whi ch leads to harmoni­
the inseparable unity of mind and body that constitutes the pati�nt as a o�s health. \JYhen these proven facts are understood
hole. Sic� minds often stem from sick and ill conditioned bodies and
�VlCe-versa. ce1ve how d1sease starts and grows in intensity unt, itil istheeasycauto per­
factors ce�se to operate by eliminating them from the life environsat'
The one great difference between Hahnemann and modern medical of the patient. m�:�
scientists is their difference of approach to the end results and the treat­ �ho can law� ho:v much fright and frustrated anxiety started
ment required. Hahnemann perceived the very _ nature of n:an as pre­
ceding from the spiritual and mental to the phys1eal, hence �Is stress on
activated every cnp
�egree of _shock andphn g case of arthritis, and who could measure and the
the relatively greater importance of the mental and emotwnal sym ­ tlOn _and mcompetennerv e tension behind every case of mental aberra­
toms both as etiological factors of sickness as well then_ greater value mp reqUlre� to start the procylife How much envy or hate or selfish desire was
the selection of the curative remedies. Modern medical scientists have th� mahgt;tant change . calle�ratiocann cer? of the wild body cell that ultimated in
Who can measure the degree of
reached similar conclusions in this new aspect of healing by different gnef or bhghted �ffectwn_ disturbing the
methods and by the empirical procedure of trial and error. the �eart to end m orgamc c�ange behindnorsomalmanrhyt y
hm and action of
case
Laboratory tests of the blood and vital secretions of the human being e�se. \JYhat about the paralyzmg effect of fear and panics prev of heart dis­
under the influence of anger, fear, hate, grief, etc., show definite chemi­ widely m the orld day? What are these mystic things of evil ailin g so
cal changes from alkaline, which is the normal reaction of the blood our subconscw:v us mt�?nd? doin
these disturb ed mental states, how gcanto
and vital secretions of humans in health, to acid which is the abnormal we have blo� d suffiC1et;ttlyWioxythgen a�ed and free of toxic poisons to per­
and sick-producing toxin of disease. We are told by these scientists that form Its destmed functwn of restonn
chronic diseases such as cancer, heart and kidney disease as well as the Homeopathy alone has the answer tog and thes
revivifYing the whole being?
deforming action of arthritis stem from years of shock, fru_strations, �o�_eop athy can meet and correct all these ecaupotsativ ent questions because
e elements in every
anger, grief and fear that permanently change the blood chemistry �nd­ mdividual case.
ing in pathological changes in the cell formation of the body orgamsm. First, every bein �ubjected to shock, tension, grief, and frustrat
These tests are constantly confirmed by the electro-magnetic tests of
the blood demonstrating the processes preceding the chemical changes does not suffer the gdue effe cts of chro nic deg ene rati ng dise ase
ion
any
� so expose do. Those whose life has been free from the debilitat­ but too
in the body, viz; there is first a change in the blood polarity which in lJ?-g power of_thed chro nic sms suffer lightly, if at all, from the ten­
health is negative in a specific standard of measurement. 3 Any change �Ions of envuonmen�. It mia
from that standard polarity indicates the beginning of disease with an
immediate change in the blood chemistry. Ign�ran�e or otherwise couis ldthonot se of bad inheritance who through
avail themselves of the positive
bemgn mfluence of �omeopathy that
The factor of most vital interest to the homeopathic physician is the many mental and emotwnal tensions of todsuff er disastrously from the
ay.
fact that the homeopathic remedy placed in the circuit with a patient's The provings the homeopathic remedies are rich in perverte
abnormal mentalof_ stat es, sho wm g the pow er resi ding in med
d and
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unknown. - Editor..
Organon §210, 211. - Editor. cure when t�ken an attenuated form because of their power es to
m
icin
duce �berratwns and changes in the healthy when taken in to pro­
2.
.
See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas i n Medicine" o n page 679 f£ and see a'rttcle
crude or
3.
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 f£. - Editor. matenal form.
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A few instances of model

1 cures taken from Herring's volu�e �:m CAsE No. 6.
ANALYTICAL THERAPEUTics will suffice to illustrate the supenonty Pressing, stupefying pain in forehead, particularly after mental exer­
homeopathic procedure in the realm of cure. tion and emotions. Toward evening restle ss, anxious and fidgety. Sleep
disturbed by dreams; twitching of whole body
CAsE No. 1.

A very irritable lady suffering under the most violent and threat�ning ious gestures; weeps, cries out mournfully and ,wants
sits up in bed with anx­
to run away. Next
nervous symptoms, even spasms, had hectic fev�r, sleepless mghts, morning does not remember what occurred: BELL. Bickin g. pg.98 .
mind nearly deranged, disturbed by unfounded Jealousy. 2After one CASE No. 7·
dose ofHvos. 30 was well and remained so. E. Stapf. pg. 86. After over study, feeling
vertex; better during readinatg;times
worse
of a foreign body under the skull, in
CAsE No. 2.
ment or thinking of the pain, better byontouch
going to sleep or from excite­
Feels the greatest anguish in the head with a whirling before the eyes seemed to rise from the mind being diverted ;from the relief during reading
the pain. CoN. 3M
every day from 5 a.m. until 5 p.m. for past two y�ars. He :valks up , �nd Oenichen) cured. Berridge. pg.10 4.
down the room, wringing his hands and moanmg c?ntmually, Oh Volumes could be writte describing model homeopathic cures of
such anguish; oh such anguish". Only when he takes h1s meals does he
cease his moaning. His appetite is good. PsoR. cured. W. Gross. pg. 84. the severest and most intracntable types of sickness, but enough is writ­
ten here to demonstrate the excellence of Homeopathy's success in Psy­
CAsE No. 3· chosomatic Medicine.
One heartening thing t the growth of this advance in old-school
Suffering from fear of hydrophobia after dog bite, mad or not with­ medical thought is a nearabou
out having been bitten. Lvss. pg. 82. least a portion of our colleaappro
gues
ach to homeopathic fundamentals by at
of the dominate school. Such progress
in their ranks brings hope for furthe
that will eventually lead them into ther great advances along these lines
CAsE No. 4·
A child, three years old, apparently well, waked too_ often from sl�ep ample
Homeopathy, the crowning glory of medical achiev and all sufficient fold of
with a scream and continued to cry. The more they tned by persuas10n the ages. ement throughout
to quiet it, the worse it got. CALC. di� not help much. After CALC-P. was
given, the spells ceased altogether. L1ppe. pg. 90.
CAsE No. 5·
Especially after mental agitation of a vexatious char�cter to which
she is very subject (in deficiency of the valves), a tremblmg and flutter­
ing of the heart with distressing pain in the heart and as !a� as between
the shoulders. It extends upward into the head "'_'her� 1t_ 1s felt as an
equally painful throbbing; at the same time _ air, on mspuat10n, seems so
m
cold that it is felt unpleasantly cold even the lungs. LITH-e. cured.
N.N. pg. 95.
1. This book initially appeared as' ANALYTICAL THERAPEUTICS, Vol. 1 ; i t seems that the suceeding
volume or volumes never appeared and the title of the book was changed to THE SYMPTOMS OF
THE MIND. The American Homeopathic Publishing Society, J.M. Stoddart & Co., Philadel-
phia, 1881. - Editor.
.
2. All page numbers in this article refer to Hering's ANALYTICAL THERAPEUTICS. - Ed1tor.

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Mental Diseases Cured by Homeopa
thy
MENTAL DISEASES CURED BY HOMEOPATHY1 CASE I
INSOMNIA AND DEP RESS ION ...
Homeopathic procedures are especially efficacious in the treatment PERSISTENT THOUGHTS (Kent Rep. pg.
87) : stram .
of mental diseases. The literature is rich in numerous abnormal mental PRAYING (Kent Rep. pg. 69):
symptoms produced by the provings on healt�y subj_ects. So perfectly stram .
The c�mplimentary second remedy needed to clear the case was
are the moral, mental and physical states of patlents lmked up together LACH. wh1eh �an pretty well through the
by homeopathic methods of study that the underlying disease causes toms �ere entt�ely_ removed by STRAM. LACfirst study. The mental symp­
involved are more certain of being removed than by other less thorough H., later followed by CARB-v.
was gtven fo_r modental physical ailments that develope d after. This
or scientific methods. A few cases will illustrate the powerful curative patt.ent remams well _ay. Dr. Welsh, a very good homeop ath, who
agents abounding in the archives of Homeopathy. r�ferred � er to me hadtodgtve
CASE I INSOMNIA AND DEPRESSION ma but wtth no help for thenmen her SEP. with some benefit for the insom­
Mrs. A.H.J. age 68. Mental trouble came on rather fast alm st lil�e a Over � per�od of thirty_ years talI have
state s.
shock; began with insomnia and a general run-down state. Thts? pat�ent cases of m �amty a�d mama, s?me ?f extrseen eme
a number of very serious
violence, clear up under
had been an active church worker for forty years. Memory poor; tlme STRAM It 1s espeoally efficacwus m the
: _ puer
seems too long; complained of very depressive mental states whi�h she when mdKated, and 1t frequently is indicated undperaer lthos
_ mania of women
e conditions.
accounted for by so-called evil thoughts of a tormentin� feehng of CASE 2 S UICI DE BY
guilt. Lascivious thoughts forced themselves �efore her wtth obscene JUMPING
visions, these things very contrary to her real hfe and nature. Impulses Suicid�l rnan�a, especially w�th the impulses to jump from high
to kill her husband of whom she is very fond. She was annoyed and places, will find _Its best reme?y 1� �UR. An interesting case of a young
puzzled why she should have such tho ghts and impulses bc;cau e she man whose destre _to com
had been a pious and devoted worker �m her church. For all thts� the always around the tlme of the mtt smode by jumping through a window
full moon is improving under AuR.
impression came to her that there was no forgiveness and that she could CAsE 3 SuiC IDE BY
no longer pray. A quick repertorial analysis of this case g�eaned by f�ur HAN GING
major general groups of mentals, reveals the closely assooated remedtes Anot�er c�se of � highly nervous business man who has been under
needed. the stram, dtsa ppomtments and hardships incident to the economic
ravages of the depressio
RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS (including anxiety, despair etc.) Kent Rep. page
finally elected to find an,way who has suffered with insomnia for months
71 : Arg-n., ars., aur., bell., eale., earb-v., eham., ehel., graph., Hyos.,
when he v:ras al�ost go�e a�out d
by hanging. His wife cut him down
rush
ig�., kali-p., Lach., Lil-t., lye., med., meli., mez., plat., psor., puls.,
attended hu� . P ?r t� thts eptsode heedhadhimbeento give
n
the hospital where I
sep., stram., Sulph., Verat., Zinc. other remed_tes Wtth httle help . After this he was given nPULAuR s., ARs. and
200,
LASCIVIOUS THOUGHTS : which are contrary to the patient' s life and repeated at mter:rals of months apart, with a complete resto-AR. ratio
nature and are abhorrent even in her sick state. (Kent Rep., pg. 61) mental and phys�cal health, and with a much better business successof n
under LASCIVIOUSNESS. Only those remedies also present in the first under the same dtsadvantages he had worked before.
rubric are taken.) Calc., earb-v., graph., Hyos., Lach., Lil-t., Plat., CASE 4 INSOMNIA AND DEP RESS ION
puls., sep., stram., verat.
Another c se a school teacher overworked and under severe strain
DESIRES TO KILL (Kent Rep., pg. 60) Hyos., plat., stram., to kill husband and worry Wtt� � ofa brot
of whom she is fond (Kent Rep., pg.60) mere., nux-v., plat. sleepless, wor�ted andherprofaffli cted with a depressed mania. This case
oun
un�er AuR-M: m several potenciedly s,
depressed received some benefit
but made no real or permanent gain
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC REcORDER, Vol. LIV, No. 4, April, 1939, p. 3 f£
unttl Pic-Ac. the lOM and SOM potencie
m
s was given. She is now
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y
Mental Diseases Cured by Homeopath
HoMEOPATHic TREATMENT OF TYPHom1
CASE 4 INSOMNIA AND DE PRE
SSIO N
. and well even with the same wornes and responslbill-
•••

Introductory Note: Typhoid fever and pneumonia are two dread ail­
. .

stronger, happ1er
.
.

tie r d the one indicatedas me �i­ ments over which Homeopathy has especially triumphed; their periods
��e�: gings show uscase that we need butrestfinore tal hea lth easi ly of illness have been wonderfully shortened and the violence of the sick­
cine for the indas ivid ual , in ordreser� tores acute n:en e � of all s � ts. ness much reduced, while the so-called sequelae are almost never mani­
and certainly nat ure unassisted lcm � e can thoallm se a J� . t men-
lCte d Wl fested. Wherever this method has come into competition with old­
Nowhere else innerthe realm of med e as tha t offered by school treatment, superiority is demonstrated by the statistical compar­
tal and so-called vous disease be as certain of cur ative record of a much lower death-rate under Homeopathy.
The present writing relates chiefly to the therapeutics of typhoid. We
Homeopathy.
do not follow the old-school's latest dictum of liberal feeding, as advo­
cated at Johns Hopkins, nor do we use the so-called intestinal antisep­
tics much in vogue some ten years since but more recently discarded by
a majority of old-school leaders. The only adjuvants, if such they may
be called, used by the writer are the tepid sponge-bath and the alcohol­
rub; both are refreshing, comforting, and in no way change or mask the
symptom-image. Stimulants not only are unnecessary, but they are
harmful when the patient is under influence of the indicated remedy,
which is itself all sufficient to carry the patient to a speedy recovery.
The real homeopathician rarely sees the extreme features of typhoid,
if he has been called on the case early. It is aborted with the shorter-act­
ing remedies before the extreme symptoms develop. There are rare
exceptions, when, due to some psoric or some constitutional element,
the case persists and progresses downward or lapses back after improve­
ment under well-selected remedies; then will the symptoms call for
deeper remedies.
Again: the physician may not be called until late in the progress of
the case, after some pseudo-scientific bungler has masked or distorted
the symptom-image and has weakened the patient' s natural resisting­
powers by drastic and ill-selected medication. Or the case, even under
·attendance, may have been left to Nature's sole care - to run its course -
and progressed toward death, at the lowest ebb of life. In these belated
stages the magic impulse of the indicated remedy is still available.
, In any one illness more than others justifies the claims of the Law of
· ·
·

exhibiting the necessity for strict individualization in the

of the curative medicine - as against routine treatment - it is
. Many of the cases will clear up within a week - even before the
reaction can be obtained.

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Observe the difference between the symptom-pictures in any GROUP I: FREQUENTLY INDICATED ...
typhoid ward: One patient is so restless that he can scarcely be kept in ( )
bed; another, sunk in profound stupor, is aroused only with difficulty. APIS CEREBRAL FORM . . .
One is chilly, even through his fever; another is relieved only by cold - WANTS COOLING APPLICATIONS
bathing and cool air. One has unquenchable thirst, another is thirstless - Abdominal distension.
with high fever; and varieties of delirium, in multitude, are manifest. - Much tenderness. At times intense straining with diarrhoeic stool.
Yet all are labelled typhoid; all suffer with the same micro-organism. If - Thirstless with fever, frequently. Tongue sensation as if wooden 1'.
they are under scientific old-school care, all receive the same routine
treatment. �� ��
Although any remedy containing in its pathogenesis the symptoms
and the nature of typhoid may be indicated, the application of the Law ARNICA
of Similars through a period of one hundred and twenty years by many - Confusion de�rivi?g patient of realization that he is sick. He says: "I
excellent prescribers directs us to a group of remedies which are more feel fine! Nothmg IS wrong with me, at all!"
frequently indicated that others in this disease. - Stupor; roused only to lapse again.
First let US premise that NO REMEDY WHOSE PROVINGS DO NOT - BRUISED, BEATEN, SORE PAIN. CHAN GES POSIT ION CONST
INCLUDE THE NATURE OF TYPHOID - THE CONTINUED TYPE OF FEVER, ETC. ANTLY IN BED "
- WILL cuRE A TYPHOID CASE, even though the other remedy' s symptoms NO PLACE GIVES COMF ORT THERE. MUCH ECCHYMOSIS . PROST
RATIO �
be present. BELL. and AeoN. can never be really useful, even though OFTEN PROM INENT. FREQUENTLY HEAD AND FACE WARM
, BODY AND
some of their symptoms appear. EXTRE MITIES COLD.
HYos. and Stramonium have all the heat and wildness and violence - _Stool involuntary during sleep or during stupor. Urine frequently
of BELL., and they have more: the continued type of fever, which BELL. mvoluntary; may be retained.
has not. RHus-T. and ARs. are as restless and full of fear as is AeoN.; and - Tongue dry, almost black; taste putrid, bitter.
they have the typhoid type of fever. 1
LET us CONSIDER (pg. 1284): Apis, arn., Ars., Arum-t., Bapt., Bry., ARUM TRIPHYLLUM
canth., caps., carb-an., Carb-v., Chin., chin-a., chin-s., Chlor., chlol.,
cocc., Colch., Crot-h., Gels., Hyos., Lach., lye., mur-ac., nit-ac., op., - Unconscious, picks at fingers.
ph-ac., Phos., psor., pyrog., Rhus-t., sec., si!., Stram., sulph., sul-ac. - PICKING AT BLEED ING LIPS AND FINGER-TIPS . TINGLING
AND NUMB NESS
Viewing these remedies in groups presenting similarities in symp­ OF FINGE RS AND LIPS.
tomatology, and omitting the common features of typhoid let us note
the things rare, strange and peculiar. BAPTISIA
- Rapid progress; symptoms due in second week appear in first week
GROUP I: FREQUENTLY INDICATED (thud or fourth day). Early blood changes. Intense stupefaction;
(
APIS CEREBRAL FORM ) . ened. Low muttering delirium.
speech thick
- Confusion depriving patient of realization that he is sick. He says: "I - THINK S LIMBS AND PARTS OF BODY ARE SCATT
ERED IN BED. BUSILY
TRIES TO GET THEM TOGETHER: Cann-i., PETR. , PRos
feel fine! Nothing is wrong with me, at all!" ., PuLS., S IL.,
- Children with brain-cry; stupor. STRAM (
. SENSATION OF BEING DIVIDED INTO PARTS . )
SENSITIVE ON HEAT; DESIRES TO UNCOVER; - COUNTENANCE BESOTTED; DUSKY RED.

1. All page numbers refer to Kent's Repertory III or later editions. - Editior. i.e. numbness - Editor.

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Homeopathic Treatment ofTyphoid
Homeopathic Treatment of Typhoi
d
GROUP 1: FREQUENTLY INDICATED ...
GROUP I: FREQUENTLY INDICATED ...
B RYONIA
GELSEMIUM ...
- Delirium, Restless, desires to go home; thinks is away from home. - Thirst slight of absent. Pain along spine. Pulse full flowing; rather
Talks much ofbusiness; its worries abound and annoy. soft.
DESIRES TO LIE QUIET AND REST. < FROM MOTION.
Constipatio� often present; not diarrhoea. RHUS TOX.
Drinks copiously at rather long intervals. - Symptoms appear early. Delirium of busiest sort; working, gomg,
Asks for things and refuses them when offered. doing something.
CoLCHICUM (ABDOMINAL Fo RM)
- INTE NSE PHYSICAL RESTLESS NESS (Ars ., Chlo
- Wants to be undisturbed because of his wealmess. r., Mur-ac., Pyrog., Sec. )
.
_ Complete loss of perception. Wealm ess of memory. Exce � s1ve men­
- SENS ITIVE TO COL D; BETT ER WHE N WARM AND FROM WARM APPLICA-
.
tal confusion. No fear; appears unconcerned about cond1t1on. TIONS.
SENSITIVE TO THE SMELL AND THOUGHT OF FOOD. (Ars., Cocc.) - Involuntary stool with intense exhaustion. Maybe hemorrhage of
_ Bowel symptoms marked and uncommon. Stools frequent, w1th
. black blood from bowels.
mucus, scrapings as from intestines; involuntary stools. Tenesmus. - Tongue dry, sore, with red tip; triangular red tip, sometimes cracked;
_ Urinating may be involuntary, copious, or suppressed. Frequently may take imprint of teeth; coated at root. Yellowish white or thick
scanty, dark. brown mucus except on the edges.
CoccuLus HYOSCYAMUS
_ (When homeopath not called to patient u�til se.cond week:) Sleep­ - Slower in development than Rhus-t. and Bry. Symptoms appear in
lessness. Mental sluggishness; gradually smks mto stupor. (Arn., second week.
Phos-ac.) Time passes quicldy, unnoted. Numbness. - Persistent but mild muttering delirium . Violence may be present.
- EXTREME IRRITABILITY OF NERVOUS SYSTEM. SENSITIVE TO NOISE AND_ Keen suspicion and refusal of medicine, as poison. (Apis, Lach .,
_
JAR. PARALYTIC WEAKNESS AND STIFFNESS OF EXTREMITIES.
Intense colicky pains in abdomen, as from sharp stones rubbmg
. Rhus-t.: less intense.) Alternat ing with shamelessness and obscenity.
together. - MANY QUE ER AUTOMATIC MOTIONS. W
Muttering mumbling speech; clear plam. speech 1mposs1ble.
ANTS TO UNC OVER; OBSC ENE;
. . USES VILE SPEE CH. FREQUENTLY BETTER IN
THE DARK.
- Speech unintelligible because of parched, thickened, almost useless
GELSEMIUM tongue.
- Early relaxation and wealmess more pron:inent. t�an Bryonia;
confusion deeper. Cerebral congestion w1th ch1lhness. STRAMONIUM
Many symptoms resembl
fever higher. Alternate statee s;HYo s., but violence more intense and
BRAIN AND SPINE SUFFER SHOCK OF THE POISON. PARALYTIC
IMPAIRED THICK SPEECH.
Frequently involuntary stool. Diarrhoea apt to b � wars� fr�m times cursing. laughs, sings, cries, prays by turns; at
excitement or depressing emotions. Frequent, c�p10 �s, l_1mp1d TENDENCY TO STRIKE, BITE AND FIGH
relieves the heaviness and pain in the head. Unnatlon BRAIN THROUGH VISI ONARY CENTERS;
T. < IN DARK. IRRITATION OF
paralysis of sphincter. DIMLY. < IN DARK.
YET WANTS LIGHT BURNING

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GROUP 11: RESTLESS TYPHOID GROUP Ill: HEMORRHAGIC TYPHOID (Acms)

Prostration is extreme. These are suitable later in the disorder, often PHOSPHORIC ACID
when RHus-T. has done all for which it is capable; or when RHus-T. was - Sinks gradually to complete stupor; roused only to lapse agam.
not early enough administered. Blood-changes have resulted, and the Looks with staring glassy eyes.
vital forces are about to be overwhelmed. - Wants to be alone.
ARSENICUM - Affects mental sphere first: stupefaction and mental prostration.
Physical weakness appears later (contrast Mur-ac.)
- ARs. and SEc. have symptoms so similar, distinguished with diffi­ - Diarrhoea may be very profuse and frequent, but at first does not
culty. Both have withered leathery skin; extreme weakness; foul weaken the patient.
odor; ulceration; offensive discharges; all symptoms that pertam. to - Fever progresses slowly. Thirst at first slight gradually increases to
extreme cases in their latter stages. intensity.
- ARs.: More fear of death. Stupefaction rarely so complete as to over­ NITRIC ACID
come the characteristic restlessness. - Most irritable and sensitive of all acids.
- ARS . : SENSITIVE TO COLD; CAN SCARCELY GET ENOUGH HEAT. - NOISE, JAR, ODORS, PAI N ARE ALL UNBEARABLE. WALKING OF OTHERS
SECALE ACROSS THE ROOM IS INTOLERABLE. PAINS IN ULCERS ARE STITCHING.
PRICKING. (H .)
EP
- WANTS TO UNCOVER, EVEN WHEN DEVITALIZED TO THE EXTREME, AND - Physical weakness develops with more or less rapidity, and ends in
COLD AS DEATH. all the toxemia and circulatory changes of the worst cases.
- Haemorrhages: blood dark, offensive, thin. (LACH.) GROUP IV: HEMORRHAGIC TYPHOID
MuRIATIC ACID SNAKE POISONS
- Intense cyanosis revealed m lips, ears and finger-nails. - The snake poisons are very similar in the profound blood-changes,
hangs down. aggravation from sleep, etc.
- TENDENCY TO ULCERATION IS STRONGER THAN IN OTHERS OF CROTALUS HORRIDUS
GROUP. - More septic.
- GROANING MORE OR LESS PERSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE SICKNESS : - Apathy more than in Lach. Aversion to members of the family. Cer-
ebral congestion ; even apoplexy may be present. Mental depression
Delusions of hideous animals; of enemies. Constant drowsines s;.
SLEEP, IN DELIRIUM, IN STUPOR. SLIDES DOWN TO FOOT OF BED.

PYROGEN moaning and groaning. (Mur-ac.)

- Restlessness (Rhus-t.) ; prostration (Ars.); bruised sore pain in - HAEMORRHAGES FROM MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF ALL PARTS . PERSPIRA­
(Arn., Bapt.); bone-pains (Eup-per.). TION SOMETIMES BLOODY. BLOOD BLACK, CLOTTED OR THIN. RIGHT
SIDED.
- DISCREPANCY BETWEEN PULSE AND TEMPERATURE. SENSATION OF
NESS AND WEAKNESS FELT AT THE HEART. LACHESIS
- Cold intense. Chill and heat intermingled. Sometimes vomits More excitable.
as soon as it is warm in the stomach (Phos.). Nervous excitement. Fear of poisoning (Hyos., Rhus-t.). Ecstatic
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GROUP IV: HAEMORRHAGIC TYPHOID ... GROUP V : ADVANCED STAGES •••

LACHESIS CAPSICUM
- Chill especially between the shoulders. !
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•••

state; clairvoyant v1s1ons. Thinks self some one else in hands of

higher power. Imagines enemies are pursuing, and tries to escape. - Restless sleep with dreams and terrors '· awakens m dreamful fear.
- Sensation of sinking. Tenesmus ofbladder and rectum.2
- HAEMORRHAGE OF DARK THIN FLUID, OR RESEMBLES CHARRED STRAW; CANTHARIS
DECOMPOSED BLOOD. N ERVOUS EXCITEMENT AND SUSPiqOUS FEAR.
Av�rsion to water, in delirium. Mania with urinary suppression.
SENSITIVENESS TO TOUCH, AROUND THROAT AND ABDOMEN. LEFT-SIDED.
Unnary spasm. Frequent ineffectual desire to void scanty blood
PHOSPHORUS unne.
- Fear of death; of thunder; of being alone; of dark; of surroundings, - Nervous difficulty in swallowing fluids.
as though something were creeping out of corners. - Scrapings of intestines (Colch.).
- Mental excitability first; later, stupefaction. Wild, crazy delirium. CARBO ANIMALIS
Loquacious. Violent, obscene delirium. - Resembles other carbons.
- Craving for ice-cold water; it may or may not be vomited when - Stony hardness of glands in all parts.
warmed in the stomach. - Perspiration profuse, stains the linen brownish yellow (Lach. ).
Haemorrhagic tendency with coldness.
- Anus open or sensation of being open. CARBO VEGETABILIS
- Stool frequently profuse, gushing; patient much exhausted after- - Last stages in collapse.
ward. Haemorrhage of bright red blood may occur. - Cold, with cold perspiration and blueness, yet wants to be fanned .
Craves more oxygen.
SuLPHURIC ACID - Deficient reaction to remedies. (Caps. , Psor., Sulph.)
- Very irritable. Impulsive. Wants things done in a hurry. Intense men­
tal depression; disheartened; tearful. OPIUM

- DESIRES FRESH FRUIT; BRANDY-STIMULATION. - Cerebral form. Unconsciousness with all the indications of intense
- Aversion to odor of coffee. Haemorrhages of dark, thin blood c�rebral . congestion. Impending apoplexy. Wild fancies and delu­
rapid sinking of vital force. sions. D1stant noises distinctly heard. Coma vigil.
- Tendency to gangrenous ulceration of skin, and ulceration - Fever very _hig� ; desir�s cooling applications even with copious
mucous membranes. Ecchymosis (Arn.). Without mental warm_ perspuat1on. Pupils contracted, no reaction to light. Dusky
tion ofPhos-ac. Weakness common to acids. purphsh countenance. Stertorous respiration. Extreme image of Op.
Intense sleeplessness.
GROUP V: ADVANCED STAGES CHINA
- Extr me sensitiveness of all senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch.
- Putnd� typhoid condition.
CAPSICUM
- Plethoric individuals despondent; home-sick; sleepless; do not re
to well selected remedies. KR 1263R. Back, between the scapula. - Editor.
- Chill with thirst, but drinking aggravates it. Perspiration with fever. Rep. 630R. - E ditor.

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GROUP V: ADVANCED STAGES ... GROUP V: ADVANCED STAGES ...
CHINA ... CHININUM SULPHURICUM ...
China preparations are frequently needed by patients who have suf­ Periodicity of fever more exact: same hour for each recurrence.
fered more or less from malarial influence. Thirst during all stages.
- Exhaustion intense, following haemorrhage, loss of vital fluids. - More thirst than China. Much neuralgic pain in head and various
- Diarrhoea leaves patient prostrated. Perspiration copious and debili- parts of body. Many liver and splenic symptoms.
tating. GROUP VI : PsoRIC oR CoNSTITUTIONAL REMEDIES
Frequently patient worse every other day. Feeble reaction with scarcity of characterizing symptoms. Predomi­
Stool frequent, loose, copious, dark, offensive; much flatus. nance of symptoms common to the disease.
Ringing in the ears, with fainting. Aggravation from even a draft of
air. Abdomen intensely distended. LYCOPODIUM

CHLORALLUM - Many nervous symptoms. Fear of being alone; fear of darkness.

- Intense sleeplessness and irritability, melancholy and despair prior to (Phos.)
or alternating with stupor. - Sensitive to slight noise, as craclding of paper. Many illusions and
Hears voices; holds conversation with imaginary beings, in delirium. delusions. Delirium and stupefaction late in progress.
- DEVELOPS SLOWLY. GENERAL AGGRAVATION 4 TO 8 o'CLOCK P.M .
Jumps out of bed in dreadful fear, with cold perspiration and - EASY SATIETY WHEN EATING.
screams of terror.
- Corresponds to advanced cases where stupor is complete, ending in - RED SAND IN URINE. S ENSITIVE TO HEAT; DESIRES OPEN AIR.
- Capricious appetite. Craves sweets. Desires warm things in stomach.
cerebral congestion. (Crot-h., Hell., Op., Zinc.) Requires constant
·

fanning (Carb-v.). Face dark scarlet, flushing from roots of hair to - Abdominal distension. Generally thirstless, even during fever.
neck and chest, persisting under pressure of finger. PsoRINUM
- Diarrhoea frequently worse at night. - Morbidly gloomy. Despair of recovery even after the danger has
- Hyperaemia of skin increased by taking small quantity passed. (Ars. and Calc., each characterized by its peculiar symp­
Fever intense. toms.)
Urticaria form of eruption. • Convalescence at a standstill. Offensive discharges. No reaction to
remedies.
-

CHININUM ARSENICUM ;- Weak and weary; averse to any exertion. Cold.

Prostration most prominent. Angina and symptoms of cardiac t" Restores to health, strength and hope, such who delay in convales­
ness and anxiety. Weakened heart-action. Icy coldness of '-A'�'-�"H''-�' �:. cence from typhoid.
(Carb-v.)
- Chilliness in waves. THIRSTLESS with fever (Chin.) Aversion to
water. Eggs and fish occasion painless diarrhoea. Sensitive to cold. Weak patient in whom typhoid condition has
developed tendency to suppuration. Abscesses in various parts, even
CHININUM SULPHURICUM
in abdominal cavity.
- Predominating high fever and furious delirium, with humming ABSCESS-FORMATION AS RESULT WHEN TYPHOID REMEDIES INSUFFICIENT
ears. Despondency and lassitude. TO OVERCOME THE TOXEMIA.
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GROUP VI: PsoRic oR coNSTITUTIONAL REMEDIES •••
UNDULANT FEVER1
S ILICA
The original aim of this paper was to report several cases of asthma
•. •

- Especially in last stages or following the termination of the fever. together with two cases of undulant fever. But a review of the literature
SuLPHUR of the latter disease shows so much of real interest; and at the same time
- Aids in restoration of order in class of deeply psoric individuals with with a better recognition of this, heretofore considered comparatively
deficient reaction. rare complaint, indicates that it is by no means as rarely occurring as
was generally believed. Also the fact that it is so resistant to treatment,
- EXTREMITIES BURNING HEAT; SKIN DRY, WITH HEAT. DISCHARGES FROM and so much serious sequelae remain behind, which is doubtless the
ALL PARTS OF BODY ARE OFFENSIVE AND EXCORIATING.
- Emaciation. result of the routine treatment as much or more so than from the dis­
ease itself, makes a thorough review of the malady something of real
- Starts reaction even when symptoms very few; resistance of patient is value to the general practician. Therefore, we will confine the contents
increased, guiding symptoms appear, and other remedies act better of this paper to undulant fever. For references and data, I am indebted
after this remedy is given. to the Nelson Medical Service.
CONCLUSIONS Undulant fever has many other names describing its processes and
The indications here noted are necessarily meager and incomplete; habitats. It is found extensively throughout the temperate and torrid
the one thing sought to be here emphasized is the method of applying zones of the earth, but is most common around the shores of the Med­
the law, fitting the remedy to the patient. As illustrating the possible iterranean Sea. Other names by which it is known are Malta fever,
applicability of any remedy (though not listed for t1_ph?id,) !llention Mediterranean fever; Melitococcemia; Bruce' s Septicemia; Goat fever;
may be made of the typhoid case cured by Dr. Nash w1th Cma. The Mountain fever; Slow fever (Texas); Gibraltar fever; Rock fever; Nea­
present writer has used this remedy with success in two cases with chil­ politan fever; Cyprus fever; Munhinyo (Uganda) and Mediterranean
dren, one having cerebral symptoms predominant. Phthisis. It is defined by Aldo-Castellani and Albert J. Chalmers as: A
The success of Homeopathy over this dread malady, typhoid, is but specific fever due to micrococcus melitensis Bruce 1893, characterized
one of the many reasons for the persistence of our school - a justifica­ by its long undulatitory course, early arthritic symptoms, sweats and
tion of our claim for generous support from the public - and appeals for increasing anemia and debility.
the most scientific, pure application of its principles. The history of the clinical features of the disease dates back to 400
years B.C. and perhaps earlier. Hippocrates describes
In the name of sick humanity, let us turn from a sloven, soulless. tracted fever that no doubt were undulant. It is known tocases have
of pro­
routinism originated by the old school and weakly followed by too
many of our own. Be homeopaths in heart and soul, as in name: along the shores of the Mediterranean for many hundreds ofexisted years,
aside clumsy, lazy methods of alternation and polypharm�cy that "though it was not until the end of the eighteenth century that attention
only in disappointment and suffering; pursue the path enlightened ;was drawn to it by the large numbers of cases occurring in Malta. The
the great law of Hahnemann: administer the single _ ind_icated 'name Malta fever, by which it is most commonly designated, was origi­
under the accurate life-sustaining methods of truly sCientlf1c ""'-�"�....�vr
hally applied to it at this time. Marston, who suffered from the fever
So shall we maintain the steady march toward our goal: complete
·

was the first author to give an accurate description of it; writing

universal recognition and acceptance of God' s best gift of healing 1859, he differentiated it clinically and pathologically from both
sick mankind - the Law of Similars. and Typhoid and suggested that it should be called either Med­
remittant or gastric remittant fever.
Nash, E.B., Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics, Sixth Edition, Boericke & Tafel,
�-�' "U'·"�"·"

1.
phia 1926, p. 359.

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Undulant Fever
Undulant Fever
Many other writers recog�ize� the _disease, but nothing more defi­ The organism is very resistant has been known to live for as long
nite was discovered concernmg 1t untll 18 86, when Bruce _found the as eighty days in dust and to survand
ive for a month in water, either fresh
causative organism, a micrococcus, _which h� calle? miCrococ cus or salt.
melitensis and succeeded in reproducmg the d1se�se m monk�ys by It has been found possible infect animals with it experimentally in
inoculating pure cultures of the organism. From th1s da e the d�sorder
began to be generally accepted as a separate patholog1� _cal entity. In various ways, but its naturaltomod e of entry in the system is by the
1897, Wright and Dougles published t? e results of exp �nments under­
mouth.
Micrococcus melitensis is small coccus or cocco-bacillus, gram
taken with a view of proving that the d1sease could be d1agnosed by _the
sera-agglutination method. In the same year, Hughs wrote a de�alled negative and non-motile and,a not rarely, growing in pairs of short
chains. It does not liquify gelatin or redd
history and clinical description o� the fever �nd subsequently published
his work in book form with the title of Medzterranean tivated on agar at a temperature of abouent 37° litmus milk. It may be cul­
Fever.
growth, colonies only appearing as a rule on Ctheandthirdis ofor afourt
very slow
In 1904, a commission was sent out by the Britis? Adr;nirality �n?
War Office to study the disease in Malta in co-operat10n w1th after inoculation. The milk of infected animals contains agglutininhs day for
Government of the island. This body sat until 1907 and 1ssued _ the ClVanll the micro-organism. The goat is the natural host of the organism; but
exhaustive report on which all present ideas of undulant fever are ewes, asses, horses, mules, cows, and monkeys are susceptible to the
infection. Fifty percent of examined in Malta were infected, and
based. Among other points it elucidate? the fact th�t the _germ lea:res
the body through the medium of the unne and_ that 1t contu�ues to hve
· the infected animals appeargoats
to have suffered no inconvenience.
some considerable time after such evacuat10n; that miCrococcus The disease is transmitted from one animal to anot
melitensis may frequently be found in the blood of app arently healthy from browsing on herbs, contaminated by the urine ofherinfecbytedmouani­th
goats, and that in such cases the milk �f t�e goat agglutma�es the organ­ mals. It is carried to man by way of infec ted milk to the intestinal tract.
In some rare instances the
ism; and that infected goats, whose m1lk 1s able to transm1t the �ever t
man, suffer no inconvenience from the presence of the germ m theu:? although hospital attendantsfever and
may be spread by human carriers,
others have never been lmown to
blood. acquire the disease by direct contamina tion.
In recent years, much further work has been carri d out on the . The four recognized modes of infection are: first, by the alimentary
ogy, pathology and prevention of the malady; and �1t has bee� canal (usual); second, by the respiratory system, the inhaling of dust
FOntaminated by goat 's urine (rare); third, by the cutaneous system
that certain cases of undulant fever may be caused by_ an o_rgamsm se_ro"
· ·

!very rare) ; fourth, by sexu

logically different from the true micrococcus mel�te?SlS, pro fUr in the opinion that the alinfec
intercourse (possible). Most authors con­
what is known as para undulant fever. But as the chmcal aspects quitoes, though micrococcustionmeliistensi
not transmitted by the bites of
.

course of the disease processes are identical in both un�ulant and _ s has been obtained from
·

stomach of mosquitoes, after the latter had

undulant fevers, though caused by distinctly differe�t lCr<J-o_rganlsms:
for prescribing purposes, it is not necessary to descnbe the h1story from undulant fever. Nor do flies, fleasfed ,
upon a patient suf­
lice or other insects
writers of the para undulant type of fever. to possess the power of communicating the disea se by their
Climatically undulant fever is not restricted to any particular Infection produces a true septicemia accompanied by a characteristic
In Malta the largest number of cases occur in the hot weather but softening and estion of the spleen. Examination of the
disease is present at any time of the year. of undulant fever cong
·

patie shows the presence of hemolysis pro­

The causative agent is found in the spleen, liver, kidneys, . �,.-···---­ by the organism, thentsform ation of agglutinins and specific
and salivary glands; in the blood, bile and milk. It m�y oc�as10nally bodies. The agglutinins have
...

for a very considerable length ofbeen proved to remain in the

"....�•.. .._

isolated from the feces. It does not occur in the exp1red an, the time and have been found as
saliva, or scrapings from the skin. as ten years after recovery. Some writers belie ve the patient to be
4 82
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Undulant Fever

immune afterposonsible attac k of undulant fever, but others think unlimited even hemorrhages are not rare. The joints, usually hip, knee, anlde or
recurrences e. . sho�d.er often become painful and swollen without redness and their
Post-mortem inatis, on
exam reveals an enlarged ric softened spleen With arthntlC symptoms when they occur are very characteristic of the con­
congestion of the lung liver, kid�eys, meshem ente gla�ds, large and dition.
go on to ulceratiOn and orrhage m some cases. �euritis I? articularly s �i.atica is. another symptom, which assists diag­
small intestines may bation varies from tenalalg
The period of incuchill to een d.ays; the epon�et
�ourt nosis. Pam. m the sacro-Iliac reg10n, orchitis and inflammation of the
by s, malaise,ressiceph ta, anorexia, dysp sia, parotid glands may be noted.
is characterized inso mnia and dep on.e nses . Blood changes show a reduction of the corpuscles of from 20 to 40
muscular pains, case , the temp eratu . �. n step-lil. ce grada�10n per cent, a certain amount poikilocytosis and considerable decrease in
1) In a typi cal � e eve mg and fallm. g a h�tle hemoglobin. The whi�e cell count is normal, but the polymorphonu­
reaching a higher poin t on each successiVeratu � usually about 103 F. clear are reduced, while the mononuclears show an increase of 80 per
the fifth day the temp IS
re
every morning. Bypulse running between 80 and 90, the headache and cent �m extr��e cases. Pha.gocytosis and the bactericidal power of the
(39 .5o C) with a haggard, the tongue blood are dimished accordmg to the writers cited, Basset-Smith, Gabbi
muscular discomfortallyareby mo re severe, the face edge and others .
lightly coated dors d. The pati showing red tip an� of as,c andgh,thethethrvmc� ate The urine is normal in amount, and the infective organism is com­
somewhat congand este ent may comt:lambronchit��s. The spleen monly to be found in it; its presence has been observed as long as two
ther e may
may be husky and is often palpable be signs of a �hg�t occurs m� most cases, years after recovery. The reaction is slightly acid, and the deposit usu­
may be tender is a slight diarrhea. .ConstipatiOn a.lly shows phosphates and urates. Albumin is rarely noted; bile is some­
but at times there rs in the symptoms for twelve or fourteen days; times present but only in severe cases. A slight albuminuria is not rare
Little change occu which may have ranged between 103° (39. 5° C) and true nephritis may occur; hematuria has been observed.
then the temperature C) (in the evening)norm begins to fall, and bynt the en� of
. The average duration of the illness from the onset to convalescence
and 1050 F (40.5 ° may reached al, only to mou agam ma is t�r�e months, but cases. lasting for a year or longer are not rare. Four
another fortnightor threhave e days. vanetles are usually descnbed: 1. typical, 2. malignant, 3 . intermittent
relapse after two r the symptoms ofthethepatle fi�st attack and 4. ambulatory. The typical variety has been described above.
During the recurrenceced;of inthethefeveapyr exial intervals n� feels
. 2) The malignant type comes suddenly and without warning. The
are approximately ghreduhe is, of course, wea d by each repe t1t10 n temperature rises to 1 04° F (40° C) or higher at a leap with severe head­
much better, thou e-like process of alternatikene ache, �cute and generalized muscular pains, vomiting, diarrhea with
the attack. The wavs almost indefinitely and ngmayrecrlastudesfor a year or evenr­
cenc e and defe
o�fensive stools, congestion of the lungs and sometimes basal pneumo­
vescence continuehave observed a case lasting for more than two years ma. After a few .days .a typhoid-like condition supervenes, and death
longer. Writersr three. occurs from cardiac failure in one to three weeks after the onset.
and another fo even e is a marked anemia to�ether with a gastric irril 3) The intermittent type is gradual in its onset and mild in its
As time goes on, thercardiac murmurs,barand pamf�l spleen andlop c�l!-rse. There is low Serotine fever, malaise, slight chills, nervous irrita­
tation, palpitation, ding of gums. L ? pneu moma may deve : t bihty and night sweats. The condition lasts from a few weeks to several
sponginess and bleebecomes deJected and nerv?ous to the pom in�nth (six or more). The patient may be quite unaware that he is suf­
patient frequently complain very of pains all over the b.o um Y· . fenng from anything unusual until successive attacks gradually debili­
hysteria, and may re of the cond ition , but delm
Insomnia is a featu on gradually incr� ases . Profus� perspira IS rare or
tion . tate4)him
:•
and he begins to feel weak and depressed.
The ambulatory variety is even more benign than the intermit­
The degree of proseach trati at mght, and the tant type, and t�e sufferer may show no symptoms at all, while at times
ally accompanies unpfebr ile attack partlcu�arlya may appear; desqu he may complam of weakness and may occasionally feel slightly fever­
often emits a very, boils,leasa nt odor . Suda mm In such cases though clinical symptoms may be entirely absent, the
tion, prickly heat bed sores, subcutaneous abscesses, ulcers
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Undulant Fever
Undulant Fever
organism is present m. the bl�od as roved by hemocultures, and the drops of iodine in e ounce of common water may be
individuals so affected may ave th!power of transmitting the infec­ all else fails, minuteondos es of coc ain e 1 116 gr. in chloroform wa
tried, and when
tion to others. be given and a mu leaf may be applied to the pit of ter may
.
The mos. t cornman. . camp. 11Cat10n . 1s. orchitis and pneumonia is not
' may lead. .to senou
. s Change of climate isstarrecd om me nd ed for pro tra cte d cas es,
the stomach.
rare. pefS1stant vomltlng . h d hyperexia
' dlarr ea an medium altitude, where Malta fever is not endemic. in a locality of
consequences. Cardlac tal- 1ure usually terminates the malignant type of The following es, briefly stated, will show the
the disease. Ulcers �ay �:>cc�r thou;h rarely in both large and small
intestines, and �ay gl_ve_ nse emorr a in those cases; it is often diffi­ obtained in clinicacas
l res ult s of cur e, bet we en the two sys
vast difference
cult to differentiate chmcally b etween ��dulant fever and typhoid. Peri­ ment, the old school, contrasted with that of our ow tems of treat­
recovery required less tha n hal f of the ave rag n. The time of
ostitis has been o�c �ssionall>': n��d. cally and with no sequelae remaining. e pat ien ts treated empiri­
Sequelae: Neuntls, asthema, 1 P aired memory and' neurasthenia ' also occurare'·
the m� st_ usual. Muscu 1ar a;r�hy and genera1 mva · l1dIsm November 2
homeopathic ph0,ysi193cia
1: I was called in consul
n little girl, age sixtati, whon with another
morphmlsm as the result o t e administration of morphia for severe
insomnia and pain has: eef �at�d. about three weeks with atotypseee ofa rem o had been ill
that puzzled the attending physician. itta nt fever and a clin
e case started likeicaa lflupicwit ture
The type of fever, t e c lmca asp ects before mentioned, the spleen chills, fever and general muscular pains,Thwh soon localized in oneh
an bloo d symptoms. and the recovery of the specific .organism in the
d
urine and blood, mKroscoplca . 11y and by the agglutinat10n method W1'11
ear, causing acute pain. By ruling out typhoiich d and flu and because of
render a diagnosis. the peculiar and typical curve of the fever, which
. lS'. ' malana. ' 1<a1 a-azar and typhoid . In contrast to
Dl'fir:lerentla. 1 dlagnos F, we decided to
and urine confirmtested for undulant fever. Laboratorranyged test
as high as 105 °
s
malaria, the malady seldom b eg.ms . sudd. enly and severe rigors are rare; had given several remour tentative diagnosis. The physiciaofn the in
blood
cha rge
quinine has no effiect and �alana parasites are ab sent with no result in reliefediofescon on more or less uncertain indications and
In kala-azar the spleen 1S genera11. Y. much more enlarged and harder, been given in low potencies. ditions. BRY., BELL., ARs. and HEP. had
·

and the examination of �he spleen JUice obtain by puncture will reveal The sympto
the presence of �ei�hmamae. .
Th� diffe�en.t1at10n from typh�� f::er ma:r at times be difficult, but one of the mercumrypicpreturpare and
atio
history, at my first visit suggested to me
ns. The tongue, flabby and offensive, the
copious sweats without relief, and
the diagnosis
hemocultu�es.
lS cleared up by e sult agglutination tests and prominent features standing out. Butthewhich night aggravations were the
Prognosis; except when lt. occ�rs in the malignant type, undulant best? This was decided by testing and comparme ing
rcury preparation was
fever rarely proves fatal. The d at te does not exceed 2 or 3 per cent ries but many other remedies over the blood ofnothet only the1 mercu­
normally, though during certam� �p��l e l. cs a much larger mortality has brought MERC-K-I. through as the best remedy reacto patient , which
b een 1mown. Birt .and. Lamb attnbute� certain amount of prognostic given in the 1 OM. po tency and repeated only when ther. The remedy was
value to the agglutmat10n test and regard persistent low agg1utmat10n
.
. as certain irregular intervals, fever remission coming fever recurred at
a bad omen. and each time not rising as high as in the preceedin every 8 to 10 days
The treat�ent glv. �n by t he old school is rest in bed with careful.
•
All fever remissions were gone 30 days after the gfirsattack.
of the remedy but quite a long convalescence foll t administration
nu_rsin_g, tepld. spongmg and a li ht nutritious diet. The symptoms
pam, msom�la an� tever,_ ;re �et with the various coal tar where the pulse, ran relative ly hig h to alth oug
owed, a condition
tions,
nr.,n .,, r�.;

an roml e� . They have found no drug specific to the was constantly normal; this lasted for at least six we h the temperature
90 120 ,
. morphme
d1sease, and serums and vaccmes have proved to be disappointing the patient was not permitted to be on her fee eks, during this time
t. At the end of this
without real �alue, alth��gh r � nded by some adv1sers. . In c
of severe persistent vomlhng, t�a ���ot yield to milder remedies,
See see article "Recent Con
cepts and New Formulas in Med
"Importance of Electronic Rea icine" on pag e 679 f£ and see
ctions to Future Medicine" article
on page 683 ff.. - Editor.
486
487
 Homeopathic Success Against Infantile Paralysis (Polio)
Undulant Fever
ure attained amerelatively normalexecur ve and HoMEOPATHIC SuccEss AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSis (Pouo)1
and �emperatgra
period the puwalses per usu ally rci se and
the patient mltted to dua11y resu her Probably no disease carries so much terror for the parents of children
diet. of �uch misldecasr easp ect the fever nev er as poliomyelitis does. Hence the so called medical drive against this
The second 101 case was or:t�gn wa s ;lso con firm ed by disease enables the professional propagandists to cash in large dividends
ve ° F. Thb�oo ano;lsun�fnethi. The same remedy MERC-K-I.
reached abotests garnered from a sympathetic and interested public. So called medical
laboratory theof3the a week apart the
cy, rep}:tedtheoncsece on and one science has spent vast sums of money and slaughtered millions of ani­
given first inlOM glv.0then potwten l<S a . er
� weweeeks d do se of 30th, mals, monkeys, guinea pigs, and rats in an antiquated form of research
dose of the ient in about SlX tlme. chasing the delusion of finding the specific remedy and prophylactic for
cured the pat the disease.
If they would follow homeopathic techniques and experiment on
healthy humans they would find some very illuminating facts. First
they would note the harm done by material doses of serums and vac­
cines to the human economy. Second they would become aware of the
improbability of finding a specific remedy for a disease because of the
difference in individual susceptibilities and reactions to drugs, stimuli,
and even infections of all kinds. Third, the truth of the law of similars
would flash before their materialistic minds as they behold the fact, that
only those drugs are capable of curing which can produce similar symp­
toms (on the healthy) to the pathogenesis of the disease conditions to
be cured. And fourth, they would soon learn by the law's application of
the Law of Similars to the sick, that the same dosage of a drug used to
produce symptoms on the healthy would prove harmful, and even dan­
gerous even when indicated if given to the sick. In other words they
might be impressed with the vastly increased sensitivity of the sick over
the healthy organism to the actions of drugs, serums, vaccines, etc.
For over a hundred years homeopathic treatment has cured thou­
sands of cases of the various forms of paralysis and neuroses afflicting
humanity. However it is only in comparatively recent times, twenty-five
to thirty years, that epidemics of infantile paralysis (polio) have been
more recognized and studied, because of its increasing frequency and
virulency, (despite the efforts of the so-called medical science which so
loudly advertizes its wares by way of the public press while interdicting
from the same forum all other schools or methods which have not the
orthodox stamp of the American Medical Association). In the arma­
mentarium of Homeopathy there are many remedies having the power
to produce and cure states and symptoms found in the pathogenetic
picture of poliomyelitis. Clinical application over a period of years ena-
From handwritten manuscript, probably late 1948. - Editor..

Work 489
Grimmer's
488
Homeopathic Success Against Infantile Paralysis (Polio) Homeopathic Success Against Inf
antile Paralysis (Polio)
bles the keen prescriber to rely on a comparatively small group of reme­ .1ts Itmoisstingold
this phase of the disease (prevention) that Horneop
dies that are more frequently indicated in such conditions and diseases. en opp
. ortunity. to . comp e1 recogm. t10n
.
rom athy has
The group of fifty remedies which follow are by no means the only 1.l C an d the mediCal professlOn general If ry h e athlc. e pub-
1ll
fi bot h th
ones that may be needed but they are more frequently found indicated who reads this will try immu nizing the �hilJ�: un�: �lsp care Wl d'?ctor
for paralytic states in general. dose of the remedy the thir
m _th a
about once every three weeks durtietingh ora two hun dre dth
. . , I am confpote ncy giVe n
will have no cases of paralysis amon �hepo ledeml
Aeon., Agar., Alum., anac., arg-n., ars., art-v., bapt., bar-c., bell.,
� ident
_ Also let he
them pass it on to their old scho ol d;ctor �n. �sondslman�usoo
bry., Bufo, calc., calc-s., Caust., cic., chin ., Coee., colch., con., crat-e. ,
crot-h., cupr., cur., dros., dulc., gels., kali-c., kali-p., kalm., Lath., lach., mzed.
n the world
naja, nat-m., nit-ac., nux-v., olnd., op., phos., Plb., Rhus-t., ruta, sep., will hear more about Homeopathy and 1.ts bemgn power to hea l.
Sil., stram., Sulph., tarent., verat., zinc.
For the acute infective and toxic forms of paralysis including Infan­
tile, I have found a much narrower group of twenty-two remedies suffi­
cient:
Aeon., agar., ars., bell., caust., cocc., cur., dulc., gels., kali-p., kalm.,
Lath., lach., naja, nat-m., nux-v., op., phos., plb., Rhus-t., stram., zinc.
For cases that have passed the acute stage and ultimated in chronic
paralysis, thirteen remedies need to be studied.
alum., bar-c., calc-s., caust., con., cupr., kali-p., nat-m., phos., Plb., si!.,
sulph., zinc.
Some years ago a case was submitted from another doctor where
there was complete and total paralysis with unconsciousness; only com­
mon symptoms were presented. A remedy was selected over the
patient' s blood 1 not in any of the aforementioned groups and in whose
proving no paralysis has been observed. That remedy NAT-AR. 45M, in
a single dose was given with a rapid and complete cure. No atrophy or
impaired motion or function resulted. The NAT-AR. case is cited to show
with what certainty, alacrity, and completeness, the perfectly attuned
remedy acts. Also to remind us that a remedy never heard of in relation
to a certain case or condition may nevertheless be the curative drug .
needed to effect the cure.
. The one re�edy in our_ Mate�ia Medic� presenting t�e most strikin&
p1cture to typiCal cases of mfantlle paralys1s symptomatlcally, patholog�
ically, and clinically is LATH., and for that reason we are justified in prei
suming it to be a most effective prophylaxis against this disease.
clinical application in many thousands of cases over a period of thirty
years has registered one hundred percent success.
1. See see article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on page 679 f£ 'and see
"Importance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on page 683 fL - Editor_

490 Grimmer's Grimmer's Work

491
Homeopathic Palliation in Incurables
Homeopathic Palliation in
Incurables
the IX to 3X potenc
HoMEOPATHIC PALLIATION IN INCURABLES I,
small) doses at intervay,lsgivofenevedisryolv ed in a lass of water m. drachm (i.e.
. t!rds. and e�fective �n
Incurable cases of siclmess are among the most distressing and BELL. and CRAM are freque tl l 3dlho 2 to .
depressing things a physician meets. To many doctors there is nothing potency in those h
they no longer reliweveo have had�o� �. u�� �f the opmm denvit. �lves he 3 0th
left to do but give enough of some narcotic or pain killing drug to
relieve suffering and await the end. addict. but must be given to appease the craving ofathe nd
But it is not as simple as that, because after a time these drugs fail to Perhaps among
bring relief any longer and to the natural trouble of the patient are pathically are fhosetheof verchr
y difficult cases of :uffi�ers �o reh·eve homeo­
onic asthma who h ve een oaded Wit. h adre-
added the torments of a drug disease. Many cases of painful arthritis nal . injectio ns ,
· the y are like
and neuritis will continue to plague the patient for years, gradually radmm; It Is. most difficult tothefincan
.
d h
cer cas. es over treated by X-ray and
impairing his activities to finally end in his being a helpless cripple prefer not to take the responsibilit ef1�:�lr:�t h'tIso cre1ahev �s of cases. I would
e such cases and
wracked with pain and in spite of large and increasing amounts of ad':ise them to stay with the allop ��ic o ds that bro
numerous analgesic drugs which eventually add to the patient's misery then present state. ught them to
without even lessening his pain. Of course the most common and diffi­ Diabetics wh e had too f:uch ms · �1m. rarely respond to the most
cult of these cases are those suffering with cancer and most of these carefully selectedo hav
become narcotic addicts before a merciful death ends their suffering. , even palliate themremforedifaiesl· it . ga��nerlOsa t ycerbettaiter� andnot to undertake to
To the homeopathist these incurables while presenting a very diffi- : Homeopathy will be discr���t:� 0 m tter ow mucthe do_ctor and
cult problem are nevertheless responsive to his prescribing and with school methods
as the inevitable,meet it 1: � ��fJ·�d�. n 9��Iet �esig�ation by h failure old
th� public
infintely happier results than those obtained under the routine of nar­ �use c �
·

cotics and other analgesics. could be done. Sucbec h is the e d ICtn e as one eve ryt hmg that
It is true that therapeutic symptoms are meager, and frequently noth­ Cases not spoiled by toopowdraerstic of propag.and a.
ing but drug symptoms are present for selecting the homeopathic rem­ X-ray or radium will respond t �refidrutgg a f
�g �r by _overtreatment of
pamstakmg homeopathic
edy. But in spite of these handicaps it is surprising and heartening how prescribing. And no greater re:ar �r rea JOY .
frequently relief can be given even until the last breath of life is passed. . cian whose skill can bring solac an en mfcanrt com e to the physi­
Remedies may have to be given at short intervals. Sometimes a rem� ferers and ir loved ones :s we�t, wit t e bemgn � � � to t � ese tragic suf­
Homeopathythe . _ touch of
edy comforts for only a few hours or days when a new one must
found and given. they might beaItr istheallir sor worth
.l whtly' ledown
bnn. gmg courage and strengt
I
h that
of the shadows till the; ��k ���o u�conscw
·

�he dark passage to the ;alle

Always remember that better results are obtained in these · to awaken on the other side, vic_ tonous oveusn ess an? earthly obliviony
suffering great pain if the potencies range from the 200, 30, and flesh. A few brief cases plc. lced at random wil r all the mhibitions of the
much lower because the severe reactions of the real high nr'ltPn r•
Homeopathy to palliate and comfiort Inc . urables.l 'llustrate the power of
1
brought on by the economy' s effort to cure in an incurable case,
agony to the suffering. CARCINOMA OF BREAST
At times when tissue changes are very extensive in vital organs a
gle does of a high potency will bring on euthanasia within 24 to CAsE I Mi ss C.L .D. A MAIDE
N LADY OF 38
hours. .R
and sw�llen p ainfufr�txied'llWit
· h a 1 arge hard tumor in
February 13 193 2 ·
In cases where cancers attack centers rich in sentient nerves as a gla nds the right breast
optic and other nerves it is amazing the relief that Con-P. will bring � , also a slig ht retr
. e t e pam was steady but not sev action of the
, nipple. At thIS. tim
1
ere and the gen-
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unknown. - Editor .. and today with steroids-cort
isone. - Editor.

492
493
Homeopathic Palliation in Incurables
Homeopathic Palliation in Incurable
s
CARCINOMA OF BREAST .. .
CARCINOMA OF BREAST ..
A MAIDEN LADY OF 38 .. . I
.

CASE I MISS C.L.D. CASE MIS S C.L .D. A

MAIDEN LADY OF 38 ...
eral health excellent. CoN. lOM was given _and rep�_ated at long In this year the patient showed marked decline in health and
.

inervals in a series of potencies. The glands m the aXllla receeded local trouble had extensively broken down and spread. Thi the
and lost their pain; the breast tumor grew smaller and_ harder but culminated by one of her worst hemorrhages which was folls was
free of pain. This remedy was sufficient to carry the p �ttent a�ong a for days by a copious discharge ofblood and serum. owed
period of about six years. Part of that time she contmued m her February 25, 1 941 : PLB . 1M lOM and
usual secretarial work, the latter part was devoted to a tr�_p aro�nd helped patient until SOM relieved symptoms and
the world through Europe, the Middle East, Egypt, Indta, Chma, May 20, 1941 : when DUR BITAL 1 3 0 to
and Japan and back to the U.S.A. As the trip neared the end the l M relie ved p ain and hem or­
patient' s condition grew worse: the tumor began to ulcerate an� rh age u n til
July 8, 1 941 : when there was hemorrhage;
break down with pain and hemorrhage;_ the latter symp�om ls This helped until thick dark clots: ELAPs lOM .
always an indication that the degenerative changes are m the August 2 6, 1 941 : when CHI N. lOM for
ascendency. given which acted well until wealmess after hemorrhage was
Th1s. was ab out March 15 1938 when the patient was given CADM-MET. October 9, 194 1: When CHI N. ceas ed
which held until December 1938. T �e re�edy was gtven · m· tOM' to act and SEc. lOM was given
'

SOM, and CM potencies during whtch tl�e there was a general

with benefit until
improvement and the patient was free of pam and hemorrhage. But January 10, 1942: When a letter stat
at the end of December more hemorrhages, very profuse came on with a greatly swollen scalp and ing
an
patient was in bed unconscious
erys ipelous eruption over scalp
to leave the patient weak and somewhat �iscouraged. �he flow was and face. A local doctor was called and pro nounced the case hope­
bright red and hot and BELL. brought rehef to both pam and hem­ less, advised local antiseptics and medicine for
orrhage. Later in taken. The family prefered my treatment and feve so
r, which was not
CHIN. 10M was
May, 1939, AeoN. in potency for bright red flow with anxious fear of
sent with plenty of SACCH-L.
death. This ameliorated for some months. From Jan uary 1 0, 1942 until February 2, 1942 the patient
improved after the eruption went with the discharge of copslow ly
ious
July 1939: FoRMAL. 200 was prescribed. The 200, 1M, and 1?M of this amounts of pus from abcess in the scalp.
remedy ameliorated the patient and her symptoms untll October Februa1J1. 21, 1942: This remarka
10, 1939. 2002 which was repeated Aprilble1, 1942
patient was put on NAT-THIO-CY.
and
1v.ovem ber 2, 193 9 · Coldness ' wealm ess and .much flatulence in the
7\ T

. d CARB-V lOM This prescnpt10n Mt0J 8, 1942: NAT-THIO-CY. 1M. was given. April 21, 1942;
b owe1s reqmre · was confiumed bY
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Jun e 13, 1942: The last report rece

the blood prescription; but relief was slight and short lastmg. ived this patient was walking around
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the house dressing her own brea

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November 2 7, 1939: KAu-c. was given for shoot�· ng sha�p pams · m· the aged and hopeful. st, free of pain and again encour­
left chest, interfering with breathing. KAu-c. m a senes of potenctes_ •
1.
from 1M to the SOM held and helped all symptoms from February Durbital, unlmown to most homoeop
aths, but used by Dr. Grimmer. - Edito
r.
28, 1940 until February 25, 1941.
2. Natrum thiocyanatum (NaCNS), un!m
own to most homoeopaths, but used
- Editor. by Dr. Grimmer.

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CHRONIC ULCER ADVANCED BREAST CANCER ...

CASE 2 R. C.F. G. 86 YEARS

M CASE 3 MISS H. H. AGE 39 ...
October 1, 193 8: Has a chronic ulcerating sore 1 on dorsal aspect of whenever breast is dressed; radiated heat aggravates the breast. No
hand of several years standing, oozing a considerable amount of great loss of weight; appetite and digestion good. No menstrual
blood, not much pain. CADM-MET. lOM. This remedy helped in troubles. Recently sleep has been much interfered and skin on right
ascending potencies; lOM, SOM and CM at rather long intervals breast is indurated. LAP-A. lM.
until April 9, 1942: Has a dry disturbing cough aggravated at night while
April 28, 1939: when KALI-THIO-CY. 200 which restrained soreness and lying down. SANG. lOM.
bleeding until May 2, 1 942: Very thirsty, cough gagging with increased breast pain. A
October 16, 1 939: FoRMAL. 200 was given. blood remedy, PHYr. lOM relieved cough and pain until death
November 16, 1939: Was relieved until recently;now much more bleed­ ended the tragedy.
ing. FoRMAL. 200. This held well until BILATERAL BREAST CANCER WITH AXILLARY METASTASIS
January 3, 1940: FoRMAL. lOM. CAsE 4 MRs. C IN HER EARLY FIFTIEs
January 26, 1940: FoRMAL. lOM. Was better until he hurt the sore October 27, 1940: Both breasts indurated with small ulcers over whole
hand. surface; periodically sharp pains. Glands in axilla enlarged. Patient
February 26, 1940: More swelling, pain bleeding and odor to the sore. in good health and appearance. ALUM-SIL. lOM.
FoRMAL. 200 once a week. December 13, 1 940: AwM-SIL. lOM.
April 2 9, 1940: More or less continuous pain; growth on hand spread- January 23, 1941: More pain at times. AwM-SIL. SOM.
ing. At this time X-RAY 200. Patient and his sore improved until February 12, 1941: Improved. No medicine.
June 25, 1940: Slight return of pain. X-RAY 200.
April 3, 1 941: AwM-SIL. CM.
July 3, 1940: X-RAY 200.
April 28, 1941: No pain. No medicine.
October 11, 1 940: Remedy not giving the relief: X-RAY lOM.
May 16, 1941 : ALUM-SIL . CM. This remedy seemed to improve patient
November 11, 1 940: Patient weaker and tumor increasing. X-RAY lOM. and her symptoms until
December 13, 1 940: Weaker but comfortable. X-RAY lOM.
August 20, 1941 : Breast painful and oozing serum. GRAPH. lOM.
January 1 0, 1941: Less pain and no more hemorrhage. X-RAY lOM.
September 23, 1 941 : GRAPH. lOM. This helped until
February 9, 1 041: Patient died without pain almost 89 years of age.
October 21, 1 941 : GRAPH. SOM.
ADVANCED BREAST CANCER November 19, 1941: Breast better.
CASE 3 MISS H. H. AGE 39 December 4, 1941 : Breast more indurated. AuR-NAT-FL. ?? lOM (blood
March 14, 1 942: In 1939 noticed a small lump in left breast, now the remedy).
whole breast is ulcerated, with pain and considerable hemorrhage December 18, 1941 : Better.

1. Probably a squamous cell epithelioma. - Editor. January 14, 1941 : More pain and hardness in breast.

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BILATERAL B REAST CANCER WITH AXILLARY METASTASIS ...

EssAYs
CAsE 4 MRs. C IN HER EARLY FIFTIES . . .
February 6, 1 942: Not improved in the last month. NAT-THIO-CY. 30. PRESIDENT's ME SSAG E - AN AuT OBIO
GRAPHY
March 3, 1942: Some better. No medicine. FIFTY-SEVEN . YEARS IN THE PRAcTicE oF
Ho MEO PATHic ME DIC INE
March 13, 1942: Very severe breast pains. Reaction. No medicine. ]AMES TYLER KENT
April, 17, 1942: Improving. ENAT-THIO-CY. 200. HAHNEMANN IN MEDICINE
May 22, 1942: Symptoms not as well. NAT-THIOCY. lM. HoMEOPATHY IN WoRLD MEDICINE
June 8, 1942: No medicine. HoMEOPATHY's PLACE IN MEDICINE
This patient should have many years yet of usefulness and compara­ HoMEOPATHY's PLACE IN MEDICINE
tive comfort as her general physical condition is good and she is organ­
ically sound. Yet in the end she will die of cancer if accident or acute OuR GRATITUDE AND OuR OBLIGATION
disease does not shorten her span of life. HoMEOPATHY's FUTURE
THE NEED OF PuBLic EDU CATioN IN Ho
MEOPATHic Acc OMP LISH MEN T
CONCLUSION ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC INSTRUC
TION FOR HO MEO PATHY NEE DED
These cases are only typical out of hundreds I have treated in the NEEDS OF HOM EOPATHY
past twenty-five years, but under Homeopathy much of the terror of
the disease as well as the suffering is mitjgated and a large number will HoMEOPATHY's NEEDs
live and carry on for ten or fifteen years. WoRLD's NEED FOR HoMEOPATHY
Compare these with the mutilation and increased agony and expense
of Old School methods and the contrast is striking. In the majority of HOMEOPATHY VERSUS ALLOPATHY
operated cases life expectancy is from two to five years with crucifixion ADVANTAGES OF HOMEOPATHIC PRESCRIBING
at the end. X-Ray and radium therapy has proven still more disappoint­ WHY HOMEOPATHY
ing except perhaps in the suppression of skin leisons which are driven
to some vital spot to later take its inevitable toll. THE STATus AND IMPORTANCE OF WoRLD HoMEOPATHY
HOMEOPATHY AND THE WoRLD CRisis
RoAD To HEALTH THROUGH HoMEOPATHY
MEDICAL REsEARCH
HOMEOPATHIC RESEARCH
REMARKS ON FLUORIDAT ION OF WAT
ER
ALUMINA STILL Par soN s THE Mu LTIT
UDE
IMPRES SION S OF THE 1952 HO MEO PATH
IC CONVENTIONS
ADDRE SS TOSH S AND PAC FALL 1953
SH S AND PAC CONVENTIONS - IMPRES SIONS OF FALL 1953
1. The above cases defy present day statistics o f malignancy and survival. I n case 1 the patient THE DETROIT MEETING
survived 10 years, in case 2 three years and in case 4 the end was yet to come. - Editor.
ADDRES S PAN AMERICAN HO MEO PATH
IC CO NGR ESS
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NFE REN CE I952, FEB RUARY I952 . PRESIDENT's MEssAGE - AN AuTOBIOGRAPHY1

ALL PAKISTAN Ho MEOPATHIC Co
PRE SIDE NT' s ME sSA GE FOR SEPTEM
BER 1953 Born in San Jose, California, August 29, 1874, the eldest of nine chil­
PRESIDENTIAL AD DRESS FOR OcTOB
ER 1953 dren, of poor but thrifty and industrious parents. My childhood and
J playtime was brief in span and broken at frequent intervals in the per­
PRE SID ENT 'S ME SSAGE, uLY 1954 formance of certain chores incident in the household of every large
J
ME MORIAL SERVICE, uNE 1956 family not financially able to hire servants.
THE Do cToR oF THE FuTURE
Up until my sixth year my life existence was care free and mostly
given over to rambling through the large fields of tall mustard which
THE PowER oF PROPAGANDA
THE WoRLD oF ME DIC INE
grew more than six feet high and so thick and close that it was difficult
Ho MEO PATHY's Co NTRIBUTION TO for a small boy to force his way through the miniature forest, for such it
To ME MBE RS oF THE Ho usE OF REP
RESENTATIVES, WAsHINGTON, D .C
.
seemed to me.
Ho MEO PATHY's FRI END LY ENE MIE
S We lived on the outskirts of the city and at that time the country was
sparsely settled and wild game of all kinds were to be found in great
Ho MEO PATHY, A Boo N TO CH ILD
REN
number and variety. Even the grizzly bear was frequently killed twenty
Ho MEO PATHY AND MEDICAL PRO
GRE SS or thirty miles from the outskirts of the city when they came down
Ho MEO PATHY AND PRo GRE SS
from the nearby mountains to raid the stock of the pioneer farmers of
E that day.
Ho MEO PATHY IN CH RON IC Dis EAS After my sixth birthday my family moved to San Francisco where I
ME DIC AL MI STAKES attended my first public school. When not in school mornings and eve­
Ho MEO PATHY AND NAT IONALIZED
ME DIC INE nings I sold papers to help swell the family budget. In pursuing the sale
of my papers I covered much of San Francisco, in saloons, restaurants
THE CALL oF DuTY and other public places, and on trolley and cable cars as well, I plied my
Ho MEOPATHS CAN AND WILL Do
THE IR B IT
trade energetically and untiringly with all the enthusiasm of impetuous
Ho MEOPATHIC Ou TLO OK FOR THE
FuTuRE youth. Two years later we moved to Oaldand, California where I spent
the happiest years of my youth. There I completed all the primary
RE suM E schooling I was destined to have. When I was twelve years of age my
ME DICAL LIB ERTY father decided to locate on a hundred and sixty acre piece of Govern­
THE MENACE ment land in the mountains of Northern California in Lake County,
ME DICAL PLAGIARISTS
where the quicksilver mines are found.
The twelve years that followed were rugged and adventuresome and
THE HouR oF DE ciSI ON
No . 8 beset with many difficulties and tribulations. My father was not a
N.
NECROLOGY o r, PRESIDENTIAL
AD DRE SS farmer or a pioneer in any sense of the word, and with a large brood of
NECROLOGY N 2 0. small children to provide for and no money or capital at hand to work
with the going was tough, and rations were scant and poor. But game
MEDICAL AsTROLOGY
was abundant and wild fruits and berries were plentiful. With a little
THE SYPHILIS CRUSADE flour, corn meal, coffee and sugar we were able to survive the first few
THI NGS Ho MEO PATHY DoEs NoT
Do years of real hardship and privation until we had cleared some land and
IN ME MORY OF MY GRANDFATH ER 1. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY, Vol. 46, No. 7, p. 216, Ju]y 1953.

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President's Message - an Autobiography
similiar employment, thus enabling. us to add Improv· ements and other
brought it undltryer cultivation, and were able to cattprocure some chickens cornfi�rts to the home such as runmng water piped to. the house. and the
and other pou cop together with a fewenthogs ands and le. establishment of a bath tub' which was . a real luxury m those times and
We learned to mer e with the elemraging forevici ssitudes of the charang­ p1aces.
ing seasons. In tosummeet sucand fall the the deestp fire s required cou ge It is well to state in passing that my father was a highly edu�ated man
and ingenuity stock had tocessfeed fully. In snow and the cold
cert ain tree s
of
and and his most prized possession was his library. ThI. s was ma e up o� a
the winter the tide them over unton of
the foliage when the snows wonderful collection of. books on science and li'terature together With
shrubs to help er foo d was obtainable meril war weather, ame expert ancient and modern history.
·

. It�had free access to these bo o1cs and made

melted and oth ly proficient with the axe for them. We becthe tool that the m?st �f the opportumty ey presented for acquiring more knowl- .
hunters and highke shingles for the roofs of,thethebuisawldinand gs built from the edge. rea 1ong hours every mght, whether at home or away, aver;gmg
enabled us to ma trees that grew on hand. but five hours sleep from the time of my fourteenth y ar up �ntl my
hewn logs of the after our arrival my father suffered severe injuries thirty-fourth year. This reading together with my £ather�s tutonng ena-
bled me t� pass a success�ul 'high school examination 1 (Hyde' Park
1;

The second year mountain road. The wagon and the foo d contents School, ChK�go) that p :rmitted me to enter Hering Medical C011ege to
from a fall off the se was killed, the other badly injuthe red and cut in start my medical education.
were destroyed,es,oneandhormy father was left an invalid for rest of his It will be interesting
numerous plac h�meopath m. p�mClple. . to�nd some of my friends to 1mow how I became a
conviction. My father treated his famil
life. ities on my youngas sho
nt added new respersionszedibilbut ul- with homeopathiC remedies by fol�owi?-g Johnson's Family a�
This unhappy eve of fourteen, undmother whoseunatire frai d and tou gh excellent work, one of the best of Its kmd in mY opm10n. . . FGuide,
ather had
ders. I was then aa lad ene
itage from my Rock of Gibraltar aslessthe main fac­ rgy and '

ty po1yehrests, a good seIection for many homeopathic ph sicians .

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as whale bone,rageherstoo out like the home that for many years to By th� tlme I was seven I lmew most of the indications of th�se sixty
unflagging cou ng anddmai ce of a reme.dies by heart and at that early age I had the urge t0 be a homeo-
tor in the foundi a haven andnteanan re we came after,, . pathK
come was to be journeys, from workceinofthesecuminrityes whe
pla and the timber lands,
· doctor.
1[ter we had lived six or eight years in the mountains I met Dr� J E
expeditions and, comfort and recuperation. Ho �an at Healdsburgh, California, the town we had to go to f r �u;
and found rest father' s accident and consequent physical · �up�hes. Dr. Hoffma?- was my real preceptor and never let up telling
Bec ause of my e my mother and younger brothers to care for must go to Chicago and en.roll under the teaching of Dr. ]. T.
tency I had to leavsearch of work injobordwaser toonget a little cash torebuyea He also fired my mother With ambition for me by telling her I
home and go innee . My first a large ranch wheearned an unusual �r<?spect. for a successful homeopathic prescriber. He
bare necessities winded
e grapes were mo rais ed on a large scale. I . suttiCiell to . say physiClans, hke poets, were born, not made but how he
grain, hay and of eigh lars a nth and my board, which of v�suahze a great physician in the raw, uncouth yo�th from the
munificent sum needst atdolhom s job required thes milking ha� always been a mystery to me.
to help meet theht and mornine.g. Thi er eight monthons in the ·
.,.,.vuu,,au.D

At twenty-six �e�rs of age I left my mountain home for Chicago and

teen cows nigvitals and I sought a Aft new
,..J·J"-'·' �'"'" '·'V41

base of operati earth dug study of medicme. I had my railroad fare and a few extra dollars in
gnawed at my a mucker, that is, shoveling the rock and This job p
silver mines as and bringing it out to the dum in cars.
by the miners with board. In a few months psI qua
.
I� September 1902 when Arthur Grimmer left California to study with Dr Kent at H

miner and was

a
me $ 1.50 a daypaid three big dollars a day for ten houlifiers dworfork; this =�L�;;:;;:":F�: ;:;:;:t;�� :!;:;: ��� �;;,::,;,:;:;i��:;
'
h
� '

ur a very ceen stu e_nt. He was allowed to take . the highschool exam at Hyde Park
included board. on things became brighter for the Grimmer
_
School Chicago, a fter arnvmg m Chica go, passe d the exam and Immediately entered Hering
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Medical College - Story t0Id bY Aud rey Gnmmer

_
From this time three of my younger brothers were able to
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· Wmters.

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President's Message - an Autobiography

m pocket, notluck much ammunition .1den for the conques_t ed of a place in the FIFTY SEVEN YEARS IN THE PRACTICE OF HoMEOPATHic
su: , but I was adveyntur and kind Prov cellme surely gmd and protected MEDICINE1
me in my great of timee towa rd the fulfi ntmyof coll my dreams.
In the fullness and in company ofcame the tnal e�gues we m�de In early September, 1902, a gangling, uncouth youth left his moun­
the grade and obtamon ined our diplomagrad s. Then of estabhsh- tain habitat in California, on horseback, to start on a two thousand
ing a practice com s of tohom all young_ uat1�es.e m. the servKe . of my fel­ mile journey by rail to Chicago, to begin the study of medicine. No
Forty-seven year repleteeopawith thlC prac � visions of grandeur, or dreams of wealth or worldly fame disturbed the
lows has made myclelife muc_h JO� and few rege1gh -:ets,theforrela­
the even tenure of his way; only a burning desire to qualifY for the privilege
outstanding mira intm of cure and deep tosat1sthos fact10n far outw low the l w of becoming a homeopathic physician and serve as a humble healer of
t"1 ve1 few disappofaith ents that com e e who really fol_ ut fa1th � the sick and needy inspired his every thought and effort. No sacrifice of
lalth' because in the law imp lies faith in God . W 1tho time or worldly possessions, which were meager indeed, was too much
of / and without faith tfhae hoi?
the healer will fail,sket slC. 1 '11 su�cumb 1an, s corn­
c Wl to give to attain this precious goal set by a longing heart.
eopathlC p�ys1e ent read­
·

ting these chy hightoolighbon ts ? Well, he came and saw and conquered, in the language of the great
. .

Trus
. nd going will not prove ng to h1s sure to be mdul� hon r Roman warrior, Julius Caesar. He conquered, not an empire or
�: ; take this time to expr ess my deep app_reciattion for the h�gh � destroyed armies with their spoils of victory, but he conquered self by
tion as Pres1den ofto the �encan Inst1- the grace of God, to endure privations, loneliness, hardships, tempta­
co�ferred upon methYbyfiormytheelec 195 3 I appeal my fnends and fel- tions, despair and the black form of fear in its numerous aspects; he
tute of H omeopa r prayersYear of the Inst1· �ute that
and aid in the_ servfor.lCe the
·

learned to replace fear with faith and despair with courage and to
low members for thei fit and efficient cust. od1an protect10n and develop a will that defied obstacles and frustrations. He cultivated the
we may keep it a eop God-sent light of reason and intelligence to lead him on life 's stormy
growth of the hom athic law of cure highway in preparation for his life' s work, the practice of medicine.
Yours in the true faith. Four tedious, painful, but exciting years glided by and graduation
June 1953 day came and the fledgling doctor, with many of his colleagues was
born and dedicated to the healing arts.
A . H. Grimmer, M.D . In June, 1906, at high noon, he hung out his shingle, A.H. Grimmer,
M.D., at Twenty-ninth and Groveland Ave., Chicago, to embark on a
new career, the practice of medicine. From miner and lumberjack and
farmer and ' Jack of all trades", laborer, etc. came the sudden, startling
. transformation to a Doctor of Medicine, this coveted degree was a prize
whose worth was priceless; yes, it meant opportunity and prestige and
eventual wealth, but it really meant much more, a chance to serve, to
�omfort and instruct in the restoration of lives, from pain, sickness and
·

�arrow to states of health and happiness. With these desirable boons

�ame a deep sense of responsibility for the custodianship of other lives
�oming for help and healing and guidance. Many questions loomed,
with but vague answers. Was he really prepared to meet the challanges
obligations imposed? Did he have the patience and equipment
to successfully cope with the numerous trying situations corn-

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Fifty Seven Years in the Practice of Homeopathic Medicine Fifty Seven Years in the Practice of Homeopathi
c Medicine
ing up in this work? Only if the love of the work and its uses, was strong at that ti �e f�e �uent consultation cases with Homeopathic doctors in
enough could he be sure of success and happiness in its performance. neig_ � bonng Cltles and states, especially from Michigan, Indiana, Wis­
Doctors ' like poets and artists, are born and insp,ired from birth for consm and Iowa. These cases necessitated over-night trips by rail, with
their special work, they are never artificially . ma cl e. 1 However, trammg
. . .

the need to be back at te� a.� . for office work. Often only a couple
and long application in their chosen occupatiO� can enhance the val':le hours sleep could be obtamed m the performance of this work but it
was sheer joy and never ending excitement and expectation; fur new
_
of their work greatly by developing greater effie1ency and sat1sfact10n _ m
its performance. and unusual types of cases were often met. After twenty-five years of
With a capital of thirty dollars on that bright June day began the this work the decision to specialize in chronic diseases seemed to offer
practice of medicine. Full of hope and expectancy, undaunted by lack greater opportunity to do more good to a greater number of p atients
of funds and a limited credit, the start was made. At the end of the first and thereby help spread the light of Homeopatic healing.
The broad field of chr?nic d�seases presented the chance to really
month sixty dollars in cash was earned and collected, enough to pay
rent, laundry, and buy a scant supply of food. Practic� gradually _ mhented
_
cure people of their miasms which are the prime cause of all
increased and the clientele slowly grew in numbers and importance
siclmess. Also, this type of treatment enters greatly into the phase of
until after a year fortune began to smile on the �ark with better re�m­ _ _ _
diseas � prevenhon, espee1ally for the younger and middle-aged groups
neration. Now, looking back, one can see that 1t was well that thu�gs
of patients. Here also, the thoroughly trained Homeopathic physician
who � as developed �kill and keen awareness in the prescribing art, by
develope d slowly as it gave ample time to study cases and the remed1es
years m the apphcatwn
needed to bring the desired results. _ of the pure Hahnemannian technique will see
The long and intensive study of remedies for sick p atients not only
brought success at the time, but laid the fo� n�ation for more s uccessful :vith constant delight so �anr cures of cases generally looked upon as
_ _ num­ mcurable, such as cancer m its numerous aspects, crippling arthritis,
prescribing in the future, when pressures m tl�e and i�creasmg severe types of nervous and mental disease all in some mysterious and
bers of more b affling and complicated cases pded steadd� up, together unexpected manner being restored to health under the impact of the
with increasing house calls from various sections of Chicago, North, Homeopathic remedy. These happy occurrences are Heaven-sent bless­
South, West, with great distances between and at all hours of th� � ay ings to patient and physician alike and they invoke the spirit of rever­
and night consumed much time and protrac�ed effort. But, t�e dnvmg ence and thanksgiving for the precious gift of Homeopathy.
_
interest and love of the work with the sustainmg power ofDivme Good­
ness gave the strength of will to carry on without the sense or thought Fifty-seven years in this work has made me deeply reverent and hum­
of fatigue, only a few hours sleep sufficed to refresh for a new day. The ble, and illumed my consciousness with the influx of the truth and
_ goodness from Divine Providence for all His children in their needs.
work was blessed with the joy of success beyond all expectat10ns. Per- ·

haps the bright solar orb on the noon meridian, with the attending St�l- . These fifty-seven years of service with my brothers and sisters, from all
lium of Planets, Pluto, Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Mercury was symbohc walks of life, all God's children, has brought me more joy than all the
_ world's _wealth could give. My soul is thrilled and my heart warmed by
of rapid and far-reaching success in the professio� started at that auspi­
cious time. According to Astrologic _ Law the M1dhea en or the t nth the grahtude and love expressed by hundreds of my grateful patients for
� �
house rules the profession or business. The sign Leo nses at my buth, my humble efforts in their behalf. A bond of mutual love and trust has
making the Sun ruler of my life. been forged that transcends any horror the world of men can give. It has
B e these things law or coincidence, the next few years m arked �he been a rare privilege to serve my fellows, under God, who has blest my
_ work so abundantly.
advent of a large office and general practice, includir;tg obstetncs, whiCh
in those days meant the delivering of b abies mostly m the homes. Also, Another delight that gladdens the sunset years of my life is the many
st�dents of all ages, throughout these years, to whom it has been my
1. DR. J.E. HoFFMANN's words to young Arthur Grimmer (see article "President's Message - an _
prlVllege to teach the truths and principles of Homeopathic philosophy
Autobiography" p. 501 ff.) Editor.
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and Materia Medica.
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Fifty Seven Years in the Practice of Homeopathic Medicine James Tyler Kent

eopa�hi� heal­ ]AMES TYLER KENT1

Their progress and achievements in .the realm of Hom
msur e the future contmu�ty of
ing are outstanding landm arks that
mty m the 1902. I
.
the greate r needs of huma My first meeting with Dr. Kent was in early September, had
Hom eopat hic medicine to meet
the apparent
near future . Hom eopathy, in its purity alone can mee� journeyed from California with the sole purpose of availing myself of
ess, as well as the ev1l effect s from the great master' s teachings and concept of homeopathic philosophy
threats of universal radiation sickn
the abuse of drasti c drugging, even now under minin g me � and phys­
tal and materia medica. Through the acquaintance and friendship of Dr. J.
all this is the worl ? w1de spread of E . Hoffman of Healdsburg and later of Santa Rosa, California, an
ical health , everywhere. Adde d to
hopel essne ss of cure mvolv ed admirer and post-graduate student of Kent' s, I was familiar with his out­
alcoholism with all the admitted :
prov1 des th.e
In times of crises and great need, Divine Pro':'ide�ce standing achievements and splendid teaching ability.
10ns and con�l­
men and instrumentalities neede d to meet the s1tuat That I might be privileged to receive instruction from such a foun­
facts we b elieve that Hom eopat h� will tain of inspired lmowledge I made great sacrifices to obtain it, a com­
tions that exist. Becau se of these
the good of the world . In closm g I mon occurrence in those days, for many others went through similar
b e re-discovered and accep ted for
wish to give expression of love and admir ation for my ma �y Homeo­ experiences for the purpose of b etter preparations for their chosen life
of �ur world , of all count nes, and all work. If one decided to b e a comforter and healer of the sick, the best
pathi c colleagues from all pa.r�s
alignm ents, and �rom all the races of preparation regardless of cost was not too much.
religious faiths , and of all pohtlcal
e they are all childr en of our Fathe r I was received formally but kindly by the good doctor and given
men everywhere in the world b ecaus
in Heaven, as we are, hence our breth ren. . instructions regarding the location of the college and the necessary
of �ll H1s
Hom eopathy is God-inspired and God-sent for the good arrangements I would have to make for my stay in Chicago.
of the umversal
children, where-over they may dwell, hence it. is one As time went on and I progressed in my work, I was privileged to
mediu ms for the spread of love, peace and serv1c e. watch the doctor at his office occasionally and discuss homeopathic
collea gues and
Finally, let me end with a plea to you, my belov ed principles together with the necessary studies needed by good homeo­
friend s, who have know n the � en.efits
devoted students, and numerous
pnne1p�es
. pathic prescribers.
suppo rt of the 1deals and
of Hom eopat hic medicine, for your By the time I reached my junior year, I had made such headway in
of the Hom eopat hic philo sophy , that all t ? e futu � e � �y be blesse d w1th materia medica, case taking, repertory study and philosophy that the
inhere nt m the s1mllu um e � power ed
the gentle, safe, and sure power � doctor appointed me his quiz master, a place held during the rest of my
of God. And may H1s choiC est bless­
to cure a sick world, by the Grace college course. Kent' s lectures were given to both juniors and seniors,
ell.
ing b e with you, my friends, as I bid you a fond farew and my quiz work was accepted in a rather unusual way, much to my
gratification and surprise. At this time Dr. Kent was in failing health; he
had taken a severe toll from his life energy in the building of the reper­
tory, teaching and carrying on an exhaustive practice at the same time.
His quiz work and part of his lectures together with a large Saturday
afternoon clinic in the Hahnemann College of Chicago were turned
over to me to do the best I could with it, a real job and a supreme test
for a junior student to undertake. The job was done to the satisfaction
of Dr. Kent, the college faculty and the student body.
About this time my relations with Dr. Kent grew in great friendliness
and mutual satisfaction and sympathy, and I frequently visited him and
his gracious wife at their home. The Kents were charming hosts who
1. And today we have the world wide spread of the numerous recreational drugs and all the
diseases that ensure therefrom - Editor. 1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unknown. - Editor..

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lived without show or fanfare in comfortable and orderly surroundings, o ur time are lost and forgotten with the myths and
and those who were fortunate enough to be invited to their circles . the h alf truth s th ey
sp onso red , Home opathy and 1ts votaries will grow and 11·ve m·
enjoyed a feast of knowledge and all the niceties of a refined social o an ever
expan d mg serv1ee to the world of suffering.
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time.
They dearly loved to gather a few of those students who dedicated
themselves to the cause of Homeopathy with all-out enthusiasm. At
these gatherings Dr. Kent was at his best with interesting accounts of
noticeable and unusual cures with the indicated remedy illustrating the
cardinal symptoms that revealed the needed remedy.
I
After my graduation continued to teach and lecture in college
while starting to practice homeopathic medicine. My second year out, I
occupied offices in the same suite with D r. Kent. This closer association
with the great doctor was most beneficial and enjoyable. How to study
remedies in their relationship with human illness, to learn to bbserve
the nature and pace of action of remedies and of diseased states and fit
one to the other was a revelation that spelled successful prescribing over
the many years of homeopathic practice. But my association and
friendship with Dr. Kent gave me more than proficiency in · the art of
homeopathic prescribing; it introduced me to the writings and philoso­
p hy of Emanuel Swedenborg, which changed my views of life from that
of a doubting agnostic to the more appealing aspects of hope and faith
opening up vistas of beauty and use to b etter meet all the realities of
life.
Dr. Kent revered the work and character of H ahnemann with almost
:
a religious fervor. He had little patience with those who deviated from
the law, regardless of pretext or excuse. With all his great knowledge
and experience in medicine, and having been a practician in all thE;
medical schools - allopathic ecclectic and homeopathic - he had little
patience with those who were not sufficiently skilled in homeopathi
·
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knowledge and who fell back on allopathic methods to treat

patients when they were unable to find the needed homeopathic
edy. As physician, writer, teacher, and medical philosopher, Dr.
will always rank among the foremost. His wonderful repertory
increasingly more used by the homeopathic physicians to render
work of mercy more efficacious, and his treatise of Homeopathic
losophy is the most potent force in the spread of homeopathic nr<.rt•r•
and healing ever given the world.
Hahnemann, Hering, and Kent are n ames synonymous with
p athic healing. These names are inscribed on the scrolls of time
the b enefactors of the race. When the names of the pseudoscientists

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HoMEOPATHY IN WoRLD MEDICINE I
HAHNEMANN IN MEDICINE
At the birth of Homeopathy the world of medicine was just emerging
:� ;:�: �f
c o e
t:ci:1�
d at the future
Ho me opa ths who are discourage from the shadows and supersitions of the dark ages. The employment
� �
need , b � glan e
pathic doctrines a�d philosophy
�/ ns �� e a d comp are conditions
of seton and blistering poultices with blood letting and polypharmacy
;ili_ �
0 Ha hn m
med ical history pno
and the status of me Ka1 ract1ce
�
� en i
Ho
hos e of tod ay to find real
me opathy and for me di­
made up of drenching cathartics and sickening emetics, constituted
much of the practice of medicine. Anti-sepsis, sanitation and dietetics
e future of
cau se for enc our age men t tOr th
� � were unlmown. Psychiatry had not even been dreamed of, and the treat­

� 0
cine in genera as wel the ment of mental siclmess was brutal and not only stupid but unthinkably
ition of ancient me dic ine to
From th e 1gnoran e and superst .
nihilistic med ical thoug t and t � �
chm q e of 1e r was a wide gap
:
but
based
reprehensive-chains, floggings and dungeons making up the principal
instruments of treatments. As a consequence, epidemics of typhus,
orwar and th t step was largely
neverth eles s a con struct1ve step col ­
�� ; �:� � ( ce . Osl er and his typhoid, small-pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever and cholera destroyed
eo h' c
on the res�lts obtained by hom valent to whole populations. There was no law or guide for systematic prescrib­
�eagues �eheve d. tha t the
o
���� �
i r
any star
d es were
tling clinical resu
equi
lts of bril - ing; only hair-brained theories regarding the causes of sickness and the
1mmatenal noth 1?-gne ss, an .
d �1
. men tal sug ­ remedies for the removal of the same.
ht b e ascr ibe d to
�f�
ure
liant cures of a w1de a d var e na� roper diet and goo d nur sing . Science and philosophy were only beginning to waken the mental
��� =�
1me
gestion and a goo d an care u reg_ d treatme nt and cur e of world out of a long slumber. Two centuries before the advent of
e
Another star�li�g f�ct is fou nd 1
d� ema nn' s con cep t that Homeopathy Sir Francis Bacon had written the wonderful "Organon of
the insa ne. Th1s 1s due ctly the · .
the se me?-tal unfor_tunates were s1c
\ � 1 d' 1· dua ls and deserved treatme
nt Human Reason" teaching men how to think logically and to a purpose.
to fit theu state. K �n dnes s and m
� �
or u ane and nor ma l sur rou
ds of the patients were
ndi ngs Shakespeare, Goethe, Byron, Shelley the vanguard of prophetic and lib­
e wor lc t o fi1 t the nee erty loving poets had fired the minds and stirred the hearts and souls of
and wherever pos s1b le som

� �:��dsg :;� �':b�t���

.

���; ��;��� �!;:;:��!�r ��F�:0�

u men for the struggle from physical bondage and mental shacldes.
ins u
e t i t
Sir lsaac Newton had announced the discovery of the law of gravita­
e a ter e tion and expounded the vision of earthbound denizens to an almost
hos pita ls and chmcs 1S pattern unlimited extent.
evolved by Hah nem ann .
Perhaps the most outstand'mg £a
st strike all thinkers both
d' c 1
et tha t mu
d non-medical is the unch ang
mg st ab 1T1tY of the homeo­
· . The science of chemistry started on a march of developement and

�h :�: �!;fd ;�� �����;J����d�:J ����:fs :�

accomplishment that was destined to change the whole structure of
;� � � ;�
d
a � c d rine in t fh
e economic life in the social order of the race and to soon bring about the
i d
i epoch-m aking progress in surgery by the discovery of safe anesthesia.
preJU d Ke toget er W1t sop hy .
troy a system or p hilo . .
groups that ever con spir ed to des g war£are' this
In the midst of all these perturbations and stirrings of the mental
yea rs of unr em1 ttm
For one hun dre d and forty-five
� r
le d a d 1· � hed by the sh eer power
spheres, medicine remained a dead and useless mass of nonsense and
b enign syst�m of cure h s stru
of its votanes _to cure w ere ot er
sys e �� ���failed. As evidenced by
ignorance until the inspired genius of Hahnemann with the power of

�
the aforementwne fact s we eco
�me con scious of the mighty infl
d of me
uence
dical
inductive reasoning and a tireless energy b attered down the age
encrusted portals behind which reposed a mass of superstition and
ann on the whole fiel
exerted by the mmd of Ha nem w is m odern m edical thou ght ignorance called medical lmowledge. The advent of the Organon of
�� � rl� �� '
l
11
e a
������ ��d �;:���\� �= �d��:: ��
t n t ca i Homeopathic Medicine was a ferment that stirred medical thought as it
t n the ysici�
r d o had not been stirred in centuries. The announcement of a discovered
h b ased on n atur a aw g1ven
grasp the clear visi on of trut and proven law, the application of logical thinking in the collection and
ann .
the mas ter min d of Sam uel Hah nem
I I 1. THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vo ·
'
I I.vr, No. 6 June 1941 ' p. 287
ff.
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HAHNEMANN IN MEDICINE1 HoMEOPATHY IN WoRLD MEDICINE 1

Homeopaths who are discouraged at the future pros i? ects of homeo­ At the birth of Home opathy the world of medicine was just
pathic doctrines and philosophy need bu� glance b ack m the ann��s of emerging
from the shado_ws �nd super�itions of the dark ages. The employment
medical history prior to Hahnemann's ttme, and compare condtttons .
of seton and bhsten�g poulttces wtth blood letting and polypharmacy
and the status of medical practice then with those of today to find real made up of drenchmg cathartics and sickening emetics, constituted
cause for encouragement for the future of Homeopathy and for medi- much of the practice of medic ine. Anti-s epsis, sanitation and dietetics
cine in general as well. were unknown. Psych iatry had not even been dream ed of, and the treat­
From the ignorance and superstition of ancient medicine to the
_ _ ment of �ental s�cknes s w� s brutal and not only stupid but unthinkably
nihilistic medical thought and techmque of Osler was a wtde gap, but reprehens tve-chams, floggmgs and dungeons making up the principal
nevertheless a constructive step forward and that step was largely based instru� ents of treatm�nts. As a conse quenc e, epidem ics of typhu
typhmd, smal�-pox, dtphtheria, scarlet fever and cholera destro
on the results obtained by homeopathic practice. Osler and his col­ s,
leagues believed that the homeopathic rem: dies . v.:ere equivalent �o yed
whole populattons. There was no law or guide for systematic prescr
immaterial nothingness, and that many startlmg chmcal results of bnl­ ib­
ing; only hair-brained theories regard ing the cause s of sickness and
liant cures of a wide and varied nature might b e ascribed to mental sug­ the
remedies for the removal of the same.
gestion and a good and careful regime of proper diet and good nursing.
Scienc e and philo sophy were only begin ning to waken
Another startling fact is found in the modern treatment and cure of the menta l
world out of a long slumb er. Two centuries before the adven
the insane. This is directly the result of Hahnemann's concept that t of
Homeopathy Sir Francis Bacon had written the wonderful "Orga
these mental unfortunates were sick individuals and deserved treatment non of
Human Reaso n" teaching men how to think logically and to
to ftt their state. Kindness and more humane and normal surroundings a purpo se.
Shakesp eare, Goeth e, Byron, Shelley the vanguard of proph
and wherever possible some work to fit the needs of the patients were . etic and lib­
erty lovmg poets had fired the mind s and stirred the hearts and
instituted in place of brutality, chains and dungeons. souls of
Another interesting medical fact is that all case takmg m our mo � ern
. . men for the struggle from p hysical bonda ge and menta l shack
les.
Sir Isaac Newton had an??unced the discovery of the law
hospitals and clinics is p atterned after the methods and techmque . of gravita­
evolved by Hahnemann. tion and expou nded the v1s1on of earthb ound deniz ens to
an almos t
Perhaps the most outstanding fact that T?-ust stri�c� all thinkers both unlimited extent.
medical and non-medical, is the unchangmg stabthty of the homeo­ The scienc e of chemistry starte d on a march of develo
peme nt and
pathic doctrines in the face of the most bitter opi? o � itior: of b �gotry and accomplishm ent that was destin ed to chang e the whole
economic l�fe in the soc�al order of the race and to soon bring
structure of
prejudice together with the cupidity of commewah� ed mdlVlduals _ and about the
groups that ever conspired to destroy a system or phtlosophy. epoch-makm g progress m surgery by the discovery o f safe
anesth esia.
For one hundred and forty-five years of unremitting warfare, this In the midst of all these perturbations and stirrings
of the menta l
b enign system of cure has struggled and triumph�d by the s?eer power spheres, medic ine remai ned a dead and useles s mass
of its votaries to cure where other systems had faded. As evtdenced by �gnora�ce until t�e inspired genius of Hahn eman n with the power of
of nonse nse and
the aforementioned facts we become conscious of the mighty influence mducttve reaso nmg �nd a �ireles s energy battered
down the age
exerted by the mind of Hahnemann on the whole field of medical
. �ncrusted porta ls b ehmd whtch repos ed a mass of superstition and
thought down through the years. O nly now is mod�r?- medtc�l thought tgnorance �alled �: dical knowledge . The advent of
the Organ on of
colored and directed by the advance of the phystost catchmg up to Home opathzc Medz czne was a ferme nt that stirred medic
al thought as it
grasp the clear vision of truth based on n atural law given the world by had not been stirred in centuries. The announcem
ent of a discovered
the master m ind of Samuel Hahnemann. and proven law, the application oflogical thinking in
the collection and
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LVI, No. 6, June 1941, p. 287 ff. 1. JouRNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HoMEOPATHY, Vol . 38, No. 4, April 1945, p. 116.

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blishment of anarat expanding any acute _or chr�nic manifestation of consequential disease' only srIght
ble facts for the esta
evaluation of induhybitaand a rational techniquofe indisethe prep ion and slan_ reactions bemg observed in some cases.
medical philosop gs for the ase was stupendous
application of dru and stunninrelig r.f and cure The ext me�ical discovery was the �laim of Louis Pasteur.. He1 . stated
that by�moculations of an attenuated virus from a rabid alllma Immu-
and world shaking was slower to respond to the impulses of new and n . ity and cure may b e pro d uce d against the frightful torments of rabIe. �f
Medical thought ge and sciences than other lines of endeavors. Per­ Bu� pnor �o Pasteur' s claims, the homeopath, Constantine Herin
awakening knowled, as today, the selfish power of commercial interests Philadelphia, had potenized and proved the saliva of the rabid �o g
haps because then of medicine and pow hindered any advalsanceor that (�Yss.) and successfully used the remedy in the treatme?t 0·f h!'1d�opho­
dominated the progress cor-
might interfere with the profits of certain erful individu b1a. Pasteur's claims are interesting because of the1r s1m1 anty to
hod7pathle· pr�ceedure even to the attenuation of the virus although
porate groups. of that day were among the most bitter opponents c�u e y a�coi?ph�h�d through th� �load_ of several animals as vehicles..
The pharmacists its very inception. Hahnemann knew they could Like vaccmat10n 1t 1s homeopathic m pnncipal but unhomeopath'1c m
of Homeopathy from are the homeopathiitc ispote ncies properly andngdrutheg e t ec h lllque of Its .
preparatiOn and administration.
not be trusted to prep mon then (as ticiainnsour day providi .th · ·

substitution was asce com eopathic prac wer e taught to prepare . �ater medin still �a.me the d�scovery of diphtheria antitoxin with which tra­
motive exits). Henwell allas hom . This opposi­ ditiOnal ne promis�d to en�irely do away with the diphtheria dis­
the remedies theysystused
and dispense as interestspresagaicribnste the medical em was soon car­ ease. He�e �gam_ the toxms of diphtheria are attenuated through the
tion from vestedvidual physicians realnew e ser�m o t e . horse . . The proceedure is said to build uP anti-bodies
ried to the indi new medical technique. Ostracism, calumny, ridiwer
ly desi rous of curi ng who
cule agamst the disease m the body of the horse and th'IS h orse serum
converted to the violence were practiced against Hahnemann and his · nJecte
�Ies · dfi I·�to �he �uman blood furnishes it with the necessary antibod­
and evenfhysical al amenties and ethical beh aviour were refused them. to Ig t t e disease. But homeopathic potencies of DrPHTERINUM
disciples. All socithings converts among the enlightened from various have cured after he.avy doses of antitoxins had failed to control the
In spite of these ld successfully practiced the new art and science of to of the _disease and the patient was sinking rapidly toward.
parts of the wor brilliant cures where traditional medicine had failed. d�h ea. . �IS. expenence has occured with many homeopathic phySI-
medicine makingeop athy was established in most of the western world clans.
Soon after Homer (1749 - 1823 ) ofEngland announced the discovery of Coming do n to more recent times, August Bier, an eminent Ger­
Dr. EdwardJenn use of cow-pox. This is a homeopathic principal bu� JT.lan su�ge��' m:v a paper read be�ore a large assembly of German physi­
vaccination : the preparation and administration is incompatible with,
the method of niques and while immunity against small-pox may b<; ,_clans as ce What would be their attitude toward Homeopathy?" B .
homeopathic techuently comes at a tremendous cost in health along the
·
;accep�s all thr�e cardinal rules of ho�eopathic technique; the �i�il�:�
erne y, the SI�gle dose, and the mmimum dose and ex lains the
procured it freq ase which often develops into violent and fatal
dise
lines of chronic ical cm� odus operandi of the Law of Similars and the single atten�ated dose
minations. Clin obs ervers all over the world report numThe erous <by wha� he calls the "Irritational Theory of Disease and it Cure". These
illness following sma ll-pox inoculations . ho:me4J'l . were reached on!y after extensive clinical application of the
of serious chronic VACCINUM and VARIOLINUM administere
pathic preparationsllenoft prop d .m a 1 arge numbe.r ?f ctifficult cases of diseases resulting in cure
mouth show exce hylactic power against small-pox. w· .· subsequent to Bier _s announcement, McDonald of England had
the homeopathi� law and technique of administration and was
. and �xcures
excellent w th homeopathic potencies up to the 30. His
lanatiO� ? o,f the working of the homeopathic princi­
(Scientific) Method
y influenced by the Postulational
It seems that Hahnemann was greatl
r
1. accep ted as succe ssful if by it
s to be

is b ed on �Is HydratiOn . theory of disease. The above mentioned

a theor y only need
Sir Isaac Newton who taught that this theory. The
ts and predict new ones based on
can repeatedly verify the experimen

2.
(hypothesis) then becomes a law.
This is still true today. - Editor.
- Edito r.
ealle� new a vances and discoveries in world medicine are positive
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proof of the extraofordin ary influence Homruth eopathy has had on .the HoMEOPATHY's PLACE IN MEDICINE1
thought processes truethe investigato � � seekeonrs med1
rs a d eve�here
Further evidences of almo homeopathlC mfl u ence eal proce­
. �re­ . The march
d1sease
o.f medical progress in the past fifty years has been one of
prevent10n rather than cure. The ravages ofyellow fever, malana·
dure may be found in the rejec
st entire . � ion of poly phar macy and typh01'd ha�e been great�y �estricted, if not entirely overcome
scriptions are simplerlerandamou many contam a smgl e drug . Also there 1s a measures of hyg1ene and samtat10n and mosquite control. Most likel , by
tendency to use smal cinentstoday and less drast ic dos s.
� nd emot10ns . the reduced frequency and virulence of diphteria
A new aspec t of medi , that of the mmd
. from med1cal men. The � small po::C epide�ics have been more controlled b� scarlet fever an�
(psychiatry), is now claim ing much attentwn the same means
and emotions �n thestates state of health was firstandstressed than b>: moculatl?ns of serums and vaccines so universally used and
power of thoughts wherem he that the mental emo­ often w1th deletenous side effects.
in Hahnemann' s Organon highest and most important in the study of re�­ The success of pr�ventive medi�ine has been almost exclusively in
tional symptoms standdisea se (§211 Organon) resto . Grea t and constructlve the r��lm of acute d1sease. Chrome heart and kidney disease, cancer,
edies for the cure of witho in ring the normal arthnt1�, and many .forms of nervous and mental disease all have
work is now being donebalanceutinthetheusement of drugs
. s o.f �en­ greatly . mcreased dun.ng this same period. Even tuberculosis has been
mental and emotionalthink constructively forallythe good ofproces1ck by a
the ?mdlV ldual only shghtly reduced m frequency and virulence.
tal hygiene; how to e. �he antibio tics, which seemed so promising for a time, soon loose
and society as a' whol in case takin g and recor d keepm . g 1s. every- the1r efficacy m. acute disease and are worse than useless in chronic
Hahneman n s influ ence o:rer th� wo�ld trouble because of their drastic side effects.
where manifest today. Every hospital staff and cli�icg.allW1th th1s bnef Be.cause of these . facts h?meopathic therapeutics provide the best
follows the Hahnemanfacts nian methods of casehom takln
summary of historical futur before us we, the � concept of wd1seaopath s, may �ll bese solutwn t? �he p�essmg med1eal problems today. First, because any cur­
heartened concering the e of the Homeopa thK ble cond1t1on,
� can be qmckly
Ject . e1therand
acute or chronic, to which sick humanity is sub­
gently corrected with no consequential side
and its cure. of pi�neer thinkers in effects b>: t.he �omeopathic remedy. Second, because of the curative
in passing the numberrary
It is interesting to note philo Hahnemann power res1dmg m the similar remedy, the homeopathic system of treat­
the fields of science and sophy contempo w1th (1778 - 182�), men� �wlds the key to the most efficient prophylactic and preventive
(1755 - 1843) ; Priestly (1733were - 1804), Sir Humphrey Davy
and Lavoisier (1743 - 1794)Shellyleade rs in the realm of mod ern chemls ­ med1eme even dev1sed by man.
try. Goethe (1749 - 1830) (1793 - 1831) and Byro n (17 88 - 1 � 24), . When medical science learns the true nature of sickness, a great step
fiery emissaries of libert y and democracy whos e mess ages stme d ' for":'ard m. the progress of cure for all human ailments will be attained.
nations to revol ution and regen eration. ·

Untd t�e Hahnemannian concept of inherited constitutional toxemia is

Sir Isaac Newton (16 42 - 1 727) the great mathematicianv1ew. . and physicist recogm�ed and accepted by medical science as the fundamental cause
opened the vistas of almoscien st limitless horizons tomystl ou� Emanuel . of all �1sease, that scien.ce will c?ntinue to flounder in the quagmire of
Swedenborg (1688 - 1772) tist, inventor and C left a treme�� co�fuswn and error wh1le suffenng humanity languishes for succor and
dous imprint on theknow pattern of religious thought as well as able contrt� rehe£ By 1ts. power to eradicate �nhe.rited evils the homeopathic remedy
butions to scientific Samu ledge. t
beco�es a most p otent factor 1.n d1sease prevention. This is especially
It is very fitting that giants,el shou Hahnemann � rought into, arme being true m the �hromc . forms of d1sease such as cancer, arthritis, chronic
such an array of mentalal equipment ldandbe flawl the mstrument had d heart and kldney d1sease about which so little in the way of cure has
the magnificient ment of healing and carry itessonwa courage he been accomplished.
redeem the ancient statused' by a perfect artistry to be used rd to the "'"""'"'' I.
of a true science, adornthe earth . for the The "President's M essage'\ JoURNAL oF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE oF HoMEOPATHY, VoL
1, January, 19 54. Article With the same title, but different text see p. 519 ff
47, No.

of man everywhere on
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Homeopathy's Place in Medicine Homeopathy's Place in Medicine

certa�n c� re for HoMEOPATHY's PLACE IN MEDICINE1

More and more it beco mes patent that the most
fi e ld of reven tion. Here m �h1� field
these things must b e found in the �
effie1 ent work . All chrom e 1llness From its beginning, the homeopathic concept has exerted an appre­
home opathy does its most certain and
�
.
is amen able to cure b Y: c eansmg t�e ciable and growing influence on medical thought. The single dose of
in the early stages and beginnings .
ited toxm s thus perm 1ttmg the hfe the single remedy is now quite general in use, and the tendency to
organism of the causative inher .
proc esses of repau . minute doses and even attenuated ones is coming more in vogue with
forces of the p atient to restore the
must be taug�t and
B ecause of these time-proven facts, Hom eopathy the passing years. The alkaloids given in very small doses and the col­
me aware of its powe r for good m the loids of metals are expressions of the smaller doses frequently used in
pract iced until the world can beco
sorely need ed realm of true h �aling . practice. The Law of S imilars is also becoming more understood and
So vital to a sick and suffenng world m 1ts n�e �
.
. . .

.
.

1s th1s s�bJect that 1t acc epted by doctors of high rank in the old school.
mg the a1d of all who
b ecom es a crusa de exciting the interest and enhst The science of physics with the release of power contained in an
value health and well being . atom and the import of vibrations and frequencies no longer make it
illogical or difficult to accept the action of high potencies in their role
of restoring order in a deranged vital organism.
If things as infinitesimal as a virus, ultra-microscopic in size, can
produce serious illness and even death in a susceptible subject, why
cannot the infinitesimal homeopathic potency acting on the same
plane as the virus, antidote or nullify the action of that virus and restore
order in the sick organism ? There is overwhelming clinical evidence
that such is the case.
The relatively new science of genetics, especially its importance and
relationship with hereditary disease, lucidly explains how the homeo­
pathic potency by a mild form of mutation can change pathologic ten­
dencies and processes to a state of normal activity, producing normal
histological cell growth instead of abnormal p athologic cell growth.
What can better be conceived to act on those tiny microscopic
groups of elements within the cells, the genes, those mystic carriers of
heredity, than a homeopathic potency attuned to each individual's spe­
cial needs? Human genetics is eo-related with all other sciences dealing
with human beings in health and in disease; hence sociologists, psy­
chologists and physicians, especially that group known as the psychoso­
matic practitioners and the homeopathic physicians, are deeply
interested in the proven conclusions of this new science. Physicians
especially need the knowledge pertaining to the existence, nature and
activity of the so-called "black genes".
These are the impelling factors of inherited pathologic development
of cell growth ultimating in malformation of organs, parts and tissues

THE JouRNAL oF THE AMERICAN INsTITUTE oF HoMEOPATHY, Vol. 49, No. 5, May 195 6, p. 103.
Article with same title but different text see p. 517 ff..
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Homeopathy's Place in Medicine
Homeop athy's Place in Medicine
in the physical body with an impaired and abnormal func�ion. Blem­ Witness· the ·cs mfreq uency of one won
ishes, morbid growths and certain types of cancer are the dtre t results o· us anti·blOti · con stan t succ . nder . drug after another ·ancl numer-
of these genes; as are brain and nerve degeneratw_ r: of certam� �ypes, essw with
mg coa1 �a.r drugs . adverti· sed by way of newmuspaltituperdess, ma ofpam-suppress­
gazines, · radio
producing blindness, paralysis, and idio�y, convul�tons and eptleptic and televlSlon, telling us how to use them with out a
states. Allergies, diabetes due to pancreatiC defect, htgh blood pressure, that· we may be ·free· of pam and able to sleep even with ar'gui
. doc to s a.clvice so
arterial hardening, malignant types of cancer of the eye a?-d brain in science. Humanity IS drugged and poisoned from the cradleltytocon-
children, bleeding disease, hemiplegia, defective blood clottmg together grave. the
with abnormal mental states, schizophrenia, various forms of adoles­ H?w can there be healt?, happiness or efficiency in thinking
cent insanity, mania depressions, etc. are all due to the presence and worlang under such · ful mfluences? It is not strange that we have or
activity of these "black genes of doom". many a�o"clents m· .hate m cl us try and travel when min
ds and sen ses
so
Every competent prescriber of the homeopathic art has seen many of dulled with these thm are
these inherited conditions frequently entirely cured or greatly modified gers and evil_ s and . sougs.ndWh the
en will medical men wake up to these dan­
and changed in intensity by the homeopathic r�medy in �oten_tized agents and �elp b�mg on a sanealar r,
m against the use of these pernicious
hea lthier better social order? With the
form. That no other branch of healing can cope wtth these thmgs 1s the homeopathic healmg syst�m predominat
chief reason for the perpetuation of Homeopathy in its Hahnemannian use _for the many depressmg and suppresing, sing
there would be no need or
purity. . science wtll soon, the m_te�lect and lower the moral and physical typ ton
e of drugs which dull
That is why this truly scientific aspect of med1eal . . ·

.I�me an appeal o_f reason to the practitioners eofofever

. Thitos 1��nve
the whole being.
y type of med­
be recognized and accepted as one of the important_ adju�c�s of general sttgate Without preconceived prejudice the clai
medicine where its teachings and philosophy and wtde chmcal uses can, nor healmg thro��h Ho11_1eop athy by reading carefully Hahmsnem of supe­
be available to all who are unable to get relief for their chronic a.J.Luu.<:ou''�·: Organon of medicme. In It, the message of healing balm was givenann' s
which cannot be helped with routine methods of prescribing. world over a century and a half ago. Toda� sci nce is now verifyinthe
With a lmowledge and understanding of homeopathic principles �hese tru�hs announced so long ago by that mspued � g
techniques, the researchers of medicine will be able to solve many IUS who lived and labored for the good of all mankind and unt irin g gen ­
the unsolved problems of medicine existing today. The time is nea hand when the name of Hah�emann shal
Strange as it may seem to many physicians and laymen known and revere�r tat�rou � hou t the wor ld as one of the grea t ben
l be
Homeopathy has already developed remedies th�t cure �nd pre�ent tors of the race, bnngmg It a law-directed system of healing - effe ­ efac
polio disease. Thousands of subjects have been 1mm�mzed agamst . yet gentle .- that shall do much to advance the happiness and well ctive
infection in many epidemics that have occurred dunng the past of humamty everywhere. being
years.
Why has the public not been informed of this boon t_o
humanity? Because organized medicine, contr?lled by an mne �
of officials, has been able to establish a workmg agreement wtth
associated press to keep all medical lmowledge, no_t censore�
vouched for by this inner circle of the American Medtcal Asso
from the American public.
Perhaps the vast and selfish interests of the man facturing
and pharmaceutical firms play an important role �m s':Lppres_smg
'-.·"'-'"'�

information concerning valuable curative agents that mtght hmder

sales of their routine products extensively and extravagantly
for commercial reasons only.
520 Work
521
Our Gratitude and Our Obligation Our Gratitude and Our Obligation

OuR GRATITUDE AND OuR 0BLIGATION1 Anothe r way to help all concerne d : Every physician
. could ad v1se·
each
of h 1s patie · nts to acqm. re a num ber
. . of hom eopa th1"c reme d 1es
" · 1ow
m
How many homeopathic physicians ever stop and try to realize how p oten .
cies to meet acndental emergencies such ·
. as b urns, b rmse s
much successful prescribing depends on the purity and verity of our sprams, etc., together w1th
homeopathic remedies and on the accuracy and painstaking care given
. .
thos e
1
reme dies usefu l in cold s and th '
num erous a�u te ep�d e1_111c d 1" ease s. The se rem
_ � edie s given with their
e
in their preparation and manufacture; of what avail the genius and the _
spec1al class iCal mdiCatt ns will pro e helpful in
� � cure , and will prevent
infinite laborious study, that good prescribers put into their selective the use of harm ful propnetory druggmg and num
erous topical agents of
work in search of the similimum if the drug selected b e adulterated or doubtful value and even some of them being inim
ical to heal th .
in any way defective to its proven standards. And our incomparable A close r bon d and understanding of our phys
icians and their phar­
M ateria Medica and repertories produced by so much sacrifice and maosts shou ld ? e form ed that the mutual inter
_
ests of all can be fur­
effort would be worthless junk. thered and obtamed for the common good of
both the professio n and
Since the inception of homeopathic science our pharmacists have the whole hom eopa thic public.
rendered the profession loyal and outstanding service in their accuracy This brief m essag e to the hom eopathic prof
essio n is given in the
and care in the preparation of homeopathic remedies, and often with ho�e that defin�_ te actw _ n for
a constru�tive program pertaining to this
little profit to themselves beyond the s atisfaction of doing their job subJ ect may be maugurate� at our com mg conv
_ te of ention of the American
right. Without this loyalty and reliability on the part of our pharmacist l�stltu Hom eopathy w� th the International Hahnem
annian Asso ci­
the whole super-structure of homeopathic science with its inimitable atw� next Jul� 18, at Mak mac . We have man y
mor e vital proj ects to
philosophy would pass away. constder at th1s meet in that mean a grea
� t deal to the welfare and
Into this picture our friends are harassed b etween the forces of neces­ growth of Hom eopathy m Am rica an? ? ecau
� se of these vital things we
sity and loyalty at times. In supplying the physician exclusively at the hereby ur�e eve� hom eopathiC phystnan in
our land to attend this
reasonable, almost generous price asked does not bring much profit for great meet mg to gtve their aid in the advancem
ent of an expanding and
the necessary precise and care-taking work involved . On the other hand usefu l Hom eopathy.
a lay clientele would render much greater profit of the work, b ecause of
a great increase in sales.
Every physician lmows that lay prescribing, especially with the higher
potencies may produce more harm and chaos in sick cases than a com­
plete neglect of drug application leaving natural forces to do the healing
(free of drug symptoms).
In recent years the reduced number of homeopathic physicians has
made it imperative for p atients preferring homeopathic prescribing to
call on physicians residing at a distance from their home for help. By
phone or letter the p atient's symptoms are relayed, sometimes with a
diagnosis from a local physician and the remedy needed is learned.
T hese p atients have availed themselves of a full working set of homeo- ·

p athic remedies for such specific purpose, never prescribing for them­
selves or their family without the advice of their chosen doctor. This
method provides one item for increased profit to the pharmacist. ·

1. "President's Message" in JouRNAL o F THE AMERICAN INsnrur OF HoMEOPATHY, exact vol. and
p. no. unknown. - Editor.. 1. Many homeopathic practitioners today have
readily available kits for their patien s . _ Editor.

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Homeopathy's Future
Homeopathy's Future
HoMEOPATHY's FuTURE 1 t�m where �raft and spec ial privileges will
hamper the smoo th an cl
Cient operatwns of goo d med ical serv ice. effi-
With the almost certain passage of legislation imposing some form The world of med icine has always bee .
. �hange bm· 1 t o? th e uncertain foundation of emP iricism.
of state or federal medical control over the nation, the practicians of n and still is m a constant state
of flux and
Homeopathy and their numerous patients are faced with the prospect
arded fcor som eth mg
That wh1eh 1s goo d today 1s soon disc .
of oblivion and consequent serious loss. There is no protective constitu­ . . newer and
cl gment and con-
bett er. Th IS pro cess Is never ending so th at th e JU .
tional edict in behalf of medical liberty as exists in the case of religious · cllVl
· " cl ua 1 exp erie nce d
· '

sc�ence o f the m physician are safer and sou nde

freedom.
·
thmgs to dep end on for real help to the r
Therefore, the advocates of medical freedom, of which there is a edicts of a m e cl Ico- · 1· ·
po ltlca1 c1Iqu
sick than th e eo Id routme
· e far from the sick
roo m or 1. ts patien.
· conJun
.
majority of such if we include the non-medical cults together with Orgamz ed Hom eop athy m . . . ts.
ancl m . cl1V1d
"
ctio n With other organizations
.
. .
many liberal old-school practicians, can all work together to have incor­ uals who desu e med ical free dom ancl equ a1.Ity
porated into the proposed medical act a restrictive clause protecting the the need ed clause m ny propos ed med .
· can obt am
nghts o f a 11 orgamza
. _ � ical legislation to safe gua rd the
practicians of all methods of healing and insuring them and their twn s and individuals.
patients the privilege of practicing their special forms and acts of heal­ Unless such org�nization is put to wor
_ k to bring before the Congress
ing without interruptions from any source. Indeed, there is urgent need the facts JU �t mentiOned, eve� med ical practician will be only a
p aid
. 1c regar dl ess of
of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the same sacred rights in servant talang orders concermng trea
tment of the SlC
JUcl
whe ther or not hIs .
_ · . gment and conscience approve or end orse the
the field of medicine and medical practice as exists in favor of religious
freedom. same. �he phys�. Cian will be help less to app eal to any high
correctiOn of mistakes or wro g conclus er cou rt for
But until such time as a constitutional amendment for the protection ? ions or prescriptions he might
be forced to make by the routme of a med
of medical freedom and equality can be obtained, there is need for _ ica-political set up.
There are oth er thm gs the hom eop athi c organizations
profit. �ust, we mu st take steps to strength
organization and unity among all advocates of medical freedom in _ can do with
order to obtain the right to practice the art of healing of each group in _ en and protect �
���f
clsts; Wltho � t their s le did work in our h ar r
accordance with its education and training and its belief founded on i? � beh alf, our cau se
almos t cert am anm_ h1Iatwn. d su er
such training and e ducation. Without some specific clause in the body
of a nationalized medical act, the homeopathic physician will not be
� eco?dly, each individual hom eop
athi c physician should seek out
n
� _tram s <?me younger medical graduate or graduates to
permitted to practice his art; and his patients will be deprived of the succ eed him
.
m hIS practlCe. In that way we will be
specialized medical service that only a trained homeopath can give. assured of no fur ther clecre ase m
our numb ers, ancl we eauId 1 eave .
Also, many individual physicians of the regular school will b e com­ . young blo od to car ry on wlt h th e
cause until such tim e as the law of _
accepte cl as an esse n Ia
� · 1 par t of medicine to be taught to every m e cl.lea
pelled to practice their arts contrary to their better judgment appertain­ S imiliars shall be recogmz e d and
stuclent m all reco gmz ed med ical inst 1
ing to a medical practice that is controlled and dictated by a routine .
standard of practice. itutions
gnition �t least through the re-clIs­
That the tim e is nea r for such reco
For a state or federal control of medical practice must be reduced to �
covery of the 1a by ano th er Hah "
a more or less cut and dried routine denying the individual practicing nem ann or scie ntis t is highly pro
bl
. e, b eca� se ba-
physician the valuable use of long clinical experience and individual . . � ready, man y leaders in medical thought are
�xpenmentmg With the clai ms of the
hom eop athi c law.
l
initiative. Such an organization as is contemplated by the advocates of,
federalized medical control will be purely political in its scope and aim, .
and as such will be carried on along the lines of the political spoils sys- .
" Editorial " in THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LXI, No l, July, 1945, p. 29.
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 The Need of Public Education in Homeopathic Accomplishment
ent
. m
atton . Homeopath.tc Accomplishm
The Need of Public Educ research is cheaper to maintain and much more effective in terms of
ATION IN HoMEOPATHI C cure, because it works from established definite laws and principles,
THE NEED oF Pu BL IC EDUC I whereas traditional forms of research proceed on the basis of trial and
AccoMPLISHMENT error, and error is costly and disappointing in results obtained. Hence,
der an d mo re . ntimate lmowledge of the inher-
1 another function for the united leagues in the future would be that of
Th e wo rld ne ed s a wi . an d cur e res iding in homeureop, athic homeopathic research.
ent po medtcmewe rs o f d l· � e ase pre ven tto n
. . HomeoPathy is the medicine of the fut on1y Homeopaths, we must maintain and strengthen our local, state, and
ipl es of
pri.nc. e t. me, when through educatt.on by way of eff ici en t wi de national organizations: support and keep up our homeopathic journals
g t h
wattm . � y, the med"lCal facts of a superior system of h ea rmg ·n
Wl and publications and start an intelligent crusade of homeopathic educa­
pu bh ctt
spread rld cogm_ zant of tts. value and use in the great fie ld of me d- tion for a long suffering public needing homeopathic care. In present­
make the wo ing our crusade for superior healing so much needed for the ills of the
icine. . �� e b . force of the working law apply- world, we will not fail to recognize all that is good in the progress of
All who hatlz :re exp en en ced its wo rth. But those modern medicine and surgery. Many of these newer things are indis­
ed rem edy n e n :% �� her
ing the potened with the pn_ nctp. les and_ the facts must be reached and pro of of pensable and we are grateful to have them available for the use of all.
unacquaintclo thlS. requires orgam. zatlOn and effort . One of the meeansof Our chief aim is to have Homeopathy recognized as an important
taught. To may be fo nd l. � H e thic Laymen' s Leagues: on fact component part of general medicine that can be available to the healers
to this end be orgam� zed e�:y �fr�e city of the nation and iner to . of all schools of medical thought. With this object obtained medical
which shoulddozen or more �omeop athi can meet togeth rivalries will cease and the world of suffering will benefit under a less
wherever a 1ve wa s and means to ms . ctrupaettrothens pu bli c in the. ho meo- prejudiced and more enlightened medical realm. Out of the bitterness
plan and ncep evo slcl � mess, lt. s cause and its cure. Not only lS th. e �ure of the past with its antagonizing clash of medical claims and thought
ts of
Psurathier,c bucot 1t. 1s. gent1er and safier ancl. reallyclquicker, andnowith th1s tlme. will come enlightenment and progress with more tolerance and charity
mic factor m from all sides.
saved, and lesvails sened expen�e gortoc<?ltsts vma�oelva:J adesgreiraatbilecoity. We have such Men of vision in all the schools today are waiting for, and seeking
siclmess ·preB oston, thu s addm d Ch�tcago now I hope we may soon the better things offered everywhere today. Then let us proceed on our
leagues m , Ne w Yore1 an m our larger centers such as Cleve-
·

way, tolerant and open minded that we may be aware of and respond to
have a dozenncn:tscoreo , Loesps eAn ciall fro iladelphia, and Se attle. the subtler but more potent forces energizing the cosmos. The good
land, San Fra .'c educa lOn ?Jesm. ' PhH meo ath the Leagues may bm. ld , book tells us "to seek and we shall find, to lmock and the door shall be
Along with pubh � Ons to gt? h la;;hips to worthy medical opened to us".
up funds frooct all do atl
m s� � th �omeop:;h�� t�nets to help educate them; We homeopaths have sought medical truth for the past one hundred
students ind he nn ated wl c doctors toexthelracp ted ftll the great and fifty years and found it. We have !mocked at the door, behind
thus givingWl� th wo rld r �����ath" th� vast sums ssuch as heartfro, m which is the reservoir of universal lmowledge, and lo, in response to
need now researusch. W �� :. e that lmock the door opened to reveal the genius of Hahnemann hold­
·

public for palsy,foetc r vanous d"lseasellcon dition � uch of these ing in his hands the boon of homeopathic healing for a sick and ailing
d b ecaus m
T.B ., cerebral the personn., �e eof�h�Pfe�e�al organizations requiring world. We are told by the same Divine source that "The Truth" shall
make us free: and surely, Homeopathic truth when universally accepted
are spent ont must co e �ut of the collected funds to perpetuate will free the world of much of its siclmess, its sin, and its misery.
salanes tha amn:za�lOnsfit afisorpres
ermanent insichtituistiooftns;en wh en
maintain thetsenoorg t much 1s leare frequeneartlychdiswhappom. tm. g. ted ious
t .
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!TUTE OF HOMEOPATHY,
1.
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President's Address, JOURNA
April 1954. 527

526
Organization and Public Instruction for Homeopathy Needed
Organization and Public Instruction for
Homeopathy Nee ded
ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC INSTRUCTION FOR HOMEOPATHY
amou?ts t? many billions annually. But
NEEDED1 the insatiable gree d of thes
agenoes will end in their downfall and rebo e
. und to our advantage.
B ec�use th e cost of med iCal .
care including hos pttal serVIce
When the congress of states was abolished by the American Institute . .
1s L"
1ast
b ecom mg proh"b " · 10r
1 ttlve 1: the aver age citizen of our land H ome op
of Homeopathy a grievious mistake was m ade. The Institute lost con­ _
gives a more certain and durable type of �thy
treatment c' cess at pn
�:
tact with it local adherents everywhere over the country, and they in within the reach of all while permitting satis �es
_
ia?s as we11 . w,e need only intelligence
turn lost interest in a national organization that functioned largely for factory re neratton to Its
Physc
. and courage to mee t the
the edification of a few office holders mostly intent upon perpetuating .
��\6�:
exigencies of our tlme by perfecting our organizations and
ex and·
f ��:
their tenure in office. Result: our state societies dwindled and passed a of hom eop athic physcians. We still hav
away leaving weeds and desert waste where once bloomed homeopathic e many plac e call
o .
gardens of beauty and use.
.
� ve�here outsid of the U. S . Hom
� eop athy is growing and thriv­
And those who had employed homeopathic doctors were gradually mg, M �xico and Braz il are notable examples
. In Europe and Indi a it is
compelled to employ other types of curative agents, as the homeo­ �ecog mz� d and employed extensively. In Buenos Aires Argentina
IS a �rowing group of very �igh grade hom
�
p athic forces grew weak. With no replacements from homeopathic there
eop athic ph scia ns that are a
��
ranks there had to b e replacements by unhomeopathic methods of ere d It and an asse t to their country and
t:ac th IS IS
. . the world . B ecau se of th ese
cure. · a ps�ch ological p erio
b�i· an expandmg Ho eop athy that can
d for us to put forth our best efforts to
Our most feasible and efficacious medium for public instruction of _ � serve the need s of our nation
homeopathic principles is to be had in our Homeopathic Layman's e1Jfcecttve1� and econ omi Cally
Leagues which the Institute should aid and encourage at every homeo­ In cl� smg I must ask p ardon for putt
ing into verse my sentiments
pathic center in the country be it large or small. It would be helpful if concermng Hom eop athy's past and futu
re.
the Institute appointed a special board to aid in the organization and
perpetuation of the various leagues throughout the country. In this way Weep not for the fight that is lost
the institute would be brought b ack in touch with the local and scat­
tered elements of Homeopathy, and its forces would b e unified and Refuse to weaken or to yield
consolidated for all its efforts in education, for both the laity and mem­ Horror's glorious strategic field
bers of the healing art everywhere.
Though high and grievious be the cost
Such a consolidation of homeopathic forces staffed by enthusiastic
homeopathic leaders would soon bring about astonishing results in the In the strife for the cause of truth
way of growth and public recognition b ecause of the opportunity given D e athless Godess of potent youth
to show the world what miracles of cure Homeopathy has for the sick By that sign and by that token
and afflicted.
We shall rise again, strong and brave
There are those who think it useless to try to restore homeopathy in
the U.S . to its golden era of success that prevailed 1900 - 1920. They are And see Similia's banners wave
appalled at the oppostion that has developed against us; such as the O'er our ranks firm and unbroken
powerful corporations of drug manufacturers whose interest in the sick
With the h ealing power in our hands
is soley commercial; their take from the afflicted ones of the nation
For the suffering ones of all lands.
vol. and p. no. unlmown. - Editor.
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 Needs ofHomeopathy
Needs of Homeopathy
modern observations that mental and emotional stresses are causative
I factors in most of the chronic illness afflicting the race today. Since the
NEEDS oF HoMEOPATHY homeopathic remedy is the most potent force known to remove the
te, I
Mr. eh aum · an, F nen · ds and Colleagues of the American Institu · weakness that makes one a victim of worry, fear, frustration, inhibi­
. mg the
ilege of addressmg you concern tions, etc., it would be all together fitting and proper to bring these
am most grateful for the priv
�
for the futu re. facts to the medical profession and to the world of sick folks as well that
nee ds of Homeopathy tod ay and . . .
hom eop ath iC ph ysloans o all might greatly benefit by this knowledge.
K dactors. 10
' t nee d is mo re
Homeopathy s greates
· ea11s from everywhere for homeopath .
a1 f:aoT1fles
Medical statistics inform us that from sixty to seventy-five percent of
meet the increasmg d uca tlOn
up 1 this want we must increa
se and expand our e sickness has its origin in psychosomatic influences . Because of such
� b�
uld contact
h corresp �ndence and post-gr
aduate cou� � s s . We sho facts, the homeopathic profession is better equipped to cope with these
y lOn ers of all sch ools of
and worthy practlt types of illness than other branches of medicine; and it should organize
those men who are competent · r resu 1t s o btai n ed .by
with the supeno its physicians for still further development and advance of this progres­
healin and acquaint them . _ .
; ling which is �ree � s�de
of all lilJ U flOU sive branch of medicine by forming a permanent bureau in the Institute
hom e P athic methods of hea al gro ups ar qu ah fymg
ion, nonmediC � devoted to the study of these various and numerous symptoms and
effe cts. in many states of the Un . fi d our
��
· thes e we Wl ll m
to practice med1c ·
· me and surgery. It lS among . ans . At 1"l t1 cost their relation to disease and its cure.
� ��
homeopathic phy sKl The establishment of such a bureau would sharpen our physicians
mo st sympathetic prospects for at adv an tag eous an s_ ­
pla ce new doc tors and render their work more successful in cure; and it would attract the
the Ins titute could help pan e
such means we could soon e� progressive minds from all schools of medical thought, bringing pres­
ble loc ations for practice. By a mo re effe ctlv e, org an-
the Ins titute for tige and an expansion of a splendid type of membership to Homeopa­
memb ership and influence of
ize d Homeopathy.
made up of energ�tl� and enthus
· � · -
thy. A bureau of such a nature could soon be developed into a virtual
d s. �
d per ma nen t com mit tees post-graduate course of psychosomatic medicine with the homeopathic
We nee
e societies. and examlm_ng b oar approach in treatment, thereby assuring the greatest possible success in
tic men to reorganize our stat n m our cou ntry,
in every oty and tow _ terms of cure never before obtainable by the routine methods of the
should have Laymen' s Leagues ath lC con ce p and
ts
anding of homeop past and present.
the P.ublicity and true underst and effe ctiv e than
· op les commg · th"lS way would. be more valuable Today we live in an unstable world of flux and change politically,
pnn . . us.
hoty could bnn� economically, and scientifically. As new truths unfold concerning the
thousands of dollars of paid pub . eo
d clo se co- ope rati on and understandmg Wlth our hom _
nature of matter, new concepts and theories regarding life evolve. The
We nee ngt hen ed for
tual interests may be stre whole field of medical thought is in the throes of vast and rapid change.
pathic pharmacists that our mu
our common goo d.
g segm ent of me dic al
.
pr�ctlce to day wh ose tenet
_ . the psy
� New drugs of great power have been manufactured and exploited, but
much of the good accomplished by them has been offset by dangerous
There is a gro win
concept of dlse ase cause: VlZ
�
side effects that make their continued use prohibitive.
are bas ed on the homeop athic tance to
who attach the greatest lmpo Man is something more than a mass of chemicals; and he lives on
chosomatic branch of me dicine nem ann
ances and symptoms . From Ha other planes with and beyond the physical, though his physical body is
mental and emotional disturb l and emo­
homeop athic art, the menta _ nourished from the contents of the earth. His emotional and spiritual
to all the resent masters of the
!
n of the
t rank as guides in the selectlO bodies are nurtured by forces flowing from the higher planes of exist­
tional sy ptoms have taken firs
curative remedy.
ing with a g�eat many b nll 1 t � ���
· · cu
ence. Born into the world naked and helpless, a whining, crawling ani­
mal, nevertheless by painful and devious ways he finds and follows the
Ho me opathic literature is teem n d
es of mental mc�mpetency. spiral stairway leading to the stars and to the abode of the creative
of even the mo st serious typ rec ogm ze the tru th of these center of universal order to bring back to earth the wonders of inventive
the first to
school of medical thought was science and the far-reaching knowledge of the all-embracing gift of
t date unknown. - Editor..
1. From handwritten manuscript, exac
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mathematics. Also from the same source come all the imagery and nature and defeat the purpose for which they are used while doing great
beauty of poetry, art and music to stimulate the intellect and delight harm to the health of whole communities. ·

the soul. Hahnemann tells us we must lmow the causes of siclmess and
There is in nature and in man an etheric bond or plane wherein the remove them as the first step toward health. When these causes are
physical and higher and more subtl� bodies and forces of our being removed, we place man in a better environment wherein the constitu­
meet, intermingle and coalesce. In this bond all changes from health to tional remedy can accomplish much more in terms of health.
sickness and from siclmess back to health take place before any change, The �omeopathic physician is not only a healer but a teacher as well.
chemical or physiologic, is manifest in the tissues of the phys1eal _body. His patients are taught to avoid the foods and the drugs that are inimi­
That is why the homeopathic potency is _ su�� a po�erful agent m �he cal to helath and that interfere with the action of the homeopathic rem­
process of cure. Its subtle n�tur� �s very _simihar to vibratory f?rmatlon edy, and t�ey are taught mental and moral as well as physical hygiene.
of the etheric plane into wh1eh It IS readlly attracted and associated. Thus _eqmpped, the� e patients make unusual and lasting recoveries
The advance of modern physics has done much to explain why the from Illness and bmld up a powerful resistance to siclmess of every
homeop athic potency acts so actively and eff� ctively. The pro �ess of all kind .
life activity is vibratory. In fact, all the phys1eal phenomena m _nature As the importance _and value of homeopathic medicine are so great
such as light, electricity, magnetism, etc. are the results of certam spe­ and so much needed m the world today, it becomes the duty of each
cific vibratory rates. and every one of us, both doctor and patient, to exert all the means we
The biological scientist has uncovered some interesting . facts th�t can muster to advance this worthy cause that our children and their
explain why homeop athic medicines al?ne are capable o� cunng �onsti­ children may obtain the God-sent blessing of homeopathic medication.
tutional and inherited disease. That mmute group _of mlCroscopi_c cells With faith, courage, intelligent co-operation and organized effort,
and atoms forming the genes which carry through tlme and �termty the we can create a greater J:I�meopat �y than we have ever lmown and give
specific traits of character and bo�y f?r.mation from generat10n to gen­ the general field of mediCme a hentage of medical lmowledge of count­
eration of each species, races and mdlVlduals _c �n be_st be affected by a less . value. Indeed, _ �rganized Homeopathy must go on with the fight
mild form of mutation, wrought by the ad� mis n:atlOn_ of t�e homeo­ until general med1eme pro�resses sufficiently to recognize the great
pathic potency, thus nullifYing the su?tle toxm of mh�nted disease and advantages of a truly soentlfic therapy and accepts it as a part of the
leaving healthy cells to perform then allotted fimctwr: s ur:haml? e�ed great field of medicine.
and imparting to the growing organi�m a normal phys10logic _actlVlty. Homeopathy has . the equipmer:t in the law and a well-proven philos­
Where normal physiologic process exists, health and normal histologic ophy backed by a hterature of wide magnitude and inestimable value.
cell growth result. Also the great Materia Medica and numerous excellent text books on
In the light of these facts just cited, the homeop athic concept of sick­ �omeopathi_c practice t?gether with the time-saving, accuracy-produc­
ness, its cause and cure is clearly seen and understo od. We homeopa�s mg rep �rtones all con �tl �ute a� array of accurate lmowledge built up by
understand and appreciate these things, but the world does not, and It the genms and unremittmg t01l of many sacrificing men.
becomes our duty and mission to bring it to the world by every mea�s Wi_th so man>': glorious traditions of the past before us and with the
at hand that we may lessen human suffering and help install a healthier magnificent attamments of the great pioneers in Homeopathy that
race for the future. amaze and gladden us, we are inspired to carry on and add our mite of
Organized Homeop athy is duty bound to protect its patrons from useful lmowledge and sacrificial effort for the preservation and advance­
'"' " ' '<='"''
the evils of poisoned water supphes and f<? ods processe d _ and ment of the homeopathic cause. We lmow this cause is just and benign
ated with injurious chemicals and preservatl:res. Even the hfe�susta1n1ng:_ and sorely needed for the good of God ' s children, and because of this
air we breathe is poisoned and made toxic by death-dealmg knowledge our faith is strengthened and our courage is enhanced to
designed to kill insects, but these activities destroy the balance meet the needs of these trouble-packed times.
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To be a homeopathic
Friends and colle agues , ours is a great privilege. HoMEOPATHv's NEEDs1
powe r th�� �any others
healer brings us. closer to Divine go?d� ess and
and respo ns1b1ht1es we can-
can come, but 1t also brings us obhgatlons · 1p· 1 es and 1· de-
Friends and colleagues of the American Institute of Homeopathy, it
to our pnnc
not evad e. Then let us stand united and true is a great privilege to greet you and to thank you for the high horror you
go on and a 1
b"d e f1orever.
als that the cause we love and labor for may have conferred upon me by permitting me to serve as your president
for the coming year. But with this horror goes a heavy responsibility
that no one man can carry to success unless he has the sustaining power
of the complete membership behind him. Because I realize my own
limitations and inadequacy for this important work I am here calling on
you all for your help, advice and suggestions for the good of Homeopa­
thy and the Institute.
The Institute is the medium for protection, perpetuation and growth
of Homeopathy. It is the representative and the expression of organized
Homeopathy in the United States. It is the soul of homeopathic
thought and action. Let us keep that soul clean and untarnished that it
may function unafraid and strong for the promulgation and defense of
homeopathic principles.
There are a few who think our efforts and even our sacrifices are in
vain and of little use, but the struggle for the cause of truth is never
devoid of use, because there are kindred souls to follow us who will take
hold where we had to leave off our unfinished work. All progress in the
sciences and the arts are painfully and slowly built up and perfected not
by one individual or in one era but by a succession of workers through
succeeding periods of time. Each era and each individual worker add
their mite of new lmowledge and improved skill until the work is com­
pleted as a unity of beauty and worth. This work of man is paralleled in
nature by the activities of the small sea mites that build through lab or
and the sacrifice of their lives that vast and wide spread deposits of
beautiful coral rising from the ocean floor.
In spite of dwindling numbers and diminishing prestige, there are
, many vital reasons why Homeopathy and the Institute �hould continue
t �
. o live and perform its destined function for t e good of all humanity.
_
We hear much about the progress of medtcme these days - one anal­
· or pain-killer after another until the number is legion, innumera­
. ·
.

shots of drastic blood-polluting specifics, vast numbers of nerve-

lfpctrnm·, , sleep producers and "goof' pills. Small wonder the world is
t going insane with countless preparation of synthetic vitamins and

Inaugural Address, A.I.H. Banquet, July 1, 1953. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
HOMEOPATHY, VoL 46, No. 8, August, 1953, p . 23 8 .

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Organiz� d Ho�e?pathy is obligated to the public as one of its rea­

so-called tonics and successive crops of "wonder drugs", many of theni .
sons fior extstmg
:
m 1ts role of teacher and protector of health In th'1s
as malignant in their action as blood destroyers . Terramycin and Chlo­ . · 1 g�aft and commercial greed there is a frequent attempt
day of po 11 1ca
.

romycin are examples. The wonder indeed is that any humans are left . .
at umversa me d1ca�10n by way of P '7blic drinking water through the
alive. . .
process of fluondat10n and chlonnat 10n. These experiments are paid
The array of health and life destroyers is perpetuated by the insatia­
for b� the tax payers, whether they want it or not, and they must suffer
ble greed of huge commercial interests, the manufacturing chemists and
the stde eff� cts of poisoning from the prolonged and accumulate d
pharmaceutical companies, whose revenue and "take" from the Ameri­ .
can public runs well into the billions of dollars annually, comparable to act10n (provmgs) of these things as well. Those wishing such medica­
.
t10ns could u � e t�ese chemicals in their individual drinking water
what it takes to run our most extravagant government of the United
States. Indeed, if all the harmful rubbish in the way of empirical medi­ ch� aply and wtth httle e�fort; why pmson .
a whole community for the
. .
sat1s�act1on of a few egottsts who wtsh to force their ideas on a suffering
cine could be discarded and replaced by homeopathic medication not
pubhc and compel them to pay the bills as well.
only would the health of all be greatly improved, with cancer, kidney
and heart disease vanishing as if by magic, but our vast national debt Ho�eopathy must take its stand for the freedom of the individual
could at the same time be liquidated by the savings resulting from uni­ prescr:ber that he m �y always remain untrammeled by any political or
.
versal homeopathic treatment. � oen�tfic group, . leav:ng only the individuals doctor' s conscience and
This is not all together a homeopathic view of the medical situation; mtelhgence as hts gmde for the good of his patient. Only by such pro­
a few conscientious doctors of the dominant school have from time to c� dures can real progress be maintaine d . These are but a few of the car­
time issued warnings concerning the dangers accruing from the injudi­ �mal features that seem important for consideration and interest at this
cious use of the drugs aforementioned. tlme.
Both from health and economic reasons, homeopathic organizations
But, more imp ?rtant tha_n the things just mentione d, is the impera­
must be maintained until the law of Similia is recognized and taught as .
ttve �eed for umty of act10n among and between all homeopathic
part of the curriculum of medicine, a possibility not too remote . .
. the Umted
orgamzat10ns m States. The Institute, the International the
because science is already proving and accepting portions of the
Southern, and the American Foundation, through their respective ' rep­
homeopathic concept concerning matter, energy and life. .
resentative s, shoul� be welde� into a solid unity to give us the solidarity
Even a progressive branch of old school medicine, psychosomatics, is
and power needed m the attamment of our goal, viz. the establishment
rediscovering some of the cardinal tenets of homeopathic philosophy.
Because of these facts one of the urgent duties of the Institute is to find �
of hon:eol?athic teac ings, in their completeness and purity, by precept
.
and sctenttfic proof, mto the curnculum of every medical school where
a repository where the writings and essays of the inspired leaders of the
men and wome� are taught to equip themselves to become healers of
t�e stck.
past and present may be kept and preserved for the needs of the future. . And thts de� ired �nd can be sooner accomplished if every indi­
The Institute, working closely with the American Foundation of
vtd�al h?meop ath m th1s great land of ours, physicians and their
Homeopathy, must preserve this precious heritage of accumulated
pat1ents m un:son, dedi�ate a little of themselves in the way of time,
knowledge and at the same time develop and maintain post-graduate .
effort, and a ltttle of theu savmgs, salvaged from non-essentials in the
schools for graduate physicians who become interested in a system of .
form of luxunes such as the curtailment of their tobacco and cocktails
healing based on law. In this way we can justify the need for our exist­
together with less bridge, golf and other form of amusement that male�
ence.
up the lesser extravag�nces of modern life. The proceeds from this
There is much more that can be said and has been said on this .
source could well furmsh us wtth the sinews of war for our crusade.
important subject by men who preceded me, wiser and more gifted in
essential knowledge; why weary you with repetitions . You know as well
� uch a procedure co�ld ha�dly b� c�lled sacrifice; it would merely fall
l�to the category of httle vtces ehmmated, for which we all would be
as I do our needs and goals we seek, not for ourselves alone but for our
ncher and better physically and spiritually.
children and all the future.
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rt from you, all my

In closing again I plead for help and suppo WoRLD's NEED FOR HoMEOPATHY1
· ds that I may serve you
fnen and our cause faithfu lly and well. Let us
. d m �o per-
' praye rs for stren gth a?d w1s <:>
invoke Divine Providenc e with
justic e to all and w1th chant y m our Not only the world of men but the world of medicine needs Homeo­
form the duties we meet, with pathy. In spite of the many claims for the progressive achievements of
hearts for those who do not share our view s.
modern medicine, the fact remains that outside of surgery and sanita­
tion, therapeutic medicine is far from satisfactory. The drastic side
effects of the antibiotics and the numerous coal tar drugs make these
agents more potent for evil results than for good results, while so-called
scientific medicine stands baffled and bewildered, impotent to remedy
the wrong of their efforts to heal.
A large amount of medical research of recent times has emerged
from the laboratories of the large pharmaceutical houses and manufac­
turers of patented drugs, whose first and most vital concern is entirely
commercial. Billions of dollars are made annually from the sale of these
various nostrums in the United States. These same institutions are the
purveyors of all medical knowledge that is given the American public in
overwhelming doses by way of radio, television, newspapers and maga­
zine publications. Highly paid writers and salesmen are employed
through these agencies to hypnotize an unthinking, medically ignorant
and unsuspecting public with false claims and half truths concerning
the efficacious use and value of these baneful products. The doctors of
the medical profession itself have been ensnared in an insidious way to
help further the commercial ends of these same selfish agencies. By dis­
tributing free samples and specially prepared literature, clothed in scien­
tific language, to the doctors to use in experimentation on their
patients, they obtain the tacit recognition of their products from these
doctors who are too lazy to think for themselves and who find it profit­
able and easy to dispense these unscientific products.
Every true physician, regardless of what school of medicine he gradu­
ated from, must resent the intrusion of any individual or agency that
attempts to dictate the methods or remedies he should give his patients,
either individually or in groups. He alone is responsible for their welfare
and safety, and he is so held by the state that licensed him to practice.
For that reason alone he is permitted and expected to select his reme­
dies and treatment in accordance with the dictates of his best judgment
and knowledge regardless of the opinions or desires of outside influ­
ence.

1. From handwritten manuscript, written in 1956. - Editor. .

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sion and refined adjustment of Hahnemann in potentizing and d"l .

From the foregoing statements it is easy to see how the powerful · ·1
toxiC mater�a m · 11
· dI. tl ed w ter and dilute alcoho 1 utmg
}
·

manufacturers and dispensers of proprietary drugs dominate and con­ � � l instead of using the
trol organized medicine with their legal and educational activities, even blood of amma s With �ll of Its u?lmown 9ualities for that purpo se .
perverting its highly publicized code of ethics to suit their trade Hahnemann s te �hmque obtamed maximum results in cure
_ without
requirements, ruthlessly unmindful of the universal harm perpetrated the conseq�ential �1de effects resulting from the allergic action of
the
on a defenseless humanity while they pile up billions of dollars from
1 . . 1
cru de and msuffiCiently refined vaccines and serums which cot1tam
.
many un mown mimiCa qualit .
ies peculiar to the animal blood.
·
their nefarious traffic in misery and disease.
Since the wide and extensive use of the coal tar drugs and the numer­ A�oth�r factor _w� ich we have lost sight of is the violation of
p�yswlog1c law of mJ ecting directly into the blood stream a foreign pro­
the
ous antibiotics, cancer and malignant types of blood disease, severe _
forms of heart disease and drastic states of mental incompetency have tem substance which can and generally does set up a violent reaction
all increased to alarming proportions. Competent highgrade medical throughout the whole bo �y organism, at times terminating fatally.
observers of both the regular and the homeopathic schools of medicine The selected r�medy given by mouth cannot produce such violen
t
have issued warnings of the dangers concerning these practices, but the effects; the reactiO� s are only sufficient to stimulate the defensive
_ .
mechamsm mto activity for t? e protection of the organism, and in this
.
propaganda coming from the wholesale drug manufacturers and ven­
dors grows ever louder and more incessant and drowns out the notes of pr�cess the cure of the s �_ ck d1sturbe � organism is accomplished gently,
sage advice from men who really know the harmful consequence result­ qmcldy and surely and With no morbid product remaining in the blood
­
ing from the wide-spread dispensation of these harmful products. str�am. There are no side effe� ts or end results, only the normal physio
_ ­
Those men are true physicians who have the courage to present the true lo giC proce� ses left to functiOn m a healthy, harmoniously working
picture of these dangers that are undermining the health and well being body orgamsm.
of humanity everywhere in the world today. Progres � ive medic al men e�ery_where are stressing the advantages
can be game � �rom the applicatiOn of p eventive medicine. If we
that
Hahnemann stated that one of the most important duties of the phy­ pre­
ven� the possib i�Ity of disease, no cure will be neede d. Dietary scienc
. . �
sician was to find and remove disease cause wherever he meets it. Logic _ e,
teaches us that disease cannot be cured without removing the cause, hygiene and sa� 1tat10n are generally recognized methods for succes sful
and these products we have mentioned are at best palliative and act disease preventiOn, and these methods are good and successful
to the
only for a short time. Their continued use produces dreadful side e�tent that they �re applicable. With these methods acute epidem
ics of
effects resulting in artificially created diseases that are often difficult to disease have v�ms hed, a�d many lives have been saved. But
_ there are
cope with. B ecause of these facts, the world of men and the world of • . §tates of chrome sickness m the human race that these metho
_ ds cannot
medicine desperately need the understanding and the application of the . etrad1cate.
?. The mass of piled up inherited toxins
Homeopathic Philosophy and practice of medicine to redeem a serious stemming down the genera­
situation in a sick world which is treated by an inadequate and unscien­ tions of men are activated and increas e ? by the abuse of drugs,
_ _ alcohol
tific system of medicine based on strict empiricism without a guiding and tobacc? , food and wat r 1mpun t1e�, polluted air, etc. Only the
_ �
therapeutic law. ., remedy, SCient ifically adm1m. stered and permitted to act
Every physician lmows that the blood chemistry of every individual ove� a space of � eve�al years, is adequate to cope with
confirmed evils culmm .
is peculiar to himself alone and differs from that of every other human atmg m all kinds of chronic siclmess
•w�'-"'-'-· Home opath ic Scie
being; hence the necessity for a remedy suited to each individual rather . _ � ce becom es the most potent weapon in th�
than a remedy for a disease by name. of all human sickness yet lmown to man. It is the guided
The essence of Homeopathy is "one single remedy for each individ­ t�at can d� stroy man ' s most ancient and implacable
foe,
ual patient" discovered by the Law of Similia: "Likes are cured d1seas �, whiCh no other syst m of healing even attem
� pts to
likes" . In a crude way general medicine has applied this law since e,. all the�r efforts are exhausted m attempts to palliat
_ e the suffer­
times of Jenner and Pasteur, but their technique lacked the fine and cnpphngs that are the fruits of chronic sickness.

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World's Need for Homeopathy
The science of genetics provides us with the proof of the p ower of greatly reduced expense might prevail. If the people of the United
Homeopathy to cure in so-called incurable cases. � ases of certam t�p �s
_
States were all treated exclusively by Homeopathy, medical costs would
of cancer transmitted from generation to generat10n have been dissi­
�
pated and cured with the homeopathic remedy, thus ?rea cing the fate­
be reduced by at least one hundred billion dollars annually, more than
enough to run the United States Government for a year. Then the over­
ful chain of inevitability by a mild process of mutat10n m the cause- burdened taxpayer could hope for a substantial relief from tax confisca­
producing genes of the individual sufferer. tion and ruin.
. . .
It is well known that genes can only be affected and theu �nhented Better health, happier lives and greatly reduced medical costs are the
nature changed by a process of mutation which only happ �ns m nature cert�in results to come when the public becomes cognizant of the pre­
under the influence of some form of radiation, x-ray, radmm, cosmic ceedmg array of medical facts and insists on having a truly scientific
ray, etc. Changes produced this way tend to produce abnorm al growths system of medical service for its needs. Only when every qualified prac­
_
and deformities. But the mutation that takes place under the Impulse of tician of the healing art has availed himself of the doctrines promul­
the homeopathic potency is the restoration of normal function and cell gated by the great Hahnemann and has a working knowledge of the
growth. _
phdosophy and art of homeopathic prescribing will medicine become
Up until recent years much ridicule from many s�urces h � s been ��
truly scient c and be accompanied with an artistry transcending that
hurled against the smallness of the dose of homeopathiC remedies_. But of the muslClan, the poet, the sculptor and the painter. Then will the
those who have kept in touch with the modern advance of the sCien�e sordid stains of selfish commercialism be erased from the shield of
of physics can be reassured of the power and efficacy of homeopathic Hippocratic purity and worth. Then loving service will be the driving
potencies. In fact, this science gives the ans �er why and how these force of action to be rewarded by a maximum of cure. Then again the
instrumentalities of energy can produce the muacles of cure that they
�
do. Physics tells us that matter and energy can produce the mirac es of
�
Hip�ocrat c Oath will be the guiding force of the dedicated physician
.
on his untmng rounds of healing mercy.
cure that they do. Physics tells us that matter and energy are mter- ·
The physician of the future armed with this new and perfected sys­
changeable. The power released by the atom, the min�test division ?f . tem of healing will be superbly equipped to meet the ravaging
_ _
matter known, is a startling witness of the potency of mfimtesimals m onslaught of all forms of disease. His success in the restoration of the
nature. sick back to perfect health will bring him fame and wealth. B etter yet
Medical men can better appreciate the power of the infinitesimals in for him will be a satisfaction and a joy that will flow in and mellow his
the study of viruses, those ultra microscopic organisms that carry dis­ life with a richness beyond the dreams of avarice. The gratitude and
_
ease and death so far and wide and that are immune to the actiOn of the love of hundreds of restored human beings brings a reward more pre­
wonder drugs. Hence regular medicine is deprived of its most highly cious than glittering gold and scintillating jewels.
publicized weapon of cure for acute infectious disease, the worst forms And what about us, the followers and votaries of Hahnemann Her­
of which are virus produced.
The homeopathic potency is all sufficient to cope with and neutral­
; �
i�g and Kent, that trio of magnificent homeopathic teachers and hysi­
cians who gave the world so much of their lives to advance the health of
ize the malignant action of viruses because it meets them on the sam<:( all mankind? For us remains the privilege and the duty to bring the
plane of infinitesmal energy, and both are similiar in nature and form1
�
Similiar energies opposed dissipate each other throughout a l nature.. 1
_
homeopathic gospel of the healing art to all mankind that the race may
be cleansed of the inherited ills through future generations of men and
When we review the many advantages that homeopathiC "''"u"··"'"' that they may be freed of suffering and sickness and live in the light of
can bring to the world in the establishment of a safer a�d sure� a refined knowledge that will enable them to grow spiritually as well as
ment of disease as well as the greatest known preventative of SlLl�uc:•�ill mentally and physically. Thus the Law of Similars in unison with all
ever given to man, it is natural to believe that the science ?� 11'-1111•-v;, other laws of nature under Divine Providence will achieve the ideals
pathic medicine should be a special branch of general mediCme to and blessings of a healthier and happier humanity.
taught in every medical college in the world so that better health at

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Homeopathy Versus Allopathy Homeopathy Versus Allopathy

1 If_ �e review som� of the so-called achievements of the allop athic

HoMEOPATHY VERsus ALLOPATHY medicme we are remmded of a marriner in a storm tossed sea ' without
c�mpas � or rudde! to glll"d e or cor:trol his cou_rse, drifting, a hapless vic-
ession prevails that
Among the greatest mass of the laity the impr tim of ti�� and cucumstance. In Its fight agamst the great white plague
treatment between the
there is little, if any, difference in methods of where mllhons of dollars were raised and spent, we find that the little
opath resents that
Old and New schools of medicine. Every real home succ�ss there attained was not due to and medical discovery or advance
r unde rstan d the homeo­
idea as false and misleading. In order to bette but m the abandonment of everything medicinal and in reverting back
to natural metho ?s of rest, open air, sunshine and change of climate, an
it is well to fmt glance
pathic concept of disea se, its nature and cure,
nt and then make com-
back over the history of medicine past and prese eloquent confesswn of the wealmess and harmful effects of its medici­
pansons. nal weapons against the ra�ages of disease. In its battle against diabetes
allop athy, has been when the world was_ elec tnfied by the announcement of the discovery
From time immemorial traditional medi cine, or _ drug - msulm _ for the cure of this so-called incurable mal­
its dogm a has been that of materialism. of a specific
the medicine of empiricism and
alway s been based on a material entity, a�y we see an insta� ce of false statements based on false concepts of
Its concept of disease cause has
range of the fiv e sense s. Such a concept disease cause. Insulm never has nor can it cure diabetes, because it
something falling within the
dies to meet those preco nceived mate­ e�fects only the end res �lts of disease, and ignores the cause; deranged
must nece ssarily need crude reme
no basic law for the presc ribin g of their vital force : Of what avail to render the blood of the diabetic sugar free
rial conditions. And there being
ricism or exper imen tation came into an� permit th� disea _
� e cause to go unchecked in the economy of the
crude drugs, a system of empi
p�tlent. The disappomtment and increased suffering of millions bear
witness !o the false �octrine of insulin as a cure for diabetes listed by
vogue.
concoctions of the _
From the time of the Dark ages when loathsome allopathic propagandists as the outstanding medical achievement of the
dient s were prescribed
excretion of animals and other obnoxious ingre ages.
ribing the
And alloJ? athy' s �tile efforts against the steady increase of cancer, of
era, presc
for the sick to the present so-called scientific
serum s and vaccines,
products of filth and disea se, in the form of he�rt and l�Idney disease, ought to be sufficient evidence of the falsity
sy, ignor ant and supersti
pathic medicine presents the same crude clum _
of Its doctnnes �nd con�epts of hfe and health. The loping away by sur­
s. They prate loudly
tious methods of approach to its sick victim gery or destructive burnmg by radium and x-ray radiations of cancerous
they? "By
growths has but �d� ed m �sery to unbearable suffering and is further
e, but are
blatantly of being scientific and progr essiv
to keep pace with
works shall ye lmow them ." They have failed vih,. ..,,.,.""11 proof of allopathic meffioency and ignorance. The introduction and
els of the
us e in the allopathic p �armacop �ia of the numerous coal tar drug deriv­
advance of the great science of physics. The marv
of the electron
states of matter mean nothing to them . The realm _
atives for the suppresswn of pam of all description regardless of the
from their view because
protron might as well have remained hidden cau�e, and for the effects of insomnia, constitutes the most potent fac­
apply this wond erous
their inability and their stubborn refusal to _
ess of t� e phys tor m _ the mcrease of heart and kidney disease in the world today; yet
no voiC� amo�g the ? oastful scientists of allopathy is· raised in protest
y progr
knowledge to the needs of the sick. The stead se
h and of disea
leaves the allopathic concepts of life, of healt _
?r wa�m�g agai_nst this unsCientific and deadly procedure. More alarm­
mg stdl IS the mcrease of insanity and other mental and nervous dis­
sprun g.
merg ed in error and darlm ess from whence they
n. ALLOPATHY: Term coined by narmeu1ar� eases, many of them direct results of allopathic treatment for some
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unlmow
Organon §22 Footnote 12; in this form of treatme nt medicines are given whose symptoms preceeding physical ailment.
relationship to the morbid state, neither similar, nor opposite, but Allopathy builds its materia medica on lmowledge obtained from
no direct pathological
. Hahnm eann distinguishes allopathic _ _
heterogeneous to the symptoms of the disease exp enmentatwn on animals ar:d on the toxic manifestation of drugs in
or palliative method i.e. giving medici nes with opposite symptoms . poison cases . It not only expenments
tipathic enantiopathic on dumb animals where no men­
l definit ion of allopathic and the antipathic,
Today Allopathy encompasses both this origina
ve metho d - i.e. improp er metho ds. - Editor .. tal or moral manifestations can be observed or noted, but on sick
antiopathic or palliati

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 Homeopathy Versus Allopathy
Homeopathy Versus Allopathy
prepares its remedies in such a way that only the weak­
e only the destructive
human beings racked by disease. Henc dis e ased cells are stimulated to re-action and without in any way
e are note d or recorded. Allopathy
drugs on the physical plan the healthy cells of the organism that are not involved. The
ts beca use caus es do not operate on
only in the realm of effec · atte�u �ted potencies �f a drug adjusted by the homeopathic
cal plane, and that plan e is the only o ? known to
-e It �n selected affimty �o the sick cells of the organism, its
to caus es wh1e h �nly oper�te on
phy. Allopathy is blind is sufficient to change the vibratory rate of these affected cells to
planes of being. Mental an � mor al re-ac tton � are I�nored rate of the body organism thereby restoring a state of health
tiOn s th path olog1eal ultu_nates
physical effects of such re-ac � � no residue or consequential drug effects behind. When
vent iOn m the realms of disease.
stitute the guides of her inter are given in crude form not only are the sick cells overwhelmed
res of the nome:ooatr weakened sick organism often finds it too difficult to resist or
Now we will present the cardinal featu
eopathy perceives olize these drugs .
cepts of life, of health and dise ase. Hom studies the pace and direction of symptoms in the
planes o: real:ns of the
unal being dwelling in the th�e � ses of natural diseases as well as in the artificial disease set up by
Man IS subject to,
namely, physical, mental and spmtual .
When a state of • on the healthy. It also notes the destructive action of crude
by his environment on all these planes. n taken over a period of time, and how the mental and moral break­
os as a who le, whe
he vibrates in harmony with the cosm
rate of vibr ation is distu rbed . If this disturb • of th: man is accompanied by alarming physical changes of the
present his orgamsm. Homeopathy teaches the art of changing this destruc-
ges take place in the
unchecked over too long a period chan .
of drugs to a curative beneficient activity of restoration and
by pathology which is
·

sues and normal histology is replaced under the (truly divine) law of Similiars together with its
end in death of the.
nied with misfunction of organs and will art of drug potentization.
reasons from cause
if order be not restored. Homeopathy athy h � s no sp � ci� c drug to meet all cases suffering from a
endings, from the
·

from first to last, from beginnings to , diseas e � ut It c �r�s m�lVIduals. suffering from asthma, psoriasis,
. .
ugh menta� proce .
dwelling life force operating down thro malana, syphilis, epilepsy, diabetes, tuberculosis and even can­
thy perce�ves that
ultimate of the physical body. Homeopa
t�e bo �y without � disease conditions are mentioned because allopathic authori­
changes can take place in the tissues �f pronounced them all incurable.
mg hfe force
tive change of vibration in the dommat · the field of acute diseases Homeopathy has scored innumerable
body . in comparison to results obtained by allopathic methods as a
thy are proven
The rem edie s employed by Hom eopa "'"" -' '" " LJ.
· ·
statistics will show.
note d thro ugh?ut all the
human beings and their effects are
of state of his moral
man' s existence. That is, the changes
phy sical bod y are
re-actions as well as changes in his \1\:'� en
eria Med ica.
recorded in the Homeop athic Mat ited
r effe cts as exib
rem edie s are applied to the sick thei
pto s and �.-uJ.JUJ. uv�,
symptoms must correspond to t.he sym �
the patient. Thus, the
ness ascertained in the anamnesis of
sym ptoms produced
the individual remedy manifested in
·

s
provers must present a likeness to the
sym l?toms and . state
·

.
?
fit tmg of any
of the individual case to be treated. The te s t e
en drug con stitu
dise ase to the symptoms of any prov .
eop athi c law of cure kno wn as the law of �u'·""'""
of the hom
Similibus Curantur."
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Homeopathy Versus Allopathy
Advantages of Homeopathic Prescri
bing
Crippling cases as high as 75% under allopathic treatment, less than
ADVANTAGES OF HOMEOPATHIC PRE SCR
5% under homeopathic treatment. With . t�ese fact_s before us w_e have IBIN G1
every reason to insist on equal opportumttes and �1ghts to practtce our Why homeopathic medicine is superior to er
art without hinderence or restriction by our rivals m power. is lmow� by_ the proof established through oneothhun methods of treating
dred and fifty years
To summarize briefly we find Homeopathy experiments, conducts of practlce m .m �ny lands b� numerous physicians.
its provings on the healthy and such knowledge so obtained gives u� the broad enough m its scope to mclude and cure all the Homeop athy is
true likeness of the power residing in drugs to change man's state either both acute and chronic. diseases known
from health to disease or from disease to health depending on the man­ S �me of t?e outstanding advantages
ner in which they are applied. Allopathy exp_eri�ents_ on the si�k by first 1ts certa1� , yet gentle action leavingofnohom con
eop athic treatment are
prescribing empirically and varying the prescnptwn w1th th� whu� of af�er the cure 1s made . Second; the factor of econsequ omy
ential side effects
each individual prescriber and using doses only short . of toxtcol? gtcal. . is a vital one in
�h1s �ge of _constantly mcr� asing living costs. So valuable and pow erful
And its provings are conducted on dumb a�imals_ whtch are pmsoned 1s t�is medtcal phase that if homeop athic medicine was
to death in order to study the tissue changes m theu organs. Homeopa­ ogmzed a�d �ccept�d by the American _public our vast univ ersa lly rec­
thy cures disease by the application of a fixed law with drugs prepare d could be hqmdated m twenty-five years �ith an infi pub lic deb t
to operate on cells too delicate to stand the shock of crude drugs. state of public health resulting. nite ly imp rove d .
Allopathy suppresses disease manifestations on the surface of the body The �erican public pays from fifty seventy
which endanger the internal and more vital centers. Homeopathy treats annually to manufacturing drug concernto s for the
-five billion dollars
patients whose siclmesses are expresse� in the t�tality of symptoms and alm
trums and chemical poisons that deluge our land to ost soulless nos­
change in the moral, mental and phystca� functwns of the body o�gan­ cal a�d mental health. O �r insane a ylums are undermine physi­
isms. Allopathy treats diseases whenever 1t _ can name s�ch; � any times capae1ty, and much of t�e mcreased cnm � filled beyond their
they find it extremely difficult to label the tllness of theu p_atlents, (con­ e and lawl
health mduced by druggmg-not all narcotic. For essness is due to ill
cerning which see, Cabot on the discrepencies of diagno �1s before and of coal tar drugs are eq��lly �angerous to mental the numerous variety
after post mortems). Homeopathy cures. Allopathy pallzates an� sup- _
though they are more ms1d1ous m their effects. competency even
presses. Allopathy concerns itself only :rith the �hanges w�ought_ m the .. Homeopathic doctors have long warned agai
material body ignoring (when prescnbmg) the �1?her mam�estat�ons of for the most part were laughed at and nst these dangers and
life, and its drugs are given in crude form empm�ally varymg w1�h the . ridi cule d
old school. N�w at last after incalculable harm hasby our friends of the
whim of each prescriber. Homeopathy concerns 1tself not only m the sol?e of our fne �ds of the o�d school, are seeing come upon the sick,
changes of the body and its organs, but _it heeds the_ �oral and mental em�g c?nflagratwn of medtcal horrors resultin the light from a fright­
changes wrought by disease and remedted by medtcme properly pre• pemctlh . n and other won g from the over use of
der drugs.
pared and selected in accordance with a fixed law of nature. : · Published in THE CHICAGO AMERICAN date
Is it not time for Homeopathy to announce these facts to along suf� e pts from papers read be�ore the Internationald April 1 1, 1954 are
xcer
fering and abused humanity? Is it not our duty to tell the :vorl� of thq ogy, two �ac tors warned aga Academy of Pro ctol­
.
mst the new diseases for which ther e are
better way of healing? True science already confirms our clatms m no remedies create � by the over use of pen
detail. Why are we loathing to imitate our rivals in the one respect · Dr. Jacob Reichert of Phoenix, Arizonicill in and other wonder
a spoke of the increase
spearding propaganda when the world needs our lmowledge and _rate due t� fungus disorders which often occurs when intestinald
application so urgently? are abohshed by prolonged treatment with the
antibiotics. 4 He
From handwritten manuscript,
exact date unlmown. - Editor..
probably in less time. - Editor.
In 1994 the figure is closer to
400 billion dollars. - Editor.

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Advantages of Homeopathic Prescribing
Advantages of Homeopat
hic Prescribing
"We . may create a new era Wlt. h new. diseases ! which will be mon- may blam e the doctor for having
strous m. character, and future generatlOns will be afflicted with new inal ailment, particularly whe caus ed more discomfort th an
pathologlCal problem created by the . th antibiotic . age. Ordinan.1y the b a.c- n he
(One thousand) or more in labo ends up having to p ay up to $ 1, 000.
the orig­
. ratory and doc tor bills to get
·

teria and fung1 normally present m e l·ntestlnes ' hold each other m
check but when the .bacte�la�r� a e ff the stage is set for the fungl·
new dis eas e."
. 1 11 d
rid of the
un�us l:�wn as monilia (Cand�da albi­
Thes e warnings to the p ublic are
to flourish" he explam
ccans) has proved particularly .ed. T etrou to tell of such dangers after all the commen dable for it takes courage
. an d may spread to other par esome . It causes ulceration of the concerning the miraculous actio propaganda p ump ed into the p eople
intestme ts of the body to cause multiple . past few years. Fortunately, hom n of the so-called wonder drugs in the
abcesses. " "Thous ands o f sue h cases have already occurre d" ' he sal. d' the knowledge that their me dicaleop athic patron s may be consoled with
"but doctors have been reluctant t� rep ort them Consequent1y me d 1ca1 with the evils feared by the serva system has effective antidotes to cope
men are learning about them on. Y th�o� h �ord of mouth or hard tals of the vast Homeopathic M nts of the old school. Within the por­
·
expenence. " D r. Donald C . eol lms 0 �llywood' California calle d every type of illness be it ne ateria Medica we have remedies to meet
attention to t?e deve�opmen , durin the past year, of new and a1an�- guided by the unfailing law of w or old. The homeopathic physician
ir:gl� severe d1arrh�as e J b str�ns of bacteria that withstand �ntl­ diseases, be cause his knowledgecure has no fear of new or little known
blOtlC. treatment.
. e a ����
. .. "� . eseandisorders resulting from _rrev10us deadly darts of fear which spr is the shield that is impervious to the
.
indlscnmmate dosing Wlth vanous t1" bl.otic drugs are becommg . m.more . not equippe d with the law and ead panic in the hearts of tho se healers
and more fata1 . 't�o many dactors are prescribing such reme d les dls- the
Another advantage that must co philosophy of Homeop athy.
confronte d ':lt· h. very dangerous and epld�mic diseases of the colon for
criminately" he sald, and went on, "Th"l � ust be stopped be fiore we are every intelligent and thinking mmend the homeop athic system
pe rso to
which there 1s bttle or no treatment· " Both men declared the threat 1l· �s
prevention it brings. This is esp n is the inherent power of disease
forms of disease which in the ear ecially true regarding all the chronic
in the abuse, rather than the. use of the wonder drugs . Dr. Reichert sa1d nable to the homeopathic rem ly or incipient stages is strikingly ame­
that they have saved many bves but urged that they be use d on1y und. er
. 1 superv growing developing child escapedy. When under homeop athic care, the
strict me dlCa ision. He urge . h dmadyocbe tors to be alert for the warnmg nesses that come by way of inh es many of the serious ills and weak­
signals of the new . dls. �ases whlC preceded by nausea, voml. t- eri
The accumulated taints of suc tance.
ing' diarrhea and ltchmg aroun? the o�enin of the bowel. He also
advise d th at physl" cians. warn patlen ts asl ng f;r penicillin for a cold. of the skilled application of the ho cee ding generations will only yield to
ing energy of such force alone meopathic potency, because the vibrat­
the dangers they run mto, saymg. "If he does not, the outrage d patlent; .
. .
and infinitely tiny group of can be attuned to that mysterious subtle
�
4--- The large--------�.
increase of chrontc· fiunga 1 drsease to day rs mostly secondary to various antlbrotlcs,
. .. . containers of the immortal t molecules that make up the genes, tho se
. flammatory drugs - E ditor.
'
·
.
corticosterm·d preparat.10ns and other antr-m l races of men, animals, and pla raits and characteristics of indi
viduals and
§74, 75 Organon: Among chroruc d rseases we must still' alas 1 reckon those so common1Y met · a view of the beauty and nts. This picture of related facts presents
. .
.
1. ·
. unity prevailing throughout all
with, artificially produced m allopathtc treatment b the prolonged use of vro1ent hermc
·

· 1 arge and me
· reasmg doses where bY the Vit l energy is weakened to an unmerCiful
· nature .
cines m : '
It is not hard to conceive a va
animated
tent, sometimes, if it do not succumb g du ally abnormally deranged etc.
These inroads of human health effecte
'
�\ y the allopathic non-healing art are of all reared under three generations stly superior race of beings born and
diseases the most d ep1orable, the most mcurable and I regret to add that it is apparently these logical po ssibilities, so muof homeopathic care. And be cau se of
sible to discover or to hrt upon anY reme dres ror
.
.
. .
c theu
· cure when they have reached any
..
strain, it becomes a duty with ch needed in a world of stress and
derable herght. Samue1 Hahnmeann. - Edrtor. spread the true doctrine of thos e of us having this lmowledge to
This increased use of anubwtrcs �ay be an exp1 anation for the increased frequency
. . .
2. ..
Home opathy replaces chaos wi heal th for the individual and
disease and ulcerative colitis. - Edr�or.
and hate with love to bring th harmony, selfishness withthe rac e.
3. NIT-Ac. in potency (say the 200th) rs a wond er ful rem edy for diarrheas after abuse of forth service,
.
This was first suggested by Elizabeth Wnght H ubbard' M . D . one of our ablest norJlltup��· On e more important advantaa new order in the so cieties of men.
prescribers. - Editor. homeopathic me dication, is tha ge to th e sick, only to be had in
t of palliation and comfort for
those
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 Advantages of Homeopathic Prescribing
ribing
Advantages of Homeopathic Presc
Anoth�r important function of the lea :�
uld be one of direct
ve delayed too long before
availing them­
� Ho�:�
�
inc ura ble s wh o ha those whose contact wtt the American Institute of p hy, the parent central
chronic
tre atm en t to effect a cure. Namely, �omeopathtc organization in the U . S . Tha contact of the Institute and
�
selves of the pro per longed action of
ve bee n too gre atly damaged by the pro tts local homeopathic organiz (tons was ost when the Congress of
vital org an s ha do minate, to
di� eas e, lea vin g the en
an
d
d
res
inh
ult
ibi
s of dis eas e (pathology)
t repair in. the organism .
Su ch unfortu­ ;� �� F �
States was abolished by the I l- tu a o t unf<:>rtunate step as local
organizations and interests ra dl
;
ss� :re , cu� tmg off growth of the
f{
impair vit al fun cti on d deforming forms
nd am on g the victims of the painful an Institute itself and leaving loca ysto�ns wtthout the support or
nates are fou ieve but a short
ere pain killing drugs rel _ was one of the
� �
tis, wh encouragement of a stron centr orgal_llZa�lOn. . Thts
of art hri tis an d ne uri adly than the dis­ ·
, an d the ir sid e effects are often more de contributing factors in ho eopat 1C declme m recent years.
time, if at all r disease fmds
the y we re giv en . Late stages of tubercula . .
eas e for wh ich of asthma that By far the greatest single factor in ho��opathtc declme was the loss
for t in Ho me op athy. Chronic forms of our colleges brought about bY perm1ttmg the Old s choo to grade 1
its gre ate st com find relief and
have be en ma de inc ura ble by drastic drugging can still
with its awful 11 .
��
our co eges accordmg to stand d s set up by them that only they could
comfor t in Ho me op ath y. Ca ncer in its many for ms
ing finds its most comfor
ting friend in the meet. Their rule was that onl ;. .
�
ose edtcal colleges which were suffi­
ho rri ble suf fer essors to teac? could be graded
1
are of ciently endowed to pay full J?e
Pft;� ��
nightm
homeopathic remedy. 1 class A. Only one homeopat� c ul qual�fy to meeting this
� ��
e
incurable s, most _ most states
n called to treat chronic requirement. So� n after this th s e a o exammers m
Th e homeop athic physicia res nsibility. To be
po refused to permtt medical graduates of cI ass B colieges to ta1ce state
given a he avy burden of .
of them great sufferers, is d dee p homeopathic . .
£"or theu 1 lCense .
equipp ed with wide an b oard exammat10ns 11
·

to pra ctKe. In th"ls way homeo-

suc ces sfu l he must be
th much experience and
constant prolonged . _ �
cl� ;F� �
pathlC graduates were much restri t d • n few years the older
knowledge that comes wi ilosophy. He must
ateria Me dic a and the Ph hom �opaths in practice began to 0 n t ere were no homeo­
assiduous study of the M him on with his be st . the last 45 years Homeopathy
sympathy that will spur pathK doctors to replace the� · Thus m
have understanding and Above all he must .
couraging circum sta nc es. has been slowly killed ofif at 1ts source of supply·, new and succeedmg
efforts under trying an d dis d and all His Divine
th in the goodness of Go crops of young doctors to replace the d eparte d elders.
have a courage bo rn of fai se essential facilities
fi nts us. But we, the organ-
op athic healing. With the . .
attributes including home rld of suffering. Thts ls a gloomy picture that now confro
tzed homeopathic doctors of the Iast 10rty-
wo
itable angel of mercy in a . £" 1ve years are a1 one to blame
he is qualifted to be a ver £" .
you how vital and Wl h ave b een too busy W lth our own mdtvtdual
arks I have tried to show lOT our present status · wre
· . .

W ith the se ram bli ng rem

cept of healing is to the
world tod ay and afir .
lal!S 1"
to unite our efforts al g mes of endeavor that would have
ne ede d the ho me
ure .
op
An
ath
d
ic
be
con
cause of that ne ed, tho se
of us who are aware ·
:�
brought young recruits to fill o pl aces when we no �anger could carry
.
for all the fut d, that we may
s and thoughts to the en on. When we know the causes of our mtsfortune and tf we have faith in
of it, mu st un ite ou r eff ort
spread the do ctrine of ho
meopathic truth fo� : �
the righteousness and need of ou caus �, we eed only the will directed
by intelligence to rebuild our 1
�� t:a��� h
dev ise me an s and wa ys to
n fortune. The pioneers of
rywhere.
the go od of mankind eve Ameri�an Homeopathy began t but � very few men and the
ymen' s Le
elopment of numerous La . . tml stand s out as a glan- .
In the formation and dev n of homeop splendtd work of the genius and unrem1ttmg
.
force for the promulgatio . . . .
1.
ous memonal of unparalleled ach 1evement · Thetr provmgs and wntmg
·

we can evolve a mighty edu cation

an.d c mtcal viCtories against bitter o
ch an d . .
ult in homeop athic resear
ft �
osttlon has left us a heritage of
· .

knowledge which can res ms of hea ling. ,

interested in superior for worth to meet all ours and e f�t re s every need. Let us not
young doctors be co ming ting
��lth�ul and strong to emulate
co- ord ina
and communication by
let us carry on united, deter�in�a,
leagues when in touch op ath y in unworthy of such a heritage b . It o much toil and sacrifice,
g Ho me
ll soon see an expandin
efforts in various ways wi
; ���e���
midst. worthy predecessors and lea e th follow us a fitting supple-
in lncurables" p. 492 ff. -
Editor.
of useful works of stored u lm
Palliation
1. See article "Homeopathic
553

5 52
 Why Homeopathy?
Why Homeopathy? .
band _is cross and dissatisfied and no. Ionger mtereste . the warm
attentlOns of his affectionate wife b:t lS pro�e t�stray away to strange
dm
WHY HoMEOPATHY?1
abodes, be sure modern medicin: h s r e
cold and listless and unresponsive t� t��. a. �uo�s attentions of her
is r if the w�fe becomes
This question may be asked pai by those whose medical knowledge
acquired fro m the annals of the hindgadv
ertisements of newspapers and
t­ mate, yes - . you guessed it - modern med 1cme wdl not 1et h er down
magazines and from the ads pus the countless varities of antibio Wlt. hout g�. vmg her a panacea for her ills. .
.
­
1 science:
n killers, tranquilizers and mood- pro
ics, so-called wonder drugs, paied and There ls only one catch to modern IT"ed lCa after you have
ducing drugs which are exhibitte job by way of television and radioin the
t
passed through all the clinics ' talcen a the tests of blood and body
calculated to do a most complemercialism of ma ss brain washing - all
finally paid all the �osts � ;��Is �� e �ve SClentl. 1C research, the happy
� ��
secretions had all our dy p �rts spected and probed,
whose half truths and extrav­
interest of a consciousless comundless and too often harmful to the
agant claims of cure are gro announcement of your cure has be �n made, and you are sent back to
· d of rest
extreme degree . work and. home ' you sudden!Y real 1ze you need a 1ong peno
er powerful antibiotics to wipecinout and speCial antidotal treatment t re���er from _the effect� of your cure;
for you have acquired in the cou�s e
Have we no t penicillin and oth
pneumonia and other severe infease ctions? Have we not spe cific vacmonly es
� �
e me :cal expenence a serious
to eradicate acute epidemic we dise s? Th ese are que stio ns com and uncomfortable, if not a cri lin r g lse;se as a memento of
asked today. Furthermore paihav, e numerous patented painkilling �h�t modern medicine can do ::der �he �n· ve o a hea_rtless commer-
drugs to suppress every cry of e na mu that human flesh is heir to; and for Clahsm which now dominates every Ph ase of human soc1ety
ltitude of sleep-producing drugs
·

the victims of insomnia we havone sleep like a wooden Indian and wake M any of you may think this a harsh and m:fau· arrangement. of mod-
ern medicine, especiall when you ctll to mmd the great sacnfice
devotion of the doctor�n his or1� ong_ hours, broken rest, unceasing
which are guaranteed to makefor the day' s work as efficient as a trained and
study to keep abreast of the ti;�\ �r��o�ng pleasure and recreati�m,
up as refresh ed as one ready' voice. All this is the epitome of medical
zombie obeying his master s ay, and what a terrible price is paid for its �y
the_ dedication of his very life t h g ea m� of h �aler of the s1ck.
science as given the world tod
�
Th1s pretty picture of human virt bel�?gs to e earher eras of medi­
cine when it was indeed a dedica�� ea mg gm- �d �y reverence and a
marvels. ing drugs advertised to give thet
Then there are the mood-proeduc emotion or train of thought tha
unsophisticated victims any typare of ressed and sad, there is a capsule
wisdom which grew from such rev�r�nce and sacnfiCial devotion to the
they wish to experience. If you thedep work at hand It 1s· because med1eme has fallen from such sublime
th of gloom to the sunlight of
� �
ish commercialism :�at aaifc�� �: t �ay t at these observations are
·

or a pill to cheer you up from aredep

.

s, he1ghts from the day fH" r t s the vel of a degraded �nd self-
optimism and goo d cheer. If you hysterically jubiliant or hilariouof
ant that can banish the clo udl ess sky
they have for a price a depress made.
joy and hope with the chilly fog of des
pair. Medicine must clean its own Au��an stabl e before lt. can regain its
All this does not exhaust the pos sibi lities of modern medical science lost glories and virtues It must ����� er m�re the plight o� the patient
an� less the urgent cail of the .
ich are made known to us by a mo st _
with its wonders to perform whadv sement appearing in our dail y sign. t must subordmate selfish
"
attractive and highly priced meerti
· ·

desue to the needs of true servlCe. It must trust mor� m · D lvme gu�d­
fi mod ern science whose ram­
dical journals. All this is reinfor ced
papers, current magazines and tele are . ance and place less faith in the wonders of
and substantiated by radio and vision advertisements which not bow promises of accomplishment t_oo ? ten turn to ashen poison . on
pre stig e,
couched in semi-scientific langua ge to give dignity and the lips. Above all else ' l.t must ma1nta1n an op e� I?m · d to the IogiCal
necessarily true, for the claims made. r sex powers are lagging, modern' truths of new concepts, princip les and 1aws pertammg to human sick-
If you are aging too fast and you ness and medicine.
viding you can pay the pri ce. If your husi
medicine will hel p you , pro . Now to get back to the question "WhY . H. omeopathy? " . If we are
Impressed with the claims of mo d ern med lcme and accept them for
exact date unknown. - Editor..
1. From handwritten manuscript,
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Why Homeopathy?
their face value without question or analysis, we might well ask the side effects or enslaved drug addicts as a result
same question. of its treatment must be
preferred by all intelligent persons everywhere.
If we glance through the endless array of medical vital statistics, v:e
are appalled at the monumental increase ? f cancer, b�ood and bone di� ­ � .
y
H ?�eop athy with its v rr. rst tenet "The first
and sole duty of the
physioan IS to heal the sick , migh
ease, together rith the frightful incre �se m mer:tal diseases, �ll chromc
t well be the spark to kindle and
. relight the fires of a new edic al progress brou
and incurable. It is even more appallmg to reahze that all this mcrease � ght with deep er human
sympathy a�d understandmg of the need s of
has occurred during the discovery and use of these great advances of an afflicted humanity.
Homeopathi� concepts of siclm ess and heal
modern medicine in the last two decades. All this makes us wonder _ ing, alone, can redeem
m?dern medtcme from th pitfalls of egotism and
what is wrong with the claims of modern medical scien�e and why it � irrational thinking,
dnven by a selfish end, pityless commercialism
has failed to stem the ever-increasing flood of human misery and sick­ engrossed in its own
ends. Homeopathy ea� bring back with incre
ness in the world. Yes, modern medicine has wiped out many acute and ased luster, past glories
and crown the future With new and great achievem
self-limiting diseases; it has stilled the cry of pain and quieted many ents in the cure and
prevention of disea se.
forms of nervous tension by depressing the natural body powers of ��ile thousa�ds of sufferers languish without hope for
knowing or feeling. Often one realizes that the so-called cures of rr:od­ theu Ills, there will be great need for the gent the cure of
ern medicine are but the suppressions of symptoms to leave the patient le but effec tive power of
Homeopathy.
worse than he was before he began the treatment. Last and mos t important, Homeopathy
One of the many reasons why Homeopathy is far superio� to mo � ­
can restore to the world its
lost faith in medical science.
ern medicine in terms of cure is because the cause of the sickness Is
removed with all the symptoms of the patient and all the vital processes
of the organisms are harmonized and strengthened to perform the
manifold processes oflife.
It also cures without leaving hazardous side effects. No unfortunate
drug addicts are ever made by home<?pathic treat�en�. Perhaps the
greatest asset coming from homeopathiC treatment hes m the field of
disease prevention.
Those who have been treated consistently for five or more years with
Homeopathy rarely develop cancer or other crippling chron�c diseas �s.
When we weigh the meager successes of modern medtcme . �asi�e
from surgery) against its dismal failures to cure and prevent chrome dis­
ease, especially malignancies, it should not be difficult to seek and
accept new concepts and new proven knowledge for the healing of the
world's ills.
For nearly two hundred years Homeopathy has met and suc�essfully
.
cured thousands of cases of siclmess, both acute and chrome, m every
climate and country of the world. Homeopathy' s clientele is � ade up of
people from all walks of life �nd many of the world ' s �ost mtellectual . ·

people are numbered among Its most ardent benefic�. anes and sup� ort-, .
ers. A system of medicine that cures and leaves behmd no

1. §74, 7 5 Organon. c£ article "Advantages of Homeopathic Prescribing" p. 549 ff. - Editor.

1. Hahnemann, S . : ORGANON, Article 1. - Editor.

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1 tain utter destruction with no hope of escape once the victim becomes
THE STATUS AND IMPORTANCE oF WoRL D HoMEOPATHY enthralled in their illusive mesh. Only long tedious homeopathic treat­
ment can restore them to a normal state of health, and ignorance of the
In spite of the intense propaganda of powerful drug interest against
homeopathic medicine prevents them from receiving this boon.
it, Homeopathy is expanding in recognition and a�ceptance every_wh�re
in the world; especially among those capabl� of mdependent thmkmg Allopathic medicine represented by the American Medical Associa­
who cannot be swayed by the extravagant claims made fr?m the nu�er­ tion issues no note of warning against this deadly menace. A few brave
ous so-called wonder drugs, pain killers, and nerve sedatives whose side and public-minded individual old-school physicians have warned
effects are reducing the nation to a state of universal ill-health and against these dangers in papers read before medical conventions. Only
incompetancy. the homeopathic profession as a body has placed itself on record
In Europe, England, France, Germany, Spain, an? even Ita�y, against these evils and only homeopathic medication has the best anti­
Homeopathy is growing in recognition and popu_lanty. In Indi�, dotes against them.
Homeopathy is wide spread, and a num.ber of �h.e Indian Home?pathic Another very vital factor involving the health and welfare of millions
leaders are raising the standards of th�u physiC.Ian.s, and teachm� and of the citizens of Chicago and its suburbs is the question of pure water.
practicing in their Hahnemannian punty th� pnne1pl�s and techmq�es The taxpayers of Chicago have paid out millions of dollars for the fil­
of homeop athic medical scie�ce. In . MexiCo, Brazil and �rgentma tration plants that they might have pure clean water for drinking and
Homeopathy is gaining rapidly m prestige an� power, a.nd theu sch�ols, cooking. Recently, a few men in places of public trust and power have,
both graduate and post-graduate, (the latter m Argentma). are co��mu­ in the face of protest from representative groups of Chicago citizens
ally developing a constant new supply of goo � � omeopathlC p�yslCian� . and denying them the right to a referendum vote on the subject, arbi­
Buenos Aires alone has four hundred practlcmg homeop athiC physi- trarily begun to poison the city' s water supply with the drastic health­
Clans. . destroying element of fluorine. In the establishment of this high­
Only in the United States are we lagging and declining s.mce our handed act of villany the precious rights of free choice of the citizens of
schools are gone and we no longer can replenish our ranks thmned by Chicago have been abridged and nullified. Universal medication in this
the death of our aging members. . act is established against the will of many, if not the majority.
Unless we replace these vacancie.s of de �lining age, the. homeopa.thlC How easily and justly and economically this issue could have been
institutions of the Unites States, bmlt up with so much tml and sacnfice
by so many inspired lives will fade away and peri�h from the ear�h. An� settled with injury to none and justice to all, had the aldermen of our
city voted to administer, free of charge, to those who wished flourides
the boon of homeop athic healing will not be available to our children s sufficient for their use. Then the danger of excess could have been
needs. avoided. The amounts needed for the individual could have been
There will no longer be adequate antidotes against the dreadful guided and regulated by his physician, and the more serious conse­
abuses of unrestrained misguided drugging stimulated by the P?wer�l quences of continuous dosing averted; and cost of buying fluorides for
soulless drug manufacturers and vendors of drastic soul �est�oymg pm­ that part of the public wishing it would be insignificant compared to
sons put out in the guise of remedie � . This propaganda wit� �ts extra�a­ the cost of millions involved in establishing and maintaining the proc­
gant and false claims goes on c?ntmually bY: way of t.ele.vlSlon, rad:o, ess of fluoridation.
and the printed page to hypnotize the Amencan pubhc mt� a passive
state of acceptance of this universal menace to t� e well � ei? g of our
Four years ago in a convention at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, the
American Institute of Homeopathy went on record against fluoridation
nation, because these habit-forming, pain and tenslOn-alleviatmg drug� , because of its health-destroying effects.
falsely called harmless, are more deadly t.han bombs. Owing to theu
The American Medical Association has taken no stand against the
certain insidious actions on the human mmd and body, they spell cer-
universal poisoning of the American public. Every text book on toxicol­
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unknown. - Editor. .
"
ogy and medicine in existence attests to the toxic nature of fluorine,

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 eopathy Homeopathy and the World Crisis
The Status and Importance of World Hom
ims, opposed to this poison confum HoMEOPATHY AND THE WoRLD CRISis1
and thousands of industrial vict
these findings. . . 1s. apparent th at the nee d fior Regardless of how or when the war ends, no one can be the victor,
1t
From the foregoing picture of thmgs,
is vitally nee ded �or the :V�lfare of and the whole world will be the looser. The social, economic and mon­
homeop athic physicians and practice
more homeopathlC physlClans; we etary systems everywhere will undergo vast and undreamed of changes.
t he present an d future Our nee d is .
Cago area alone. But how to get
·

Trade and commercial intercourse between nations will become chaotic

could place five hundred in .the Chl
one source of s�pply open to u� . and obliterated before a new and better order of reciprocity and univer­
them is the question. There 1s only
are all. sympathetlC to hom.eop athlc sal justice will be established.
The non-medical groups of healers
principles and ideals. The osteopat
�
s, chlr'?t:ractors and physlCal. th�r­ During this coming revolutionary turmoil Homeopathy may well
lC ne and �urgery, and 1t �1ll play a most necessary and constructive role in the creation of the future
a roups now can qualify to practlCe med �
rfJ. � e long before almost all of the state
s wlll perm1t them to quahfy new order. Economy will be the most essential watchword and force,
individually and collectively, in every phase and department of govern­
for licenses to practice medicine. .
. our hter .
atur� and md uce- ment and human effort during the evolution and creation of this new
mg
The se are the groups we should be send
Homeopathy and .lts _ truly great and better state soon to be born into the world. The cost of war in
ments to for a better acquaintance with
fa tion for all true d1sc1ples of the blood and treasure together with the loss of spiritual values to the race
assets to cure thus bringing fuller satis �
� kmd the great boo n of homeo­ makes it absolutely prohibitive as a means of settling disputes between
healing art and conferring o� hum � the nations unless the world insists on committing universal suicide.
allmg nee ds.
pathic medical science for theu unf Brute force driven on by selfishness and hatred and the lust to rule
must perish and pass, as the power of justice and reason is re-instated to
fashion a state built in the solid foundations of fraternity, integrity and
justice.
Homeopathy spells economy and efficiency to the highest degree,
even under our present disordered and antagonistic social order. Noth­
ing in medicine has ever equaled its power in the cure of disease, and
epidemic disease follows inevitably in the wake of war and famine, eo­
instruments of the grim reaper "Death". In the flood of mounting costs,
Homeopathy will prove an undreamed of boon in medical economy,
reducing medical costs a thousand-fold over those of traditional medi­
cine while increasing the power of curing in like proportion.
Homeopaths should now begin systematic organization that they
may be prepared to meet the exigencies of the near future by giving a
service only they can give to this ailing time. First, let there be estab­
lished, in every city and hamlet where a homeopathic physician lives, a
homeopathic clinic. In the larger centers homeopathic groups can col­
laborate in proving the superiority of homeopathic treatment over all
others in whole fields of sickness both acute and chronic. And more,
Homeopathy can show the world the surest, safest of prophylactic treat­
ment that has ever been discovered.

1. THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LV, No. 9 , September 1940, p. 47 ff.

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Homeopathy and the World Crisis
With such an instrumentality at our disposal and under the lash of RoAD TO HEALTH THROUGH HoMEOPATHY1
dire necessity to society an opportunity is presented to our cause f� r a
most transcendent and far-reaching service to �arassed hum� mty. This is a time of complexities, frustrations, limitations and abnormal
Homeopaths, the hour of destiny is at hand. Empnes ar� crashmg m living. Dissipation in excess of alcohol and tobacco, together with the
the birth throes of a better social order. We m� st orgamz e and work rapid increase of drug addictions, both within and without the medical
. . .
with unflagging faith and enthusiasm fc:r the p nvllege of glVlng to the profession proves to us that we are face to face with a condition that
future the priceless boon of homeopathlC healmg. threatens the very existence of our social order. Institutions of science
and learning as well as the many religious mentors have failed to stem
the rising tide of physical decay. Mental incompetency and moral
degeneracy are constantly increasing and infiltrating through every por­
tal and ramification of society, from the humblest strata to the highest
pinnacles of government. In the last forty years, the life span of one
generation, we have had two world wars with a third one already start­
ing. This has weakened the moral fiber of the race and filled the world
with woe, suffering and fear.
With this has come a train of new so-called virus diseases which, so­
called, scientific medicine has combatted with numerous chemical
ingredients called "wonder drugs". As fast as one of these preparations
fails, another takes its place. The apparent relief and cure from these
substances carry in its train most serious side effects which result in
serious blood changes and an ever-mounting number of degenerative
diseases. Among these are cancer, kidney and heart diseases together
with alarming increases of the insane and mentally incompetent.
In the presence of this gloomy picture, one may well ask: What, if
any, is the remedy needed to meet it? Only the removal of fundamental
causes can remove or overcome such states.
The universal acceptance and use of Homeopathy with its broad and
far-reaching philosophy of life, in sickness and health, is alone sufficient
to cope successfully with the complexities and dire hazards now engulf­
ing humanity; because Homeopathy embraces and uses in its proper
order and places all other proven methods of healing in the scope of its
applied technique for the relief and cure of the sick. Nothing in homeo­
pathic teaching refuses surgery where it is indicated and needed. It
applies along with its therapeutic speciality physio-therapy, osteopathy,
and kindred methods. Massage, dietary and sanitary procedures are
used wherever and whenever needed to aid in the restoration of health.

1. Read before the American Association for Medica-Physical Research; September 13, 1950.
From handwritten manuscript. - Editor.

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Road to Health Through Homeop
athy
Homeopathy does object emphatically to those methods and things cure it. Without the homeopathic deterant
that impair health, impoverish the bloo� stream, weaken the nerv�us unchecked to the end of life. chronic disease goes on
system with habit-forming drugs, depressm� the ne�ves and s�ppressmg I? the field of preventive medicine, Home
natural manifestations of disease such as skm eruptlons of vanous types chie
� vemen � to any th�r�py yet disc _ opathy is superior in
and catarrhal discharges from the orifices of �he body, because . from ove red . It erad
ms before �Isease conditlons an ultimate in pat icates causative tox­
such depressing blood ch�nges and � upl?resswns o� natural disease body ?rgan�sm. I�s prophylact�ic power against hologic changes in the
come most of the serious allments endmg m pathologK changes of the acu�e mfe � t�o"? s diseases such as diphtheria, scarallergies of all kinds and
tissues and organs of the body organism. pohomyehtls Is outstanding and certain. let fever, small pox and
. . ch. ld
Homeopathy scores its most effecti':e �esults m the_ growmg � _ With this array ?f superl�tive q_ualities and powers the question
and the juvenile and young adult. Herem �s the for�atlve stage of hfe might ?e, and often Is, aske d: Why IS Homeopath
where every impulse toward normal phy�wlogy bnngs about normal recogmzed and ac�epted ?" It is because y not more generally
cell growth and development in a harmonwus um�)ll _ of of moral, me ­ purv�yors of �e dical knowledge are monop the agen cies of publicity and
_ � . oliz ed by the American
tal and physical states which enable the b_eing to h�e _and re-ac� m um­ Medical Associatwn who have a working agre
son with his changing environment without fnctwn or disturbed press that n�thi�g pertaining to medicin new disc eme nt with the asso ciated
function - in other words, in a state of blissful health. to the pubhc without their c�nsorship e,and overies, etc. shall go
consent. Hence only the
But even those further along in life with the piled up effects of inher­ wares ?f powerful �anufactunng chemis. ts and
ited toxins of past generations together with toxic results of �h�ir own finane1al assets can mfluence and convince pharmacists with large
errors and mistakes of living (broken law) can be restored: T�Is IS done that such c?mmerci�lized products are wonderf this great worthy A.M .A.
painfully and slowly by th� ber:ign power of t�e homeopathK remedy great Amencan �ubhc,s goo d. Anyone who has ul and helpful for the
and the adherence to the Wise dictums and reqmrements of the Homeo- much less exp ensive and every way more effic something better and
pathic Philosophy of living. .
. their. desues the treatment of the sick is condemned as cha ient to offer the world for
None can be healed who do not become temperate m Bec ause �uch conditions obtain, there can be rlatans and malafactors.
and appetites. "He who conquers his spirit _is greater than h: who ta_keth thought or Improvement in medical techniq no progress in medical
a city." Homeopathy teaches us how to hve temperately m all t�m�s. Wherever free comp etition and free thinue for the cure of the sick.
How to use and never abuse the attributes of our nature. Everythmg m pr?gress c� ases ,_ and Ignoranc with its l�mitles king are shut off, there
God' s creation was made for use and service. Every individual has his vail . But m_ spite �f oppos itio _ � s train of evils must pre­
. n and hitter denuncation, the hom eo­
appointed place to fill in the broad economy of nature and in the soci- pa_thic law Is worlang Its way int he conscio
ety of his fellows. hm
� _ kers ? � usn
ev� rywhere; and because It IS part of the grea ess of ind epe nde nt
.
Homeopathy is adequate to meet all acute mfectlve .
. causes of dise�se � t will contmue to grow and expand until the world t uni ver sal trut h,
that afflicts humanity from the infant through childho_od and adult _hfe I� free �f prejudice and ignorance. "Tru of medicine at last
ns� agam. _ The e ternal years of God are th though crushed to Earth will
to old age. Homeopathy is sufficient to meet all pamful complau�ts
with the exception of surgical cases. Thes � _cases ha:ve come too late m _
pam and dies amidst her worship ers. " hers. Error stung writhes in
the course of disease to overcome conditlons of Impacted stones or
large tumors pressing on important org�ns or _structures � or of obstruc­
tions which are the result of long contmued mflammatwns and adhe­
sions. All these conditions are mechanical and require surgical
measures.
In the realm of chronic disease Homeopathy stands without a peer i�
its power to cure. Chronic disease is n_ot self-l�mited as a:e acute condi­
tions, and only the indicated remedy Is suffie1ent to palhate, change or
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Medical Research
I
of siclmess to those of health. The homeopathic method of testing
ME DICAL RESEARCH drugs on healthy human beings is the most effective way of learning
ng ways of the sick-making powers of individual drugs. This lmowledge, when
f the most valuable and satisfyi
Me� ica� res e �rch. lS one o
.
. To discover applied according to the theraputic law of similars ("Likes are cured by
at the human mind can pur sue
sci entific mvestlgatlOn �h e their effe cts on min d and likes"), brings about certain and amazing results in restoring the sick to
th e caus es of human s1clmess and to not can cor rec t th e rav- health. For over a century the homeopathic approach of treating each
. to fimd the remedies tha t
bo dy functwn as well as . _ fl r tho se who can pur sue suc h desi ra- individual case of siclmess as a law in itself (requiring its own individual
��:�;�� : :���� �;�� �
ages of dis a vl remedy, whose theraputic powers must correspond in similarity of
illions of dol lars hav e bee n spe n t,
l nature and symptomatology to the nature and symptoms of the sick
'11'
ble and w elo pm ent and exten­
will be spent for the dev
and many m1 1ons m ore patient) has yielded success.
sion of thi s valuable work. . pt of d'lse;se Many cases generally recognized as incurable conditions, such as
athic branch of me dicine with itS conc�
Th� hom eop . .
. n of the vital life force as an 1mp ortant 1ac- cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, chronic asthma and many intractable skin
causat10n_ a?d itS re� ogmtw mu ch light on diseases (like psoriasis, severe types of eczema, lupus vulgaris and kel­
cause and its .cure can she d
•

tor per tam mg to d lse ase oid) have been cured by this special aspect of medical science, namely
mysteries of hfe pro ces ses .
of reducing crude �rug_s t� .
som e of the dark unsolved ' the homeopathic approach to each individual case of sickness.
hom eop ath ic tec hn iqu e
F urth ermore ' the.
lty, bY a special process of potentlzatwn�
. . By the provings of numerous drugs on healthy human beings under
a state of electromc actlv_ · s b y the. .dynaminiza-'
. scientific supervision employing safeguards and checks to insure accu­
m the realm of physK
·

op en s up a vast new field ma tter into

'
dynamiC energy, racy in the provings, by eliminating the possibility of suggestive or
cru de
tion an d transi.corm . 11 atio n of .
mze t he ac t"lVlty of
.
ene rgy esp eo a Y � te d to act on and har mo imaginary symptoms on the part of the provers, by these careful meth­
ap
. portant m a11 affaus
d · of health and of
_ im
·

ods the provings become established and reliable factors in the working
vital life for ce, whiCh lS so mechanism of homeopathic prescribing.
eas e and its cure. .
s that has not bee n exp ored su 1 ffiloe t1
· n y
�
. . ·

Th 1s 1s an asp ect of PhysK 1 e t o f P t en t

One of the important factors in disease causation is disease suppres­
ilities for the d eve opm J?- sion. This factor is too often overlooked or ignored by the practitians of
br ing forth the many po ssib gm ze d . h ese
nature, as yet unreco general medicine, and it frequently leads into the blind alleys of disap­
throughout the domain of o .
elec tric and such as correspond �
·

ope rate m
, suc h a s ma g net ic and pointment and failure in the way of cure, this to the chagrin of the doc­
ener� .
ht and col or Th ese exist and
vibr l s
:-vor
� �� :� �� � ��
c s
u d
h ;t seen world �ut of �hich effects
ut us eve
are proj
rywhere .
tor and the loss of faith in medicine on the part of the patient.
'
u•c�."·'" " may be brought on by either external or internal agents.
sical world that 1s abo
mto �e phenomenal or phy
an asthma supervenes as a result of a skin disease or dermatitis,
e bee n har nessed .
When the se forces hav . . the application of powerful salves or ointme;nts or by drastic radia­
of whiCh we are a part . d lCll le
1'
app le d ' we are able to bri
in
ng to the field of me
humans but throughout the wh
ole
such as x-ray or ultra-violet light etc., we have a manifestation of
suppression. The disease condition has been driven from the
powers .c1or cure, not only
ll. to the mucous membranes lining the lungs. When a rheumatism
and plant .kingdo ms as we . relatwn . shlp . exl. stm . g b
. het iC been driven from the joints to the heart by powerful pain-killing
world s; th ey are a11 suscepti
a un 1 ty and a sym pat
There lS

%:� ::
d bot h the animal and plant
a and siclmess. Man depend
s on bo th anima s an l � 1. f ::1 u
s flo�
we have an example of internal suppression. Other examples of
1Dt:lressJ.on are those where violently recurring headaches are con­
l ants are arm
of h' hysical bo dy. Som e p palliated, not cured, by coal tar types of drugs; or where severe
��:�� �� �f
a
hel pfu l in restoring him from of nerve tension and persistent insomnia are palliated, over recur­
i ; oth r are curative and
May, June , periods of time by sedation of various types, to finally result in a
ER, Vro1. LXXIV, No. 10 - 12, 4th �arter, April, d nervous breakdown or in mental incompetency.
1. THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORD
p. 141.
567
566
 Homeopathic Research
Medical Research

The true medical scientist must

seek and find the caus � s o sick : }
nes HoMEOPATHIC REsEARcH1
costs if he would succeed m t e cu �e o
ar:d ren:ove t hem at an and all
� -con ceiv ed At present a great wave of propaganda for medical research is on
all prejudice and pre
his pat
. .
ients. He must .ree himself of. ·
d me dIcine 1"f he would b e a true exp o- especially in the quest for the prevention and cure of cancer and polio­
opmwns concerning soence an
·

myelitis. It is in the realm of chronic diseases of obscure origin where

nent of the healing art : �e mu
d ith his work acco rdin g to

� ���� �� : �� ����� �
st p the homeopathic principle and technique of drug applcation has given
�
establis � d l ws n l s e e t e highest standards of suc-
great for the world the most convincing and irrefutable proofs of curative power
a i ce of tim e or effort is too
�� ���
_
���' : �: ��
I
h e l
c e
�
is dedicated to a service of su h
va p? rt c
o
in sicknesses that are not self-limiting and ending either in recovery or
possible death.
a e er m e
d physician is a teacher as we l as
������r� ��
Th
·

In the past decade a new and advanced approach to homeopathic

; k ����
o r
life�s
dam e�tals
rk. To instruct people in the fu �
. . . alls and rav ages o f d Is ease IS a w. r concepts has sprung up in the regular school of medicine called psy­
hvmg so as to avmd the pitf
� . chosomatic medicine. This phase of medical thought emphatically
scending e en t
Enfi� , t e we �t��!:J:��t ysician and me dical researcher is �
of human achievement, dese
d stined
rvm g the
stresses the great importance of the mental and emotional states in the
causation of illness in even the most chronic nature such as arthritis of
for � high place in. the archives es various forms, cancer and numerous forms of mental disease.
1
ratltude and ace aim of a suffiering
world. His. reward in spir itua l
1
valu
Since Hahnemann 's time the mental and emotional symptoms have
�:S� �: � :����!r � :�� Ta�� � � ; ����;�{s
o d h" s
� x�eeds materi a h o
a e o
t n
� t n j yt g held highest rank in the treatment of the patient for the selection of his
b nng to many .
11
heart as long as hfie last s; and fi
a h n life pas ses on to the great curative remedy. No drug proving is complete without a goodly

unknown future, wh at a me mori

� �7 ; a as ing heritage is left for men of number of mental and emotional symptoms, desires and aversions of
the physical plane and in the sexual reactions and symptoms - on the
.
succeeding generations to emulate higher planes of being, the loves and hates, the hallucinations and illu­
sions, the mental abnormalities or insufficiencies, etc. Here lies one of
the great differences between homeopathic and allopathic procedure in
research.
Homeopathy experiments on well individuals of both sexes with the
administration of a single remedial substance or drug. After its adminis­
tration one takes note of all changes from the normal, in the mental
and emotional spheres, changes in the secretions and excretions of the
body, including changes in the blood chemistry, to form a complete
picture or chart of the power residing in each proven remedial agent
employed. On the b asis of the well lmown often verified Law of Cure
"Similia Similibus Curantur" such proven agents may be given to meet
the conditions, symptoms and states produced by said agents to bring
about normal physiological activity in the sick patient suffering similar
symptoms and states produced by the curative drug on healthy
humans .
In many epidemics of poliomyelitis during the past forty years,
homeopathic methods have been notably successful in saving life in

1. THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LXIV, No. 4, October 1948, p. 99 f£

Grimmer's Work 569

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568
Homeopathic Research
Homeopathic Research
most of the treated cases and securing a minimum number of crippling
an bein s . 0 n1y the tox .
inad�quate when app lied to hum
cases: Most of the latter being only slightly impaired. It is true that
many cases are very mild and recover with little or no paralysis, but in
the tissues of animals (pathology) �
are faun Th ��
ic effe c� s on
ental and enlO lOn al
�
changes are unlmown and und
iscoverable b s _ �
d : _This lS the
the severe bulbar types of the disease, it is surprising how positive the phase of medicine that marks m ea
:�����f �� �10��1
the only real a _
curative effects of the homeopathic specific can be in the saving of life cine in a hundred years and the medi-
and the prevention of severe maiming. only advance l t e lscarde d
fior some new wonder drug in
· .
a short time.
Remedies like BELL., GELS., HELL., CurR., CRoT-H., CuR., Cocc. , Th ose of us who hav h d · cl
LAcH., Or., RHus-T. and ZrNc. are the leaders in serious cases of this � : � :� :;£: ��� ; :: ����:�\��irt�
ave no delusion s of fi di g
P i
e c 1n e
0r c c
ncer
�
type. In the spinal cases ALUM., CAUST., CALC-r., CALC-s., Cocc. , e any one remedy or agent to e ever
LAcH., LATH., HEr., KALM. , LYe., Or., PLB. RHus-T., SuLrH., ZINc. are cure every cas of cancer; on
cific remedy for each individual ly the spe­
frequently needed. cas e presente wil_ l avail, and
in every case . that not
In the field of prophylaxis the epidemic remedy when it is found It is potent to all who have wo
rked lon in this field that the
�
gives the best protection. In forty years of practice I have found LATH. .
tlon of cancer presents a much brig preven­
one hundred percent effective. This remedy given in many thousands hter utlook fior um. versal suc
than does cure, and no one for cess

�0°
of individuals in many epidemics has never failed to protect, and this ce in the warld tod ay can equ
power of the Homeo ath f al the
�
verifies the Law of Similars because LATH. affects the specific centers H ah�emann to e adic te inh
constitutional tenden ies � � e� ited and
chronlc degen ra lve dise ase, mcluding
the polio virus does : namely the nerve roots of the anterior spinal col­ those of the mental and nervou � �
. s sph eres . Th1s s esp eCla · lly tru
J
umn and produces a paralysis of both lower and upper extremities in its apphed to the early life of childre n an e when
d young a ul ts even up to mid
provmg.
In the field of cancer research there is a much wider compass of
life . Give true Homeo athy fr
lf
the early for mative per ods of li�
e�
c
:J �
� t e treatment of humanity in
i a ew generatlOn _
dle

s T.B ., cancer,
m �he earth.
activity to cover. It is the outgrowth of deep constitutional or inherited and insanity will disappear fro
soil conditions. This is the homeopathic concept only partly admitted
by the allopathic school of thought. Dr. Maude Sly of the University of
Chicago has bred cancer both into healthy rats, individuals and fami­
lies ; and reversing the procedure in mate selections, she has bred cancer
out of individuals and families proving convincingly the factor of inher­
itance as a primary causation force.
The homeopathic literature is full of reports of cured cases of cancer­
ous tumors by such men as Cooper, Burnett, Clarke and Jones. Kent in
his lesser writings developed a number of remedies that had produced
cancer cures. I will mention some of them here : ALUM-SIL., CALC-SIL.,
AuR-s., CADM-S. and KAu-srL. A number of physicians since his time
have added many valuable remedies to the homeopathic literature
CADM-MET. and some of its chemical combinations are among the most ·

potent for the irradication of malignant conditions. The ground work is '
laid for many successful homeopathic research centers wherever Home­
opathy is lmown and practiced.
Now a brief note on the procedure of allopathic research. Animal
experimentation makes up most of the research in vogue today and in
the past. The lmowledge obtained this way is meager and ��·"..,.,�,�·"

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571
Remarks on Fluoridation ofWater
Remarks on Fluoridation of
Water
�uman organism duces abcesses ga��r��� .
hver afflictions, spipro �f �lss�e, loss. of hair,
REMARKS ON fLUORIDATION OF WATER1
nal dis eas e, spl e
des troys the enamel of the te e th . D lstu :n a e
. rb s th g an ular d1sease. It
Re: The Chicago Health Association, Distributors of medical lcnowl­ e nervous system and
edge and helpful advice regarding sanitation, dietary science and medi­ impair. s the blood and the blo0d vessel s
Cine. · ns of Ch ica in the nam
cltlz
This service is organized for the purpose of public education, bring­ great evl�l about to bego,inf e of fair P 1ay, you must prevent th1.s
ing to the people a broad and unprejudiced view of all aspects of medi­ their consent and against thei� w�b�� �;�re;ew
lict d t ma�s. of people without
cal science and treatment existing today. The personnel of this want this drug can easily ob tain it Wl:th htt l ml sm formed on es who
organization is made up from the ranks of ten thousand experts in drinking water and with the advant age of � em � cost and treat their own
medicine, sanitary science and dietetics, and the service they render is use before the adverse effects b e too r st� able to discontinue its
free, as they serve without pay. /
the whole water supply is pois���; it wl·u �e �· �nd dangerous: Once
In times of crises and danger unusual and effective methods may be und harm. No proJ.ect concei'.ved by com1 mu
.mJu. reo ustheany lcu!.t an d ted. wus to
needed to meet the situation. The people of Chicago are now faced by more
the advocates of thithas nunr
th mg <t the water supnply 1s t Russ 1a couId
���� s eme ontemplate ofitstheestnat ion;
· .

a serious menace to their health and well being; viz. the proposal to
ment throughout ou r lan d;��and abl
iJ be made of our lawmaishk­­
. p�s cou
poison their drinking water by impregnating it with fluorine, a chemical
poison used to kill insects and which is deadly to all animal life. ers and law enforcers under th ifgd�lse f. perfcorming a public service,
The recognized authorities in all the medical schools, regular and they would count it a great vict;ry �or t�eu unholy cause.
homeopathic, are unanimous in their statements concerning the toxic Write or hone l n and ask at
nature of fluorine. Frank Bamford, B.Sc., State Director of the Medica of all the p �ople ::��� �i�:rlssu e, be safe,leap st for a referendum vote
�
Legal Laboratory of Cairo, Egypt, states that chronic fluorine poisoning families fro m dangerous sic1mes s by P eventm �otect yo�u. friends and
manifests itself in mottled teeth, a symptom which may be produced involving the health and happme � ss of m1. 11�1ons g preop1tous action
with as little as 1 mg per litre of fluorine in drinking water. In 1932 in Anyone doubting truth or correctn s f h
Denmark a much more serious symptom osteosclerosis was traced to ing the dan?ers of fluthe orine to anim al life � t�is\eae �tatem ents .conce�n­
them by gomg to any go od library and consultm. et can . eas ily ven
fluorine poisoning. In one cryolite (sodium aluminum fluoride) factory
fifty-seven out of sixty-eight workers suffered from the disease. Fluo­ toxico logy or Materia Me dl.ea. g any credited work onfy
rides sold for the destruction of vermin have been responsible for a
number of human deaths. In 1937 Roholm published an exhaustive dis­
sertation on the subject, dealing with both acute and chronic poison­
ing. In a list of 3 4 recorded and fatal cases he mentions the following
symptoms; Vomiting - 3 1 cases. Pain in abdomen - 17 cases. Diarrhea -
1 3 cases. Convulsions - 1 1 cases. Cattle have been poisoned when being
fed on waste matter from distilleries where formerly fluorides were used
to disinfect the fermentated mash. Definite thickening of the bones has
been noted in sheep which have been fed on hay containing two and
one half parts of fluorine to one million parts of water.
Dr. John Clarke of London, England, in his Dictionary of
Materia Medica states that fluorine in very small doses given to he
humans for purposes of proving to ascertain its specific action on
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unknown. - Editor. .

572 Work
573
Alumina Still Poisons the Multitude
Alumina Still Poisons the
Multi tude
We are told that en the war ends there wil
thi_ s me tal f�r the mawh
ALUMINA STILL PmsoNs THE MuLTITUDE1
nu l b e �ast quantiti . . es of
Much has been said and written about the deleterious effects of alu­ fac tur e of oth er ute nsi
the productiOn of king utensils Wl.11 agam. ls than auplanes and that
minum poisoning chiefly caused by food prepared and cooked in alu­ mater. ial for housescoo furni' ture eau ld b e mab enure£sum ed. If. building
mina cooking utensils. coo 1an g utensils, a greand ac t ure
at menace to p u bl'le h eaIth would be clrem Instead of
Some of us thought until observation taught us differently, that ove d.
owing to the demand of the war needs aluminum cooking ware was
mostly converted into airplanes. It is true that the manufacture of alu­
minum cooking utensils have ceased for the present, but for the most
part all that have been produced in the past twenty years are still doing
business in the same insidious and devastating way. Only a very small
portion of aluminum cooking ware was turned in for the war effort.
To the homeopathic physician this subject is most vital, because
while a patient is subjected to the influence of the subtle poisoning of
aluminum the indicated remedy fails to act in a curative way. Many
times it acts only for a few days and fails to relieve or cure the symp­
toms for which it was prescribed. And the antidotal remedy must be
repeated too frequently to permanently relieve the patient of his natural
symptoms and conditions of disease while the poison is constantly
taken. Unless the supply of the poison is shut off by the patient ceasing
to partake of foods prepared in aluminum it will be impossible to cure
him of his chronic disease. And here is another obstacle the homeo­
pathic physician must meet and overcome in order to effect a cure.
Old school medical authorities claim that the amount of aluminum
taken in the food by way of cooking utensils of aluminum is of such
small quantities as to be negligible. But our homeopathic provings by
potencies given to healthy individuals prove beyond any doubt that this
poisonous metal given over a period of time in even the potentized
form produces a great chain of harmful and debilitating symptoms of
sickness lasting for a long time and stimulating many forms of chronic
diseases, such as intestinal inflammations, inertias, obstructions and ·

even paralysis, as well as profound anemias and chronic painful neural­

gias with extensive nerve and spinal inflammations and degenerations.
Indeed this insidious toxin may well be one of the factors involved in
the increase of cancer itself
CADM-MET. is the most complete antidote I have found,although PLB.
and Or. as well as BAR-c. have antidoted some of the special ·

produced by aluminum.
1. "Editorial" in THE HOMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LX, No. 5, p. 157, November 1944.

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Impressions of the 1952 Homeopathic Conventions
-�---------------------�-m�p_r_
es_s_
i· o_n_s_o-=
f th=e�1�9:52�H:o:m:e o athi c Convent1o
.
��:���� ns
and point out the dangers offluoridation clof drin1G. lg
. rest J_m water will. �
IMPRESSIONS OF THE 1952 HOMEOPATHIC CONVENTIONS1
the reward. of .pub. lic trust with b
The National and International Homeopathic Conventions held
an
I n c1osm g lt Is wel l to remem ber
awa 1cen e mte Ho. me. opathyn.ng
courteous and hospitable treatment rendereand state r t��n ;o� t e
jointly June 22 - 27 at Look Out Mountain Hotel near Chattanooga, d �� :e���
g�ests by the management and their personnel of the Loo p n Its : s ?
Tennessee, were highly profitable and worthwhile to the membership k Ou t Moun­
and to the world of medicine in general. The papers were practical, tam Hotel . From th'Is h'Ist�nc site of American gre
thro ugh bl atn ess, bro
, tears, and toll, the. homeopaths of 195 2 will take auJht
· ·

some were outstanding in excellence and evoked valuable discussions . �em many ood
and constructive criticism. The attendance as a whole was better than With pleasan mones, and the thought that they h ay
average, and the membership displayed more interest in th'e scientific contn ute d another mitet ofmeuse wledge t h 1 b . d betave
programs than usual, perhaps because there were less outside attractions fiuture for our children and the chifulldrekno
n of all ma�ki:lun��� G�d tthere
available. Creator and Preserver. '
However, in the delightful cool of the evening, music and dancing
were at hand, under the discretely dim light of an artificial moon which
looked benignly down on prowling wolves with dripping mouths and
panting respirations as they whirled in the ecstatic dance to the strains
of voluptuous music in the enticing arms of their would-be innocent
victims. The innocent and unsophistication rendered the occasion
much more attractive to the prowling dancing wolves. But this is not
bad in medical conventions, especially in homeopathic conventions,
where a majority of the men are either bald or grey.
The exhilarating and energizing effect of a few beautiful and youth­
ful females was life giving to these last conventions. Feet that dragged
suddenly became elastic and quickened; forms that were stooped and
bent became erect and firm, and eyes dull with fatigue became lumi­
nous with expectation and pleasure in the flair and incomparable realm
of youth and life at its best. Then let us have more of our youth, boys
and girls, to bring back memories of less care ridden times, and the joy
of living again in the warm flush of youth and romance where all is
music, poetry, and high hope. Even though it be but the illusion of a
Neptunian dream, we are all better, stronger and happier for the experi­
ence.
Turning back to the more serious aspect of our last meeting, one his­
toric action was taken by the Homeopathic profession that justifies its
existence and its importance for the public welfare of our country, and
that is its firm stand against the poisoning of the nation' s drinking
water for purely experimental purposes. The courage to take this stand
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unknown. A bit of light heartedness, humour and a

reminder about the dangers of fluoridation of drinking water. - Editor..

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Address to SHS and PAC - Fall, 1953 Address to SHS and PAC - Fall, 1953

ADDRESS TO SHS AND PAC - FALL, 195l time, are informed how quickly they can acquire the necessary knowl­
edge to enable them to do good homeopathic work, it will take but a
Members and Colleagues of the Southern Homeopathic Society and short time for Homeopathy to expand over the length and breadth of
the Pan American Congress, Visitors and Friends. It is a great privilege our land, bringing a new era in our time when the Hippocratic Oath
to meet you and to address you with a message from the American and Pledge will not be a hollow mockery dominated by selfish and insa­
Institute of Homeopathy. It is a pleasant duty to extend felicitations tiable code of commercialism in medicine.
from the Institute to the Southern Society on this memorable occasion The inspired healers of olden times who lived lives of purity and
here in the historical city of New Orleans where the Southern had its integrity that they might be infused with the powers emanating from
inception sixty-nine years ago. Sixtynine years of faithful homeopathic the Source of All Power and thereby perform better service to the sick,
service to the world and to our country has earned the gratitude and whom they were privileged to comfort and restore, shall again seem to
admiration of homeopaths everywhere. A more propitious time for this appear in our midst and multiply many fold in the near future. The bet­
eventful meeting of unified homeopathic forces could not be had than ter men in all schools of medical thought today are striving to correct
now. abuses in medical practice that are the outgrowth of selfishness and
From every section of our country come urgent requests for homeo­ greed. The true healer finds his greatest reward for the most part in the
pathic doctors. We have not nearly enough of them to go around but restoration of his patient to health, and any system that advances the
we do have the potential means of making them by the establishment progress of healing for the betterment of the race is certain of being
of a homeopathic correspondence course, which can be followed later accepted by steadily growing numbers of progressively informed peo­
by a post-graduate course of homeopathic therapeutics, philosophy and ple.
materia medica. Those who have tasted the fruits of homeopathic practice and have
Many doctors of the regular school are not entirely satisfied with the received the benefits of such practice need not be told of its benign
results of modern medical practice; they are waiting for something bet­ power for good. Our appeal must be made to the great mass of folks
ter that is devoid of the enervating side effects attanding much of the who obtain their knowledge of things medical from newspaper
more recent medication now used for acute ailments such as antibiotics accounts and advertisements set in glowing terms and generalities of the
barbiturates, coal tar derivates, etc. all with their serious side effects. w� success of the numerous experimental drugs that have deluged this gen­
need but show them by way of the homeopathic concept and law the eration - drugs whose certain deleterious side effects are not mentioned
superiority of homeopathic practice in terms of cure to awaken their until after the damage is done and the truth has become apparent even
desire for the knowledge that will enable them to obtain superior and to the dullest.
more satisfactory results in their private practice. Once that interest is Undaunted by failure after failure, the manufacturing chemists and
awakened and when Homeopathy is put to the test by them, more pharmacist continue to ply their trade which is eminently successful
homeopathic physicians will come into being, equipped to serve financially, but sub-zero in cure. Yes, it is the victims of commercialism
humanity with the Divine law of cure, for Homeopathy is truly God­ in medicine that need our efforts and time to show them the true
given, and Hahnemann was the gifted instrument that was privileged to nature of disease and the means to its cure.
bring it to his fellows the world over. Besides the abuse from drastic drugs, there are many more health­
In many states of the union, osteopathic physicians are permitted to destroying forces in our midst that constantly undermine public health
qualify for medical practice. A large portion of those graduates are and pave the way for the more serious forms of disease such as cancer,
already sympathetic to Homeopathy; and when they learn the great chronic kidney and heart disease as well as the degenerative blood dis­
demand existing for homeopathic doctors and when they, at the same eases frequently met with and the vast number suffering from mental
and emotional conditions listed under the heading of nervous break­
1. From handwritten manuscript. Combined convention of the Southern Homeopathic Society downs and mental incompetence. Many of today's ills are the result of
and Pan American Congress held in New Orleans, October 1953. - Editor. processed and adulterated foods, as well as foods poisoned by chemical
578 Grimmer's Work Grimmer's Work 579
 Address to SHS and PAC - Fall, 1953
Address to SHS and PAC - Fall, 1953

preservatives, megrow at tenderized by chembles icals (sodium glyco . late) . The Homeopathy has been referred to as the practice of sectarian medi­
are h'Ighly ? and sma
t XIC, ll cine; this statement is not true because homeopathic leaders from the
·

s rays used on over ing fruits and v�getacan bmld us symp to �s earliest time, including Hahnemann himself, have always endeavored to
!mounts ingested ared aperiod of tlme alumn. upumseno cook .
m ut�n sils have the system incorporated into the curriculum of general medicine,
of illness . Foods prep or conta�ne� i.n act10 � n of curat�ive reme- and to that end homeopaths have fought only for recognition and
can cause chronic illne ss and even mhib it the acceptance of the principles of Homeopathy that the world might be
dies in the treatment of natural sickness. benefitted by a better, safer and more economical means of healing.
constant source of illne�icals
The water supply is afluor s and suffering. �ater�­ From some quarters homeopaths have been called unscientific, but
treated with chlorine, ine and other chem could have caused m nowhere else in medical practice is a natural law invoked (the Law Sim­
nitel.y more harm than any theoretical g? odIf. they do . These dis- ilars) to find the one needed medicine to fit the requirements of each
turbmg m· fluences co uld be di' spensed with allt thewhopowuseer wate r would individual patient. What a contrast to the hit-and-miss method of
have it boiled before ess using it. Those whothedoub for . · 1 that
evi empirical medicine with its measuring stick of trial and error. In the
.
only read provmgsuseofof Alummn chlo
_

nne
_

�aterm
these chemicals possClarneed Materia Medica. TheIf. water treated With
. � mechanical sciences, empiricism or trial and error may be permissible
and fluoric acid in r kecan' s prov e very i jurio us where only material things are involved and the waste and loss from
chloride to soften watefor drinking or cookmg � purposes . error may be borne without too great a sacrifice. But in the treatment of
this chemical is used e to healt�, the sick where life itself may hang in the balance, empiricism is illogical
Even the air we breathe is polluted and full ofd�menac many large Clt­ and dangerous, and human beings should not be subjected to such
especially in highly indu strialized ar�as �s are foun many others too
uncertainties and risks.
Chicago, Detroit, Pittsonburamm
ies like Los Angeles, Rece �h andals .kept m the sm? g From other quarters we have heard that Homeopathy is unprogres­
numerous to name. certainnt parts experiments . �e sive, stationary, fixed and unchanging in its medical methods and
air that prevails in erties areo�mhe Los Angeles I�dicate thatconsdefim approach to sickness These views are the result of prejudice and inade­
cancer-producing prop rent therem : The that arey
oxid� gases
tant quate knowledge of .its law and philosophy. What better way can be
increasing amounts ofsphecarb on dioxide a!ld monauto santl� ope�­ found to ascertain the properties and effects of drugs than to prove
poured into the atmoywhere are another appreCiable ss?mces
re from the myn ads o �
urce o.f .air pm­ them on healthy human beings and to note the changes taking place in
the organism while under the influence of a single drug or remedy.
ating around us eve1are known to have the power of disor zmg and
soning. These gases en-car ying red ?lood cells ; and the gam loss of these Changes in the emotional, mental and physical spheres of the provers,
when noted and tabulated, become certain guides in the realm of cure .
destroying the oxygs of seno� us anemia and death. When drugs are administered to animals for the purpose of learning
cells results in form eeds no s�ien­ their properties and value in the treatment of the sick, we learn vety lit­
The sick-making power ofandalcoh o� and tobacco reallymids �
tific ban to condemn them bamsh them from o�r t. Never.the­';t tle beyond the toxic effects they produce; and even · these are variable
rs in the causatiOn of certa m typ.es of seno. because different animals react differently to the same drug For
less they are strong facto
heart and lungs from toba
dis�ase affecting the from cco; and hver and lu - instance, Belladonna affects the horse profoundly in a sick-making. way
ney disease resulting alcohol, especially when takenessmbec excess. while the rabbit and the guinea pig can eat it and experience no harm
acces sory causes of illIll!l health�museorthe and even seem to extract nourishment from it. The cruel methods of
We have mentionedstthese s of ? er vivisection cannot bring us any new or useful knowledge for the pur­
r must eliminat� all cause
homeopathic doctor fiactio on . the VItal pose of cure . The pathological changes found in an animal's dead body
to obtain successful lherebny from the mdicated remedy a certa m speedy will in no way aid in obtaining the needed curative remedy. Since the
forces of his patient, enab ling him to prod uce dumb animal can tell us no symptoms of his ailments, emotionally,
and permanent cure. physically or mentally, we only have the pathology found in his dead
1. §77 and footnote 33 §7 Organon. - Editor.
tissues as a guide to treatment; and that is of little value because in
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order to treat the type of pathology afflicting the patient that was pro­ or in �nimate, for. matter wherever found in all its forms and states has
duced by a certain drug, exploratory surgery would have to be resorted pol�nt Y:. Magnetism, electricity, gases, liquids, solids - be they animate
to in order to find the pathological processes present in the sick and or �n �mm.ate - all have their special rates of vibration and their own
employ the similar remedy against it. For several apparent reasons, this mdividuahzmg character of polarity.
procedure would be unacceptable, but chiefly because the results in In the last thirty years homeopathic physicians have employed the
cure would be uncertain and even doubtful. lmowledge of this. s �bt�e for� of physics to fit the homeopathic remedy
In prescribing on pathology alone, we neglect the one most essential to the needs of theu Sick patients with most gratifYing results in terms
factor of every case, viz: the totality of the symptoms. Pathology corre­ �f cure. The develop ment of this relatively new concept and its applica­
sponds to the end results of disease. Curative medicines accomplish twn to homeopathic �eeds wdl m the near future enable homeopathic
their astonishing effects by acting on the living organism or the vital physioans to accomphsh a greater number of difficult cures than ever
processes of the patient. By activiating and normalizing physiological before. Cancer and many heretofore incurable conditions will be mas­
activities, normal histological units are produced in the body organism. tered by Homeopathy with the aid of this more complete and really sci­
Morbid anatomy or pathology is the result of perverted physiology. entific remedy selector.
The transition from health to disease and vice-versa is a simple one In working to extend Homeopathy, we work for ourselves, our chil­
to visualize to one familiar with the known electromagnetic phenom­ dren .and the whole world throughout all the future, and what a boon
ena and laws of the Cosmos. So long as one keeps in tune with the that iS t� suffering and sick humanity. Then for this truly good and
rhythmical march of universal order, he is well; but if, for any one of worthwhile purpose, let us unite and work with heart and mind and
numerous reasons, the silver cord of harmony is broken by adverse body as we have never worked before to bring back into full bloom the
vibrations, ill health ensues. In the changing states of physical health a bea.uteous healing flower of cure, Homeopathy, for the healing of the
certain definite phenomena may be noted by those trained and natwns.
equipped to do so. The first change noted is that of polarity in the life
currents of the body, a change from the normal negative to a positive,
which is r change in direction, a reversal as it were of the normal flow
and flux. If this adverse flux of polarity continues only a short time,
there supervenes a change in the chemistry of the blood beginning in
the deep unseen planes at the etheric level. If this blood chemistry per­
sists, a change begins in the body cells and tissues which constitute the
pathology oj disease. It is interesting to note that the autonomic nerv­
ous system and the capillary blood system are the inter changing
media connecting the physical with the etheric planes of existence; any
change that takes place in the physical body must come bi way of the
etheric plane through the medium of the capillaries and the autonomic
nervous system while the polarity or direction of the life force deter­
mines the nature of that change whether of health or disease.
The homeopathic remedy is the most certain force known to control
the polarity of all things throughout the realm of nature both animate
1. See article "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" p. 679 ff. and article "Im­
portance of Electronic Reactions to Future Medicine" p. 683 ff. - Editor.
2. i.e. the ortho-sympathetic and para-sympathetic nervous systems. - Editor.

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IMPRESSIONS OF THE FALL 1953 SHS AND PAC CoNVENTIONs 1 progress and needs of world Homeopathy and ended with an appeal for
homeopaths everywhere, but especially those of the United States to
Impressions of the Southern and Pan American Convention, held in make prepa.ra�ion t� accept th.e hospitality of Brazil for a heart-war�ing
New Orleans last October 27th to the 29th, received by those who a�d sou� -stirnng time at theu convention. In this way the bonds of
attended, left an air of hopeful enthusiasm for the future of Homeopa­ fnendship �nd understanding may be forged and sealed among the
thy. The scientific programs both in general medicine and surgery as homeopathic doctors from all the continents and from all the nations
well as the purely homeopathic contributions were excellent and were of the world.
well attended and received. There were several meetings of the new Central Committee that was
Considerable publicity was given homeopaths and their system of formed at Swampscott at the last Institute meeting. I have not heard the
healing by the local press. The New Orleans city officials and represent­ results of the meeting, but I presume a report will be made at the next
atives as well as notable medical men of the city and vicinity were gen­ Institute meeting, and it was good to see this Committee start function­
erously kind and hospitable and presented a number of Homeopathy's ing. There was also a meeting of the president and a number of the
representative men and women with certificates of citizenship and keys Institute's Trustees in which some unfinished business and problems of
to the city. the Institute were ironed out.
Pan American delegates from Mexico and Brazil contributed greatly Inquiries have been made as to how soon the Institute's correspond­
to a full and worth-while program, for the Pan American delegates and en�e .course can be put in operation to begin the teaching of doctors.
their presence at the meeting gave an international touch of solidarity This IS a matter for the board of trustees and the board of medical edu­
and loyal enthusiasm for homeopathic progress throughout the Ameri­ cation to pass on and to formulate ways and means to create and main­
cas. These fine representatives from our sister republics came to our tain such a correspondence course. The Post Graduate school of the
meeting by way of considerable sacrifice of time and money. They are Foundation is now functioning, and it is sponsored by the American
ardent, tireless workers for the cause of Homeopathy everywhere. Along Institute of Homeopathy. By the time our correspondence course is
with their greetings, they brought urgent invitations to every homeo­ ready to function, we should have many prospective students for the
pathic physician in the United States to attend the great planned meet­ course. The rank and file of the Institute could well be at work interest­
ing of world Homeopathy to be held in Brazil in the fall of 1954. The ing and urging prospective students who are eligible to take the course.
government of Brazil is sponsoring this elaborate program, and there This should be our chief objective at this time.
can be no doubt that those who are fortunate enough to accept this Our next important objective is preparing for a great meeting on July
invitation to attend this great meeting of world Homeopathy will expe­ 18, 1954, at Mackinac Island, Michigan. At this meeting we can lay the
rience unexpected joy to gladden the heart and stores of homeopathic goundwork for the great hi-centennial meeting of Hahnemann 's birth­
lmowledge to nourish and strengthen the mind. day, 1955, at Washington, D.C.
On the evening of October 29th, the members of the joint homeo­ This is the agenda that coming in an orderly sequence can assure cer­
pathic organizations and their visiting friends enjoyed the rare privilege tain homeopathic progress and expansion. Friends, let' s move on'
of hearing Mrs. Amaro Azevedo, the beautiful and talented wife of Dr. united and faithful to our principles. We cannot fail.
Amaro Azevedo, render a number of charming songs in her own exqui­
site and inimitable way. This gracious lady lends calor, charm and joy
to any gathering fortunate enough to have her as a guest. Doctor
Azevedo, who is one the the world's outstanding homeopathic leaders,
gave the assembled members and their guests a splendid oration on the
1. From handwritten manuscript, probably written December 1953 and presented a t the AIH
Winter meeting. - Editor..

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The Detroit Meeting The Detroit Meeting

THE DETROIT MEETING1 efforts by only a fraction of thought and effort to bring undreamed-of
results.
The Homeopathic Conventions at Detroit from June 9th until June It was a joy to again welcome our friends and colleagues from Can­
14th, 1946, scientifically, socially and fraternally ended as a step for­ ada. They always bring to us something refreshing and stimulating both
ward for the progress of Homeopathy. mtellectually and fraternally. They come with the freshness and sweet­
Many of the papers were intellectually illuminating and clearly dem­ ness of their northern summer breezes full of homeopathic ozone to
onstrated the amazing fact that science is now beginning to discover the quicken our lagging wits. More power to them, and may they flourish
innate principles and truths promulgated and enunciated by that and grow in numbers and be with us always.
incomparable homeopathic savant, Samuel Hahnemann, one hundred It was good to greet the vestor of homeopathic teaching and practice,
and fifty years ago. Dr. H. A. Roberts. His presence alone stabilizes and advances all
So it has ever been. The gift of genius perceives the forces and laws homeopathic procedure; no convention is right without him.
at work in the unseeable realms of causation, and many years and much We missed the rich sage contribution of the presence of Dr. Royal
effort and experimentation are required before the materialistic and E.S. Hayes, who always brings much of value to our deliberations and
doubting scientist is able to devise instruments and equations enabling discussions, not to mention the great value of his paper full of homeo­
the world to visualize the truths that the illuminated flash of genius pathic meat, that partaken by the wise make them wiser.
catches through an elevated consciousness. Last, but not least, we missed seeing that great, loyal and uncompro­
To the doctors of Detroit and especially to Dr. W. P. Mowry and his mising advocate of Homeopathy, Dr. Alfred Pulford. Long may he live
charming wife, every member of the Institute and of the Hahnemann and thrive to bring us messages of homeopathic truth. But it was good
Association must owe a vote of thanks for the splendid entertainment to greet his illustrious son, Dr. Dayton Pulford, who reports that his
and many comforts and considerations given them and their wives to experience with army practice has made him a more confirmed homeo­
make their visit at Detroit memorable and happy. path than ever. Not that Dr. Dayton was ever anything but a staunch
The newly elected officers of the Institute, especially Dr. Isaiah L. and true practician of the homeopathic art, but his experience with old­
Moyer as president, insures loyal and efficient homeopathic leadership school methods renders him glad he is privileged to practice Homeopa­
for the immediate future; it is up to every member to give him their thy.
best support for the good of Homeopathy. There are so many more I would like to mention in this brief
The I.H.A. members especially and signally honored themselves by account, but space and time forbid. But I will say before closing that we
electing that matchless leader, teacher and practician of pure homeo­ were fortunate in adding some members of great promise, not gray
pathic practice, Dr. William B. Griggs of Philadelphia, for their next heads full of wisdom, but young and up-coming youngsters with all the
president. surety and enthusiasm of youth which bode well for Homeopathy's
The I.H.A. again is blessed in retaining the services of that indefati­ future.
gable and worthy worker for the cause of Homeopathy, Dr. A. Dwight Let us now begin to prepare for the next convention of 1947 to make
Smith, as its business manager, secretary and editor of the Recorder. No it still greater in both the quality and quantity of its membership. As
man in modern Homeopathy has given as much of himself and suc­ the years crowd in upon us, we look more and more forward to the
ceeded as well in maintaining the life and welfare of the I.H.A. as has friendly greeting these annual reunions bring; and if we fail to attend,
Dr. Smith - and all without thought of recompense or emolument. As a we loose much that is more precious than shining gold or glittering jew­
prophet I may be wrong, but I predict that with such leaders as he, els.
Homeopathy will come into her own and be recognized for her true
worth. It is only up to rank and file of the members to emulate his
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Address: Pan American Homeopathic Congress

ADDREss : PAN AMERICAN HoMEOPATHIC CoNGREss1 living principle of truth and human service and passed the lighted torch
of knowledge to our hands for our uses and benefits. Shall we falter and
Friends, colleagues, and fellow members of the Pan American fail where their glorious work ended? No! A thousand times No! we
Homeopathic Medical Congress: It is my great pleasure and high privi­ must no � fail, we cannot fail, because the fight for homeopathic t;uth
lege to address you on this momentous yet festive occasion. We meet may be hkened to the perpetual battle for human freedom: and we can
here in this beauteous and historical city of fine culture and lofty aspi­ take heart from those immortal words of the poet Byron,
rations, to further and advance a great humanitarian cause, Homeopa­ "Freedom's battle once begun
thy. And no more fitting place could be selected than here, in the
bosom of this �een of Cities, which sits enthroned in regal splendor Bequethed by bleeding sire to son
high on her loft and enduring pedestal bathed by the invigorating and Though muffled oft, is ever won."
purified atmosphere of the higher strata and illumined by th� golden
sunlight only known where the air is rare and pure. We feel uphfted and The precious heritage of truth which makes men free, vouchsafed to
inspired in this wonderous setting and within these sweet influences. us, involves in its acceptance the sacred duty of the teacher and the
And we ferverently pray and trust that our mission of fellowship and proselyte. We, too, must be willing to suffer and make sacrifices eco­
mutual understanding and helpfullness will bring a rich harvest of �omically and � ociall� if need be for the perpetuation of our great med­
homeopathic success and growth everywhere for the future. And that Ical truth, and If we Wish to leave the world a little better than we found
our children and their children may inherit the benefic boon of homeo­ it and a little easier place to live in, and give richer dowiy to our chil­
pathic healing down through the ages thereby bringing into existence a dren than was ours. We who have been blessed with this light of useful
healthier, happier, nobler race of beings to adorn the earth. knowledge and privileged to perform divine uses of healing thereby will
No more important a subject of current scientific achievement ma�ce every effort .to spread and perpetuate this beneficial and truly sci­
fraught with so much good to the nations can be presented for discus­ entific law o� healmg. No lab or is too irksome, no sacrifice too great to
sion than Homeopathy. It blazes forth like Bethlehem ' s Star of old, a the true discipi � of Hahnemann because he finds his greatest joy in the
heavenly messenger bringing hope and comfort to the afflicted of all healmg of the side; and Homeopathy stands unequaled in its power to
lands, and it sends its beautiful rays of healing light to radiate and cure.
brighten all the dark places of the earth. Like all great truths in the Homeopathy is the medical link between Divine Providence and His
march of human progress upward, Homeopathy with its founders and afflicted children. And the homeopathic physician is an instrument of
votaries from its inception to the present time has been beset by misun­ Divi�� Love, d �dicat�d to high uses and noble ends. The homeopathic
derstanding, hatred and calumny and bitter opposition both secret and physician also IS an Idealist, compelled to work in a world of selfish
open in an unsightly effort to crush and exterminate both the doctrines commercialism and naturally becomes a rugged individualist for the
and teachings as well as the benefic application of its art of healing. But, most part fighting his battles single handed. His strength and his weak­
Truth, though beaten down rises again and again, even rises with bleed­ ness are both involved in this. complexity of his life. He has developed
ing head and agonizing groans of pain to finally triumph in glory and the splendid courage and sterling character of the pioneer advancing the
recognition. Remember, the Christ was crucified and tortured by those frontier o� civilizati�:m everywhere, but unless he learns and profits from
He sought to save and help, yet Christianity abides, and expands every­ the expenence of his prototype he is doomed to the same oblivion that
where and remains the rainbow promise of peace and justice for all the leaves the pioneering but a fascinating memory.
future. The homeopath �c physician must recognize the vast changes that
I will not dilate on the achievements of the past. Such works are well have come to pass m the economic, social and political mechanism of
known to you. A heroic band of pioneers suffered and sacrificed for a �rganized society everywhere today where organizations and combina­
tiOns. of every kind work to the detriment of individual development
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unknown. - Editor. .
and mdependence. Therefore in self defense homeopaths must organ-
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and in fact for their BELL. in the smooth type of scarletfever is a perfect protection,
ize and unite all their forces for the common good, state units of the 30th potency once a week through the epidemic will protecta dose
very existence. They must unite their municip � �ts intoumts
l un
mto an
one
hundred per cent. In cases where the coarse rash is present the epidemic
and their state units into national units and the1r natlonal
international body for the advancement and perpetuat ion of their sci­ remedy at the tlme affords the best protection, such remedies as AIL .,
of every individua l member of PHYT., RHUS-T. and SuLPH. are most useful and sure for the ends desired.
ence as a whole as well as for the interest
a vast organization. In Diphtheria we have two remedies of great power as protective
The first prerequisite of this ambitious yet necessary program is to agents: MERC-CY. and DIPH. clinically have proven equally efficacious
bring into our own ranks everywhere the spi�it of h_armony, _ under­ in affording perfect protection against the disease. DIPH. given in doses
standing and tolerance, thus welding our orgamzat 1on_ mto � sohd _ pha­ ranging from the 30th to the lOM centesimal potencies has removed
lanx of opposition against our enemies. To accomph sh th1s demable
_ the broad the Klebs Leffler bacilli from the throats of carriers in from twenty-four
end we must cover the shortcomings of our brothers w1th to forty-eight hours and has rendered subjects impervious to the action
mantle of charity and reach down the helping hand of fellowship to lift of the Schick test in many test cases with no failures.
them up to the higher planes of understanding and visioJ?- . Toforimbue There are four valuable homeopathic prophylactics against Smallpox:
each unit of our entire organization with the stern necess1ty close MALAND., VARIO., VAc., and SARR. The best is the one nearest the genus
co-operation and fellowship for the common go ? d, is our first and of the prevailing epidemic. MALAND. is the best antidote to the terrible
most diffKult step. This accomplished, our future IS assured andgoal noth­ acut� septicemias that frequently follow the act of vaccination by allo­
ing then can stop the forward rapid march of Homeopa thy to 1ts of pathic methods. For the chronic long lasting effects noted in weakened
recognition and acceptan ce. vitality with a train of symptoms and suffering following vaccination,
With a completed organization we are in a_ position to nullify ���­
(chronic vaccinosis), THUJ. stands supreme.
adverse legislation aimed against us, and even to mfluence a moreactlVl­ And now more important and astonishing than all the aforemen­
eral legislation for all medical progress. And e can e xtend
_ w_ and Journals
_ our ti�ne� things is the -:onde:ful protection we have against that terrifying
ties much more universally in the form of chmcs both for cnpplmg malady of mfantde paralysis in the remedy LATH. Nowhere in
laymen and professio nal subscribe rs. the f!!�dica� world today can there be found the certain protection this
In fact one of our most lamentable and hurtful shortcomings Our has medKme g1ves to those who know the benefic power of homeopathic
been our indifference to the power of publicity and propagan da. sc1ence. In hundreds of cases in many epidemics in the past thirty
opponents of the Old School have fattened and flourished on propa­ of sur­
years, I have seen no failure. Every child given a few doses of this rem­
ganda alone, for they have no real healing ability to offer outsidebecause edy �n _the 200th potency proved immune though exposed to the epi­
gery which homeopaths can practice wit� �uch better resultsand after demiC mfl uence of this dread malady and even when many of their
of their superior methods of drug apphcat10n both before school mates who were not homeopathically protected fell victims to
operative procedures. th� disease. Had homeopathy done nothing more than given the world
We have failed to tell the world of the great superiority of our pro­ th1s one remedy against this dire affliction it has earned its right for
phylactic measures not only against acute infectious diseases but again�t universal recognition and support.
the more stubborn chronic aspects of sickness as well. The unhygemc Now a few remarks concerning chronic siclmess and especially the
use of filthy serums and noxious vaccines could everywhere be � rofita­ wide spreading terrorizing plague of cancer. By many it looms large as if
bly replaced by the certain and gentle action o� the homeopat� lC p_ro­ a menace to the existence of the human race, and in truth, humanity
phylactics, removing all danger from anaphylaxiS and blood_ pmsonmg has no other hope of protection outside of homeopathi<; medication
or sequellae of any kind, and insuring a more certam protect10n as well. and procedure because Homeopathy meets the deep constitutional
I will only mention a few of the more common remedies as prophy­ inherited soil tendencies upon which cancer, T.B., epilepsy and all
lactic medicines here in passing. other chronic manifestations of disease grow.
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It also uncovers and cures the deep venereal suppressions caused by record against the poisoning of drinking water. The time has come for
allopathic procedures all of which combined with the . deleterious us to act; no better time nor place than here and now can be had for us
effects of coal tar drug derivatives such as allennol and lummal to pro­ to formulate and present a resolution of protest against such unscien­
duce sleep and suppress convulsions and paramoded, aspirin, midol tific and sick producing procedures.
and many more of a similar nature to desensitize against heada�he and
other pains: all these combined with numerous serums . and vaccmes are Our esteemed colleague from Columbia, Dr. Valliante has been for
the unholy product of a greedy consciousless commerCJahsm that yields many years, an outstanding and courageous battler against the whole­
the answer to the alarming spread of cancer, Bright's disease and heart sale poisoning under the guise of protecting health. He has been a con­
affections - the three leading causes of death in the world today. structive critic as well, offering a better, cheaper, simpler method of
Homeopathy alone recognizes these causes and has the means to realb1 purifying drinking water by an oxidation or Ozone process.
nullify them. Those people, who have avoided the .above � e�tion�d It is hard to believe that a body of educators and supposedly scien­
things, and have been a few years under homeopathic prescnbmg will tific men like those coming from the Allopathic School could be so
never develop cancer. Homeopathy affords a ninety-five percent protec­ dumb and stupid as to really think the chemical poisons they employ
tion against the development of cancer. It likewise cures above eighty for water purification could be without harm. Also it is hard to think
percent of incipient cancer and in the majority of term �nal or advanced that those entrusted with the cure of the sick and the protection of pub­
cases it gives more comfort and freedom from suffermg than can be lic health could be so callous and indifferent to the suffering and loss
found under anodynes or analgesics of all descriptions. We only need resulting from their active support of, or at least their quiet acceptance
the chance of demonstrating to an anxious waiting world these indisput­ of these deplorable methods. It is not a pleasing idea, but we are forced
able claims of medical superiority in order to reach our place in the to believe it, that so august a body of real scientists, (they tell us that
sun, whereby we may serve humanity in accordance with Divine Law themselves without blushing) could be activated in their incessant prac­
and Order and obtain for it its pure birthright of blooming health with tice of universal poisoning by the sordid influence of commercial inter­
a longer life free from physical suffering and mental anguish. ests. Great companies have been built up presenting tremendous
A few observations concerning measures of hygiene in relation to the opportunities of graft in the sale of chemicals; and when men permit
water supply of cities and towns everywhere. Throughout the United themselves to be dominated by selfishness alone they are blind and
States and many other parts of the world there prevails the custom insensate to all the nobler finer impulses for human service.
(which is universally sponsored by the medical men of the ol.d sch? ol, It is this same commercialism honeycombing medicine more than
who are in control of health departments) at attempts to punfy dnnk­ anything else that keeps up an unjust, yea, an unholy fight against
ing water by using deleterious chemicals of various sorts, chiefly chlo­ Homeopathy with its certainty of curative action, its cheapness and
rine fluorine and aluminum and copper sulphates. The provmgs of simplicity of application. It has been stated by some of our allopathic
these substances by homeopaths have demonstrated the harmful and friends that homeopaths are practicing an obsolete form of medicine,
sick making power of these substances when taken over a period of time they are not scientific or educated, and that they are unprogressive and
even in the smallest doses. So the health of the public is really harmed make no new discoveries or develop new techniques of value to the
rather than helped by such measures. And many dangerous disease world. Such statements are notoriously false and spring from the pangs
conditions such as kidney and heart complaints, asthmatic and respira­ of envy and disappointments experienced by the physicians of tradi­
tmy diseases and the weakening of body resistence by �hese irrita.nts tional medicine that have been vanquished in the competitive tests of
have been coincident with a steady increase of cancer dunng the penod cure at the bedside of the sick. Likewise the brilliant results obtained in
these elements have been in use. many epidemics of the past, such as cholera, diphtheria of malignant
A few individual homeopaths have had the courage, in the face of types, and in the war-time flu-pneumonia epidemic of more recent
great opposition, to oppose these harmful methods of water purifica­ times still rankle deeply, and in little, unsportsmanlike minds stir up
tion. But homeopaths as an organized whole have failed to go on hatred and a form of fear, twin emotions of the coward' s heart. Hence
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Address: Pan American Homeopathic Congress All Pakistan Homeopathic Conference 1952

the calumnies and underhand attacks often delivered in the dark against ALL PAKISTAN HoMEOPATHic CoNFERENCE 19521
Homeopathy and her practitioners. Brother homeopaths of the "All Pakistan Homeopathic Confer­
It is known by all that homeopaths must have the san:e require­ ence": Greetings. It is a great honor and an intense pleasure to address a
ments, and pass the same curricu lum in col � ege � to �e permitted to .be group of homeopathic physicians wherever they may assemble. I am
medica l boards Issumg license s to practiCe
Colonel A.S. Rajah M.D. to speak to you concerning the critical prob­
examined before the same complying with the request of your honored and distingushed President
medicine. To this comm on genera l knowl edge is added their own won­
derful knowledge of homeo pathic therap eutics a � d �ar more origi� al lems confronting Homeopathy not only in your country but eveiy­
work in laboratory and surgica l techni ques equatm g If not surpas smg where in the world.
anything allopathy has given the world. Perhaps the greatest hindrance to the spread and acceptance of
advantages ?f homeo­ Homeopathy is the selfish and commercialized propaganda put out by
Simply because allopathy refuses to see the
pathic teaching and practice does not alterresent the status of thmgs. Alia­ the manufacturing chemists of so-called wonder-drugs under numerous
and varied trade names. All these agents are more or less toxic, but pro­
paths who are prone to belittle and misrep brillian Homeopathy should duce some minor superficial benefits that allow them to give a sales talk
ponder over the fact that many of our old most t prescribers and to an evanescent and uninformed public. And when the evil accumu­
champions have been converts from the school. lated effects that inevitably follow their continued use are manifested,
No more trite or true description of what constit utes a homeopathic they are dropped as being disappointing, and a new and slightly differ­
given by �he An: e.rica?­ ent drug is put forth with extravagant claims of superiority over the pre­
"A
physician can be found than the definit ion
Institute of Homeopathy; it is as follow s: homeo p �thic physiC ian Is ceding agents, to reap a golden harvest and sow the seeds of sickness
one who adds to his lmowledge of medic ine a specia l lmowl edge of and weakened vitality with an insiduous and enervating drug disease.
homeopathic therapeutics and obs. erves the . Law o � Simila rs . . � ll that Every homeopathic physician lmows that patients treated with these
pertains to the great field of medical learnmg IS his by tradition, by agents after the recovery from the disease for which they were treated,
are left weak, nervously exausted, and anemic. And a considerable time
inheritance, by right." under careful homeopathic prescribing is required to restore them to
It might be less in passing to give a defi ition of an all�p ath�c or reg­ their normal state of health.
ular physician, as he chooses to be called. �A regular physiCian IS a gr�d­ Homeopathic growth and expansion is inhibited by a lack of teach­
uate of a regularly incorporated medical college. The . term also applies ing or schools to educate and instruct students in sufficient numbers to
to a person practicing the healing art in accordance with the laws of the keep pace with the needs of the sick public. It is true we have a number
country in which he resides." of post-graduate schools in existence. But because of prejudice and
In conclusion my friends and comrades, let me again remind Y?U .of adverse propaganda on the one hand, and on the other hand lack of
the precious heritage given us to use and protect, and transmit. m Its ability on our part to reach the students and doctors of medicine suffi­
ciently to interest them in the worth and superiority of homeopathic
purity and entirety to those who follow us. Well may we be proud to be healing, we find the going difficult and are faced with dwindling num­
called homeopath - no greater or more honorable title can be given to bers and influence before the world.
one who practices the healing art. This is not a happy picture, but we must face facts. Facts are stub­
Our predecessors did their work nobly, under very difficult and try­ born things and will not fade away by wishful thinking and high sound­
ing conditions. Let us here resolve to emulate them to the utmost ?f ing platitudes. We homeopaths have too long been rugged
our strength, that the ever brightening lighted torc.h of homeopathiC individualists, lone wolves as it were, doing splendid and often heroic
lmowledge may go on down the generations comfo�tmg a� d healmg the
afflicted ones of the Earth until the conquest of disease IS wholly ban­ 1. From handwritten manuscript. Address to The All Pakistan Homeopathic Conference March
ished forever. 1952 in Lahore, Pakistan. - Editor..

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work under adverse conditions. But we will soon be extinguished if we

do not rejoin the pack and organize to give the world not only id� al PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE FOR SEPTEMBER, 195l
and rational healing but an educated propaganda of k�owledge pertam­ Members of the American Institute of Homeopathy, you have made
ing to sickness, its causes and the advantages accrmng to the world homeopathic progress of real worth at the convention of 1953 by inau­
through homeopathic medication. gurating a correspondence course in homeopathic therapeutics and phi­
Also should be stressed the dangers and afflictions inflicted on an losophy.
uninformed world by empirical medicine from the ear�iest. times t<;> �he By this means we will be enabled to replenish the thinning ranks of
present day. We need note, that in spi�e of so-called s.oent1fic medlClne homeopathic physicians, and give to our country the needed homeo­
with its boastful claims of excellence m cures, there lS an ever mcreas­ pathic service that has not been obtainable for many years. From a
ing death rate in all lands from the dreaded � ancer scourge �ith kidn�y thousand desirable towns and cities in our land the call is constantly
and heart diseases reaching fust place as k1llers of �umamty.. Whlle sounded for homeopathic physicians.
mental and nervous disorders, insanity, etc. are reachmg alarmmg and If we push this opportunity as we should, we can soon give to our
constantly growing proportions. Palliative medication only adds fuel . to fellow citizens this boon they need so badly. We should have not less
the fire to increase the destruction. Homeopathy alone can cope w1th than three or four of these teaching centers available, say one in Wash­
these terrors and over-whelming dangers to humanity. ington, D.C. (American Foundation), others in Chicago, Los Angeles
But we must find ways and means to bring these truths to the p eople and San Francisco. A good correspondence course followed by a term
of the world and institute a benigh propaganda and a caml? a1gn for at the Foundation would quickly make homeopathic physicians who
rational medicine based on Divine Law against all selfish and mat10nal could practice homeopathic therapeutics efficiently and obtain superior
treatment of the sick. We must organize more homeopathic clinics eve­ results in cure.
rywhere that we may demonstrate the vastly more efficient results in With an infusion of young blood, guided by our veterans in teaching
cure. Of course we all know the Homeopathy based on truth and law and practice, all our difficulties would fade away. Then let us all with all
cannot perish from the earth but its growth and spread depends on our might make effort to bring quicldy into realization the vision that
each individual physician and his patients. was brought to us by Dr. Harvey Farrington and Dr. Donald Gladish
Our predecessors, the pioneer homeopaths made great sacrifi� es and for the proposed course. And, more, let us accept with deep gratitude
endured ridicule and persecution for the sake of the homeopath1c he�l­ the generous offer made by Dr. Farrington for the unrestricted use of
ing art. And no sacrifice or toil must be too much for us to endure m his valuable course, in my humble opinion one of the best ever devised.
the interest of this great truth which means s? much for us and poster- If we but bring into practical use this proposed teaching by correspond­
ity. ence, we shall be able to perpetuate Homoepathy for our children and
As Homeopathy expands and grows the health o� t�e race wlll. their children and for all the future.
improve and better types of humanity will develop bnngmg the day These are the things that make our annual conventions valuable to
close to "the brotherhood of Man under the fatherhood of s; od". the profession as a whole and to each individual member of the organi­
Indeed, Homeopathy is one of the forces in nature that along w1 th 1ts zation as well; to say nothing of the added values that come from the
magical healing instills the lofty spirit of br<;>therhood. Wherever a exchange of ideas and experiences in application of the law and philos­
homeopath goes in the world he w11l find m h1s bro�her h?meopath a ophy. Last, and most precious of all else in the renewed reunion of old,
bond as close as that of blood brothers. For all cure lS mspmd by th�t true friends made through the years - some of whom we will not see at
Divine gift of healing direct from the Creator's Hand . through H1s the next convention because their work is done, but their spirits linger
immortal instrument Samuel Hahnemann whose magmficent reason everlastingly with us in the work we all love. One thing more comes to
was only surpassed by his spiritual insight. mind, the meeting and greeting of new friends and converts to Homeo-
Let me say in closing that the homeopaths of the Am �ricas extend
the felicitations and best wishes for a most successful meetmg. 1. JouRNAL or THE AMERrCAN lNSTrTUTE or HoMEOPATHY, Vol . 46, No. 9, p. 278, September 195 3 .

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pathy who value and need our experience in the application of homeo­ PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS FOR OcTOBER, 19531
pathic practice. prep arations for attendance at our In retrospect:
Then let us all resolve to makekinac , July 18, 1954 . This is a beauti­
next convention to be held at Mac to reach by boat, rail or air­ . Thepresent,
poet tells us to let the dead past bury its dead and2 to act in the
ful and most comforting spotcanandgetis easy in a short distance of it. A hvmg and that is sound philosophy in the main. However, we
plane and even motor cars able andwith fishing facilities can be had ea� extract I?any useful lessons from past experiences when we are
magnificent golf course is avail awhile fine ention - and the gu�ded by wisdom. At least we can avoid making the same mistakes
by those who wish to tarry formany will.afterSpectheialconv
rates will be given to twice. Yes, we can do much more than that; we can turn the clarifying
charm of the place is such thattheir friends, particular s of which you will hght of reason on the situation and find out the why and wherefore of
members of the Institute and the causes of unfortunate circumstances that may have dogged our
receive later. steps along life ' s highway.
At this time I would like to remi nd you that the Southern Homeo- In_ 19 �6 the homeopathic profession was at the peak of its power and
pathic Convention meets in late October in the quaint and histo ric city
a loyal and progressive body ofho meo­ prestige m the Umted States. It had a considerable number of active
ofNew Orleans. These men arelent scientific homeopathic prog ram and small medical schools in various parts of the country. Its membership
paths who always have an excel hope meet most of the Insti tute 's in the State of Illinois numbered around a thousand members; as many
they entertain charm ingly. Weas manytoimpo matt ers conc ernin g as five hundred attended some of our state conventions. Our men, in
Officers and Trustees there, be brought up atrtant that time . l �rge part, were young or in the middle period of life; and there was
Homeopathy as a whole will h depleted from what they were in former v_I�or, confidence and self-sa�isfaction throughout our group. Our phy­
Though our rank s are muc usiasm SICians attended the wealthiest and most influential clientele of the
years, never has there been such unity of purp ose and real enthsupe land. The S�ifts, the Armours and the Rockefellers3 were among some
we have learned the value a trulyrior
in our organizations because worl of a
of t�e . promment people who preferred and employed homeopathic
type of healing. The suffering on d is in the greatest need of ofsci­ all physiCians to care for their health needs.
entific system of medicine based unchanging law. In the face us,
obstacles and organ ized opposition , we must, each and every one of Then came the deluge. The pent-up waters of distrust and intrigue
go on with the good work so the future can bring a healthier, better, bro_ke loose to engulf homeop athi_c interests into a plan of self undoing.
! his plan called _ for the classificatiOn of all medical colleges to be listed
happier race of beings into existance. m accord �nce With the amou11:t of endowment available to each. Super­
ficially this seemed fair and JUSt, but the barbed point of the poker
struck deeply and painfully like the venomous tooth of the serpent to
sap our st_rength and to rob us of the fruits from our laborious toil and
constructive endeavors dating from our inception. We ended up with
one Class A college which too soon was to pass. Class B and C students
were unable t� take State Board examinations in many states, and those
who did q� ah� we�e handicapped and were practically medical out­
casts and given mfenor ratings.
1. JouRNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HoMEOPATHY, Vol. 46, No. 10, October 195 3 .
2. from Longfellow: "A Psalm of Life - What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist".
- Ed1tor.
3. Dr.Alonzo Austin (star pupil of Dr. Kent) was the personal physician ofJohn D. Rockefeller Sr.
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Gradually with only a little fresh blood coming into our organiza­ Still achieving still pursuing
tions, homeopathic interests began to wane. Creepi..ng age .began to take Learn to labor and to wait."
its toll, and our members decreased with ever-mcreasmg speed. A This is the song of the poet, and it is a beautiful and inspiring gem of
deadly concentrated propaganda extolling the value and �dvantage of a thought. But already we have waited too long to start our march of vic­
constantly increasing number of so-c.alled wonder .drugs mundated. our tOiy on its inspiring way. Unless we bestir ourselves and become conse­
time with its toxic flo od of commerCialism, and this has been and IS an crated warriors in the great cause of a regenerated Homeopathy, our
inhibiting factor in the path of homeopathic progress. children and their children will suffer and CIY in vain for the need of a
Yet, in spite of all obstructions, Homeopat�y still live� and func­ homeopathic doctor to heal their hurts and cleanse their souls from
tions, born of the vitality and power found only m the un�ymg germ. of inherited taints and constitutional ills. For here and now, let us not for­
truth. This alone is our star of hope. We need waste no time moanmg get that the Lord in His mercy gave us through Hahnemann this
over misfortunes that were the results of our own weakness and lack of devoted instrument Homeopathy for the healing of the nations.
vision. We bought a gilded bauble in exchange for � false prestige tin­
seled with the moon light of lunacy. "We sold our birthnght for a mess
of pottage." Yet because of the truth that is ours, we live an� �arry on,
knowing that the right and the good and the useful will prevail. If we but
remain true to the unchanging principles and tenets of our philosophy.
We have reached the crucial point in our existence. We must go for­
ward with vigor, determination and sagacity ifHomeopath� in America
is to be redeemed in this generation. There is only one thm� that can
prevent this resurgence of new life of Homeopathy, and . that IS the lack
of will to do so among its members. We must let first thmgs come first,
and our greatest need is more and more new homeopathic doctors.
In a day's time we could place a thousand homeopathic physicians in
practice within our vast domain. The need is so great and so urgent that
we must create the means to consumate this most desirable end. That
is, we must begin now the training of homeopathic do �t�rs to fill the
crying need for homeopathic practice. Postgraduate trammg �y corr�­
spondence may well be the beginning of man� homeopathi� physi­
cians. Let us encourage all we can to take up this work as a hfe w?rk
worthy of true physicians. We should contact by every means . all availa­
ble physicians interested in Homeopathy ar:d at the same tlme make
known our need for many more homeopathic doctors that we can find
places for.
That this is our first step for means of advancement and new growth
to refill our thinning ranks and build a solid future must be apparent to
all. We have the machinery for this work at hand, and only a httle per­
sistent effort is required to set the operation going.
"Let us then be up and doing
With a heart for any fate
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - }ULY 19541 the public about the superior merits of homeopathic medicine. Hence
the reorganization of our state societies and the formation of more Lay­
The question is often asked why the remarkable cures so frequently �en 's Leag�es eve !Y':"here over our country to bring direct to the pub­
wrought by Homeopathy and reported in our medical journals are not he the plam and Simple story of the homeopathic doctrines and
given to the public through the medium of our numerous newspapers. achievements.
The American Medical Association answers this question by stating One news item of interest is the reorganization of the Maryland State
that it has a working agreement with the Associated Press, that nothing Homeopathic Medical Society and State Medical Examiners for the
relating to medical treatment, discovery or progress shall be published licensing of homeopathic graduates in Maryland. Maryland has a fine
and given the public that the A.M.A. does not first censor, pass on, or group of outstanding homeopathic physicians who are a credit and an
endorse. Without the blessings of the A.M.A. the numerous wonder asset to the homeopathic cause.
drugs and the many forms of coal tar drugs as well as vast numbers of The Institute is fortunate in having an unusually efficient Legislative
proprietary pain killers and cold cures under various trade names would Comi?ittee this year. This committee is made up of Doctors Seidel,
not have the wide publicity for their extravagant but false claims of pal­ Spaldmg,. Swartwout and Sunnenblick; the four Ss standing for superior
liation and cure that costs the American public millions of dollars work. I wish to call attention to their untiring energy, their alertness and
annuallr in exchange for depleted health and lessened vitality as a their loyal devotion to their homeopathic cause.
result of the prolonged intake of these things, often without the guide Our Committee on By-Laws and Amendments headed by Dr. John
and regulation of a physician's advice. C. Hubbard is also very active and efficient.
The endorsement of Homeopathy would not find the vast profits The Committee on Medical Education whose chairman is Dr. Julia
that proprietary nostrums do, hence organized medicine as it stands M. Green is .busy with preparing a working program for a correspond­
today is not interested in a system that cures at a relatively reduced cost. ence course 111 Homeopathy to be presented at the Institute meeting in
This does not imply that all physicians in practice today are entirely July at Mackinac.
commercial in their work. We know and hereby acknowledge that in the All these things give promise of enthusiastic and united effort to
ranks of medicine are many sincere, devoted men and women who give build Homeopathy up to the lofty heights it so richly deserves.
much of themselves to the service of helping the sick as the prime We in Chicago have the privilege and the honor of a visit from two
object of their lives. of Argentine' s outstanding homeopathic physicians, Dr. Pablo Taubin
The renumeration that is adequate for the support of themselves and and Dr. Jaime Szuster, both from Buenos Aires. They plan to travel to
family as sufficient; their satisfaction and happiness springs from the the Pacific coast and visit the homeopathic doctors of that section.
pure joy of comforting and healing their fellows. These are the truly They inform us that there are four hundred doctors in Buenos Aires
born doctors whose interest might easily be awakened by the wonders with a growing interest for Homeopathy among the younger members
of homeopathic science if only the proper medium could bring it to of their country.
them. As this is the last opportunity I will have to address the Institute
The fact that any organization or group of individuals can control before the meeting at Mackinac, I want to offer all my colleagues and
the organized news agencies of the country to throttle the free flow of friends as well as the business manager and his staff my heartfelt grati­
thought and knowledge on a subject as vital as medical science is proof tude for the great help and support given me in the preparations for our
that the so-called freedom of the press is falacious and misleading. next meeting with high hopes for a good attendance and a successful
Because this situation exists, we must find ways and means to enlighten start in the expansion of all things homeopathic.
1. "President's Message" i n JouRNAL O F THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE O F HoMEOPATHY, Vol. 47, No. 7,
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Memorial Service, June, 1956

They and their predecessors who came and went before them have
MEMORIAL SERVICE, JuNE, 19561 left to us and the world a rich heritage of medical knowledge and
te of Homeopathy, accomplishment that will grow in power to cleanse humanity of its
Friends and companions of the American Instituthe gracious care of inherited racial ills and give the future a better race of humans destined
another year has passed , and we meet again under
morate lives and serv­
the to progress faster in their evolutionary growth toward a more perfected
Divine Providence to do honor and to commepassing left a sense of state. These dedicated votaries of homeopathic healing evinced an unu­
ices of our dearly beloved colleagues, whose with has loving and fitting sual courage and a hardihood of character that measured up to the best
grievous loss in our hearts. As we honor them and ends they of our pioneer forebearers; no job was too difficult or laborious for
ceremonies, we honor and dedicate ourselves to dtheandcause them to take on in their constant rounds of duty. They often sacrificed
served so fully and so well, and we are upliftesuffering. Becausd ebywetheir
inspire
are comfort, health and material wealth to meet the demands of their work.
devotion and faith in the service of human le of their deeds and They shed a glow of friendly confidence around them that made for
impressed and moved by the shining examp perform our tasks of human sympathy and mutual understanding and hopefulness every­
accomplishments, we are strengthened to better where they went, and that subtle aura of theirs was illuminated by the
healing and sacrificial service if need be, for the good of that cause we rainbow light of a sublime faith. Faith in the sure power of the Homeo­
love so comple tely. pathic law of cure and faith in Divine Providence and His merciful
When our departed friends selected the homeowith pathic method of goodness to all. They lived in their service to their fellows not only in
beset
healing for their life work, they chose a waymedici difficulties and the letter, but in the vitalizing spirit of the Hippocratic oath; with pure
obstacles not found in the regular realm of werene.not for,propag
The anda hearts and understanding souls they toiled and gave the best they had
bu
and publicity of powerful drug manufacturersents, constantly 1rntatm.t gai
� �st to all those needing their ministrations.
them, stirring up prejudice and false statem ess in many ways. g Many times their emoluments and rewards in a material sense were
them and inhibiting their activity and usefuln few and inadequate to meet all their physical needs. But they found
Furthermore, it must be remembered that the conscie ntious homeo­ ample satisfaction and reward in giving comfort and hope to others in
pathic prescriber must be prepared to work harder .and longer on every great need. They treasured the privilege of assuaging pain and dispel­
ds, m quest of the mdl­
case of illness which his special service demanstudy ling the dark phantoms of fear more than they cared for the world' s
vidual curative remedy for each patient. Hisand unrem and research in the riches or its symbols of power. They patterned their lives after that of
Homeopathic Materia Medica is constant itting during his the Man of Sorrows who came to suffer and give His all that the weak
whole medical life. All this must be his in commoofn with the usual med­ and afflicted ones might be comforted and live. In the richness of such
ical knowledge demanded by the State Board Medical Examiners lives grew souls of inestimable worth who have left an indelible print on
who issue the licenses to practice. Thus we see much more is required the scrolls of time and creation. Their lives were atuned to the deeper
of the homeopathic physician than is by the physician who practices so­ meaning and significance of a life cast into the vast eternity of living.
called regular medicine. They sensed and were aware of the deep imponderable and intangible
convictions with the forces op lrating under God for the creation and maintenance of univer­
From these facts we know that our friends had often faced odium, sal order.
courage to defend them against all opposition; they
misinformed public. In They acquired a strange mysterious strength and fortitude to endure
vilification and ridicule from a prejudiced andand wrought cures where under constant wearing pressures. They also developed by the constant
the face of these hinderances they carried on In the face of great odds application of known laws in their demanding work a subtle wisdom
some of the elite and accepted ones had failed. themse and for the not found in books or taught in the curriculum of colleges. As they
by their service and works, they made friends for ned inlves so well. worked in the unseen realm of cause to dissipate the changing effects in
great system of healing they espoused and functio
1956. l. Cf. article "Fifty Seven Years i n the Practice o f Homeopathic Medicine" p. 505 ff. - Editor.
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the material world, their consciousness was raised above the world of we can bu_ild the finest memorial to their worth that the human mind
effects into the spiritual planes of existence from where all causes ema­ can conceive or the human heart desire.
nate. Hence their sense of values differed from those of the commonly Let .us pray and invoke the supreme forces of good for strength, faith
accepted ones. But they knew the real from the unreal, the good from and w1sdo m to perform the duties presented to us in the orbit of our
the evil, the worthwhile from the worthless. They knew that love and lives and works. Above all give us symp
faith were more potent in the cure of the world' s ills than are all the ing minds and sharpened sense to better athet
meet
ic hearts and understand­
the needs of the afflicted
wonder drugs ever invented by puny man, because love and faith are ones who co.me to us for succor and comfort.
the vivifying influxes direct from the Creator to promote rhythm and heavenly attnbute� we can better bring a share ofEquip
added
ped with these
harmony and order throughout the Cosmos. the grea.t fund bullt up by our predecessors whose precioknow us
ledge to
mem
We are told that "by their works ye shall know them", and by the cri­ and achievements we are privileged to gratefully receive and honor ories
terion we, their colleagues, shall know and revere them always. They tonight. Imbued with the same faithful spirit and desires that fashiohere
not only healed and comforted bodily ills, but they were kindly and their glor�ous lives and devoted to the needs of human suffering,ned we
understanding consulars as well in times of stress and misfortune. From cannot fall to bnng an added luster to the cause of Simil ia.
the first cry of the infant to the last wail of the aged patriarch they met
all human needs through the long period of their service, and when
their labors ended, they left in the hearts of those they had served so
long and well a lasting memorial of gratitude and love to leave the world
a better place than it was before their coming. To us, their eo-workers
and friends, who honor their memory and recall the beauty and worth
of their lives they have bequeathed the solemn obligation to carry on in
the cause of world healing with the same unflagging courage and abid­
ing faith that was theirs for the same glorious cause - that c �use fraught
with so much good to all the children of the future because It represents
law and order in medicine with an expanding philosophy of applied
techniques that alone makes of continuous progress and advancement.
The world must not, cannot, loose the knowledge garnered and the
wisdom developed by those sacrificing savants and pioneers of Homeo­
pathy who gave all to usher in a better era of heali�g based on unchang­
ing law versus evanescent theories based on empmcal tnals alone.
As we honor these dedicated friends today, let us all resolve to conse­
crate our lives and efforts to perpetuate and expand this truly benefic
boon of healing vouch-safed by God through the inspired agency of
Hahnemann and his true followers. To achieve in the cause of the good
and the true brings its own reward of great and lasting happiness not
known by those who covet the glamour of wealth and place it ab �ve the
paths of duty and service. In closing, let us also resolve �o .worl� with the
same untiring zeal for the good of our fellows that d1stmgmshed our
friends that we honor here tonight and thereby preserve and perpetuate
the better philosophy of healing which alone can bring about a freer
and better world to live in for all the children of the future. In th1s way
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THE DocToR oF THE FuTURE1 .In someto subm1t

chtldren
states : law� have b.een pas �ed compelling people and their
t� moculattons agamst their wishes, depriving them
It has been stated that "coming events cast their shadows before ". As of the heaven-borr: nght �f fr.ee choice in medicine and preventing the
we gaze over the field of medical accomplishment up to the present, we fr� e exercise of thetr const1tut10nal guarantee of protection in their pur­
note much confusion, uncertainty, and disapp ointment in the cure of smt of happiness and liberty of a.ction. We have now come to a place in
diseases afflicting humanity in their many different forms. our soct �l order where the mdlVldual has lost all right of choice in the
use of hygiene care ofh1s body. which is sometime called "the temple of the Lord". Yet
True, epidemics of disease have been mitigated l,bybutthenot by medical the . holy place 1s profa�ed with laboratory filth, in poisonous form,
e disposa
and sanitation, including better sewerag lly to typhoid, malari aga111st all protest of log1c and experience so that the coffers of the
treatment. This observation applies especia a, and erful drug mterests may be constantly replenished. ' pow-
yellow fever for which sanitation and mosqu ito contro l suffi c ed to Not only is our blo.od P.olluted with sick-making agents, but the air
lessen the ravages of epidemics. Specifi c remedi es for these and all other e
diseases stated by name have proved disapp ointing in curativ e power, � breathe IS l.oaded With d1sease-producing elements from the marts of
producing only dangerous suppression and inimica l side effects that 111dustry. Whtle . our water supply is poisoned with dangerous, life­
have added misery to the sufferin g of natural sicknes s and complicated destroy111g chemJCals by our so-called guardians of health, our food is
the road back to health with additio nal obstacl es more difficult to con­ pro.cessed and adulterated, thus greatly impairing its nutritional value
tend with than the illness itself. whJCh also tends to _ impair health. Adding to all these things the fallout
vaccines in the past or rad1at10ns. resultmg from the testing of atomic weapons is another
The wide-spread employment of ser�ms and presum prevention threat t.o ractal health and well being, especially to the new incoming
three decades (with its three major wars ) for the from theedcradle to the � enerattons of humans because of the effects on the genes. We are
of acute epidemic disease has inoculated the race of much of its 1�deed be�et by a multitude of .health hazards that present a gloomy
grave with an insidious toxemia that deprives the blood t chronic blood dis­ piCture fm. the health of the race 111 the near future, unless these hazards
defensive power against the more deadly resistan and heart diseases are recognized and means taken for their elimination and control.
eases, like the many forms of cancer, anemia , kidney aged and worn out Thes � pressin� and vital aspects of medical facts are being voiced by
- all of them exacting a terrible toll, not fromearlythemiddle the most upstand111g medJCal men from many quarters, and soon new and more
alone, bout also from multitudes of those in are victimslife, . With their ratto.nal concepts of sickness and cure will evolve in the practice of the
produc tive period of human endeavor, who invalidism, sufferin g, healmg art.
activities and uses aborted and lost, with forced familie s. Now is the time and the place to demonstrate to a distraught and
and material and economic loss thrust upon them and their c.onfused med1cal wo�ld the certam. efficacy of homeopathic medica­
Of what avail to prevent acute diseases by doubtf ul means when tion. We have a . certam safe and easily applied protection against the
such diseases are self-limiting in action with good chance s for recove1y ravages of poho 111 our often tested remedy, LATH., which has been one
by the unassisted power of the body defense mechan ism? Then why h.undred p ercent effective in the hands of many homeopathic physi­
endanger the health and well being and even the lives of multitu des Cians dunng the past fifty years. Homeopathy holds. the key that will
with dangerous and subtle poisons that can and do bring on many unlock th� door of that sanctuary of knowledge, the use of which will
destruc tive disease conditions that are difficult or y?evenOnly impossible to free manland of the race-born inheritances that stem behind all chronic
help when they become establis hed in the econom the manu­ mamfestat10ns of siclmess, including cancer in all of its dread aspects.
facturers and vendors of these harmfu l things, who with their paid It 1s 1r: the .realm of prevention that we can do our most effective
propaganda of false and extrava gant claims of cures and benefi ts to a work aga111st ktdney and heart disease, cancer, arthritis and the numer­
misinformed public, can keep such iniquiti es alive for profi t . ous forms of bafflin� mental diseases existing everywhere around us
today. That does not 1mply that we cannot cure them with our methods
1.
2.
From handwritten manuscript, exact date unknown. - Editor ..
World Wars 1, 2 and the Korean War. - Editor. when they are presented, but it is so much easier to prevent these things
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The Doctor of the Future
The Doc tor of the Futu re
than to cure them because much time and labor are involved in the the same end s. Today eve homeo ath sh Id a�1
processes of cure and because some of these cases have advanced too the recognition of the ry law � � c nothmg. more tha
Y that h.h � s evolvend
far and built up extensive pathologic changes in vital organs making a throughout one hundred and sixt ea:s ph It�sop
and h
cure impossible. But even in such cases, Homeopathy can give longer ence. We feel that these things ar:p�icele�: r�at�tic e
� and c l11cal exp eri­
rac
life and more comfort than any other means known to medicine. lost and that they should be preserved and deve1opede and mu st not be
In the lives of children and young adults, it is a God-sent blessing well being of all the future. for the use and
rounding out a fuller, more competent and healthier life for the best Through the circumstances of necessit y, the P hYSI. .
performance of its uses. Even in declining age, it is a great comforter will be both a teacher and hea ler an Cian of the future
and helps prolong life, strength and ambition far beyond the average th e H Ipp d get b ac1e to
' ocratic oath to live a life of purit a d e vicet h e Ide als conveye d 111·
. , f
time alloted today. of avarice and content with an emolume�t ;ufAICie� nt fi ree of the urge s
Because of these things, the doctor of the future will put aside pre­ rewarded by an end un· ng 1ove and reverence from all or hIS needs and . .-
conceived prejudices concerning the treatment of the sick and seek 1eged to serve. those he I·s pnvi
knowledge and help wherever it may be had and use it for the good of
his patients and the glory of himself He will be a teacher as well as a
healer and provide his charges with the necessary knowledge of both
mental and physical hygiene, scientifically proven diets, sanitation,
directed physical exercise, and all the other assets for the attainment of
normal living. He will improve his own growth and ability to cure by
the study and the investigation of all established and generally recog­
nized means and methods of healing outside of his own accustomed
and narrow groove of medical practice. He will cease to be bound and
restricted by the static limitations of custom and tradition. He will
break the shacld es of so-called medical authority and become a free
soul responding to the light of reason wherein his every step forward
and upward will be guided by the sure compass of principle and law. He
will seek the causes of sickness, find and remove them as the first step
in the realm of cure.
When he has advanced this far on the road of progress, his eyes will
be opened to new and beautiful vistas reflecting Divine Goodness; and
undreamed truths of Cosmic unity will be revealed that will help him
become a fi t and valuable instrument of healing for the benefit of his
fellows and the achievement of his own happiness. When he has
traveled this far in his search for the crowning diadem of healing and
can rejoice in its attainment, he will have acquired the clarity of vision
and the wisdom essential for the evolution of a homeopathic physician.
Let us not forget that Homeopathy in all its detailed ramifications
and purity rightly belongs in the broad field of medicine to be used by
all for the good of all. Hahnemann made every effort to have it
accepted and incorporated as a progressive part of medical science, and
many of his most enthusiastic followers have endeavored to bring about
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 The Power of Propaganda
The Power of Propaganda
answer is as clear as the shining stars of heaven. We failed to employ the
THE PowER oF PROPAGANDAI mighty force of a good propaganda to which the homeopathic concept
and the present as well· · esas othat of the future, of healing lends itself most forcefully and appropriately.
I n the world Of the pastagan , all organ- To summarize: The Homeopathic Law of Similars is but one of
the mighty force of prop gs. da shapes the cl estlm f men nature's unchanging laws. The knowledge of homeopathic principles is
ized institutions and thm spectacular rise o� men hke . h H"1t1er obtained by experimenting on well human beings, proving of individ­
We need but recall thean undreamed zen th of powerAcl�oy1pmeans of ual drugs given to produce an image of illness with all its signs and
and Ben ito Mussolini to because it was ev1l� and selfish m character, symptoms. Hence the empirical practice of trial and error on the sick
· ns1v· e propagancla. Andshame and humiliatlOn. W�ought w1t· h thm·
mte has no place in the homeopathic field of practice or experimentation.
they fell and perished inimp oven_ shment for al� manlund. No dumb helpless animals are tortured or done to death, nor are sick
·

ruin came suffering and .

0 the other may note that the nse and sp � ead of all reh- humans made sicker in the search for healing knowledge.
han d we es, are bo�n, Homeopathy heals gently, safely, surely and permanently. Homeopa­
giou; philosophies, i �cludtheingpow our own Chris�ian doctnn
nurtured ancl grow . n by er. of a bem . i Bdaec�tousebnn
gn prop agan .� 1.g� thy heals without leaving in its wake any consequential drug disease. It
hope and righteousnessand into the hves_ of t� e mul t1tu cl e
_ aw, t �y s a1
1 is a boon in cases of burns, cuts and bruises, broken bones. Also, bones
that will not knit because of disease or weakness heal with alacrity
base d on unselfis hne ss is compatible w1th Cos mKthro
continue to grow and func tion for "goo d and truth" ug h t e ever- under the chosen remedy.
lasting realm of eternity. . . e, we can se� In the fields of acute and chronic disease, Homeopathy stands at the
In the sphere of things relaaganted to healing and medKmtoda head without equal. Even in incurable disease it has proven the most
this same p otent force ofmuc prop da at work arou_nd. Ausfactory.ofSmte ?me o efficient and comforting palliative known. Degenerative diseases like
h of it is false and ev1l rest heart and kidney affections occurring so often in early middle life (the
1t· 1s· good ancl tr ue , but th that . ts o f
the nonmed 1Ca1 cu s �re a�h1eV1. �i h ea l"
m g .
such as time of greatest use and productivity mentally and spiritually if not
to all is the steady grow tors, chir ctors, oste?
1
path physically), will obtain greater comfort and longer life under homeo­
the naturop aths, sanipracners haveopra 1S goo . an use . pathic care.
Because these practicio meet all the nee dsh ofthat
muc
de�ply s1c_k), they w1ll
(although not enough to. de in the place wherethethe1 spec.1al uses are
In the realms of preventative medicine, Homeopathy is most effec­
grow: prosper, ancl ab1 d, traditional or old-schoolr me tive because its use builds the human being into a state of harmony
requ1red . 0 n the other hanaganda .1S slowly sm· 1cmg d �one m· sp1·te with his ever-changing environment, as well as increasing his resistance
·

of constant intensive propsoon spel l its doom as· a systemY1o� med 1on
an cl d g of a. cor-
. �. against acute infectious disease by removing susceptibilities to allergies
rodin d rot that will _ of all kinds.
Thi s �om�s as a result of false prop aganda base d on superfioal empm- Homeopathy is the only force in nature that can antidote and irradi­
cal knowledge apart from law and and order. �d cate inherited toxins and soil conditions that spring from tuberculosis,
Behold the disappointin eroueven
g baneful effects of the s�-cal syphillis, sycosis and even cancer. Hence, an intelligent application of
"wonder drugs" now too num s t? menti�n, but all hu;�n econe�
laun che un the homeopathic law can and does prevent cancer and all other degen­
false claims and producinusg dest ruct1ve react�ons on the c t ey were erative diseases afflicting the race today.
omy often of a more serio nature than the 1llness for wh1 Homeopathic prophylaxis in severe acute disease is the most efficient
g1ve n. won der w_hy H omeop athy and safe method at humanity's disposal ever discovered. Epidemic dis­
Wit h these obse rvationswithbefoa rehighus,ly we eloped ph1losophy of Pf�e­ eases such as small pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, whooping cough and
ba sed on eternal law and fast declining indevnum bers and patronage. poliomeylitis may find the most unfailing protection ever lmown by the
tice doe s not grow but is gently yet forceful and certain action of the homeopathic epidemic
1949, P· 18 f. remedy.
1. "Editorial" in THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LXV, No. l, July
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The Power of Propaganda

In the dark hopeless realm of ment al sickness of all kinds, Homeopa­ HoMEOPATHY's CoNTRIBUTION TO THE WoRLD oF MEDICINE1
thy is the only force that �an . cope succes�fully with the thre.atened
destruction of the huma' n mmd of The fearfu l mcrease of mental siCkn ess Most of the real advances and progress of modern medicine have
demands Homeopathy s balm healin g where nothi ng else in the come as a . result of applying the ca�dinal principles of Homeopathy,
world of medicine can help. too often m a crude and matenahstK sort of way. To mention a few
The world is in dire need of theselaw,facts pertaining to the healing inst.ances: . the applica�ion of vaccines and serums against small pox,
power involved in the homeopathicin hopelessnessute
an attrib of Divi�1e Good­ poho, rabies, diphthena, typhus fever and tuberculosis. While the side
ness for sick humanity languishingabout giving the world and suffenng. What effects of these agents have been severe in many cases and with some
will organized Homeopathy do tion of the true concethis m�ch­ fatalities, enough success has been obtained to verify the efficacy and
pt of sick- accuracy of the law of Similars.
neede d propaganda of medical educa Had our friends of the old school followed the Hahnemannian tech­
ness, its causes and cure? each individual .homeopathic nique into the wonderful realm of infinitesimals and potentizations,
Organized Homeopathy will do what stupendous proJe ct. If we are they could have obtained infinitely better results with no deleterious
physician wills and does in this vitalof and
healing, we must act at once and side effects resulting, thereby proving the law of Similars and the
to survive as an organized society d be ssed and planned at the incomparable advantage accruing from the use and application of
in uniso n. Ways and means shouland thediscu plans that are made executed Hahnemann 's method of attenuating remedies used for the cure of
coming convention at Cincinatti, human sickness.
with thoroughness and dispatch. opathic doctor give this matter deep For the past one hundred and fifty years, Homeopathy has success­
It is necessary that every home mmation of this work. The time fully antidoted the il� effects. of vaccines and serums and also has sup­
and concentrated thought for the consu need for a more � ffective art a�d phed suc�essful �ntidotes m attenuated form against the diseases
is ripe now, for the world senses therious s resultmg from empm­ aforem.entw.ned w1th �o sudden deaths from anaphylactic shock or no
science of healing without the delete practeffect
ice. long, hngenng suffenng so often the results of vaccines and serums
cal or the regular schoo l of medicinal administered for protective purposes. In the past fifty years poliomyeli­
tis. has been hig� ly amenable to the homeopathic remedy both cura­
tively and a� a �Ighly successful prophylaxis. In ninety percent of the
cases for which I � was employed, it was successful; and many thousands
were, without a smgle exception, immunized against polio.
Homeopathy �as give� the medical profession an unsurpassed
method of case history takmg with few variations as it was introduced
by Hahnemann himself This method is now employed in every hospi­
tal and clinic in the world today.
The influence of Homeopathy on medical practice has been tremen­
dous and most outstanding as seen in the prescribing of the single dose
and in the abandonment of polypharmacy. Another notable and ever­
grow_i ':-g procedure in medical practice is the gradual reduction of
medKmal doses, approaching in some instances the infinitesimal. Thus
we see some of the progressive steps toward homeopathic concepts
taken by general medicine in recent years. The tendency to study the
1. From handwritten manuscript, March 9, 1957. Read before Bureau of Homeopathy, American
Institute of Homeopathy, June 12, 1957.

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n to the World of Medicine
H omeopa thy's Contributio
.
to fimd a remedy suited to each patient, vanettes of antibiotics and pain-killing and mood producing drugs.
m. d'tVl. du al path�iendttse. and to . stn ve These organizations dig deeply into the lives of millions in such an
rather than t 0n aso l't�se stmp trictly homeopathtc. es as causative agents m. adverse wa as to threaten the moral, mental and physical stability of
The reco gntt1 �; tance of allergisusceptibility f certain the nation.1 From the vast profits these organizations amass, they are
.

ness, tog her with the ? e-pro­

ma�y forms of . stck�rug ds olle ns and ma ny oth er dts eas able to control the policy of organized medicine and to employ the vast
pattents to certams, ts a s,carfodc:mal hom eopathic tenet now accepted as facilities of the press, radio and television for publicity and propaganda
ducing substance dtca�soence. purposes. These vicious nostrums that are undermining the strength
true. by mo der n meof Ha nemann, the drug THUJ. has not only proven a and competency of the nation could not long exist but for the endorse­
Smce the days �a�t. gent . t small ox but it is also one of ment and blessing of organized medicine.
curative an� proph an e ect
� a �fd��:s again� the evil effects of small­
tve Claims have been made that there exists an understanding that noth­
the mo st .rel tab le . uced more chronic dic sickness and suffe�­ ing medical in the way of new discoveries or cures or that any medical
vac cm at10 n wh tch ha � P�� d
p th an has smallpox t�se . On l the unpreju ed homeopat��tef
ox tc subject can be printed for the public's consumption without the sanc­
mg . . far-reaching mt tch sc tion and censuring of the American Medical Association. One thing is
phystoan ts able tocm. recatto? gnt ze the wi�espreadn and the race, mischief wh sure: any medical article written for the enlightenment of the public by
that universal vacne can ern �htca �s �be.rought upo a physician not recognized or endorsed by the A.M.A. would not be
Homeop athy alo knows t at � e sant. tary engineers have don e mo re in published by any member of the Associated Press. Because such condi­
The world now of mf . �c��u� :;d e idemic dis eas e than any other tions exist, it is not possible to enlighten the public concerning medical
preven�ing the spread . We n�e t i ?elWh fow fever, malaria, ytypcon hoi� .and abuses and false claims and statements concerning the efficacy and use
factor m the worldpro oo d sanitar lent dtttons of manufactured or proprietary drugs.
typh� s fev�s t� o���h�st���1��� ·scarleteref:ver are less viru and So many Americans have gloried in the freedom and independence
obtam , ep t emtcsght under c ntrol The serum shooter claims credtt. f�r of our so-called "free press"; but if things medical that are of interest to
more eas tly bro� nce or ?met' denc · e of these dis eases; but the credtt all can be controlled and obliterated from the public by a biased group,
vu ule
the decreased b ett nit tion an h . even though that group be the majority, it is obviously a most
really belongs to . r0�Jectwn � s t0 �ll r�:�:� and vaccines is the fact unhealthy and deplorable state of affairs where not only individual lib­
One of the log tca ny individuals aret erty but all liberty is endangered.
that they are di�easloge�tcproreaduc mg p:ot�l. �� to whmichof ma tion is the fac Many physicians of all schools of medical thought deplore the
allergic. A p�ysw and serum son agams . ts· foreins and , tec pro
wh en introduced present low and unscientific status of medicine as it is today but they
that the vacones am, ea �eare _ foretgn rot and life are afraid to attack the evil because of the organized power and wealth
into the blo od stre !! a sourc�ofgreat danh these faclth
ger to hea
ts and one behind it. Unless some effort is made by the real physicians to correct
.ttself. The gre. at wond er ts how one lamt' 1'tar wit tag .ton the conscienceless cupidity of commercialism in medicine where
. tau ght to avo '
t d a 11 cor
l' ms of sep sis and con
tramed 1· � hyg.ten · e and . . on of deliberately polluting the human progress is throttled by organized selfishness, we will decline to the
ng htm self to th e po sttt ause
cou ld bn
bl oo d strea m, fre.s1 hsavfroant m the Creator, wt. thh lab oratory filth.. Is it0bec
act scienttfl.c? r ts
.
the
level of the dark ages in things medical.
From these aforementioned facts, we can see why the wonderful
some half-b ak�d gam, regarh�sles1 a�boet1 rd�s��� theanmotive for the practice of achievements in cure by Homeopathy can never reach the public for its
des ire for sordtd in human mts�ry. ' enlightenment and benefit. Only our adversities and loss of schools and
this unholy traffic of con er ta. ts dominates the activit ies and prestige are stressed by them; and these were brought about largely
The ugly force medt:� � �rfu�:rgani zations made of the up from the corrupting machinations of the powerful drug syndicates
practice of :no d�rn ses and:�J:fa'ctu rers and disp ensers of proprietary whose deathly influence controls state legislators, organized medical
pharmaceuttca.l ouhuge sums of money annually fro m the sale of many
drugs are reapmg 1. See for example: Coulter, Harris: Vaccination, Social Violence and Criminality: The Medical
Assault on the American Brain, North Atlantic Books, 1990. - Editor.
ster's Dictiona ry. - Editor.
1. i.e. inexperinced or stupid - Web
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the World ofM ed'1cm
. e
societies and a venal press, who are willing to further a false, misleading Homeopaths,
propaganda clothed in scientific language to mislead and confuse an sh.arp en your bes tgetweapo
ready for the bat-tle . Put on our arm
y . or and
unsuspecting and gullible public for the sole purpose of amassing more phed a hundredfold, andns,youforr stre the needs f humamty
an� courage will. Willbe betestmedulti­
wealth and power extracted from the millions suffering from the many never before in the great battle for sun�vthIva· 1 th. at now faces us . All othaser
hazards to health and life from poisoned food, poisoned water, and hazards tha t have bes et us in th� pa s�are
poisoned air - all impregnated with the destructive forces of radiation you soon will be called upon to ace. et outnvr ial compared to the one
from the continued explosions of the atomic and hydrogen bombs and be God and Homeop athy. watchword and our faith
all these hazards aggravated by blood-corrupting, mind-destroying In closing, it is fitting to note that Homeopat ,
drugs manufactured only for profit. world of medicine has b rou g hY s contrib
. ovutienon. esto and
the
Not only our atmosphere is saturated with these deadly forces; but h t mo re tha
advanced concepts; it has brought hilher I' dea new dIscn
every ocean and all the creatures in them, every lake and river and understanding and closer bond o y 1s th�t co�e from better
likely every drop of water anywhere on earth is polluted with radioac­ Th�se ideals can have no traffic w�th th� s���thy h
With siCk hu� a�ity.
tive poison. And all animal and plant life is already imperiled by this a u
whiCh places profit above duty and se lfiIs h gam_ �s of co�merCiahsm,
destructive force. In the face of the widespread menace, some of our so­ The I' dea1 s of Homeop athy lil th�te f thbeeJore servic e.
called scientists have the brazen audacity to tell us there is no more healing art, have ever embrac� d �e n�?ple ear�y votaries of the
radiant energy around us than a watch with a radium dial would give and un selfish ser vice in the bro d r��rm o curs of faith and reverence
off How can we accept such men as authorities and guides when cian of the future will come bad� t0 e sa mg .: gra e. We believe the physi­
instruments of precision inform us that all animated nature is now which distinguished the physi· cia· ns of ancient ce of un. selfish service
already reeking with radioactive poison? world H'Ippocrates, truly the "Father of Medicine Greece whICh gave to the
Even now it may be too late to stop experimenting with these deadly ".
playthings that man in his egotism created for his own destruction. If Po sTS CR IPT
the folly of these drastic experimentations can be stopped in the next The occ urrence ioactive rains in var�. �us parts of t� e world at
few months, homeopathic science can furnish humanity with an ade­ vanous times recentofly rad
sho be suffi���. �t evi ence to co�vmce every­
quate antidote to this universal poison and in time restore a sick world one of the wide prevalenculd e � PO I. �on P ?llutm� even the
back to a normal level. PHos. and a number of the STRONTIUM COM­ upper stratas of our atmospherofe the These ra w· ac �Ive rams� fallmg o the
POUNDS, namely the carbonate, phosphate, iodide, bromide, and nitrate grass and herbs growing in the �arth ?
compounds properly prepared and given in potentized forms and given produce radioactive milk in cattle th�ava�ecath_ned suffiCI�nt toxicity to
on individual indications, in ascending potencies with properly spaced radioactive by the rains precipitated from t e g�ass which was . made
doses, will prove to be the only effective antidotes sufficient to cope upper layers of the atmosphere. he c ouds formed m the
with the deadly radioactive poison that now threatens to exterminate . oOuthr crit icism against the trend of d ern mediC. ine . for Its. descent
man and all his fellow creatures from the earth. It might well be that mt � mire of commercia lism is off : e� fo _
this is the test needed to convince an unbelieving world of the truth of of helpmg to restor r th � constructive purpose
homeopathic claims of its superior efficacy in the realm of healing. treasured and lived ebymeindicthine bad. < t0 the hig_ h Ide als and use s it once
. e glonous pas t.
Recently many cases of sickness of a baffling and insidious nature If the Russian's posit' n t0 d Isco ' nti. n�e the experimental testing
have appeared. They are difficult and resistant to medical treatment. of hydrogen and atopro mic bo::: i .
re, It. �s _hop ed for the goo d of all
�
.

Such illness has been ascribed to viruses for which no remedies are the world that the Unit ed Sta s � ���� re� t ntam WI_! l sp eedily join in
known outside the tenets of Homeopathy. The medical world has not that resolve and bind them selves to th �
yet awakened to the awful danger now already upon us of universal tice of exploding bo th the atomic ;�d jmdroa pac t to Interdict the prac­
radioactive poisoning with its more remote effects on future genera­ the peoples of the ear . romgenthebom bs and thus save
tions because of its drastic action on the genes. follows the exploding thoffur theb �ffce:.mg
these � b deadly fallout which
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 . Homeopathy's Friendly Enemies
Representatives Washington, D.C
To Members o f tl1e House of
REPRESENTATI VES HOMEOPATHY'S fRIENDLY ENEMIES1
To ME MB ER S OF TH E HousE OF
I
WASHINGTON, D. C. Since its inception, Homeopathy has had to contend with secret ene­
. citizen. s of the Sta. te of Illinois, respectfully � eti- mies masquerading as friends within its ranks as well as its avowed
We, th e und erstgnedegul gove �� tn; the � ersoersnne l of the Umted antagonists without. Men advocating the combination of a number of
tion that the med icaly rb e soatlOns ende d g ant s ldi immumsail and .in the
. orsg mo remedies in a single prescription (combination tablets) and the use of
S tates arm . y and. nav usm. am various so-called own rights and
. zm cu- drugs only in low potencies or in crude form exclusively was the first
service the O_PtlOnseodf reonf evegrytherec . ruit regardless of his almost mortal wound that split the homeopathic ranks wide apart and
lation s now tmpo left scars remaining after sixty years.
.
b e1 refs m· sueh. merec dical proced . 28 000 cases of siclmess wrt· h 63
ure The second blow came after a fair degree of recovery and harmony
The app alhng ent �casua 1ty r1\t �f '
. of the sup ervi- had made Homeopathy a respected and growing institution with a large
deaths fro m the syelcolow . eve� � c a ions aloalne�inindspite s the service, is
of number of flourishing colleges in all parts of the country and an
sion of what wa ofnst ere ��e � est medic ely experim ent. al methods. increasing number of students and physicians annually produced and
convmc · mg · . proof the d angers of effr such pur posa1 m· the patronized by many of the wealthiest and most influential families of
Me dical S Cl�nce hact� �reatYr and ;�ro�:otectio cient means at its drstro pical and the nation. Then a few homeopathic leaders were persuaded to permit
n against all the
use of �ert�m spe . he armed forces may be ber exp ose d. their colleges to be accredited and classified by old-school medical
ep ide mt c drs eas es toeffewh1C�� lth of gre at num s of the nation's authorities as a friendly gesture. It was claimed this action would bring
The evil lastin? W���do�arhe Ihe:nd II have created a ser:se of .fear peace and harmony in the whole ranks of medicine and make for
def�nders both �n proced ure of in. ecting foreign proteins dnectly mto progress.
agamst the drastrc b ecause sueh p J edu res are contrary to the laws of Every homeopath now lmows the sequence of that treacherous deal.
the blo od stream gre. ne . Som e l%�r and sailors have preferred impris­ From many flourishing colleges we now have two; one of them only
physiology an� hy ce to th e pol��tion of the ir blo od by lab oratory prod­ recently dropped the name "Homeopathic" from its title; hence no real
onment and drsgra homeopathic physician can hold anything but contempt and disgust
uc of s s
� : �; om fea r" is one of the free domines wewhare fighting to .mai�l for a faculty that could so betray the great trust reposed in it by con­
�;F ree o
. , and thrs. w�r's .out. come shall determ ether or not tt wt verting the funds raised and designed to teach Homeopathy to the cof­
tam . wr. th u � . nd tt ts hi ghly essential and vital toureour cause that our fers of the old school for the purpose of teaching only so-called regular
­ medicine. Really only one of all our colleges of the past remains. How­
remam
defenders, then dep endents. and 1oved ones be ass d that such free ever, the new Hahnemann College of the Pacific is the most recent
dom sh a.ll b e n0 lon. �ger . dented them. issue is purely spec- additon to our cause where the names Hahnemann and Homeopathy
Th e nght of �h.Ol s�ou��dic
e al matters where the ual of are cherished and used proudly and defiantly.
tiv e and em pm ca be giv en to the individ in the intereofstthe
ula
se of human freeed ormnow engaging the effortswill add For the past twenty years the oligarchy of the American Medical
thi s great cauSuch an assuranl ? div idual right and peaceconsistent Association has sought membership in the ranks of homeopathic grad­
whole world. untry render our deeds ramifr­ uates, requiring them not to practice medicine, as they term it. In other
greatly to th.e co t th'sewfi��arhet fits. tClonence rorandhuman liberty in all its words, they (the Homeopaths) could wear the collar of bondage by
with our clarms that the soClal order. foregoing the precious birthright of free thought and free expression of
cations throughou principle and action. Thus, by a process of benevolent assimilation,
they sought to swallow and digest all homeopathic organization, but
they have only succeeded in acquiring a case of severe indigestion. For
of Re-
. to the Members of the House
. pt, about 19 50. Letter written
1. From handwntten man uscn 1. "Editorial" in THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LVII, No. 2, August, 1941, p. 102.
presentatives. - Edit or. .
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Enemies
Homeop athy's Friendly

once bask under the ben ign light of the homeo-

som e. h ow t h oseitwho
HoMEOPATHY, A BooN TO CHILDREN1
ossi ble to forget tts warmt h and tru_th ·
path tc sun findpro�imp
·

The lat e�t o o�om

. tion from one in ourtitut own ranks ts to d rap the Children are the special wards of our Saviour as babes who come
the "Ins titute of
'

and subs e for itmaking into a harsh, rugged world from an abode of heavenly innocence to
n ame "Ins� tt�te, thereby apeo�:thsi:g" the old sch ool and ourselves grow and learn through earth experience the lessons that love and truth
Therap eutKs i? .
m the A M A Those who atten ded the can bring them. Though born in innocence and purity of Spirit, they
acc ep tabl e f,entl or . me mb ersh tp eric of Hom eop athy k �ow h�w carry the seeds and forces of inherited evils, sin and disease in their
recent c onv Onproopo f the. .Am an Institutede by the great maJonty
· · ·

was repudiat of tts. physical bodies. Verily, the sins of the fathers do visit and afflict
camp letely that l thstttton but the Inst itute and the w h o l e h ome opa thtc through many generations.
memb � rs. N �t�elf �l�anse nera ted and infu sed with new But the mercy of the Lord is ever present and never failing. His love
fratermty fo���gh l. g off o f thedman and rege
y decadent barnacles from enzi the body passeth all understanding; only in the Word can we grasp the signifi­
life by the sl ouere d�tt ts_ due lOr c that herculean job to Dr.thMcK e and cance of the power of love. Love is patient and kind; love is not emu­
po l"1 t"tc. Mu ch 1a. g men and women supporting him rou _gh th at
out lous of others. Love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up, does not
th e forward-looe � e in our ranks who sinctrad erely beh eve that a behave in an unseemly manner, does not seek its own, is not quickly
or� eal. That �o m :�p a���:cho of the itional school of
unlO? _ of the ld b e beneficial olforwithall,that as wel l as mak e for general
provoked, does not impute evil, does not rejoice at iniquity but rejoices
with the truth, bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
mediCme . wou wtt. hout a dou bt. . e all endures all things. Love never fails. (Corinthians 13)
pro gress, s true ew of the recent past in medtcm . . e should convmc
But a s � i ght revi
. an wo u ld be mos t disa stro us to hom eop athy and detn_ - From its first breath, the child has the unflagging protecting love of
its parents to nurture and guide its life through infancy and early child­
that suc h a um ol itself. Whatever. progm. ress that
m ental to th e pro gress of the old schotics to t h e d t rec f1 uen ce hood to the time of maturity when it becomes an independent being
has bee n made baihicold-con school therapeu is d uedrug app _
hcat
� to the
wn equipped to face the exigencies of life. Parental love under God also
of the ho_meop Germany cept of sickness and two noted supplies the love of teachers, religious instructors, medical care, friends,
Be n of an d McD onal d of Englandh icaredogm companionship and all the spiritual and educational needs of the nor­
� ame.an ces of the co mplete acce tance of the hom eop at a m tts mal human being. All this and more are supplied by influx from Divine
· ·

ms�
by aclmowl e dged leadlosorsphy � in old-scho ol med . icin e. All prog ress goodness.
�ntnety thought phi , scie nce , me d tcm · e, po l"
� t"tcs m ust
m the wo ld of of o �pos. ing. concepts even tho ugh one stde to the Medicines produce natural cures by their action on the wondrous
come b Y ;he classtith ute onty. autonomic nervous system, that complex defense mechanism of the
controversy con h s ees ad mm but rem emb er that the trut h for wht . ch we body organism, a replica of Divine Order and perfection, used in the
We ho me� r � pat s unify ing and mos t progressiveregforcrd­e protective and regenerative processes of life.
tan and r
� t�e wor1� ;�d a� �o�:a�::�� �inisters to a�l God's ch_ildren � As life progresses in infancy with growth and body development,
m station. It. rests .on the sohd foundatwns of phtlo- mental and emotional changes manifest themselves; and traits of char­
les s 0f race, crended itsor key word ts servtce. acter begin forming. This is the time and stage of most vital importance
soph 1C" truth , �s b sacrifice
e to , cou rage and faith of the foun ders . It ts. our in the life of every human being born into the world. It is a time where
It. cam ing torch even throughredark and !ugged ways every constructive agency available must be employed to establish a
pnv_ tlege to c arr. y i'hat shin
. of the futu. for use m the ear devel- character that is benign and harmonious to grow in a physically healthy
and to transmfrttuiti tt und tmmed to thos e race soon to app on and normal body.
opment and on of the great new of bemgs A cursory glance at the aspects of early life, fresh and innocent and
earth . not fail to carry the · enli ghtened banner of so recent from the heaven world, might lead one to infer that the sched-
We can no t, weullie"lld and
Wl
d .
victorious over gnn gree d an,d bl"md
mg
H omeop athy uns 1. From handwritten manuscript , exact date unknown. - Editor..
prejudice.
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ule for a good and useful hfe . rs. eas to establish. But intermingled �ith Homeopa thy, a Boon to
Children
. r'sh hfe and happiness, like weeds spnng- degree. Epileptic s have also stem m
all the innocent beauty. of chrld . leaving this subjectstate ed from this source. Before
ing up and
. growmg m· a b e d 0f fl. owers' co . me thoughts of selfish desues in correcting these, itcondi
is well to stress the nee d of unusu al care and skill
to dommate, to hate' to commit cruel t1es and even to kill insects and
small animals, to tease and. torment their playmates and to firght and done, a worse condition cantioresns. If the operativ
ult with more adhe esio
measu res are poorly
contend for selfish ends. present than exi sted before the atte mpted corrective mnseanand scar tissue
. . . have reJ· ected the claims of that When physical c auses have been corr s we
ecte d and habi ts of hygienre m ade .
Many physrcrans ·
.and psychratnsts . 1 an-· cleanliness have been established, the hom e
great leader in psychiatry, Freud ' th�t m t mental and moral rrregu do his best work for these little ones laun eop athic physician is ableand
ties and abnormalities of c haracter av� ��eir causative origin in the sex­ and buffeted by the winds of adversi ty ched on the rough seas of lifeto
ual sphere, but mu1trtu · d'mo us observations from numerous and various
scientific sources have confirmed. these c. 1aims The sexual nature and Very recently we have been app alledand suffer ing.
urge (so c1ose1y all're d to the creative firat) Insure the purposefiu.1 u1 trma
· te murder perp etrated by very young adults. by the accou nts of rape and
circle of suffering involved m ake all this These tragedies with the wide
·

in the scheme of all created .nature: As 1o g as that urge flows m norma1 concernin� causation and the p ossi ble a subject for serious thought
channe1 s and. IS· satisfi ed m recrprocat union with its counterpart, these evils. We believe the solution for prevention of recurrences of
nature's end rs obt�r. �ed, and health and happiness resu lt. and that homeop athic medicine care this problem is largely medical
When physrc�l . rrntants a d . herited constitutional miasmatic. tax- with the measures suggeste d, together fully and skillfully applied along
ins supervene, vrcrous harm:tl ��bits develop to under�ine the w�ole can prevent such horrors. The child mwith very early religious training,
moral and physical being. Sex symptOI_DS and urges begm to mamfest the use and purpo se of his organs of ust be taught the sacre dness and
very early in ch'ld 1 l'fi
I e; and u nder . tm. he rmpac t of the forces mentioned realize as so on as possible that he is gen eration. He must be m ade to
above, the habit of masturbation mbers of both sexes may b e wonderful power which, if co nserved the cus todian, under Go d, of a
formed to later lead to more rumous s�;es and weaknesses. The earlier use, can be the sou rce of physical, men and preserved for its intended
in child life preventive and construc/rve measures are instituted, the strength and courage with a sense of tal and m oral power giving him
better chance there r·.s for the development of a healthy normal child But if wasted and perverte d, will well being and sheer joy in life .
amenable to all the I� � uences wro �ht by the sciences supenmpose · d physically and spiritu ally. lead to weakness and degeneration
by the all-powerful spmtu�� laws of od. To get back
In the light of the condrtrons
. . come that exrs� common to child life, the use cap able of removitongtheorme
anti
dical asp ects of our subj ect. Only re
ng the inherite d miasm atic toxinsmedies
and value of. circumcrsron up fior consr'deratr'on The ancient rites
. d so fiorcefully and extensive1y mon to the race can harmodoti the life force of these little onecom ­
of the Jewrsh ho1Y me n mentrone build healthy lovable minds nize
·

throughout the Old Testament and al so m· many books of the New 'r1es- bodies to serve and bless the fut to dominate and control strong, s to
. . . healthy
· 1 Pun·fiIC�­
tament, suggest a spr�rtua1 srgnificance, figuratively spmtua SuLPH. , being the king rem edyure.of the
.

tion; physically, an ard _t<� fecundit Mohamedans also practiCe . thrs

rite. Aside from th� rehgrous . as p ec�·s, circumcision does remove t�e to be given in a series of po tencies, anti-psorics, is the first remedy.
Possibilities of local untatwns mtr� ately associated with the autonomic ten thousandth only to be interruppreferably from the thirtieth to the
nervous some severe acute condi tion arising. ted by acute remedies in case of
. at t h'system
nng
by way of the termmal nerve endings Irritations occur-
IS VI. ta1 place can d'rsturb. the function of the . whole economy,
·

so on after birth. The first dose should be given very

which, if not correct�d, may end l� o:·ganic disease or m severe types of I would cho MED. as the best anti
good prescribeose rs might prefer THUJ., w-syc otic remedy
mental and moral drsturbances. h se irritations are not c�nfined . to
males only. Fema. 1e. ch'ld ren. often su fr1er fram a hooded chtons wrth hich could welltobefollo
bett
w. Many
er indi-
1. The work ofH
1

binding and restnctmg a dhesrons wh'rc h. can be the source of severe un- .
· · arris L . Coul ter shows a clea r connection of c;·im
his book : Vaccination, Soci
tation, sufficient to produce convu1 srve s tates even to an alarmmg Brai n; North Atlantic Books,al Viole nce and Crim inal ity: The Medinality with vaccinatio . See
ical Assa ult on the Amensrican
1990. - Edi tor.

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dren
Homeopathy, a Boon to Chil

e r � son m y cho ice is M ED . is be cau se one of its HOMEOPATHY AND MEDICAL PROGRESS1
cated in som e cas es. T � . ten den cy espe-
to masturbation,results
pr. o min ent sy mpt om s 1S t e ma r lc � d .
_ n 1 t has pro duced curative Every little while the world is the recipient of a new and wonderful
oally m· ch"ld 1 ren , m· wh.1ch oSl con. d. 1t10
wid e spread in the ractype; esanofd medical discovery. Recently the newspapers were full of praise for what
many tim es. Su pp res s d � y� S 1S ll too ractable was said to be a new discovery in the form of the curative properties
wh. en it is com. phcat eJ w1t p sora, �e. esgetofthecommoplistmeintnta ry rem edies to found by medical scientist in the African plant STROPHANTHUS
stckness es w h 1C h 0 fte n req mr e a sen . y be HISPIDUS, which contains the substance found in the pituitary glands of
m and cur e the m S om e tim es a series of potenoes ma
unrav el the
of the re me �! "
1es g1v On ly as the case evolves derun pigs: Cortisone, the new and wonderful specific for rheumatic and
ed1_ es can we ac�:. aith
required of each precision and certainty. arthritic diseases of severe types.
the action of the. rem me d ·
10 · nes are esp eo ll Y ada pte d to the nee ds
of the Homeopathy discovered STROPHANTHUS, proved it and found its
Ho me op at h 1C . e stag� of his life where the 1mpetus m· action specific in rheumatic and cardiac conditions. These facts were
ma t1v
.

growin g c � ild � n the for _ terms of character as well as in published and given to the world by Dr. John Clarke of London in his
the rig ht du ect 10n an me an so mu t m
� . Th e typ o ch aracter formed in the child deter­ Dictionary ofPractical Materia Medica, 1902, vol. Ill, pgs. 1286 - 1289.
his ph ysi cal we ll be mg. � un der wh1C. h he will develo p. It is About five years ago several old-school physicians by way of newspa­
gre at ly t h e 1an d f des tm y pre-
mi ne s
t ho me op a � �-1c m edi cin e is ess ent ially a medicine ofdee pers came out in glowing terms about the efficacy of RHus TOXICODEN­
appare nt tha
W th the era � tca tto n � r the mo diftcation of the lifep DRON for the cure of poison ivy. Over a hundred years ago Hahnemann
n.
ventio � , the v a� force ���
� e � ree to per form its importantg that proved RHUS-T. and gave us an extensive account of the curative power
inher� ted m1a sms �
t . rmg:�_ g e lth and happiness to the bein of the remedy in a wide variety of illnesses including severe skin afflic­
funct10ns to the fulthelesh1g �pe �H f homeopathic preonscrlyibilife ng. tions besides that of rhus poisoning.
can be ble sse d byHe ven hes has g1v chil dre n no t and love Another discovery made by allopathic scientists a few years ago was
The Father i� � ms : ��
_ trum tal of Hahnemann, the priceless­ that of the venom of the Moccasin snake (Toxicophis). This venom was
but, un der the ms p1 � ed _ r:g for o fd-wide use. Le t us perfect our found specific for persist2nt chronic nose bleed and acclaimed one
bo on of ho me op ath 1c he ah od of the children of the hundred percent efficient. Again if we refer to Clarke' s Dictionary of
selves in tha t use and pa ss 1t on t or � h e go
Practical Materia Medica . We will find the effects of the bite recorded
future. which brought out an annual periodicity of the symptoms of pain and
toxicity at exactly the same repeated time for many years. In common
with all the snake poisons, hemorrhage is a marked condition because
of the profound effect that is produced on the blood elements and con­
stituents by the venoms.
Before Pasteur introduced his rabbit serum for hydrophobia, Dr.
Constantine Hering had potentized and proven the salavia of the rabid
dog and made cures of hydrophobia - that remedy is called HYDRO­
PHOBINUM or LYSSINUM.
None of these discoverers of new medical wonders ever mention
Homeopathy, although in every instance it preceeded their announced
discovery from fifty to a hundred years. We would suggest to our breth­
ern of the old school that, before any more announcements of new mir-
I. "Editorial" in THE HoMEOPATHIC REcORDER, Vol . LVII, No. ?, January 1942, p. 3 60.
2. See article "Homeopathy's Future" p. 524 ff. · Editor.

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Progress
Homeopathy and Medical
m t h ey ava1 medical
1 themselves ofaththezc. Materza MEDICAL PLAGIARISTS 1
acle dru gs are ma d e b Y the ' arc h'1ves of the Homeonr
e f,ound m theavOl
. .

wealth only to. bway Every little while the American public is given a shot in the arm via
.

odl'ous status of pla glansm m.

.

may 'd th e
. ·

In t h lS , th ey to expand th elr the daily press in the form of a so-called new scientific medical discov­
M edica.
t h e sa me t1m e fim d much ma ter ial ery of unusual value as a more or less specific cure for some stated con­
.

the futu re an d at 1 o f themselves

fit and their patlents.
ene
·

medical kno wled ge for th e b dition of illness given a diagnostic handle.

Not long ago, some New York doctors, members of the old school,
claimed to have discovered that the venom of the Moccasin snake
(ToXICOPHis) was of great value for the condition epiltaxis in severe
forms actually curing the majority of the cases treated. A little before
that time, other old-school scientists announced they had discovered
wonderful curative powers in cases of epilepsy from the application of
the rattle snake venom and of Lachesis, venom of the South American
snake. It is only a record of history of Hering's heroic proving and
introduction of LACHES IS in the year 1828, and the first published cases
that were given the world in 1835. So one gets a fair idea of the pace of
progress made by traditional medicine one hundred years after Hering
had published his researches on this venom. Old-school scientists give
to the world a fragment of Hering's incomparable knowledge and
appropriate it as their contribution to the world of medicine.
A couple of years ago another plagiarizing scientist of the old school
gave the world by way of the daily press a discovery of the marvelous
curative powers against angina pectoris contained in the venom of the
black widow spider (LACTRODECTUS MACTANS). If one will refer to the
Homeopathic Recorder of July, 1889, he will fi n d the account of this
wonderful remedy introduced by Dr. S.A. Jones and Dr. A.J . Tafel,
purely homeopathic sources.
And so it was even with the great Louis Pasteur with his semi-homeo­
pathic ideas of administering the virus of rabies by attenuating it
through the media of rabbits' spines and giving it hypodermetically to
patients bitten by a rabid animal to prevent the development of the dis­
ease. Pasteur's work was antedated by the homeopathist Hering many
years in applying the virus of the dog in potentized form (LYSSIN or
HYDROPHOBINUM) by mouth for the prevention and cure of rabies. Her­
ing's work along these lines was first given the word in 1833.
Very recently an old-school doctor proudly announced to the world
that he had made the discove1y that RHUs TOXICODENDRON poisoning
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LIV, No. ! , January, 1939, p . 47.
2. See article "Homeopathy and Medical Progress" p. 627 ff.

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could be cured by small amou nts of the RHus TOXIC. ODENDRON1Yextra ct. HoMEOPATHY AND PROGREss1
Samuel Hahnemann made the that first proving of thts d rug ear m lete
.
h ts'
homeopathic work, and from a�ues. source comes our most comp Prior to the advent of Homeopathy, the world of medicine was in a
' ive
knowledge of the drug s curat :rmmg to medt. cal � tscov . er�. e� , one won­ state of chaos and confusion made up of illogical and conflicting theo­
In the light of these facts perta ries concerning life and the cause and cure of disease. Dietary science
ders at the amazing egotism as er-be well as the stuptd dup�1�1ty of such and sanitation were non-existent. Anatomy and physiology were only
members of a moth-worn, weath with aten system of medteme an� e.th­g beginning to emerge from the foggy realms of ignorance and supersti­
ics. Also one must be impressedic conglthe startling cont�ast ex1stm tion. Pharmacology still reeked with the damp musty air of the dark
between an antiquated and chaot omer ation of empmcal proce­ ages. Surgery was largely performed by barbers and rated little above
dure and a system of medicine based on law and order. the menial tasks of society. Psychology and psychiatry were yet
undreamed of Only a rampant and irresponsible and conscienceless
empiricism made up the practice of medicine.
Hah�e111:ann .�as a:r ong the first to distinguish between what he
termed mdtspostttons caused by faulty dtet and unsanitary living con­
ditions, poor ventilation in the sleeping rooms, etc., and true disease -
either acquired or inherited. The former needed only the correction of
living habits and environment to restore health; while the latter
required the careful selection of the homeopathic remedy to restore
harmony in the flow of the life force to produce a healthful state of the
whole body. Thus from the practice of Hahnemann and his followers
was born dietary science and later a program of sanitation where clean
and purified living conditions would obtain to eventually bring into
being a system of sanitary science which now exists in evety well regu­
lated community throughout the civilized world. So that now pure air,
proper food, measured and tempered sunshine, together with correct
sanitation constitute a generally recognized medical procedure essential
for the insurance of health.
Hahnemann was a pioneer in the humane treatment of the insane
and in recognizing the physical conditions associated with mental fail­
ure. The numerous cures of so-called incurable mental disease made
today by the homeopathic law all vindicate the existence of the great
law of similars. These beginnings have markedly changed the attitude
of dominant medicine regarding treatment for the insane. Today every
hospital in the world follows the Hahnemann scheme of case taking
and record keeping. Hahnemann stressed the importance of mental and
emotional symptoms in the taking of each case of sickness, and3 for the
selection of the indicated remedy gave them the highest value. Today
1. "Editorial" i n THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LIX, No. 12, June, p. 493.
2. §150 Organon. - Editor.

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Homeopathy in Chronic Dise ase
. es of psycholo and psychiatry are coming much to the
the new scienc
frant and we h ear a great dea� about the baneful effects of frustrations HO ME OPATHY IN CH RONIC DISEAS 1
E
and BIxa(Ions on health states. We are told how fear, anger, h ate and Old-school doc tors e a trite saying that "a large per
e d a a h h ; . tr of the body fluids and thus Imparr. ferers from acute dise asehavwill rec ove centage of suf­
rea�th . ���
. . ��� ��r� t� �a�erialistic-minded scientis�s and doctors r wit hou t the aid, and
of, the. physician's treatment through the mystic life forc often in spite
are begmnmg to see and acknowledge the power of mtangibles on organism " . es of the body
he - We hear much abo
��. studies of Crile with his conc�pt of the electrical man and the
of Abrams now ·ust begmnmg to be accepted at Yale, con fer natural immuniuttyantagaiboinstdies'acuinh
te
erent powers of resi stance that
reactions
although call d by �other �ame - viz. bio-electric phenomena - are curative results in many cases of acute sickinfe nes
ctious disease and induce
only approac�es t� �.he Hahnemannian doctrire of the vital force so But in the realm of chronic disease, we hea rs.another stor
long the butt of nd Icu1e by the uninformed. Perhaps ative mea sures of doubtful value are urged here. Nei y: only palli­
. WI"11after
hund red years of growth and progress ' modern science . another
d Iscover flor
forces of the body organism nor the artificial powers ther the natural
· · 1e of the h0meopathic
itself the great truth and fundamental pnncip law scientific medicine can avail against the resistless and and methods of
In the meantime, the humble and unsel�sh home.opath IC. physrc. �. an· of chronic dise ase. inevitable march
must carry on with his prescribing and teachmg and �Ive t.he succ�edi g Tha t wh ich can not
e t d t of whom may evmce mterest m t�e ever downward descentbeintosurgtheicalaby ly hel ped nor palliated mu st take the
r:; �} �e�l�:;��r��s ��;��{c:�;nd uncertain medical procedure, the gery at bes t is use ful in removing pilessd ofupsuff pat
ering and death; and sur­
certain. knowledge that Homeopathy al�ne bestows. for medicine to remove or help . Such surgical hol ogy too far advanced
pall iation, however, can
y, 1 we are but torch carriers to lrght the way along the pat h of in no way be regarded as a cure.
med���f progress for �he physical salvation of. the fut. re. : Such in brief are the ects of modern scientific med
way be beset with stram and stress, the rewa1 Is rea � ������c �� bring to a suffering worldaspa min imu m deg ree of help
icine which
to pass on to the futu the l c l� �le�\ from Hah- amount of laboratory technic and consequential expens maximum and a
nemann untr_ 1 now. � ur c��fJr;: ::� �:i ; �hi��en's �hildren will In spite of the so-called progress of medical science, e.
· the mc
crown our efforts with gratitude as they receive · ?mparabl e bless eases of the heart and kidneys, cancer, T.B ., and men degene rate dis­
ings and happiness of radiant health. In that sweet me ar[;are wr"ll disasters all are constantly increasing in virulence andtal and nervous
give way to peace and good will among all men un�er t;e common demic disease alone has been stemmed, not by any med numbers. Epi­
Fatherhood of God. by the application of hygiene and sanitary science. ical process but
On the other hand, the homeopathic speciality in the
cine, both acute and chr onic, presents a pic ture of amfield azin g
of medi­
both as a cure and a prophy
demic disease. Flu , pneumoni lactic all through the whole realm suc of
cess
epi­
fever, and typhoid and typhus fev a, rheumatic fever, diphtheria, yellow
tain power of the homeopathic lawer. ofButtheitpas is
t have yielded to the cer­
in the sphere of chronic
disease that the "Law of Similars" takes its most def
for disease, and because of this high place in the init serv
e place as a cure
and sickness the world must soon be compelled to reco ice of suffering
it because of its high use and worth in the treatment ofgnize and accept
3.
1.
Organon, §210 - §213 - Editor.
s ee ar t tc1e "Recent Concepts and New Formu I as
.
.
. Medicine" p. 679 ff. and article "Im-
111 dise ase.
1.
. .
LXII, No. 8, Marc h, 1947, p. 285.
portance of Electronic Reacttons to Future Mecl"tcme
· " p. 683 ff.. - Editor._
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Homeopathy in Chronic Dise ase

Commercialized interests in med th.at pre­

icine are the chief reasonssKla MEDICAL MISTAKES1
kene d intelligence amongbhc t�ue .phy ns. of
vent its spread. But an awa as a bett�r informed p� that will � oon bnn g Among the numerous demands for money from a public already
all schools of healing as well w1ll mea
c educat1on and practlCe· · e respond mg n a over burdened with taxes and ever-increasing numbers of charities is the
an upheavel 1· n homeopathi le realm of med1cm
. to insistent drive for funds by the medical profession to be used especially
real and lasting triumph in ytheeverwho
ywh ere. in research for cancer and heart disease.2 These medical groups work
the benefit of sick humanit subtlely and under the dark cover of a fear propaganda to achieve their
ends, employing sub-groups from women' s clubs, fraternal and church
organizations; and even the theaters and moving picture shows are
invaded with pleas for money to be used chiefly by laboratory special­
ists and technicians to seek the cause and cure of cancer and heart dis­
ease.
For the past twenty-five years or more "intensive research", as it is
called, has been operating in the hands of ultra scientific medicine for
those objectives. Millions of dumb animals have been tortured and
killed in animal experimentation; numerous serums and vaccines, filthy
products of disease, have been produced and used experimentally in
the vague hope of a cure; but only polluted blood streams and worse
sicknesses resulted. Countless numbers of hapless victims of cancerous
disease have been subjected to deep x-ray and radium burning only to
have agony added to misery and hopelessness piled upon fear and
despair to end in impoverishment and utter ruin. The cost of these
twenty-five years of fatuous and fruitless research has run into billions
of dollars because modern medical thought and procedure lack philo­
sophic law to direct their efforts into rational channels, hence the
resulting chaos and confusion of their work.
Pathological end results of perverted life processes have been mis­
taken for and accepted as disease causes. So long as medical effort is
directed to the effects of disease and not its cause, that long must their
efforts be in vain . Only by the sane approach of working from cause to
effect can success in the cure of any or all sickness be obtained. Only
by a philosophic grasp of living processes related to environment can
we know anything about the realm of causes and their effects. Only by
the orderly force of biologic laws can morbid processes be arrested and
restored to a harmonious action of health processes. Before the implac­
able scourge of cancer is subdued, medical efforts must get back to the
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LXIV, N o . l , July 1948, p. 19.
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Medi cal Mis takes
simpler but well known laws of sanitation and individual hygiene, nious materials into the crimson tide of life to c�
together with the rational science of diet and nutrition. of the materials for hea lth to cell ' rry mor.brd. lty. .
ms tead
To make a beginning advance in the age-long battle of man against s
be teachers to teach the o �1 1.��t thml��and tIssu es o f t e org anr sm . Let them
his most relentless and unconquered foe, medical mistakes and short­ harm that comes from �r��� �m ang tn �rvm �nd nght living and the
comings of the past must be cast aside as wreckage and debris and be that come to those who live by th g. Teac� of the evils
destroyed so that the way may be cleared for the better and stronger passions. Teach of the dangers t� �r e f unho
� at ungly desrres and blind
forces of lmowledge and achievement to follow. The polluting of the untrammeled anger ma brin upon the bo
r
a t� t rounded fears and
human blood stream with the by-products of disease, serums, vaccines �
them, the children of rr!an of�h wer f far th � above all, teachy. ut
and animal extractives must cease to be given before health can abide �ges of disease; tell them of the he:lfr�g an J r�generamtmg .
God over the rav­
force of unself-
in the human body. For at least a generation, the universal administra­ rsh love. Do these things and r ar. wdl
tion of these inimical products from the cradle to the grave has been lit­ they
of the Lord, the hum an b od ,1���� b�� � strea� p �ane the t.emple ro
erally forced on a patient long-suffering public with the result of a laden material brin gin g suf f!r ing and �
src �Jth Impure disease­
I�ess y Its pre sen ce. Wh
steadily increasing volume of degenerative diseases such as Bright's dis­ these things are don en
ease, cardiac disease, cancer and an alarming increase in mental and army of healers. e' they are then fit to ecome a true lmight in the
1

nervous disease, all of a chronic and incurable nature. T.hen will their hearts and min ds be open and pr.
The unbridled advertisement and sale of pain-killing, sleep produc­ subhm e teaching of homeo athic h �. �:s�phy Wit. �ItSparpra ed t� recetv. e the
ing drugs, all coal tar derivatives, depressants and blood destroyers such tion of the only lmo �
�f curt. S u. za> Szm zlzbus Curan ctiCal applica­
as the barbitol, anacin, midal, phenacetin and numerous others must be vast armamentariumwnoflaw ' to me et the numerotutuswit h its
stopped, or more jails and insane institutions must be steadily provided of each individual siclmepro ven reme d tes cau ses
to care for the ever-increasing flow of mental incompetents these things �he physician of the futuress wilthel nophf��. \. �ne�. c�;11ir�dth�ncurto.etreo;� rsea
Th is
. se bayw
produce. Physicians of all schools of medical thought must forego any e supremely superior in the field of preventt. ut
pecuniary benefits from the use of these things and organize to make a chronic manifestations of siclmes s H o eopat �n bo.th m acute and
united effort to halt these appalling evils that threaten to destroy civili­ the prevention of cancer and all o �her ;;nrms o�� Is emm�ntly potent in
zation if not the race itself This threat is far more real than the threat of To attain his greatest success in heal�ng, the phy eger: e:atJVe drsease.
atomic warfare with its dire consequences because it is less patent to the .
wrl l ma ke use of every force available i n n t re, siCian .of tomorrow
lay public and more subtle in its approach. Another generation of these _ and
accordance with all law on every p lane - sprr�tua he Will operate in
�
ally and. physically. For thes e laws are co-re latrv � lly, mentally, . emotio
evil forces operating unchecked in the race will leave little that is worth­
while for even the atomic war fare to destroy. Outraged nature will to mamtain the harmony and unI· t Y of th e Cosmo e and fu net'ton m unr. sonn-
exact the supreme penalty death - for the orgy of sin and broken law s.
indulged in through ignorance and indifference.
Physicians will do well to get back to the fundamentals of life and
wisdom taught them in their infancy at their mother's lmee: Truth and
power emanating from faith first vouchsafed by a mother's love to her
young, fresh from God's eternal fount of mercy and goodness. Let
them dig deeply into their reasoning minds and recall the God-given
attributes inherent in every human being for growth development and
repair after injury, shock or disease and behold a true reflection and
likeness of their Creator. Let them trust more to the mysterious and
ever-active and alert life force with its power to restore and harmonize
rather than pervert or subdue its action by injecting foreign and poiso-
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Homeopathy and Nationalized Medicine

HoMEOPATHY AND NATIONALIZED MEDICINE1 One very importa� � move is for each one of us to get the names of
o.ur pat1e. nts on a pet1t1 0n expressing preference for homeopathic medi­
The recently elected administration is pledged to a program of one and treatment. We should be able
nationalized medicine involving an outlay of billions more of the names which will impress the legislatorstosuffic obtain at least one million
iently to entertain the
already overburdened tax payers ' wealth to meet it. But the thing that propos1t10n of having homeopathic practice incor porated and recog­
cancers every homeopathic physician most is what will be the status of nized in any law enacted.
Homeopathy itself within the frame of such a program?
Will he be permitted to practice his special brand of medicine under . c �mg
thmk
me on, brothers and sisters, let us hear from you. Put on your
caps and send letters and ideas to the Recorder Editorial staff
the nationalized program of medicine? Or will he be compelled by law for our common use.
to practice allopathic medicine under the supervision of political of�ce
holders appointed by the government? These are but a few of the v1tal
questions we should consider individually and collectively and seek
with all diligence the answer - if there be such.
Our institutions of instruction are gone, but our organized societies
remain; and through them we may find the means of obtaining recog­
nition to the God-given right to practice the medicine of our choice,
even in a socialized medical order. Our leaders should already be con­
sulting with astute legal minds to pave the way by law to give those citi­
zens desiring homeopathic medicine that privilege, and also to grant
homeopathic doctors the right to serve those desiring such service.
It would be well to inquire from our homeopathic colleagues in Brit­
ain just what has happened to Homeopathy and to homeopathic physi­
cians under their nationalized system of medicine. We already know
what has happened to the general practitioner; he is reduced to such
straits that he cannot support his family.
Homeopaths, let us unite and work together as we never have before
for the preservation of the greatest and most scientific concept of medi­
cal approach the world has ever known.
Humanity must not be deprived of this benign and precious force of
healing balm. All the effort, sacrifice and toil of those fearless sublime
men and women who went before us, our teachers and leaders, who
founded the science and perfected the art of prescribing for the sick
everywhere in all lands must not, cannot be in vain. The matchless out­
standing works of Materia Medica and homeopathic philosophy �annot
perish or be destroyed. For these priceless things we all should g1ve our
all, if necessity demands it. Let everyone of us begin to work and organ­
ize to discuss ways and means to protect the great privilege of being a
homeopathic healer.
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The Call of Duty

THE CALL OF DuTY1 HoMEOPATHS CAN AND WILL Do THEIR BIT1

We still get calls for homeopathic doctor s from far and near. Too Our world is now divided into two definitely antagonistic 2roups.
may of the old boys and girls who hav� yearsthearebulwa
been :k of homeo­ One is the aggressor and predatory group made up of purblind slaves
leavm
pathic practice and teaching the past thirty there are no substit g u.s at that driven by mad unscrupulous blood-lusting dictators, the perpetuators
inevitable summons none can evade; andjob with their lives dediCa utes to of ruin and utter desolation of not only the material riches but also the
take up their work. They did a wonderful t hope and comfort and ted spiritual and intellectual values that have been built up during five
to the service of their fellows. They brough thousand years of slow painful evolutionary effort of man in his jour­
good fortune to hundreds and in that way procured for themselves ney from the primitive state to the present time.
The other group comprise those who love the principles of freedom
much happin ess. . they failed
thmg: . to pro-
But they were remiss in one very impor�antwork when they no longer
of thought and speech for each individual and for each nation without
vide healers for their faith to take up thenwhose clarion unjust hinderance from any source. Those who live by a tolerant and
could respond to that sacred call of duty, rs. They were note had been free interchange of thought with all their fellows everywhere. Those
the moving force of their lives over the yed1d� not make t�e effort ormegive
so busy .et­ who believe in orderly government based on the consent of the gov­
ing the problems of their busy lives the� the art and soence of homeo- erned. Those who select their rulers not as unbridled dictators with the
the time to train young, eager students m power of life and death, but as equals and servitors in the common­
pathic healing. .. wealth of equal rights. Those who stand one for all and all for one, a
We cannot recover the lost opportunities thats and were ours when the banded brotherhood under the Fatherhood of God. Those who, though
heaven
homeopathic sun was shining high in the pper we hved success attended they loathe the horror and devastation and filth of massed murder
all our efforts . Like the improvident grassho m the golden called war, hear the clarion call of human rights sounded now and for
present and gave no heed to .the ne.eds of the our fortu es. regr
future . But vain �ts _for all the future, and for all races of men to unite them in a solid phalanx
lost changes and misspent time will not mend � If similar of righteous resistance against the slavish tools of would-be universal
conditions and circumstances for success no elonger exist� we �ust tyranny.
devise ways and means to create them, becaus the cause IS precious The United States is now a member of the free nations and peoples
and the need for that cause is urgent and great.le how great the de nand IS. striving against the agressor group and has dedicated its powerful
Let the world know by every means possib proces ses f tra1m: ng and resources materially and spiritually for the eradication of tyranny and
for homeopathic physicians. Then start the ?
pat.hic practic_ e . a.nd
brute force from the earth and for the establishment of all those pre­
perfecting them in the art and science o.f homeo le that IS eagerly wa1tmg
cious things summed up in Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. Our
finally placing them in contact With the cliente
to us to prese.rve. Home?pa­
country is the melting pot of the nations where men of every clime and
for their services. There is no other way left effort to this vital subject.
race and shade of devotion and philosophy have gathered from the four
thy for the future. Let us all give thought and corners of the earth to live in peace and in tolerant regard and mutual
respect. All are imbued with gratitude for these ·privileges they enjoy,
and today stand as one in loyalty and strength and courage for service
in defense of those inalienable rights that millions died to create and
maintain in a warring world.
As homeopathic physicians whose lives have been dedicated to the
high mission of conserving human life, the beastiality and destructive-
1. "The President's Message", JoURNAL oF THE AMERICAN INsTITUTE oF HoMEOPATHY, Vol. 46, No. 1. THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LVII. No. 7, January, 1942, p. 360.
1 1 , November, 1953, p. 344.
2. Purblind = slow in perceiving or understanding - Webster's Dictionary. - Editor.

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ness of total war is abhorrent beyond words to describe. But duty to the dinal indi c::ati�ns for the u �e of eac� remedy. A nice and very frequently
God-given cause of human freedom will enable us to see above and needed bnef list of remed1es to wh1eh others may be added is made up
beyond the thunder clouds and the consuming flames of war to the or ARN., ARs., BRY., CARB-V., GELs., EUP-PER. and SULPH., all in the 30th
shinning rainbow of a just peace. With such a goal enshrined in our potency. These remedies will cover not less than eighty percent of the
hearts and souls, we stand ready for any service and any sacrifice flu cold_s. When t� e epidemic remedies are known, it will be very easy
needed for the great work at hand. to prov1de protectiOn for any number of people even without seeing
Because of special training and equipment in the realm of internal them.
medicine, it is regretable that our homeopathic doctors could not be Let every homeopathic doctor get in line, resolved to do his bit for
assigned to strictly medical cases, especially those of epidemic disease the duration of the emergency; and results will justifY the need of pre­
such as flu and pneumonia wherein homeopathic prescribing has serving homeopathic methods and concepts.
scored such notable successes in past epidemics. And were it possible to
have a homeopathic medical unit or base hospital for strictly medical
cases where the great advantage of specific homeopathic prescribing
could be obtained, it would prove a fortunate asset in the saving of
many soldiers' lives.
But even if these things are not realized, we all stand ready to serve
in any way or assignment required of us. Even those of us who cannot
serve at the active front will be doubly needed in civil centers because
of the shortage of doctors sent to the front with the fighting forces. And
it would be well for us to organize our efforts for the emergency that
now is here. Soon we will have to meet a more subtle and devastating
force (epidemic disease) than the legions of war.
Let us instruct our public first against the certain dangers of self­
medication which is so constantly and blatantly advertised by radio and
other means. The warning against the coal tar drugs such as aspirin, the
barbitals, the salicylates and many of the other so-called miracle drugs -
all of which can be obtained without a doctor's prescription in most
places - cannot be too strongly or too often mentioned because such
drugging is one of the underlying factors in a highly increased death
rate in flu and pneumonia.
Those homeopaths left in the home centers must keep in communi­
cation in order to develop quickly the epidemic remedies in the differ­
ent sections of the country if our best results are to be obtained. One of
the little things that nevertheless is highly important is the homeo­
pathic antidotes against the evils of serums and vaccines. The experi­
ence from the last war and of this one up to the present has enabled us
to relieve much suffering with the use of BRY. This remedy is especially
efficacious against the typhoid inoculations.
Lastly, we homeopaths can provide each and all of our soldier and
sailor friends with a small case of a half dozen remedies with a few car-
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HoMEOPATHIC OuTLOOK FOR THE FuTURE 1 The too-frequent application of the antibiotics renders them inert
against the bacteria that the initial doses of the drug at first contolled.
Members of the Illinois State Homeopathic Society, colleagues and We are told certain bacteria are needed to control and inhibit some of
friends, it is both a privilege and a pleasure to address you on this the more deadly fungi and viruses that invade the organism at times;
happy occassion. when the balance between the bacteria and viruses is disturbed by the
antibiotics, new and terrible disease conditions obtain as a result of this
Our subject concerning the status of Homeopathy is especially inter­ imbalance between germs and viruses.
esting and vital to us all. Most of us here today can look back some With the so-called progress of medical science with its numerous
thirty years and recall Homeopathy as an independent, militant, massed inoculations constantly taking place from the cradle to the
expanding minority group in medicine, well organized with numerous grave, together with the deadly sulpha drugs and ever-increasing varities
active colleges, efficiently run and turning out an annual supply of of antibiotics, the race is fast becoming cancerous - that is, that part of
young doctors more than sufficient to replace the older adherents that it not afflicted with heart and kidney disease or mental incompetency.
may have dropped out. We were also supplied with many high-class All these maladies have increased to an alarming percentage of the
medical journals to meet all our needs, and better still our clientele were population in the past thirty years, since 1917 when the United States
the wealthiest and most influential among the country's citizens. went into World War One. From this, we plainly see that medical
Today we stand the remanent of the Old Guard of that grand army progress is impotent against cancer, heart and kidney disease and men­
of homeopathic physicians that sprang up in America from a small tal deterioration. These killers and destroyers move on with increasing
group of homeopathic physicians of unusual ability and tireless energy deadliness, unchecked and untouched by anything empirical medicine
and irrepressible enthusiams. By the sheer power of their incomparable has to offer as an agent of help or restraint against the implacable ons­
healing, they built colleges and hospitals, established periodicals and laught of disease everywhere about us.
medical societies that spread over the length and breadth of our nation. Homeopathic medicine is the only agent in the world today adequate
They added new remedies and new provings and built up new tech­ to cope with the disease conditions that beset us on all sides. Homeop­
niques in homeopathic research to expand and perfect the homeo­ athy in conjunction with proper hygiene and sanitation together with
pathic Materia Medica and philosophy. Their myriads of papers on correct dietary measures alone can save the world from its massed, sui­
clinical medicine and confirmed cures make up many volumes of med­ cidal tendencies imposed by many forms of state medicine.
ical lore of priceless worth which must be preserved for the future. That Polluted air in highly industrialized areas, poisoned water supplies
is one reason why our state societies must be maintained by however from the compulsory use of harmful chemicals put into the water by
few of us that may be left to carry on. This picture of slow, steady edict of law and municipal regulations. Inoculations which are blood
decline in our fortunes can in no sense be encouraging. poisoners (the product of disease itself) for the vast array of every acute
But there is another side for us to note and ponder on. Traditional disease !mown and tabulated constitute some of the disease-making
and empirical medicine is today in a most chaotic state. The ballyhoo causes afflicting us today. Because Homeopathy removes causes - con­
and extravagant claims made for the so-called healing power of the stitutional and environmental - is the reason for its success where other
wonder drugs and antibiotics have not only fallen down as flat failures methods have failed. From these cited facts, we can see why Homeopa­
of cure, but they also have become the number one health menace thy can survive through adverse times and circumstances; it is nurtured
according to some of the leading physicians of the old school, produc­ by the fountains of eternal truth, and it will rise again and again to face
ing conditions of disease (especially intestinal) for which they have no the tyranny of error.
remedy. Because Homeopathy and homeopathic physicians are needed so
badly today to meet the dread scourge of disease in its hydraheaded
forms is reason enough for us all to put forth our best efforts to restore
this boon of the healing art, not only to its recent past glory but to the
1. Held a t the meeting of the Illinois State Homeopathic society, probable date June 1954. JouR­
NAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY, Vol. 47, No. 8, August, 1954, p. 239.

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sunlit heights of supreme medical achievement in terms of cure. From We need to widely publicize Homeopathy as a superior method of
our predecessors we have inherited a mass of precious knowledge built cure minus any side effects. Laymen's leagues, magazines and bulletins
up for us with infinite toil and great sacrifice. Shall we, the. custodians regularly and discriminately sent out to the proper and most susceptible
of that knowledge, permit it to lie dormant and useless while so many places and people can accomplish much useful help to aid us in our
sufferers languish and perish for the need of it? Or shall we go forward aims. We must educate and obtain many more homeopathic doctors
in the face of obstacles and opposition as the brave pioneers of Homeo­ and help place them in strategic places all over our country. To do these
pathy did in the early years of its inception? things, we must organize and build up all our homeopathic medical
Here in this land of ours, a few dauntless souls imbued with the love societies - municipal, state and national into enthusiastic, militant
of truth in a few decades built up a wonderous and complete new sys­ groups who are willing to work and make sacrifices in time and money
tem of healing, founded colleges and hospitals, launched periodicals, for the consummation of these ends.
formed state and local societies that covered our nation from ocean to With the accomplishment of these desirable ends, viz. the recogni­
ocean and spread beyond our borders to our Canadian neighbors on tion and establishment of homeopathic medicine as an important asset
the North and our Mexican neighbors on the South. to general medicine for the good of all. Such recognition will insure the
What a few men accomplished with nothing but their own indomita­ future welfare of all posterity and lay the groundwork for a healthier
ble will and courage, we, their privileged successors and benefactors, and better race. The realization of this desirable boon will be ample
surely can do, armed as we are today with the means and instrumental­ reward for all the effort and sacrifice we may make to obtain it.
ities they created for us to use in the great cause of a truly natural heal­
ing art. Already organized Homeopathy is at work �lanning to e � ucate
more physicians in the homeopathic way and to enlighten an anxiously
waiting laity of the superiority of homeopathic medicine that cur�s
without leaving consequential injurious side effects and at a cost that 1s
within the means of the humbler members of society. In fact, the
mounting costs of medical service are fast becoming a serious economi­
cal factor of our time. The reduced financial aspects involved in
homeopathic medicine may well be one of the impelling forces compel­
ling universal acceptance by the public and governmental agencies as
well.
In Europe, in India, in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, Homeopathy
is spreading fast with well equipped colleges and agencies to educate
and license a constant stream of new, young physicians to expand and
enrich the ranks of Homeopathy in all these respective countries.
Now is the time for us to move on the wave of homeopathic upsurge
that is occurring everywhere in the world today. We cannot fail because
we are strong in the knowledge that our cause is implemented by the
force of the unchanging natural law of Similars. The complete picture
of Homeopathy's past and present status presents an aspect the nature
of which depends on what we homeopaths do now. If we begin build­
ing and organizing our forces constructively, we can start an upsurge in
our fortunes that will place us on the highest pinnacle of success to
attain wide public recognition.
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Resume
Homeopathic education must be secon to none · a broadly e d uca te
p hysiCia· n deve1 ops mto � better homeopad thic
· ·

phys
'

ician . The docto

d
rs
Resume of the tentative program for the Congress of States Meeting select� d for essays on this subje ct are all renowned teachers of broad
at the Hotel William Penn, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 2, 1947, e.xpenence which . es an excellent program for home
. msur
from membership, with ways and means to maintain and increase the tiOn. opathic educa­
same and with a streamlined constitution with omissions and inconsist­ "Research Work to Develop and Prove the Fundamentals of 0ur
encies corrected; thereby to govern our organization and its individual H. omeopathlC. La:v" by Dr. Charles Bryant and Dr. Harry W. Eberhard
members along truly democratic and representative lines and to guaran­ IS a stupe ndous JOb and one that is
dreams of an Ediso n. rich in possib ilities beyond the
tee and safeguard the rights and privileges of all as well as to inculcate a
sense of duty and loyalty in an awakened and united body of enthusias­ The consummation of this task will place Homeopathy on its right­
tic homeopaths who will then proceed successfully to the goals set by ful thr?ne of do� inance in the world
our worthy and ambitious president, Dr. I.S. Moyer. humamty the bemgn boom of homeopathicandhealin vouchsafe to suffering
g.
With membership secured and enlarged, especially with a sizeable
transfusion of young blood in that membership to add strength, vigor
and enthusiasm to the councils and activities of the veterans who have
carried on long and well in the great cause of homeopathic medicine in
America in the past one hundred years.
With such a start, we may pass on to hospitals, interns, resident phy­
sician, etc.; but such will hardly be available before the subject of
Homeopathic Post Graduate education is met and successfully estab­
lished. The well known and highly competent doctors selected as essay­
ists on this most important subject will leave nothing unsaid or undone
to bring forth a complete program for the establishment and mainte­
nance of Homeopathic Post Graduate education which is the very key­
stone of all future homeopathic development and growth in the United
States.
"Protection of the Homeopfthic Practitioner in His Rights as a Phy­
sician" by Dr. Seaver Smith is timely and most vital to our very
existance; for without equal rights and privileges with all other schools
of healing, Homeopathy as a school would soon cease to exist. Any
infringement of the right of any individual homeopath should immedi­
ately bring forth the influence and power of our several homeopathic
organizations to the front in a determined legal fight to right such
wrongs and ensure justice and fair play for all homeopathic practition­
ers. By maintaining our own selfrespect and fighting for our rights, we
will gain the respect of even those who cannot agree with our princi­
ples.
1. JouRNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HoMEOPATHY, Vol. 40, No. 8, August, 1947, p. 274.
2. From the JoURNAL O F THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY, exact date unknown. - Editor.

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Medical Liberty
Med ical Liberty

MEDICAL LIBERTYI To this is added the ban effects produced on the body
the numerous coal tar drugeful deri vativ es, barb itals , etc. with
politic by
vari
We are told that the war now devastating the world is bein� waged in fanilamide types of drugs for the suppression of pain and ous sul­
the cause of universal human liberty, enlightment and happmess; ver- these drugs are acknowledged to be blood destroying agents feve by
r. All
sus slavery, degradation and despair. who use them ; yet the public is encouraged in the persistent andthose
We have also been told that we have four, freedoms or legal nghts . versal application of these poisons through the propaganda via uni­
and the daily newspapers instigated by commercialized manufacture radio
bought by the blood and tears of our country s foun�ers. �hese funda­ and vendors of these pernicious things. rs
mental freedoms have been specifically nam�s as the nght C?f free Thinking men of the United States are asking why, in a country pro­
speech, including a free press; the right of public assem�ly, the nght �o fessing equal rights for all its citiz
vote and choose our public servants or rulers, a?-d th� nght to worship the majority of having the privilege ens, is a minority permitted to deprive
God according to the dictates of our own conscience. doctor and kind of treatment suited toandtheir the right to choose their own
Unfortunately the founders of our great and beloved Repub� ic failed and many non-medical cults, such as osteopatneed s. Christian Scientists
to give another freedom equally important to the common citi. �en and paths as well as minority medical groups such as theoprahs, chir ctors, natura­
more essential to the public welfare than all the othe�s combm�d. for eclectis, all are compelled to subm it to high-handed medical hom eopaths and
reasons mentioned later on. This fifth freedom woul� give every Citizen ship that is repugnant to their reason and principles of life and dicta ruin
tor­
the right of choice in the selection o� his own m� dtcal treatment and to their health and well being. ous
the right to accept or reject any. e�pen�ental medtcal cult C?r syst�m of Another question asked by these thinking and investigating men
treatment for human ills that his mtelbgence and reason might dictate. relating to public health is espe cially important at this time. Why, in
With this added freedom operating throughout our lan� , great�r effi­ the light of so muc h organize d and
ciency and contentment would prevail in the ranks of all mdustn�l and ney disease together with cancer andscien insa
tific med icine, is hear t and kid­
social life, and greater progress in the successful treatmen� of all diseas.e Surely empirical medicine with all its nity boas
increasing so rapidly?
conditions would obtain because of a free and unrestra�ned competi­ weak reed for ailing humanity to lean on. Itstfulgrea science has proven a
tion among the various systems and advocates of the healmg arts. been a golden shower to the manufacturers of chemtest ical
blessings have
Such free competition would soon yrove to the world the best sys­ laboratory products of dise ase that poison and pollute thenost rums and
tem of cure for ailing and sick humamty, and socie. �y could th�n mo[� of the infant, the growing child and the young adult and end ind prem bloo stream
accurately place each system and method of healmg where It eau ture old age and sudden death. a­
accomplish the most good. While we are engaged in
.
Under the present social set-up, a small minority of or�a�uzed �edi­. women against the tyrant andthethegloroppr ious struggle of free men and free
essor, we will do well to secure
cal men dominate all medical thought and treat� ent. This . Is especi�lly our all-important rights vouchsafed us by the founders and preservers
true in the army and navy where a medical pobttca� machme appomts of the Republic. And still better, if all the disfr anchised groups in medi­
only those of its choice and prevents the representatiOn �f all other sys­ cine would unite as a voting unit, we could then secure just and equal
tems of treatment from participating in the ca:e of the stck. And mo�e rights for all that would make for better public heal th and increased
pernicious still, this same clique at the sug�esttons and b:hes� o�tr� security, happiness, and prosperity.
ous manufacturing pharmacists and ch:mists are p ollutmg t e OC? _ We believe these criticisms are just and constructive in nature. For
stream of the nation and its defenders with the vanous. prod.ucts of d�s what avail is the lavish expendit ure of money and time, consumed in
ease, serums and vaccines under the guise of prophylaxis agamst certam acquiring a scientific education that is designed to equip one with the
specific diseases. essential knowledge and training to treat the sick, when those so pre­
pared turn dispensers and peddlers of prop
1. "Editorial" in THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LVII, No. 10, April, 1942, P· 518. solely for commercialized purp oses and profi trieta ?
ry rubbage produced
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Medical Liberty The Menace

And this evil fearfully aggravates the situation by addi�g to the natu­
ral diseases of man the frequently more dangerous ca.l� m1ty of drug and
serum-born diseases throughout the whole body po�1t1c: One hundred and sixty-three years ago, a dark and slave laden world
Even the old-school doctor stands rigidly for h1s nght to treat h1s. was electrified with hope by a proclamation stating that "all men are
patient as his conscience and his reason dictate without interference created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inal­
from any source. ienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of hap­
piness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among
men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that
whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it
is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it and to instate new gov­
ernment, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its
powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to affect their
safety and happiness".
Within the beginning paragraphs of that immortal document of
human rights, the American Declaration oflndependence, there is con­
tained philosophic truths that have not only enlightened and inspired
our beloved country from its inception but has fired the whole Western
continent by that flaming message of human liberty. The whole world,
even into its remotest corners and darkest places, has vibrated these
clarion-like reverberating words of truth and justice that echoed back to
heaven over that never-to-be-forgotten 4th ofJuly, 1776.
Following the tenets of that document, a great nation dedicated to
those principles and consecrated to those truths was founded. A nation
whose shores have been a haven and refuge for the oppressed of all
lands. A nation unequaled in progress and spiritual power whose very
name carries the magic import of peace, security and happiness, where
men of all beliefs exercise freely their God-given rights and dwell
together in mutual respect and without anxiety.
Today we are confronted with another document, a proposal to
change the letter and the spirit of the first, which has been our guiding
star these one hundred and sixty-three epoch-making years of the
world 's progress. On July 28, 1937, Senator Lewis, Democratic Senator
of Illinois, introduced Senate Joint Resolution 188 providing for the fol­
lowing: It shall be compulsory for physicians to render any medical aid
requested of them by the indigent Bills for such services shall be paid
by the Social Security Board. Jail sentences of three months and fines
of not over $1000.00 or both for doctors who decline their services,
make excessive charges or try to collect from the patient.
1. "Editorial" i n THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. L!V, No. 5 , May, 1939, p. 45.

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The Menace
The Menac e

Senator Lewis says we are to have not State medicine but Federal equal rights but now symbo lizes tyranny and serfdom in theu· worst
medicine, that every doctor must take out a federal license in addition and most subtie forms .
to his present qualifications, that the profession is to be placed in the Und_er a benign form of patriotism the present administration has
position of complete obedience to Federal law, that doctors must serve champiOned t�e cau�e �f the unfortunate who are without support or
the citizen, that their compensation is to be fixed by some board - me�ns of earnm� a hvehh ood because of unforseen economic failures .
which he piously hopes will not be political - that this board shall also !his laudable actiOn has been used as a smoke screen to under
have power to pass on the quantity and quality of professional services mdep en.d�nce an? . stamina o� our free i1_1 stitutions as well as tomine
depriv
the
and the number of patients that the doctor shall care for daily. the mdividual Citizen of his vested nghts and equal opportunitiees
When the medical profession is reduced to a state of servile obedi­ before the law.
ence to the whims of politicians, how long will other professions and . In .other words , the unfortunate are given enough crumbs to main­
occupations escape a like predicament? And where will the vested rights am
� hfe for the surrender of their birthright. what avail is life spent
and individual liberties paid for with so much blood, suffering and sac­ m serfdom away from the sunlight of freedomOf and advancement? What
rifice be? These will be relegated to oblivion, sweet memories of a bet­ chance remains for noble incentive and achievement
ter age, given place to brutal and callous commands of the Dictator' s free people under the malign reign of a political dictatoinrship
the service of a
unjust might and merciless ambition. unscrupulous graft and unfair indifference to the rights of thewithindiviall its
d­
Men and women of America, not homeopathy, not doctors, but ual.
patients of all shades of religious and medical beliefs, rise up in united The shades of Washi ngton, Jefferson,
strength and demand in the name of American liberty and progress free. men w�·w ?ied to cre�te and maintainLincolthis
n amid the millio ns of
glorio
that these hateful dogmas of red Russia, of Nazi Germany and Fashist tumty and JUStice mutely Implore us to shake off the us land of oppor­
cobwe bs of indif­
Italy conceived in inequity, born in ignorance and nurtured in dictator­ ference that have blinded us to the dangers that threaten to overw helm
ship and tyranny, shall not be placed on the fair pages of American and destroy us and our children after us.
jurisprudence. Now is the time to act. Flood Congress with millions of
protests against this noxious foreign poisons that would undermine all
that is sacred of our glorious past and would blight our present and
future with loathsome forms of slavery and degradation. Remember the
sage statement of Patrick Henry, "Eternal vigilence is the price of lib­
erty".
Already taxation and waste have become so burdensome that the
sources of wealth are being undermined, and the threat of utter ruin
and complete destruction of our social structure is a certain result if the
same forces and tendencies of the past eight years are allowed to remain
to complete their program of enslavement and ruin.
It is within our power to choose and to have either a blind unscrupu­
lous dictatorship or the blessings of the free institutions established by
our fathers that have made the American Union the symbol of freedom
and progress in the past and the haven of safety for the present and the
rainbow of hope in a storm-blasted world for a future free-born race to
live in.
Arise, friends. Let no past political ties bind us to the dead carcass of
a past glorious political organization that once stood for freedom and
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The Hour of Decision
The Hour of Decision

THE HouR oF DECISION1 members your president has appointed a competent committee to take
up this work at once and proceed with it until our July meeting when
The hour of decision is at hand and the choice is ours, homeopaths the Institute and its officials may take over for further development.
of America, to survive and carry on with the great crusade, to perpetu­ At this time it is well to remember our need for intelligent publicity,
ate the only truly scientific system of medicine based on natural laws not a paid publicity, but one that we can create for our use along many
existing today, or to objectively surrender all our prerogatives and privi­ lines. I refer to the formation of as many Lay Societies as we can organ­
leges gained with so much sacrifices and labor by our predecessors. ize everywhere there exists a group of homeopaths. Such groups are
If we choose or accept the terms of defeat and apathy we will soon useful nuclei which can awake public interest and bring help and influ­
cease to exist as an independent medical system of incalculable value ence to further the spread and acceptance of homeopathic principles
for the need of the world today and for all the future. If we decide to and ideals.
fight for the great privilege of establishing and securing the stability of Because of the importance and vital significance of these things it
the benign system of homeopathic medicine which alone can meet the becomes a moral duty for every member of the Institute to be present at
medical needs of the world we will have to unite and strive and sacrifice the July meeting at Mackinac and aid in the solving of our numerous
time, labor and substance as we have never done before. All our efforts problems for the good of ourselves, our families, friends, patients, our
must be directed by intelligent planning and organization. Our steps country and the world.
must be timed, synchronized and correlated to meet each and all of the
numerous problems that will confront us in our march to our goal. I
believe the rank and file of the American Institute of Homeopathy
together with their elected officers stand as a unit for the preservation
and development of homeopathic medical principles. Because of that
belief and faith in the integrity and generous courage of my colleagues I
!mow our cause is secure.
The culminating circumstances resulting from activities of certain
non-medical groups and individuals in various states of the union,
wherein, the attempt �o destroy or take over homeopathic state societies
by political chicanery and other means, has become a serious threat to
our existence as a medical body. The object of these activities is not to
teach or further the interests of Homeopathy; but to establish diploma
mills that will turn loose on an unsuspecting public a flood of incom­
petent medical practitioners. It becomes our duty for our safety and our
honor to prevent the consumation of these unworthy objectives. The
best way to achieve our desired results is to reorganize our homeopathic
state societies wherever we can and teach homeopathic principles by
way of correspondence and post graduate courses sanctioned by the
Institute.
To do this the Institute must provide and man the machinery to
inaugurate these procedures. By request of several of the Institute' s
I. President's address No. 1 3 in Jou NAL O F THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE O F HoMEOPATHY, vol. and
date unlmown. - Editor.

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Necrology No. 1. Presidential Address No. 8 Necrology No. 1 . Presidential Add ress No. 8
NECROLOGY No. 1 . PRESIDENTIAL ADDREss No. 81 It is �or us . to maintain and strengthen our organizations and build
the.m mto citadels and r�posit.ories for the perpetuation and the preser­
Homeopaths, friends and colleagues, Again we meet to renew and vatiOn of all homeopathic wntmgs, essays and papers, magazines, etc.
strengthen the bonds of affection and faith that has made the American that Amencan Homeopathy has contributed to the common cause in
Institute of Homeopathy an outstanding medical organization for over the hundred years of its existence.
a hundred years. Also on this occasion we set aside a period for medita­ The world must not and will not loose this precious heritage of heal­
tion and dedication, that we may honor the memory of those dearly in� knowledge n.eeded n<:>� m<:>re th.an ever before, because of the sorry
loved and highly respected colleagues who finished their earthly labors failure of empmcal mediCme m spite of extravagant claims of success
in the Divine realm of healing and passed to their reward, where rest made by it.
and peace abide with them. We love them because they were faithful to In closing let each and all of us resolve to give the best we have in
a great cause, whose work must be carried on in the face of opposition thou�ht �n� effort for the building up and perpetuation of homeo­
and ridicule from powerfully organized and entrenched forces of selfish pathiC pnnCiples. that our c�ildren and their children can live and grow
interests. They carried on often far behind the line of duty through under the cleansmg protective power of homeopathic law.
changing seasons and times, day and night, unremittingly with sacrifice
of personal pleasures and too many times a neglect of family duties,
applying the benign law of cure to the utmost of their ability to ease
pain, assuage grief, allay anxiety and save life.
Our gratitude and respect goes out to them because of their courage
to practice in the cause of truth and in the face of harmful opposition
and unjust criticism. Truly, they have shown us how to live and extract
happiness in the service of others as well as how to die unafraid and
content with a full life well spent for the good of all. Indeed the span of
their existence could be likened to "a glorious day in time and space, a
day with a beautiful sunrise touching all nature with its light and
warmth, momentarily broken by cloud and storm to be followed by
more and greater light, and finally to end in the beauty of a gorgeous
sunset with its inimitable display of changing calor merging into the
purpling twilight of evening the worlds of which precedes the night of
well earned sleep - the blood red poppy of enchanting rest".
Words are idle and meaningless to our beloved departed friends; in
honoring their memory we honor ourselves, and our acts of dedication
must be the dedication of ourselves and our talents to the great good
cause they loved and struggled for, and for which they gave the full
measure of their devotion.
It is for us, the survivors of the storms and battle, to close ranks and
carry on with the same faith and courage displayed by those of our
predecessors who laid the foundation and built the superb superstruc­
ture of homeopathic truth for the good of all mankind in all the future.
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unknown. - Editor..

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NECROLOGY No. 21
sary to produce abortion. With purity and with holiness I will pass my
life and practice my art, I will not cut persons laboring under the stone
Friends and colleagues of the American Institute of and Homeopathy, but will leave this to be done by men who are practitioners of this work.
privileg
the passing of another year again brings us the and eo-work e the sacred Into whatever house I enter I will go into them for the benefit of the
duty of honoring the memory of our comrad consecratederstowho
es sick and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief and corrup­
have earned the reward and rest that follows a life the tion, and further, from the seduction of females or males of freemen
healing service of his fellows. and slaves. Whatever in connection with my professional practice or
our affectiona�e not in connection with it I see or hear in the life of men which ought
Words of praise from us to them are now futile, but of athic not to be spoken abroad I will not divulge as reckoning that all such
recognition for the valuable contribu
p ractice
tion
of
to
the
the
art
cause
nd . homeop
science of homeo­ should be kept secret. While I continue to keep this oath unviolated
healing that they made in the . and appropn�ate. And as we hon�r may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art
pathic medicine is altogether nght s and rededi­ respected by all men in all times, but should I trespass and violate this
the memory of the departed members, we honor ourselve for. oath may the reverse be my lot."
cate our lives to this same cause that they gave so much Those practitioners of the healing art who mold their lives and prac­
Since the time of Hippocrates, the great Greek physichigh _ian, lmown .as tice in accordance with these ideals are indeed fortunate for themselves
the Father of medicine, the healing art has occupied a and envia­ and for their patients as well, and they lend a luster to the lofty tradi­
ble position in the minds of men and in the social order, �r: d JUstly s� , tions of past greatness and goodness.
as inspired by word and precept of the great Greek physlCla n and hi.s Sick man as envisioned through the homeopathic concept of health
ever living Hippocratic Oath which is2given to every graduate of medi­ and disease is something more than a group of chemicals miraculously
cine since his day to the present time. fused together to make blood, nerves, flesh and bone needed to con­
That we may again lmow and feel the �11_1pact of that oat�ms, ! will and
struct the animal body. He is life, love and intelligence - all priceless
quote it now: "I swear by Apollo the Phystcian and Aesculap that accordm . g to
gifts of God. His possibilities, like the Divine source from which he
health and all heal and all the Gods and Goddess es, came, are limitless when his life is directed by love. When his life is not
and this
my ability and judgment I will keep this oath e as l_IlY par nts, to stipulati on to guided by love, he becomes the author of his own misfortunes and in
reckon him who taught me this art equally dear to m. . es If reqmred � his uncontrolled egotism and desire for power may even destroy him­
share my substance with him and relieve his necessiti brothers and, toto self. But the achievements of these mental powers and intelligence in
look upon his offspring in the sam.e footing as .my _own f e or Stl. ula­ the natural world have expanded his ego and dimmed his spiritual
teach them this art if they shall wish to learn It Withoutof�mstructiJ?on I vision as well as dulled his sense and love of the beautiful nature, which
tion and that by precept, lecture and every other modeand those f my make up the real though apparently intangible values in the cosmos.
will impart a lmowledge of the art to . my c:wn sonsoath accordm ?
to
Since the inception of Homeopathy from Hahnemann down, the
teachers and to disciples bound by stipulation and system ofgreg­ modern homeopathic physicians of today desire to give to general med­
the law of medicine but to none others. I will follow that icine the benefit of homeopathic discoveries confirmed by more than a
imen which according to my ability and judgmel!t deleteno I cons_ider for t�e hundred of years of successful practice. We believe the day is not too
r
benefit of my patients and abstain from whateve asked, nor I� us or mis­ far away when Homeopathy will be accepted as a specialized branch of
chievous. I will give no deadly medicine to anyone If suggest therapeutics and incorporated as a part of general medicine to be taught
any such consul, and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pes- in all medical colleges as a necessary part of their medical education.
Homeopathy treats the sick man as a unit: spiritually, mentally, emo­
1. JouRNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HoMEOPATHY, Vol. 50, No. 6, June 1957, p. no.
tionally and physically to make the whole. Homeopathy recognizes the
unknown. - Editor.
cause of sickness as a racial, constitutional inherited miasm that must
2. The present day doctor of medicine no longer takes the Hippocratic oath. - Editor.
3. Roman mythology: The god of medicine; the son of Apollo by the nymph Coroms.
.
. - Edttor. be eradicated before health can be established throughout the organ-
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ism. Because of individual susceptibility to their own peculiar sick-mak­ ability built on the vast labors of those who have gone before us. They
ing forces, illustrated by allergies, only the one appropriate remedy can have left a heritage of priceless knowledge that will help bring into
remove the susceptibility and restore order. being a better race living in a better world.
Another cardinal feature ofHomeopathy is that the sick individual's Slowly but surely thinkers of the dominate school of medicine are
blood chemistry must correspond to the nature of the remed! needed discovering homeopathic facts and the ravages of proprietary drugs,
to restore harmony in the play of the vital processes of the pattent. The most of them habit forming, mind and soul destroying agents whose
sick patient is the one treated, not the name of his disease. repercussions are beginning to be noted. More and more physicians of
Homeopathic remedies are prepared in s�ch a way, a proce.ss cal �ed all schools of medicine are becoming aware of these destructive evils
potentization, that brings curative results wtthout any. deletenous stde which are pushed on the public by organized selfish interests operating
effects which follow the action of crude drugs, espeoally when these for huge profits which enable them to maintain an unceasing propa­
latter are administered hypodermically. ganda of false claims and half truths. With the great wealth amassed by
Homeopathy has demonstrated the powers of infinitesimal �orc�s these powerful drug interests, they are enabled to dominate medical
which arm us with the awareness of grave hazards to health and hfe m thought, to direct and control legislation and influence the press, to
the form of attenuated toxins in the air we breathe and in our food and mold public thought, to further their selfish ends. To combat these evil
water supplies. Specifically these hazards are the adultera�ions and pre­ influences, we need men and women who fashion their lives based on
servatives in our food, the chemicals in our water supplies, the sprays laws and principles of living, who develop character to give them integ­
us � d on our vegetables, the sulphur and carbon dioxide in the air we rity and courage that they might successfully combat and expose the
breathe and the radio-active poison permeating the air and waters and unhealthy conditions that the selfishness and rapacity of men have
all growing things of the earth. Because these things are ingested in brought upon every segment of the social order.
such a small amounts, many so-called scientists believe them harmless. In medicine more than anywhere else we need such workers to
They forget that these things taken in the infinitesimal d.ose continu­ restore the high ideals that once directed medical thought and practice
ously can build up a destructive force in the bo �y o.rg�ntsm that can for the great good of the sick and afflicted.
end in its death. Plant life, including large trees, wtll dte tf long exposed The men whose memory we here honor tonight were of that nature.
to sulphur dioxide with as little as one part to . a million floating They devoted their lives to and with a minority group, beset by difficul­
through the air (this corresponds the 6x homeopathiC potency). ties that arose from lack of understanding and unreasoning prejudice,
While different opinions are expressed by recognized authorities but they chose to work in this group because it brought to the world a
concerning the radio-active fallout now permeating the air an.d waters of superior type of service based on the unerring truth of natural law that
the earth with its effect on life and health because of tts relattvely atten­ cannot be found anywhere else. These men were unassuming and
uated amount, it is reassuring to know that its harmful effects are being unselfish in their devotion to their chosen work of healing the sick.
investigated. Geneticists and men of noted medical standing such as �r They amassed no great wealth, nor did they attain world fame; but they
Bentley Glass ofJohn Hopkins University, Dr. James. Crow �f th� Um­ achieved more than riches or passing fame could give; the friendly liv­
versity of Wisconsin and Dr. Herman Muller of Indtana Umverstty all ing regard of so many simple folk, who found happiness and well being
expressed definite conclusions about the threatened harm t? health and from their kindly ministrations were satisfaction surpassing the under­
life both now and in the future. In all, two thousand sctenttsts have standing of those engrossed in pure selfish interests. They shaped and
expressed grave fears concerning the far-reaching ill effects or radio­ lived their lives much like the simple but beautiful philosopher
activity now and for future generations. expressed so clearly by the poet Longfellow in "A Psalm of Life": 1
Homeopathy has the most effective remed_ie.s to antidote t�ese subtl.e
poisons which is one reason why more p.hyslClans . schooled m the phi­
losophy and techniques of homeopathic medtcme are needed . . �he Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
homeopathic physician of the future has knowledge and prescnbmg 1. Longfellow: "A Psalm of Life - What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist". - Editor.

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Necrology No. 2

"Life is but an empty dream !" THE SYPHILIS CRUSADE1

For the soul is dead that slumbers,
The loathsome clinical aspects and the far-reaching constitutional
And things are not what they seem.
effects of syphilis through succeeding generations readily supply a rea­
Life is real! Life is earnest! son to organize for the control and eradication of such a scourage. But
And the grave is not its goal: the methods adopted by the Public Health Service, which is entirely
" Dust thou art, to dust returnest," dominated by one school of medical thought (allopathic), will in the
Was not spoken of the soul. end do more harm than good.
The foolish and misleading results that must follow from universally
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
testing evetyone, children and adults alike, with the Wasserman blood
Is our destined end or way:
test for diagnostic purposes, is nothing short of a most revolting crime
But to act, that each to-morrow
against the individual and the public weal.
Finds us further than to-day.
We are warned by the leading allopathic authorities on the subject
Art is long, and time is fleeting, that a diagnosis of syphilis should never be based on a positive Wasser­
And our hearts, though stout and brave, man alone, because the blood of a large percentage of people not hav­
Still, like muffled drums, are beating ing syphilis will give a positive Wasserman reaction. The negro race is
Funeral marches to the grave. especially prone to give a Wasserman positive; tuberculosis, chronic
In the world's broad field of battle, malaria, jaundice, visceral cancer, yes, and even a pregnant woman may
In the bivouac of life, give a positive Wasserman reaction.
Be not like dumb, driven cattle! On the other hand a negative Wasserman is not a guarantee that an
Be a hero in the strife ! individual is syphilis-free; for many known cases of nerve, spinal and
brain syphilis will give a negative Wasserman blood reaction.
Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant! In the light of these facts, why brand hundreds of innocent and
Let the dead Past, bury its dead ! syphilis-free individuals as social outcasts and pestilential units of infec­
Act, - act in the living Present! tion as well as subject them to a false, inappropriate and harmful treat­
Heart within, and God o'erhead! ment for a disease they do not have? All of this will add tremendously
Lives of great men all remind us to the increase of illness instead of its curtailment and mitigation.
We can make our lives sublime, It is hard to believe that the real leaders of scientific medicine could
And, departing, leave behind us endorse such a loose and indiscriminate procedure as is now being pur­
Footprints on the sands of time; - sued in Chicago, viz. the insistence on a Wasserman blood test for all.
If the disease has reached the high percentage claimed, 15 to 20% of the
Footprints, that p erhaps another,
population, we can find no comfort from the methods and ministra­
Sailing o'er life's solemn main, tions of empirical medicine since such methods have dominated the
A forlorn and ship wrecked brother, field of control and treatment in the past, and present conditions with
Seeing, shall take heart again, the whole gloomy picture are but the result and sequence of such
Let us, then, be up and doing, emptnctsm.
With a heart for any fate; Not long ago the world was intrigued by the experiments with the
Still achieving, still pursuing, drug 606 (Ehrlich). These experiments were repeated with the drug 909
Learn to labour and to wait.
1. "Editorial" in THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER, Vol. LI, No. 9, September, 1937, p. 430 - 431.
Longfellow
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and finally faded away into thin nothingnessPREPARA to be followed by many THINGS HoMEOPATHY DoEs NoT Do1
experiments in other hands with the various TIONS o� BISMUT.H.
Prior to these experiements of Ehrlich were those made with massive Our broth�rs o� the dominate school dou?tless have heard of many
and poisonous doses of mercury in numero us forms, all of v.:hich took
made
a wonderf� l t?�ngs i.n the :'ay of.cure accomplished by the homeopathic
heavy toll of the hapless victims sufferin g from a hornble disease Law of Simiha. Said law iS appliCable m every field of and branch of ill­
doubly destructive by ignorant and unscientific treatme nts. Judged by ness the race is heir to; and it is fitting that we homeopaths in our
the facts, the only benefit derived from this hysteric al and brazen c�u­ enthusiasm and perennial faith in the efficacy of this law, should pause
sade will accrue to the manufa cturing medical chemist s, laborato nes and remind both ourselves and our brothers of the traditional school of
and empirical doctors, for which the public must pay in greatly medicine of some of the things homeopathy does not and cannot do.
increased sickness and consequent expense . First in the field of prophylactics against smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet
The world is ready to receive a program of educatiothe n and instruction fever, malaria, poliomyelitis, etc., the results obtained in successful
for the disbursement of useful knowled ge treating of habitasis, ori­ immunication against these diseases have been startling, at least 95%
gin and causes of the disease with the object of prevent ion rather than good. But that which homeopathy does not do in these cases is still
of doubtful cures. more interesting and revealing.
If the public could be impresse d with the certainty of venerea l infec- There are no sudden deaths from anaphylactic shock. There are no
tion and with the uncertainty of its cure, together with the attendan t consequential septicemias and no long train of systemic diseases result­
sufferings and far-reaching effects resultin g from promisc uous and ing from homeopathic immunication as the long painful history of vac­
illicit sexual intercourse, far more good could be accomp lished for the cination shows.
eradication of all venereal infectio ns than has been done by all the so­ No unfortunate victim of so-called neurasthenia, neurosis, insomnia
called treatments of empiric al medicin e. and numerous other nerve conditions ever was consigned to the ward
of an insane institution as a result of homeopathic treatment; homeop­
athy has remedies highly efficacious in power to cure with none of the
disappointments and dangers that follow the administration of allonal,
luminal and many other depressant drugs developed from the coal-tar
derivatives.
No case of destroyed white blood cells could follow the administra­
tion of a homeopathic remedy as frequently follows the prolonged use
of the barbital preparations. Homeopathy cures pain by removing its
cause; the agents above mentioned temporarily alleviate pain by lessen­
ing the reactive forces of the body to the sensation of pain at tremen­
dous cost in vitality and health.
No new agent of cure introduced by homeopathy could produce the
horror of wholesale death of nationwide extent as we have recently wit­
nessed in the new drug sulfanilamide so blatantly and extensively her­
alded as a cure for septicemia and other virulent types of infection
because homeopathy experiments on healthy beings, not on the sick,
not on guinea pigs and rats. All this illustrates the difference of working
according to a definitely proved law and working from the haphazard
empiricism.
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MEDICAL AsTROLOGY1 � ow threaten_ the ra�e from man_r sides. _As a prelude and significant
sign of great Imp endmg changes m the history and affairs of men and
From most ancient times and civilizations down through the middle the world that IS now at hand, astr_ologers are noting an Astrological
ages and as late as the eighteenth century Astrology and medicine have phenomenon probably never occurnng m all past recorded history and
been closely associated and used in the treatment of the sick. � ever agam to happen for eons of time to come. We refer to the almost
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, was an ardent advocate and simul�ane<?us c�ange of all the major planets of the Solar system into
practician of the starry art as well as a most successful physician, not new Signs m this year of 1956.
only of his time but of all time since. His observations relative to the June 9th of this year, Uranus entered the sign of Leo to remain there
course of fevers and their remissions are recognized as still true and for the next 7 years. Oct. 10, 1956 Saturn entered the sign of Sagittarius
accurate today. The course of fevers correspond closely to the motion to remam there for about two and one half years. Oct. 26, 1956 Nep­
and phases of the moon. In fact all sickness, acute and chronic, stem in tune entered Scorp10 where she remains until June 26, 19 57 then retro­
some way from the inharmonious play of planetary law in the life of grades bad� into Libra and remains there until August, 1957 when she
the individual victim of ill health. goes back mto Scorpio to remain there fourteen years. Nov. 1, 1956
This fact was almost universally accepted as proven truth dowQ until Pluto_ e_nter� th� sign o� Virgo conjoining the great fixed star, Regulus
the eighteenth century when material science usurped first place as a remammg m VI�go until abo�t Feb. 1, 1957, when it retrogrades back
nto
� � L o remammg the e until Sept. 1, 1957 after which he goes back
guide for the thinking of the multitudes of the so-called progressive
nations of the world. But material science with all its advances is far mto Vu�o where he _ will� remam_ for the next twenty years. Dec. 18,
1956 Jupi �er enters Libra to stay there until Februaiy when he returns
from an unmixed benefit and often leaves in its wake a train of evils to ? ack �o Vugo wh_ere he remains until August 7, 1957, then again enter­
eclipse the benefits gained by its use. mg L_Ibra to rem am for about a year. Added to all of this Mars, who has
The highly advertized achievements of modern medicine and its rema_med for many months in the sign Pices, will on Dec. 4, 1956 enter
wonder drugs with so-called benefits are often followed by far more dis­ the sign Anes and remain there until Jan. 29, 1957.
astrous side effects to the afflicted than the natural diseases for which T?ese mu_tual planetary aspects and changes among these heavy slow
they were given. For the most part these create in the hapless victims an movmg bodies add tremendous force to this unusual and notable astral
artificial sickness more deadly and difficult to cure than natural sickness phenomena. � atu�n and Pluto in square aspect from common signs,
operating under natural law. VIrgo and Saglttanus (Water and Fire) Leo.
The envisioned benefits that may come from the application of �luto and Neptune will remain in sextile aspect over a relatively long
atomic energy to our daily life are certain to bring a host of unfortunate penod from water and earth signs. Also Saturn and Uranus behold each
ills to humanity in the form of radiation sickness and pernicious o�her by trine from the fire sign of Leo and Sagittarius. Jupiter from
genetic changes in the race which will be difficult if not impossible to �Ibra t� r�ws a benefi� � extile to Uranus in Leo and Saturn in Sagitta­
eradicate. All of this together with the great danger of widespread nus, this Is a harmomzmg and benefic influence that could neutralize
atomic warfare over the world could spell universal destruction, incura­ much mischief The fast moving Mars during December, 1956 and Jan­
ble sickness and unmitigated misery ending in the annihilation of the �ary, 1957 contacts �y aspect all the _ heavier planets. Jupiter by opposi­
human race, and the entire structure of civilisation with its hos.t of tlOn from fire and au, Uranus by tnne from fire, and Saturn by trine
material and spiritual advances. from fire. Pluto by inconjunct 1 50° aspect (fire and earth). Neptune by
It could well be that only through the medium and a sane applica­ 1 50o �spect from Aries and Scorpio (fire and water).
tion of Astrologic Law to the needs of these changing and fateful times
that the world will be able to advert and mitigate the many hazards that . W1thmtwotheofscope
mvolved
of these unprecedented planetary forces and
the eminent fixed stars, Regulus in Virgo with Pluto
and Antares in Sagittarius with Saturn and more yet, Pluto, Saturn and
1. Dr. Grimmer was a n accomplished astrologer. This article was taken from his handwritten ma­
nuscript (written in 1956) and was probably never published. - Editor. Uranus are all parallel of declination with each other at the same time
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from fire The starry science . that flourished in the ancient civilizations of the
with the sun also in declination with these three heavy planets past will agam come mto use as a certain guide for the d1'agnOSlS· 0f d'iS-
and earth . ents of ease �ncl an e ffi1c1ent ancl reliable aid for its prevention and cure . The
Who is wise enough to interinpret these world shattering portomi ' ·
trans1t of Neptune through Scorpio, the natural eighth .house Wlll cl el-
near and stupendous change chanworl d affairs? Not only econ tcally uge th e world w1t· h epidemics of loathsome and devasting debility of
and politically but mundane ges of great import in the crus and the blood and nerv?us systems w1th worldwide sickness as a frightful
structures of the earth itself may be expected. shadow intense volcanic harvest of serum pmsons that have polluted man's blood stream for th
Pluto and Saturn from earthn of and fire fore ns. past fif�y . ye.ars together wi� the s�ppressed general poisons, signs 0}
e actio
activity and earthquak ' s surface will deep and widespread propdortio in the the. a�t1_b10tlcs, and thes.e thmgs w1ll be difficult to cure because the
Som e parts of the Earth ds and landssink and be subm erge antlb1ot1cs of modern sc1ence are useless against the subtle viruses that
Islan
ocean depths and new ' s surface. Fritz Brum long submerged will rise again even now preva1l..
and reappear to the earth and his aspects and effec hubner's interesting W �lliam Li.ly, a notable Astrologer and Physician who lived in Eng­
book on the planet Pluto the moon joins Mars in Arietss on mundane land �n the Sixteenth century has left a valuable and notable work on
affairs. Dec . 1 1 , 1956 when n may well be a day long remembered and Mercury uestwn of the h our, or Horary Astrology. The section devoted to
and � �
square both from Capricor slCkn.ess 1s replete m. uncanny knowledge that may be obtained from
most eventfully. erectmg a chart of the heavens at the moment the patient is stricken, or
What does all this have to dohou with Med icine? From the posi
rn in
tion of
the nat­ when he first seek.s to a1d. of the astrologer physician concerning his
Pluto in Virgo, the natural sixth se of Hea lth and Satu case. All the old t1me astr�logers gave their medicine under the most
osophy, etc. both thes e plan ets beho ld­ favorable stellar forces obtamable at that time.
ural ninth house of science, philnatu ral seventh house of enem, iesUranandus
ing Jupiter in Libra in thePluto sem ile at the same time
Paracelsus compounded hi� remedies and administered them only
partners, Saturn sextile and se of childisext ren, education, sports andendo specu­ under fav�rable heavenly ausp1ces and acquired a fame and recognition
in Leo , the natural fifth houNeptune bein g invo lved in this trem us as a supenor healer of his time.
lation and games, etc. andwe have presented a rare astrological picture Coming . down to our present time, Max Heindel of Rosicrucian
array of planetary force s, pected events and changes now at hand . fam.e, has g1ven the �orld a re.markable and valuable work on the diag­
potentious of strange unex y plan­ n�sls an.d cure. of d1sea.ses w1th the aid of astral law entitled "Astro
From this complexity of mutPluto ual astral aspects among the heavhou D1agnos1s " . T� 1s wo�k will reward any medical man or the votary of any
ets especially the position ofrn in Sagi in Virgo, the natural sixth houssee of of ?ranch of heahng w1th added power for good in the broad field of he a1-
health and disease, and Satu may well ttari us, the natural ninth of %
science and philosophy we discoveries see an advance in the scien ce B� far the most lucid and informative writer of modern times on
medicine with outstandingsick whereinbrin ging an entirely new conc ept Me.dKal Astrology �. s the great English Astrologer, Allen Leo. His obser­
in the treatment of the outstanding curefisnerin chro
the forces of nature are �atlOns �nd aphonsms concerning stellar forces in their relation to
brought into play to achieve re impervious to the actio nic and intracta­ uman s1ckness are most accurate and can be verified with very little
ble forms of illness heretofo n of retnedial labor and effort by. anyone at a.ll familiar with Astrologic technique.
measure s. A�len Leo ment10ns thre� vl.ta.l centers in the horoscope that effects
More important and notabledstill, the science of disease preventio n t�e hfe al!d health of every md1v1dual born. First the sun is ruler of the
and employe d with the attai nme nt of Vlt.al, �r hfe force. Th� solar orb, as it rules and sustains the solar system
or prophylaxis will be develope lts to the future of the whole race. bemg 1ts �enter and life, rul�s the body organism giving it life and vital
far reaching, bene ficia l resu
Mental and spiritual attributetive s of the human being will be harn essed
and
}orce by . 1ts rule over the v1tal centers viz. the brain and spinal cord
and used as most potent, cura agents for the healing of min d rom whiCh all nerve iJ?puls �s both efferent and afferent come and go;
the heart and blood orculat10n that supplies oxygen and nutrition to
body.
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every part of the organism from center to circumference is under solar tion and decomposition, and I?ut�efaction � cabbage fungi, etc. for
rule in the horoscope. Also the eyes and the vision come under the _ astomshmg celenty mostly by
example, t� ese grow ":'Ith
joint rule of sun and moon, afflictions of the lights impairs, and some­ m.uch consiste? �Y but httle vitality or stami night have
times destroys the sight. Serious affliction of the malific to sun and nia and ferme nt and
With most rapidity. They may be accounted for by the lymphaticputrify
birth bring about various forms of heart disease and brain and spinal perment of the vegetable world. Luna has special rule over the stoma tem­
cord conditions. Depending on the place of the planets in the signs and and alimentary canal, the brain substance, the breast lymphatic and lac­ ch
houses of the nativity hence the ascending sign together with its ruler teal systems and the lachrymal apparatus, also a general one over the
and the planets that occupy it are deciding factors in the state of vitality fluids of the body.
and health. �ercur , the spiritus of Paracellsus is somewhat of a protean artist,
The acending signs rule the physical body and its appearance and tal�ng vanr�us forms according to the mann
individual peculiarities as well as its power of resistance against the This body �s a connector, mediator, translatererand in which it is aspected.
forces of environment. The power and importance of the sun's place in and co-ordmator. The specia lized mercurian functireflect on
or, distributor
is in common
the horoscope and its relationship to the other heavenly bodies espe­ with the nerves. Gemin i, whose lord is Mercury indicates this trait. For
cially with that of the moon determines the state of health as well as the since this sign and the associated house (3rd) hold sway in the world
character and destiny of each individual born into the world. over means of transit and communication, railroad, telegraph, corre­
The moon is next in importance to the sun in the horoscope. Quot­ spor: den�e etc., so in t�e physical body
ing Alien Leo further: "The moon is the medium of relationship, the ramificatiOns. of nerve tiss.ue. Insignificantthese
as
are represented by the
the
conveyor and distributor, and because of its brisk passage through the appears yet Its mfluence IS of the most importantbody of the planet
charac ter from a
circle of the zodiac it rapidly takes up magnetic force from the other physiological standpoint. And although movement and muscu
bodies as aspects are formed and dissolved, and as quickly lets go thus are denoted by muscle, the excitement is evidently due to nervelarforces force
producing change and acting as an expulsive alternative and cleansing Hence the motor nerves depend not only on nutrition of muscle, but.
agency." It is the minima evestrum of Paracelsus. The lunar person IS also on actual contro l; the intensified form of muscular contraction
ever a rover, restless, variable, mobile, inconstant. Our satellite then termed spasm , is directly the result of and dominated by the octave of
becomes chemically convertive, integrative, secreting, metamorphic Mercury. Under Mercury we find the nervo
and assimilative in action. It is the receiver and preparer and is there­ bre�th, hands and tongue. Together Moonus and system, mental faculities,
fore intimately allied to the stomach, uterus and breasts and so of a bram. su? stance and function and their afflictionMercu in
ry govern the
any scheme of
peculiarly powerful import in a woman 's nativity. As Leo and the sun nativity IS a powerful argument of unbalanced mentality amou nting to
are identified with the masculine, electric positive active, so cancer and actual madness if the malefics are dominate.
the moon are with the femine magnetic, negative passive. The one is However intimately we may be acquainted with the intrinsic virtues
vital heat, the other radical moisture. The one is the sperm the other �f members of the solar system, the knowl edge will only avail us to a
the matrix of nature. Serous and mucous surfaces are dominated by hmit: d extent. We have now to draw the thread
Luna, as also the lymphatics and lacteals. Taken in the abstract, the and lighten up the whole scheme. It remains for sussotoasconsidto finally adjust
er in order
luminaries together are sun spirit and moon matter; one is the ·reality what increase or surcease of virific and morbific energy is induce d by
essential eternally existent, the other illusion may be transitory experi­ the aspects and the actual planetary location in points of the natal
ence, organic decay. From them result two series of planetary expres­ chart.
sion, a solar and a lunar, the former always clamoring for deliverance The points of great value to the physician are first the. nature and
from the latter, which implies bondage to matter, thralldom of the flesh pow:r of the disease to harm of endanger the life of the patient. Second
fate. The moon then may figuratively be regarded as a sort of alembic the time element, and third, the possibility to cure.
in which the processes of fermentation and decomposition are carried Pluto is said to strongly influence the rule over the pineal gland as
on. Those substances under lunar sway are extremely liable to fermenta- well as the very subtle and fine complex of the central nervous system
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In Memory of My Grandfather

and the automaticity which produce the amazing involuntary reflexes IN MEMORY OF MY GRANDFATHER!
to external stimuli according to Fritz Brumhubner. It is iminently con­
nected by a fluid the center or starting point of which is the vital center As he has lived in the sight of God so do I long to follow.
of respiration the lengthened spinal narrow in the nape. He says, "I
place the seat of the ego center of life center here because all nerve gan­ As he has loved God the Father and Christ the Son so do I seek
glia meet in the nape of the neck". It may be mentioned by way of illus­ to love the Almighty.
tration, that immediate death will take place if one sustains a blow on
this center and if the minute nerve is hit in such cases the ganglia of As he had faith in the light of the Redeemer so do I pray for
nerves which maintains the connection with the whole organism is sev­ such faith.
ered. Here we see why the so-called rabbit punch of professional boxers
is ruled illegal and interdicted; breaking the neck causes immediate As he was blessed with the gift of wisdom so was I blessed with
death because the vital nerves are involved. Where Pluto is prominent his teachings.
in horoscope the native is endowed with a more refined sensitivity and
awarness to impressions even to the point of clairvoyance. Pluto pro­ And as he was blessed with a love for mankind so was I blessed
duced warped over-sized personalities as well as geniuses and individu­ in receiving his and giving my love.
als of unusual power and talents occult powers and gifts. The diseases
involving the nervous system deeply, produce epilepsy, catalepsy, dras­ Lord, I pray, rest his soul in the peace of Heaven, for truly he
tic blood changes, abnormal growth, and abnormal development of has served Thee well on earth.
organs and body parts. Congenital defects, etc. are found under severe
Pluto afflictions. Severe blood disorders and infections are ruled by
Pluto. Psychic afflictions of the most stubborn nature are also promi­
nent.

I. Written in 1976 or 1977 by Karen Bayle

r, granddaughter of Dr. Grim mer.

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RE CENT CoNCEPTS AND NEw FoRMULAS IN MEDICINE

IMP ORTANCE OF ELECTRONIC REACTIONS TO FUTURE MEDICINE

PoLARITIEs oF REMEDIES IN RELATION TO THE PoLARITIES oF DISEASES

E.R.A. CHANGES THE PRESCRIBING OF DRUGS FROM AN ART TO A

SciENCE

ELECTRONIC PATTERNS OF NEw AND OLD REMEDIES

THE PoLARITY OF REMEDIES IN RELATION TO THE PoLARITY OF DisEASE

ABRAM's WoRK

LisT oF REMEDIES AccoRDING TO THEIR PoLARITY ( MAGNETic)

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RECENT CoNcEPTS AND NEw FoRMULAs IN MEDICINE1

Among progressive thinkers today, the EnoLOGICAL concept of dis­
ease is vastly different than it was even a decade ago. Materialistic cau­
sation factors are largely replaced by a knowledge of the subtle forces
producing distunement in the vital and physiologic processes of the
organism, disturbed lift force and changed polarity in the electro-mag­
netic currents of the body which renders the being out of harmony
with the rhythm of the Cosmos.
Hence the patient's inability to react in a normal way to his environ­
ment and the bringing about all the so-called infections and allergies
that medical science has cleverly enumerated and classified, and more
recently has devised for each new virus or germ (designated as a causa­
tive entity) a specific new wonder drug to destroy it. But alas, soon the
germs and viruses become immune to their would be destroyer and
new brain throbs conjure forth new wonder drugs to go the way of their
predecessors leaving poor suffering humanity with an added load of
toxemia to harass it and endanger life and comfort because of the so­
called side effects which engraft on the hapless victims (or patients if
you wish) a lingering debilitating drug disease not easy to cure.
One of the more logical medical concepts of recent years known as
psychosomatic medicine states that sickness of all kinds for the most
part has its origin in unrestrained and imbalanced emotions. Fear,
anger, envy, hate, avarice, lust etc. are said to be the causative factors in
such chronic diseases as arthritis and cancer and innumerable mental
disorders. This line of thought is similar to the teaching of Hahnemann
and is largely accepted by homeopaths everywhere.
For the removal of these causations wonder drugs would not only be
useless but extremely detrimental. Mental and spiritual guidance, and
adjustment together with the homeopathic remedy and an improved
environment are the only procedures to help or cure such conditions.
The body of man and animal are made up of and contain the chemical
ingredients of the earth. This mass of chemistry however is activated,
balanced and controlled by the same subtle force that illuminates and
vivifys the sun and stars throughout the realms of space; keeps the plan­
ets in their ordered orbits without clash or friction; and gives us the
changing seasons and all the natural phenomena about us. In generous
profusion plants, shrubs, trees and flowers all evolve and grow because
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of this God-given life power. The chemical body of man is formed in entirely on the physical plane and require no special medium to register
the pattern of a huge storage battery comprised of twenty six trillion its change in vibration. These things are mentioned in order to intro­
bipolar electric cells. Each cell is a separate unit yet all are wired duce the Hahnemannian discovery of the potentization of remedies -
together to perform work for the whole organism. Through oxidation one of the outstanding advances in the annals of medicine and only
processes electricity is manufactured and distributed from the deepest faintly recognized by some medical investigators at the present time.
centers to the remotest extremities to maintain growth and all the activ­ Science has proven that not only light and sound vibrate but every
ities of life and to repair injury or the ravages of disease in the body. 1 solid substance and element in nature vibrates at a rate consistent with
So much for the physical body of man, animal and plant corre­ its own form and existence. Also that temperature, friction, division
sponding to the crust of the earth of which they are a part existing in and chemical action may all change the rate of vibration as well as the
the phenomenal and seen aspect of nature. In the unseen and causative form and nature of the substance acted on. Hahnemann' s process of
realm of nature there exists an etheric bond linking the physical body potentization reduced the crude drug to a state of ionization rendering
of man and nature with the creative and animating forces of life which it highly active and expansive and deeply penetrative which enables it
proceed through the medium of the sun, stars, and innumerable other to act on the deeper etheric planes of nature. The Law of Similars oper­
suns, from the fountainhead of all power: God, the Creator and Gover­ ates by a strong natural affinity to bring the delicate force of the ionized
nor of the universe - mysterious, orderly, ever changing, yet eternal in or potentized drug to the affected part of the etheric body to produce
cycles of perfection and beauty. The Lord Godformed man of the dust of equalization, balance and cure from within out, from center to circum­
the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. And man ference; by releasing the vital force, harmony and health prevails
became a living soul. (Gen. II. 7) throughout the whole organism.
From the above observations it is logical to conclude that causes exist Professor Einstein is said to have formulated a theory where all natu­
in and proceed from the unseen realms of nature and manifest their ral phenomena including gravitation and magnetism may be solved and
effects in the phenomenal world of matter. measured in mathematical formulas and symbols. The progressive med­
All chemical, all disease changes in the body of man manifest first in icine of the near future will be based on and operated by proven math­
his etheric body by means of the life principle emanating from the ematical equations in conjunction with the homeopathic Law of
fountainhead or source of life. Any disturbance or impairment of the Similars within the broad scope of Homeopathic Philosophy, for that
etheric body which hinders the free and harmonious flow of the life has been built on the solid rock of one hundred and fifty years of untir­
force immediately renders the material body or its parts inert and life­ ing work and effort from many minds, hearts, and hands of votaries
less and soon subjects it to the process of decay and disintegration. All from many lands.
remedial action must be directed to the causative plane in the etheric Already the vibratory rates and polarities of remedies and diseases are
body to effect a cure. known and used in the successful treatment of disease in its worst
In recent years we have heard much of vibrations and vibratory rates forms. For our present use in medicine there are four polarities always
and how the science of physics is contributing useful advances in medi­ present throughout nature including man, animal and plant and even
cal technique of diagnosis and treatment for the sick. The phenomena all inanimate things and substances.
of calor, the speed of sound, the changing physical nature of water from When a patient's blood registers a positive polarity he will require a
ice to steam are all governed by the rate of the vibrating particles of remedy in the negative class. Not any or all negative remedies will
these substances. Yet the phenomena of calor and sound would be nil if restore the balance of health but only that negative remedy whose
the retina of the eye or the tympanic membrane of the ear did not exist vibratory rate is similar to the sick patient's; and that is found by plac­
to receive these vibrations. The changes in the state of water exists ing the remedy in the circuit with the patient' s blood and noting the
I.
ensuing action. This action is measured by a rheostat or resistance box
Crile, George W. : A BIPOLAR THEORY O F LIVING PROCESSEs; The MacMillan Co., New York which records the findings in ohms of electrical resistance; in this case
1926.
the blood is changed when the remedy is in the circuit with it, from
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positive which measures + . 1 2 of an ohm resistance to negative -.12 IMPORTANCE OF ELECTRONIC REACTIONS TO fUTURE MEDICINE1
ohms resistance.
When a sick patient is found over negative (less than -.12 ohms) he The discovery and development of the Electronic concept of disease
requires a positive remedy found in the same way a.s stated be�ore. A and its cure, is destined to place the whole field of medicine on a really
patient whose blood is neutral, that . is bal �n� ed n�Ither negative nor scientific basis in the near future. The kaleidoscopic aspects of empiri­
positive requires a neutral remedy with a Simil�r v.ib.ratory rate to the cal medicine with its so-called discoveries of new wonderful remedies
patient and this remedy is found by �rying each mdlVldual neutral r.em­ (wonder drugs) for specific diseases will no longer be able to deceive and
edy in the circuit with the blood until the rheostat changes the readmgs afflict suffering humanity. Many chronic disease conditions are caused
of the blood from neutral to -.12 ohms of resistance. For all persons from the abuse of coal-tar and other toxic drugs. Heartless commercial­
whose blood registers -.1 2 ohms are in approximate health, at least his ism in medicine will then be replaced by a sure benign service with an
life force is flowing in harmony with the rhythm of the Cosmos. undreamed of economy and efficiency in cure.
A patient registering a bi-polar reaction is recorded o� �he rh�ostat as Since each disease has an individual rate of vibration and a polarity
-.04 +.12 (or 1/25 ohm negative resistance and 3/25 positive resistance).
or patron strictly its own, it follows that the remedical measures must
For this patient a bipolar remedy in the circuit th�t restores the . blood have a similar vibratory and polarity energy to the disease conditions
polarity to negative .12 exactly, no more no less, will prove curative. for which they are suited in order to effect a cure. Hence the various
This vibratory and electro magnetic metho ? of remedy finding .is a remedies present their electronic and polarity patrons which may be fit­
boon to the hard working homeopathic prescnber because It. combmes ted to corresponding disease conditions. It need not surprise us if in the
accuracy with much time saving, providing the prescrib �r is well very near future the whole process cure may be reduced to a simple
grounded in Homeopathic P.hilosop�y and the Homeopathic Matena. process of arithmetic; subtraction of the remedy vibrations to the dis­
Medica. First he must take his case history carefully and completely as ease vibrations.
outlined in the Organon. Then the personal and family history together Traditional medicine has been slow to advance with the pace of the
with the high grade generals with rare and peculiar symptoms by reper­ physicist, and as a result it is still floundering in the mire of empiricism,
tory study will reduce the vast Materia. M� dica t� a dozen or so reme­ wherin the process of trial and error is the measuring rod and the end
dies. When the patient's blood polanty IS obt�m� � or l�own three product has been up to the present chiefly error.
fourths of the remedies may be put aside as the similmm will be found All substances in nature have rates of vibration and polarity. There is
in the proper polarity group only. The few remedies need� d for fu.rth�r a persistent feature concerning polarity when determined and measured
study can yield the one most appropriate when placed m the nrcmt in the Abram's circuit that is basic. If the rate for magnetism is set and
with the blood. It is a mistake to infer that one can successfully employ either end of the bar magnet is placed above the dynamizer the energy
this method without a good knowledge of the Homeopathic Philoso­ will measure � (.12) of a unit, no less, no more.
phy and an assiduous study of the Mat.eria M �dica. Without the �oordi­ An approximately healthy blood specimen in the dynamizer will
nation of these elements success will be mfrequent and failure a measure when rate 35 is set just � of a unit on the negative side. Any­
common expenence.
This work is only in its incipiency. There is a great deal more thing less than -� is abnormal (negative) and requires a positive rem­
research needed together with more delicate instruments than those we edy. Most positive bloods measure � positive, no more.
now have. The vibratory rates of remedies are far from complete. Wh.en
these factors are completed a much higher percentage of good prescnp­ The bi-polars are irregular generally ds negative and � positive.
tions will obtain and the advance in Homeopathy will be marked and When no polarity reaction is found on either side it is a neutral case.
world recognition will be attained.
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact date unlmown. - Editor. .

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Neutral and bi-polar cases require respectively neutral and bi-polar control his environment to a large degree by avoiding the destructive
remedies to effect cures. The positive cases require negative remedies forces in nature or utilizing them to his purpose and his will, by means
and over negative cases need positive remedies with similar vibratory of inventive talents. As long as man works and operates in accordance
rates to the disease to cure. with law there is almost no limit to what he may accomplish in the
To ascertain the best remedy for a given case three requirements upbuilding and perpetration of his life and his happiness. By orderly
must be met: First, the polarity of the patient's blood must be normal- processes of organization where by the inventive wonders of this age
and what is yet to come can be marshalled into use for the common
ized - it must register negative � exactly. Second, all disease reactions good, man can and will replace the present chaotic fog of economic
must be eradicated. Third, the vital wave must be raised to the maxi­ gloom (with all its health destroying powers) by the benefic sunlight of
mum. When these three requirements are met by placing the remedy in unselfish and intelligent cooperative service each for all, and all for
the circuit with the blood specimen the physician may be certain of each.
obtaining certain curative action. In that new day health will flow through natural processes and be
Sometimes due to drug, food and other toxins such as serums and tapped at the source of vital energy with all the ease and facility that we
vaccines one remedy is insufficient to take off all the toxins together now receive from the boundless ether waves, our selective strains of
and a complimentary remedy must soon follow - this remedy is music by the simple tuning apparatus we are all so familiar with. Noth­
obtained in the same manner as stated before. ing the imagination conceives is impossible of realization if patience
Through this great concept of Abram's, life and all natu�e unfolds and persistent intelligence be applied. ·

before our vision in a beauteous and orderly process of umversal law For the perfect utilization of these finer forces we must develop more
where vibrations, wave lengths, polarity and potentials are common subtle instruments than we even now possess. Those we now have are
terms expressing life ' s complex phenomena. sufficient however to indicate tremendous and far reaching possibilities
One object we have in bringing this subject to you is to show the for the future in the realm of cure.
harmony and confirmatory relationship existing between . Homeop�thy Homeopaths and physiotherapeuts are not alone, engaged in the
and other very subtle forces in nature. If we pause and vtew the scten­ investigation of these subjects. Experimentors at Yale University
tific world today as a whole we will be struck at the tremendous advance employing a vacuum tube microvolt meter for the measurement of
made by the physicist over that of modern medicine in general. what they term, bio-electric phenomena have discovered many interesting
From the mighty globes of fiery light circling in the never ending facts relating to the state of health in cells, tissues, organs and organ­
vastness of interstellar space down to the most infinitesmal elect�on isms. Ultra microscopic organisms are now known to carry electric
vibrating even beyond the ken of the ultra-microscope, the p�ystctsts charges of definite polarities which enable the investigator to identify
have captured, measured, classified and discovered the underlymg har­ and differentiate toxemia of infinitesimal quantities with the recogni­
mony of immutable law linking the greatest wit� the leas� where each tion that this bioelectric phenomenon involved in the processes of all
and every particle acts and reacts on each other m unendmg cycles of living and even non living things is the modus operandi pervading and
activity and perfect balance. Each unit from the � ig?tiest sun �o the animating all nature. Confirmatory of the Hahnemannian Law of Simi­
smallest point of light, keeps its appointe ? place m tts orbtt. .wtthout lars this bioelectric phenomenon reveals the subtle powers residing in
clash or hindrance, obedient to the one umversal self perpetratmg eter­ drugs whose vibratory rate and polarities are similar to those found in
nal first cause or Law. disease toxemias which invade the blood and tissue of men and animals
Man has been called an epitome of the universe within whose body to bring on disease by disturbing the bioelectric balance in the body
all substances and forces in nature meet and blend to build an organism organism. Thus each drug presents a patron of bioelectric activity pecu­
endowed with creative intelligence and with inherent powers of adapta­ liar to itself
bility to changing environment as well as the capacity for gro� th and In presenting this paper I am aware that a great deal of prejudice and
repair. And because of this creative intelligence man may modtfy and misconception relating to this subject exists not only outside our ranks
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but within as well. But fear of criticism will not deter the true scientist POLARITIES OF REMEDIES IN RELATION TO THE PoLARITIES OF
from expressing his conclusions and his reasons for holding them. Had DISEASES1
Hahnemann been afraid of the storm of opposition and even hatred
that his discoveries brought forth from the bigoted and the ignorant, we Many electronists ignore the polarity of diseases, in spite of the fact,
would not today be privileged to heal the sick under the certain and that the founder of Electronic Medicine spent much time and labor in
gentle process of a beneficent law of cure. working out the polarity of the various diseases, as a glance through the
Atlas will prove.
The sciences of physics and chemistry are especially interested in
polarity. Even the astronomers are beginning to recognize that polarity
and gravitation, are one and the same; and lastly the great Einstein has
reduced electro-magnetism to terms of mathematical formulas.
As our vision expands and we become aware of new and increasing
varieties of cosmic forces we are impressed with the great importance of
POLARITY in the scheme of all creation. Every particle of matter, every
shade of energy in the universe is moved, controlled and directed by
this mysterious and ubiquitous agent.
POLARITY: From the infinitely small to the infinitely great, organic
and inorganic substances alike, are moved, attracted, or repelled by this
unseen but ever potent eternal power.
Whence it comes or whither it goes we know not, only its ever domi­
nating presence and manifestation, co-existing with eternity and
boundless space, is sensed, the "Alpha And The Omega" encompassed
in the enchanted circles of life and knowledge, where the interchange of
matter and energy is ever going on in unending cycles, evolving new
forms and species, in uncountable myriads. Vivifying forms, or reduc­
ing them to ultimates, thus changing or sustaining established orders
throughout the universe this amazing imponderable force reigns as the
supreme attribute of Diety. Constellations and solar systems and their
whirling retinues of planets, with all the fiery cometary wanderers of the
unfathomed heavens, move in orderly procession under the certain
sway of this Divine emanation. Matter from its most gross forms to its
finest divisions and forms - molecules, atoms, electrons, elemental sub­
stances, light, electricity, radiant energy and the cosmic rays generated
beyond the realm of the fixed stars - are obedient to the UNIVERSAL LAW
OF POLARITY.
Reflecting on these facts makes it easy to visualize the relation exist­
ing between disease energy and the substances or energies called reme­
dies, when these forces meet and manifest in the economy of man.
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Polarities of Remedies in Relation to the Polarities of Diseases
Man has been truly called an epitome of the universe. Every substance In every case of developed and e tuberculosis the bloods of such
of Earth and sky is found in the body of man, and ev_ery energy of the patients are neutral; Abrams also activ
foun tuberculosis neutral. Abrams
Cosmos vivifys and sustains him through his predestmed cycle of hfe. o.bserved that syphilis and sarcoma gavedout
In his evolutionary march from birth to death he is su.bjected �o rr:any either of these disea ses predominate in a patiea ntbipolar energy and when
his blood will register
conflicting forces and disturbances resulting in a certam pec�har� tndi­ bipolar.
vidual development and growth and form, and m the crystahzat10n of St:eptotoxemia in the early and inflammatory stages gives a negative
certain personal characteristics. This individual form . and character reaction to the blood , this is also consi
with its inherited proclivities and acquued susceptibilities resultmg negative polarity in the streptococcus. stant with Abrams findings of a
from environment, habits of living and etc., constitutes a miniature rep- As every particle of matter or energy in the universe contains some
lica of the universe. form of polarity it follows that remedies
While the life energy of this wonderous organism of man is flowing also have a specific polarity. And they fallforintothefour
cure of sickness must
classes of polar
harmoniously, that is, polarized correctly, for the maintainance of �he
electro-chemical processes of metabolism, health is present. . Anythmg �nergy as follows: positive, negative, neutral and bi-polar, correspondity­
interferring with this life force, i.e. reversing its normal polanty, results � ng t� the four c�asses of energy found in disease producing cause s,
mfect10ns and toxmes of all kinds.
in disease. And order can only be restored by recovenng the normal Clinical experience and observation
polarity of the vital force. If a reversed polari�y exist� for too long a dial . �ne�gy to employ against every casehasof taugh
diseas
t us the proper reme­
e energy to effect an
time changes begin in the chemistry of metabolism which are soon fol­ eqmhbnu:n and obtam the proc.esses of health. Again st diseas e polarity
lowed throughout the cellular elements of the body by .a cha�ge in of a positive nature only negative energy can neutralize
structure ultimating in some pathologic process. After all disease iS only nega�ive dise� ses require positive remedies, while the neutroral and cure. The
a change of the electro-magnetic state of the body organism and health . to the neutral agents for the neutral bipo­
lar diseas:s Will only yield
is the harmonious flow and play of vital processes. and the bipolar forces for the bipolar sickne sses. diseases,
A review of Dr. Ab rams polarity findings relating to disease� reveals We have been taught that in order annih ilate diseas e cause, we
the cause of sickness in the animal organism. To illustrate we will recall must employ an energy of a similar rate to of vibration or wave length ; but
only a few of the disease condition listed: Carcinoma is listed as a pos�­ we must have added to the similar vibrat
tive electro-magnetic energy and every step forward m. the march of sc�­ energy as well. Polarity is the direction takenorybyrate
the
the correct polarity
lines of force, vibra­
entific advancement confirms these observations. Photography now iS tory rate the wave frequency.
able to capture the energy emanating from a malignant tumor on a pho­ We only partly cure or even suppress diseas e conditions, unless both
tographic plate, and no such energy comes from a bemgn growth. these forces, polarity and vibratory rate,
The experiments of Crile so ably set forth in his Bi-polar Theory of sick. Remedies not consistent with the are requi
used in the treatment of the
Living Processes 1 prove that the carcinom a cell has changed from the �i­
. . charged cell (has lost its and vibratory rate can never be ideal or produred ce
laws of both polarity
the best results in sick­
polar energy of the normal cell to a positively ness .
negative end).
Our observations have gone a little farther, by using Abrams t��h­ with. These hastily gathered facts and obser
the objec t of aiding in the constructiovation s are presented to you
n
ma�hme than any now existing. The perfected treatin a more proficient treating
nique, vibratory rate 35 for magnetism, �nd str� king over the positlve
area, in every case of developed and active carcmoma, we have found deltv� r energy of both the required vibratory rate andg the machine will
the blood of such patients, registering a positive reaction with all nega- polanty to produce results that will prove amazing in terms ofneces cure.
sary
tive reactions absent.
1. Crile, George W. : A BIPOLAR THEORY o r LrviNG PRoCESSEs; The MacMillan Co., New York
1926.

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E.R.A. Changes the Prescribing of Drugs from an Art to a Science

E.R.A.
The percentage of cures alone is the variable factor and depends
CHANGES THE PRESCRIBING OF D RUGS FROM AN ART TO upon a co�plimentary �aw. It remained for J?r. Alber� Abrams to lay
A SciENCE1 the f�mndat10� for Its discovery and elaboratiOn contamed within the
react10ns of disease and the corresponding vibratory rates he discovered
The history of medicine is one long nightmarecesofgiven disappointment. and gave the world. This is the Law ofPolarity. Dr. Abrams taught and
The empirical application of repulsive substanof man to combat mainly on p�oved that every subst�nce ha.s polarity and he likewise gave us the
superstitious grounds were the earliest attempts dis- vibratory rate of n:agnetlsm whi �h may be used to obtain the polarity
ease. of any blood speomen (or the vital energy of any patient) or any drug
A little later followed the giving of drugs all more or less toxic based or substance m. nature.
on the whims and theories, and entirely bereft of anything savoring of . All �things in nat�re below man contain all the elements that destroy
law or logic; in fact, this still obtains down to the present time. him. rom the a.mmal world down through the vegetable kingdom,
down. mto t�e m.meral realm we find vibratory rates corresponding to
The regular practitioner of medicine who is so proud of his learning the disease vibratiOn found in the blood of sick humanity.
and his science has no definite guide for the administration of drugs; he Even corresponding pathologic states obtain at least down to the
is long on diagnosis that at best is 50% right, and short on cure that is plant life. Many plants and many animals show cancer growths and
90% wrong. Hence, a large majority have turned medical nihilists hav­ tubercular changes, and the Abram's reactions demonstrate syphilis in
ing no faith in the efficacy of drugs to heal, and who depend entirely �he blood of the lower animals and even in plants and minerals. And it
on the reactive powers of the sick organism to elaborate the necessary IS because of these facts that plants and minerals and animal products
antibodies, antitoxins, etc. to overcome disease. With the aid of general w.hen properly attenuated and given in susceptible doses attuned to the
care, nursing, rest, diet, etc. a higher degree of success has been disease vibratlOns and polarity of the sick, are able to eradicate disease
obtained than the regular application of drugs has brought. and restore order and equilibrium in the plane of the life forces.
and stum­ The life .force maip tains fun� tion, repairs and eliminates waste when
Through all this dark night of the mind with itsthegroping medical sky. The m. harmomous play. When distunement obtains in the life force the
bling there shone forth one bright star of hope inby Samuel electronic elements first, and then the cells of the body break down' and
Law of Similars was discovered and announced Hahnem ann.
undergo change. Most blood specimens, (about 90%), and human
He was the first to prove drugs on as near healthy human beings as energy show a negati:re polarity. This is the natural waste of negative
could be obtained and to record those provings derange and compile them into electrons thrown off m excess m the process of normal functions and
a Materia Medica . Having found the way drugs or change from obtains in approximate health, or at worst in functional disease with no
man,
normal the thoughts and bodily functions of of a drug would it was then ascer­ s�r�ous change in tissue. About 5% show a positive polarity. This con­
tained that a very light or attenuated applicationfunction in a very short miti­ ditiOn has been n�ted in those who have tissue changes in cells or
gate pain, reduce fever, and restore to normal contained a symptom organs and occurs m those who are breaking down from disease and
time, providing the disease for which it was given . Here at last was who are wasting an excess of positive electrons. The other 5% show no
image of the drug in its provings made on the healthy of being proved by all polarity, this has been noted in those whose processes of repair and
something definite and guiding and capable waste are about on a par; frequently early tuberculosis conditions show
whose minds were free of prejudic e and who were seeking the truth. this p olarity. �f c�:mrse �any of the 90% of those of negative polarity
One of the requisites of a scientifi c proposi tion is the ability of any one are sick but theu siCkness IS more capable of reacting to remedial agents
or more experiments (using a given techniq ue) being able to obtain the and has not progressed to serious tissue changes.
same results repeatedly and whenev er tried under the same conditio ns Now .the protein rr: olecule given by Dr. Abrams as a probable index
and circums tances. This has been accomp lished by those who were to the hfe durat10n IS a most interesting factor taken in conjunction
willing to work hard and long and unremittingly.
1. §9 Organon - Editor.
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Ele ctronic Patterns of Ne w and
Old Rerne d"1es
with its reacting to the polarity of various remedies. Vibratory rates do
not affect the protein molecule. Polarity has a most decided effect. ELECTRONIC PATTERNs OF NEw AND
OLD REM ED IESr
If a patient whose blood polarity is negative be given a remedy of the In prese�ting thi� paper I am aware that a great deal of pr . .
positive polarity his protein molecule will be increased from � to � mis. conceptiOn relatmg to this subject exists not only outsideJu dIce a�d
of a unit measured on the reflexaphones. If the same patients be treated but Within as well. But fear of criticism will not deter the e our ran_ <s
from expressmg · hIs· cone1 usJO· ns and his reasons for holdintgrue SCientist
with a negative remedy his protein molecule will fall from � to ; of a Hahn�ma�n been afraid of the storm of opposition and them H d
unit. Not only that but all the endocrine activities of the patient may be that hts dtscovenes brought forth from the bigotted an d theven. hatr:d
stimulated, retarded, or balanced with the substance suited to the polar­ we would not tod ay b e pnv· i·1 eged to heal the sick under the e Ignorant
ity of the patient. Vibratory rates of remedies only destroy disease reac­ gent1 e process of a beneficant law of cure. certain and
tions in the blood and in no way affect the protein molecule or the One obje ct we have in ging this subject to you is to
endocrine functions of the patient which after all is the fountainhead of ha�mo�y and confirm atorybrin rela tiOn ship exis ting betw een Hom
show the
health. The dangers of drugs wrongly applied as well as the advantages an ot er vety subtle forces in nature. If we pause and view eopath
of drugs suitably applied is shown from the above law. Of course, of t1fic world today as a whole we will be s true 1< at the the scie:.
the 90% of human beings, not too sick drugs empirically given may not advance made by the physicis't over that of modern me d1cm . trem
· e
endous
m
kill (even though they do harm if not given in harmony with the laws era1 . vI bratiO· ns, wave lengths, polarity and potentt"als are the gen-
·
·

above mentioned: of Similars, Vibratory rates, and Apropriate Polarity). - mg

terms express · l1"fie's complex phenom' ena. common
Of the 10% seriously sick drugs wrongly given will prove rapidly fatal. From the mighty glob
The phenomena of the two fundamental laws relating to sickness vastness of mterstellar spacese ofdow fiery light circling in the never-ending
and cure (viz, Vibratory Rate and Polarity) will easily explain the find­ VI"bratm· g even b eyond the ken ofntheto ultr the most m· fim1·testm a1 e 1ectron
·

have capt�red, measured, �la�sifie d, and disc a-microscope'2 the h s�· · t

ings of some of the early electronists victimized by so-called scientists mony of Imm� table law lmkmg the greatest ove red the underlri�g ��r�
(investigators) who sent in animal blood specimens and got findings of _
and_ every pa� t1cle m the universe acts and reacts with with the least where each
cancer and tuberculosis and syphilis in return. These self-constituted cle m � ne�dmg cycles of activity and perfect balanceever y other arti­
scientists (investigators) ridiculed the findings as absurd but can they the mtghttest sun to the smallest point of light keeps I"th unit �. rom. Eac
prove the contrary? Most emphatically, No. Even ultra-conservative Place in I·t s orb"tI w�· th out c1 ash or hindrance, obe'dient to s appomted
doctors admit that animals and plants both may be cancerous and versal self perpetratmg eternal first cause or law. the one uni-
tubercular. Paint and chemicals were also sent in, but the bunglers con­
taminated the specimens with their own body energy and, of course, And man has been ed an epitome of the universe with
syphilis and other disease reactions were recorded all of which only body _all substances �ndcallforc es i � natu re mee t and blen d
in whose
substantiates the correctness and delicacy of the Abram's reaction and o?a�tsm �7dowed With creative mtelligence and with inh build an to
in no way disprove the claims made for E.R.A . o a apta I Ity - to changmg environmen erent powers
t as wel l as
grow_th and repau. And because of this creative intellige ea acity for the
·

No real electronist should fail to get animal blood reactions when

present, but he may get also human blood reactions from contamina­ mod tfY and control his environment to a large degree b nce �· an may
destructive fiorces m nature or utilizing them to his purY avm dmg · th e
tion of those who handled the specimens and sent them in for tests. .
WI"11 bY means of mventtv_ e talents. pos e and his
·

E.R.A. practitioners have a technique that must be observed closely in As long � s � an works and operates in accordance with law
,

taking and handling blood specimens to avoid contamation. Those not al most no lImJ t to what he may accomplish in the upbuilding and there is
familiar with that technique or who ignore it necessarily render the per-
specimen to be tested useless as an index of disease reactions of a given
case.
!. From handwritten manu scrip
t, written in 1938 . - Editor.
2· Today Jt would be the electr
on microscop e . _ Editor.

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The Polarity of Remedies in Relation
. ofhlS. l"fi1 e and his happiness. By orderly processes of organiza-
petratwn
to the Polarity of Dis ease

tion whereby the inventive wonders of this age and wh at lS· yet to don;� TH E POLARITY OF RE ME DIE S IN RELATI
ON TO THE POLARITY OF
can be marshalled into use for the common good, m.an can. an Wl
replace . the present ch aotlC. fio g of economic gloom (w1th
DISEASE1
all 1ts health
destroymg powers) Wl"th the beneficial sunhght · of unselfilS h and mte · 11·1- The law of polarity
g ent cooperative service each. for all, and all for eac h . permeates every substanisce,univ ersal, its ramification
and animates every force.s are eve1ywhere, it
In th at new day hea lth Wlll flow through natural processes and be The phenomena of chemical affinity and gravitation are the
tapp ed at . the source of vital energy with all the ease and [;�ClTlty th. at we this law. result of
now . rece1ve fram th e boundless ether waves, our selectlve strams of The various calor vibr ns are only a varying degree of
�us b the sim le tuning apparatus we are all so fa.ml· 1 �· ar '"':lt· h . N. oth- changing rate in the speeatio d and dire ctio n of the elec
polarity, a
mg ��e �maginatfon conceives is impossible of reahzatwn lf patlence light particles . Medicin tron ic unit s of the
· ·
and persistent mtelhgence be app1 1e· d four distinct classes as esto eith er crude or potentized are grouped
polarity - pos itive, negative, neutral andinto
For the perfect utilization of these finer forces we must deve1 �p more polar. Every foo d is also sim bi­
·

subtle instruments than we even now possess. Those w� now .a�e �re same grouping. Human beingsilarlsho y classified. Spe cific diseases have the
w in their blood the same classifica­
sufficient however to indicate tremendous and far reachmg posslblhtles tion. Even the lights of heaven are emb
for the future in the realm of cure. rays (ultra violet) are positive; the moorace n '
d in this sam e law. The sun' s
s
. Homeopaths and physiotherapeuts a�e not alone engaged . m. t.he that is, her aspe cts to the sun , whe n at full orrays in
vary with her pha ses,
con
estigation of these subjects. Expenmentors at Yale Umverslty itive. Wh en at trin e or sextile her light is negative unljunc ess
tion she is pos ­
con
�:ploying a vacuum tube microvolt meter for . the measureme�t of the positive Jupiter or Mars - then her light is neutral. Wh joined with
what they term, "bl·o electric phenomena" have d!scovered many mter- aspect, her light is neutral. en in square
esting facts relating to the state of health m· ce 11 s, tlssues,
· organs and Those individuals
orgamsms. where an excess of negwho ativ
se blood shows negative reactions, that is
e
Ultra-microscopic orgamsms . are now 1mown to car electric charges
� nearer to normal states of heaelec trons are thrown off, mically app ear
lth than those of the othche
of definite polarities which enable the m. _v�stlg. �tor to !dent!. £}: �nd dlf­. Those whose polarity is neutral are in a balance, eith er groups.
ferentiate toxemias of infinitesimal quantltles Wlth the r}c�f��tl_on th� from a lowered state of vital wealme ss, or descending dowern coming up
this bioelectric phenomena involved in the .processe� o a 1v�ng �n state of siclmess preceeding or accomp anying tissue change to a serious
even non-living things is the modus operand! prevadmg and ammatmg
all nature. Those of a positive reac tion are always sick whether theys. lmo
. Law of Slml . 1 ec tne· their symptoms or not they are breaking down pos itive w it by
C onfi1rmatory Of the Hahnemanmam . . . · · 1ars th"lS b we
phenomena reveals the subtle powers resldmg. m �rugs wh ose .vl·b r�t?h excess and serious tissue, cha nges are taking place. elec tron s in
rates and olarities are similar to those found m d!seas � toxeml�S w lC The Streptococcus infection is the mos t prominent of the
invade th� blood and tissue of men and animals to bnng on d!sease �h diseases . Influenza, tube rcul osis , diab etes negative
, and typh oid are neu tral dis­
disturbing the bioelectric balance m. the. body o:gams� . Thus ea ease s.
drug presents a pattern of bioelectric actlvlty pecuhar to ltself Carcinoma, sarcoma the venereal infections, diphtheria,
fever, epilepsy, and mal, aria a positive reaction and scar let
destruction of the pos itive elecalltrongive ic elements in the tissu es. All thisse cau
does not necessarily mean that the pati
ter positive, the majority of cases will beent'neu s blood as a whole will regis­
stages of positive dise ase may even be negativtral, e.
and some in the early
1. From handwritten manuscript, exact
date unknown. - Edito r..
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695
 The Polarity of Remedies in Relation to the Polarity of Disease
tion to the Polarity of Dis ease
The Polarity of Rem edie s in Rela
itive �s a wh?l_e andanthdestoe And on the subsidence of pathologic states with a clinical picture of
It is the advanc ed case.s that will showh pos d tones health the changes in the cell mentioned above have assumed their nor­
. e bot as to thetrestmeb lish
� _ anh�a��a':�
e e w a mal histological form and appearance.
%��: lo o ds :n ���ene e ��� �:er�� ;feir ��tttvlarie ty and And most important of all other proofs are those of clinical evidence
blot out disease mony. rgy and raise pos energy acttvtty observed in hundreds of cases. The restoration of the sick to health
and estab lish har . posttlv
utre . . e ene rgy . to estab. lish health and with the remedy of the indicated polarity and the evidence of symp­
The neg. ative cases ,.req s the neu tral cases reqmre neutral bip energy toms and illness produced on healthy subjects by remedies of the high­
blot out dtsease energy . wherea . s, and the bipolar cases require olar est potencies given in the inimical polarity. Laboratmy proofs of this
to blot out the samemo reactton law has been confirmed by other electronic physicians and may be so
energy to ach ieve har ny. . r lob e ts. po �ttlv . . e,. pos­ confirmed by anyone desirous of so doing.
The vanous . end ocr ine cha ins : pitu itar y ant eno
terior lobe is negattve . and extra�� f o h hole land 1s neutral ; Take a bar magnet over a known specimen of blood, the polarity of
supra-r�nal, spleen, bramth'yro an? s; af :b :ta:;:sdsareall�neut ll positive. The
ral. Gonads
which has been determined by the Abrams method setting the reostat
at rate 35 and bringing the action through the proper area on the sub­
liver, ktdneys, pancree.as, ld ' nd thymus glan ject. The polarity of the bar magnet is a known element and serves as a
and ovary are positiv are mostly negative (ex. plurnbdm, �dmm . ) . Most check for all other substances, for if that registers correctly it follows;
The hea vy me tals l pro �c�:�� b;�� . others will do likewise. Other known elements are the positive acids
anima l poi son s suc h as the sna kes and spid ers wou �
ons so far test d ARAN� A D A N and negative alkalis together with their neutral salts. All these !mown
lar. Two spider poisne
are the exceptio_nal gati� ve ore�edte
�
� � � I �\h��i�:e� ;�out aolar. third of substances comes through unvarying and certain. And these known
� e acid are bip The things always coming through according to their known polarity it jus­
the vegetable �unfdo�ll �:e :�r��e � alts and earth metals are positive. At tifies our confidence that the reactions of unlmown substances conform
b s l la to the same law and are correct in the indications shown.
r:::�7�E� i�:�i
m n
of positive and negduced
s ,V��
. �,��;: �:� �uc�:h aas��thesilf�umon of an aod ;an�d�e;an�
attve sub stance � of a h e a metal with a halogen
:.� ; � � :J a �r :� t t There are several reactions found in the human blood and lmown to
electronic physicians that indicate a patient's vitality or life force. One
of these points comes through the sex area on the subject at rate 22 on
alkali or those pro by the umon U M % DATU M are all neutral.
1· n th e f fER RUM IODATUM and Au R h . h f the reostat. This is known as the protein molecule and in a negative
tio n so fa r ed
�he onl� �:�e.� . 1 r ��� J::���. ����� ;�:i��:� ��� ����:�y o blood specimen it will raise appreciably in value if the opposite pole of
ANTHRAC b emg. b lpO a . the magnet be placed above the blood and it will decrease a proportion­
Cla rke TRO MB. is a par · e fioun d smg ly or in
astt ate degree if the negative or same pole of the magnet is used. Both poles
o - c (A d l to
�.:a�s �amo on ��: c�! mon houthey se fly) and the grass hopper, are two excep- of a horseshoe magnet (neutral energy) has no influence on either nega­
tlOn ng .the inse cts as are neutral. tive or positive bloods, but it raises a neutral blood' s vitality in the
The questlO n w ll be ask. ed how do we knowfrom when to use one energyic same way as the others do when indicated.
0w do we det erm ine
a proven scientif
and not anot her. �l so,defhmit e unc hangin� 1 aw un d_er1 ·and the ymg giving of The above is the basis for the clinical procedures that followed, and
basis. that the ir is a
. e o d . t the relative polanty of pattent rem e dY: . while a remedy of the indicated polarity may not always be the most
me���� ron ic pra �two�f effective one in a given case, it will require at least another remedy of
l �:�� �o��� t� at worthekerspol, ind ependent of �
arity �f the cell m
lect
cas e; the same polarity to effect the cure. For the remedy must not only be of
.� change s. in the indicated polarity, but must contain all the vibratmy rates corre­
. e notdiced
ers hav Th 1 cha nge al so meludes one o����:� {;
�n:hip
��:::�� sponding to those in the blood of the patient. If cancer is present only
�e��:e��he �:�t�s�som : and the n�cleus, bein g � i �
y
ol c
e ct those remedies of correct polarity that also have the similar vibratory
but it nevertheles iselecpretron ceeded an accompam e rates to cancer and all the other vibratmy rates such as subtoxemia, gall­
netic change in the change of ic elements . These always change prior to stones, etc. that may be present in a given case if it will cure. Never will
any morophological the cell .
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The Polarity of Remedies in Relation to the Polarity of Disease
The Polarity ofRerne d'Ies m
· Rela tion to the p01aJ.ity
of D isease
a known cancer remedy take off the reaction from the blood or cure the
.
.

patient if the polarity of patient and remedy is inimical. Bromine

ANTI-PSO RIC REMEDIES
...
A knowledge of the polarity of remedy, diseases, and the blood of Bryonia -1+3 Condurango
patients is of great value to the homeopathic physician, as it aids him -3 Corallium -rub . -1 +3
greatly in the selection of the similium. The similimum is always found Bufo. -1+3 -1 +3
in the polarity group indicated by the polarity of the patient's blood. Cactus-grand. Crot-casc. -1 +3
This important knowledge is only valuable when used in conjunction Cad-met -3 Crot-hor. - 1+ 3
with the homeopathic symptomatology together with the homeopathic Cad-phos -3 Curare -1+3
philosophy as taught by Hahnemann and Kent. Often failure and dis­ Cad-sulph. 0 Elaps-cor. -1 +3
appointment will come if the attempt be made to prescribe with this Calc-ars -1+ 3 Equisetum
method apart from the symptomatology and philosophy of homeopa­ 0 Ferrum -met 0
thy. The knowledge and application of polarity added to the proven Calc-carb. -3 +3
and accepted methods of prescribing conceived of and taught by the Calc-caust. Ferr -iod -1+3
master prescriber such as Hahnemann, Hering, and Kent, will simplifY Calc-fl. -3 Ferr. Phos. +3
and insure greater accuracy in homeopathic prescribing. Calc-i od . -3 Fluor Acid -1+ 3
Because of these facts, every homeopathic physician should be Calc-p ho s. -3 Formica 0
equipped with these facilities in order to do their best work with a min­ Calc-sil. 0 Graph. +3
imum amount of time and labor. When the polarity of a patient's Calc-sulph -3 Guaiacum 0
blood is found and !mown, approximately three-fourths of the remedies Carb-an. 0 Helo derm a-hor. -1+ 3
in the materia medica can be eliminated from the study of any case in Carb-ac. -1+3 Hepar-sulph
the search for the similar remedy because the best similar will be found -1+3 Hippozeninum -0
in the polarity group indicated by the polarity of the patient' s blood. Carb-ox. -1+3 -3
Carb-sulph . Hydrangea -3
fOLLOWING ARE THE POLARITIES OF THE:
Carb-veg. +3 Hydrastis -3
Card-marianus 0 Hydrocyanic acid -1+ 3
ANTI-PSORIC REMEDIES
Caust. -1+3 Hyoscyamus -3
Agaricus-rous. 0 Argent -cyan 3 Ceanothus-am -3 Hyp ericum
Ailanthus -1 +3 Arg- met -3 -3 Iberis -3
Allium cepa 0 Ars-alb -1+3 Cedron 0 -3
Cench. Ignatia -3
Alumen 0 Ars-sulph -flav. -1 +3 Chimaphila-umb -1+3 Iodine -1+3
Alum-phos 0 Ars- sulph-rub -1+3 Chin a -3 Ipe cac +3
Alumina -3 Asterias-rub -3 China-ars. -3 Iris 0
Alum-si! -3 Aur-met +3 China-sulph. 0 Jaborandi -3
Anacardium -1+3 Aur-.mur 0 Chionanthus 0 Kali-ars. 0
Ananthereum -3 Aur. -iod -1+3 Cin a -3 Kali-bi 0
Ant-crud +3 Aur. -sulph +3 Cinnabaris -3 Kali-brom -3
Ant-sulph-aur -3 Bar-carb -3 Cobalt-met. +3 Kali-carb -3
Ant-tart 0 Bar-mur -1+3 Cobalt-mur. 0 Kali-cyan 0
Aralia-rac -3 Blatta-orient -3 Cocc-ind . -3 Kali-iod -3
-3 Kali-mur -3
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ANTI-PSORIC REMEDIES ... ANTI-PSORIC REMEDIES ...

Kali-nit - 1 +3 Ranunculus-sed -1+3 Sulph-acid - 1 +3 Uran-nit
Kali-phos 0 Raphanus 0 Sumbul 0(?-1 +3) Urtica-urens
0

Kali-sulph 0 Ratanhia -1+3 Syph -1+3(?0 ,?-3) Ustilago

0

Kalmia 0 Rhod -1+3 Tabac +3 Valeriana

-1+3

Laches is - 1 +3 Rhus-arom -1 +3 Tarent -3 Variliolinum

-1+3

Tell
-1+3
Lactrodectus-mac 0 Rhus-rad - 1 +3 +3 Viburnum
Terebenth
0
Lapis-alb. -3 Rhus-tax +3 - 1 +3 Verat-alb -1+ 3
Lyssin 0 Rhus-ven 0 Thallium -3 Viscum alb
Thuja
0
Mag-carb. -3 Rumex -3 -1 +3 Verat-viride
Tub-bov
0
Mag-mur. -3 Ruta +3 0 Zinc +3
Mag-phos 0 Sabadilla -1 +3 ANTI-SYCOTIC REMEDIES
Mag-sulph. 0 Sabal-ser - 1 +3
Agar Ferrum-met
Mag-pol-amb -1 +3 Sabin a - 1 +3
Alumina
0
Fluoric-acid
+3
Mag-pol-arct +3 Sambucus-nig. 0
Alumen
-3
Graph
-1+3
Mag-pol-aust. -3 Sanguinaria +3
Ant-tart
0
Hepar
+3
Manganum -met. +3 Sanic -3
Apis
0
Iodum
0
Manganum-mur. -3 Sarracenia -3
Arg-met
+3
Kali-c
-1 +3
Med. 0 Sars -3 Arg-nit.
-3
Kali-sulph
-3
Merc-sulph. +3 Scutellaria -3 Aster
+3
Lachesis
0
Nat-ars. 0 Secale -1+3 Aurum-mur
-3
Lye
-1 +3

Nat-carb. +3 Selenium - 1+3(?+3) Bar-carb

0
Manganum-met
-1 +3

Nat-hypochlor 0 Senecio -1+3 Bry

-3
Medorrhinum
+3
Senega
-3
Nat-mur. 0 -1+3 Calc-carb -3 Merc-sol-H
0

Nat-phos 0 Sepia -1+3 Calc phos 0 Mez

-1+3

Nat-sulph - 1 +3 Silica 0 Calc sil -3 Nat-sulph

-3

Nit-acid -1 +3 Solanum-olec -,1 +3 Calc sulph 0 Nit-ac

-1+3

Opium 0 Solanum-nig. 0 Carb-an - 1 +3 Petr

-1+3

Phos-acid -1 +3 Spigelia 0 Carb Sulph +3 Phyt

0

Phos. -1 +3 Spongia -1+3 Carb Veg 0 Puls

-3

Physostigma -3 Stannum +3 Caust -3 Sabadilla -1+3

0

Phytolacca -3 Staphisagria -3 Cham - 1 +3 Sabin -1+3

Plumb-met -3 Stramonium -3 Cinnabar +3 Sars -3
Psor. 0 Strontium-carb -3 Con -3 Sec -1+3
Radium-met -3 Sulph +3(?-1 +3) Dule -3 Selen +3
Ranunculus-bulb. +3 Sulph-iod 0 Euphrasia 0 Sepia -1+3

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The Polarity of Remedies in Relation to the Polarity of Disease
ANTI-SYCOTIC REMEDIES ...
are due to a fusion of the miasms, especially if psora is dominant. It will
Sil 0 Sulph +3 be noted that the anti-psoric remedies are made up various polarities.
Staph -3 Thuja -1 + 3 This is likely due to a combination of the several miasms occuring in
the pathogenisis of these remedies in cases of sickness. Many of our
ANTI-SYPHILITIC REMEDIES
remedies are anti-psoric, anti-syphilitic, and anti-sycotic in their scope
Arg-met -3 Hepar 0 of cure. The following group are those remedies and are as follows:
Ars -1 +3 Iodum -1+ 3
Ars-iod 0 Kali-ars 0
PsoRo-svcoTico-SYPHILITIC REMEDIES

Ars-sulph-flav. -1+3 Kali-chl -3 (ALL THREE MIASMS)

Ars-sulph-rub. -1+3 Kali-iod -3 Alumen 0 Fluoric-acid
Asaf -3 Kali-sulph 0 Alumina -3 Graph
-1+3

Aur-iod - 1 +3 Laches is -1+ 3 Alumina-phos 0 Hepar

+3

Aur-met +3 Ledum +3 Alumina-sil -3 Iodum

0

Aur-mur 0 Mere +3 Ant tart 0 Kali-bic

- 1 +3

Badiaga 0 Mere-cor 0 Apis +3 Kali-carb

0

Benz-ac 0 Merc-i-fl -3 Arg-met -3 Kali iod

-3

Calc-iod -3 Merc-i-rub -3 Arg-nit +3 Kali mur

-3

Calc-phos 0 Mez -3 Aur-iod - 1 +3 Kali nit

-3

Calc-sil -3 Nit-ac -1+3 Aur-met +3 Kali-phos

-1+3

Calc-sulph 0 Petr. 0 Aur-mur 0 Kali-sulph

0

Carb-an -1+3 Phos-ac -1+3 Bar-carb -3 Lachesis

0

Carb-veg 0 Phos -1+3 Bry -3 Lye

-1+3

Cina -3 Phytolacca -3 Calc -3 Manganum-met

-1+3

Cinnabaris +3 Sabadilla -1+3 Calc-phos 0 Medorrrhinum

+3

Clematis 0 Sars -3 Calc-sulph 0 Mere-cor

0

Conium Sil 0 Carb-an - 1 +3 Mezer

0

Cor-rub
-3
Staph -3 Carb-sulph +3 Nat-sulph
-3

Crot-hor
- 1 +3
Still 0 Carb-veg 0 Nit-ac
-1+3

Dulcamara
- 1 +3
Sulph Caust -3 Phyt
- 1 +3

Elaps-cor
-3
Sulph-iod
+3
Cham - 1 +3 Puls
-3

Fluoric-ac
- 1 +3
Syphil
0
China-off -3 Sabadilla
0

Guaj
-1+3
Thuja
-1+3
Cina -3 Sabal
-1+3
0 -1+3
Cinabaris Sabina
-1+3
Tuberculosis and most of the viruses are neutral - 0 . �ost of the
+3
Con Sars
-1+3
nosodes are neutral. Tuberculosis, polio, flu, and other v1rus d1seas�s Dulc
-3
Secale
-3
are related and neutral. Diabetes is mostly 0 (n�utral). Purely scy�otlC Euphrasia
-3
Selen
-1+3
disease is 0 (neutral). Syphillis is mostly -1+3 (b1-polar); the except10ns Ferr-met
0 +3
-3 Sepia - 1 +3
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The Polarity of Remedies in Relation to the Polarity of Disease

cure their troubles. The following group of most!y negative

wh 1C. h h ave b een proven electronically to be homeopath"Ic toreme dtes
· .

·
PsoRo-sYconco-sYPHILITIC REMEDIES
vanous
.••

·
fiarms o f ma1 Ignant
.m numerous cases: d"1sease, with confirmation of their curat"Ive actwn·
·

(ALL THREE MIASMS) ••.

Sil 0 Thuja -1+3

Staph -3 Zinc-met +3 MALIGNANCY REMEDIES
Sulph +3
Alum en 0
Within this group of sixty-one remedies will be found to be the cur­ Alumina -3
ative remedy for seventy-five percent of the cases coming to the average Alumina-sil -3
doctor in general practice. Hence, this group is of great value for study, Am-mur arthritis
especially in chronic cases of disease. A close study of the symptomatol­
-3
Anantherium
ogy of this group of remedies will be very rewarding and helpful in find­ Ant-ars
-3
ing the simillium in a majority of the cases coming to the average Ant-iod
-3
physician. Ant-mur
-3
The question may be asked why the need of the many remedies of -3 especially useful in skin can­
our vast Materia Medica. The obscure, difficult, and one-sided and cer
unusual cases may require a search through the whole Materia Medica Ant-sulph-aureum -3
at times to find the one needed curative remedy for a given case. How­ Aranea-diad -3
ever it is readily seen that a relatively small group of remedies contain­ Arg-cyn -3
ing the nature and pathogenisis of the three miasms must be a valuable Arg met -3
starting point for study in quest of the simillium. The SNAKE POISONS Aster-rub -3
with few exceptions belong to the bi-polar group. NAJA and VIP. are Asaf bone disease
neutral exceptions. The acids are mostly bi-polar. Lactic, Salyiclic, Ben­
-3
Bellis-p. tubercular ulcers of breast
zoic and Butyric acids are neutral exceptions. The metals are found in Blatta-orent
0
affections oflungs, bladder
positive and negative groups about equally divided. The royal metals Bomhenia
-3
uterine hemorrhages and can­
gold, platinum, mercurius, copper, and zinc are positive. Alumina, -3
thalium, selenium, plumbum and silver are negative. The compounds cer
of these metals are for the most part either bi-polar, negative or neutral; Bufo -3
only a few are positive. The carbons and silica are neutral. The halo­ Bryonia -3 lung cancer
genes are bi-polar. The spider poisons are either neutral or bi-polar, only Cactus-grand -3 heart disease
a few are negative - Theridion, Tarentula, and Aranea diadema are the Cad-met and oxide -3
negative exceptions. Later a complete list of all the remedies of our Cad -bichromate -3 lung cancer
Materia Medica will be submitted to enable the physician to find the Cad-calc-fl -3 bone disease antidotes fluori­
exceptions occuring in the groups aforementioned. dated water
Diabetic disease is largely neutral although some cases are cured with Calc-caust epilepsy
bi-polar and negative remedies very few in the positive group. Calc-iod
-3
Following is a group of remedies with a polarity and nature corre­ Calc-phos
-3
sponding to malignancy in its several forms. Most cases of malignant Calc-sil
0
disease that is established in the economy occur in patients whose Calc-sulph
-3
blood is positive; therefore they require negative remedies to relieve or 0

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Myristica
Caust
-3
-3

Ceanothus-amer -3 Naja 0

Chenopod-anthel -3 Nux mosch -3

Chimaphila-umb -3 bladder and prostate Nux-vom -3

China-off -3 Origanum -3
Chionanthus-virg. -3 Paeonia 0 rectal cancer
Cina -3 Plantago
Cobalt-mur -3 lung cancer Plumb-met
-3
-3
Cocculus-ind -3
Radium-met
Colchicum
-3
Ratanhia rectal cancer
-3

Condurango - 1 +3 lip cancer - 1 +3

Con -3 breast cancer Sabadilla - 1 +3

Cypripedium -3 Sanicula -3

Dulcamara -3 Sarsaparilla -3

Equisetum 0 uterus and bladder cancer Sarracemia -3

Eryngium-aquat. -3 Scutellaria -3
Eucalyptus -3
Selenium -3
Euphorbium -3
Solanum-tub
Gnaphalium -3
cancer in surgical scars Sol. aegrotans - 1 +3 rectal cancer
Graph +3
lungs and arthritis (chronic) Staphisagria bladder cancer
Guaj .
-3
0
Hell-foet -3 Stellaria-media -3
Hippozaeninum -3 malignant ulcerations Stramonium -3

Hydrastis -3 liver cancer Stront-carb -3 bone cancer, antidote radio­

Hyos -3 active vibrations
Hypericum -3 Tarentula -3

Jaborandi -3 Theridion -3 liver cancer cured

Kali-brom -3
In the cancer group there are 88 remedies which are cancer potentials
Kali-iod -3 for any patient where the polarity and symptoms and family history
Kali-mur -3 may indicate it. The specific remedy needed may be found from this
Lapis-alb -3 group.
Mag-mur -3 A small group of remedies that correspond in their pathogenesis to
Mag-carb -3 the three miasms and at the same time contain the electronic elements
Merc-cyan - 1 +3 relating to malignancy with clinical confirmations of their curative
Mez -3 action in such cases is the following group of 68 remedies which can be
Millefolium hemorrhage in cancer viewed and studied with profit in the search for a helpful remedy in
cancer cases:
-3

Mygale-lasiodora -3

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The Polarity of Remedies in Relation to the Polarity of Disease
to the po lanty
The Polarity of Remedies in Relation
. of D Ise
· ase
MALIGNANCY & ALL THREE MIASMS Euphorbium -3
Alumina -3 gastrointestinal cancers and Gnaphalium -3
ulcers Graphites +3 cancer in scar tissue
Aranea-diad -3 cancer of blood, lungs, and Guaj 0 lungs and joints (chronic
glands arthritis)
Antimon-mur -3 skin cancer Hell-foet -3
Ant-sulph-aureum -3 gastric cancer Hippozaeninum -3 malignant ulcers
Arg-met -3 cancer of glands and lungs Hydrastis-can -3 liver cancer
Arg-cyan cancer of tongue Hypericum -3
Jaborandi
-3
Asaf cancer of the bones -3
Kali brom
-3
Asteria-rub -3 cancer of breast Kali-iod
-3
Bellis-per 0 cancer of the breast and blood Kali-mur
-3
vessels Lapis-alb
-3
Blatta-orien -3 cancer of the bladder Mag-carb
-3 cancer of bones and glands
Bomhenia -3 uterine cancer with hemor- Mag-mur
-3
rhage Merc-cyan
-3
Bufo -3 cancer vibrations Mezer
- 1+3
Bryonia -3 lungs Millefolium
-3
Cactus-grand -3 heart cancer Mygale-las
-3 hemorrhagic cancer
Cad-met and oxide -3 cancer of stomach, antidotes Myristica
-3
alumina poison ... Naja
-3 lungs, glands
Cad-calc-fl -3 antidotes aluminium fluoride Nux-mosch
0 cancer of breast cured
found in the drinking water Nux-vom
-3
Ceanothus -3 cancer of spleen, liver and Origanum
-3
pancreas Peonia
-3
Chenopodium -3
Plumb-met
0 rectal cancer
Chimaphila -3 cancer of bladder and prostate Rad-met
-3
Chionathus -3 liver and gall bladder cancer Ratanhia
-3
Cobalt-mur -3 cancer of lungs Sanicula
-1+ 3 rectal cancer, fissures
Condurango -1 +3 cancer of lips Sarracenia
-3
Conium -3 breast cancer Sarsaparilla
-3
Cypripedium -3
-3 cancer of kidney, irritation
Dulcamara -3 cancer vibrations Scutellaria from stones
Equisetum 0 uterine cancer Selenium -3

Eryngium -3 Solan-tub-aegrot -3

Eucalyptus -3 mucous membranes, sinuses Staph - 1 +3

-3
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-3 only :vhen i � is indicate � i_n the individual cases of sickness regardless of

Stellaria-med the d�agnos_ttc name. I � 1s 1� the field of cancer prevention that homeop
Stram -3 athy ts dest111ed to achteve tts greatest triumph and use.
_

Stront-carb -3 bone cancer, antidotes radio- In a practice of over 5 0 years where many thousands of cases were
active poisons; compare Phos. seen and treated for numerous forms of siclmess, mostly chronic in
Tarent -3 na_ture, som� of these . cases c�me for treatment now, mostly for acute
Theridion -3 liver cancer cured m111or condttlOns, theu_ chrome _states having long ago cleared up. But
and treating thousands of cancer the tmportant fact relat111g to thts long medical service is the relative!y
After many years of cancer studyremedies used in various potencies,dyI
few cases of cancer that developed in the numerous patients over th
cases with strictly homeopathic space of 50 years (excepting those came in with the cancer alread;
am convinced that there can innevemanyr be a one individual specific remeuse developed). Only three in a hundred who had five or more years of
for cancer disea se occurring enter the different patients. First, beca treatment developed cancer in any form.
the many etiologic factors that s, intensefield of causes such as irrita­ In questioning many of my homeopathic colleagues I found they
tions from blows (trauma), burne noxious byheat and cold, drugs, proc­ could report about the same results from two to four cases to the hun­
essed and adultered foods, madwater supplies poiso ned meta l containers d�ed that_ h �d �eceived five or more years of homeopathic treatment.
like aluminum , and poisoned sulphur dioxides from aluminum fluorides; Vttal statlstl�s t �form us that one in every eight human beings past
poisoned air from carbon and h in our modern envir and lately radio-active fo�ty years wtll dte of cancer. _These facts afford convincing proof of the
fallout - all are hazards to healt onment and these evt? ent value o� �omeop�thtc treatment for the prevention of cancer.
are all cacinogenic agents. titutional cause that runs Thts same c<?nd�tton obta111s regarding other forms of degenerative dis­
Second, the known and provrenmaycons be universally recognized ease also. It. ts dtfficult to estimate the percentage of cancer cures under
through many families, this factosis maynot wed by one of cancer, homeopathtc treatment as they vary with the stage of the disease when
because a generation of tuberculodevelop becancfollo er on advancing tubercu- treatment starts, ea�ly cases being more amenable to the curative power
and even individual patients may of the homeopathtc remedy. And cases organically sound and vital
lar disease. ess has a body chemistry pecu liar respond more readily and completely.
Third, each individual case of sicknive remedy called for by the polaritys . A homeopathy.
conservative estimate that 25% of all cancer cases can be cured
to itself and only reacts to the curatidual victim of siclm ess. In the hand wtth And the 75% not cured will live longer, from five to
and blood chemistry of the indivs for sever generations of doctors, the ten years, and be enabl� d to carry _on with the affairs of life and enjoy
of many homeopathic prescribercine has its alwort h in the cure and pallia- more fr�edom fr?m pa111 rarely wtth a need for narcotics to the end,
homeopathic appro ach in medi often wtth a pa111less death. Because of these encouraging factors
tion of cancer. k the basic constitutional cause of homeopathic research should be encourag�d and sponsored by eve�
Since homeopathic meth ods attac se and removes all harmful irrita tions adequate mea? s we can . ob�a�_ n. Indeed thts presents a great privilege
all chronic and degenerative disea a
at the same time, it occupies ies in the super ior and opportumty for an 111d1v1dual or an organized group interested in
common to the environment nic se including malignanc hu� an welfare to . perform a . most worthy and outstanding service of
place in the treatment of chro usedisea indiv idual patients can only react to last111g benefit to stck and affltcted humanity.
vast realm of healing. And beca and We need to reprove t�ose remedies that have clinically been effective
the curative remedy called forrent by their own pecu liar symptoms or drug 111. c�ncer cures . a? d rehef_ w_e must develop many new remedies by
constitution, it becomes appaof cance that no one single reme dy prov111gs and cl�mcal apphca�10n that show electronic possibilities for
can possibly cure evety case r occurring in the human race. cancer cu�e .. Th�s approach gtves us the key to the inherent nature and
From these facts we are justified in concluding that the homeopasthic no power restdmg 111 all medicines. Homeopathy with its extension and
method of cure is more logiccance al and effec tive, although it make effec tive 111comparable storehouse of curative remedies atuned to meet all
claim for specific remedy for r or any other disea se. It is
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The Polarity of Remedies in Relation

human ailments, has the golden opportunity of givi ng to th� �orld of nerv? u� system. The percussion sounds in the chest were changed by
medicine an elevated poslion ition in the realm of y. by brmgmg sol­
hea ling the stmtlar remedy as much as 50 feet away.
pulse, its r�te and character were altered or normalized by hold­
ace and well being to mil s of suffering humanit st enlightening . The
mg certam re� edies m the hand. Also the pupilary reflexes were mark­
Some years ago Dr. Guy Buc kley Steams1 wrote a mo edly effected m the same way. Also, Dr. Boyd of Glascow Scotland
paper entitled, "An Approac h to Reality" . which strehomssed the val_ue and made . a number of scientific tests that were accepted as acc� rate by a
t for the select10n of thearchiveseopofathi c rem­
use of the vibratory conercep be found either in th� Recor�er. TheJoulater­
the promment .group . o! medical scie�tists of London, England. Every
edy. I am sure this pap can itute or The Homeopath ic �omeopathic physinan knows t� at 1f the correct homeopathic remedy
nal of the American Inst sivel� for the
�tenexte iS fo':lnd, any curable state of Sickness can be cured with it, however
Dr. Boyd of Glascow , Scoremedy for many years m. ehis
tlan d use d this met ho d
nsr:re. prac­ drastic the case may be.
selection of the curative recognized homeop athi. C prac tlnone�s Because of that fact, i.t �s well to avail ourselves with any proven
tice. I cite these eminentet and and
h in the accuracy ath . c docval ue of this method or means of obtammg the best remedy in any given case of ill­
and scientists to vindicaoodmybyfait many of ?ur fine �om for theu� unpto
eop �s. ness. T�e . homeopathic remedy is the great harmonizer, restoring nor­
work as yet little understto the hom reJU- mal activity t.o the central and cerebral spinal nervous systems, the
Thi s work is presented stigation. eopathiC professwn car� iac and nrculatory system, the respiratory system, the endocrine
diced attention and inve chai� , and glandular system, these are all normalized by the homeo­
p athiC remedy. All this is fo�lowed more or less gradually and slowly by
NoTES ON V. R.
1�proved mental and emotwnal states. It must be born in mind that
While working with this method of remedy fmderph ing and diagno� is, thts �ethod �annot possibly dispense with the symptomatology of the
phenomenon of the supb mor
we must realize that it is aphy ystcal operatmg � a�e.na Medi � a �nd the homeopathic philosophy in the search for the
sical world. It � ight � ely With e . accurate to m� llmm, but �t 1s a valuable ai? in confi�ming the accuracy of the pre­
beyond the realm of thebec ause de.almg entn energies scnptwn and iS o�ten a great time saver m the finding of the remedy.
say the material worldThe vibratw.wensare e.h �g by w�y of the r wav ethe e ?erhaps t�e most imp ?rtant factor in obtaining the best prescription is
vibratory in character. transmit themtrav ng . de�lCes . wer e form erly m the takmg of .the htstory both family and personal. To get the high
require no wires to blish a circuit,. Wm cuc�it exists betwe.en the- grade therapeuttc symptoms of the patient by the Hahnemanian
thought nec essary to esta rator, and the reagaent,
but
vtz. the chamms cov method of questioning is an art well worth cultivating as it will pay off
blo od specimen, the ope abundantly in terms of success.
ered jug. To obtain the vibratory rate of the patient, set the reostate at 49 and
When the right remedyofisresoplaced in the circuit withbetw the blood speci­ stroke over the sex areas on the right side for a female, on the left side
e nance is est�blis hed Theeen the blood
.
men, a sympathetic statrem neede? for it �o cure. accu re iS another for a male,. then �easure the intensity of the life wave (rate 49) one
of the patient and the mayedy ease its effe ctivene ss and atch 7itacyWith and �hm at a time until the reaction is spent, the number of ohms of the
phase of this work thatvibratorincr
y rate of the pattent and w� ll prove to bea
. hfe wave is the V. R : of the patient. To find the V. R. of remedies, the
that is to employ the e vibrato rate, such a remedy � entm. g with . remed� that neutralizes or blots out the V. R. of the patient has the
remedy having the samjust a simryilar. We are now exp e nm same v�bratory rat� as that of that patient. I am now testing all remedies
the true sim iliu m not for their V. R. It will take some time before the V. R. of all our remedies
this aspe ct of the work andofwill have more to say aboute 1t.very late.r. The l.ate
mterestu�g are found but we will soon have a list of our more frequently used rem­
Dr. Guy Bucldey Steamsct ofNew York C �ty made .som the auto nomiC edies with their V. Rates.
observations of the effe homeopathiC potennes on
LV, No. 1 1 , Nov. 1940, p. 3 ; Vol. LVl,
No. 3, March 1941,
THE HoM EOPAT HIC REcoRDER, Vol.
p. 99 and no. 5, May 1941, p. 195.
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LETTER FROM E. GARCIA-TREVINO, M.S., M.D. TO DR. GRIMMER

Dated November 17, 1961
Dear Dr. Grimmer: Abram's rate for magne �ism 3 5 (+� positive and (-) negative. See dia­
gram for areas where reactwns come m. See Figure 1.
I must apologize for having delayed this letter so much, but I wanted I
to write after sending you the grafts of the 50 Milesimal Potencies that I FIGURE
prepared for you, and the excerpts from the Organon and from my
paper, that will tell you something about the use of them. But last
month I had to take another unexpected trip to Mexico and was away
most of the month.
We have just received a letter from Mr. & Mrs. Murdock, from Flor­
ida, and were sorry to know through them that you had a set back in
your condition; but then they tell us that by the time they were visiting
you there you were much better. We hope and pray that you have
remained well. We are also glad to know that Mrs. Grimmer was feeling
better and stronger.
It is possible that you have received by now the box of these reme­
dies prepared in the 50 Milesimal scale. I know that you are going to be
delighted to experiment with them, according to Hahnemann's last
instructions. I am also sending back to you the copy of the Instructions
for the Polarimeter. This copy was intended for you when I gave it to
you. I have taken notice of your additions. Thanks. I have also typed
your notes on Vibratory Rates, of which I am keeping a copy. I have
been able to check on the selected remedy the way you advise in those
notes, and have found it correct in getting the similimum. We had been
using another method, also suggested by you before you went to Flor­
ida, and have found that both methods confirm each other. You will
recall that you had suggested to test the selected remedy on the area of
Blood Vitality with the rate set at 49 - 48 (91 in our machine) and that Reacti ?n f�und at both areas but measuring in different
the remedy that comes through that rate is the best. But we had found . BI-��LAR:
mte nsities . The negative side measures -.04 intensity and the positive
that often there would be two or more remedies coming through that . _ (-1 and
.12 mtensity +3 twenty-fifths ohm).
rate, but we have been selecting the one that gives the highest reaction
in that rate, as measured in hundred of Ohms; that is, the one that will Some basic things to remember. Take a bar magnet over the blood­
go over 0.12 hundreds is the best. Checking this procedure with your box or dynamiz�r wit� rate 3 5 on and each end of the magnet will
new method, they both give the same result. measure but .12 mte� s�ty. A blood sample in the dynamizer or blood­
With kindest regards to all of you. Cordially yours, box Wit. � rate .35 �m, If It be from one in approximate health, will meas­
ure .12 mtensity m the negative area (i.e. -.12).
Signed E. Garcia Trevino 1. See the Electronic Atlas by Albert Abrams, a reference book showing the polarities o f diseases.
- Ed1tor.

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All blood specimens fall into one of four polarity groups as do reme­ FIGURE 2
dies, or in fact any substance in nature they are negative, positive, bi­
polar, and neutral.
A glance will show how, by the law of polarity alone, three-fourths
of our remedies can be discarded by selecting that group required for
the given specimen or case. Negative bloods that measure less than
-0.12 intensity require a remedy from the positive group. Bloods that
are positive require a negative remedy. Bloods that are bi-polar require
bi-polar remedies. Bloods that are neutral require neutral remedies. Photoelectric cell
The most homeopathic remedy when placed in the circuit with the Inside.
blood specimum will render that blood just exactly -0.12 (negative), no Blood box
more, no less, regardless of what that blood polarity is. The remedy Top View
Outer Surface of Reagent
must come from the group required by the particular blood specimen's
polarity as noted above. Positive remedies for negative cases. Bi-polar
remedies for bi-polar cases. Neutral remedies for neutral cases. Negative
remedies for positive cases.
The blood changes polarity from the effects of disease. (See Atlas.)
Cancer is positive; tuberculosis is neutral; streptococus highly negative
less than -0.12 intensity; sarcoma generally bi-polar. The correct remedy
changes the abnormal blood polarity to the normal polarity that always
accompanies approximate health, namely -0.12 (negative).
I use a mechanical reagent that sits in the Abram's circuit in the same
place occupied by the human subject. It is made up of a glass or light
crock jar of about a gallon capacity covered entirely over with chamois
skin. Below is a crude illustration with circle for areas marked as those
occurring on the human subject's abdomen. In this jar is suspended a
photo-electric cell connected with the reflexophones (see Figure 2).
Reactions obtained by using a non-metallic glass or hard rubber rod
over the surface areas of mechanical subject. A distinct sticking of the
rod is felt when reactions come in.
Use same areas shown by atlas as on human reagent.

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life force. This ?rings a normal state throughout the whole organism
LIST OF REMEDIES AccORDING TO THEIR PoLARITY (MAGNETic) 1 from .center to . c1rcumference because the polarity of the blood and its
This list is far from complete and quite a few revisions and correc­ chenu. �al react10ns ar� rendered normal instantly after the remedy is
tions have been made as well as many additions. After extensive clinical admm1stere.d. If funct10nal disease is not checked in time a change of
trials in the application of polarity of remedies to the indicated polarity cells and tlssues. take place ultimating in pathology. These changes
of patients which is summed up as follows: Patients with positive blood embrace the vanous and numerous organic diseases of the brain the
require negative remedies. Patients with over negative blood requir.e nervous system, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, glands, gastro-i�tes­
positive remedies (magnetic polarity measures ..1 2 of an ohm of .electn­ tinal tract, and the blood.
cal resistance). Patients with neutral blood requ1re neutral remed1es. It is this later. � eveloped. type of disease that test the ingenuity and
From observation of many thousands of cases tested we have proven slall. �f the physlC1an espec1ally the homeopathic prescriber seeking the
that the best remedies for patients regardless of symptoms, or better one smgle remedy that can arrest the process of disease toward death
stated, including symptoms present, will be found in that list of reme­ and dissolution and reverse the process toward life and regeneration.
dies called for by the indicated blood polarity of the patient. In the progress of this change we see old symptoms and conditions
From the facts just cited, it is seen that roughly three-fourths of our return to be superceded by radiant health.
remedies can be eliminated in the study of any case in the search for . I.n functional disea.se . � remedy from any polarity group that is
the indicated remedy by obtaining the patient's blood polarity. md1cted ma:r b � the s1mdu mm, but in the chronic cancer states only
. group
Out of the special group needed we have a lesser number of remedies those remed1es m the negatlve will prove sufficient except where
to study for the finding of the individual similimum. A few general and the tubercular constitution is dominate and then neutral remedies like
high grade mental symptoms can narrow the search to a few remedies NAJA, 5YMP� . and �UB. will be needed, sometimes to be followed by
after which a little reference to the Materia Medica will bring in the one deep chrome remed1es from the negative group.
indicated remedy needed, and lastly this is confirmed by placing the Today we are beset by the universal and insidious toxine of alumi­
single remedy found over the patient's blood which is immediately nu � which not only acts as a causative irritant in many cancer consti­
restored to the normal, negative polarity measuring . 12 ohms negative. tutlo�s but preve ?ts the smooth action of the indicated remedy while it
In the study of cancer from a homeopathic view we must not loose remams a factor m the case. It behaves like one of the miasms inhibit­
sight of the constitutional and miasmatic cause residing in every human ing the process of cure until it is antidoted and removed. CADM-o. has
born. To this basic cause are added the numerous irritations of environ­ �rove? the most efficacious antidote to this poison and at the same
ment such as processed and adulterated foods, poisoned water supplies, t1me .1t. 1s. one of t�e most potent remedies we know against cancerous
polluted air, together with all the psy� hosomati� forces i�herited and cond1t10ns of all lands. The oxide is the most active of the cadmium
acquired that beset the race. Included m the env1ronment. 1s t.he exc�s­ group.
sive intake of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, coffee and tea all of whKh debll­ ca.ncer cases may be divided into two groups viz. the pre-cancer
itates the organism and lessens resistance to disease that they help to funct10nal state � and the ultimated pathologic states. In the first group
create. any homeopathlC remedy from any of the polarity groups may be the
The early stage of disease is manifested as a disturbed vital proces.s �r ?ne need.ed f<;>r the � ase to ? e treated. Hence, those treated homeopath­
morbid physiology. If this morbid physiology is not arrested to ehml­ lcally wh1le d1sease 1s funct10nal have little or any chance of developing
nated morbid histologic cell growth or pathologic change of tissue cancer. Excepti?ns .occur in those who come from cancerous parents
result. During the stage of functional disease and especially in child­ fr.om b� th fa� dy lmes. Here we see why a clear and complete family
hood and early adult life, the homeopathic remedy is the most potent h1st?ry .1s so 1mportant for both patient and physician. Knowing the
solvent yet found to eradicate cause by restoring order in the flow of the f�mdy �mes enables th � physician to apply his most potent weapons for
h1s patients welfare w1th good chances of preventing cancer even in
. those individuals with inherited tendencies to the disease. Here indeed
1 From handwritten manuscript, exact date unknown. - Editor..

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is homeopathy's greatest field, prevention. Cures are most desirable but Kali-cyan Prostate cancer with mets
they are difficult and uncertain. Prevention eliminates the necessity of Koch (Cancer)
tedious cure. Lapis-alb. Bone cancer and glands
Homeopathy has both the complete knowledge of the many causa­ Millefolium Hemorrhage of cancer
tive factors in cancer and adequate means to successfully combat it in Phytolacca Breast cancer
our wonderful Materia Medica guided by the law of cure and a match­ Plumb-met.
less philosophy. Rock and shell Not in Materia Medica
While any remedy in the negative polarity group may be useful and Scolopendra Hard palate cancer cured
needed in any given cancer case as they are all anti-cancerous in vibra­ Scrophularia-nodosa Breast and glands
tion and magnetically, but clinically out of this group of over a hun­ Symphytum Sarcoma especially of jaw
dred remedies and in over thirty years of practical application to cancer Theridion Lung and liver
patients we only have thirty-five that have shown consistent curative
power against the disease. There are ten or fifteen others still in the NEUTRAL GROUP
process of trial that need further confirmation before they can be Amyl-nitrosum
included in that magic list. Here for your ready reference is that list: A Aurum-natrum-fl.
Abies-can. Anagallis-arv. Aurum-natrum-mur
Acalypha-indica Lung cancer; hemorrhage Abies-nigra Angostura Avena-sativa
Alumina Rectal cancer Acetanlidium Antimonium-mur Aviare
Alumina-fl. Acetic-acid Antimonium-tart.
Alumina-mur. Actaea-spic. Antipyrinum
Alum-si! Breast cancer, ulcers on whole breast, periodic Adonis-vernalis Apocynum-andros.
B
Bacillinum
pam Adrenalin Apocynum-cann. Badiaga
Ant-mur Skin cancer Aesculus-hipp. Aquilegia Balsam ofPeru
Aranea-diad. Lung cancer, hemorrhage Aetusa-cynap. Arbutus-andr. Baptisia
Arg-cyan. Larynx cancer Agaricus-muscarius Argentum-chl. Barium-sulph
Arg-met. Larynx cancer Agnus-cast Argentum-iod. Bed Bug Lig
Benzoquinone Agrostemma Arsenicum-brom. B ellis-perennis
Bomhenia Uterine cancer with hemorrhage Aletris Arsenicum-iod. Benzoic-acid
Cad-cyan. Allium-cepa Artemisia abs.(Absin.) Berberis-aquif
Cad-fl. Allium-sativa Arum-triphyllum Beryllium-nitr.
Cad-met. Breast cancer Alloxan Asclepias-syr. Beryllium-phos.
Cad-ox. Alnus-rubra Asclepias tuberosa Bismuth-iod.
Cancer Astoc. Aloe Aspirin Blue Electricity
China Weakness from hemorrhage Alumen Aurantium Bolen
Conium Breast cancer Alumina-mur Aurum-calc-carb-fl. Boletus
Euph. Bone cancer, pains of cancer Alumina-phos. Aurum-kali-fl. Bombyx
Glyorolide (?) Ambra-gris. Aurum-kali-mur. Bothrops-lanc.
Hippoz. Brain, breast, glands cancer Ambrosia Aurum-mur.
Hydrastis-can. Liver cancer Bovista
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List of Remedies According to their Polarity (Magnetic)
NEUTRAL GROUP ...
NEUTRAL GROUP ...
Brachyg-repens Chininum-sulph. Digitalis
Brassica-nap. Chocolate Dioon Edule(?) G J Lycopus-virg.
Chrysophanic-acid Dirca-palust. Gallic-acid Juniperus Lyssin
Bromquin Cambogia Communis (Hydrophobinum)
Bromo-seltzer Cimex Dolichos Gaultheria
Buboine Cimex Drosera Ginseng
Butyric-acid Cimicifuga-rac Duboisinum Gladiola
K
Kali-ars.
M
Cineraria Magnesia-mm.
c Citric-acid Glonoin(?Glanderine) Kali-bichromicum Magnesia-phos.
Citric-acid
E
Egg Plant Glycerinum Kali-cyn. Magnesia-sulph
Cadmium-ars Granatum Kali-fer-cyn Magnet-pal-ambo
Cadmium-phos. Citrus-lim. Ephedra-vulg. Green Tomato Kali-fl
Cahinca Clematis Epigea-repens Magnolia-glauca
Cobalt-met. Epilobium-pal. Grindelia-root Kali-nitr. Mancinella
Calcarea-ars Grossularite Kali-perman Manganum-mur
Calcarea-oxal Cobalt-nitr Equisetum-robust. Guaiacum Kali-phos
Calcarea-phos. Coccinella Erigeron Mangifera-ind.
Calcarea-pic. Cocc. septempunctata Erodium Gun-powder Kali-sulph. Maple Sap
Calcarea-ren-phos Coccus Cacti Eucalyptus (?negative, Kalmia Marenalin
Calcarea-sulph. Codeinum ?neutral) H Kamala Medorrhinium
Comocladia Eugenia-jamb Hamamelis Mentha-pip.
Cannabis-indica Hedeoma-puleg. Menyanthes.
Cannabis-sativa Convallaria-majalis Eupatorium-per. Hedera-helix
L
Lactic-acid Mephites
Carbo-veg. Copaiva Euphor-heter Heliant-ann. Lanth. (?Lachn.)
Carboneum-hydrog. Cornus-circ. Euphrasia Mercurius-cor.
Carcinoma-breast Coto-cortex Eupionum Helix Tosta. Lactrodectus-kat Mercurius-praecipt-alb.
Coyotillo Helonias-dio Latrodectus-mactans Metastatic-melanoma
Carcinoma-le Hepar-sulph-calc. Larynx-tuberculosis Methylene-blue
Carica-papoya Crataegus-oxy F
Hepar-sulph-kali Lathyrus-sativa Methalum (?)
Cass-chrom. Cresol Fagopyrum-escul Heracleum Lecithin
Cauloph-thal. Crocus-sativa Feldspar Metrazol
Ceanothus Croton-chloral Felix-cap. Hydrophyllum-virg. Lemna-minor Minucent
Cedron Cuprum-iod Felsal(?Fel-sui) Lepedium-bon. Mock-orange
I Leptandra Morgan
Cerabonium Cuprum-met Ferrum-iod. Ichtodes Lilium-tigrinum
Cereus-bonplandii Cuprum-mur Ferrum-cyn Morphinum
Cereus-serpent. Cyclamen Filix-mas. Influenza Limulus Moschus
Chaulmugra-oil Formica-rufa Insulin Lipps
Chimaphila-umb. Fragaria Iodoformum Lobelia-erinus N
Chininum-ars.
D
Daphne-ind. Iris-tenax Lobelia-inflat. Nabalus
Chininum-bisulph Datura-arb. Iris-vers Lobelia-syph. Naja
Lonicera-tart. N aphthalinum
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(Magnetic)
NEUTRAL GROUP ... NEUTRAL GROUP ...
Narcissus Ovarian (Ovinum ?) Ratanhia Strych-sulph. Teucr-marum Variolinum
Natrum-ars. Rhus-ven. Strych-valer. Teucr-scor. Vat. Saly
Natrum-cacodyl p Russula-foet Succinic-acid Thymus Veratrum-vir.
Natrum-chlor Paenoia Sufonal Thyroidinum Verbascum
Natrum-dilantin Papain s Sulph. Fachion(?) Trod is Verona!
Natrum-fl. Paraffin Salicylic-acid Sulph-iod. Tuberculinum-bov Viburnum-opulus
Natrum-hypochl. Parotidinum Salix-nig. Sumbul Tuberculinum-Heath Vinca-min
Natrum-hyposulph. Parthenium Saly Theop. (?bipolar, ?neutral) Tuberculinum-Koch Vipera
Natrum-iod. Pecten-jacob. Saccharum-off. Syco-syphlinum Tuggin Vipera-aqua
Natrum-mur. Penicilin-Sodium Sambucus-nigra Sycotic Co. Viscum-alb.
Natrum-nitr. Petroleum Sanguinaria-nitr. Symphoricarpus-Rac. u Vitamin D.
Natrum-per. Petroselinum Sanguinaria-tart Symphytum Umckaloala Vitamin K.
Natrum-phos. Phaseolus-nana Senna Syphilinum Upas
Natrum-salic Phos-mur. Serum-Ang. (?bipolar, ?neutral, Uranium-nit X
Natrum-sil. Phenacetin lchthyotoxin ?positive) (?bipolar, ?neutral)
Natrum-sil-fl. Phellandrium Serum-Leg. Uric-acid Xanthoxylum
Nembutal Physostigma Seuic Uson T Urtica-urens
Pinus-sylvestris
Neo-silver (silvol?) Silicea Tartaric-acid (?bipolar, ?neutral) z
Piperazinum
Nitro-muriatic-acid Silica gels. Taxus-bac. Zacum (?)
Nitr-spirit-dulc Pituitary Sodium-cacodyl Tedral V Zinc-iod.
Nuphar-luteum Platinum-mur. Solanum-nigrum Tela-aranea Vanadium-met. Zinc-mur.
Nyctanthes-arb. Plumbum-ars. Solidago Terminalia-arjuna. Vanadium-ars. Zinc-valer.
Plumbum-iod Spartein-sulph. NEGATIVE GROUP
Plumbum-mur Sphingurus Ammonium -mur.
0
Odoroform Poconeol Spigelia
A
Acarus-calamus Aranea-diadema
(Iodoform?) Polygon-sag. Spiraea-ulm. Amygdalus-persica Arctium-lappa
(Calamus aromaticu s)Anantherum (Lappa-arctium)
Oleum-animale Psorinum Squilla Aethiops-mineralis Anhalonium Areca-catechu
Oleum-jecoris-as Ptelea-trif Stannum-iod. Alfalfa Anilinum Argentum-chlor
Oleum-santali Pulsatilla Stearic-acid. Alumina Anthrakokali (muriaticum ?)
Ornithogalum-umb. Pyrus-amer. Sticta-pul Aluminium-met (?) (Anthracokali) Argentum-cyan.
Opium Stillingia Alumina-silicata Antimonium-ars. Argentum-metallicum
Osmium R Strophans Gaiggs Alumina-sulph. Antimoni um-iod. Arlome
Oxalic-acid Radium-brom. Strych-ars. Alum -sulph -sil-calc Antimonium-mur. Asafoetida
Oxytropis-lam Radium-iod. Strych. Bi-sed Amino-acetic-acid Antim-sulph-aureum Asparagus-officinalis
Oxydendron-arb. Raphanus Strych-phos. (Glycocollum) Aralia-racemosa
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NEGATIVE GROUP NEGATIVE GROUP ••.

Helleborus-Foet Kali-chlor.
..•

Aspidosperma- Cadmium-caust. Chenopodium-anth E

quebracho Cadmium-chrom. Chimaphila Earth salts Heptuna & Folic Acid Kali-iod.
Asterias-rubens Cadmium-B. -umbellata (Sales terrestres) Hippomanes Kali-mur.
Asvagandra (?) Cadmium-kali-brom China-off Eggause Energy Hippozaeninum Kali-sil.
Aureomycin Cadmium-kali-cyanide Chionanthus-virg Elaeis-guin Hoang-nan Kali-thio-cyn.
Avocado Skin. Cadmium-kali-iodatum Chloral-hyd. Eosinum (Strychnos Kalmect (?)
Cadmium-kali-mur Cina Epiphegus-virg. gaultheriana) Kaolin
B Cadmium-mag-carb Cistus-canadensis Eriodictyon-calif Homarus Khanpap (?)
Baryta-acetica Cadmium-mag-mur. Citrus-sinensis Erodium Hura-brasiliensis
Baryta-carb Cadmium-mal (orange sucker) Eryngium-aqua. Hydrangea L
Basalt Scori Cadmium-met. Cobalt-muriaticum Eucalyptus Hydrastis-can. Lapis-alb
Benzoquinone Cadmium-natr-mur. Cobalt-phos. (?neutral, ?negative) Hydrastis-mm. (?negative, ?bipolar)
Beryllium Cadmium-oxide Coca (Erythroxylon) Euonymus Atrop. Hydrocotyle-asiatica Linum-catharticum
Bismuth-natrum-tart. Cadmium-phos C occulus-indicus Euphorbia-lathyris Hyoscyamus Lithium-benz.
Black Radish Calcarea-carb. Colchicum Euphorbium Hypericum Lithium-brom.
Blatta-amer. Calcarea-caust Conchiolinum Lithium-carb.
Blatta-orient Calcarea-fluor Conium F I Lithium-lact.
Bomhenia Calcarea-fl u or Corpus Fagus-sylvatica Iberaman Lithium-tart
Bryonia Calcarea-iod Corpus-luteum Ferrum-met. Iberis Lycopersicum
Bufo (?bipolar, Calcarea-lac. (?Folliculinum) (?positive, ?negative) Ice Plant
?negative) Calcarea-mur Corydalis-formosa Ficus-benghalens Ignatia M
Calcarea-ox. Cotyledon Ficus-religiosa Ilex-aquif Magnesia-carbonica
c Calcarea-pent. Culex Formalin Inula-helenium. Magnesia-mur
Cactus-grandiflourus Calcarea Silicata Cypripedium Franciscea-uniflora Isene Mag-pole-aust
Cadmium-barium Calcarea & Salt (?bipolar, ?negative) Malic Acid
-iodatum California Redwood G J Manganum-mur
Cadmium-bichromate Calotropis-gigantea D Gaertner Jaborandi Mannitol-hexa
Cadmium-calcarea Carcinosinum Darthronol Gallium Jacaranda-caroba -phenobarbital
-carb. Carduus-benedictus Dicalc-phos & Calc Gnaphalium Jalap a Medusa
Cadmium-calcarea Carious-tooth -gluco-with Vit. D Granite Jatropha-cur Melilotus-alba
-fluorica Cascara-sagrada Diubut Guarana Jequirity Merc-iod-flav
Cadmium-calcarea Causticum Doern Ser. Guland (?) Merc-iod-rub.
-iodatum Ceanothus-amer. Dulcamara K Mexican-root
Cadmium-calcarea Cheiranthus-cheiri H Kali-brom. Mezereum
-silicata Chelone-glab. Haematoxylon Kali-carb.
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NEGATIVE GROUP •••

NEGATIVE GROUP ...
Millefolium Physali�-pel.agic Selenium. (?p� s�tive, Titanium-met. u Viscum-album
(?positive, ?negative)Physost1gmme . ?negat�ve, . b1polar) Triona Unicaps Vitamin B-12
Mono-sodium (?bipolar, ?negative) Semperv1vum Tungsten-met. Uranium-met. Vitamin C
-glutamate Phytolacca . . -tectorum . Turnera-aphro Usnea-barbta
Morbillinum Plantago-maJor S1lecea-calc-kah-carb. (Damiana) z
Mullo (cholorphyl) Plumbum metallicum Silver-maple-seed Twigs & Moss V Zema Cap.
Mustard-gas Podophyllum Skookum-chuck Verbena-hast. Zirconium-met.
Mygale-l asid. Potassium Sodium-cyn. Viburnum Zizia-aur.
Myristica Prontosel Sodium-pent.
Myrtus-com. Prostigmin Solanum-integri BI-POLAR GROUP
Punaranum Spiranthes A Barium-mur. Caltha-pal.
Spiritus-gland-quer. Ailanthus Benzedrine-sulph. Camphora
N
Nabalus-alb Staphysagria Aletris-far. Bismuth-natrum-tart. Camphora-mono-brom.
(serpentarius)
R
Radium Stellaria-media Alon-flour Black-rock Cancer-ast.
Nakamo Red Vulc. Strammonium Alum-mur Blister-bug. (Astacus-fluviatilis)
Natrum-hexa Resorcin Streptomycin Amalgum Borax Cantharis
-meta-phos. Rhodium Strontium-carb. Ammonium-carb. Bothrox Atrox Carbolic-acid
Natrum-pentholate Rhodium-met Strophanthus-hispidus Ammonium-caust. Botulinum Carbo-animalis
Natrum-thio-cyn. Rumex Strychinum Ammonium-iod. Bromium Carboneum
Nicconexine Rutin Sycotic Co. Ammonium-phos. Brucella -hydrogenisatum
Syzygium Ammonium-valer. Bufo Carboneum
Nux-mosch. Anacardium (?negative, ?bipolar) -oxygenisatum
Nux-vomica s
Samarsakite Anthrax Cardu us-marianus
Nylon T
Arctium-lappa Castor-equi
Sanicula Tanacetum-vulg. Arnica
C
Cadmium-brom Cenizo
Sarracenia Tannic-acid Arsenicum-alb. Cadmium-cyn.
0
Oreodaphne-calif. Sarsparilla Tarentula Cench-contortrix
Thallium-iod : Arsenicum-sulph-fl av. Cadmium-ferr. Chamomilla
Origanum-marj. Scorr. Equi. Arsenicum-sulph-rub. Cadmium-ferr-iod Chaparro-amarg
Ovi-gall-pell. Scirrhinum Thallium-met. Arsenicum-ter-sul. Cadmium-iod. Chininum-phos
Oxygen Scolopendra Thallium-oxid. Aurum-iod Cadmium-lac. Chininum-salicylate
Oxy-clori. (?) (centipede) Thallium-sulph. Aurum-kali-brom. Cadmium-mere. Chloroformum
Scopolamine Theridion Avocado-seed. Cadmium-merc-chrom Cholesterinum
p Scorpio Thiosinaminum Cadmium-mur Chromic-acid
Parthenium-hyster Scrophularia-nodosa Tilia B Cadmium-natr-sil-fl. Chromium -oxydatum
Paris-quad. Scutellaria Tillandsia-usneoid Baby-sea-mussel Cadmium-nitricum Cicuta-virosa
Pertussinum (Spanish Moss) Barium-iod. Cadmium-sulph Cistus-can
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BI-POLAR GROUP ... BI-POLAR GROUP ...

Colostrum H Merc-ars R Solanum-tuber-aegrot. Uranium-nitricum
Condurango Heckla-lava Merc-cyn. Radium Spiritus-glandi-quercus (?neutral, ?bipolar)
Congo-red. Heloderma-hor. Merc-iod-Kali-iod. Radium-brom. Spongia Urtica-urens
Coral-rub. Hemiloln Merc-prec-alb. Radium-cad. Sulfo-Kreosol (?neutral, ?bipolar)
Crotalus-cas. Hydrocyanic-acid Mere-sol-H. Radium-Chlor. Sulphur Ustilago
Crotalus-hor. Murex Radium Clor. (?positive, ?bipolar) Uva-ursi
Muriatic-acid & Spongia(?) Sulphuric-acid
Cuprum-calc-iod I
Curare Illicium Myrica-cerifera Ranunculus-scel Sumbul V
Cypress-law (Anisum stellatum) Ratanhia (?neutral, ?bipolar) Valeriana-off.
Cypripedium Indigo N Rhamnus-cath. Syphilinum (?neutral Variolinum
(?negative, ?bipolar) Iodum Natrum-sulph. Rheum ?positive, ?bipolar) Veratrum-alb
Niccolum-met. Rhododendron Syzygium Viola-odorata
Nitric-acid. Rhus-aromatica Viola-tri
D K
Kali-nit Nosodes Rhus-rad. Vitamin-A
Datura-arb. T
Tallium Sta.
Diamond Koch-Cancer s Taraxacum
Diptherinum Kreosotum 0
Sabadilla Terebinthinum-oleum X-Ray
X
Ocimum-can Sabal-serrulata (?positive, ?bipolar)
E L
Lac-caninum p
Sabina Thiosinamine y
Echinacea-ang Saccharum-lactis Thlaspi-bursa-pastoris Yohimbinum
Elapps-cor. Lac-defloratum Panthro Secale-cornutum Thuja
Emerald Lac-humanum Pariera-brava Senecio Thyroidinum z
Eryngium Lachesis Parotidinum Senega Tissue Salts
Lapis-alb. Phlorizin�m . Zinc-arsen.
Sepia Toxicophis. Zinc-nitricum
F (?negative, ?bipolar) Phosphonc-aod. Sililcea-atlantis Tuberculinum-test. Zinc-phos.
Ferrum-brom Latrodectus-mactans Phosphorus Sisyrinchium
Ferrum-iod (?neutral, ?bipolar) Physostigma · . -galaxoides u
Ferrum-oxid Laurocerasus (?negative, ?b1polar) Solanum -oleraceum U rani urn -aceticum
Ferrum-pic Lycopodium Picric-acid
Fluoric-acid. Piper-methysticum PosiTIVE GROUP
Frax-amer M Piperazine A Argentum-cyn. Artemisia absinth.
Fucus-ves. Magnetis-poli-ambo Pituitary Aconite Argentum-nitricum (Absinthium)
Malandrinum Placental-substance Agave-amer Argentum-phos. Atribine(?)
G Mastuerzo Pyrogen Antimonium crudum Argentum-pitur. (?) Atropinum
Gratiola Menigoccinum Apis-mellifica Argentum-sulph. Aurum-ars.
Gymnocladus Meningoccus-antitoxin Areca-nut (catechu) Aristolochia mihomensAurum-cyn.
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List of Remedies According to their
Pola rity (Magnetic)
PosiTIVE GRouP ...
POSITIVE GROUP ...
Aurum-met. D K Oxalic-acid Selenium(?negative, V
Aurum -sulph. Dental-rubber(?) Kali-ferro-cyn. ?bipolar, ?positive) Urea
Avocado-pulp Derris-pinnata Kurchi. p
Silphium-lacinatum Uric-acid
Digitalis Palladium S olan urn -carolinense
B Digitoxinurn L Pineal-gland Solidago
Belladonna Lac-humanum Piper-nigr. Stannum
w
Wy
Berberis-vulg. Leburnum Platina ethia-hel.
Bismuth-met.
E
Ephedrin Led urn Sulfanilamide
Primula (?veris, ?vulg) Sulphur y
Brassica-nap-oleifera Ether Primula-a bconica (?bipolar, ?positive) Yohim binum
Euphorbium M
Sulphuric-acid
c Mag-pol-arc. R (?bipolar ?spelling)
Caffein-citr. (?) Malandrinum (?bipolar, ?po sitive) Yoh imbinum-m ur. (?)
F Radium-sulph. Sulph-terebinthinum
Calendula-off. Ferrum-cuprum (?) Manganum-phos. Ranunculus-bulb. Supra z
Cajuputum Ferrum-met. Manganum-sil. Rhamnus-calif. Symphytum (?) Zinc-met.
Carbo-fl. (?) (?negative, ?positive) Mathicola Rhus-tox. Syphilinum (?neutral, Zinc-oxide
Carboneum-sulph. Ferrum-phos Mathicola Groc.(?) Robina-pseud. ?bipolar, ?positive) Zinc-perman
Cayoid(?) Ficus-relig. Mercurius-vivus Ruta
Chelidonium Merc-chrom Zinc-pie
Cherry-pit Merc-iod-fl. s
T Zin c-sulph.
Cinnabaris
G
Gallstones Merc-sulph. Tabacum Zin giber-off
Salvia-son. Tellurium
Cinnamomum Gelsemium Millefollium Sanguinaria Terebinthiniae-oleum
Coffea Glat-amer. (?) (?negative, ?positive) Sauerhaut (?bipolar, ?positive)
Colocynthis Graphites Schth (?) Thlaspi-burs.
Conchiolinum Gros. N
(?negative, ?positive) (?neutral, ?positive) Natrum-carb.
Cotyledon Guarea-trich. N atrum-nitrl.cum
(?negative, ?positive) (?neutral, ?positive)
Croton-Tig H Natrum-phos.
Cuprum-ars. Hippozarina (?) (?neutral, ?positive)
Cuprum-Ferr.(?)
Cuprum-met. I 0
Cuprum-met Indium-met. Ogymun
-Mang-Phos. Ipecacuanha Oleander
Cuprum-phos. Iridium-met Onosmodium
Cuprum-sulph. Orchitinum
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CANCER AND CHRONIC DISEASE

THE HoMEOPATHIC REsEARCH FOR CANCER AND OTHER CHRONIC

DISEASES

HoMEOPATHIC CANCER REsEARCH

REMEDIAL MEASUREs : HoMEOPATHIC AND DIETIC - DEVELOPED IN THE

HoMEOPATHIC CANCER LABORATORY OF CHICAGO

NEw CoNCEPTS OF THE CANCER Q!J EsnoN

CANCER - IT's CAusE, PREVENTION AND CuRE

THE HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY oF CANCER CAusE

HoMEOPATHIC TREATMENT OF CANCER

HoMEOPATHIC SciENCE WILL CoNQUER CANCER

THE CoNQUEST oF CANCER BY HoMEOPATHY

THE HoMEOPATHIC CoNCEPT OF THE EnoLOGY AND CuRE OF CANCER

CANCER AND SPECIFICS

DIET FOR CANCER PATIENTS

THE APPLICATION oF HoMEOPATHIC REMEDIES TO CANCER CAsEs

CADMIUM CuRES oF CANCER

FuRTHER REsuLTS IN THE HoMEOPATHIC TREATMENT oF CANCER

SoME CANCER REMEDIES AND THEIR INDICATIONS

HoMEOPATHIC REMEDIES THAT HAVE CuRED PATIENTS SuFFERING FROM

CANCER

REMARKS ON BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER

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CANCER AND CHRONIC DISEASE1

The homeopathic approach to chronic disease and cancer differs
from the approach of traditional medicine. Homeopathy takes cogni­
zance of the intangible forces operating in and around us; these forces
are related to causes and work on the unseen planes of nature.
Force, though material is imponderable, and without form and
unseeable, yet knowable by and through its effects in the material
forms of matter. The life force in man, that maintains function, growth
and repair in his body, is the primary factor in health and disease as it
is the source of animation and all life activity. This force cannot be
seen, contacted or analyzed; it can only be influenced, retarded or stim­
ulated by other agents or forces as subtle in nature as itself, viz.
morbific agents (like viruses or other infections; mental, emotional,
physical traumas or inherited traits etc.) and intangible changes in envi­
ronment may produce sickness which will require a suitable remedial
force (or dynamic) to restore equilibrium (or harmony) in the life force
with ensuing health.
Before any change takes place in the cells or tissues of the body there
is a change in the life force and chemistry of the body; these changes
are first observed in the blood stream which carries all nourishment to
the remotest parts of the organism. The result of a continuous normal
flow of the life force is normal cell growth and development or histol­
ogy. The result of an interrupted or retarded life force is morbid anat­
omy or pathology. Hence the homeopathic scientist concerns himself
less with the presence of pathology and attacks it by seeking to correct
its cause, which is faulty physiology or impaired life force. When the
life force is restored to normality the chemistry and tissues of the organ­
ism take on normal function and repair to attain a normal cell growth.
Our allopathic friends and colleagues approach this pr_oblem of dis­
ease from an opposite view point. They believe they are attacking the
cause by removing the pathology with surgery, x-ray or radium and
other caustic forces. It is true old school scientists are doing commend­
able and progressive work in the study of blood chemistry, but their
attempts to normalize it with highly toxic drugs must end in failure
because of the certain side effects produced which are often as harmful
to the patient as the disease for which they were given to dispel!.
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Cancer and Chronic D isease The Homeopathic Research for Cancer and other Chronic D iseases

From these facts just menoftiord1sco :ed it is g pate nt why .homeopathic THE HOMEOPATHIC RESEARCH FOR CANCER AND OTHER
research stres. ses the· nece· nssity venn and dev�lopmg mor� .and CHRONIC DISEASES1
more reme d 1es s1· m1lar 1 natuhum re to .the num erou s d1sease cond1t10ns
and manifest ations afflictingbe prevamt y today ? for . only bY the proven Under the auspices of the Homeopathic Foundation a clinical labora­
ented and mad 1 � ated.thHom eopa�hy
·

law of similia can disease importance tl.on tory is now established to treat patients suffering from cancer, tubercu­
also stresses the value and chronic. In ofthis field of preventlv. e meder:lClne
prop hyla x1s for e prev losis, arthritis in its many forms, heart and kidney diseases, polio
of sickness both acute and r lmown methods of t?erapy � ecause when myelitis, diabetes and all other chronic forms of chronic illness.
it is superlative over all othe unencumbered, res1stance 1s at par and The homeopathic concepts of siclm ess and its treatment stresses the
the life force is normal and importance of the individual symptoms and blood chemistry of the
health is present. patient apart from the disease. Also homeopaths realize that all siclmess
regardless of name stems from a weakened or obstructed vital force of
the sick individual, and that must be treated and normalized in order to
obtain a cure.
Not all patients suffering from the same disease can be cured with
the same remedy. Each individual requires his own specific homeo­
pathic remedy for his cure. Hence the fallacy of a specific drug for a
specific disease as an entity apart from the patient. The homeopathic
approach of normalizing the patient's vital physiological processes is a
potent factor in the prevention of any or all sicknesses, providing the
treatment is instituted before the disease has ultimated in the patholog­
ical changes in the tissues and organs of the body. After the pathologic
changes have come the treatment requires more time to bring about a
state of health and well-being.
The Homeopathic Laboratory will seek out causes of illness, such as
heredity and the effects of environment, diet, habits, work, meteorolog­
ical factors, etc., on individual health; it will also take cognition of the
mental and emotional states, frustrations, worries, fears, hates, etc., that
are powerful factors in the production of disease. But most of all the
Homeopathic Laboratory will concern itself in the discovery and per­
fection of remedies to meet the appalling increase and variations of
siclmess afflicting humanity today. Many more remedies than we now
have to meet the needs against the cancer scourge will be discovered
and developed, enabling the physician to obtain a greater degree of effi­
ciency in the relief and cure of this intractable disease. The Foundation
will start with centers in seven of our large cities and gradually spread to
many of our smaller cities all over the country. In that way Homeopa­
thy will gain recognition and patronage, and attract physicians who
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er Ch ron ic D isea ses
earch for Cancer and oth
Th e Ho me opathic Res

. ent h ea1ers from the dominant school of medi- HoMEOPATHIC CANCER REsEARCH1
really want to be proasfiCl m many of the othecon r sch. ools of healing., by the
cal thought as well athfro de� c�ance to vme rcemethe world Homeopathic Cancer Research is far more comprehensive in its
Th is is homeop y'itss gol ��
enortt_Y over �11. othand e ydspat� of healin� scope than is that of the Old School. This comes as a startling state­
wonde.r of its works, �ofry h sup opath tc phystClan its benign pow ient an ment to the misinformed, but a brief survey of the following facts is
Thus tt behoves ev y, w�me e known and felt king the Fouer,nda­ to conclusive evidence of its truth.
friend of homeopath purpos0e hav ma
and de termination ofever-growing success . Old School research confines itself to the study of the pathologic
rally and unite wttlan a certam, . and processes of cancer chiefly hoping thereby to find its cause. Such proce­
tion's wor:derful J? e th e readersfarof-rt�echiR ecn�'rder rts of the
From ttme to ttm hments of this wonderful proJeC . t. repo
will have dure has led them constantly in circles and they are, by their own
admissions, utterly lost regarding the causative factors involved in the
progress and accomplis growth and development of cancer in its many forms.
Homeopathic philosophy treating of the nature of illness takes up
the study of sickness from its beginnings and even surveys and studies
conditions and circumstances prior to such beginnings.
Taking up the pathologic changes of the cell ultimating in cancer and
going back a step we find that a chemical change has preceded the cel­
lular change, and that chemical change is admirably illustrated in the
splendid work performed by that learned and able worker in THE
BEHAVIOR OF THE BLOOD CoLLOIDS IN HEALTH AND IN DISEASE, by Dr.
Archie ]ones, whose achievement in this valuable field has won the
admiration of the homeopathic profession and must soon compell rec­
ognition from the scientists of the dominate school as well.
Preceding the chemical change in the cells one finds an electro-mag­
netic change in the currents and life forces of2the body, and even the
diseased cells take on a change in the polarity. These electro-magnetic
changes in the body in health and in disease are now captured and
shown on specially treated and super sensitive photographic plates; not
only the magnetic waves or emanations of the body are photographed,
studied, and classified, but the emanations from malignant tumors are
also caught, while no such waves (called mitogenetic) can be obtained
from benign growths. This photographic work has been accomplished
by German and Italian scientists. Gurwitch, the German, and Cremon­
ese, the Italian, have developed this photographic study to such a state
of perfection that an accurate diagnosis can now be made of many
obscure and baffling conditions that formerly was not possible by the
older methods and techniques. These scientists now look upon the ani-
1. From handwritten manuscript. - Editor.
2. See "Recent Concepts and New Formulas in Medicine" on p. 679 ff and "Importance of Elec­
tronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on p. 683 ff.. - Editor.

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Hom eop athic
Can cer Res earch
mal economy of man as being but an electro-magnetic unit in the uni­ Because of this dly devastatin na
versal cosmos, with health and disease resulting only from a change of presents t�e best timedea for a successful c�re t��:·ef�ecte he pre-cancer stage
. ase
state in the flow of the universal electro-magnetic force dominating eve­ ad:rances lt becomes inc sin 1 � ore ttffic . ult to cond. As the dtse
rything, organic and inorganic, from the smallest to the greatest in the m tts deadly march of anrea archis�i � r · at tafs can onl orbeinh trol ibit it
untverse. and �he attendant suffering �� � de ferr e
For over a hundred and fifty years homeopaths have recognized cure ts out of the question. s mi tiga��� by e omeopathiC remedy; da
these things and have gone even farther, for they are able to go back to From the abo
the fundamental causes of the electro-magnetic changes out into the early treatment ifvecalmeamntiityonand
ed facts it 1· � eas to se� the necessity
. Y lS to � e avO lde d. Sta
for
mental sphere, all of which is now confirmed by the leading physicists the child, and instead of d eprtvm . t. ragg �dtm valuable defense organs orh rtin g wit
of the day. Compton, of the University of Chicago, has been quoted as glands like the ton sils we as h omeopathof
saying that all evolutionary changes in nature may have been or may be suc ces sfully. restore the' so -calle d 111. tiecte d stoncan ' by caremc. 1 prescn. bm. g'
influenced by the power of thought. and functwn, leaving the child in a mor sils to norma1 . appearance
Prolonged emotional stress and strain are often leading factors in the com
.l1tie bat other infections and tox11. 1s to wh�1ehnohe rm�l and. effiClent state to
change of the electro-magnetic currents of the body, reversing them .111fectenv lfonment. (If vital org ans lilce th e �1sear�ubJec te d 111. h ts. early
.
from a state of health to the opposite direction of a state of disease. Irri­ ed are amenable to ho meopat' h lC. r me dte t and lungs, when
tants of various kinds, such as the prolonged use of chlorinated water ence proves they are then h ; � c� ::t.� s, and clinical exp eri -
for drinking and cooking, various metalic poisons, such as alumina, near the sur face of t�e ? ody � e � � ) r it is to cure a small gland
copper, lead, zinc, etc., brought about by preparing foods in containers Instead of an art lal im mu nit a . st .

made of these various metals, the abuse of serums and vaccines, and the bro ught about by injetfiCctin � � erta
g directl n�� � e b�ood � tream he tox:tction
. sp eClfic
111 . 111fe s
use of foods deficient in normal mineral content or lacking in vitamins, produ: ts of dts. eas e we mu � by­
are proven factors in changing first the electro-magnetic balance of about 111 the organism by stimulestat:111g
st . blish��
. aut a natur�l tmmuntty (brought
health and later the chemistry of metabolism that finally ultimates in with the application of the. hom eopat l c omatic defense mechanism
histologic changes in the cells of the body organism itself host of evils and dangers 1nvolvm. g vttal org specific) and thereby avoid a
The most basic and fundamental factor in the growth of cancer, that 1 ·dneys. Ind eed the blood serum of one ant. a ns
a
1 ls
sue h as th e heart and
of heredity, was first discovered and announced by homeopathic scien­ tsm of another (as physiologists have p rov
·
m a · · · mt· ca1 to the organ-
1111
ure what great har . en ) and wh o can say or meas-
tists. Only recently confirmed by the work in animal experimentation
very ably conducted by Dr. Maude Sly of the University of Chicago. many foreign proteimnsorintdtosturtheb anblceooma d o
y res
f
ult f ram
. ocent and edef111Je
111n
th · · ctw· n of so
Because of this basic fact now generally accepted by all as true, homeo­ dre n. W ha t
. oceabn ormal chan ges may b e set up 111 the endocnn enseless chil-
th ese 111n nt vic s of commercta1tsm an d ignorance e cham. of
. '
paths are better able to successfully cope with the cancer cause. moral, mental and tim
·
.

By eradicating these constitutional or inherited soil causes with the rages a�ainst the bophdie ysical derelict Add t the above metontt�on ature 111to
carefully prescribed homeopathic remedy or remedies, (for it often depr�ssmg drugs, consums ed of childre� the a�use or coal tar nded the out­
takes a series of complementary remedies, to bring an individual to mediCal advice, and we h avby tho se of all ag�s, Wtthout and �111 spt?te ofr
such developing cancer) we can thus attack this problem at its root. destro. ying health on an appalJ�mga sea ho st of evtl forces pe rverting and
From the nature and origin of cancer as observed by many able clini­ Stt ll another factor in can cer cau sele.tha t ht
cians we know it is an insidious creeping monster slowly undermining proven beyo? d any semblance of doubt ts. meopathtc. obser�ers have
the vital processes, starting only as a slight sore or patch, or an enlarged �c�ool practiCe consists lar el in su resswn t 1 e one .of suppres�wn . Old
.
gland or cyst generating toxins as it expands and grows defying all the
orderly processes of the body organism, until it becomes a dominating 1� tts attempts at
Wtth po we rfu l salcure. Skin �r : tion /� c�onC?tcf nat dtsease mantfestation
u�e are suppres�ed
force of destruction ending in death. and coughs are supvespreanssed doinwitt:e nts, h�a� ac es and van
h narcotiC. and coal tar druous nerve pa111s
gs all of which
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Ho me opa thic Ca nce r Res ear

ent s the nor ma l exp res sio n of dis e ase

. sur fac eward by the action of REMEDIAL MEASURES: HoMEOPATHIC AND DIEnc
Prev of toxem 1a.
the v1ta · 1 tor�e aga·mst dise ase ted all the aforesaid irriictatipre ng a�d .supp re� - DEvELOPED IN THE HoMEOPATHic CANCER REsEARCH LABORATORY
If can cer 1S successfu ly trea scnbmg mst1-
.s1ve ca� ses dust be removecl ancl carelU c. 1 hom eop ath OF CHICAG0 1
tea . Th e fea rfu l . and star tlin g inc rea se in
cancer, l�1"d ney
tut ed ms . ?- Y a cl tal diseases under the reg1me of This cancer center is only in its formative stage and the work to date
disease, together :'i.the ms w �1C� d ;:ls T:�nd dep ends largely on surgery has been accomplished by a few men. The number of our workers
Old Sch ool � edl Cm it the duty of every recently have increased and we have promise of encouraging financial
and suppress1ve mea�ur�s for cu�a�· ve results makes support in the near future from a number of our interested lay friends.
m o ath to spr ea g f m edical light. Both to the brobettherter
ho � p 1� � :��t' ma n of wh
om are ready for com We have recently acquired a home wherein we may conduct our clin­
1 vi � tim s of a vicious system of - ics and better pursue our laboratory studies. Our results are mostly of a
��� ��� �� �! t� : l � ty w � o
d1c�l tallacy-
are the
clinical nature; but so largely beneficial as to open up very hopeful pos­
mercialism and meefiC u ts obt a e cl in cur) eofund er homeopathic sibilities for the prevention and alleviation of the ever increasing
The hi�hly ben la entresage � 60
.

to � P erc ent proven cancer cases number of cancer sufferers. No research in cancer can hope to accom­
trea tm ent m a larg e per �
. . Th 1s s howmg exce 1 1s any and all other metho ds plish much unless the treatment facilities are associated with the
.1S very h eartenmg cl s
7; cl A cl for tha t rea son on the broad grounon research laboratory.
l
to � the r t s ·
�y fo� the tragic suffering eal that is the comm
o um an y a�;�.:tlm ���
. s, I W1 · n clo se wit h an app to every h omeo­ We are stressing the importance of cancer prevention over any spe­
cific cure that may be developed in this work, since the studies of the
lot of the can cer VlC . . 1
1p f homeopathic doc -
thic do ctor o g o t r subject have brought abundant proofs of the advantage of preventive
p�
es an d pen� ec t h1 � ��� l ; � n �� i� �� dr ��� � h � :v�n-sent work for the measures over the possibility of cure in the strictest sense (at least in the
tnn .
physical salvation of the sKk. advanced stages of the disease).
The most important factor in any case as well as in the sub-total of
all cases is a complete and detailed personal and family history includ­
ing all essential laboratory tests used by all investigators. To the homeo­
pathist such a history has a dual significance involving both causative
elements and therapeutic means. The constitutional and inherited soil
tendency of cancers as fundamentally causative was first advanced by
the homeopaths. This fundamental fact is now accepted by all cancer
authorities and all schools of medical thought.
The animal experimentation of Dr. Maude Sly of Chicago Univer­
sity has established the inheritability of cancer in families beyond all
doubt. The investigations of Crile and others show that the cancer cells
have lost their normal bipolar electrical state and taken on a positive
electric state with a resulting change in the position and size of the cell
nucleus. More recent investigation in the behavior of the colloids in the
blood of healthy and cancerous subjects show a marked electromag­
netic and chemical change in the blood preceding the pathology of the
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bc auses enter the f1eld circuit, namely disease, can only be cured by opportunely modifying
cells ultim ating as canc er. Man y secon d ar y or su the oscillatory rhythm, thus restoring equilibrium, which means
as multiple factors .in the growth of cancer. te e h m . que ·m photogra- health . "
Rece nt disco vene s b y means o f an lmpr o ved o- "As Science progresses", concluded Prof Cremonese, "it is more evi­
Prof· C remonese ' "to ph
·

phy has enabled· an Italianoscienti st of· repute, th h .uman b o dy This dent that we are electromagnetic atoms vibrating in unison with the
tograph the , Vlta1 rays r emanattons ofthe emost 1mp or. tant discolla-
·

v- great throb of the universe."

achie veme nt may we 11 b e regar d e d as one o f . How marvellously similar is all this to the formerly ridiculed "vital
.
eries of all tlme full. Y con fiummg · th e hY p. othes1s th at 1"aec 1s an osci force" of Hahnemann.
elect rom agne tic p h eno men . Th e It a han sa . van . t · quo ted as saying:
lS The work of Tharaldsen exhibiting the effect of shock: electrical,
tory
"This discovery lS. the rolssm · · g 1 m. 1< Wlt· h out wh 1ch 1tfwa1"fse.h"" 1 therto imp os- chemical or physical on normal cells is another evidence of how the
sib le to fully understand and explainl thve lue mystery � { e use having currents of the body organism are the primary forces that either break
"Its effects will be of incalculabhfe � 1s� pureespe c�1 b treatment down or repair it in accordance with the direction they may be forced
once ascertained that the nature of _ ly P. Y sl�al ' � tin
e
g fro m the to take.
conducted on differenotf 1tmhees,OSCl" llatory s t ar
of disea se Wl. "11 h ave. to bh"emg (lOll . and psychl·c field state of Among the sub-causes is the one of irritation, chemical or physical,
idea that disea se lS not · but an m· a1tera ys1ca1 ". commonly produced by the abuse of crude drugs, especially those of
equilibrium of the orgamsm, b oth sthhae �Phalrea dy b ee n a ttem pted but the coal tar group . Also the extensive use of serums and vaccines
"The phot .
ogra ph of vital radia tion _ th e
sald th· at · creased cel- rays em �n at- employed for prophylaxis and in the cure of infections of various kinds.
with unsatlsfactor y resu1 ts. In 19 22 G urWltch . g an m .. These agents affect the cells of the body by inhibiting or reversing the
ing from the �oots of omo · ns were capable of md ucm Gur witch ' s mit ogen tlc electromagnetic currents of the organism, thus changing the blood
lular growth m other roots. Hen ce the nam e 0 f chemistry and later instituting actual changes in the histological ele­
radiations." se1ves to theman mysterious ments of the body.
"Numerous scientists. have devobtede mthe� one d two . genetic G er s , Reiter The effects of abuse of curde drugs on the body organism as it devel­
problem. Among the pioneers must ffi theentt .
exlstence of � 0�0 to 34radi- l t ops the toxemias and chronic changes called cancer might well suggest
and. Gab or,. who were able . to con flr length· o· f , part of a ,roll- 000 curative possibilities to the homeopathist employed in potentized form
attons w hlCh are ultravlO1et rays ofnta towavthee ten ml nlOll th . and in accordance with our well proven law of therapeutics . It might
angstroms (the angstrom is equivale also provide an answer to the observed fact that cancer is continuously
imeter i.e. 10·7 mm)." mitogenetic rad iatio ns occurring in younger individuals in each succeeding generation . Also
"They disc overed that mah. gnanseve t tumors_ emlt·tem
do .not. After ral vamrapath theptsVl. ttha1 rays . " ey cam e to the may not the almost universal practise of tonsilectomy in children have
and benign tumors . some bearing on that phenomenon as well.
photog
-

conclusion that lt was lmpossl"ble tonear fu ure, w �. th a . . proved tech- Another place where remedies of a certain type and form may be
"It is very prob able tha t i r: th e � 0lo �'�c�Tor heriditary successfully employed is to restore an unbalanced mineral content in
nique, we shall be able to d1agnose speo al ptaa� rays. the blood stream; these are brought about either by a diet of processed
conditions by means oof the. photographcone y of v� life is a foods such as white flour and refined sugar or by foods lacking the suf­
"My discovery pr ves m a mostplaced lus lve m anner thatrom et- ficient amounts of the primary elements commonly known as the tissue
purely physical phenomena� to orta be m th e .fileld of up new agn
_ elect
p ossi ­ salts (such foods having been grown on exhausted soils or soils defe­
ens
ism . This is of the greatest Imp ."nce because lt op cient in these essential mineral elements). In this way are produced
bilities in physioloy and pathology of disease lS. a 1 ac1< of equ ilibrium blood, cell and nerve changes in the body; resistance to infections is
"If we adm. it that the real caubseo dy and the externa1 one s , and that thereby lowered and irritations of various kinds result. A blood replen­
between the mterna1 rays of th e enous age �but of the state of the ished by low potencies of these necessary mineral elements will often
dise ase is not the resu lt o f pathalter og _ Ft ·lS wonderful o scillatory restore many incipient cases and even some advanced cases of cancer,
individual, it is obvi ous that the attons 0
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provided a consistent diet rich in the necessaty mineral ingredients and mann . Sci entists are only now contacting this
free of the irritating ones is persistently and consistently taken by the l 5 0 years ago. force that he percet.ve d
patient. Dr. Kaust of Chicago claims he has authentic records of over The
200 cases of cancer in various stages cured by the application of the tis­ iyzed thephy�atsici�rests and
who lead the world of s 1. 1
avior of the fines� ����ici::�f��� :�o: dsoa�a�
sue salts. m own - t e e ectron, beh ai
Some of our remedies given in high potencies act as catalysts to the pom t where matterthe proton and the . neu tro n - and hav e arr·IVe d at
restore the mineral balance in the blood providing such mineral defe­ fling mys tery of life rema�in d n �:���������ea�le; �nd sti�l the �
� ��� af-
ciency has not been too far reduced by waste and disease. Another the new mathematics !, as evolved lb the ms . neo; Emste e _ science, mvolvmg
observation first noted by Hahnemann and only recently mentioned by more than trace the relative natur! of ti�� nd m, can �o no
several investigators of note are the pre-cancer symptoms and states change and relationship of m atter and energy. i space and the mter-
occuring in cancer victims together with the interchangability of several . Co m ton is said to have announced that thought ma
tmg l?mfluence in the
systemic chronic disease conditions such as tuberculosis in one genera­ ma
sav ant s now matena. 1 process of nature. yThbeesethemigdahty m­
tion alternating with epilepsy and cancer in a succeeding one; or in . ortal andbow down to the sovereign power of thought as som .
members of the same family some having one and some another of tmm 1 . dom inating in the domam. o f nature, a force defyingetthh mg
these complaints. Diabetes and cancer frequently alternate. Asthma and ana ysmg scrutmy . yet .vibran t wit h 'bT I . as th key to ] eu.
ties
chronic skin diseases also many times alternate in the same individual vault holding the riddle of life en fi�r��Jed m the � un �)Ck the
and in succeeding generations of the same families. All this is consistent eternal truth. Immortal Circ le of
with Hahnemann' s conception of the basis of chronic diseases having a In me dicine, if not physics and scien ce, h om
common cause viz. in the inherited soil condition of the family setting pw. neer observers in thein bou /ss and pte. �nant arceop aths have been
and secondly in an altered or perverted flow of the individual's life They are the Einsteins of mnd] · e who Interpreted and htv es of thought.
processes or Vital Force. This may be reduced to more modern terms thought forces with the eh����� �Icm pro��sses of health and discor related
viz. that normal physiology produces and sustains normal cell growth, mental symptoms of our pr �� s hav eas e. The
normal histology and anatomy while abnormal or perverted physiology g� iding symptoms in the selecti��:f e curativ e � !wa ys hel d firs t ran k as
produces abnormal histology and pathology and these changes are pre­ cific cas e. More recent e rem
van��ard o� the <:>ld s fh <:>ol have begun spe edy to the ­
ceded by a changed activity in the colloidal electricity and chemistry of study of thought procel� estheand m te_ ation to dis_ eas e. Psy- the
the blood. And this chemistry of the organism with its specialized choanalysis and psychology aret emo I�ons e
groups of cells, endocrine glands, etc., and its multitudeneous functions study and t�chnique of evety rec::z: �� �er:�� use ful in the
and activities are controlled by the nervous systems voluntary and These thmgs are mentioned to i . s �� l�� �
involuntary, conscious and sympathetic moving in harmonious unity the homeop athic philo soph ic ;: � �; �tf: 7 h o� mJ�. �� �he�alue od
in all the complex and automatic processes that ultimate in and perpet­ no ] onger apologize for such tenets . (S ome ahom con t d s . e nee
uate the wonderful manifestations of life. The electro-magnetic currents not so distant pas t done more - the h �ve denoun eopath s have, m the
visionary and foolish) . Before now c d such doc trines as
of the organism (produced by the continuous exchange of gases in the
lungs wherein the oxidation of the blood is consumated), produce the
__
__ rh e ead ers of scie� ntif ic thought had
1 . Actu ally D r. Grim mer
recurring cycles of physical life. )o� of Spec .tal Relativit . . y whtc. h actually
was referring to Einstein's The
mvolved well known mat hem atics . .
This picture of the changing and perishable body of the material 2. The equa tion of Einstein
energy liber ated is 900' 000
(at leas t to sc tentt
E=tnc2 sta tes tl1at wl1en 1 g
sts
of ma ttet. ts
ut new to the laym an. - Editor.

world, wonderful and beautiful, is only the visible part presented by sci­ 000' 000 000 000 000 et-gs or 3
. ' ' · convet. ted m .
770 000 , 000 Iet·1 oca 1 ones; to expre
to energy, the
. wate '
· ·
entists and physiologists whose work we all admire. Back of all this mar­ boil 37 OOO tons o f tee
It
. equation E=mc2 that gover.
d tfferently: enough heat to
· ' '
' •
•
ss

velous mechanism of the material or sense world is the inner or internal

•
It h as b een suggested that tlm
t power 0 f our, I10meopath1e reme
.
rns the relatton between matter (mas
man which exists and operates and constitutes the life force of Hahne- · as they are prepared by
m) and energy E explains the grea s
·
tnturation and succussion. _ Edit d tes
or.

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been led by slow and tortuous byways to the threshhold of our abode say: "w� do not know its cause we have no rem
where light and sustenance await to aid them in the tedious climb up
the mountain heights of knowledge. �nd radmm might ameliorate suffering and proedlo;gt�I. �ur;; only surg
e. we, have notery
mg more to offer." h-
But the homeopathic cancer clinic will endeavor to correlate and use Bu t a suffering world has com e to know how .
all the knowledge so far gathered by the workers in the vast field. All
will contribute in the up building of our edifice dedicated to the allevia­ . 1 £ireuti'1ulte s.anOn
these measures are when weighed by th Ir. �1'111 Ica d madequate
ly a he avy
financial burden has been saddled on t�e c1c �
tion of suffering and the upbuilding of better health. The study of the � of misery to plunge the
hapless victim s down to the depths of despair.
chemistry of foods in health and in disease will be assiduously fol­ In Homeopathy,s law of cure ma.Y . be fcoun d h
lowed. And led by our wonderous therapeutic law we will develop rem­ power; that they who wear h er sh mmg arm t e arsena l of healing
edies of great power for the prevention and cure of this heretofore sword are sustained by a fait h born f 1a:-ow1 eor an d Wie. I d h er flashy
baffling but not unconquered monster. For our records are replete with courage begotten of oft repeated vict�ry I� thedge� and hearte� ed b� a
numerous cures and therein lies the hope for humanity. eas e. They radiate hope and bnn. g trengt to gnm battle agamst dis­
And this brings us to the most important phase of the whole subject: afflicted. They are messen er �;� ���s:;u� the despairing and the
the mental or psychological feature, both individually and collectively. pervading, ail merciful, ete�n;I h ��ts of. the Inscrutable all
The mental attitude or psychology of the dominant school of medicine . emuumtabverlesecurb ren
lab or with love and move and worl WI. th th e Im ecause they
is fatally prohibitive of progress or success in the fight against the can­ irrevocable law. c
ts of the
cer scourge. They are whipped before they start to fight; to them it is
useless to try to cure and palliation is the most they strive for. Such an
atmosphere can not hearten physician or patient; hence it has come to
pass that a diagnosis of cancer be it right or wrong is equivalent to the
sentence of death. The terror, the suffering, the childish helplessness
and the utter hopelessness of modern scientific medicine in its applica­
tion to cancer is a universal tragedy.
The alarming increase in cancer victims of the last two decades must
be a concern for all physicians and lay people alike. Remembering that
every one individual in eight past forty years of age will die of cancer,
we cannot treat this thing lightly. We know not where the blow will fall:
some loved member of one household or some devoted and valued
friend may be the next victim or even anyone of us assembled here may
be called upon to tread the path down to the dark shadows ofthe grave;
no flesh is immune to the inroads of this hideous terror.
Only the God given truth of Homeopathy offers any hope of the
successful conquest of this devastating woe. A surprisingly few patients
who have had the advantage of real homeopathic constitutional pre­
scribing (over an adequate period of time, say from two to five years),
will suffer from any form of cancer. And if a preventive diet, one that is
meat free, is followed at the same time their chances for health will be
still more improved and cancer even less likely.
Contrast the homeopathic psychology with the dismal weakness pre­
sented by the old school leaders and investigators of cancer today. They
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Can cer � estio n
New Con cep ts of the
there �s n�thin� else to do outside of surgery x-ray and radium. And an
NEw Co NCEPTS OF THE CANCER Qy EsnoN1 one d1ffenng With them or attacking the problem from another angle !s
and more to branded as a charleton and becomes a medical outcast.
tion of cancer leads moresusc
Every advance in the inveerstigacaus eptibility But ��y pursue methods and follow leaders whose failures to cure or
the conclusion that thechcanc e exists in an inhe rited even m1t�gate are acknowledged even by themselves? Why burn, torture
or soil condition whi only requires some exciting irrit ation to start a.nd �utdate . to a purposeless end, and add financial burdens many
ultimates in cancer. Cancerernehasd been likened
the morbid processes that of cells refusing to be gov by the body tlm�s 1mposs1ble to bear upon these unfortunate victims of a dire mal­
to an anarchistic grouyp encr dest royi ng the surr ou � ding ady. Why do all t.hese t�i� gs, when we have at our hand a better, surer
organism and graduall lly oach ing o� an �
and lolle d. m.eans of combatmg this Implacable foe of mankind. Our old school
adja cent cells until fina dthe orgamsm 1s over whe lme d fnend� have been sea:ching since the early dawn of medical history for
one, it doe s not conv ey all the trut h of the
Wh ile this likeness is a gooof canc er to the body organismt ifasthe a whole. a speCific serum, vaccme, or what not, for cancer, and today in the light
nature and rela tion ship er cou ld exis domi­ of all then b � asted scientific knowledge they are as far or farther than
Because such a rebellious grou p of cells nev e not first , .dis­ ever from then goal.
functions) of
nating vital force (physiolobygicsom the bod y wer . ente No sp �ci�c will ever be found outside of the homeopathic specific
elem ent (mh d
turbed and weakened e inharmo niou s f�r each mdiv�. du�l case of cancer, because each patient, with his indi­
toxine). trines of sick- vidu�l susceptibilities and reactions to stimuli and irritants, requires the
with the Hahnemannian doc
This concept is consistentnow place in speCific t�at �� ets the sum total of sy�ptoms p�us the blood chemistry
ness and health. We knowan electro- that no chemical change srred take of eac� mdividual. Our homeopathic matena medica abounds in
the organism until after ess occursmag netic change has occu ist, yandof authentic cures of cancer conditions from its inception to the present
further, no pathologic procsecretions (end until a change in the chem spn� ed. day.
l
the bloo d and other vitarsed ocrines, etc.) have tran Burnett, Cooper, .qlarke, Kent and a host of others whose ability to
These processes are reve agne under the action of the exac t homeop athy h� . agn? se such c?nd1t1ons cannot be questioned, because of the facts
ents of the organism are resto red
remedy, first, the electro-m thenticinstcurrantly the chemical reaction s in the JUSt c1ted, make 1t ou: sacred duty to give this knowledge to a suffering
to a harmonious state and al conditions starting repaantaneothe ir and world. Homeopathy. IS th� only force in the world today equipped to
bloo d and glands assumegy).norm ile these processes are inst and nor­ us, meet successfully th1s ternble menace to humanity' s very existence.
removal of waste (patholo befoWh te products are removed by the But we �e�d �etter organization and more team work, and we must
it may require some time red. reThewastime element is governed know the ltm1tatwns of our weapons in order to obtain a maximum in
mal tissue cells are restoent while function al changes take place much results. It need not be stressed that the more advanced the case the less
amount of pathology pres the chance for a cure. And cases complicated with damaged vital
faster. or.gans, such as heart, kidneys or lungs, are less able to respond to a cur­
Old school methods in the ktrea tment of cancer are entirelylittlematiferial a�lv� remedy; only se,vere aggravat�on of symptoms follow the adminis­
in concept. The allopathsor attac the morbid growth and payments duriany ng �ratlOn of the �urat1ve remedy m these cases 1. Palliative remedies
attention to the patient nt. his physical and mental requ ir;f mstead of curative o�es must be used in these conditions, and the
ery, x-ray and radi um are the mai n
the course of that treatmeicineSurg in spite o� the . fact that t � e resu lts potenCies mus� be lo� mstead of high. Most of the early cases under the
agents of "scientific" mede agentsandhave been d1smally d1sappomtmg.ical
. In exact remedy, 1f no v1tal complications exist, will get well.
obtained in cure by thes left the med B�t ,our greatest field is that of prevention. And the earlier we see and
the past two decades thesinethemethods have failed and rge. y;e are told admm1ster to our patients the better results can be obtained. Homeo-
world dark and helpless face of the canc er scou
1. Sometimes the curative remedy (similimum) in low potency may be a palliative. For these and
1. From handwritten manuscript. - Editor. other remarks see references at the end of this article. - Editor.
2. And today chemotherapy. - Editor.
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C anc er n,
New Con cep ts of the .
'<-u es tw n
pathic prescribing through early and middle life will reduce the possi­ What e need
bility of cancer affliction a thousand fold in the first generation. If true every big w_City or eveinn inthisevecou
ry
ntry is a homeo th IC. cancer center
where . a halfJozen or m ore homeo­in
and exact homeopathic prescribing be followed through the second paths can work together for hcityeop
generation the chances against cancer will be million to one. And if
pursued to the third generation there will be no cancer tendency left. am ount of go od that would occ�� athIC research. B esid es the gre at
Think of the possibilities in health and well-being, that homeopathy that cancer can be cured and pre�e�t:t��r��gf�r �unate s, the .knowledge
offers to the world now deluged with uncertainties and fear; think of
would become mo
use fulness to the worerldquia ckl y and w . d 1 cu. culated,omeo
thu
pathic metho ds
s increasing our
the burdens lifted, of hopes revived, of happiness assured in the light of thousand �ol��
this God-given knowledge sent through the illumined mind of the
faithful servant Hahnemann.
Hahnemann suffered poverty, calumny and banishment because of
his unswerving faith in the power of his enlightened doctrines of heal­
ing. We have inherited the blessings of these truths hardly without
effort. Shall we let them perish from the earth when they are needed so
sorely. Shall we not proudly and fearlessly be the standard bearers, and
true disciples and workers in the glorious cause, which means the phys­
ical salvation of the race.
I would like to give you a full treatise of remedies and their indica­
tions for this dreadful plague but time and space prohibits. I can men­
tion only a comparative few remedies that are frequently needed.
CADM-AR., CADM-I., CADM-MET., CADM-S., are powerful curatives and
frequently are helpful even in advanced cases, their indications from
CADM-s., which is given in The Guiding Symptoms by Hering; Kent
the symptomatic angle are still very meager with the exception of
has also given a splendid picture of this remedy's possibilities in his
materia medica. These stand as representative of the group. In the early
stages of the disease any well indicated remedy of our materia medica
will prove useful. For the preventive measures the broad constitutional
lines of prescribing will bring the best results.
I will close by presenting a list of useful remedies taken from Kent's
repertory listed under cancerous affections in Generalities page 1346.
This group will serve as a valuable study group for those engaging in
cancer work.
Acet-ac., alum., alumn., apis, ambr. , Ars ., ars-i., aster., aur., aur-m., RE FER EN CES (BY TH E ED ITO
R)
bism., Brom., Bujo, eadm-s., eale., eale-s., earb-ae. , Carb-an., earb-v., I . Ken t)- T. Lec ture s
on Ho meo pat hic Ma teri a Me d·Ica, . . on. .
earbn-s., caust., eist., clem., Con., cupr., dulc., graph., hep., hydr., kali­ Boe ncke & Tafe l, 195 6. KALI-c ., p
. 599 . p Hos. p . 786 . HEr p.
Fourth Edw Philade lph ia:
ar., kali-bi., kali-s., kreos., laeh., lap-a., Lye., mere., mere-if, nat-m., Nit­ 2 . Kent , ] . T. Lectures on Homeopathic
Phi ]osop11Y,. Lecture XXXV Progno
. 543 .
ac., ph-ac., Phos., Phyt., sep., Sil., sulph., sul-ac., thuj., nine. Observing the Action of the Rem
e dy. Ca1cut ta: Sett Dey & Co 196 sis Afi:er
3 . Kent, ] . T. New Remedies, Clinical ., ' p 227 ff.
. .

KALI-CY. and RAD-BR.

Two very valuable remedies for study in cancer of the tongue are Calcutta : Sett Dey & Co ., 196 3 Wl . es Lesser Wnt.mgs, Aphonsms & Precepts .
Cas .
1
4. Kent' ]. T. Repe rtory of the Homeo. 1at Is H om eop athy:> p. 375 - 380 .
pathic Materia Medica . Fourth Edi
tion .
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1 :r�en � healthy P.hysiologic state is obtained the gradual disappearance

CANCER - ITS CAUSE, PREVENTION AND CuRE 1s mevttable, leavmg the patient in every way well and normal.
been spent, and millions of lives A few observed facts gathered from numerous and various sources
Millions in wealth for research have
h for the cause and cure of the scan­ will serve to shed a great light upon the dark background of superstition
have been sacrificed in a vain ofsearc
the worse than useles� mutilationsuffebyr­ and error that envelopes and obscures the cancer cause and its proper
cer scourge. When we think lled the su� t�tal .of mcreas�d ts treatment.
surgery alone, we must be appa morat dtsap p<:)l ntmg m benefictal resul As all homeopaths know, Hahnemann and his followers were the
ing such procedure brings. Still dtsco � g to the deepest degree, first to observe, and announce, that constitutional and inherited causes
obtained and heart rending and m anduragm radiatio.n to the cancer were fundamental as cancer cause; and that it was a systemic affliction
have bee� the application of radiution in exx-rayense, and mcreased agony even before the first faint manifestation of cancer ultimates appeared. I
problem. Only unreasonable extorand depletton i?
common to the cancer Thts. concept was denied and ridiculed by the dominate school of med­
have been added to the suffering ici�e, u ?til recen�ly one of their own members, Dr. Maude Sly of the
victims. Umverstty of Chtcago, by observations made in the breeding of many
But not wholly vain the sacriftce and suffering of these unfortunates, thousands of families of mice, has proven beyond question the truth of
because during their travails a colle ction of basi: facts have � ee� gath­ the claims made so long ago by Hahnemann:: first, the constitutional
ered which will help materially in the preventton and eradtcatton of or inherited soil condition as a basis; second, the systemic rather than
cancer from the race. the local nature of cancer.
Until recently there existed two distin ct and opposing views concern­ It follows that if the above is true, that any effort directed to the can­
ing the fundamental nature of cancer: cer growth apart from the attack on the fundamental internal cause is
One school of medical thought tion maintained that cancer was but toa worse than futile, because increased suffering and harm can only co�e
local manifestation of a local irrita and not in any way related by dealing with effects instead of causes.
the organism as a whole, exceptstreamthat as it developed and infused �ore I? r. Fiel� Bucldey observed by actual statistics compiled over a long
of its toxines into the blood ed and it then affected the orgamsm penod of tlme and from many thousands of cases, that ninety percent
adversely and gradually overwhelmcal or mech destro!ed it. The �ure was of the �ancer patients operated on were dead after a lapse of two years.
said to be foun d entirely in surgi amcal means, m short, An emment surgeon of Boston of many years experience recently told
extirpation of the growth at its first incip iency alas, how inadequate
; but me while discussing the cancer question, that he would not operate on
such treatment proved, for in from had two to three years most cases were any more cancer cases under any circumstances as suffering was
dead . Many moles and warts that nantlaingrodorm ant and �armless for mcreased and the span of life shortened by surgery, x-ray and radium
years were suddenly turned to malig th s a raptdly destruc­
:r . on,of radm appl.ications as these things could in no way remove the underlying sys­
tive nature by the irritating effects of caute nzatt m and x-ray temtc cause of cancer.
radiations . This is one fact that dispr oves the purel y local natur e of can­ Dr. Bucldey was one of the first to recognize the importance and
cer - the destruction of the growth only serve d to incre ase suffe ring and advantage of a carefully selected diet, mostly of fruits and vegetables for
hasten death. the cancer sufferer; and wonderful results in a large number of cases
The other concept, mostly, thou gh not entirely sponsored by th.el were obtained by such a diet. The diet phase of treatment is compli­
is a constit�tional disease, w�ose so� ­
homeopathic school is that cancerresult mentary to the medicinal side, as both are related to the blood chemis­
tendencies are inherited, and the be direcofted a dtsturbed or morbtd physt try of the patient which is the all important factor that must be changed
ology. Hence the treatment J?ustof normal physt to t�e re�ov�l of sotl con­ before pathologic processes can be arrested and curative action insti­
ditions, and to the restoratton ologtc proce sses. And tuted in any given case. Elimination of accumulated cancer toxines is
1. § 1 8 5-203 Organon - Editor.
1. From handwritten manuscript. - Editor.

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Cancer - its Cause, Prevention and Cure
to the affected cells. The causes of this changed polarity are found in
also favored, by the proper diet, which is of importance in the early an inherited weakness, plus certain toxines engendered in bad habits of
treatment stage of the disea se. living, eating, serumization, drugging, etc., and in many other irrita­
By far the most valuable contributio n to the early diagnosis of cancer tions related to environment .
and the pre-cancer state is that given the wolld by the l_ate _lamented, b�t The cure is in removing environmental subcauses, by normal living
much unjustly villified Dr. Albertion Abrams. The apl?hcat10n ? f hts dts­ and in changing inherited weakness and the actual polarity of the dis­
coveries linked up with the selectmethofo dsho�ts eopa �htc reme dtes for t� e eased cells with the properly selected homeopathic remedy. Experi­
individual patient by electronic restst _ destmed to be the chtef ments over the blood of many hundreds of cancer patients give us a
force that shall drive that heretofore less destroyer and agony pro­ comparatively narrow group of remedies out of our vast materia med­
ducing scourge from the earth. ica, that are really curative in cancer conditions. Among the most effi­
I know this statement will be challtheenged by the unth.in�cing_ and th_e cient for carcinomatous conditions are the various preparations of
misinformed, and by a third class, venal commerctahst� t? medt­ CADMIUM. Sarcoma demands another group of remedies for its cure. In
cine who fatten on the suffering andmany anguish of the cancer vtctu� s an_d the past four years a number of apparently complete cures have been
their relatives. I know also there are of my colleagues here m thts made with cadmium preparations, I say apparent because sufficient
society who will doubt the wisdomcomp and use of that statement. But duty time has not yet elapsed to state positively that there may not be a
to the high calling of a physician, cries ofellscructm� to spe_al� of what I have return of this disease in at least one of the cases.
proven to be true. The angu �shedbody cells, thefiedunco mtlltons, the s�ench Enough good reports are coming in from many parts of the country
of slowly dying and decaymg bles every modern hospt unt�d muttlated concerning the cure of cancer with homeopathic remedies selected by
deformities, and the bloody sham of despair from present-dataly scten pr_ese�ts, some modification of the electronic method, to encourage our efforts
answered by the disconsolate wail every man wtth . ttfic along this line, with every promise of far greater success in the near
medicine, makes it incumbent onit to the world, any know ledge how­ future. Every cured case is a great victory that inspires hope and courage
ever meager it may be, to give eopaths have found regardless o� conse­ throughout the profession; and even our failures are teaching us new
quences to hims elf. And_ we hor:n ture. In the la guagesomefthmg that means of attack, and the avoiding of possible mistakes a second time.
can help change this dtsma� ptts� wttho �
. dtce ? the great The blundering procedures of surgery and radiation of various lcinds
the ideal physt ctan _ ut preJu and ts tolerant ?f because of poor results obtained, will serve to warn us away from all
Hahnemann, e ever found and m
others views and stands ready to receive truth wher attacks on the end results of the disease, because it is never local but1
any gutse. always systemic and must be met on broad systemic lines of treatment.
The work of Dr. Crile, of Cleveland,ption 2 is uniqu e for originality and The microscope and the test tube have taught as much as can be
utility. His experiments show a conce that andeepe r in scope . than the learned by such methods. Millions of dumb animals have been tor­
average research worker, he has found el � ctro-m agnettc change tured and slaughtered and the lavish expenditures of millions of dollars
takes place in the cancer cell, from the normal bt-po lar s � ate of heal�mg hy by an army of trained technicians have all failed to stem the rising toll
cells - the cancerous cell becomes geposit ively charg ed wtth a result of cancer deaths.
cha�ge in the cell nucle us. Stran that these fin? ings confirm the The wise ones are more mystified and helpless than ever before.
claims that Abrams made ten years And or more ago; vt_z. that the cancer They say we do not know the cause and have found no cure for this
cell is electro-magnetically positive.the normright here ts the c�ux of �ur immedicable woe.
whole problem; the restoration of al electr o-magnettc polanty From the failures of the past we may learn much by avoiding their
methods of technic and their many subsequent mistakes in treatment.
1. See "Recent Concepts and New Formulas i n Medici ne"
683 ff.. -
o n p. 679 ff. and "Importance of Elec-
Editor.
' We are approaching the problem from a different angle and with differ-
tronic Reactions to Future Medicine" on p.
1.
es, The Macmi llan Co., New York, 1926.
2. Cri le, George W. : A Bipolar Theory of Living Process § 1 8 5-203 Organon - Editor.
- Editor.
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Can cer - its Cau se, Prevention

t e ui ment and with a vastly different strategytme . We are convince? THE HoMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY OF CANCER CAusE1
��at a;y �esearch labot,rato ry apart �rom clinical re. nt must end as 1t
trea
alwa s has in the pas by disa ppomtment and �allu . htle . . s wher� our Though cancer has been lmown from the most ancient times for its
dur first and greatestedy need is proper hosp1tal fao ed o � out lr ter­
Wlth devastating and implacable ravages, Hahnemann was the first observer
rem trea tme nt can be earn
methods of diet and can have complete and sympathetic cooperatwn, r: : to perceive its true nature and etiology. A vital force weakened by a
c
1ere nce ancl where we blending of inherited miasms, the chief of which is psora, constitutes
in the treatment of our case s. the fundamental underlying cause. Irritations, mostly those resulting
The great possibilitie thertheapyprev
s for ention of t�is drea cl scourttee trheaa: from drugs, serums, vaccines, processed and demineralized foods are
and methods 1s _only onenow of . secondary and exciting causes, but these latter will not produce cancer
exists in the homeopathice for hom eopathiC mst ltut wns . g casebem g in a constitution free of the fundamental inherited miasmatic causes.
sons for the great driv t a place t.o take our suff enn s, we
launched in Chicago. Wegswan a plac e to tram our young n::enn and and women These facts announced by Hahnemann are now being proved to the
world by Allopathic scientists.
want above all other thin prev entw cure of
in methods that have proven successful in the Dr. Maude Sly of University of Chicago, by her extensive and com­
this awful malady. ..
d ideas of medlcme norgoo pre)· Ucl lee
' cl �er us prehensive experiments on rats, having bred thousands of families and
We cannot let preconceive itut ions , whe re so muc h d for s � er�. ng many generations of rodents, has succeeded in establishing beyond all
inst
from supporting such mated. Those of us who �ave seen t e . mua- � doubt the factor of inheritability as the fundamental cause of cancer.
humanity may be consum homeopathic remedy w1ll not falter m the By selecting cancer free parents all their children, even if wounded or
c1 e of cure wrought by the subjected to various forms of irritation, were free of cancer. One cancer
great work that soon shall unfold for us to do. than the perpetuat10n . of parent produced cancer in a high percentage of the children. Both par­
No greater h entage can be left to the future
corro cl'mg tlme,. 1ts·
·
art, it has stood �h� test atofthe ents cancerous transmitted to most of their offspring the cancer disease.
the homeopathic healing ed,
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ries had to mee t hatr calumy and ndKrd1a � lens of th1s�and s of organ­ By the process of selecting cancer free parents cancer can be bred out of
vota
. cl wer Shall we the recipients and gua g reat fund of the race.
suf enn. g, not find
�s:ful�mo�ledge, obtaperp ined by so much sacrifKe and unt
�
1l the futu re be Crile, of Cleveland,2 has shown that before any chemical or patho­
joy in sustaining and diseetua ting these great truths logic change takes place in the body cells, there is a preceding change in
free from wealm ess and thease?evergrowing wail of angmsh . ancl clespa�. r the electrical polarity of such cells destined to become cancerous.
Can we remain deaf to out hope or help except what the starht Hahnemann observed that cancer, tuberculosis, eczema, epilepsy and
of victims languishing with many other so-called chronic diseases were all only manifestations of
truths of homeop athy offedrs?with the balm of healmg . . ou� h ancl s mute the one underlying chronic miasm, psora. These various forms of ill­
Too long we have stoo rnalia of agony and black m despa1r that mocks ness may not only alternate in the same individual, but they may also
and dum b before this Satu. change their manifestations in children suffering from cancer or epi­
our gaze wherever we turn action and for um. ted homeopat h'lC ef�o�t m lepsy. For years homeopaths were laughed at because they spoke of the
The hour has struck for t implacable foe, The Dread Dragon, an- evil effects of the suppression of chronic skin disease by the topical
·

the conquest of man's mos application of metallic salves. How many times asthma, of an alarming
cer. type, has supervened upon such suppression, and the action of the
homeopathic remedy has relieved the asthma and restored the skin dis-
I. THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. XLVII, No. 2, February 1932, page 134.
2. Crile, George W. : A Bipolar Theory of Living Processes, The Macmillan Co., New York, 1926.
- Editor.

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menace the vital recovery under such conditions. Why is the medical world so stupid
phy of Ca nce r Ca use

ease to the bo dy surface, where it no 1anger eauld

The Ho me opa thic Philoso

and bigoted as not heed these patent things when homeopathy, chemis­
centers. at ??wer ocur f d rugs over try, and even common sense and observation, all teach the truth about
Hahnemann speaks
. in the Organono offthethegre abi hty to e, comes this subtle ubiquitous poison. Or, is it the greedy hand of commercial­
natural dis�ase, tesayp mge that �hDec;��e �it�l forceir of man and make him ism, red with the blood of its uncountable victims, that holds back the
march of progress with its corrupting, selfish power?
f�oml their mn� , given ��e �:�e�ia � dos age oveualr satha long periodfio, .ma y so di�­ Hahnemann laid stress on the importance of the mental symptoms
sick. Dr_ ugs c f robustg inindpatividholog cal e d resu t an arti al dis eas � iS in siclmess and in the provings of remedies, and modern physiological
��:d!:J, ��� �Yr:es �ft�mathetinnumerous coa\-tar �r�gs, �:� ���ew:�� research proves the wisdom of his claims. Tests of the body secretions
the advent and abuse of se in kidney and heart disease. Cancer has in health and under the influence of thought emotions, show a great
.mcrke
ma d and
. ala rm ing increa re rapidly than ever before, very possi'bly change, the normal, alkaline secretions becoming acid. Therefore in
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reased m thetati1asngt deceffeadec tsmoof alumm. un: po so u�g, from the almost cancer cause, the mental and emotional stresses and disturbances from
normal must play an important part. Who can say how much hatred,
due to thecusirritom of cookm. g and prepanng loo �s m utensils made of envy, fear or selfish greed may enter into the formation of every cancer­
universal . ous growth? We do know that remedies can produce great emotional
aluminum pecuh�. r toeartfyea�euyt· olif� d f middle andh changes in healthy individuals and by that same law can cure them in
Formerly cancer was a diseastlye occ urs m .2 How muc the sick, if they are suitably prepared and selected. When the moral and
advanced :' s�cowrifiitcefreq uen ldr en, tog eth er with the vari-
the whole:�led immumzmof. gthevacton sils of chi ums given to pre mental states are normalized in the individual he can build up a better
·

cu�es an.d ser vent acute defense against the destructive agents that are constant concomitants of
ous so-cal i v o o s on is hard to lmow. his environment.
c
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��� ����:i� :�::':b:.: :h:�;weaa�,:� cenmg��. :��� e :�T�� :t�.:n� ! r:p��: Occult students tell us that mental and emotional symptoms are the
the blo od llstreDarmam thereJ:>yease pro d ucm g cau ses . Wit h the vita l force result of disturbances in the astral and mental bodies which1 function
body to aby theses ofth mg dis .it might .easily be made more susceptible to
. respectively on the astral and mental planes of existence. All this
weakened of metallic 'ands oth er pmsons. . al
brings us to realize that as physicians, we must treat something prior to
and beyond the physical body alone. Failure to grasp these fundamen­
the effects of opi ?- i on exp r sed by edi
Today there gisthea wid e differenceof lummum. But�o �s � tal facts, and failure to realize exact definitions of health and disease in
men concerninvings of theefuvanl �ous
ban ffects � um salts and p r::���ns ;'u� all the forms and aspects, spells failure in the realm of cure.
study the pro alu.mm ugh very ��l,tle insidious Next in importance in the treatment of cancer, as well as any other
ac1mowledgethisthepoi. chr onic far-reachm g, tho t those wea' lcened bY chronic disease, is the subject of nutrition or food. Foods should con­
effects of s sonr oi.n the ora� . �· us t��ee ' but . It tha r tain all the necessary elements for growth and body repair, and they
t� �:;fi����� ;i�= :� �e�t��: :n!r�a�?ng ;orc� o� t?isevepotent n the robusttr aftet should, at the same time, be free of irritating and unwholesome ingredi­
bef ore s US how SO 1 iClt OUS we m�:t �� }�: ents. Also foods must be studied from the homeopathic angle, that is,
h h f t i u s��;�i�!�i�FE;�; the susceptibility of the individual (regardless of the disease afflicting
him) must be first considered. Even some diabetics may tolerate, not
w ·
n �: ::v�: unum a
�����he;:ire�:: :,�:��i1:as��cthe�;�y i�� all loy aluc� more �e��o us must be
e mp only without harm but with benefit, certain forms of sugar. So through­
is even thein foo evidence their sick . . H ow mu out the realm of disease, we may extend the homeopat�c philosophy
aration of ds for individualizing both the food and remedy of the patient.
'

1. §25 - §32 Organon - Editor. . c l11'ld ren as evident in the large increase
in hospitals de· 1. See the articles "Occult Causes and Material Effects" on p. 238 ff and "The Occult Side of Ho­
toda y 1996 mor e and mor e so 111 . meopathic Philosophy" on p. 231 ff. in the section Philosophy. - Editor.
2. And
cancer. - Edttor.
voted to treating children with
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tion of
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To summanz.se,e the t grasp Had hnweak

Th e Ho me op ath ic Ph ilos

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HoMEOPATHIC TREATMENT OF CANCER1
all dtseaseeecauchromo:e dts eas es
Vl .
p g and tat ion al foo d dts· tur - Cancer cases fall into three groups: viz. those in the pre-cancer stage,
of the thrNext, wtt. h H ahnemann we must recognize the tremendhouens those in the early or incipient stage and those in the late or advanced
.

bances. e of mental state� 1�. th c e and cure of all sickness. Tio� ,

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stage.
importancselect foo ds contammg :n ��� essential elements of nutrit t s Those in the first group are far more numerous than are those of the
we must f a11 trntants and compatt' ble w1·th the individual patten. , other groups and obviously the probability of cure at this stage is more
purged o. 11y, we must establts. h orderlY habits of thinking and actmghe likely, and hence presents an especially fertile field for homeopathic
nee. d s. . F ma ordance wtt. h the natural laws of health' thereby makmg . - treatment. At least ninety-five per cent of these cases will end in cure.
livmg m accn of health, mentallY and Physically' the most important b ustthe
t
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Cases of the second group are less numerous and their chances for
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acquis. itio . stence. When these t hmg . s are accomplished then will recovery and cure are much less certain. About seventy-five per cent
ness m ext and admtm
prescribing m miracles. . ste nn. g of all homeopathically indicated reme dy can hope to get well. In the advanced group only about 10 % can hope
truly perfor of cure. to get well. Yet in these advanced and incurable cases the majority are
helped under the properly selected remedies. One remedy is rarely suf­
ficient, but a series of complimentary remedies are required to cope
with these conditions and bring the necessary comfort to these sufferers
without the use of narcotics or pain killing drugs.
To ILLUSTRATE: Twenty years ago while lecturing at the Post Graduate
School in Boston, Dr. Woodbury introduced me to one of his patients,
a lady about forty-five years of age whose right breast was half necrosed
away with carcinoma. A biopsy had been made. This patient 's breast
healed entirely and she carried on socially and in her home in a most
active way for eighteen years, without pain or inconvenience. Then a
cancerous condition of her bony structure supervened and she had to
remain in bed to prevent the breaking of her brittle bones. Shortly after
she died without pain.
Many late cases wilf respond to treatment and live in apparent health
and comfort for ten or fifteen years, and then die of cancer but without
suffering.
Some seven years ago Dr. Farrington2 and myself saw a boy about
nine years of age with a bone sarcoma in the upper arm. Doctors who
saw the boy before we did after taking x-ray pictures and blood findings
diagnosed sarcoma and advised immediate amputation of the arm at
the shoulder, which the parents refused to have done. Thanks to CADM­
MET. given in repeated doses in a succession of ascending potencies
from the thirtieth up to the fifty thousandth this boy is now a vigorous
' 20 in Kent Lectures on
H omeopa tl11C '
· Materi a Medi· 1 . JouRNAL m AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HoMEOPATHY, Vol. 43, No. 6, J une 1950, p. 121 - 123.
a paragraph
See Kent's Lecture on B ryom 2. Dr. Harvey Farrington (son of E. A. Farrington). - Editor.
.
2.
ea . . E ditor.
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. Falltoofbe1946analyzed.
an examination was made by a surgeon who sent a spec­
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young man with a normally functioning arm and only a slight enlarge­ Imen The r�port came back "positive malignancy in
ment of the bone remains. early stages ,. . �.fter consultatiOn the surgeon turned the case over to a
Another case seen with Dr. Farrington June 27, 1938. A man then cancer specialtst who du.nng October a?ministered twenty x-ray treat­
aged fifty developed a round celled sarcoma of the jaw after tooth �en�s of and one h.our dur�t10n. The followmg month the patient was hos­
extraction. Biopsy was made. He experienced pain and swelling involv­ pitaltzed given radmm treatment for four days, after which she was
ing the jaw and face, taking on the so-called frog faced appearance. The returned to her �ome for ten days then back to the hospital for three
man had always been in good health and gave no therapeutic symp­ more days of radmm treatment.
toms to prescribe on. His family history was equally vague: his father She �ai1_1ed weight and felt well until May, 1947. Then she began to
died in an accident at sixty years of age and his mother died of a stroke ha_ve pam m her legs, then the buttocks, then the rectum and thereafter
at eighty-one. The prognosis was grave, with six months to a year to pams all over. Constipation set in, appetite vanished, blood count was
live, but SYMPH. in a succession of potencies from the lOM to the CM low and there was loss of weight.
left this man well in about eighteen months time. He is still well and June, 1947 cancer specialist examined patient at the hospital and
vigorous now,1twelve and one half years after the sudden development said. It. ,!ooke? ltke a recurr�nce. July, .1947: "no cause for alarm". August,
�

of his trouble. 1947:. . defimte recurr�n�e . The patient was turned over to the family
A woman age fifty years has sarcoma of the bones of the skull with a ph�stcian by the speci�ltst. Sept. 4, 1947 the family physician examined
swelling as large as a half grapefruit in the right temporal region, diag­ patie�t and saw no evrde 1_1ce ofdrscomfort
.recurrence.wasIntense pain and suffering
nosis made from x-ray and blood pictures. Surgery. and radium treat­ especially extreme mtestmal attributed to reaction
ment was refused. Under homeopathic remedies the woman remains cau.sed by x-ray and radium treatment. Sept. 18, 1947 superficial exami­
well without pain and no further increase in size of skull bone after nation, all 0 .K.
seven years CADM-MET. and CALC-F. in potency were the chief remedies Se t. . 20 . the patient
. plllJectrons . had andintense pain (sciatica) lasting three hours.
used in this case. Lrver were grven an effort was made to control pain by
October 2, 1947 a woman of about forty-six years of age was brought u � e o� Frosts. 292. T?e tablets he�ped to control pain but were very con­
into my office by a trained nurse. She was suffering intense pain, was strpatmg. Mmeral od was prescnbed but constipation persisted. Patient
extremely weak and cachectic and had lost forty pounds of her body t� ok enema every four or five days which was followed by two days of
weight, weighing at this time 100 lbs. In spite of pain-killing and sleep­ drarrhea, then extreme weakness.
producing remedies the patient was a constant sufferer and obtained A normal, aver��e diet was prescribed plus one and one half quarts
only a little broken sleep. Following is the case history of the family of raw vegetable !u �ces, m ?stly carrot, since Sept. 10, 1947. After ten
physician, the doctor preceding me on the case. The history sheet is not days _o� vege�able JUICes patre� t had intestinal hemorrhage which family
dated but it must have been in .March or April of 1947. Mrs. G. R. D. physician sard was a sloughmg off of scar tissue caused by radium
age forty-five. Seven years ago patient noted pink staining from uterus. burns.
Six years ago gave birth to a male child. Nothing abnormal was
observed by attending physician. After delivery there was an increase in . Thisma��ase
�hferan,
presents several important lessons to the thoughtful physi­
nly t�at x-ray �nd radium do not cure cancer, but they shorten
volume of discharge and staining was more deeply colored. From the and mtensrfy suffenng and inhibit the action of curative remedies
spring of 1945 until the fall of 1946 patient had sunlight lamp treatment and processes.
for what was diagnosed uterine ulcer. As healing did not take place the
physician giving treatment recommended seeking furt�er medical . Asdeathward
Idly
noted in the beginning of this report this woman was sinking rap­
on . October 3, 1947. On March 7, 1948 this patient
advice. returned to my ChiCago office from Canada on her own power without
an attendan� or nurse. � he had regained her normal weight and pre­
1. See article "Some Clinical Cases" o n p . 406 f£ in the section Clinical Cases. - Editor. sented the picture of radiant health and was a most happy and grateful
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being. Up to this writing, October 3, 1949 she r�mains well and happy
Ho me opa thic Tre atm ent of Ca

If the doc tor gets case in the incipient stage the number of useful
and possibly indicatedthereme
nce r

1 reporting by mail to tell me all goes well wtth her. She ts restore d
�: 6'ealth and to her loved ones from the brink of an open grave . . the deep, broad remedies of dies the
are greatly enlarged, in fact any one of
Mat
This seeming miracle of cure was w�ought by a few potenctes of As was stated earlier, seventy-five pereriacent Med ica might be found useful.
of these cases can be abso­
CADM-MET. 30 to the lOM at in-frequent mtervals of fro thuty to fifty lutely cure d.
days apart. A second remedy, BENZOQUINONE _ was given�m �he 200 and From these we see the importance of early diagnosis and discov­
lOM potencies after the CADM-MET. had antt ? oted the evtl effects of ery of the malafacts
dy. the importance and use of accurate blood tests
radium and x-ray. All this was consummated m the short space of five to detect the cancerAlso
months.
I will mention briefly one more most interesting case o_f mylogenous a carefully taken homviru s at the earliest possible time. These things plus
eopa thic history of the patient and his family will
leukemia, a patient of Dr. Guild of �h�cago. It was m� pnvdeg to be a reveal to the intelligent phys ician much useful knowledge concerning
consultant with Dr. Guild in prescnbmg homeopathic remedt��s. Thts_ the patient's tendencies and susce ptibilities.
case first came to my notice in the later p �rt of 1:42. At thts ttme the When we view the cancer question from a broader sense, that is if we
dd the combined cures of �he true cancer grou
�Ient
patient was at a very low ebb in the tide of hfe, havm� �ut a few months and developed cases wtth a recovery recordp ofmadeight e up of the incip­
to live at best. It is now seven years past and Dr. Gmld s la:t repo�t was
the patient is well and performing her fun�tions in all a_ffam of life. In the situation presents a far brighter aspect and stamps they-fiv hom
e per cent
eopathic
this period of seven years this patient r qu�re� stxteen dtffere�t homeo­ methods of cure as not only the most scientific but also the mos
pathic remedies given on the blood �md1cat10ns of the pattent. Two cessfu l practice against the cancer scourge ever given the world. t suc­
Add to this pictu the matchless power of the homeopathic treat­
nosodes were among the most effective, viz. METAS_TATIC MELANOMA and ment in the pre-cancerer stage
TuB. Dr. Guild has the laboratory reports and findmgs of th� blood.
From the preceding reports the vi�tims of this dread dtsease need ifestations of chronic disea. seThatsuch stage embraces all the countless man­
as diabetes, epilepsy, psoriasis,
eczema, arthritis in its many forms, asthm
not despair entirely, several encouragmg
very much in favor of homeopathiC proce�ures.
factors appear and they are tubercular affec tions as well as the venereala,disea hay fever and numerous
ses together with the
However the fact remains that only ten m a hundred of the late cases numerous abnormal mental and emotional afflictions which harass the
recovered, all too gloomy a picture from the point of cure, yet on th� race today.
All this furth
other hand there is a degree of encouragement from the fact that cancer serums, vaccineserandaggrcoalavated by the suppressive and drastic effects of
well advanced in its worst aspects has been conquered and cured.
We need much more homeopathic research because at present . we literally deluge humanity. tar derivatives, "goof pills" and what not that
Is it any won that heart and kidney disease, cancer and mental
have only about twenty-two reme_dies t�at really correspo!ld to the like­
ness of cancer in its various mamfestat10ns and m 1ts ultimate destruc- incompetency arederincre
tive stage. cine stands helpless and asingpalsi
at most alarming rates. Traditional medi­
ed
The remedies with power to cope wtth . cancer m. advanced stages ate the homeopathic law courageobefo usly
re these death dealing forces. Only
as follows: ALUM-SIL., ANAN., ANT-AR., ANT-I., ARG-MET., BELL-P., BEN­ equal to cope with this alarming situaand tion
intelligently 'administered is
.

ZOQUINONE, CADM-CHR., CADM-MET., CADM-s., CALC-F., CoN., HYDR., .

To summarize : those who practice homeopathy to the utmost of
KALI-THIO-CY., LAP-A., METASTATIC MELANOMA, NAT-HEXA-META-PHOS., their ability especially
PHos., PHYT., SciR., ScROPH-N., and 5YMPH. If the �ADMIUM COMBINA- most apparent conclusioinn,thethatfieldourofusefu
chronic disease can but arrive at a
llness and success in the treat­
TIONS are added we might increase the number to thtrty. . ment of cancer finds its greatest scop e in canc
As time and experience guides us along we are finding and provmg . It is a fact that those receiving true scientificer homprevention.
new possible cancer remedies. Eve�!' new remedy enlarges the scope of over a course of a few years even though they comeeopa of
thic treatment
canc
usefulness in the treatment of the dtsease. and with bad inherited tendencies rarely develop cancer. Homereopa families
thic
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physicians know that cancer can be arrested and cured. Homeopathic

literature abounds with accounts of notable cures from the early times. HoMEOPATHIC SciENCE WILL CoNQUER CANCER1
But homeopathic physicians and their patients have been slow to tell I am honored and happy to comply with the request for an article on
the world about these things, while so-called science stimulated by com­ cancer to meet especially the requirements of the laity for this valuable
mercial zest and profit have been loud, far reaching and rampant in publication, "The Messenger of Health".
their praise of one wonder drug failure after another. Yet unabashed Those in the profession who are still able to observe phenomena and
they carry on without hindrance or cessation to fill the world with woe reason independently and who have the courage of free men and dare
and error and increased suffering, piling evil upon evil in their insatia­ express what to them is true, know that much of the so-called cancer
ble greed. knowledge given the lay public by the so-called experts and specialists is
In the face of these errors and iniquities why should homeopathy erroneous, because such knowledge is based on a false premise. The
hide its light from the dark places and habitats of men who need light said premise being, that cancer in its beginning is only a local manifes­
and truth so sorely. Homeopaths, if you wish to help yourselves, your tation and can be easily irradicated either by surgery, x-ray or radium.
friends, your families, your country and the world you must cooperate, Of the results of such treatment more will be said shortly.
organize and go forth to spread the one true science and doctrine of the Let us touch briefly on the known causes which may be designated
healing art. first as2 constitutional or inherited and second as exciting or irrita­
Give these truths to the lowly and the mighty alike, but above all tional. Until recently the preponderance of medical opinion held that
give them to the high and mighty, to the teachers teaching only what, no systemic cause existed, but the experimentation on animals, mice,
not how to think; to the scientists whose chief energies are centered on rats, guinea-pigs, chickens, fish, etc., have forced an acknowledgment
the atom bomb and kindred instruments of destruction, and last to the that the inherited factor is the underlying fundamental cause of cancer.
empirical doctors whose methods of treatment change faster than the If we study the irritational or exciting side of causation we find it lack­
shifting winds around them because they have no fixed principle or law ing and inadequate to explain cancer phenomena in its entirety. Every
to guide them in their work dedicated to the cause of mercy. woman suffering traumatic injuries to the breast does not develop can­
An organized benign propaganda taken to the multitudes may well cer, every man exposed to excessive ultraviolet rays of the sun does not
change the world' s chaotic state not only in medicine but in economic develop a skin cancer. Only those individuals who have an inherited
and spiritual values to one of health and stability bringing in its wake predisposition to cancer are affected by irritations of all kinds.
happiness and security to all. The concept of the Homeopathic school of medical thought has
always held heridity to be the underlying causative factor in all chronic
forms of disease. More important still homeopathy teaches that cancer,
tuberculosis, epilepsy and most forms of insanity are but different man­
ifestations or outgrowths from a common soil and that they often alter­
nate in individuals and in families. Thus it follows that if the
constitutional cause of cancer be proven true, and clinical observations
covering great periods of time, experimentation on hundreds of thou­
sands of animals all furnish indisputable evidence of that truth, it
becomes obvious that any treatment neglecting this underlying consti-
1. The journal THE MESSENGER O F HEALTH where this article was published could not b e located,
therefore the article was taken from the handwritten manuscript. Judging from the previous ar­
ticles on cancer, this artickle must have been written around February 1950. - Editor.
2. See also the "The Homeopathic Concept of the Etiology and Cure of Cancer" on p. 781 ff. -

Editor.

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quer Canc er

tutional cause of cancer mustbybetreating wrong and doomed to failure, and suc­ quacks and charlatans profiting on the misfortunes of the cancer
cess can only be obtained stream withtheremedies constitution or fundamental afflicted. All of which reminds one of the story of the pot calling the
cause through the blood selected by the only kettle black.
known and proven law of cure. As scientists, medical men should be ready to abandon any theory or
All criticisms made in this articlewith are in no way personal, we are system of proc�dure t.hat fails to produce resultant cures after twenty­
attacking false principles and systems the force of proven facts and five years of tnal; thmk of the thousands of sufferers who perished
the logic of correct deductions.forIn cancer the past twenty five ye.ars we hav.e under the false hope held out by medical science. As scientists, medical
seen tremendous expenditures radium therapy research and ammal. expert­ men should be open minded, free of prejudice and ready to try any fea­
mentation. Surgery, x-ray and no purpose. Ca cer have. b� en unr�ersally sible method to save life or help human suffering, even though such
praised and practiced and all to measures remam � d1smal contmue .to
:r1ct1msfadures methods run counter to their own preconceived opinions. Only by trial
increase and recognized medicalmake ':P the resul�ing harvest wr;wh1le con­ and error can science finally arrive at the goal of truth.
suffering and impoverishment . tment, usery a d :
a1lure. Why Much more might be said concerning the shortcomings of tradi­
tinue to exploit a system of d1sappom �
mutilating an� �1mp_ovenshmg t�e greatd
� tional medicine but it is of little use to tear down an old structure
persist in torturing, burning, benefit and sat1sfact10n of an antiquate unless we can replace it with a better and more serviceable one. The sci­
multitude of sufferers for the to find either cause or cure and,
ence of homeopathic medicine is such a structure of use with simplicity
system of medicine that has failedmgs, . s �ll other methods and beauty. Promulgated and given to the world one hundred fifty
which in spite of its own short-com te orcondemn u.se remed1es or systems that years ago, by that flaming genius Samuel Hahnemann of Germany, it
and dogmatically refuses to investigaand dymg propagan da of Regular has s�ood the te� t of time an? emerged victorious against prejudice, per­
do not subscribe to the decadent on the quicksan ds of publicity secutl.on and . m1srepresentat10n. Its methods of approach, inquiry and
Medicine whose foundations ofresta venal press. expenmentat10n have never been surpassed or even equaled but its
obtained through the medium methods o� �istory, case taking have been imitated by the very ones
No knowledge of cancer or any otherthatmedical subject can be pre­ who have nd1euled 1t.. The homeopathic materia medica is built on the
sented to the public in the daily press the heads of. the Regu�ar pure experimentation of the action of a single medical substances on
school of medicine do not sanctionarticle . The American Med1cal AssoCla­ healthy human beings; although the effects, especially the chronic
tion has boasted that no medicalwill be publishe of a cure or method of treat­ effects of poisonings, have also contributed to its completion. These
ment or medical discovery without the consent d by any memb � r drug substances when given to the healthy produce changes in the state
publication of the associated press and censorsh1p of the nervous system. Alternations of sensation and the reactions to
of this medical trust: the A.M.A . stimuli and to environment are changed; mental and moral reactions
While the field of medical lmowledg e is dominated and restricted to are noted, appet�tes, desires and aversions are set up, changes in the
one school of thought there can be no progress o� advance over that blood and secretwns may be found, and finally, disfunction of organs
now existing. The treatmen t of cancer has not matenally changed 1� t?e and a g neral sta�e of inharmony shows forth, as an artificially pro­
past twenty-fi ve years because it is based the �heo.ry that cancer m 1ts
?nand duced d1�.sease or s1clmess. After a period of time, these drug effects pass
early manifest ations is purely a local affau 1f th1s early symptom �s off, leavm the healthy person in his normal state. These artificially
eradicate d by surge1y or by radium or x-ray or cautery a �ure 1s produced Slg_.ckness� s . are lmown as provings. Every medicine given by a
obtained . A quarter century of such treatmen t has not only �a1led to homeopath1c physlClan has been tested on healthy humans. No experi­
cure the majority of cases, but has proven harmful a.nd. added �ncrease ments are made on the sick. When the patient presents a sum total of
of suffering and tremendo us expense to the cancer VlC .tlmS. Th1s gro�p s�ml?toms or a symptom picture that simulates one of our proven reme­
of self-respe cting medical scientists
dangers
have
and
p � . that mayandcomeeffortfrom
nt
�mJunes much t1me m dies 1t has be �n found that that particular remedy will cure that particu­
lar case of d1sease, restoring a sick individual to health in the safest,
warning the public of the
unscrupulous advertising medical men whom they are pleased to call gentlest, and speediest manner. This comparison of the symptoms of
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the patient with the symptoms of a proven drug is known as the L aw f m ins, on repair and
Similars, the only defimtely known law of cure that the field of medl­
. a proven law
o
hom�opa�hic potency �mrowth the . obt�insesimal
mfimt
because of their similarity to a
. of energy than quanity they present; in fact
cine presents. Hence homeopaths . work in .accordanc� w1th the VI �amms are rather a. quahty
of nature when administering the1r remed1es to the s!dc All this shows us that soe�ce IS slowly but surelya quanti discov
ty of substance.
ering in its own
Hahnemann not only discovered the Law f Similars, but h� devel­ way some of the underlymg truths of homeopathy. Such is a brief
oped the art of prepari�g remedi.es or drugs su1table. to be rece1ved
o

by r:sume of homeopathic law applied to oppose the natural manife sta­

oversensitive sick orgamsms. In s1ckness, the system 1s much more sen­ t10ns of human sicknesses.
sitive to stimuli of all sorts, the forces of env1ronment, hght, �empe.ra­ N?w let us. present so�e of the clinical observations concerning the
ture changes, electro-magnetic changes, fo? ds, drugs and mfectl�e w�rlung of this law espeoa such as relate to cancer. Over a period of
causes produce their effects much more certamly and profoundly. So 1t thuty years I have treatedllymany hundred cases of cancer in variou
follows that even the correctly indicated remedy wdl often produce a �or�� and different degrees of development and in all stages froms
severe aggravation of the symptoms if it be giv:n in the crude form that mop1ency to finality. C�se h.istories were taken and records kept and
it was given to the healthy prover to produce 1�s effects an� symptoms. th � P.rescnp. t10ns were giVe
To avoid such aggravations, Hahnemann was 1mpressed w1th the n� ed pnnnples. Cures resulted m? ISixty � accord ance with strictly homeopathic
percen t of the cases and in those
of attenuating the drug substances t? a degree v.:here the aggra:vat10n �mgasesandthata prolon
failed to be cured, there was almost entire freedom of suffer­
was very slight if at all, thereby effectmg. the cure m a �entle, rap1d and ging oflife in comparative comfo
certain manner. The process of attenuat10n and sucuss1on o.f drug sub­ employment of narcotics or anodynes of any kind.rt This and use without the
stances eventually became known as potentization because 1t was soon way excei?tional for many other homeopathic doctors arerecord doing
is in no
as well
found their power for cure was greatly enhanced and that even almost or better m the percentage of cures made. It is the common reward
inert substances such as sand and charcoal, took on wonderful power as real students of homeopathic methods. Our literature is rich in reportsof
curative agents under this process of potentization : . of cures . from the. �ands . of many doctors from its beginning to the
present time. And It Is
No longer does this fact, wherein he po�entlZlng of a substan�e
increasing its activity, seem absurd or �1mposs1ble. The wonderful dls­ exchange for the work availab le to any medical man willing to have it in
and study required to obtain it.
coveries and advance of the physicist explain the phenomenon by But �agnificient as is this record in the c�re of malign
showing the interchangeability of matter and energy. Matter reduce.d to the med�um of th� homeopathic law, there Is a still greaterancy work
through
its electronic units confers tremendous energy to those � ltra mlcro­ ccomplish.ed by Its use and that is in the field of preventiontoandbe
�Immun
scopic changes of electricity that are the building. bl� cks m the . con­ izatlOn. �arty percen
struction or ultimation of all substances. The soent1fic world 1s no Sion and regret m the heart tofofthefailure true
s leave a heavy load of depres­
longer impressed by ridicule concerning .the �n_fin �tesimal dose, fo.r all until a greater ':ork is consummated . In thephysic ian and he cannot rest
thirty
forces and substances in nature have their ongm m these ultra mKr� ­ not less than thtrty thousand cases of chronic diseaseyears of my practice
have
scopic units of energy, electrons, protons, etc. Even old s�hool medi­ by the exclusive and strictly homeopathic procedure and been of
treated
that vast
cine is impressed profoundly by the infinitesimal orgamsms, called nu.mber less. tha� one hundred have developed cancer, tuberculosis,
bacteria and filtrates, some of the latter so infinitely �mall they cannot epilepsy or msamty - all
even be seen by the most powerful lens. Then wha� IS better su�ted to ease, all outgrowths. of a forms comm
of an inherited racial tendency to dis­
�n
meet and overcome the infinitely small causes of disease ope.ratmg on very comm?� expenence m. the hvessoilof acondit great
ion. And this again is a
many homeopathic doc­
infinitely small nerve cells at the cent.er� oflife? than . the �peofic medi­ tors whe�e 1t IS rare and exceptional for a case of cancer in any form to
cine� selected by a definite law, admmistered m an mfimtely fine and deve!op m a patien . t that has had several years of constitutiona
suit ble form to meet and operate against a like force on th occ lt path�c treatment.. The �spects and possibilities of this phase ofl homeo homeo­
plane of the organism where the invisible life forces have the1r� on?�m pathiC prophylaxis agamst the development of cancer in the individual­
and action. Perhaps the efficacy of those substances, known as VIta- and the race must be the goal and ambition of every true practitioner of
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Will Con que r Can cer

res of vital stats stistic s issued by the

Ho meo pat hic S cience

g1 . s 1�:ithIf we review the flgu ate h.�al�h depart-ce

vice and those ofbertheofvartheiouleadmg
THE CoNQUEST oF CANcER BY HoMEOPATHY

��. p:��� H Sertho . 1 He msuran The last two decades have witnessed the most intensive study and
me�ts togethweerWlwit h se of atonum one m
n. that about I n the light. ten of every scientific investigation of cancer in all its multitudinous manifestations
com' pam · es ·n beyeashorscke d lear . er. of these together with the search for the underlying etiological factors involved.
age wdl d 1e of can
d Vl· dual past fortresy we areofjust
l· �� � s of the con que st of Strange that after all this expenditure of time and money no definite
arat ive figu ified in our icclalm w e l change of treatment has been instituted. Surgery, and the topical appli­
�anter by the appli�ation of the homeopath
d ctnne f hope for t �eawaf���d �o� d� �!:� cations of x-ray and radium are still the chief reliance of the large
be able to· preachu(la1ant .ew
on ?1mpovens� h men t an d death And better still' majority of medical men and in spite of the fact that curative results
su ff<
en :g, m
to . r and hope lS. ' b ase d on the solid foundation of a natural law, have been on a low average. In fact they have been nil if we exclude the
th1s prom1se con filrme d m. many hands in many lands over a pen· o d of skin cancer from the lists. Many of the so-called cures of skin cancer if
·

proven and fifty years and by the testimony of thousand s of cures. followed up, will be found to be but suppressed conditions induced by
one hundred the massive doses of the rays. Many of these patients die of cancer of
the liver or uterus or other vital organs in later years.
After twenty years of intensive research in animal experimentations,
it has been quite generally accepted that cancer is a hereditary disease
with only a local manifestation at first. Dr. Maude Sly of the Chicago
University has bred cancer out of mice families and in the immune
families has bred cancer in them, and clinical observations by myriads
of clinicians of the human victims of the disease have confirmed these
findings.
Homeopathic physicians who follow Homeopathic doctrines closely
have always claimed cancer to be a constitutional and inherited mani­
festation of disease, that must be attacked by systemic remedies acting
in the blood stream, thereby changing and harmonizing the chemistry
of the1 organism. Crile in his work "A Bipolar Theory of Living Proc­
esses" states that the cancer cell has lost its normal bi-polar polarity
and has changed to a positive state. With the change of cellular polarity
there comes a corresponding change in chemistry, unless this change is
soon normalized by the proper remedy or reagent.
Ten years of experimental work with blood radiations (electromag­
netic) emanations with a radio hook up has proven the specific action
and power of homeopathic medicines to alter and normalize these reac­
tions that are basic in all changes in the organism from health to dis­
ease and vice versa from disease back to health. Before any chemical
change comes in the tissues of the body there must be a change in the
electro-magnetic currents that dominate all physiologic activities.
1. Crile, G eorge W.: A BIPOLAR THEORY OF LIVING PROCESSES, The Macmillan Co., New York,
1926. - Editor.

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Hence the life force ofHahnemann in the light of science's more recent young adult will almost certainly immunize against the m·
The C onqu est of Ca
nc er by Homeo
pathy

discoveries takes on a greater significance than ever before. c�r. Of course the removal and avorda . nce of all irritationro ads of can-
Slowly but surely the men of the sciences are proving the �omeo­
pathic theory of disease to be sound and bas�d ?n .t?e foundatrons of
dret and general good hygiene all are help
the cancer scourge. ful factors in thes�sca the oper
P ��rom
discovered and proven truth. The Homeopathic su�rhum acts a.s a ca�a­ In the listfjrof irritations I wou .
lyst to harmonize the chemistry of th.e l�ving. orgamsms an� thrs mam­ de1 eten·· ous e 1ects that the um.versldalbeuseremofissdruifgsI far mor
led to men tron
e es pec
. the
tains balance and a state of health. It rs hkewrse the best antrdote to the
cancer toxines which soon become such dominant factors in the con­
d env· rtrv
· es o f th e coa l tar pro duc
a�ce to a11 d 1sea . se pro ducr. ?g cautsse,Sucandh dru gs depress the vrra· t11ay1 resthose
·
rst-
trol of body repair, developing what has been so aptly termed the anar­ .
ladneys and heart, hkewrse they unbalance endocrine h like the wea ken vita l org ans
·
·

chistic cell growth known as cancer. The hope engendered by �o many Another �armful and pre disp osin g can cer cau se is pro ar o
leaders of the dominant school of medical thought for a specrfic rem- almost unrversal and. frequen tly rep eate d use of seru duc ed �· ��
edy for the disease is doomed to disappointment. . .
Th ese pro d ucts of drsease InJected. directly into the blood streamcmes. ms an d vac
For individual peculiarities and idiosyncrasies call for remedres . .
. srmr­ the orgam· �o �hance to p.rovrde antidotal reagents to them grv· e
lar to their individual symptoms and types. Although the remedres m . system musm st mate them m a slow and imperfect manner. Inandmanthey
the cancer group are comparatively small in number, still there is no cases the banehm efu l · effects are nev. er eliminated and the patr·ent retam· s a
one remedy for cancer to fit every case. We must individualize family 1 11e
. tim
r · e of su fjr 1ermgs rf· he survrves the first shock of the par· son.
histories and symptoms to find the best remedy out of the compara­ 0 n1Y a corr: m �rcra 1 rze
. d sys tem of me dic ine wo
uld retain such harm-
tively small group whose provings .and clinical c.onfir�ations are related ful products m 1ts ·pha rma cop oeia bec aus e
' gs. And thrwor the ld h as wr· tnesse d
in similarity to the cancer disease m all rts mamfestatrons. myna· ds o.f tragrc· effects from these thin · s sam
Remedies that influence growth and body repair are all more or less rze
· d me d ICm ·
accepta.nce ofe t1s·h eseseektoxmg .rc tomacom pel by law the' universale acnomd me 10rc
rcra· 1 ­
related to cancer because they are basic and alone are capable .of rem�v­ tenals, all in the face of the recent [;e fitu11
.
·
r
ing constitutional or inherited tendencies . These same remedres readily results �n the use of a poliomyeli
take on blood changes and correspond to the cachexia that is so typical res �lts 1t produced that the .u. S.tisHeseru alth
m that was so destructive in �h�
of malignancy. The more one studies and observes the natu�e and ?ItsOtiCuse.e and . warn the professiOn and the laitSeryvice of
was compelled to take
the
action of cancer the more convinced he becomes that the best time to It Is. true that all serums are not as deadly dan and
gers attached to
cure cancer is before its first symptoms appear. In other words the best acti· On as thIS one proved to be but they are nevertheless qui d
· c<1 m
eep
· t11eu
cure is to be found in preventive treatment, the earlier it is started the atm . y mn er-
·
g an d
y umerab h · urbmg h ealt dist even If more insidious in their action as 1 ·
better. For the farther cancer advances the less chances there are for mn
·
le pr ofs hav
recor?ed fro.m trme to time, but afrom
? : e sho
·
wn . theancfataesl will
results that have been
recovery. And right here is where our homeopathic therapeutics can do few mst
more than is offered any other treatment. culosis vaccme of the French killed a large numbersuff of
ice. The
b a b .
Ies
tuber­
A cancer history in the family, yes we will go a little further than th at tim
· e. Th e ear .
the . Dick s�rum against scarlet fever producedonea at
and include T. B. and epilepsy and even many of the chrome skm. drs­. number of sud1yderuse: deaofths
eases with diabetes are related and spring from a common sml cause. �uch _ laud.ed vaccme of smaImm ll-p
edr ately following its injection. Even the
Hence these diseases are related and interchangeable to some degree. T. hngenr:g siCkness, from. tetanus,oxstrehasptopro coc
duced death and long painfu l
B. is especially closely affiliated with cancer. 'J_'ubercul�sis parents fre­ hoof d Isease . 1eavmg . m Its. h armful wakecusmytoxe riad
mia, and m outh and
quently have offspring of strong cancer tendenn.es and VICe versa cancer a1 ong 1 11e· r 's h 1ghway, mute yet eloquent witnesses ofs ofa corn human wrec1<s
parents beget T. B. offsprings. Clinical observation h s noted th� mt�r­ medICa · 1 proced ure, bm· lt on sup erstitio .. n and ignorance, a kickmercia· 1IZe · d
changeability of these diseases and the homeopathrc� remedy madr ­ a rehc. of the dark ages, and on a par with other filthy and abh back and
cates them both effectively. It is necessary to cover all the chrom�.c prescnptio . men of that period. In the orrent
manifestations of sickness when treating a patient with the best consti­ modern hygn�ienemp loyed b� me?Ical light of
tutional remedy. Such a remedy given in time to the child and the such procedures?e and phys10logrc teaching how can medical men square
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Why expect health to ensue from the direct injection into the blood
logy and Cur e of Cancer

stream of a foreign material and the direct product of disease? I am

THE HoMEOPATHic CoNcEPT oF THE EnoLoGv
aware that these criticisms must expose me to bitter attacks from those
AND CuRE OF

who are unconsciously or otherwise the tools of avarice. A physician' s e are tw� di.stinct etiological aspects 2 of cancer generally recog­
CANCER1

duty includes the protection ofboth his individual patient and the pub­ . Ther
mze d by the maJo nty of medical researchers.
lic as well against all dangers from disease. It is more than the simple FIRsT: The basic nstitutional inherited susceptibility of a tendency
giving of a remedyi if he is a scientist, he notes the things that threaten
and impair health. And he must have the courage to speak and to act to the disease that IS. c<?mhe rent m every cancer victim.
without fear or favor for that which he knows to be best and right in the SECOND: The exciting or irritational causes operating on both the
interest of all. The menace from this cancer problem has become so physical and psychic planes of existence .
overpowering and terrible that we must attack it from every angle and
from all fundamental factors if we are to succeed in stemming the
deadly and almost irrevocable tide that is sweeping myriads of our fel­ . Liste
Ical,
d among th� physic�l causes are injuries, wounds, burns, (chem­
thermal, electncal , r�diation - either internal or external), excesses
lows, some of them loved ones, into a painful and early death. If the of alcoh_ol or t<?b �cco, pOiso ns, drugs, etc. They are potent irritants and
above statement of facts will start a few more conscientious and unfear­ are . carcmogenic m nature. Som
ing physicians thinking and investigating it will be well worth while. We of Improper food. and water suppe ly.irritaThetionalatter
l factors may come by way
need team work, we need knowledge much more than we now have, we �o�r�de IS spread �ng the see.ds of disease in evertreat ed with aluminum
wide ning circles; this
need courage and self-sacrifice and we must cast aside all prejudice and ms�d10us p01so? Is cumulatn-:e an? builds up in the anim al economy
preconceived theories and face the solid unyielding blocks of facts as senous tendencies to destructive dis �ases of various forms affec
we find them and build our plans and lives of effort accordingly if we bl? od: glands, bones, �e.rves and ligaments ultimating in progting the
ressiv
are to be victorious in this unrelenting battle. cnpp �mg typ es of arthntis as well as in many forms of malignant dis­e
On the prevention side of cancer is the development and recognition eas , I?c�ud�ng the anemias and leukemias. Another source of carcino­
of a recent blood test that is said to show pre-cancer states; such an gen�.IC Irr tat10n
asset would prove of incalculable value. radio-activ� e fall more
out
rece?tly on the scene, but universal in scope, is
resul tmg. from the testing of the atom and hydro­
However, we homeopaths need not await such a development for gen bomb.s by the U.S . , Russ
our work. Our lmowledge of the fundamental cause and evolution of t�e psychiC, mental and emoia,tiona Great Britain and France. The realm of
disease as outlined in our philosophy enables us to predict with unerr­ tiOns, . resentments, hatr.eds, comlpunc side of life, with the fears, frustra­
ing certainty the trend toward cancer or tuberculosis. This lmowledge affl.Ictmg the ra�e today I� another sourtions ce of
and compulsive drives
canc
combined with our inimitable therapeutics will enable us to prevent This statement Is substar:tiated by the psychosomatierc prod grou
ucing force s.
p of medical
innumerable potential cancers ever developing. In the past thirty years re�earch whose obse.rvatiOns have proven the close relationsh ip which
of my practice I have treated not less than 5 0,000 cases of chronic dis­ exists. ?etween physical disease and mental and emotional state s and
eases who were not cancerous and out of that vast number I can record conditiOns.
less than a dozen cases who subsequent to a course of treatment lasting A are�u l revie cancer research by many investigators and medi­
two or more years developed cancer or T. B. in anyform. cal sCie� ?tlsts overwtheofpast two hundred years has established a number
A recent bulletin of U. S. Vital Statistics stated that one person out of cardmal and val�ab�e facts related to the etiology and cure of cancer.
of every eight past forty years of age would die of cancer. C_ompare Perhaps the most significant and verifiable fact is this, that many iso­
these two statements and you have an idea of the wonderful power lated cas �s . of cancer have been cure
within the scope of homeopathic therapeutics in the positive and cer­
tain prevention in the spread of cancer and T. B. and physicians, but there has been nodoneby spec different methods, remedies
ific remedy that can cure
1. From handwritten manuscript. - Editor.
er Cancer" on p. 771 {f. - Editor.
1. §4 Organon. - Editor. 2. See also the "Homeopathic Scienc e Will Conqu

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or even help all cases of cancer. In other wo.rds, there has not been research dur � past two hundred years, with the names and
pt of the Etiology and

ods of manyingprothmm
Cu re of Can cer

found a single specific remedy for the cancer disease. meth­

Within the broad scope of the Homeopathic Mater�a Medica there lay re�earchers empmc�nt.allydocseek tor.s and scientists, along with a number
a specific cancer cure. It also reportsof
are a great many remedies for the relief and cure of patients who suffer graphic�lly on the �ttltude ofmg organized medicine toward these men
from the ravages of cancer, as attested by I?�ny clinica.l cases over the and thelf work. T� s valuable wor
past one hundred and fifty years by phystoans app.lymg the homeo­ read by �very med tcal pra.c�itionerkinoftheMauworriceld, Nat
I

as
enberg should be
wel l as by all the
pathic approach. This evidence should teach the medtcal world tha� th.e non-medical healers practicmg thet_ r art. It imparts a com
most successful approach to the cancer problem must come by the mdt­ account of all that has been attempted and done, the resultspreh ensive
vidual study of each case of cancer presented �or t�eatm�nt. Bef<?re pre­ an� the repe ated failures and bitter disappointments suffered obt ained
senting the philosophic portion of t�is pap�r It wtll be mstr�c�Ive and P.atie�ts and doctors in their long hard march along the road ofbyempboth
interesting to call attention to the vanous clatms of a few phystcta s and Cism m the sear iri­
surgeons whose wide experience in the treatment of cancer IS� well th� c�re of �anccher. forEvethery laym
holy gratl of medicine, a specific remedy for
known. Dr. John Abernethy, renowned English surgeon, claimed that thi� VItal subJ ect could find no anbettwho er
wants to be fully informed on
sou
cancer is a constitional disease not confined to local growth. Dr. Aber­ enlightened knowledge of this subject thanrcethatforcon a broad, unbiased and
nethy with other eminent surgeons, Dr. Charle� !'Aayo, Dr. George W. A�ong the great contributors of useful and trultain ed in this book.
Crile, Sr., and Dr. Isidor Ravdin, stressed the futihty of surgery as a cure
for cancer. edg� m cancer research is Dr. George W. Crile, Sr., ofy Cle scientific knowl­
veland, Ohio.
He IS . an expenenced and well-known surgeon, but the wor
The dietary treatment of cancer has proven efficacious and curable i mo.re mdebted to him for his stupendous work envisioned inldtheis boo even
a large number of cancer patients in the h�nds of a number of P.romt­? entttl�d, A BIP OLAR THEORY OF LIVIN PRO CESS ES. ! It is difficult k
nent physicians of the past. One of the earhest advocates of a frmt and descnbe the alue �f this extensive work and its vital importance to to
world of med�ical
G

vegetable diet, Dr. William Lamb o� London, England, �as successful the
in curing cancer cases and he recetved favorable attentiOn from Dr. s �ch as this . I willscie nce and to the needs of mankind in a brief treatise
Abernethy. Dr. Forbes Ross, of London, England, was an� ther adv�cate With the tenets andquo te some basic principles and facts which coincide
c�n
of a properly selected diet for cancer sufferers and he obtamed consider­ the phenomenon ?f lifec�mpt�Itsofman the homeopathic philosophy regarding
y forms and expressions, especially
able recognized success as a cancer doctor. Dr. Lucms Duncan Bulkley those changes .which occur m normal cell growth and differentiation
and Dr. Max Gerson, of New York City, strongly advocated the consti­ nd the che�Ical chang�s which superve
�mvo
tutional and dietary treatment of cancer. Dr. Bulld�y's I?ethods w�re
highly successful in a large percentage �f cases, m.amly m prolongmg lved dunng the transition of the normalnecellandin hea the type of energy
lth to that of the
pathologic cell in malignancy.
life with its continued uses and m rendenng his patients more comfort­ �or a bett understan? in� of this vast sub ject
able and less susceptible to pain and body weakness. His t�eatment was
not only palliative but was credited with a number of definite cures. Dr. Cnle, s Bip. olarer theo ry of life ts help ful, scie ntif ic and
a brief view of Dr.
Gerson believes the liver holds the key to the cure of cancer; he accom­ ory of the nature of life must account not only for thelogi com
cal. "Any the­
plished a number of astonishing cures in the most serious types of can­ �simenta l phenomena of life in all forms of living beingsmofrom n funda­
the
cer. Other physicians who were successf';ll m. the treatme.nt of cancer plest to the st �omplex, but it also must identifY the fundamenta
form ?f en�rgy mo ch the reactions or life can ultimately be traced. Itl
were Dr. Emanuel Revici of New York Ctty, and Dr. Wtlham Koch of �us� Identtfy a toumwhi
Detroit, Michigan. There are many other I?hysicians who reated' cancer
with varying degrees of success but the hst ts too great �m number t? lizatiOn of en�rgy. form It mu
pattern or plan for the transformation and uti­
mention in this paper. This informatio� can be found1m the book enti­ sent charactenstics as thest acc ount f�r the necessity for such everpre­
aod_ -alkali balance , the lipoid films, the
tled THE CANCER BLACKOUT by Maunce Natenberg. Thts book con­
tains a most complete fund of useful knowledge related to cancer 1.
1.
The Canc er Blackout, Maurice Nate
Cnle, George W : A Bipo
.
nberg, Regent House, Chicago, 1959
lar Theory of Living Processes, The
.
Macm illan Co., New York, 1 926.
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Etiology and C ure o f C
ancer
omnipresent electrolytes. It must show why a continuous supply of oxy­ 3. That the materials of which animals are constructed
gen and continuous oxidation are necessary. It must show the mecha­ adapted to electrical pro cess es. Certain generallyare sp e CI'fjI�a lly
nism of stimulation and specific response to stimulation. It must
account for the phenomenon of memory. It must account not only for regardmg the pnn· c�· pa1 constituents of the body will Imown 1acts
reproduction but also for the transmission of acquired characteristics. It new evtd. ence submitted. be cited and
must identify the operation of the unicellular and of the multicellular 4. !hat in stru ctu re and functio
Is�. not only are ad apted to fabr n the unit cells which drive the or an­
organism with the operation of protoplasm itself It must show the
mechanism of the creation of living matter-protoplasm from the energy tnCity, but that thts. IS. true alsoicatofe,the
to store and to discharge �ec­
and matter of the environment. It is obviously beyond the present gener�lly a�cepte� facts and certain newproevid toplasm itself Certain
ence which tend to
scope of human lmowledge to meet all these requirements. It is feasible, establish thts reqUirement will be cite d.
however, to present a theory which appears at least to point to a reason­ 5. !ha t the organism as a whole is a bipolar electric mec
able explanation of the essential characteristics of living organisms and mg the pattern of the unit cells and that the unit cehanism bear­
of the phenomena of life itself." Mathews has stated that the difference structed on the patt�rn of the atom. Experimental data lls are con-
between the living and the lifeless is a difference in the energy content to support thts. requirement will be offered . which tend
of the molecules. "The difference between the reactive molecules of
protoplasm and the same unreactive molecules outside of protoplasm is 6. That the nor�al and the pathological phenomena of
a difference in energy content. The various chemical and physical pow­ mals can be Interpreted m electrical term s. Summarma ies
n and ani­
ers of protoplasm which so strikingly differentiate it from the lifeless are mental researches undertaken to establish this point will of exp eri­
due to the increase in the energy content of the molecules. Living mat­ S u. A rthur Thompson tells us tha t "the hum be give
· n. " 1
ter contains molecules having a high content of energy and capable of a . .
passing to a more stable dead form in which they contain less energy." �f tw_ent�-eight trilli�n cells. !hese are bipolar :l�c�;fca����it� ::����
"The central fact regarding living organisms then is that they are �r�h�{�� own speCial functiOn while co-ordinating with the organism
transformers of energy and that they must be operated by means of one a "
or more of the following six forms of energy: (1) heat, (2) light, (3) grav­ "The unit of structure and of function of the animal orga . .
itation, (4) intermolecular forces, (5) chemical energy, and (6) electro­ cell . An
. an·I� a1 � ay I·? rract b e regarded as a disperse system nism of
Is the
cell
fhensw ns. It i pnman l sus-
magnetic energy. It is obvious that the organism of a rabbit, for
example, is not operated by heat energy; nor by light energy; .nor by e cel las a b�tpolar untyt."essential therefore to consider the operation of
gravitational forces; nor by surface energy. It follows that the probable "The nucleus of the cell is corn r t' e1 c ·d h e t
para.tively alkaline; the nucleus a�� ��; !rt��l �s� a�� �;l:�� i� �om­
·

driving force of living organisms must be either electrical or chemical semtpermeable film . of very low con d uctl· VI· ty. These cha p e Y a
energy or a combination of both." th �ll �· �d������ �tff erence m. elec tric potential betweenracttheerisnuc tics of
"We therefore propose the theory that living organisms are bipolar an� � e t - leus
electric mechanisms. If this theory is tenable it must meet the following "w;e m �y ther efore con side r
requirements: the cell as a bipolar me h n . e
��cleus. Jet?g t�e p ositive element, the cyto plas m the neg a�i:e ��� �
1 . That electricity is a constant phenomenon of living processes. This � ��� at on � the nuc appears to be on a higher scal e t
has long been lmown. OXI· a wn m� t e cytoplasleus and therefore as the elec trice than th�
2. That the application of electricity to the muscles or glands, or to mcrtase�I � the ��cleus, them;curren tens
t breaks through ; the potential in the ion
nuc eu� � s all: �n consequence the
their nerve supply will cause them to perform their natural func­
tions. This is a basic fact which is universally accepted by physiolo­ potential IS agam Immediately restoredcurbyrenoxid t is interrupted Since the
ation, we co�ceive that
gists. 1. Crile , Geor ge W. - !bid, p. 1 1 .

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Etiology and Cure of Can cer
an interrupted current passes continually from the positive nucleus to disturbed, weakened or tructed by physical or psychic
the negative cytoplasm and in consequence a charge IS acc� mulated o.n adverse nature. These �obs agencies of an
the surface films. These films of infinite thinness and o� hig� dielectnc nervous system wh1eh ISdve rse agencies affe ct primarily the autonomic
capacity are peculiarly adapted to the storage and adaptive discharge of Dr. Crile' s . conception ofthe defensive mechanism of the who
the change from the normal body cellle tobein g
electric energy." of the rr:ahgnant eel� is, that but a . change of state, preceded by a� tha
"Why is the extreme thinness of these fil� s o� advant.age � The work change m t? e electncal energyit isema natmg from the cell, wherein the
of the cell depends on its capacity for oxidat10n; oxidatlOn, as we cell loos es Its . normal bip �lar activity
believe, in turn depends on the electric energy seated be�ween the thereby changmg the chemistry, the phytosicabeco l pro
me positive in action,
nucleus and cytoplasm; this energy depends. on the voltage I� the cell of the cell and its growth. To quote Dr. Crile agaipert n:
ies and conditions
and on the electric charge the lipoid films wlll hold; the electnc charge "Thus the development of cancer may be regarded as a phenom
the lipoid film will hold is dependent on the thmness of the film - the of hyper-diffe�entiation of t e cells of enon
thinner the film the greater the charge. Dr. Fricke has found that the � the host , bro
rep.eate:f s�le.ctlOn of types suitable for multiplication under ugh t abo ut by
film which surrounds the cells is of the order of 4(10,000,000 of a c�n­ wh1eh mhiblt the multiplication of cells of the host. The con ditio ns
timeter thick; and that this lipoid film h �s elec�;Ic capaCity of a high autocatalyst due to the cells of the tumor itself must how incr ease of
order viz. 0.8 microfarads per square centlmeter. the nutrient medium even less suitable than before for' nuclear ever rend er
" We may consider then that electricity keeps the "fl�me oflife" b��n­ in the cells of the host, s � nth esis
ing in the cell; and that the fla�e (oxidation) supphe� the �lectne1ty ated by cancer. This effesoctthat
wou
senescence of the hos t should be acceler­
which is the "vital force" of the ammal. In accor:f ance. with this �on�ei?­ outward.s from the cancer tissulde, beform most intense locally and radiate
tion, therefore, the cell is an autorr:atic mec�amsm; hf: as ;:e view It Is descendmg from within outwards ." 1 ing an autocatalyst gradient
the expression of the activity of this �uton: at.lC me�han�sm. Dr. Max Gerson says can
"In accordance with this concept10n, It IS of mfimte ad�antage to mones, vitamines or enzy�es.cerItisisnotnot
a problem of deficiencies of hor­
have the organism made up o{ trillions of units cal�ed cells mstead. of of lmown ?r �nlmown . micro-organismas.pro It
blem of allergies or viruses,
is
an equal mass in a single un�t . Also t�e body o�gamsm as a :vhole, IS a som � special Intermedial metabolic substancenot a poisoning through
bipolar mechanism, the pos.Itlv. : pole IS the bram, .the negative pole Is. com m� from th: outside. His treatment was dietaryany or other substance
the liver with many lesser cucUlts between the van�us organs and the and
of to�lC dead tiss� e. Dr. Revici noted that metabolicthechaelim ination
endocrine chain all centered in the brain, the governmg center. " chemical abnormalities always accompanied the pathology nges with
Such is the ultra scientific conception of life and its processes operat­
ing through its physical n�tural fo� �s. It is interesting to no�e �ow cl�se
�e will now proceed with the homeopathic concept ofl ifeof and cancer.
r�lat10n to heal th and dise ase. In spite of all the facts gathered of its
the homeopathic concept10n of hfe s processes seem to come1de, with . generated m the min
�Ists a_n ? all the. theones by scien­
slight variations, with the tenets and �ccep �ed facts of the mo.re re�ent ds of men con
Its ongm and Its pro cess es, it still remains surrounded in ing life,cern
discoveries of science. Before proceedmg With our homeopathiC philos­ mystery until we are mad e aware of the truth that life is co-e a maz e of
ophy it will be helpful to present a few observations tal�en .from the var­ God , the source and activator of all animated nature. Thuxistent with
ious sources discussed in this paper, related to human hfe m health and force spol�en of �y Hah1_1emann takes on a most important s, the vital
in disease, especially as related to cancer.
According to a large number of cance� researchers cancer IS. the result �·ealm of hfe and Its re�at10n to hea lth and disease throughoutrole the
in the
phys­
Ical, mental and emot10nal bod ies of each individual. The
of basic disturbances in the blood chemistry and the cell metabohsm of endowed with formative intelligence when flowing in harm vita l forc e
the body organism. Cancer does not occur in the pres�nce .of norm�l unobstructed,. builds b odies of beauty and power perfecte d ony an d
body fluids and normal blood chemistry. The normal vital hfe force IS _
all the essential funct10ns of life and to repair all tissues, to perf orm
parts and
1. Crile, George W. - !bid, p. 13. 1. Crile, George W. - !bid, p. 245.

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Cure of Cance r

organs injured by disease or accident or physical _violenc� . 1 T� is same tice of many able, painstaking and specially trained physicians
vital force when vitiated and weakened by generatiOns of mhented tox­ throughout the past one hundred and fifty years.
ins, becomes perverted and performs its function of body defense and
repair less effi ciently and builds, in place of normal histological cells . Theallhomeopa
wtth
thic approach to . cure i_s one p_rimarily fitted to cope
forms of chrome dtsease mcludmg malignancy because
and tissues, pathological cells and morbid growths of various types. rects the caus_ative forces controlling the functional activities of lifeit cor­
and
These disturbing toxic forces also affect the mental and emotional bod­ all the agenoes of growth and repair throughout the world economy
ies adversely, to impair the mental processes and unbalance the emo­ mental, emotional, and physical. '
tions which produce tensions and mental incompetencies of various The homeopath_i� remedi_es are c�refully and scientifically prepared
sorts. and attuned to faolitate theu effectiveness on the subtle vital force of
The first physical signs of disease show only disturbed and malfunc­ each patient. The attunement of the remedy depends on the pre­
tioning cells and organs ramifYing throughout the entire organism . If scriber's ability to fit the symptoms and nature or character of the rem­
the toxic influence is not mitigated and dispered by the proper medici­ edy �o. the needs of the patient, expressed in symptoms, states and
nal agent the organism gradually weakens and dies. It is true thatl condttiOns related to his si_cknes� . The wise prescriber, with his remedy,
Divine Providence has endowed the body organism with a wonderfu I?al�es use of other health mducmg measures such as diet, hygiene, ven­
and complex defensive mechanism capable of protecting the infec­ being ttlatt ?n, mo ?erate_d rest and exercise. He also makes every effort to
from many evils and equipped to manufact ure antibodie s against obtam for hts I?attents peace of mind and faith in his own God-given
tive forces and toxins and institute the auto-hemic agencies of repair.theIt powers for repatr and regeneration. In order to obtain the best results
is this same defensive mechanism that responds to the stimulus of terms of cure, every physician regardless of cult or school, should makein
curative medicine suited to every individua l case of sickness which pro­ use of the wonderful aid to healing, that comes with the recognition
motes the miracle of cure. Thus we see sickness only as a disturbed , from . � oth d� ctor and patient of the power for good that the invoking
obstructe d malfuncti oning vital force and health is restored and main­ of sptr� tual atd can bring. We will be able to cure many cancers when
tained, when the disturbing influence is banished, to permit the vital we _avatl ourselves of these mighty, though subtle forces coming to us
force again to flow in order and to restore the power and functioningofvigil the b� t?-flux from the rand central power and source of all goodness,
autonomic nervous system whose constant, tireless, never-sleep Dtvme Creator. ���ts benign aid is given only for the asking. Let the us
presides over all the numerous complex functions of_the body orga?-ism remember that spm_tual law r� les over, trancends and shapes all physi­
during the entire life span. The inherited toxms, whKh are chtef dtstur­as cal or natural laws m the umverse. If the spiritual law should be sus­
bances of health, are the chronic miasms of Hahnemann, known pended but for an instant universal chaos would ensue.
Psora, Syphilis and Sycosis to which may be added the numerous drug 0� cour_se the world is interested in statistics even though they can
disorders of the present time which complicate natural diseases and be mtsleadmg _ . I know of no table of statistics concerning
and unreliable
render treatment and cure tedious and difficult. the percentage of cancer cures by homeopathic remedies, but I do know
When the causes of sickness are ascertained, the logical step is to of m_any hu� �reds of cured cancer cases at the hands of many homeo­
remove them. The most effective means yet discovered for the removal pathK phystctans and the homeopathic literature is full of authentic
of sick-making causes is the homeopathic remedy, because it restores cures of al_l types. In my own practice of over fifty years my records will
normal function in all of the organs and parts throughout the whole show a htgh percentage of cures. These include incipient cases and
organism and it brings into harmonious play all the life . for_c �s, coordi­ advan_ce� and terminal ones. The p ercentage of cures in the incipient
nating them as a unit to ultimate in the health of each mdtvtdual case cases ts etghty percent, ten per cent m the late and termmal cases. l
treated. These statements are not mere speculations and unproved theo­ From these observations it is easy to see the great advantage that
ries, they are established facts gleaned from the observations and prac- with the incipient cases for probable cure. But the fact that even someis
advanced cases are cured holds a rosy promise for the realm of cancer
1. §9 Organon - Editor. prevention. By the early removal of the basic inherited miasmatic tax-
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ins which are racial in scope and avoiding all the irritating or exciting CANCER CuRES AND SrECIFics 1
causes so wide spread in the environm ent of modern lif� today, we c�n,
not only obtain a higher rate of cure, but we can achie � e heartenm g For centuries traditional medicine has searched for a specific cure for
results in the field of cancer preventio n. The homeop athiC concept of cancer without avail. And seemingly the more intensified the search
healing with its logical philosophy is primarily the medici l!e of disease and effort, the greater and wider the increase of the dread scourge. Bil­
prevention. It is especially suited to the developm g, growmg stages. of lions of dollars for research are being extracted from the American pub­
childhood and young adult life. In youth the response s to both the sick­ lic annually by the promise of the discovery of a specific cure for
making irritants and to curative remedies are more pro !10 unced a.nd cancer.
effective in action. This does not imply that illness and disease commg Research is a valuable and laudible force for good, if it is conducted
in the older periods of life are less amenable to the curativeayaction . of on a broad and unprejudiced basis. But when it is pursued within the
homeopathic remedies, for even cases that are � ncurable rr: . receive compass of one school of medical thought, especially when that line of
the most effective palliation and comfort With Improved VItality and thought has failed so dismally in the past in results of cure, it becomes
apparent prolonging of life through homeopat�y. the homeopathic. a venal, impotent and worthless institution, dispensing only widespread
We believe that with a better understandmg of results in
fear for selfish gains.
approach to the cancer problem and because of the positive the terror and If only the researchers for cancer and all other chronic aliments
cure that have been accompl ished by its use, much of afflicting the race would take a little time to study the established facts
despair that grips humanity to�ay can be rem � ved and a more hopef': ll of homeopathic philosophy, they would learn and know that no spe­
and courageous attitude establish ed. Such an 1mproved state I� public cific cure for cancer, arthritis, kidney or heart disease can ever exist or
thinking will be an asset to both research and cure. Th1s paperofIScancer hum­ be found; all the diseases mentioned have a common basic soil condi­
bly offered as a meager contribu tion to the vast stores tion.
research now in the world. The cause of cancer proceeds from a multiplicity of forces and irrita­
tions and the most fundamental and important are only known by the
homeopath viz. the inherited miasms and toxins discovered and
expounded by Samuel Hahnemann in that wonderful and priceless gem
of medical literature, the Organon.
Homeopathy teaches that no two individuals react to irritants, medi­
cines, or disease toxins exactly alike, and hence each requires his own
specific reedy to meet the individual peculiarities of his own blood
chemistry.
It is now lmown no two bloods are exactly identical; they may fall
only into similar distinct groups.
From all the above proven facts it is evident that no one element or
medical force can be specific for all cases; only individual specifics can
cure.
it
1. Dr. Grimmer is extremely humble of his work. Actually from certain remarks h e made once
his
is estimated that between 1925 and 1929 about 150 biopsy diagnosed cancers were cured by
treatment (when there was little previous allopathic treatment). Another 75 cases seen between By the most scientific and accurate method yet devised, homeopathy
1925 and 1929 were palliated for many years (usually from 7 - 15 years) with excellent quality determines the value and place any drug or remedy can function in and
of life · these were cases where extensive allopathic treatment had been done. Dr. Grimmer pro­
bably �reated several thousand cases of cancer over his 57 year practice. - Information collected
its power to cure disease.
Vol. LXVI, No. 12, June 1951, p . 357.
from handwritten manuscripts from Grimmer and from extensive discussions with family­
1. "Editorial" in THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER,
memberts and friends. - Editor.

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By provings of remedies on healthy humans, (not on dumb animals DIET FOR CANCER PATIENTS1
whose emotions and mental processes are difficult if not impossible to
know), with the painstaking and scientific checks employed to prevent In order to control the toxemia in cancer cases It IS necessary to
error, the homeopathic physician is enabled to know the power and watch the diet very closely. Absolutely no meat, meat soups or gravies,
limitations of each drug in the cure of sickness. Each drug or element fish or fowl should be used. Aluminum ware in the cooking of the
thus proven becomes an everlasting unit in the ever growing Materia patient's food must be discarded; also in cities where you get the chlo­
Medica of the homeopathic store house of medical research and lmowl­ rine in water, the patient must be put on pure spring water both for
edge dedicated to the good of human kind. cooking and drinking.
Homeopathy invites all researchers to avail themselves of its valuable I usually start the patient on the 30th potency, when that potency
lmowledge, obtained through one hundred and fifty years of unremit­ has outlived its usefulness, then I give the lOM and so on. Many times
ting labor and human sacrifice, that the ends of true research for during the course of the treatment, patient's symptoms will change and
humanity everywhere may be more fully realized and served. thereby call for a change in remedy, whichever homeopathic remedy is
Besides the CADM-MET. which is most commonly used, I use CADM-1.
indicated by patient's symptoms is the one given.
Usually this remedy is indicated in the glandular cases; CADM-s . in the
stomach and intestinal cases. CALC-AR. is a frequent remedy used either
CALEN. is another remedy following the exhibition of CADMIUM in
preceeding or following cadmium remedies in cancer of the liver.
stomach cases and GRAPH. in the breast cases.

1. This text is taken from a letter Dr. Grimmer wrote another physician, whose name we do not
know. - Editor.

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THE APPLICATION OF HoMEOPATHIC REMEDIES To CANCER Acet-a �., alum., alumn., apis, ambr., Ars., ars-i., aster., aur., aur-ar.,
bell-p., bism.,
B rom ., bufo, cadm-cy., cadm-f, cadm-i., Cadm-met.,
CASES 1 cadm-n., cadm-p., cadm-sd., cadm-s., calc., calc-ar., calcj, calc-s., carb­
ac., Carb-an., carb-v. , carbn-h., carbn-s. , caust., cist., clem., cob., Con.,
. In applying homeopathic remedies to cancer cases we proceed along crot-h., cun_d., cupr., dulc.,. elaps, graph. , hep., Hydr., kali-ar., kali-bi.,
the usual lines taught by Hahnemann and his loyal followers as far as kalz-cy. , kah-1., kalt-m., kalt �n., ka!z-s., kre�s . , lac-c., lach., lap-a . , Lye.,
we can. Here, as in every case of chronic disease, we must stress the m ere., merc-zf; nat-m., nat-sd-f, Ntt-ac., ong., ph-ac., Phos., p!ryt., ruta,
necessity for the fullest and most complete personal and family history rad-br. , sep., szl., sulph. , sul-ac., thuj., toxi., x-ray., zinc.
that is possible to obtain. From the birth hour on through infancy, � f the seventy-five remedies listed in the cancer group, forty-five are
childhood and maturity to the time of taking the case, every change of high grade value, the others are of inferior value and less frequently
and disturbance, mentally, morally and physically in sequence should indicated and used.
be recorded, together with the diseases contracted along the way and From this group the uterine sub-group comprises the largest number.
the remedial measures employed for same. When the pathologic From this. fa� t, we n:ay pr� sume that these tissues are subject to a large
change known as cancer develops and grows with symptoms that are
commonly the result of such change, we have little to guide us for the n_umber of diffe�ent untattons and conditions, that they are more sensi­
selection of the homeopathic remedy from a strictly symptomatic view­ tive and susceptible to the cancer toxin.
point. . Therefrom
ansmg
is one smaller group of remedies that correspond to conditions
trauma and irritations of various kinds that are highly val­
Clinical use and observation by many faithful and able followers of able for the cancer state. Remembering that disease gets well in the
the homeopathic law over a long period of time has given us a compar­ �
atively small list of remedies, the nature and symptomatology of which mverse order of the appearance of its symptoms, we may well under­
correspond to cancer in all its evolutionary processes in the organism, stand why a breast cancer whose immediate and last manifestation of
such :emedies as BELL-P.,CoN., or PHYT. Also how easy it is for us to
beginning with the moral and mental disturbances of the mind sphere, cell growth �allowing an injury would readily yeild homeopathically to
involving various and at times seemingly contradictory symptoms and perceive the potent possibility of preventing any cancer change ever
states, at other times alternating conditions obtaining, and finally after starting after injury with a potency of ARN.
some unusual stress or some physical or chemical injury there appear Irrit�tion � and injuries to other parts of the body are such as those in
the symptoms recognized as cancer. The majority of the remedies listed gastro-mtestmal t�ac� fr?m faulty foods, indiscretion in eating, adulter­
that have proved curative in cancer will fall into the group that Hahne­ ated food, those Irntations produced by chlorine and flourine in the
mann and others observed as having in their nature the three· miasms drinking water, alumina poisoning coming from the use of aluminum
or chronic diseases that are held by homeopaths fundamentally as con­ cooking utensils and from aluminum plates in the rpouth sometimes
stitutional sick producing causes. And the minority (of the remedies) so
remedy among som � of the CADMIUMS, but also the irritating cause
listed may well be assumed to have, after more mature observation, used by dentists. Such irritations as these will find the best antidotal
these thre2 miasms: Psora, Syphilis and Sycosis, blended in their symp­ must be removed With the administration of the curative remedy to
tomalogy. make the cure certain and permanent.
Following is the list of proven cancer remedies, the symptomalogy of
a�d heat of the pipe combmed sometimes causes a lip cancer that SEP.
which has been confirmed by curative action. This list is gathered from Other irritatior: s like th � se occurring in smokers where the pressure
a search of the repertory through tge various parts of the body includ­ Will frequently cure, providing the irritation is discontinued. The reme­
ing those of the skin (epithelioma). dies of this smaller group are likewise contained in the general group of
See also "Malignancy & All Three Miasms" on p. 708 ff in the article "The Polarity of Reme­
1. From handwritten manuscript. - Editor.
"The Polarity of Reme­ 3.
See also "Psoro-sycotico-syphilitic Remedies" on p. 703 ff. in the article
dies m Relation to the Polarity of Disease" in the section "Electronic Reactions". - Editor.
2.
to the Polarity of Disease" in the section "Electron ic Reactions ". - Editor.
dies in Relation

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cancer remedies. They are: alum., arn., ars., bell-p., brom., cadm-s., How much longer can the human race stand the strain of serum poi­
caust., con., cund., graph., hydr., kali-bi., kali-cy., kali-i., kali-s., lach., sons and crude drugs and their resultant suppressions grafted on the
lye., mere-c., nit-ac., phos., phyt.; ruta, sep., sil., thuj., toxi. A careful ever increasing miasmatic causes of disease? Only Homeopathy can
study and wide knowledge of these remedies will reward the industrious retard the deep decay and frightful devastation gnawing at the vital
physician with a harvest of cure in cancer conditions undreamed of centers of the human race.
without such complete knowledge. One other benefit is presented in the vast numbers that have repudi­
Other irritations than those mentioned above are such as arise from ated all medicine and taken up with the so-called cults for relief against
the wide use of the coal-tar preparations flooding the public in ever sickness. The cults, at least give nature a chance to work, unhampered
increasing variety and given for so many complaints, headaches, rheu­ by animal toxins and crude poisons in the form of irritating and ener­
matic pains, acute colds, grippe, fever reducers, and sleeping potions. vating drugs. The pendulum has swung from the crude and clumsy
Bombarded with these cardiac depressants, is it any wonder that heart attempts of the allopaths to overwhelm disease by substitution (the
implanting of a drug or serum disease in place of the natural one), and
soon a close second? Against these irritants our CARBONS and SNAKE
and kidney disease lead the list of death causing diseases with cancer
by suppression (the masking of external symptoms and the numbing of
POISONS furnish the best antidotes. sensibilities to pain without in any way relieving the internal cause of
illness) to those who at least have intelligence enough to know that
Perhaps the most irritating of all the irritants and depressants is the nature has provided wonderful means of defense against sickness.
one produced by the almost universal applications of serums and vac­ However, in the feld of chronic inherited disease, nature alone is
cines given for the prevention and cure of acute infectious diseases. often unable to cure. i This is the realm of Homeopathy and vast num­
These subtle poisons are very far reaching and deep in their effects and bers of more intelligent cultists must necessarily swing back to her for
nosodes such as DIPH. and PYROG. together with the SNAKE POISONS. Is
our best antidotes can only be found in THUJ. and several of the specific relief of those sicknesses that are the outgrowth of chronic miasms.
it not possible that persistant and frequent injections of these bi-prod­ There is another pernicious form of irritation that is making many
ucts of disease shot directly into the blood stream, especially in young carcasses. That is the practice, advocated by most of those looked up to
children, result in a state such that conditions in the body organism for as authorities on the treatment of cancer, of employing large doses of
natural defense against these toxins cannot obtain, and that in fact a either x-ray or radium on every mole, wart, small ulcer, or blemish
weakening of the reticulo-endothelial system is produced thereby reduc­ appearing on the skin. This procedure either irritates and burns the
ing the reactive power of the body against cancer and kindred diseases? local parts (because of over dosing) setting up necrosis of surrounding
(The reticulo-endothelial system is said by biologists to manufacture cell� resulting in a rapid spreading of the sore and often turning a
and contain all the defensive forces of the organism.) And may this not bemgn and harmless growth of small dimensions into a rapidly destruc­
answer the observed fact why cancer is occurring in younger subjects of tive malignant cancer, or, if the dose is lighter, the sore or mole or wart
each succeeding generation? may be destroyed and apparently healed with an unsightly scar remain­
�ng. If the latter result is obtained, that patient will inevitably develop,
Of what avail is it to try to prevent some natural expression of acute m the course of a few months or years according to his constitutional
disease that may never come, if there is involved in the immunizing soil inheritance, a cancer in some of his vital organs. We have few rem­
process a weakening of the defensive mechanism of the body against
obliterated by those destructive agents; CADM-I., FL-AC. and PHos. are
edies that can antidote this kind of mischief because the capillaries are
chronic manifestations of diseases like cancer, diabetes, epilepsy and
mental and physical weaknesses of various sorts. Add to all this the
RADIUM PREPARATIONS in potencies may be found useful in some cases
the only three remedies I have found helpful in such cases. X-RAY and
wholesale destruction of children's tonsils, one of the most important
defense units in the organism, which lessens still more the chance of after further study and trial. For the anemia and cachexia that often fol-
body resistance and we have a gloomy outlook for the health and well­
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of necrosis that seemingly defies all healing agents, CADM-1. is the only
lows radium abuse, PHos. is the best antidote. For the ulcerating areas From it� incipien�y, Homeopathy has always inspired hope and
courage m. 1ts practloans and patients alike, because they are taught the
remedy I have known to help. For the X-ray burn, FL-AC. is the remedy advantage of working in harmony with the laws of nature of which the
that yields the best clinical results. therapeutic law of similars is but one. Because of these facts, homeo­
Industries of a certain type predispose workers to cancer preferring paths are better equipped to combat this sinister and implacable force
special parts of organs, as shown in the cobalt miners' tendency to can­ that threatens to destroy the race.
cer of the lungs. And the workers in aniline dyes are more often To summarize, the homeopathic treatment of cancer consists first in
affected by vesical cancer. These observations may suggest the proving the selection of some specific remedy found in the Hahnemannian
and trial of these substances in potency as possible remedies of the dis­ group that includes all three of the miasms in its symptomatology
ease localized in the parts that cobalt and the aniline dyes each affect. (together with the group specially related to trauma in its numerous
No paper on the treatment of cancer, even though it be strictly reme­ for�s) : Second: the r� moval of all irritants that may act as exciting or
dial, would adequately impart the necessary lmowledge for the most a�tlvatm� � auses. Thud: . in. the homeopathic selection of the proper
successful results without a complimentary diet as adjunct to prescrib­ d1et, avmdmg foods that 1rntate the patient and giving those that agree
ing. And the diet, like the remedy, should be selected for the individual with and nourish him, such foods to be based on the needs of each
patient, noting susceptibilities and reactions after food selection with as patient rather than for a diseased condition. And last; the bouying up
much concern and interest as is shown by the skilled prescriber of the of the patient' s moral and mental status, appealing to his intelligent
homeopathic remedy. The chemistry of food and its relation to the cooperation in all things, inspiring courage by explaining the certain
blood chemistry of the patient is a mighty aid or a great hinderance to but orderly processes by which disease comes under broken law, and
the action of the curative remedy, depending upon the degree of intelli­ goes un� er re�tored law brought about with the homeopathic specific
gence shown in food selection. and the mtelhgent effort of the patient to live in harmony with these
There is a great need of more experimental work in the chemistry of lawful processes of nature.
food and its relation to cancer. So far this work is largely empirical and Armed with these forces and the lmowledge that we work in unison
far from scientific. The only near unified opinion being the baneful with the restless throb of universal order inspires us to face with confi­
effects of a meat diet, at least in advanced cases of disease; other pro­ dence this baffling medical problem agitating the world today.
teins may be carefully admitted only varying in amoung with individual
cases.
The mental or psychic phase of cancer must not be ignored if our
best success is obtained. The terror and hopelessness concerning the
incurability of cancer prevailing today in the ranks of allopathy has
made the problem more difficult. The public is told by these bombastic
sons of egotism that there is no cure because they have failed to find it.
Anyone claiming to cure cancer is branded by them with their favorite
anathema, "quack". Anyone having the temerity to criticize their meth­
ods of surgery and radiation with its attendant mutilitation and torture
and its high death rate occurring in a shorter period than occurs to
those untouched by them and left to unhampered nature, is not only a
"quack" but a public menace. It is claimed by competent observers that
the approved methods of the up to date modern medical scientist are
dead after two years.
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Cadmium Cures of Cancer

CADMIUM CuRES OF CANCER1 and tuberculosis will not grow or develop because of the healthful soil
conditions that result from careful and really scientific prescribing. The
The curing of cancer cases by homeopathic remedies is nothing new dismal failure of surgery, x-ray and radium as curative agents in cancer,
or strange. Our literature is replete with many reported cures of more or renders any proven measure more acceptable to a waiting world, for vic­
less authentic and definite cancer conditions. In fact homeopathy offers tims from the cancer scourge are constantly increasing, and allopathic
the only real therapeutic hope in the world today against this dreadful medicine acknowledges its inability to cope with the situation.
scourge. The actual causes of cancer are obscured in a maize of uncertainty
Outside of homeopathy, the only real advance and the only helpful and ignorance. Allopathy does not know, but it has proven a few inter­
measure that has proven useful in the cancer fight, is that of diet. Die­ esting things that may be helpful in the future. Dr. Maude Sly of Chi­
tary measures are as important as the selection of the indicated r�medy, cago has proven the inherited soil theory of cancer in rats. She has bred
for unless the correct dietary rules are followed, your homeopathlC rem­ cancer in and out of various rat families by selection and mating, and
edy will fail to permanently cure in the majority of cases. On the other thereby has confirmed what the masters of homeopathy have so long
hand correct diet alone is not sufficient to eradicate the inherited soil announced and contended. Dr. Crile of Cleveland, and others have
that engenders and sustains cancer. For anything like uniform success demonstrated that the cancer cell has lost its normal bi-polar electrical
one must combine the selection of the homeopathic remedy, with a nature and taken on a positive state, with a resulting change in the
diet of fruits, vegetables, cereals and nuts and, later on, when improve­ nucleus of the cell. Electronic physicians have gone farther. They have
ment has reached a high point, dairy products in moderation may be proven that not only has a change taken place in the polarity, chemistry
allowed. and histology of the affected cells, but that every drop of blood in the
prove curative in a given case of cancer, we have in the CADMIUM SALTS
While it is true that any deep acting constitutional remedy may organism shows a corresponding change, at least in polarity, if not in
chemistry and histology. Before any chemical changes take place in the
our most valuable units against the condition now recognized as carci­ body (not the test tube) there is a change in polarity; and chemical
nosis or carcinoma (late stage).
The pathogenesis of CADM-S. has all the weakness and all, the blood
changes precede histologic or pathologic changes. All disease cause and
departure from health is found in this fundamental change of polarity.
changes that correspond to a late cancer condition; besides practically It is the modus operandi, at least of the changes of state of health to dis­
all the particular conditions, from skin ulcers, that resist the normal ease and vice versa.
healing tendencies, to breast and uterine tumors, together with the Our remedies, especially in potency, are catalysts that change body
severe stomach ulcerations that readily take on blood changes of a forces and body states, enabling normal function to be restored when
malignant nature. It is in the late cases where symptoms are masked by broken, and perpetuating in an orderly way all the necessary reactions
knowledge of the CADMIUM SALTS is helpful. These patients should have
drastic drugging and by pathology, the end results of disease, that a in the human organism to maintain life and health. The seed and the
embryo contain all the necessary chemical elements in their proper pro­
been cured years ago when their symptoms would have guided to the portion for the growth, development and repair of the organism, only
needed remedy or remedies which would have prevented the ultimates needing the necessary food replenishment to maintain life through its
of cancer. For homeopathy in the hands of real prescribers will so allotted cycle. Hence true medicines are only cata1ytic in nature, they
change the life forces of the body or the constitutional state that cancer do not enter into the body cells combined with other elements, but
their presence may be necessary, to bring about the normal combina­
1. This article originally appeared in THE HOMEOPATHIC RECORDER, September, 1929, page 606.
tions of chemicals always present in the blood stream for life' s activities.
The original handwritten manuscript was entitled "Cancer Cures by the Cadmium Salts". This
article has been edited by Ahmed N. Currim and has some corrections to the journal article All chemical change in the body is destructive, all vital change con­
based on Dr. Grimmer's handwritten manuscript. Also case 10 does not appear in the original structive. Absorption and nutrition are vital, the chemist1y has been
handwritten manuscript nor in the journal but is a case of Dr. Kent which the editor has added expended in digestion and elimination. These few facts are mentioned
to show another illustration of the Cadmium remedies to cancer cases. - Editor.
in order that we may know how and why the homeopathic remedy acts
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so powerfully and positively as a curative agent against the changes CASE I 63 MRS. J. W., AGE
found in the body cells in the condition called cancer. If we know the
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order in which disease develops, we can !mow the order in which reme­ May 6, 1926. This case was diagnosed first as one of gallstones and
dies act to correct abnormal changes in the organism. When we !mow operation was advised by an old school man. She was jaundiced and
these things our faith is sustained by absolute lmowledge. anemic and had lost weight rapidly. The liver was enlarged and plainly
nodular. CALC-AR. 45M was given with immediate and marked benefit,
In the past four years I have treated two hundred and twenty-five 1- which continued until June 12, 1926, when CALC-AR. 45M was repeated
cases of proven cancer, of various forms and in all stages of the disease. with improvement. This continued until Oct. 7, 1926, when a slight
At this time one hundred and seventy-five are still living, many of them return of jaundice and liver pain was noted. CALC-AR. CM was given
entirely well and free of all cancer symptoms. Only one of this group with complete subsidence of all symptoms. This lasted until April 29,
now living, shows indications of an early demise. All of those who 1927, when a severe bronchial cold called for CARB-AC., lOM, which
failed to respond to the homeopathic treatment had been treated surgi­ cleared up promptly and left the patient well until Feb. 4, 1928. Symp­
cally or with x-ray and radium in material doses. My records show one toms of much intentinal gas then annoyed the patient. CARB-V. lOM
case of late intestinal and splenic cancer in an old lady sixty-three years was given with relief until March 8, 1928, when the old liver symptoms
old, who lived five years in comparative comfort, and only recently accompanied by nausea and weakness, with extreme coldness and
died at sixty-eight, from wealmess and exhaustion, entirely free of pain. aggravation from exertion demanded CADM-s., which was given in 45M
In the last two years since my study and application of the CADMIUM potency. The patient has h ld no more medicine since and remains in
SALTS my losses have been greatly reduced. I believe that any advanced perfect health and comfort.
case of carcinoma will need CADMIUM in some form, dependent on the CAsE 2 M Rs. V., AGE 52
symptoms of the individual before a cure can be effected. -

Other remedies are sometimes needed after CADMIUM to comple­ June 8th, 1927. Five months prior to this date, this woman was in
ment and complete the cure. Sometimes other remedies must precede robust health, weighing 168 pounds. She was now reduced to 80
the use of CADMIUM. I frequently find cancer of the liver yielding to pounds, more than half her body had gone, in a very short time. She
CALC-AR. in every way but the tendency to relapse, when frequently a was jaundiced and cachectic; spots of ecchymosis covered her limbs;
single dose of CADMIUM2 in h ig h p o te n c y w ill ren d e r t h e c u re p e r m a­ she was in a constant tremor; her heart was weak and irregular in
action; she could not take the slightest bit of food or drink without
n e n t . I n the e a rly s ta g e s o f c a n c e r, esp e c ia lly o f the s k i n , w h e n m a n y
soon vomiting it. She had a small vascular goitre. Her liver was enlarged
g u i d in g t h e rap e utic s y m p to m s s till are p re s e n t , a n y o n e o f o u r d e e p
and nodular, and a distinct mass, indurated and tender, was palpable in
c o n stitutio n a l rem e d i e s m ay b e s u ffic i e n t t o c u r e . O u r lite ratu re
the epigastric region. At this time PLB-I. IOM was given and the patient
a b o u n d s in rep o r ts o f h u n d re d s o f b e au tifu l c u re s .
put on a diet of diluted apple juice, an ounce every two hours. There
I b e lieve a s t u d y o f t h e CADMIUM SALTS and their use early in every was a steady slight gain in strength and ability to retain fluids until July
case, on strictly homeopathic lines, will enable the homeopathic physi­ 11, 1927, when there was a return of the nausea and vomiting of tough,
cian to make many more cures of cancer than are being made at the stringy, blood-streaked mucus. KALI-BI. lOM was given for this with no
present time. Any case of cancer complicated by a weak heart or dis­ relief and on July 13, 1927 the patient was weaker, with sinking sensa­
eased kidneys can hardly get well, because the reaction to the curative tion at the epigastrium; cold sweats, and vomiting even of a teaspoon­
remedy will kill such a patient in a comparatively short time. ful of water. At this low ebb-tide of life forces, CADM-P. 30 was given,
I submit, briefly, the records of a few cases to illustrate the action of with a slow, but steady uninterrupted gain of strength and a gradual
CADMIUM on cancer conditions. decrease of all alarming symptoms, so that after a few days a little
strained vegetable broth was added to the apple and pear juices as nour-
I.
I.
I n the original hand-written article Dr. Grimmer corrected this t o two hundred and five.
2. usually CADM-s. - Editor. This was three years later i.e. i n September 1929. - Editor.

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CASE 3 R. c., AGE 42. . . .

Nov. 3. 1928 1 CALEN. SOM was given. There was a steady gain with
CASE 2 - MRs. V., AGE 52. ... - MR. B.
ishment. The gain was maintained with no further medication until
January 7, 1928 when symptoms of nausea returned. The patient now
return of symptoms called for CALEN. CM with improvement until Jan­
no more medicine required until December 15, 1928 when a slight
bles with a little cereal and cream. The second dose of CADM-P. 30 was
weighed 100 pounds and was living on a soft diet of fruits and vegeta­
uary 18, 1929 when CADM-MET. 10M was given with immediate and per­
given now. From this time on the patient gained rapidly in weight and manent improvement in every way. This man now weighs 189 pounds,
strength. Whole-wheat bread and butter and cheese were added to her eats everything, contrary to orders, and is in better health than ever
when a dose of CADM-P. 10M was administered, She now weighed 130
diet. No more medicine was given this patient until September, 1928, before in his life.
CASE 4
pounds, her strength and color had returned, her liver was normal in MR. B., AGE 58

size and the abdominal mass was gone. 1 This patient remains vigor­
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Sept. 21, 1928. This patient was reduced from 210 pounds to 145
ously well, attends to all her duties, administering to the needs of a pounds, was of bad color, extremely weak, with severe burning pains
large family. She has almost regained her complete body weight, now radiating from liver over the abdomen. His liver almost filled the
160 pounds, and looks more like a woman of 40 than the 54 years she abdominal cavity and was notched and nodular. He had been a heavy
lS.
ery. At this date CALC-AR. 45M was given with steady gain on a diet of
drinker and a recent attack of "flu" had added to his wealmess and mis­
CASE 3 - M R. B. R. c., AGE 42.
fruits and vegetables. CALC-AR. 45M was repeated Nov. 10, 1928, fol­
September 8, 1928. This man, two years prior to this date had gone
Dec. 15, 1928, CALC-AR. CM was given. There was not the response to
lowed by steady gain in strength and weight and a relief of symptoms.
through a six months' siege with duodenal ulcers, which had not
entirely healed, as the patient was in more or less distress with inability this prescription that followed the preceding ones and on Jan. 7, 1929,
to gain in weight or strength. Two days prior to the above date the
aggravation from exertion. CADM-s. 45M was given with wonderful
because of the burning pains, weakness and nausea, with chilliness and
patient had played harder at tennis than usual, and had eaten a rather
hearty meal; that night he was awakened with severe epigastric pains relief and a gain that has been maintained to this day. The liver is
given CADM-I. 10M, put on the usual diet of liquid fruit and vegetable
which soon was followed by vomiting of food with some blood. He was almost normal in size and feel; the man now weighs 195 pounds and is
deeply grateful for his release from the grave as he terms it.
nal hemorrhage ensued. HAM. 10M was given with only a short lasting
juices, and improved for about ten days, when suddenly a severe intesti­ CAsE 5 - MRs. S ., AGE 48
relief, followed by ARN. 10M, because of an extensive body soreness;
ray diagnosed probable malignancy of the duodenum. CADM-s. SOM,
Sept. 15, 1928. This woman has had digestive troubles for years. X­
still no relief Recurrent hemorrhage persisted and not even water could
of intestinal hemorrhage. This was Sept. 25, 1928. CALEN. 30 was given
be taken by mouth without producing bloody vomiting and an increase two doses, two months apart, cured all symptoms and x-ray now shows
normal intestines. The patient has gained in weight, strength and color.
and all food stopped, nutrition being maintained by enemas of glucose.
There was complete cessation of hemorrhage for twenty-one days, and
Jan. 16, 1928. CADM-I. 10M. This is a case of intestinal cancer with
CAsE 6 - MRs. B., AGE 54
an abdominal mass in the hepatic region began to recede. At this time,
iting and a slight hemorrhage. CALEN. SOM was given with complete
October 16, 1928, an attempt at nourishment by mouth provoked vom­ toxic goitre and marked cardiac disturbance. She had a quick response
overate and upset her digestion; CADM-I. 10M soon righted her until
and steady gain in weight and strength until Aug. 14, 1928 when she
relief and the ability of the patient to take a little liquid nourishment by
mouth without nausea or emesis.
1. The article i n THE HoMEOPATHIC REcoRDER had a few lines missing a t this point which were
1. At this date September 1929. - Editor. inserted from the original handwritten manuscript. - Editor.

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CASE 6 MRs. B., AGE 54 ...

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1
CASE 10
Oct. 15, 1928, when a severe cold upset her. CA?M-� . lOM kept her Miss X., aged twenty-seven. In the last stage of cancer of the stom­
well until the last report on Feb. _7, 192 £ , when I d1sm1ssed her cured. ach. Constant vomiting. Everything taken into the stomach, even water,
She remains strong and well to th1s day. vomited. Coffee-ground vomit. Burning in the stomach like fire, day
CASE 7 MR. B., AGE 67 and night. Emaciated to a skeleton. Had been treated with morphine,
which gave no relief Nausea and retching increased by motion. Hot
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Aug. 6, 1927. Splenic cancer, with weakness and the usual blood find­ things ameliorated momentarily. Cold things caused pain. Great anxi­
ings. CALAD. given with slight benefit. Oct. 7, 1928, RAD-CHL. 10� . ety. CADM-S. 50M. kept her comfortable until she passed away several
Patient became much worse, and went to another doctor, w�w put h1m weeks later, and enabled her to take soups and simple liquid nourish­
in a hospital, made all the tests to �onfirm_ a certain diagnoSlS of cancer, ment.
and then advised a splenic operat10n, wh1ch was refused. <?n Nov. 24,
1928, I again saw the patient and gave CADM-MET. 10M, w�th no more CONCLUSION
medicine to the present date. A complete metamorphoSlS has been As a summary of these case reports, I would like to bring to your
wrought; the blood findings are almost normal, the sp_leen 1s_ reduced, attention the fact that homeopathy in the hands of its master prescrib­
and the weight, calor, strength and comfort of the pat1ent are wonder­ ers is the greatest and most efficient force the world has today against
fully good for a man 69 years of age. the scourge of cancer. Yet in spite of this fact many of our men are run­
CASE 8 MRS. T., AGE 3 6 ning after will-o '-the-wisps, that float above the quagmires of materialis­
tic pseudo-science as panaceas for the cure of cancer. Millions are raised
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Jan. 15, 1929. Mrs. T. always had pain and swelling of the breasts and spent annually for research without avail, and the governments of
with her menses. A lump in the right breast was removed a ye� r ago, the world are taxing their already over burdened citizens in this same
and pronounced cancer, after a microscopic exaJ? inatiol!. She 1s pale, endless march, always in circles.
emaciated, weak and cachectic. The left brea� t lS now mdurated and Like lost wanderers in the wilderness they go, without compass or
sore with retracted nipples, pains worse at penod. CADM-MET. lOM has guide to lead them safely to their goal; yet above them, and around
been given at intervals; single doses, Jan. 1 ? , 1929; �arch 19, 1929; them shines the light of homeopathy, like the polar star to lead the way
May 22, 1929. The breast is well and the pat1ent much 1mproved every to the goal they are so arduously seeking.
way. If they would but cast the blinders of prejudice from their eyes, and,
CASE 9 like the wise men of old, follow the star to the manger of physical salva­
Feb. 9, 1928, I was asked to prescribe for one of our emir:ent sur­ tion, then, at last, the prayers and hopes of an agonizing world would
geons for a severe protracted intestinal hemorrha�e. The patlent �as be answered.
bled white and was very weak and feeble. He was m the late sevent1es
and much reduced from a once very vigorous and powerful man. Three
doses of CADM-MET., one the 30th potency, given Feb. 9, 1929, the oth­
ers of the 10M given March 12, 1928 and Oct. 1, _ 1928.' have re_store�
this aged benefactor to a healthy happy s� ate, enabhng h1m to fimsh h1s
life work in the form of a valuable medKal treasure of knowledge and
philosophy of healing that will aid and comfort great numbers in the
future.
VI, No. 11, Feb., 103, p. 412. This case does not appear in the original article of D r. Grimmer
1. Case 10 i s one ofDr. J.T. Kent's cases and was taken from the JouRNAL O F HoMEOPATHICS, Vol.

1. September 1929 - Editor.

but has been added by the editor to illustrate additional use of CAD M-S. - Editor.

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 Further Results in the Homeopathic Treatment of Cancer
Can cer
Hom eop athi c Treatment of
Further Resu lts in the

TREATMENT OF tim� , we know that Hahnemannian homeopathy holds out to the

FURTHER RES ULTS IN THE HoMEOPATHIC affhcted the only real hope for . '
cure in the early cases ' and amel'10rat 1on
CANCER1 ·
of su ff,enng and the prolongmg of life in the advanced cases.
ileged to read before thi.1 whe group. of my The more experien.ce I have with the use of the C ADMIUM PREPARA­
Two years ago, we were priv Cadmium Cur es of Can cer, rem were TIONS, the more convmced I am of their indispensable need in cancer.
colleagues. a paper entitled tment, up to that date , of two hun dred and Not that they always
. ant1perfect
. dote I the cure alone and unaided ' but they are
stated the results of the trea fifty case s in four year s. At this time, the mos t e ffiect1ve h a':'e yet found to aluminum poisoning,
twenty-five cases, with a losslistof twen ty-two more deaths by canc er, but and th.at fa�tor plays a far more 1mportant role in cancer than most of
there has been added to that s, most of the time in com fort , perf orm­ us beheve m the past. Intestinal forms of the disease, especially, are
these last named lived sixk,yearand all dying with a minimuemorofany suffering. undo�btedly much aggravated by the presence of that subtle poison.
ing their accustomed wor erin g, and without morphin efully to othe r �lummum. 1s one of the most com li[on of the irritants entering as excit­
Many experienced no suff , they t quietly and peac their mg causes 1� many cases of cancer. CADM-I. is the most effective anti­
narcotic or anesthetic drug and fiwen fty - these give every proma isee atofany liv­ dote t? radmm a�d x-�ay burns to be found among the homeopathic
rest. The remaining hundred some of thos e, who se adva nced � remed1es, competmg w1th PHos. for radium poison and with FL-AC. and
ing many years, excepting life. From these figures, we may s,cla1m a cure SIL. for the x-ray abuses. These remedies are the most effective agents
time may inte rven e to end of six year by stric tly yet fou�d against the frightful results both locally and systematically,
treated after a
of two-thirds of all case sbeca laps e that radmm and x-ray produce.
t, if not all, of the rem aini ng
homeopathic method s, esuseothemos r than that of canc er. � e�e mbe r, From a homeopathic view, the cancer problem presents four basic
patients will die from caus s, they all showed the cachcanc ex1a, and the aspects, each a study in itself:
these were not incipient case ence of the deve lope d activ e er dise ase.
clinical and laboratory evid y and by radi um and x-ray with only The �rst is the physiological phase, and this is related to both doctor
Many had been treated surgicall e to hom eopa thy. Bec ause of these a�d pat1ent. Th� �w�ror and depressing effects of a cancer diagnosis,
harm resulting, before theydatacamcolle und er wid er and mor e varied nght or wron�, 1s �n _ Itself, overwhelming in most cases. To the patient
facts, and because of new ion of homcted thic rese arch in canc er, I am no hope re� ams, 1t 1s useless to try, the only concern left is to avoid as
experience in the applicat evement ineopa near futu re in the cur� and much suffenng as he can and J?Ossi�ly prolong for a time a life already
hopeful of far greater achible disease. Ittheis destined to be accomphshed doomed. To the doctor, espee1ally 1f he is scientific and imbued with
abatement of this implaca Hahnemannian homeopathy. the up .to . date 1deas of the so-called authorities, it means just another
by all the true disciples of hygi­ fated .v1ct1m for whom �he:e is no remedy or help, only an object of
We need but correlate our remeven edy prescribing with dietetic and we expenmentat10n of mutdat10n and torture, all in the name of science
enic measures to accompl ish more astounding resultsa than metho.d
and progress. No a�te�pt by intelligent effort is made to seek causes
have in the past (in terms ofnosi cure). We need also to discover and mvoke la:', wh1eh 1s the first attribute of true philosophy and sci­
of making an absolute diagy, ands itofisthein sigh pre-cancer stage. Wh en t �1se ence . . The pat1ent under such mental states is permitted and left to go,
desirable thing is a certaintthe recognition oftthe even now but not qUlt to . thmk, act, eat, and do as he chooses, unguided, unaided, as a bit of
perfected, we shall witn ess power of the homeo­ dnftwood on a storm tossed sea, without compass or succor.
pathic law over man' s most dest ructive and heretofore ineradicd!sc .able foe. The second aspect is the one of irritation which comes from many
research, and after the fut1lea and ourag­
After a review of all modernery, od of sou.rces.' some very subtl.e and obscure. Drugs, especially the coal tar
ing results obtained by surg x-ray and radium over long peri denvatlves, serums, vaccmes, metallic poisons; and processed, adulter-
im
THE Ho­
ine, June, 1931. This paper appeared i n
1. Read a t the I.H.A ., Bureau of Clinical medic 1. O n page 825 Dr. Gr mer points out that CADM-o. i s the most effective antidote to Alumini­
mber, 1931, p. 674.
MEOPATHIC REco RDER, Vol. XLVI, No. 9, Septe um pmsomng or toXlcity. - Editor.
r" on p. 800 ff. - Editor.
2. See the article "Cadm ium Cures of Cance

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Further Results in the Homeopathic Treatment of Cancer Further Results i n the Homeopathic Treatment of Cancer

ated, demineralized, devitalized, irritating foods, are found in this rifice �o an already overburdened race. Is it wrong, to let a suffering and
group. terronzed world, .know that homeop at�y is the balm of healing to
The third aspect is that of dietetics, the removal of all irritating and c? eck the destroymg conquest of this hideous monster, conceived in
harmful foods, and the careful selection of non-irritating, balanced, vwlated law, born in wickedness, and nurtured in ignorance?
individualized nourishment.
The fourth aspect, is that of remedy selection. This is more difficult
and complicated than that of ordinary prescribing because so many
things enter in the history and cause of cancer, and because no two
cases are alike. We may have to antidote some specific drug poison in
one case, before anything else. Another may require the reduction of
some specific basic miasm or infection, such as syphilis. A series of
complimentary remedies is frequently needed to meet conditions in
many cases, but all according to the homeopathic law, doses given sin­
gly, and at sufficient intervals apart, for the expression and evolution of
the cases.
We may learn much from observation, relating to the nature and
growth of cancer, both when left to the vital force unassisted by medic­
inal action, and when influenced by such action. Last year, I saw a
woman, sixty-three years old, who presented a breast cancer in ;ktive
stage, far advanced, but only for a short time, prior to my seeing her,
had it pained. She stated that she first noticed the lump in her breast
twenty-three years before and she had feared to see any doctor because
of her dread of operations; she had taken no treatment, observed no
rules of diet, worked hard under more or less trying circumstances, yet
nature unassisted, had kept her alive, free of pain and fit for over
twenty years. What work homeopathy could have done with that case
in its incipiency. We all see the answer in the number of lumps and
nodules that disappear under good prescribing.
This brings us to the most vital part of our subject, that of preven­
tion; for if we can cure a large number of developed cases, and if
nature, unaided, can retard the disease ravages for twenty years, what
will good prescribing plus proper diet and proper living do, to prevent
the development of cancer. It has long been known that constitutional
homeopathic treatment will prevent cancer in the large majority of
cases. In these times when this silent terror is dominating the world,
especially the world of dominant medicine, it becomes our solemn
duty, to give to humanity, these potent facts. Millions of dollars are
wasted annually in donations for allopathic ignorance, to squander in
cruel animal experimentations that ignore and pervert the laws of God
and nature, and fail to bring anything save additional suffering and sac-
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ns
The great diffi ul y i.n advanced cases of cancer is the inability to
obtam therapeutic� �mdivi
SOME CANCER REMEDIES AND THEIR INDICATIONS1
. dualization of symptoms. They
The more I study cancer, the more I prescribe for cancer, the more I patholo� and all the common symptoms that go with it, buthave they
the
are
am convinced that the earlier we start prescribing for cancer the better not sufficient to make a good homeopathic prescription. They tell you
our results would be. Sometimes it is astonishing the results we get in about cancer, but they tell you only in a very general way of a group of
very late cases; but these are exceptions far from the rule. We relieve remedie_ s.
their pain and suffering and improve their general health and increase The experiments of Crile and his bi-polar theory ofliving processes 1
their days - there is no question about that. As for curing, it is very rare have been very interesting to me. He states
in advanced cases. made_ a change_ from its normal bi-polar polarithat ty to
the cancer cell has
that of a positive
In the early cases, where there is just the state of incipiency, where polar�ty. That Is exactly what we find in our electronic reactions. Not
you have already the beginning cachexia and pain, and in some cases only IS the cancer cell positive, but the patient's whole blood
quite a little pathology beginning to show - small nodules of the breast electromagn�tically. positive where cancer predominates. Westream know
is
and characteristic glandular involvement - you will be astounded what :".here_ the � Ixed miasm s come in and where we have sycosis and syph­
careful prescribing will do in most of these cases. Ihs mixed WI_th cancer other polarities may be present.
Cancer is a condition, the outgrowth of very low states - to use the My expenence has been that there is not a case of cancer without a
tuberc�lar backgro_und. It grows on a tuberc
language of Dr. Kent - and undoubtedly made up of all the miasms plus
drug, serum and other irritations. I am convinced that all those factors where m the blendmg of all the other miasm s ular soil. It is the miasm
result.
Pathology is often the only thing you obtain. In such cases one
enter into the admitted increase of cancer. Treatment by the "old mu� t g? back �n the history of the patiencan
school" is just as it was twenty years ago, in spite of the fact that their
losses are appalling. They have made some apparently exceptional beg�nnmg of hfe, and trace it step by step,ts his as far as he can, from the
sickne sses, reactions to
cures. In my practice I have never seen the cure of cancer by any of env:Ironment, �he_ hi�tory of things that have come upon him by way of
these methods; I have seen a lot of harm done. I believe they shorten acCldent, and Irntat10�s - all those things, including
the life of the patient, and I believe they deprive one of the ability to s� r� ms - a� d bette� still, th� history of his immediatevaccin
progen
ations and
prescribe successfully with a homeopathic remedy. his Immediate family. Here IS another thought: if you can get itors the
and
clos­
You will have to antidote the effects of radium and x-ray by using a est ren:edy o� your firs� prescription and do not have to try too many
potentized remedy. CADM-1., FL-AC., PHos. and SrL. have been my best �emedies until the case IS mixed, you are infinitely better off and there
remedies for the painful effects of radium and X-ray burni" Both pro­ IS a mu�h �ett�r chance for the patient. That is why it is so necessaiy to
duce, as you know, obliteration of the capillary circulation. get the mdiCatwns, meager though they be.
We are all fai? iliar with the crude animal experiments that Dr.
Maude Sly of U�Ivers � ty of Chicago
to br� ed can_cer m miCe famili es andhasoutbeen doing; she has been able
1. A talk before l.H.A., Bureau o f Clinical Medicine, June 26, 1936. This article appeared in The
Homeopathic Recorder, Vol. LII, No. 4, April, 1937. of mice
selecti_ve matmg. These facts establish the inherited causatfamilies simply by
causatiOn and many of our allopathic friends are willingionto asackno a basic
All the remdies in this article, and in fact in the whole book have been collected in a separate

edge that; not all of them, but many do accept these results as evidenwl­
section: Repeertory Rubrics for Kent's Repertory from Grimmer, prepared by the Editor. All

ce
page numbers refer to Dr. Kent's Repertory third or later editions and were added by the editor.
When this article was originally written by Dr. Grimmer it seems that he used the second edi­
that cancer in its incipiency or in its fundamentals is inherited at least
tion of Kent's Repertory without page numbers.
the cell tenden y. I prefer to use the word
person has to die� of cancer because his father"tende ncy"; I don' ; think a
Several errors in the original article were corrected using Dr. Grimmer's manuscripts.
Additional rubrics of cancer than those in the second edition, are found in the third edition:
The cancer rubric together with subrubrics can be searched in various sections of the repertory
and mother had it, but he
See the article "Furthet� Results in the Homeopathic Treatment of Cancer" on p. 808 ff - Editor.
under Cancer, Condylomalomata, Excresences, Exostosis, Fungoid Growths, Hardness, lndu­
2.
ration, Noma, Nonosities, Polypus, Proud Flesh, Ranula, Tubercles, Tumor, Ulcers, Warts, etc.
1. Cnle, George W. : A Btpolar Theory o f Living Processes, The Macmillan Co., New York, 1926.
- Editor.
- Edttor.

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has that tendency, and that is what you have to consider in the study of cured, you can easily follow the lower with the higher potency. In the
the case for a remedy. earlier cases I don't hesitate to give the remedy high and expect him to
Especially in those cases following injury where they have apparently live through the aggravation. The patient responds after these pro­
been in fair or robust health and suddenly after the trauma a lump longed aggravations and you have a very good chance of curing that
comes into the breast, in SOJ?e cases pair:�ul ar d some not. We have case.
two remedies par excellence m such cond1t1ons - there are others, �ut CARB-AN. is a glandular remedy, and you may have difficulty at times
these are the two outstanding remedies that are worth study and consid­ in differentiating between it and CoN. The pathology is very similar,
eration. One of them is BELL-P., where there is more or less inflamma­ but there is a little differentiation: generally the CARB-AN. has a purplish
tion and soreness - much like ARN . ; but we have the glandular hue, especially around the area of the breast. There are other differentia­
involvement which is not so marked in ARN. BELL-P. is better given than tions in the general indications if you can dig down through the past
ARN. The other remedy, with which I have had most success, is CoN., history; but it is real painstaking work to take these cases.
in the case that has a shrivelled breast, with weakness and general symp­ GRAPH. is very apt to be indicated in cases where the breast has been
toms of cachexia coming on. It is generally distinguished in the large lanced. In the scars of these lanced breasts you frequently get a case
majority of cases by painlessness, or at least the pain doesn 't come on where GRAPH. will delight you with its action. Dr. Kent thought that
early. I have seen a few painful cases, but they were late cases after they GRAPH. was the best remedy of all for cancer of the breast. He had great
started to break down. These are my two best remedies. faith in the possibilities of that remedy.
If you will take up our cancer group and run through the regional SIL. was another of the remedies that he employed if the condition
areas of cancer wherever our proven remedies have cured conditions, was not too far advanced. A number of years ago he showed me a case
you will find CARB-AN., CARB-V. and GRAPH. running all through. of an old lady, seventy-five years old, who had a breast cancer broken
Those are the most frequent remedies to run all through the various down, ugly looking, extremely painful, much pus. That patient was
reg1ons. given SIL. lOM. There was a frightful aggravation; the whole breast
On page 1346 of Dr. Kent ' s repertory under CAN C EROU S AFFECTIONS sloughed off and healed over perfectly. Perfect surgical work done by
there are fifty-nine remedies appearing under one or the other subru­ the homeopathic remedy. The old lady lived five years and subse­
brics; but these by no means exhaust the list of our cancer remedies. If quently died of pneumonia.
you go through Clarke' s Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica you There are a few remedies that I am mentioning that are not in the
will be astonished at the number of other remedies that have more or repertory as far as I can find. One is LAc-c. You will be surprised that
less complete provings for ameliorating or curing some forms of can­ LAc-c. will do in those cases where the breast has been amputated.
cer. 2 Many years ago when I was a student in Hahnemann College, I
In late cases where there is much pathology and breaking down of attended Dr. Kent's clinic. He very frequently left the whole thing in
tissue, I am very careful about giving a potency too high. I prefer a low my charge. A patient came in with a small, painful lump in one breast.
potency, say the 6x, 12x or 30x. You get better results and you do not Th�l-e were no symptoms apparent until we got into the history, then
get those terrible aggravations of the higher potency; if the cas� hap­ we fo'ti-nd this: Frequently she had been at another hospital, a few
pens to be incurable then by giving a high potency, you are gomg to months before she came to us. Through the over-zealous acts of a sur­
hurry that patient on to his death. If he is incurable and his remedy is geon of great fame who attended, her breast was amputated and all the
similar enough and given in the lower potencies, you will restore bal­ glands taken out - a very fine operation, for which he demanded
ance and relieve pain and bring the well-being of the patient back so he $1,500, and took her husband' s little plumbing business away from him
is much more comfortable. If he is a case on the borderline or can be to pay that bill. The interesting thing to us is that a few months later the
other breast began to get a cancerous condition much the same way - a
1. Kent's Rep. pg. 824. - Editor.
lump appeared, with all the same symptoms. She refused to be oper­
2. See article "Homeopathic Remedies that have Cured Patients Suffering from Cancer" on p . 821
ff . - Editor.
.
ated, and I assured her that I did not think she would have to be. r saw
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Some Cancer Remedies and their Indications

LAc-c. in the symptomatalogy and LAc-c. was given in t e l M . � ALUM. very highly and mentions it frequently. It has much of the symp­
potency. The result was astonishing. I n a few months that thmg had tomatology of PLB. The doctors who h ave been telling us so much of
disappeared, the woman's health was perfect, and two years later she the dangers of aluminum know what they are talking about; it is an
came in periodically to show us that the cure was effective. You can i ? sidious and injurious thing. It may take years for the ALUM. constipa­
imagine her emotions when she compared what we had done and what tlOn t<;> be developed, � ut in a susceptible patient it will develop, and
the surgeon had done. She wanted to pay us a great deal rr: ore than we you ":111 have the true p1cture of cancer - the anemias, the neuralgias the
asked. We insisted that she pay the small price that the chmc deman� ed
.
pecuhar type of constipation, the semi-paralysis that goes with it. The
of everybody, and assured her that as physicians, we could take nothmg b est results, in my experience, are with ALUMN. and ALUM-SIL., and I
l
else. She could hardly get over the fact that for a few cents she was able have frequently found them useful.
to receive work so much superior to that the great surgeon had done.
Don't forget LAc-c. in those cases where first one breast is involved, In mammary cancer we have one of the very difficult cancers. There
then the other. You may have to use LYe. or LACH., of course. These are are some unique remedies in this group . A few are not mentioned in
both among the list of Dr. Kent's high grade cancer remedies. �he g� neral. group, but most of the general group run through in con­
Junction w1th some of these others. There are thirty-three remedies in
O ther remedies under the rubric CANCEROUS AFFECTIONS on page
1346 of Dr. Kent's repertory are ARs . , CADM-S., KAu-BL, MERC-C. , italics or bold type in this group on page824 in the repertory. We find
PHos . MERe-c. i s also a valuable cancer remedy and should be inserted APIS, ARG-N., ARs., ARs-L, AsTER. (which is a sea remedy and is also a
under this rubric. It appears on page 482
under Cancer of the Stomach. good breast cancer remedy if the indications are there), AuR-AR., BAD.,
B ELL-P., BELL. - whoever thought of BELL. in cancer? But BELL. is deep
KALI-BL is more often indicated in the true stomach ulcer; I have not enough to take care of some cancers if we have the indications · don't
found it markedly indicated in the true cancer, but if related it i�nore it. We are prone to think of remedies by their depth, but D r. Far­
undoubtedly would come in; but ARs. goes all thro�gh the cancer
study. Wherever cancer forms in the body, you cannot 1gnore t� e path­
rmgton has ably spoken of the chronic side of AeoN. and BELL. BELL. is
hogenesis of ARs. It has everything that goes with ca�cer, � ut 1t
. 1s mo e a remedy that may prove useful; it may not cure the case, but it will so
! pave the way that another remedy, probably some of the CALCAREA
especially indicated, in my experience, in the g� stnc, mtestmal and skm I
SALTS, will follow. BRoM., BuFO - have had some interesting experi­
cases; in the gastric and intestinal cases, ARs. 1s a ba�mer remedy. You
all know the indications: they are better by warm dnnks and worse by
.
I
ences w1th BuFo, the venom of the South American toad. saw a late
case of cancer where the breast was entirely involved. The woman was
cold drinks, and of course they have the weakness . Warm drinks are in a low state, apparently dying and under BuFO she got up around; the
almost the only thing they can tolerate - the very reverse of PHOS., and breast opened up, discharged and sloughed away, much as the case did
PHos . is more likely to give hemorrhagic tendencies. for Dr. Kent under SIL. The woman lived four years, but finally died of
MERe-c. has a distinct symptomatology of its own and it is a banner canc� r without much pain or trouble, but she was bed-ridden for quite
remedy. I have overlooked it many times when it might have been the I
a wh1le. CARB-AC., CARB-AN., CoNGO RED, in black type. have inserted
better remedy, and undoubtedly we would get better results if we did a remedy here only for your consideration and study. It was one used
not so often ignore it. We all know the poisonous effect of MERC-C. and by the late Dr. Abrams of San Francisco. CoNGO RED is a dye, neverthe­
what it does to the intestinal tract and to the vital organs. You all know less it is a powerful remedy in breast cancer and in some of the bladder
the coated tongue, the offensiveness and the sweating. conditions. CmM., CLEM., CoN., CuND., GRAPH., HEP., HYDR., LACH. ,
Another remedy that sometimes rewards the physician who uses it, is LYe., MERe., and MERC-1-F., Nn-Ac. , Ox-Ac. (I have found it useful in
PLB. I have seen some wonderful work done with PLB. where we had the some cases where the pain is extreme), PHos., PHYT., PsoR., SANG., SEP.,
characteristic constipation, weakness and emaciation. Dr. Kent praises S IL. and SuLPH. There are two more I would like to add to that list :
THUJ. and SABAL. SABAL., as you know, has a wealth of severe urinary
1. May we all marvel a t the great kindness and incredible honesty that Dr. Grimmer teaches us symptoms. Dr. Eager once made the statement that it is a splendid rem­
(by his actual actions) and may we strive to do likewise. - Editor.
edy in cancer if the prostate.
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Some Cancer Remedies and thei·r I n d !catiOns
'
tio ns
dies and their Ind ica
Som e Ca nce r Re me

have twenty-four rem edies on page 134 6 em under c��c=� ���; ��::� ;eg �e �ty-thre�remedies on page 715 with
For skin cancer we elev en are in italics or bol d type, but rem ber the I J o ;;:.H., YDR., LACH., Lvc., MuRX.,
epithelioma of which rem
r, those are the e any edi es PHos., SEP., SIL. ' and THUJ. 'in bo id t
that that does not lim it the prescriber; howeve ly giv
ms , you can safe HYDR. , Cancer of the vagina . KREos . D on , t mt. sunderstand me that that is
you can get the symARpto
to be studied fust. lyIfind the only remedy' but th�t com es fram Dr. Kent. .
remedy that is tru othericated . ARG-N s., ARs., Bu Fo, Co N.,
e to take up the .
Cancer of the larynx (repertory page 746) ts. mterestmg.
.,
KAu-s ., KREOS . (an carbon and when weboncom one of There are not
fem ale genitals we fmdheatha t KREOS. and the carRAN-Bs, .,eveSEPry.,sinSILgle., SuL many remedies: ARs ., NIT-AC., pHOS., S ANG., THUJ.
them, go through in vyrub type), LYe ., PHYT., sternum (page 824PH.of Cancer of the axilla (page 824 of the repertory): AsTER.
One remedy under theA remric of cancer of the Cancer of the tongue (pa 398) ;�d throat (page 448) gi':"e plenty of
the repertory) is SUL PH. edy that doe s farther than SuLPH. in that trouble. We certainly can d;�etter �n op:rat�. I was surpnsed to find
condition, in my mind,(paisgeAR134 s-s-F.
of the repertory) : AR., s.,NITCA-ACLC..,, PRo
the number of remedies Dr·. Kent ha gat ere1. ' and of that group we
Fungus hematodes ., LAC H., 6Lvc find APIS ALUMN ., ARs · S o 1t does goo d to wr te papers on sueh reme-
GARB-
., ME RC. , NAT-M s.,
cites: APIS' ARs ' A · B EN�:c�, CAL�., CARB-AN., C�usT., CoN.,
·

AN ., CARB-V., KREOS add to that, SABAL.

Pms., SEP., SIL ., SuLPH. , THUJ. ; andintestinal tract (repertory page 482). CROT-H., HYDR. : KA�� � HL e d a ta-
Now for the cases ofremtheedigas tro e in our t���.,n MthueRl!Aterat ure as cu;ing s ���r:l ����s: �� h fs : i��� �e:��y)'
We have a number of re, that the es re, additions to whatly.weI hav h I had c., NIT-AC pHOS PHYT., s EP., s �L., s. ULPH., THUJ: To that
repertories and litebutratuI can onlyI giv have proved clinicalthat wewishav e, and list I have added RAD-B;. I ha�� had more satlsfymg results wtth RAD-
more symptoms, y me ager. Do ne't the symptoms I still BR. in these conditions than wt'th any other remedy.
some of them are verm them and I am hap forget the CADMIUMhavSALe TS. R a c e a 6 d l a�e 63 3) will give you har?
worl���� ' :�� �� ��a�� �=� d� ������i� , s�me of those . case� tf
py to say that I , "Dhad half
get a lot of good fro erent convention s. On e said oct or, I
a dozen men come toformegivatingdiffme IUM SALTS. I cured ftfty t�ey are not too far gone and if the have� ;� a . too much tmkenng
want to thank youthe stomach andthointseestiCAnalDMtrac t, and some cancer, wtth and scraping by the spe eta. 1'lS /s. For u1 ceratwn on page 633 we
cas es of ulcers of ce I read your article." I warned them against giving find: ALUMN ., C ALC., C AUST., CHAM (a bl ac 1< t ype reme dY for ulcera-
· KALI-c., KALI-I., NAT-s. , PEoN.,
with CADMIUM sin in a routine way. There are two preparations that I t10n
.
of the rectum)· CuB ' H P., H YDR.,
anything like that licable, CADM-AR. and CADM -P. They correspond PETR., PHos., PuLs. ,' SARs : ' SI�. , STAPH . . , SvPH . . For cancer of the rectum
have fou nd mo st app involvement, and theofytheare CA very on page 606 .. ALUM ., NIT-AC., RUTA, SEP.
to those cases that fachave the glandular you dy most Hemorrhoidal conditions that are ran e to become cancerous, that
will reward to stu
goo d remedies. In -I. ist, aitrem a cas e
D­
tha t bloom out something like the flower i � the r��tum, a gr� at mass of dark
edy that will frequently right red, extreme ly sensitive he morrhoids border .g on malignancy. I have
MIU M SALTS. CA DM
has bee n burned to a chip wit h radium. e 693 ): had one case of malignancy that PE ON. 1<ep t ahve a long time, and kept
Cancer of the male genitalia (inclu des pen is) (repertorySILpag her comfortable after she had b een operated by the surgeon.
There lS. a �osode that I omitted here and that lS. CARe. I have been
Co N., PRo s., PHYT., ., Sro NG .,
ARs., BEL L., CARB-AN. , CARBN-s.,
THUJ. more or less dtsappointed with its actio�' but I have had so�e apparent
Scrotum: CARB-AN ., PHUM oS. reactwns where it acted like TuB . a�d. A�CERINUM, not cunng the case
Scirrhus: CARB-AN. , AL NG. .
e found Ox-Ac. far sup erior, espe- entirely, but making easier the ac lon o th e sub sequent remedies. I
Cancer of the testes:iedSroby greI athavpai n. (ARG-N . is an add ition from believe it should be given early to ge t the b est results ·
. �orkers in c?balt are
pan
cially when accomdic Cancer of the lungs· There a t�o rem�d tes.
Kent's Materia Me a). (repertory page 715 ): ARs., CoN., GRAPH ., very prone to develop �ancer of�he ungs. OB-M. lS a very active prep-
Cancer of the ovaries aration worthy of a real proving.
KREos ., LAc H., Pso R.
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Some Cancer Remedies and their Indications

DISCUSSION
HoMEOPATHIC REMEDIES THAT HAVE CuRED PATIENTS
SUFFERING FROM CANCER1
ever used pote ncie s of sugar of
DR. STEARN S : Dr. Grim mer , hav e you
milk that has b een x-ray ed? AcALYPHA INDICA
DR. GRIM MER : Yes.
d resu lts? Lung cancer; violent cough followed by bloody expectoration or
DR. STEARNS : H ave they given you goo pure blood, bright in the �orning, dark and clotted in the evening.
to put that in.
DR. GRI MME R: Very fine resu lts. I inte nded
s well . H ave you ever �sed
J:? ullness ?f �hest on percusswn, constant severe pain in chest. Progres­
DR. STEARNS : Wh en it is need ed, it work sive emaoatwn, sense of weight in the stomach with sense of burning
d to the energy of the Oso llo- '
suga r of milk that has been subj ecte flatulence and sputtering diarrhea.
clast?
disa ppo inte d with it. I have had AcTEA SPICATA
DR. GRIM MER : I have, but I have been
su � cess � lly used in cancer of the stomach; sour vomiting after
no results.
be used for affec ting suga r . by
DR. STEARNS : The right met hod mus t .
dn? kmg ':'1th tearing, darting pains in epigastric region; increased sali­
sugar granules . Twelve v1als
:ratwn, fet1� odor f:�m mouth. Vertigo ; fear of death, especially at night
mea ns of the Osc illoc last. We use cane Osc illo­
con ?ecte d with the
of granules are plac ed on a metal plate . m be ? ; funous delmum, also during fever; mental anxiety; bad effects
1.
clast , b eginning with Rate The mac hme
1s start � d
g
and
appr
one
opn
�f the
ately �
o f fat1gue and from frig t. Obj_ects seem colored blue; small joints espe­
, each bem
vials is taken off every five minutes way . This
.
oally affected, also wnsts . R1ght arm and wrist more often affected
rate in the same
labe led. Twelve vials are treated on each
gives 132 vials of the charged pelle ts. Wh en testi
.
ng, test the who le from motion. Fatigue and mental exertion; touch, change of tempera­
ture aggravates. Th1s remedy has also been curative in hepatitis, pleu­
132. Usually only one rate will come out for a g1ve n case and
occa sion ally a seco nd .rate
that
nsy and rheumatism.
only for one of the expo sure s, although
ond s to best can be g1ven
may com e. The one that the patient .resp ADRENALIN
usua lly resp ond to a set of
in the unp oten tised form, and he w11l
pote ncie s ran up from it. C: l inically effective in Addison ' s Disease, neuralgia, bronzed skin,
that way, and I than k you for de�1hty,
. hematuria, palpitation, tachycardia, hyperemia; exceedingly
DR. GRIM MER : I have never used them in
the tip. rap1d pulse, loss of strength and wasting. May well be needed in cancer
what happ ens to sugar that has patients with adrenal disturbance.
DR. STEARNS : We have no conc ept as to
. The violet ray also affects
b een radi ated by this type of mod ality
sugar granules and we have a set of eigh .
t different exposures of 15 ALUMEN
emg two hours. These have
min ute intervals, the longest exposure b Cases of cancer of uterus and rectum with the most obstinate consti­
ncie s have never come
been pote ntise d. The Ultr a Viol et pote pation. Constrictions and contractions of sphincters and various parts .
psor iasis have been cured
through on canc er case s but two case s of Stools hard as stones. Indurations following inflammation. Lupus or
's observation that the
by them . We have verified D r. Grim mer cancer of nose. Prolapsed uterus and rectum, excruciating pains. Hem­
er case s and have found
Cad miu m salts are espe cially useful in canc orrhages of dark blood.
mor e freq uently than any
that the salts of Fluo rine or Silic a com e
of the othe rs. 1. Dr. Grimmer has taken almost all o f the text for these remedies from Clarke's Dictionary of
foun d thos e rem edie s �ou Practical Matena Med1ca. The merit of this article lies in fact that Dr. Grimmer recognized the­
DR. BEN THAC K: In the urin ary tract I have
ld begi n, I would mentwn se remedies clinically in cancer patients many of which were not specifically so identified in
have mentioned are good , but if I shou Clarke. - Editor.
are hemorrhoids .
turpentine first of all, espe cially when there
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ts Suffer ing from Cance r

ANILINUM A RSENICUM A LBUM .••

Symptoms similar to ARs. Vomiting, purging, bursting headache, death, extreme restles sness, ma ked weakness, rapid loss of weight
� , cold­
epiliptiform attacks, marked cyanosis, cancerous growth. n � ss and lack of vital heat; nightly aggravations especi ally
mght, � a.m. to 4 a.m. � extre e burnin g pains; marked tenden
after mid­
A NTIMONIUM MURIATICUM �
ulcerations and dest� uct10n of tissues , low types of disease ;
cy to
malignant
This remedy has been used in cases of cancer in the lower lip. It has feve rs such as typho id; typhus and pernic ious types of malari
. a presen t
not been proved. Its poisoning symptoms show stupor, insensibility, a fau ptcture of the range and charac ter of the sickne sses this remed
y
collapse and cold clammy surface. Pupils inactive, eyes sunken, lustre­ has cured.
less. Nausea, vomiting, burning pains in throat and stomach. Frequent
abortive effects to defecate, mucous membranes destroyed. A RSENICUM IODATUM
A RANEA DIADEMA Cancerous tu � ors of the breast epethelioma and lung cancers based
on tubercular disease, affections of the blood and glands are pro­
Cancer of lungs with hemorrhage; cases based on the tubercular
nounced.
miasm. Very sensitive to dampness and rainy weather; the hydrogenoid
constitution of Grauvogl. Marked periodicity of symptoms; clock-like A RSENICUM SULPHURATUM FLAVUM AND RUBRUM
regularity; annual recurrance of symptoms and conditions. Headache
relieved by smoking tobacco. Violent hemoptysis of bright red blood in These tw? remedies are sulphur combinations of Arsenicum that
affect the skm and r:nucous membranes strongly, causing in the provers
and cunng m t �e SI �k malignant and simple ulceraction, especially of
debilitated subjects; bathing and damp places aggravates; coldness as if . .
the bones were made of ice. Exhaustion, must lie down. Tootache after
lying down at night. Swelling of spleen after malaria suppressed by qui­ the st�mach whiCh IS the seat of severe burning pains with vomiting
nine; malarial attacks worse in wet rainy weather; severe attacks of neu­ �nd diarrhea . . There . are symptoms of the two components; there is
ralgia after malaria suppressed by quinine. mtense tortunng anxiety and apprehension with the restlessness of ARs.

A RGENTUM CYANATUM A sTERIA RUBENs

Has been helpful! in cases of cancer of the tongue and larynx as well Has been successful in curin� breast cancers; nightly lancinating
.
as in cases of angina pectoris, asthma, severe spasmodic cough, cramps, pa u:-s . It P owerfully affects the mmd and the head causing severe con­
.
spasms of the esophagus. Poisoning effects from inhaling the fumes gestion With red face. Sexual desire increased, sexual excitement.
produced sense of constriction and burning in the throat. Violent pain Related to SEr. and MuRX.
in the supra sterna! fossa under manibrium sterni on turning to one AURUM ARSENICUM
side. Suffocative attacks; constant dry spasmodic cough ; diffic ult artic­
ulation. Face and tongue very red. Difficult respiration. Anemia, cancer, chlorosis, lupus. Cancer based on a tubercular soil
A RGENTUM NITRICUM
or on a syphilitic constitution (� cquired or inherited). Blood, glands
and bol!es are centers frequently mvolved. The depression of AuR. and
Addisons's disease ; lead colored pigmentation of the skin. Mental the anxiety of ARs. are often present in cases needing this remedy.
symptoms are important indications for the use of the remedy; nervous
fears and restlessness with trembling hands ; skin cancers .
AURUM MURIATICUM
ARSENICUM ALBUM
In this remedy the sycotic miasm unites with the syphilitic and
. . pso­
nc miasm s to produc e constit utions that are feeble and prone to degen­
Cancer, epithelioma, lupus, pernicious anemia have yielded to the erat�ve disease s, difficu lt to cure. Cancer ous warts on the tongue
and
power of this potent medicine. Its cardinal symptoms are great fear of gemtal s have been cured with this medici ne. The patient needin g this

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Homeop athic Remedie s that have Cured Patients Sufferin

AURUM MURIATICUM ... BROMIUM

medicine is sensitive to heat and relieved in wet weather, he is as restless Breast cancer, nose bleed accompanies many complaints especially
as ARs. and as depressed as AuR. those pertaining to chest and respiratory tract; vertigo with nose bleed.
Vertigo with a tendency to fall backward at the sight of running water.
AURUM MURIATICUM NATRONATUM The glands, thyroid, testes, maxillary and parotid are swollen and indu­
This double salt of natrum and chloride of gold shows boring more of the rated.
syphilitic miasm present; carcinom a on a syphi � itic base; pains
are marked; cancero us warts on tongue; affection s of the bones and BUFO

glands, enormo us indurati on of an ovary. Indurati on of one part, so�­ This remedy has been extensively used with marked success in epi­
tening of another, corrosive leucorrh ea, pustules on gemtals . Caro- leptic conditions and is mostly identified with such convulsive states
noma ofbreast and uterus. but it also has proven helpful in severe late cancer conditions. It has
removed the fetor in hopeless cases of cancer. Great weakness of mem­
AURUM SULPHURATUM ory; idiotic; extremely sensitive to light and noises, the latter is intolera­
Symptoms of both AuR. and SuLPH., indurations, ulcerations. ble.
CADMIUM METALLICUM
BACILLINUM
CADM-MET. and other chemical combinations of CADMIUM have
For cases steming from a tubercular inheritence. proven curative in many cases of stomach and intestinal cancer. Many
BADIAGA of these cases stemmed into existence by the irritative actions of alu­
mina toxin resulting from the cooking utensils of aluminum. And
Breast cancer from bruises with extreme soreness of affected parts. recently the water supply treated with aluminum flouride in so many of
Patiens of rheumatic tendencies with syphilitic taints in the blood­ our cities and villages brings upon a helpless public a potent carcino­
stream. Gerneral muscular soreness. genic agent to light up the disease in all those with inherited tendencies
to this dreaded disease. CADM-MET. and CADM-0. are the most effective
BARYTA IODATA
antidotes against the alumina toxines. The blood changes, anemias, etc.
Breast cancer, enlarged glands, tumors of breast. Indications from and the gastro-intestinal tracts are especially affected by the alumina
the provings of the two remedies making up the compound. p01son.
BELLIS PERENNIS CALCAREA ARSENICOSA
Breast cancers after trauma; compare ARN., CALEN. and CoN. Cancer and cirrhosis of the liver with CALC. and ARs. symptoms.
Tumors, cancers following blows or other injuries, cuts, punctured
wounds, abrasions, etc. CARBO ANIMALIS
Often indicated in the last stages of cancer of the breast. Suited to
BISMUTHUM weak broken down constitutions and to -the infirmities of old age, or
Cancer of the stomach; nausea after every meal relieved by cold those prematurely aged. Marked tendency to induration of glands and
drinks; water is vomited as soon as it reaches the stomach; violent ris­ tissues. Indurations after inflammations, ulcerations becoming gangre­
ings of a putrid smell with violent retching and vomiting of bile a�d nous; all the other CARBONS are closely related to this carbon thus
brownish fluid with inexpressable pain in stomach cancer. Oppressive meeting many variations of symptomatology in the array of human ill­
anxiety, small pulse, vertigo and prostration. Hemorrhage of dark nesses. It is easy to understand why carbon can play such an important
blood. role as a successful remedy for cancer when we remember that in one of
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Home opathi c Remed ies that have Cured

CARBO ANIMALIS ... CHIONANTUS VIRGINICA

To be considered in liver cancer following the abuse of quinine with
suppressed f!lala�ia. C � ronic recurring jaundice coming every summer.
its sub-forms it permeates our environment by way of radio-active fall­
out so abundantly coming to us since the last ten years. But before the
Hypertrophied hver With constipation and jaundice; appetite poor and
era of the atom and hydrogen bombs the world was subjected to great
all food distresses; very severe headache worse from the jar of coughing;
carbon excess in our atmosphere in the form of soot and dust and gases .
prostratiOn after mental or physical exertion. One unusual symptom,
stemming from the numerous factories of industry and the myriads of
gr�at nausea a�d ret�hing to vomit with weak empty feeling somewhat
automotive engines everywhere operating around us. The universal
rehe:ved by e �tmg. Bitter � r sour eructations with nausea and vomiting
intake of carbon in excess is well shown in the carbon saturated, slate . With. extreme weakness; gall-stone colic.
of bile; retchmg and vomitmg
colored lungs in post-mortems noted in all large centers of population .
Sleep disturbed and poor; hard to get to sleep. Emaciation with liver
and industry. Hence carbon in potentized form is the remedy of choice
disorders.
to antidote the crude effects of piled carbon poison.
CHOLESTERINUM
CHELIDONIUM
V� ry e(fective in liver cancer in relieving pain and jaundice and pro­
lungs, longmg hfe. Burnett 's claims for the effectiveness of this remedy in liver
CHEL. cures condit ious affecti ng the antrum of Highm ore, cancer have been substantiated by many physicians.
s and the gastro -intest inal tract. It has cured cancer
liver, spleen , kidney
of the stomach and liver. CICUTA VIROSA
on a
The CHEL. patient presen ts a picture of cachex ia. The skin takes Cancers of the skin; epithelioma; convulsive violence as in cerebro­
dirty yellowish appear ance. There is great debilit y and drows iness with spinal �eningit�s; opisthotonos; strabismus ; violent spasmodic j erks;
ons and
desire to lie down. Tired from the least exertio n. Nause a, irritati paralysis, e speCially of the bladder; stricture of the esophagus and
. .
d by drinki ng milk. There is desire
cutting pains in the stoma ch relieve s �range desires s� ch as eatmg coal. Moans and howls with great agita­
esires hot drinks . Stoma ch sympt oms
for milk, but aversion to cheese . D t �on, makes gesticulatiOns, odd motions; head turned or twisted to one
may be constip ation of clay
better for a while after eating. There side. Bad effects from falls blows and concussions. Utter prostration
colore d stools or diarrhea or bright yellow liquid stools. after the convulsions .
pain
Its most striking keynote symptom is a consta nt severe burn-like CISTUS CANDENSIS
be a persist ent sympt om.
at the angle of the right scapul a. Jaundice may
blade will lead one to Cancer of l<:wer lip, cancer of breast in women; hardness of breasts;
The persist ent pain under the right should er
think of this remedy.
� upus.S � orb� tlc, s�ollen gums seperating from the teeth, easily bleed­
mg, putnd, disgustmg. Bad effects from vexation; all mental excitement
CHIMAPHILA UMBELLATA aggravates. Indurated glandular swelling of the neck and throat. This
patient is extremely sensitive to cold and all complaints are worse from
Atrophy of the breast; cancer and tumors; cataract; cystitis; diabetes ; cold exposure; caries of the lower jaw. Suppuration of the glands of the
dropsy; fever; enlarged glands; gleet; gonorrhea; intermittent fevers; neck, coldness of the tongue, desire for acid food and fruits.
jaundice; kidney disorders; disorders of lactation; liver ailments; procti­
CoNIUM MACULATUM
tis; prostatitis ; pterygium; ringworm; scrophula; stricture; syphilis;
tootache; malignant ulcers; urinary disorders; whitlow; are some of the � ancer of the breast after bruises or injuries; induration and inflam­
associated symptoms and conditions that may or may not be present in mat� ons of the breasts and nipples; scirrhous tumors ulcerating and oth­
the cancer sufferers ; uterine and intestinal hemorrhages may be present erwise. A �reat deal of vertigo accompanies the complaints running
in the patients needing this remedy. through this remedy; the mental faculties and memory are profoundly

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CoNIUM MACULATUM . . . EPIPHEGUS . . .

affected; great weakness of memory and difficult concentration; slow spit; sa!iva v:iscid . Symptoms travel right to left; worse working in the
impaired comprehension. One particular symptom : patient sweats on .
open au, nsmg up m bed ; better from a good sleep ; palpitation with
closing the eyes; many eye symptoms are present. weakness.
CROTALUS HORRIDUS
EQUISETUM
The symptoms and conditions found in this snake poison are fairly
common to all the serpent toxins. They all have marked effect of the T �is remedy has cure � one case of uterine cancer. It is a deep anti­
heart, vessels, and blood and on the autonomic nervous system . sycotiC and affects the unnary tract forcefully causing severe cystitis.
Extreme fluctuation of temperature from severe coldness and collapse
ERODIUM
to a very high degree of fever; they all have torpor and confusion of
mind even sinking into states of unconsciousness. All the symptoms Uterine hemorrhage with polypus; has controlled hemorrhage after
and conditions are worse during and after sleep ; profuse debilitationg SEc. failed.
hemorrhages of dark clotted or disorganized fluid blood is found in all
the snake poisons as are gangreneous ulcerations and sloughing of tis­ THE EuPHORBIAS
sues. These remedies are helpful in the advanced stages of the cancer
The EuPHORBIAS are strongly curative in cancer states, each variety is
disease although if recognized and applied in the early stages, definite
useful when guided by its specific symptoms.
curative results can be obtained. Each SNAKE POISON has definite char­
acterizing indications for its own specific uses, enabling the prescriber EuPHORBIA COROLLATA
to find the most suitable remedy for each special case. The symptoms
of CENCH., CRoT-H. and ELAPS are mostly right sided while those of Affects more the gastro-intestinal tract, copious vomiting; rice water
LAcH. are mostly left sided. ELAPS is noted for the blackness of its hem­ stools, cold sweat, prostration, wants to die; intermittent attacks.
orrhages, discharges and secretions, even the ear-wax being black. NAJA
EUPHORBIA HETERODOXA
has the power to relieve the terrible pains of cancer along with the
EuPHORBIUMS. Cancer, relieves the burning pains of cancer.
CURARE
EUPHORBIA IPECACUANHAE
Cancer with weakness and a tendency to faint; extreme debility diffi­
cult breathing, vertigo with fainting. States of catalepsy, worse by exer­ A more active emetic than IP. ; long continued vomiting with a sense
cise, walking, etc. worse in dampness, cold air, cold weather, worse 2 of heat, vertigo indistinct vision and prostration.
2 3
a.m. and p.m. to p.m. GuM EUPHORBIUM
CoNDU RANGo
The resinous exudation or juice of EuPHORBIUM RESINIFERA a cactus­
Cancerous tumors of the breast, epithelioma, carcinoma of the lips ; like plant of the Euphorbiaceae family. This is the principal � ember of
deep cracks at corner of lips; cancers originating in the epithelial tis­ the group ?f Euphorbian drugs ; is acts drastically on the skin, bones
sues, excrescences are strong indications for its use. and gastro-mtestmal system; burning pains in the bones and in the can­
cerous growth are good indications for its use. Caries ; old torpid ulcers;
EPIPHEGUS
gangrene of old persons; burning in the throat as from a hot coal; vio­
Skin cancers; headaches of severe type brought on by exertion le�t attacks of cough worse on lying down. Rest aggravates, motion
relieved by a good sleep. A striking symptom is the constant desire to relieves; most symptoms worse at night, prostration is marked.

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FERRUM IODATUM HIPPOZAENINUM •••

B reast tumors; cancer; exophthalmic gaiter; inflammation and

enlargement of glands; symptoms and conditions based on the tubercu­ tough, visco � s, discolored, grey, greenish, even bloody and offensive,
. corrodmg. Chronic ozaena. Nose and mouth ulcerated; cartilages
acnd,
lar diathesis.
of the ? ose b � come exp osed and necrosed, septum, vomer and palate
GALIUM ? one dtsorgamzed; canes of nasal bones; this remedy checks the liabil­
This remedy has cured a case of nodulated tumor of the tongue Ity o� catharral affection. This is but a brief picture of the possibilities
which was cancerous . It is a diuretic and a solvent for gravel and stone. of this potent remedy corresponding to some of the most frightful sick­
nesses known.
GRAPHITES

B lack lead, an allotropic carbon, one of the leading anti-psoric reme­ HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS
dies; has marked action on the skin and mucus membranes, and glan­
dular system; eruptions with sticky exudations, chronic eczema . D r. John Clarke believes that more cases of cancer have been cured
Suffocative attacks arousing out of sleep; salivation coming on at vari­ with this remedy than any other in our extensive Materia Medica. This
ous times; constipation with scanty menses. There are eruptions that b elief is �hared by many other homeopathic doctors including my own
are dry with a tendency to form cracks and fissures . Stomach pains observatiOns and expenence of over fifty years in practice. It is in liver
relieved by eating. Dejection; sadness and profound melancholy; dis­ cance� that this medicine has proven highly effective, even in advanced
couragement and weeping; anguish as if at the point of death; fear of cas � s It has b � en a great comfort in the relief of pain permitting the
some calamity; agitation and anxiety, inclined to grieve and cry in the pattent to retam consciousness to the end without the need of narcotics
evening. Timid and irresolute, obliged to weep on hearing music, men­ or analgesics. Dr. Clarke observes that in many cancer cases there is
tal effort fatigues; dread of labor; forgetfulness with misapplication of what has been termed a pre-cancerous stage, a period of undefined ill
.
health Without any discernible new growth. This stage is generally
words in speaking or writing; absense of mind; easily frightened;
extreme hesitation. maked by symptoms of dyspepsia, and this frequently takes the HYDR.
type, whtch has been well described by A. C. Clifton.
HIPPOZAENINUM
The facial expression is dull, heavy, sodden looking, yellowish white
The nosode of glanders. This remedy is needed in diseases affecting . color. The tongue is large, flabby and slimy looking, greyish white
m
profoundly the skin, mucus membranes, and glands; ulceration and
under the fu� which is yellow, slimy and sticky and indented by the
necrosis, suppuration and sloughing of tissues with destruction of parts
are marked expressions of this remedy. Cancer of the breast has been t�eth ; eructations generally sour, at times putrid. Appetite bad, poor in
dtg�stm. bread and vegetables, especially weak and causing eructations .
cured with complete restoration of a breast almost destroyed by ulcera­ �
tion and sloughing of tissues; lupus excedens and other malignant skin Wetght m stom ach with fulness, empty aching gone feeling; this is a
. . of HYDR. and it is constant, not occuring at special
grand charactenstic
diseases were also cured. Fainting with the headache. Inflammation of .
the membranes of the brain; purulent collections between the bones of times ; wo :se after a meal . The action of the bowels is either infrequent
the skull and dura mater; scattered abcesses in brain substance; tuber­ �nd c? nstipated or _fr equent . wit� soft, light colored stools. This type of
cles may appear in periosteum of skull, in dura mater, in plexus mtestmal trouble With the digestive weakness often occurs in tubercular
choroides; a diffused myelitis malleosa, attributable to inflitration; families ; there is a marked relation and sequence between tuberculosis
bones of skull and face (frontal most) necrosed. Pupils dilated with col­ and cancer, tuberculosis often being the main causative factor.
lapse; papules on choroid coat of eye. Several nasal catarrh; nose HYDRIN-M., the alcaloid of HYDR., has been curative in cancer of the
inflamed with thick and tinged defluxion; tonsils swollen; fauces mouth. Old school practicians have employed it as an internal remedy
gorged. Obstinate catarrh : discharge often one sided, albuminous, in uterine hemorrhage.
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IODUM KALI BICHROMICUM

As the�e is anemia and cachexia in its pathogenisis together with the

When indicated it cures cancer of the breast and uterus; patient is fact that It has cured lupus puts this remedy in the anticancer group. It
sensitive to heat; is tearful and sad; shuns persons; anxious, apprehen­ affects the skm .
and �ucous membranes (the internal skin) markedly.
sious, restless, agitated; must move about; irresistabe impulse to run; Catarrhal an d rheumatiC states are prominent features calling for its use.
fells she will fall if she walks; cross, irritable, impulse to murder; exces­ .
Clarke mentiOns four outstanding keynote symptoms that expresses the
sive mental excitement; averse to all intellectual labor. Heart palpates whole general nature and character of the remedy as follows .
like lightning; effects of amourousness and disappointed love. These 1 . Discharge from mucous membranes of tough stingy mucus or
mucopus which adheres to the part and can be drawn out 111
patients emaciate rapidly while eating excessively; glands and parts
become hard, atrophied and smaller; tumors take on the same charac­
strings.
teristics. Vertigo with trobbing in the head; agitated dreams and restless
sleep, vivid dreams. Nocturnal sweat. Pulse quick, small and hard. 2. �
T e occurrence of pains in small spots and shifting wandering
. alternate with gastric symptoms .
pams ; rheumatiC pams
}EQUIRITY 3. Punched out perforating ulcers occurring on skin, mucous mem­
branes and bones such as the palate and vomer.
Epithelioma, granular lids, lupus, ophtalmia and ulcers have been 4. Alternating and shifting conditions, pains wander from part to
cured with this remedy. It acts chiefly on the skin and mucous mem­ part; headache alternates with blindness .
branes. Mentally ill-humored and low in spirit; listless; aversion to mental
.
a�d physical exertion; :-veak �emory, vanishing of thoughts; anxiety
KALI ARSENICOSUM .
�nsmg from chest. Vertigo; with many complaints; on stooping or ris­
Bright's disease, cancer, deafness, diarrhea, dropsy, eczema, epitheli­ mg fr<?m a seat. B eer and malt liquors aggravate though he craves them,
oma, exophthalmos, eye affections, herpes zoster, jealousy, measles, more m hot weather, autumn and spring.
melancholy, military rash, neuralgia, neurasthenia, psoriasis, skin affec­ KALI CYANATUM
tions, neuralgia of tongue, varicose veins, ulcers, make up the role of
complaints this remedy has helped and cured. The ARs. symptoms pre­ Ap�plexy, asthma, cancer, Cheyne-Stokes breathing, ciliary neural­
. epilepsy, headache, tri-facial neuralgia, tic douloureux, rheumatism,
gia,
dominate; much of our lmowledge relating to this remedy comes up to
speech l <? st, cancer of the tongue are conditions this remedy has been
�urative m. The neuralg� c pai �s are. unbe �rable mo.re commonly appear
us from the effects of over dosing and too long continued use of the .
m t? e temporal and facial regions mvolvmg the tn-geminal nerve. Dis­
medicine on patients for chronic skin and blood diseases. A number of
cases while taking this remedy developed right sided herpes; in other
patients the sclerotics become thick and yellow instead of clear and po �ItlOn gentle but crossness almost uncontrolable on entering room,
while cool o� en a1r produces good spirits . Inability to recollect certain
wor� s, aphasia, �rolonged stupor, intense vertigo, objects seem to be
blue; the iris which was blue became more grey; the fair florid skin
became muddy and older lookin � . Epithelioma has � ev:el� ped in a
patient after prolonged treatment With KALI-AR., for psonasis. Mentally m ?vmg around him; h � ad dra�n backwards, unable to tolerate any cov­
the patient needing this remedy is morose and quarrelsome, behaves e �mg on he � d, corwulsive mot10n of eyelids and eyeballs pupils largely
. .
like a crazy person, startled fixed look, protruding brilliant eyes, anxi­ dilated and msensible to hght, obscuration of vision.
ety and fright. In the female cauliflower excrescences form on the os KALI IODATUM
uteri. This remedy is expressed in symptoms affecting the glands,
mucus membranes and the blood. Al�ng with AuR., MERe., and NIT-AC. this remedy forms part of the
most Important group of the anti-syphilitics. Is has cured may types of
1. Hence this remedy cures such states when given on the totality of symptoms. - Editor. tumors and cancers generally based on a syphilitic or tubercular ground

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KALI IODATUM . . . LACHESIS

This remedy in common with the other Snake venoms has cured
work and often there is a combination of both these miasms present in many cancerous conditions; gangrenous ulceration; hemorrhages, and
many cases of malignancy; nightly aggravations of complaints are a extreme sensitiveness to pain with marked aggravations of complaints
strong feature of this remedy. As the pathogenisis of this remedy is too .
dunng and after sleep are some of the leading characteristics for pre­
vast to incorporate in this paper I will only give the leading mental scribing this remedy.
symptoms which are the most valuable for prescribing purposes.
LAPIS ALBUS
Half-mad all night; talkative and full of jokes; sadness; anxiety; fright
at every trifle; every little noise startling; apprehensive and lachrymose Grauvogl introduced this remedy and cured with it a case of carci­
in the evening; irritable; irrascible especially towards his children; noma; h � an? o �hers have cured cases of gaiter and scofulous glands .
excited and quarrelsome ; weeping from slight cause; sadness; anxiety; The leadmg mdicatwns are : burning, shooting, stinging pains, in the
dreads the return of d awn and the trival details of life seem insupporta­ cardia, in the pylorus, in the breasts and uterus. It has shown great
ble; always troubled; troublesome and unreasonable impressions easily power over new growth of many kinds.
strengthened into fixed ideas; loss of memory; cannot find words at the LOBELIA ERINUS
moment wanted, cannot write his reports, cannot play music; formica­
tion in hands. Marked weakness of lower limbs; intellectual weakness Cooper is the authority concerning this remedy's curative action in
and paroxysms of dementia accompanied by headache; intoxicatied cancer of the breast. Cooper also mentions interstitial kreatitis and
feeling; vertigo especially in the dark; worse railroad traveling. Head­ hereditary syphilis as having been influenced by this remedy.
5
ache at a . m . ; inability to find a resting place for head, relieved rising LYCOPODIUM
with heaviness of it; congestion; feeling as if much water were being
forced into brain. Eyes surrounded by dark rings; sunken, protruding This remedy has cured cancer of the lip and epithelioma. It has a
eyes; discharge of purulent mucus in the morning. Acts powerfully on wide range of action, meeting cases of illness of every known variety of
.
heart and vessels, sticking in heart when walking. All the symptoms of disease both acute and chronic. To profit by its wonderful power of
endocarditis: oppression, faint-like exaustion tumultuous violent inter­ cure it m �st be pr� scribed on the broad general symptomatology that
mittent and irregular action of the heart and pulse with tensive pain make up its extensive pathogenesis. This remedy together with SuLPH.
across chest especially affecting the right ventricle which gradually and CALC. make up the great trio of powerful anti-psorics which are
became dilated; breasts became atrophied and small. also anti-sycotics and anti-syphilitics. This trio has well been called the
central core of the Homeopathic Materia Medica around which revolve
KREOSOTUM � ll th.e other remedies of our vast materia medica. Many fears are noted
m this remedy; of darkness, of solitude; of men; these fears affect the
The most active of the carbons, producing rapid ulcerations and patient profoundly. The heart and liver functions are disturbed to end
destruction of tissues. The glands and mucous membranes are centers in illness mental and physical. There are a number of keynote symp­
of its action; inflammatory ulcerations, cancers, epithelioma s; hemor­ t?ms which may lead to a study of the remedy in its application to a
rhages even from small wounds; cancerous ulcers of the gastro-intesti­ Sickness. Pers ? ns of keen intellect but feebler muscular development
nal tract and uterus have been cured with this remedy. The genitalia of often need this remedy other symptoms aggreeing. The keynote charac­
both sexes are markedly affected. Coition causes pain, weakness and teristics are as follows :
distress, with hemorrhagic oozing of dark blood during and following 1. Aggravation of symptoms and complaints 4 8 p.m.
2.
-

intercourse; pulsations or throbbing along the course of vessels and in The direction symptoms take, right to left, sore throats, ovanes,
various centers of the body is a strong KREos. indication. Cancer of breasts, limbs, etc.
vagma. 3. Relief from uncovering; particularly the symptoms of the head.

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LYCOPODIUM ••.
OPIUM . . .
4. Aggravated by cold food and drink.
5. Fan-like movement of alae nasi especially m . lung and bram. condi- . less. While a strong OP. feature in may complaints is lack of pain there
may be exceptions where there is unbearable pain especially in the
tions.
6. Tongue cannot be protruded; interfering with speech.
severe menstrual cramps and the intolerable headaches. Opium acts
7. Half open eyes during sleep and nodding of the head from side . to powerfully on the sexual sphere of both sexes ; in the male, increase d
sexual desire with frequent erections and polutions, amourous ecstasy
side.
8. Easy satiety: a few mouth-fuls fill up and satisfy. and excesses bring on diminished sexual desire and impotence. In the
9. Red sand deposited on vessels containing the urine.
female, great excitement of sexual organs with sexual desire and orgasm
or may be loss of desire from lack of nutrition. General insensibility of
10. One side of body larger and more developed especially this is often
whole nervous system. Want of sensitiveness as against the effects of
noted in the breasts.
11. �
Complaints are brought on by fear and frig�t, c a !p" in, anger, ':exa­
_
remedies with want of vital re-action. Great uneasiness in limbs; trem­
bling of limbs after fright; trembling of whole body with shocks ; jerks
tion, over-lifting, anxiety, fevers, masturbation, ndmg m a carnage, in the limbs and general coldness relieved by motion of body and
tobacco chewing, wine. uncovering of head. Convulsive fits especially in evening towards mid­
METHYLENE BLUE night. With sleep involuntary movements of head and arms with fists
closed. Pupils dilated in brain irritations, contracted and insensible to
The dyes are all cancer producing agents . Injections of crude methyl­
light when semi-conscious. Stertorous breathing, in apoplexy, fits of
ene blue has cured one case of cancer of the femur in a man of fifty;
suffocation during sleep ; excessive irritability of voluntary muscles;
the remedy has not been used in homeopathic preparations to my
diminished irritability of all others . Complaints are brought on by fear,
knowledge. Cancerous ulcerations on the skin and muc� s membranes
. fright, anger, shame, sudden joy, charcoal fumes, alcohol, lead, sun .
of internal organs such as uterus, lungs and gastro-mtestmal tract have
Conditions like a chronic appendicitis dating from a severe fright.
been mitigated and cured by this remedy; the hemorrhages are mos�ly
bright red with few clots, cough with blood streaked expectoration With OxYGENIUM
difficult breathing may be cured with this remedy.
Inhalations of oxygen have paliated some late cases of cancer, pro­
OLEUM ANIMALE ducing profuse dischares from the ulcerating mass of tumor with reduc­
A volatile carbon prepared from stag's horns ; cancer of the breast tion of its growth, but no cure followed and death supervened.
with burning or stitching pains; stitches like red hot needles ; stitches
PHOSPHORUS
and pressure may be radiating in all directions, relieved by rubbing and
in the open air. A uterine tumor cured with several doses of the lM
�
This extensive constitutional remedy effects every tissue in the
potency given at long intervals shows its relations ip to ne":' growth. human organism and when indicated is curative in the most serious
Sensation as if stomach was full of churnmg_ water IS a peculiar symp­ types of sickness. It has a specific affinity for the blood and vessels, for
toms of the remedy and found only in a few others. the nerves and the nervous system and the bones . Any organ in the
OPIUM body may be the center of trouble, but more frequently the brain and
spinal cord, the lungs, the liver and gastro-intestinal tract, the kidneys
This is a remedy of many phases and opposite extremes and alternat­ and urinary system may be points of destructive disease. The sexual
ing states, and symptoms such as diarrhea with b.11r ning pains and vio­ sphere of both sexes is activated excessively. In the male very strong
lent tenesmus, and involuntary stools; or there may be an mvetra�e desire; constant wish for coition; later from abuses and excesses; impo­
constipation often ending in complete bowel obstruction and para�ysis tence. In the female nymphomania, in inflammatory conditions of the
of the bowels ; cancer and gangrenous ulcerations are most often pam- sex organs and in cases of morbid growth there is aversion to coition.
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PHOSPHORUS . . . PHYTOLACCA

Those needing this remedy are full of fears, of death, of solitude, of This remedy acts extensively on the whole glandular system but espe­
darkness, of thunder storms etc. This is a strong hemorrhagic remedy, cially on the mammary glands of women which are prone to become
even small wounds or tiny ulcers bleed easily, usually the blood is cancerous in those of cancer constitution. Many breast cancers have
bright red . Acute pernicious anemia and bone cancer have yielded to been cured with this remedy as well as cancer of the uterus and rectum.
this medicine. Cancers that bleed profusely and persistently bright It has a wide symptomatology, but a few of the cardinal symptoms will
colored blood often need this medicine. MILL. must be compared here. lead the prescriber to study the remedy more fully. Irritable and nerv­
Causation in phosphorus cases are anger, fear, grief, worry, mental exer­ ous ; cannot endure pain, it is intolerable; the pains are burning in char­
tion, strong emotions, music, strong odors, gas, thunderstorms, sexual acter in the ulcerations of cancer and the inflamed throats that is
excesses, loss of fluids (CHIN.), sprains, lifting, wounds, exposure to common to the remedy. The sore throats are more right sided, are
drenching rains, tobacco (amblyopia), washing clothes, having hair cut. relieved by swallowing cold drinks, worse from warm drinks and empty
Flowers cause fainting. Lightning brings on blindness . Some of thera­ swallowing. Enlarged painful cervical glands accompany the inflamed
peutic key symptoms of the remedy will aid in its selection when they sore throats. Causation : emotion, grief, bathing, injuries, blows, etc.
are present in any case of sickness. exposure to cold damp weather. KALI-1. is its nearest analogue, espe­
1. Desire for cold drinks and food, the cold water i s vomitted a s soon cially in syphilitic rheumatism. MERC. is closely related; PHYT. has been
as it becomes warm in the stomach ; longing for acids and spicy called by some physicians "vegetable mercury"; both remedies have
things; desires salt things (NAT-M.). Antidotes the effects from many symptoms and conditions in common.
excess of salt in diet. Desires cold milk which agrees; hunger with
great weakness and faintness relieved by eating or drinking cold PICRICUM ACIDUM
things. This is one of the most efficient medicines in cases of stom­
ach ulceration with severe burning pains, hemorrhage and persist­ This remedy's sphere of action centers is the brain, spinal cord, and
ent vomiting in advanced cases of either acute or chronic sickness. the blood stream; producing in the provings a marked cachexia and
The rectum is wide open. pernicious anemia and these conditions in the sick have many times
2. Burning pains, wherever there i s inflammation internally o r exter­ been cured . It acts profundly on the sexual function of men, with
nally. increased sexual desire, lascivious thoughts in presence of any woman,
3. Great fear of thunder stroms and of darkness. long continued erections at night with emission followed by more erec­
4. Thirst for cold things, which when they become warm in stomach tions and lewd dreams; priapism day and night. Exhaustion and com­
plete prostration of mind and body from sexual excesses, mental and
are vomitted up.
5. Must eat often o r h e faints. physical fatigue. The skin takes on a cachectic tint, a sugestion of malig­
6. Small wounds bleed profusely, the blood looses its coagulability. nancy; skin merging into a j aundice as the disease advances . This is a
7. Sudden prostration from shock or malignant types disease either
cold remedy, frequent severe headache are common ; fig warts and gon­
orrhea have been cured with this remedy.
acute or chronic.
8. Sleep relieves most complaints. PLATINUM MURIATICUM
9. Exertion physical or mental aggravate complaints.
10. Open air relieves; warm wraps relieve. Has been curative in cases of the nasal and tarsus bones, chancre,
1 1 . The Phosphorus patient lacks vital heat although many symptoms condyloma, laryngismus, abuse of mercury, stricture of esophagus and
are relieved by cold and cold things internally. This is an epitome cancer of the stomach. There is only a fragmentary proving, the mental
of the symptomalogy of one of the most widely used and important symptom"thinks she has been poisoned" might be helpful as a guide in
remedies of the Materia Medica. certain cases.

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SANGUINARIA
SCIRRHINUM . . .

This remedy has cured cancer of the breast with severe burning given this remedy mentioned that it had caused the passage of an enor­
pains ; inflammatory symptoms of the mucous membranes of the respi­ mous number of thread worms.
ratory and gastro-intestinal tracts and the skin are the most frequent
SEMPERVIVIUM TECTORUM
seats of action of this remedy. Heat flu shing and redness of the skin are
pronounced; burning pains (wherever pain exists) is characteristic. Vio­ H as c� red m any cases of indurations and sores on the tongue; it also
.
lent throbbing headache with extreme nausea and vomiting; frequent has defimte actiOn on the uterus and menstrual function in cancer con­
fetid eructations; great salivation are common symptoms. Severe burn­ stitutions; it could be thought of in cases of tongue cancer.
ing in stomach; vomits bitter water and sour acrid fluids, nausea not
SEPIA
relieved by vomiting. If the patient goes without food too long he gets a
bilious headache. Sweets aggravate the burning; vomiting of worms; tor­ This remedy has cured cancer of rectum and uterus ; it acts
on t�e sexual orga� s of both sexes and a great many sympt
strongly
menting thirst; sweets taste bitter. oms and
conditiOns are mamfested in this sphere . Young people of
both sexes
SARSAPARRILA frequently have ailments calling for this medicine; women
during the
pregnant state have many symptoms calling for it; men who
have been
Ulcers, cutaneous eruptions, nodes, indurated glands, caries, addict ed to drinking and sexual excess es are often helped by
this rem­
necroses, articular swellings and rheumatism often improve under a per­ edy. Coition aggravates both sexes. Some keynote symptoms
that are
sistent course of this remedy. It has cured scirrhus of the breast and good indications for the use of the remed y are as follows :
many cases of inverted nipples. It has drastic action on the urinary tract Severe bearing down pains in the uterus with prolap se of uterus
and
and kidneys causing stone formation in both kidneys and bladder with rectum ; heat flushe s extend upwards . Pains shoot upwards
in rectum
painful dysfunction of those organs; one outstanding symptom is ina­ and uterus . The complexion is a dirty sallow frequently with
a yellow
bility to pass urine freely except in a standing position. It is both saddl � of calor acr?ss the nose. This is both an anti-psoric
and anti­
antisyphilitic and antisycotic, it has cured figwarts and those needing it sycotiC remedy. A nng of condylomata around the anus has
been cured
have a marked tendency to emaciation; it is suited to children with by it. The SEP. pat_ient is ch� lly and is aggravated by cold ;
. many of his
faces like old men; moist eruptions about the genitals or between the compla�nts a re relived by vigorous exerci se and walking, weakn
. ess of
scrotum and thighs; retraction of nipples in those of cancerous inherit­ the g�mtals, Increa sed sex desire with frequent erections and pollutions
ance or constitution . Sycotic headaches beginning at the back of head � specially at mght. Great aversion to washing. Sensation of a ball in
coming forward and settling at root of nose with swelling of nose. mner pa� ts more marked in the rectum is an unusu al keyno
te. Loss of
Warmth in general relieves, warm diet aggravates, cold diet relieves ; b � d_Y flmds, masturbation, music, milk, fat, pork, during and
after per­
warm room aggravates the vertigo, washing aggravates . Bread and yawn­ spmng , all agg�avate thi� patien t and his complaints. Menta
lly there is
ing aggravates; seminal emissions during caresses, without erections . sadne� s and � eJ ection With tears, moros eness, anguish and
.
inquie tude,
sometimes With flushe s of heat; dread of being alone, great
uneasi ness
ScmRHINUM regarding health or indiffe rence and apathetic are some of
the impor­
tant mentals.
The nosode of cancer corresponds to the cancerous diathesis; cancer
of the breast with enlarged glands. Many such cases have been cured SILICA
with this remedy by Burnett and many other homeopathic physicians . Before Hahnemann' � ti� e, 5IL. was not lmown in medicine. Only by
It i s a valuable intercurrent remedy to be given during the course o f the the p �ocess of potentization (Hahnemann's discovery) could crude
broad constitutional treatment, enhancing and complementing the matenal substances be made to yield their inate medicinal powers. A
action of the other indicated remedies. A patient to whom Burnett had
large part of the earth's crust is composed of Silica, as the sands carpet-
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SILICA •.•
SILICA •••

ing the ocean beds and shores. The stems of plants and grains receive A few ca�dinal keynote symptoms will help in selecting the remedy.
Very of�enslVe foot sweat. Nervous irritable persons with dry skin, pro­
their firmness and toughness from the organic form of this element and
fuse sahva; weakly persons, fine skin, pale face, light complexions, lax
much of the human weaknesses that supervenes in the lives of sick
muscles, deficient nutrition due to lack of assimilating powers . The
humanity need the hardening regenerative force inherent in the poten­
symptoms and conditions are worse at the full and new moon. Diffi­
tized form of SIL. to restore them to a normal state of being. Clarke tells
culty in passing a soft stool is an uncommon symptom, stool recedes
us that "want of grit, moral or physical, is a leading indication for this back into rectum after being partly out is another peculiar and unusual
remedy in homeopathic practice". This is one of the most important symptom. The SrL. patient likes to be magnetized; mentally he is tear­
remedies in the realm of chronic diseases, being of wide range of action ful and depressed, he has fixed ideas regarding pins, searches for them,
and deep seated in its effects. The symptomatology of this remedy is so counts them yet fears them, weeps when kindly spoken to. SrL. has
vast that we can give only a brief summary of its curative power. It man­ cured recurring cheloid.
ifests its action on every tissue of the animal organism. It affects the
mental and moral states profoundly; intense sensitiveness mentally, SoL
emotionally and physically is a striking feature of this remedy. The SrL.
patient is chilly lacking vital heat and deficient in energy; easily fatigued Sunlight has cured skin cancers and lupus in the hands of the Dan­
by physical by mental effort; emotional tensions aggravate his com­ ish doctor Finsen. Our homeopathic provings are meager; mental
plaints. There is a marked tendency to form pus after inflammations or excitement and anxiousness in all the nerves, at first with trembling of
injuries, abcesses are very common especially in the breasts of nursing heart, finally it remained in the stomach pit. Frightened on the
approach of any one coming toward her. Violent headache from vertex
mothers, in the lungs and pleural cavities of pneumonic or tubercular
down to forehead with heat sensation in face. Very sensitive to sun­
patients, in the regions of the appendix, gall-bladder and pelvic cavity .
shine. In the female menses came six to seven days too soon. Spasms
The sexual sphers is affected markedly. In the male there are excoria­
c �ming on at sunrise and ceasing at sunset. Spasms appearing at sunset,
tions, ulcerations, swellings especially of the scrotum with sexual weak­
famtness prostration and general stiffening up of the whole system; the
ness and deficient desire; prior to this stage there is immoderate body strength seem more equalized.
excitement of sexual desire, with numerous wanton ideas and strong fre­
quent erections. Flow of prostatic fluid during urination and while SULPHUR
straining to pass a hard stool ; great wealmess and back pains after coi­
tion. All symptoms of both sexes are worse after intercourse. Many The key remedy of the Materia Medica around which all other reme­
menstrual symptoms afflict the female, menses feeble, protracted, acrid dies revolve. Its symtomatology is so vast that it is related to and
blood. Metrorrhagia with excoriation and bearing down in vagina; encompasses every symtom and condition, every disease acute and
increased menses with icy coldness of the body; leucorrhea like milk chronic, to which human flesh is heir. It is the king of antipsorics,
but excoriating, with pains in abdomen; discharge of blood before the hence its power to irradicate the deep constitutional states that are
proper period; discharge of blood from uterus when the child takes the behind all sickness. To obtain its most effective curative power it must
breast. Painful cracks in nipples, abcess of the breast, later indurations; be prescribed on its deep constitutional symptoms. There are some car­
dinal symptoms peculiar to SuLPH. that when found in any case of sick­
I? any sufferings resulting from suppressions, especially of the perspira­ ness will lead to the study of this remedy.
twn by powerful lotions and metalic ointments such as alumina and
zinc. The perspiration of the feet is very offensive and when suppressed 1. It i s especially useful for conditions and symptoms following the
and driven back into the vital centers causes severe types of siclmess suppression of skin eruptions by strong metalic ointments or by x­
which finally settles into vital organs, lungs, heart, kidneys, or liver. ray radiation or ultra-violet radiation; also after the suppression of

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S uLPHUR . . . SYMPHYTUM . . .

discharges from any orifices of the body by powerful chemical excesses . Pott' s disease and psoas abcesses from a fal l have found this a
washes or douches. helpful remedy. One case of inguinal hernia has been cured with the
2. The typical SuLPH. patient is averse to bathing and his body odors topical application of the tincture of the root. This remedy needs an
are offensive as are the discharges and eliminations he throws off, extensive proving to give us a wider knowledge of the possibilities of
the skin symptoms eruptions etc. are worse on becoming warm in this wonderful remedy' s therapuetic value.
bed. Burning soles of feet at night in bed; must uncover them .
3. Weak hungry gone sensation at pit of stomach at 11 a.m. Many SYPHILINUM
symptoms are worse at noon. The nosode of syphilis is mainly used on the broad general symp­
4. Periodicity of complaints every twelve hours. toms of its symptomatology, together with the family and personal his­
5. Severe asthma attacks after suppression o f skin eruptions by exter­ tory of the patient. Its nightly aggravation of complaints, with extreme
nal treatment, many times asthma alternates with skin eruptions . mental and physical restlessness together with its intense irritability are
6. Periodical headaches often after the suppression of malaria with striking indications for its use regardless of the name of the afflicting
quinine preparations . disease, be it cancer, tuberculosis, severe types or nemo-arthritis, men­
When well selected remedies fail to act, or act too short a time, tal disturbances or various forms of paralysis .
because of the patient' s feeble reactive powers, SVLPH. will often build The nosodes of cancer, tuberculosis, psora and sycosis should be
up the vital powers of the patient to effect the cure or it will clear the studied and used along these same general lines in order to get the most
way by removing the psoric poison to permit other complementary good from their use. These remedies are frequently used to great advan­
remedies on their indications, to cure the patient. tage as intercurrent remedies in the course of treatment in chronic dis­
S uLPHURICUM ACIDUM ease, prior to, or following the aparently indicated remedy when the
patient's response to that remedy is feeble or nil.
Patients needing this remedy are weak and exhausted, yet mentally
impatient and hurried and are prone to suffer from ulcerations both THERIDION
externally and internally; these ulcers readily tend to become gangre­
nous or cancerous. Hemorrhages of dark blood from any of the orifices The Orange Spider poison can cure when indicated on the totality of
of the body are among the common complaints, hemorrhages from its symptoms . Caries of bones, abcesses and cancer of the liver and
lungs, stomach, uterus, and rectum frequently occur in the sicknesses lungs . It acts profoundly on the nervous system producing extreme sen­
of these patients . Inflammatory ulcerations and malignancy of the sitiveness to noise, the vibrations penetrating to the teeth. Vertigo on
stomach occuring in those who are chronic users of alcohol to excess . turning or stooping with blindness caused by pain in eyes, with nausea
increased to vomiting, worse from noise and motion, whenever she
SYMPHYTUM closes her eyes the nausea and vertigo is worse. Thinking of complaints
aggravates them . Time passes rapidly, sensitive to the least light or the
Has a very meager proving, but its therapeutic history is rich in
slightest noise or jar; warmth relieves and cold aggravates this patient.
amazing clinical cures of round cell sarcoma of the antrum and many
cases of bone cancer. It seems to have special curative action on the THIOSINAMINUM
periosteum and honey structures, facilitating the formation of callous
in fractures, bringing about union even in compound fractures and in This remedy has been effective in curing adhesions, cicatrices, lupus,
cases of slow delayed union. It has been curative in injuries to the eye­ lymphatic glands enlarged, stricture of rectum, tinitus aurium, tumors
ball by blows etc. and follows ARN. in such cases; also in injuries and of the uterus appendages. We need provings of this medicine, it has
bruising of the testicles. Backaches after strains and from sexual great possibilities of cure in serious conditions of disease.

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Homeopathic Remedies that have Cured Patients Suffering from Cancer

THUJA CoNCLUSION . . .
Before Hahnemann ' s time the medical properties of THUJ. were vention. Careful constitutional treatment irradicating the inherited
unknown. It stands at the head of the anti-sycotic group . The sycotic miasims gives the vital force of the patient uninhibited action to per­
constitution grows warts and warty growths, papilloma, cauliflower form its curative function by harmonizing the vital processes of the
excrescence, etc . these growths appear more frequently around the rec­ body organism that results in normal cell activity and growth.
tum and genital organs and have a strong tendency to become m �lig­ We hope this brief review of homeopathic remedies that have cured
nant from any outside irritational cause; they bleed from sltght cancer will awaken sufficient interest in the healers from all schools of
irritations or contacts. Every tissue and organ in the human economy is medical thought to make an unbiased investigation of the principles
affected by this remedy. It antidotes the bad effects of small-pox vacci­ and clinical claims of the Homeopathic Philosophy and Materia Med­
nation. It has both curative and prophylaxis powers against small pox. ica for the good of suffering humanity. We believe if these principles
It disturbes the mental sphere actively and deeply. Fixed ideas are nota­ can be_, extensively applied not only more cancers will be cured but
ble; as if a strange person were by his side, as if the soul were seperated many more will be prevented, thereby reducing human suffering and
from the body; as if the body, especially, the limbs were made of glass sorrow in a great measure by this new approach to the cancer problem.
and would break easily; as if a living animal were in the abdomen. Sen­ In closing I want to dedicate this humble effort (in spreadi np the
sation as if the whole body is very thin and delicate and could not resist light of useful knowledge) to the masters of homeopahtic healing who
the least attack; as if continuity of the body would be dissolved. Insane have labored so long and arduously to give the world a lasting reservoir
women will not be touched or approached. Imbecility after vaccina­ of healing knowledge. We can only mention a few of these dedicated
tion, restless, drivelling. Mental dejection; anxious apprehension
respecting the future. Music causes him to weep with trem �ling of �he
men as the numbers are legion, Hahnemann, Hering, Kent, Clarke,
Dunham, Lippe, H.C. Allen, Farringtons, (father and son). These
feet; hurried with ill humor, shunning everybody; avers10n to ltfe.
names will suffice as they are the vanguard. But I want to add to these
Affections in general involve the genital organs of both sexes. D reams
illustrious ones the names of those loyal practicians of today who,
of falling from a height, of the dead . Emaciation and deadness of
despite discouragement and shrinking numbers, carry on; who practise
affected parts. All manifestations excessive, their advent insidious .
their art for the joy of healing, who maintain their organizations that
CONCLUSION they may pass on to the future the precious heritage of medical knowl­
edge built up by years of painstaking labor. The contributions made by
This remedy completes a list of homeopathic remedies that have these men are priceless and their works shall stand as a shining memo­
proven both palliative and curative in numerous cases of cancer, treated rial of their love and devotion to a God-inspired system of healing for
by many different physicians during the past one hundred and fifty the nations of the world, and bring to the future of the world the prom­
years and in countries all over the world. This list though quite large ise of a better, more spiritualized race of human beings.
makes up only a fraction of the Homeopathic Materia Medica, any one
of the remaining remedies could well be if.ftctive in preventing or curing can­
cer cases when given on the indications of the individual remedy
needed. It is agreed by all experienced physicians who have treated can­
cer that the sooner treatment can be instituted the better the chances
of �he patient for help or recovery. This outstanding fact is one of the
great advantages of homepathic practice in the treatment of cancer and
other forms of intractable disease. There is so much of the precancer
stage (sometimes months or years ahead) in which to institute effective
preventive measures that might well be the difference b etween success
and failure. In fact Homeopathy is pre-eminently the medicine of pre- 1. Dr. Grimmer was himself, undoubtedly, one o f the great masters o f Homeopathy. - Editor.

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ev:n after its �onmalignant nature has been proved, and in so doing
REMARKS ON BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER1
relieve �he patient of the worry that its continued presence would give
BY FRANKLIN H. CooKINGHAN, A.B., M.D. AND DiscussiON WITH her. Neither hormone nor irradiation therapy should be used on either
2 of these cases.
DR. A.H. GRIMMER
Permit me now to mention several other nonmalignant diseases of
the �reast and briefly to suggest the treatment. Mammary duct ectasia:
This subject is one that has intrigued me for many years due to the
various aspects that it presents. The types are rather numerous. The age
of the patient carries certain implications, e . g., the type of growth, the
! he Importance o� this condition is that it so closely resembles the clin­
Ical picture of carcmoma that it deserves very careful consideration and
rapidity of metastasis, the resistance of the patient to the tumor and the
an early biopsy. The principal symptoms are breast tumor l and dis­
type of treatment. The earlier the patient visits the physician and
receives a very careful examination, the better are her chances for recov­
�
c arge from the nipple . 2 This is usually accompanie d by pain that is
different from the premenstrua l type. B iopsy alone can differentiate it
ery.
There are a number of pitfalls in the diagnosis of cancer of the breast from malignancy. Adenofibroma: This deserves mention and these are
and these may be considered first as the nonmalignant tumors of the tumors that are usually found any time after puberty and are the most
mammary gland. In the evaluation of nonmalignent cystic tumors of fre 9uent type of tumor found in young women. These tumors are very
.
radi? -reSIStant
the breast, it is wise to avoid the term mastitis . There is no evidence to and should be treated by simple excision. Intraductal
suggest that cystic disease is inflammatory. Many of these cysts do not papzlloma: These p �pillary neoplasms present the surgeon with one of
.
reach the palpable stage of development and need not be considered. the �os t difficult diag�ostic probl:ms. There are two main types - the
.
bemgn �ntraductal papillomas, which are comparatively frequent, and
We are concerned solely with the later development that is found by .
the patients usually in the bath. At the time of the examination, the the malignant papillary carcinomas which are rare. They both give rise
cyst may be found to be solitary, or there may be several with perhaps to a se �ous or bloody discharge. Briefly, one must introduce a blunt
cystic degeneration of the entire breast. Since it is impossible to make a needle I�to the duct and excise it for examination. Only the micro­
definite diagnosis, a biopsy is absolutely necessaty, with a pathologic scope will t�ll the di. [fer�nce. Breast infections or abscesses usually
.
present no difficulties
examination. Do not feel, if the biopsy is negative, that the patient may m diagnosis .
not develop cancer in the breast at a later time. There have been several With the above preliminary introduction to tumors of the breast let
cases in the practice of the writer where, after several biopsies a number '
us now consid �r the great problem of cancer. Much study has b een
of years apart, cancer has developed in that breast. Keep these patients
devoted to carcmoma of the female breast, but the ultimate cause is not
under observation for years, seeing them at regular intervals. Haagensen
gives 8% (in a study of 103 patients) as developing cancer after the
yet known. Perhap s we ar: closer to it than for any of the other types of
cancer_. In extensive studies of the use of estrogen in both mice and
removal of cysts from the breast. Cystic disease is found mainly in the
d ? gs, It has been found that, while the administration of the estrogen
third and fourth decades of life. .
did n ?t produc� car� moma pe� se, It did promote the earlier develop­
Adenosis and fibrous disease of the breast are not common but they
men� I? the strams disposed to It. One may conclude from this that the
must be diagnosed correctly. If the surgeon could be certain that either .
admmistr�twn of estrogen to a woman, when there is a hist01y of mam­
of these was nonmalignant, then he might leave them undisturbed. He . the family, is not advisable. There seems to be a
mary carcmoma m
must, in all fairness to the patient, biopsy them and thus rule out carci­
lower pe�cent of carcinoma of the breast in women where the breast has
noma. Having the lesion exposed and accessible, he had best excise it,
fulfilled Its function of nursing and also the percent is lower in those
1. THE HoMEOPATHIC RECORDER, Vol. LXXIII, Nos. 10 - 12, April, May, June, 1958, p. 98 ff. who have born the greater number of children.
2. Remember Kali-cy. in the metastasis of prostate cancer to bone as also in urina1y obstruction
1. Kent Repertory 882L . Editor.
KR 829L. - Editor.
from prostate cancer when digital exam reveals a stone-hard prostate (Clarke's Dictionary of
Practical Materia Medica). Clinical experience. - Editor. 2.

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Women who develop breast cancer usually discover the disease 6) Symptoms due to Metastases. While most of the symptoms men­
themselves, either when bathing or dressing. In a series of ward 1033 tioned above originate from the primary tumor, in a small percent
cases, 92% found the involvement, while only 5% was found in the of cases they originate in metastases. The primary lump may be so
course of a physical examination. small that it is not detected by the patient and the first lump found
l
Briefly, the symptoms are as follows : is an axillary metastasis.

1) The accidental discovery of a lump in the breast. The chief charac­ Do not be misled by the absence of the metastasis in the axilla. The
first symptoms of a mammary carcinoma may be a pathological frac­
teristic of the malignant lump is the hardness, which is more
ture or a persistent backache due to vertebral involvement. These latter
marked in carcinoma than in most of the other lumps that occur.
cases are entitled to a very careful x-ray study of the spine and the long
Some of these lumps are as small as 5mm in diameter depending bones of the arm and leg.
upon the accuracy of their palpation. 1
When breast disease has been detected, either by the patient or by an
2) Pain. This is probably a rather uncommon primary symptom . It examining physician, the next step is to prove its nature. In this task the
may even be an unusual secondary one, the patient having only a physician depends on three kinds of evidence - a proper medical his­
feeling of tenderness on pressure. From the findings of many inves­ tory, a careful physical examination of the breasts, and, when indicated,
tigators one must conclude that the lump is the all important warn­ a properly conducted biopsy. Unfortunately in a paper of this character
ing and that it usually is painless . 2 it it not possible to go into the subject of the methods of diagnosis of
breast disease and the manner of making the examination of the sus­
3) Retraction. Retraction of the nipple is likewise quite uncommon pected breast. The writer desires to take this opportunity of referring
the listener to some excellent pamphlets on this subject as well as films
and is discovered when dressing or bathing. Many patients have
retraction signs but have not recognized them. 3 � hat have been made for exhibition at county and state medical meet­
mgs .
4) Redness of the skin. This is quite rare and when found is probably
The type of treatment depends on a number of factors - age of the
diagnostic of the inflammatory type of cancer and may be consid­ individual; type of tumor; whether free of metastasis or not; if metas­
ered inoperable. 4 tases are present, are they removable. If there is skeletal involvement,
5) Nipple Erosion. Paget's type of carcinoma is manifested by ero­ then the case is inoperable. The treatment will depend upon whether
the surgeon has any preconceived ideas. Radical mastectomy is the
sion and itching about the nipple. This type of cancer should be
mainly accepted method - in many quarters the operation may be pre­
the easiest for the patient and the physician to detect because of the
ceded or followed by x-ray treatments. 2 McWhirter has treated a large
discharge, erosion, and the itching which is quite annoying to the number with partial mastectomy followed by intensive x-ray treatment.
patient. This type is neither silent nor invisible but, nevertheless, is He reports a 42%, five-year survival rate and 25% ten-year survival rate.
missed oftener than the usual type of involvement. Always regard The scirrhus type of growth in the aged usually does not require any
this trilogy ? f :?'mptoms (discharge, erosion and itching) with the treatment, since it grows slowly and seldom metastasises.
utmost grav1ty. .
"Research of the past ten years has remarkably expanded knowledge
i.e sensitivity ofthe examiner's hands and fingers. KR 824L Cancer, Mammae etc . ; 835L lndu-
of carcinogenesis and of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The cli­
1.
nician is now able to control the growth of cancerous tissue more effec­
KR 845R Pain, Mammae. - Editor.
ration, Mammae. - Editor.
tively than ever before." As a result of the investigations the control of
KR 880L - Editor.
2.

KR 829L Discoloration, Mammae; 836L Inflammation, Mammae. - Editor.

3.

KR 829L Discharge; 831R Excoriation, Nipples; 837L Itching, Mammae and Nipples - Editor.
4. 1. K R 824L, 835L, 838L. - Editor.
5. 2. Today various radiation treatments are used. - Editor.

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cancer offers a more hopeful future. The National Cancer Institute has careful survey of the woman presenting herself for your care. Her life is
published some very helpful articles on this subject. Marques, in a very definitely in your hands and temporizing may cost her much suf­
paper on "The Chemistry of Tumors" delivered at the recent meeting of fermg, whereas a systematic study of her case may lead either to recov­
the California State Homeopathic Medical Society held in May 1957, ery or, at least, to the prolongation of a useful life. Cancer of the breast
gave some very interesting statistics on the study of the damaging capac­ is curable in a l arge percent of cases.
ity of some plants on tumor tissues. The studies were carried out using D r. A.H. Grimmer (Chicago, Illinois): This problem is really a seri­
certain strains of mice and the results were very carefully tabulated. ous one, and Dr. Cookinham has discussed the surgical side.
" Materials from 12 plants produced grossly and histologically demon­ I have had a lot of experience with cancer of the breast. In the main I
strable damage on the tumors of these animals. A relatively pronounced have been more satisfied with homeopathic treatment than to have
effect was induced by Dioscorea villosa, Oxydendron and Spirea given them the purely surgical or radium or other treatments . I wish I
ulmaria. Tumor damage of lesser degree was exhibited by nine other could say we cured them all; we didn' t by a long ways, but we did cure
plants - Apocynum andros, Asparagus off. ; Capsella bursa pastoris, a �ood many o� them. We have given a great many of them longer life
Equisetum arvense, Equisetum hyomale, Hydrangea arborescens, With our remedies, and we have been able to control the pain in most
Juniperus communis, Parietaria of£ and Polytrychum juniperum. cases.
All of these remedies or drugs are used homeopathically. Extracts of On the other hand, I have seen some cases that came from some of
these were administered in physiological doses and the results studied our g<:' od surgeons after breast amputation and x-ray in big doses . The
and evaluated in the light of histological and cytological findings in the suffenng that those poor patients went through from the terrifically
tumor tissues of implanted animals. swollen arms and radiation sickness was really worse than any cases that
"Perhaps some day this type of investigation may form the basis of I h ave seen that went down to death under homeopathic treatment.
some homeopathic research. If one reviews in his mind the indications In prescribing the homeopathic remedy, one must find the exact
for these remedies, he may be surprised to find how applicable they remedy. One must pay a great deal of attention to Hahnemann' s
may be in some forms of cancer manifestations Dioscorea villosa, for
- injunction to investigate the history of the family to find evidence of
instance with its characteristic pains, especially colic, in severe, painful the basic miasms. If you wish really to cure any of these cases, your
affections of abdominal viscera. Mull over in your mind the symptoms remedy should be based on the whole patient.
of the other remedies mentioned and the writer is sure that certain indi­ Another thing, we have a great many interferences with our reme­
cations will present themselves. Since the physiological doses of these dies. We make a good study, and we think we have found a good rem­
plant extracts have already yielded demonstrable tissue changes in edy. For a short time we get a satisfactory reaction, and then comes
experimental animals, extension of such experiments in potentized along some sort of interference, either from the food or from the alumi­
attenuation may prove highly fruitful." num which is the most common poison we have nowadays. We find
In the study of the cancer problem one must take into consideration our remedies are very short acting, and we are puzzled. We can't under­
the resistance of the patient to the invasion of a cancerous growth. This stand why we don' t get the action we formerly did or the older men got.
is entirely intangible, but from the homeopathic point of view a very Ou� electro �magne tic tests are really a great help in prescribing these
remedies, and m findmg . outside toxins that are interefering with them.
definite avenue of approach for a prescription. A very careful study of
the patient will afford a basis for help in the well being of the individual Dr. C ookinham (Closing) : At least I succeeded in stirring up a bit of
who is suffering from cancer. So far as is known, no proving of a drug a hornet' s nest, and I am pleased. (Laughter.)
has produced a cancerous invasion of the prover. That, however, does Dr. Ames, you spoke about Dr. Crile and his work. I think I have fol­
not preclude the search for the relief, perhaps the cure, of that large lowed the work of the Crile Clinic, not only the younger Crile but
'
number of unfortunates that now appeal to us for help. George Crile, his father.
This paper constitutes, first, a plea for the early recognition of In a film put up by the Upjohn People, known as "Grand Rounds",
growths, either by the patient or the medical examiner; second, a very D r. Crile made the statement you have quoted which resembles, how-

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ever, a great deal of McWhirter's work and probably it may have origi­ think, Doctor, that one can accept that there is much danger in the
nated in or been stimulated by the work which McWhirter did. biopsy per se spreading the growth.
There is no age limit to cancer. We get it in infancy as well as in old Now, as to pain in the breast. Certainly we encounter pain in the
age, and ordinarily the younger the patient, the more malignant the breast very frequently, as well as pain in the shoulder and oain in the
growth, the more rapidly it metastasises and the earlier the demise. arm. I think the majority of those are intercostal involvem� nts . An x­
In regard to treatment, I didn't wish to imply in my paper that I did ray of t�e spine will show in the middle-aged woman quite a bit, not
not use homeopathic remedies. I treat my patients homeopathically necessartly a great deal, of cervical arthritis with pressure upon one or
.
insofar as I am able to do so. I have discussed the use of certain medica­ several mtercostal nerves which take in the breast. And sometimes
tions and stated that I was unaware definitely how to evaluate the Ranunculus hulbosus or sceleratus will take care of that pain.
results of the administration of those remedies. Now, when does one cure ? This is a very dangerous word to use. I
.
thmk that there are some recoveries from tumors of the breast. I am not
I am sure all of you have been confronted with a problem such as
this: A patient with an acute pain in the right lower quadrant of the going to use the word "cancer." I refer to tumors of the breast of the
abdomen has nausea, perhaps vomiting, and slight rise of temperature. adenomatous or fibromatous type in young women. I think sometimes
You make a diagnosis of possible appendicitis, and prescribe BELL. or �h ? se do retrograde and perhaps entirely disappear. But in my opinion
B RY. or RHus-T. The symptoms disappear but the patient goes right on 1t 1s the only type of tumor of the breast that is "cured".
to develop his appendicitis with rupture and abscess unless interfered The question of the relation of the breast to the pelvis I think has not
with. been solved. W� at is the relationship, for instance, of the premenstrual
I think very frequently that our remedies will often relieve symptoms expresswn of pam and so forth in the breast? It must be through the
without affecting the pathologic process underlying such symptoms. blood stream or a hormone or something of that sort. I don't lmow
How long should one wait for development? I don't know when one whether there is a definite relationship between a pelvic malignancy
.
and a breast malignancy. It seems at times as if they may develop con­
crosses the Rubicon in these cases . But it is a very serious question to .
consider. When does the tumor metastasise? I don't necessarily mean a currently or m sequence. It goes without saying, as I mentioned in the
palpable metastasis in the axilla. It may cross over into the opposite paper? th �t one of the three things necessary is a careful history and
breast. In one case which I saw only about two years ago the first exammat10n, and of course, that includes a pelvic examination.
involvement after she discovered the lump in her breast was a patho­ D r. Grimmer, it is true that certain sequelae may follow an operation
logic fracture of the right femur. of such magnitude as a radical removal of the breast. McWhirter does a
Doctor, this is an exceedingly difficult question, and it is on one's simple mastectomy (he may remove a metastasis) and then follows with
own conscience how long he shall wait to determine whether the x-ray. Of course, there are certain sequential results that follow the use
growth is malignant or nonmalignant. of x-ray. I sometimes wonder whether it is not preferable to die of the
Dr. Bellokossy, that question of fear of biopsy has often been dis­ results of the cancer of the breast without the x-ray treatment. The latter
cussed, but I think the most recent work is that by Ogdenson of New may result in fibrosis of the lung, and you will have an invalid due to
York. The volume came out only six or eight months ago. It is probably the extensive fibrosis.
the most extensive work on cancer of the breast. He brings up the ques­ I would li�(e to mention, Dr. Grimmer, that I use Cadm-s. following
tion of fear of biopsy. I don't believe, Doctor, that, if a biopsy is done, your suggestwn. You may recall that some years ago I sent you a speci­
one has harmed the patient at all if the patient is prepared for a com­ men of blood following a radical mastectomy. That must be five or six
plete operation should the growth be malignant. There is no time lost years ago. That girl is perfectly well. We followed her up with Cadm-s .
between the time of the biopsy and the subsequent operation. It is done according to your suggestions.
immediately. This is discussed with the patient prior to the anesthetic. I would like to mention, which is entirely irrelevant to cancer of the
Now, if we find so and so, we want to do so and so, and the patient's breast, the use of Kali-cy. in those metastases that follow carcinoma of
consent is obtained before the anesthesia is administered. So I don't the prostate and which are nearly always skeletal. One case our urolo-

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gist, Harriman, who is in San Francisco, asked me to take care of dur­

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ing his absence, a case to which we were giving at that time a fourth of
morphine every four hours for various pains demonstrated to be due to GRIMMER
I
skeletal metastases by x-ray. I think read, maybe in the Recorder, that
our good friend, Grimmer, had said that Kali-cy. can be useful in those PREPARED BY AHMED N . CURRIM M.D., PH. D.
cases.
We started out with the 6x. We had to send to Philadelphia to get the
drug, and within one week the pain was very much less. Within two
weeks we had practically discontinued the use of the morphine. That
patient died about three or four months after that without any pain. I
thank you. (Applause)

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PAGE MIND

7R ANXIETY noise: Ars.

9L AVERSION music; to certain kinds of: Cadm-met.
9L AVERSION noise; to : Cadm-met.
9L AVERSION persons; to all : Cadm-met .
9L AVERSION persons; to certain : Cadm-met.
10 L CAPRICIOUSNESS Caps.
13 L CONCENTRATION difficult: Cadm-met.
20 R D ELUSION affection of friends; has lost: Ars.
21 L D ELUSION animals; of hideous : Crot-h.
23 R D ELUSION dead; that he himself was (is),
- arrangements are being made for his
funeral: Lach.
23 R D ELUSION despised; he is : Lach.
27 L D ELUSION heart hung by a thread; every heart beat
would tear it off: Lach.
35 L D ELUSION wasting away: Naja
35 R D ESPAIR Cadm-met.
35 R D ESPAIR alternating
- apathy (indifference); with: Ars.
35 R - irritability; with: Ars.
35 R - resentment; with: Ars.
35 R - stupor; with: Chlol.
35 R anxiety; with : Ars.
36 L restlessness ; with : Ars.
36 L stupor; before : Chlol.
36 L D IPSOMANIA Stroph.
44 L FEAR death; of: Lat-m.
45 R insects; of: Ars.
47 L snakes; of: Ars.
47 R waking; on : Carb-v.
49 R FRIGHT complaints; from : Carb-v.
50 L GESTURES hands, grasping , throat: Naja
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51L HATRED Cadm-i. 94 R WEEPING pains; with : Kali-cy.
54 L IMPULSIVE Cad m-met.
VERTIGO
54 R INDIFFERENCE Cadm-met.
55 L INDIFFERENCE joy; to : Cadm-met. 98 R DRUNKARDS Asar.
59 R IRRITABILITY heart disease: Crat. 101 R MOVING pictures (movies) : Cadm-met.
59 R heat; during: Chlol. 101 R - breath away, taking: Cadm-met.
60 L - typhoid; in : Chlol. 101 R - objects recede and return: Cadm-met.
60 R JUMPING bed; out of HEAD
- fever; during: Brain, in continued fever: Chlol., crot-h.,
111 R CONGESTION
- typhoid: Chlol. hell., op. , zinc.
- fear; with dreadful (typhoid): Chlol. 131 R MOTIONS tosses; side to side: Naja
61 L KLEPTOMANIA Op. coldness of body; with icy: Cadm-s.
138 L PAIN
61 L mendacity, lying disposition; with : Op. constant; extreme : Cadm-met.
138 R
62 R LOATHING life : Cadm-met.
140 R hammering
64 L MANIA-A-POTU Caps. - vomitting; followed by: Cadm-s.
66 R MISTAKES actions; puts salt instead of sugar in his fibroids uterine ; with : Til.
140 L PAIN
tea : Cadm-met. 142 R maddening: Cadm-met.
66 R speaking : Cadm-met. - extending to eyes and ears :
66 R - wrong syllables : Kali-c. Cadm-met.
71 L RAGE delirium; during: Chin-s. menses ; during: Teucr-s., til.
142 R
77 L SADNESS heart disease; in: Crat. periodical headache: Teucr-s.
145 L
78 R SENSITIVE external impressions ; to all: Ars ., lach. sun; in hot: Calc-ox.
149 L
79 L noise; to : Extending to nose : Parth.
153 L
- pain; causes or aggravates existing: Ars.
80 L SHRIEKING die; thinks she will: Lat-m. EYE
- breath; and looses her: Naja 235 L ADHESIONS Cornea: agroyl and atropine treatments;
80 L terror; jumps out of bed : Chlol. after: Kali-bi.
83 R STARTING sleep; from : Euph. 241 L HEAVINESS Parth.
85 L SUICIDAL, hanging; by: Aur-ar. 242 R INFLAMMATION gonorrheal : Nat-m.
85 R overworked and worried with depressed 244 L INJURIES Calc-sil., con., kali-bi., thuj .
mania: Pic-ac. 244 L INJURIES lacerations : Asar.
86 L SWOONING fits : Naja - painful: Asar.
87 L TALKS imaginary beings; to (delirium in - surgical operations : Asar.
typhoid) : Chlol. 249 L PAIN air; cold agg. : Asar.
91 R VIOLENT depression; alternating with : Cadm-met. 249 R PAIN light: Asar.

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269 R ULCERATION cornea, syphilitic: Carbn-s. 382 L pressure : Kali-cy.

EAR
3 82 L touch: Kali-cy.
286 R D ISCHARGE chronic: Cadm-met. TEETH
431 R EDGE feel as if on: Parth.
HEARING
R Parth.
Cadm-met.
431 ELONGATION
321 R IMPAIRED
discharge; return of, amel.: Cadm-met. MOUTH
398 R CANCER Tongue : Apis, arg-cy., aur-m-n., gali.,
NosE
Aur-s., eucal. (sinuses), symph. (antrum) rad-br., semp.
324 L CANCER - warts : Aur-m., aur-m-n.
L washing face: Phos.
338 EPISTAXIS Hard palate: Scolo-v.
root of nose: Parth.
398 R CANCER
344 L PAIN L Naja
chronic: Merc-k-i.
399 CONVULSIONS
349 R SINUSITIS
THROAT
FACE
Ant-m., aur-s.,cund. 448 L CANCER Esophagus : Phos., plat-m.
355 R CANCER Lips:
- lower: Ant-m.,cist. 458 L NUMBNESS Kali-cy.
CONVULSIONS Lips: Naja STOMACH
3 57 R
359 L D ISCOLORATION dark (dusky): Ant-t. 479 L APPETITE ravenous
3 61 R red; alcoholic beverages; after: Carb-v. - wine; with desire for: Asar.
362 L dark red: Chlol. 480 R AVERSION coffee; smell of: Sul-ac.
362 R flushing from roots of hair to neck and 482 L onions : Lye.
chest, persisting under pressure of finger: 482 L pork: Carb-v.
Chlol. 482 L tomatoes: Lye.
366 R ERUPTIONS acrid: Calc-f 482 R CANCER Act-sp., ant-s-aur., ars-s-f, Ars-s-r., All the
374 R EXPRESSION intoxicated : Naja Cadmiums but especially Cadm-ar.,
old-looking; in children: Sars. cadm-met., cadm-p., cadm-s., calen.
380 L PAIN Kali-cy. (Hemorrhage of stomach cancer with
3 80 L morning: Kali-cy. mets to liver), chel., mere-c.
3 80 L - 4 a.m. : Kali-cy. Aliminium toxicity: Cadm-met.,
380 L - awakened with: Kali-cy. Cadm-o.
381 L change of weather: Kali-cy. 484 L D ESIRE beer: Caps.
381 L cold exposure : Kali-cy. 484 L coffee: Lye.
381 L cold weather: Kali-cy. 484 L wine : Caps.
382 L PAIN Neuralgic 485 R D ESIRE lime, slate pencils, earth, chalk, clay etc.:
- with plugged sinuses : Cadm- met. Graph.
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NAUSEA epilepsy: Kali-c. 541 R Cancer . . . Liver: . . .
507 R
508 L heart disease (failure) : Crat. euph., hydr., phos ., ther.
Gall-bladder: Chion.
508 R odors; from : Cadm-met.
509 L pain; during: Naja Pancreas : Cadm-i., calc-ar., cean.
513 L PAIN fat food (mutton tallow) amel.: Nit-ac. Spleen : Cadm-i., cadm-met., cean.
516 R burning Colon, transverse : Cadm-i.
- alcoholic drinks agg. : Carb-v. 554 L MALFORMATION congenital of intestine : Syph.
5 17L - wine or alcoholic drinks agg. : Carb-v. 568 L PAIN Liver: Cadm-met.
524 R PULSATION Asar. 569 R PAIN Spleen : Cadm-met.
525 R RETCHING drunkards; in: Asar.
L
RECTUM
Cadm-s., euph.
531
531 L
ULCERS
radiation treatment for acne: Phos. 606 L CANCER Alumn., paean. (malignant hemorrhoids),
532 L VOMITING alternating with heat and coldness: phyt., rat., thiosin. (stricture), sol-t-ae.,
taxi. (sarcoma)
Cadm-met.
533 L drunkards : Ant-t. 606 R
607 L
CONSTIPATION Calc-f
533 R headache; during: Cadm-met. anemia, neuralgias and semi-paralysis;
535 L bile : Cadm-met. with : Alum., alum-sil., alumn., plb.
535 R - drunkards: Ant-t. 608 L inveterate : Cadm-met.
536 R blood 610 L D IARRHEA night: Chlol.
- drunkards : Ant-t.
RECTUM
539 L mucus
- drunkards : Ant-t. 619 L HEMORRHAGE Cadm-met.
539 L sour : Cadm -met. 628 R
632 R
PAIN
STRICTURE
stitching: Paean.
Thiosin.
ABDOMEN 63 5 R WORM taeniae (tapeworm) : Stry.
541 R CANCER Intestines : All Cadmiums, cadm-met.
STOOL
(hemorrhage), euph-c., laeos., methyl. ,
ph os. 635 R BLACK Cadm-met.
Aluminium toxicity : Cadm-met., 640 L MUSHY black: Cadm-met.
Cadm-o. BLADDER
toxic goiter and cardiac problems
(arrythmias); with: Cadm-i. 645 L CANCER Blatta-o., chim., conga red, equis-h.,
Liver: All the Cadmiums but especially sabal., staph.
Cadm-met., cadm-p., cadm-s., calc-ar., 657 R URINATION frequent: Cadm-met., sabal.
calen. (Hemorrhage of stomach cancer 660 R URINATION retarded, must wait for urine to start:
with mets to liver), cean., chion., chol., Kali-sula.

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662 L CANCER Sars. 738 R PAIN 000 drawing
- ovary: Naja
PROSTATE
744 R SWELLING: Paeon.
667 L CANCER Chim ., kali-cy. (mets to bone with severe 745 R TuMORS Uterus
pain or advanced cancer even without
- cysts: Mag-c.
mets.) 745 R ULCERS Cervix: Bomhenia
URINE
LARYNX AND TRACHEA
681 L BLOODY Cadm-met.
746 L CANCER Arg-cy.
681 R BROWN wash off; hard to : Cadm-met.
759 R VOICE hoarseness, continuous : Helx.
686 R DIABETES Med.
RESPIRATION
GENITALIA (MALE)
763 R ARRESTED sleep ; on going to : Cadm-s.
693 L CANCER warts : Aur-m., aur-m-n.
763 R ASTHMATIC Aral., calc-sil., sol-int.
693 L Scrotum (epithelioma): Aur-m.
764 R cold damp weather: Ant-t.
- scirrhus : Alum.
765 L mental exertion : Kali-c.
Testes : Arg-n. (Kent), brom., ox-ac.
765 R wet weather: Ant-t.
701 R MASTURBATION children (and adults): Med.
766 L CHEYNE-STOKES Kali-cy., parth.
GENITALIA (FEMALE) 768 L DIFFICULT ascending: Helx.
715 L ADHESIONS Clitoris : Kali-c. 769 L dark; in the : Carb-v.
715 L CANCER Ovary: Aur-m-n. 769 R exertion; slightest (in heart disease) :
715 R Cervix: Arg-m. (Kent), bomhenia Crat.
715 L Uterus : Benzoquinone, bomhenia, 769 L heart disease : Crat.
cadm-i., cadm-met., cadm-s. , cadm-o., 770 L lying on the side, right, amel. : Naja
calc-f, equis-h., erod., methyl., ol-an.,
CouGH
thiosin.
- burning, stinging, stitching pains : 781 R NIGHT 3 to 4 a. m . : Rumx.
Lap-a. 782 L ASTHMATIC Meph.
- dark blood: Cadm-met. 786 L DRY Helx.
- rapidly growing : Cadm-met. 790 L EATING beginning to eat: Seneg.
730 L METRORRHAGIA climacteric period: Bomhenia 790 L ERUCTATION amel . : Ant-t.
dark blood: Bomhenia, cadm-met. 796 R LYING Euph.
lying: Mag-c. (Boger) 801 R RATTLING Teucr-s.
polyps; with : Erod. 804 L SLEEP preventing: Helx.
731 R PAIN Paeon. 804 R SPASMODIC Meph.
734 L uterus; menses, during, unbearable: Op. 807 R TICKLING Helx.

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PAGE CHEST
PAGE CouGH
Prophylaxis : Carb-v. , cupr., dros., pert. 824 L CANCER - induration and with small ulcers :
811 R WHOOPING
Alum-sil., aur-nat-fl.
ExPECTORATION - last stages : Carb-an.
813 L BLOODY Helx. - mastectomy of opposite cancerous
813 R bright red, few clots : Methyl. breast; after: Lac-c.
814 L streaked: Methyl. - old people : Carb-an.
817 R PRUNE JU ICE : Carb-v., dig. (Clarke) - scirrhus : Sars.
- ulceration
CHEST - induration, axillary glands enlarge d :
822 L ABSCESS Mammae: Paean. Alum-sil.
822 R ANGINA Arg-cy.,crat. - mastectomy of opposite cancerous
824 L CANCER Heart: Cact. breast; after: Lac-c .
Lung: Acal. , aran., arg-m., ars-i. , bry., - pain; with : Cadm-met., hippoz. ,
cadm-bi., cob-m ., guaj., methyl., phos., lap-a., phyt.
ther. - surgery/radiation; after:
- arthritis; with: Guaj . Hippoz., streptom.
- hemoptysis : Acal.,aran. - tubercular: B ell-p.
Mammae : Aeon., Bar-i., Cadm-met., Sternum: Ars-s-r.
Congo red, Formal., H ippoz., lad., Lap­ 824 R CAVITIES Teucr-s.
a., Lob-e., Naja, Nat-thio-cy., Sars., Scir., 828 R D ILATION heart; of: Carb-v
Scroph-n. 828 R sensation as if: Cadm-s.
- axillary gland enlarged; with : 829 L D ISCHARGE blood : Kali-cy.
Alum-sil., aur-nat-fl., aster. bloody water: Kali-cy.
- burning, stitching pains: Lap-a., ol-an. dark brown on bathing: Kali-cy.
(red hot needles) 835 L HYPERTROPHY heart: Crat.
- contusion : Arn.,calen. 835 L lNDURATION Mammae, ulcers over whole surface,
- gangrene; with : Carb-an. periodic pains : Alum-sil.
- hardness and swelling : Cad-calc-fl. 835 R INFLAMMATION Lungs : Pyrog. (Kent, Austin)
- hardness and severe pain : - nephritis; with acute : Pyrog. (Kent,
Nat-thio-cy. Austin)
- hemorrhage - pulse-temperature disocciation:
- bright red bloo d : Bell. Pyrog. (Kent, Austin)
- dark thick clots : Elaps 846 L PAIN Mammae, menses during: Cadm-met.
- pain; with : D urbital 853 R burning
- profuse with serum and blood : Plb. - Lungs : Caps.

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857 R PAIN . . . drawing 1 200 L SWELLING Knee: Calc-f.
- Heart: Naja 1 207 L THIN Nails : Calc-f.
874 R PALPITATION audible: Naja 1 220 R ULCERS Hand:
879 L PHTHISIS pulmonalis : Teucr-s. - back of;
- florida: Ther. - oozing blood without much pain :
- hemoptysis (hemorrhage) : H elx.
Cadm-met., formal . , kali-thio-cy.
- late : Ant-t.
- painful, bleeding, odorous : Formal. ,
880 L RETRACTION nipples ; of: Cadm-met.,scir.
X-ray
882 L ULCER Mammae: abscess; at site of old : Paean.
- painful, with general weakness :
883 L WEAKNESS Heart: Crat., parth.
X-ray
883 L - sensation of: Lach.
1 221 R Lower Limbs: varicose : Paean.
- with flushes of heat up spine and
1222 L Foot: Paean.
flushing of face: Lach.
- rubbing of the shoe : Paean.
BAC K 1 223 L VARICES Lower Limbs: Paean.
896 R PAIN mental exertion agg. : Kali-c.
SLEEP
ExTREMITIES 1 234 L COMATOSE Naja
954 L BRITTLE Finger nails : Calc-f. 1 243 L D REAMS sickness ; of: Cadm-met.
954 R CANCER Bones : Merc-k-i., methyl., taxi.
963 R COLDNESS Foot, icy-cold, typhoid ; in : Chinin-ar. CHILL
968 L CONVULSION Naja 1 267 L EXCITEMENT emotions; of: Asar.
970 L CORRUGATED Finger nails : Calc-f. 1269 R PERIODICITY clock-like : Chinin-s.
988 L ER UPTIONS Upper Limbs : Eczema: Bougenville
FEVER
1002 R Foot: Samarskite.
1038 L NUMBNESS Hand: Cadm-met. , kali-cy. 1284 R CONTINUED Chlol.
1038 R -sitting : Cadm-met. 1288 L INTERMITTENT PROPHYLAXIS
1042 R Foot: Cadm-met. before entering malarial district:
1043 L - sitting : Cadm-met. Nat-m. 30 or 200 or 1M once a week for 6
1045 L PAIN mental exertion agg. : Kali-c. weeks.
1047 L Joints : Cadm-met. on getting into infected territory: Ars .
1053 R Upper Arm : Caust. 30 (or 200 or 1M - Editor) once a week
1054 R - motion : Caust. for 4 weeks
1064 L Lower Limbs : if malarial symptoms appear: Chin. 3 0
- sciatica, right: Kali-cy. or higher for several days after each par­
1072 L Knee : Calc-f. oxysm of fever (Hahnemann).

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1288 L INTERMITTENT PROPHYLAXIS ... 1345 L ANTIDOTES, to aluminium toxicity (ex. cooking vessels):
if malaria symptoms persist: Nat-m. 200 Bar-c., cadm-met. , cadm-o., calc-ox., plb.
(or higher - Editor) weeldy. antibiotics : Carb-v., mag-p., op.
1 289 L PERIODICITY Chinin-s. - with weakness :Carb-v.
1 292 L UNDULANT (brucellosis) : Merc-k-i. - skin eruptions : Rhus-v.
1 292 R YELLOW prophylaxis : Ars. ,crot-h. aspirin : Mag-p. (Kent/Grimmer)
sequelae of shots : Ars. camphor, menthol : Carb-v.
PERSPIRATION coal-tar drugs (analgesics, antigrippals,
antipyretics, hypnotics etc.) : Am-c. ,
1 300 R PROFUSE warm weather: Lye. carb-v., lach., mag-p ., op., other carbons
SKIN and snakes
diphtheria shots : Diph., merc-cy.
1 303 L ANESTHESIA Naja
meningitis shots : Apis
1 304 L CANCER See Generalities epithelioma
radiation therapy (for destruction of
1 304 L CICATRICES Cancer: Graph. (surgical scars)
capillaries, eczema, moles etc.)
1 304 R ulceration: Paeon.
- subsequent illness; with : Cadm-i . ,
1 316 L ERUPTIONS psoriasis : Merc-k-i.
£1-ac., phos., rad-br., stront-c., X-ray.
1 3 17 R rash, bluish : Phyt.
- subsequent anemia and cachexia after
1 3 17 R rash, rough: Ail., phyt. , rhus-t., sulph.
radium treatments : Phos.
1319 L small pox: Maland., sarr., vac.
- subsequent ulcerating necrosis that
1331 L SORE becomes (decubitis) : Paeon. defies healing: Cadm-i.
1 334 R ULCERS chronic, oozing blood, not much pain : radium treatments : Cadm-met.
Cadm-met., formal., kali-thio-cy., X-ray. rapidly growing: Cadm-met.
1336 L gangrenou s : Caps.
serums or vaccines : Nosodes of same.
1 337 L malignant: Hippoz. small pox vaccinations : Maland., thuj .
1339 L unhealthy: Caps. typhoid shots : Bapt.
GENERALITIES X-ray burn or treatments : Cadm-met.,
fl- ac.
1 342 R NIGHT Merc-k-i.
yellow fever shots : Ars.
1 344 L AIR open; amel . : Kali-cy. 1346 L CANCEROUS Aur-ar., mere-c., merc-k-i., syph., thiosin.
1 346 L BATH ING cold ; amel . : Kali-cy. AFFECTIONS advanced stage of cancer: Alum-sil.,
1 344 R ALCOHOLISM Syph.
anan., ant-ar., ant-i., arg-m., bell-p., ben-
1344 R diabetes ; complicated with : Med.
zoquinone, cadm-chr., cadm-met.,
1 344 R ALUMINIUM toxicity: Cadm-met., Cadm-o .,Calc-ox. cadm-s., all cadmiums, calc-f, con.,
1 344 R ANEMIA Merc-k-i. hydr., kali-thio-cy:, lap-a., metastatic
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1 346 L CANCEROUS advanced stage of cancer ... 1346 L CANCEROUS pains of cancer ...
AFFECTIONS melano ma, nat-hexa-metaph. , oxyg. (pal- AFFECTIONS breast cancer), phyt.
liation), phos., phyt., scir., scroph-n.,
- burning pains: Euph-he.
symph.
Blood: Aran., crot-h. (Editor) syphilitic or tubercular base; on: Kali-i.
Bloo d vessels : Bell-p. vibrations of cancer:Bomhenia, dulc.
Bones : Asaf., Aur-ar., aur-m-n., 1 349 R COLD heat and cold : Cadm-i., merc-k-i.
cadm-calc-fl., cadm-m et. (sarcoma skull, 1 3 50 L wet weather agg.: Ant-t.
upper arm), calc-f., euph. (sarcoma), hecla
U aw), hippoz . (skull bones) , lap-a., 1351 L CONTRADICTORY Abrot. (K) ., agar. (css), alum. (K) ,
merc-k-i. (sarcoma), methyl. (femur), and alternating alumn. (K), arn. (K), ars. (K), aur. (css),
phos., stront-c ., symph. (sarcom a bone, states bell. (H), bry. (H), camph. (H), chin. (H),
jaw, antrum), taxi. (sarcoma tibia, fibula) cimic. (BG) , crot-t. (K), kali-c. (K) , med.
encephaloma : Hippo z. (dura mater, cho- (BG) , op. (GRIMMER), podo. (K), psor.,
raid plexus) (css), sep. (css), staph. (css), tub. (css)
epithelioma: abr., ant-m., ars-s-f., ars-s-r.,
1 3 52 R CONVULSIONS dentition ; during: Op.
bufo, cadm-met., cic., cund., epiph.,
formal., hippoz., kali-ar., kali-bi., kali- 1 3 53 L epileptic: Kali-i., parth.
thio-cy., methyl., sol, X-ray. 1 3 55 L sleep ; during: Naja
fungus hematodes : Sabal. 1 3 56R D ROPSY anemia : Crat.
Glands : Arg-m., aur-ar., aur-m-n., brom.
heart Disease: Crat.
(thyroid, maxillary, parotid, testes), carb-
an., cist., ferr-i., hippoz., iod., lap-a., renal failure : Oxyd.
merc-k-i. (Hodgkin), myris., nat-sil-f. 1 3 57 L D RY weather agg. : Aur-m.
(neck), sars., sil., thiosin. 1 3 57 R EMACIATION Calc-ox., merc-k-i.
hemorrhage : M ill., phos. 1 3 60 L FAINTNESS heart disease: Lach.
lupus : Alumn., Ars., Aur-ar., Hippoz.,
1 3 61 R FANNED wants to be: Carb-v., med.
Kali-bi., Sol, Thiosin.
malodor in cancer: Bufo 1 3 62 L FLU sequelae, of: Merc-k-i.
Mucus membranes : Eucal. 1 3 65 R HEMORRHAGE dark thin blood : Sul-ac.
pains of cancer: B ell. 30, bism-o. (gastric punctured wounds ; from : Aran.
Cancer Pain), cod-p. l x to 3x (cancers rich
1 3 68 R INFLAMMATION Bones : Merc-k-i.
in sentient nerves), cham.30 (morphine
addict to decrease anxiety), crot-h., euph., 1 377 R PAIN Bones : Merc-k-i.
euph-he., naj a, ox-ac. (extreme pains in - night: Merc-k-i.

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1391 R POLIO PROPHYLAXIS 13 98 R SCARLET FEVER PROPHYLAXIS OR DISEASE
- children : 1-3 years of age : Lat-s. 30 - coar se dark rash : Ail., phyt ., rhus -t.,
every month during epidemic 3 doses. sulph.
Two months after third dose of Lat-s. - smooth rash : Bell. 30 every week
30 give Lat-s. 200 every 1 or 2 months 13 99 L SEPTECEMIA small-pox vaccinati on; following:
for 2 or 3 doses . Two months after the Maland. , sarr.
last dose of Lat-s. 200 give Lat-s 1000
1402 L SLEEP after agg. : Crot-h.
and repeat Lat-s. 1000 every 6 weeks
1405 R SWELLING Glands : Merc-k-i.
for a total of 4 doses (including the 1406 L SYPHILIS :
tubercular adenitis : Merc-k-i.
Merc-k-i.
first dose of Lat-s. 1 M) . This gives pro-
tertiary: Merc-k-i.
tection till the next year. Then give 1413 L WEAKNESS Merc-k-i.
Lat-s. 10M every 6 months for 5
years ; then Lat-s. SOM every year for 2
or 3 years to give protection for life.
- older children and adults : Lat-s. 30
once a month for 3 doses. After the
third dose of 30 give Lat-s. 200 every
two months for 2 doses. Two months
after the second dose of the 200th, give
Lat-s. 1000 every 6 months for 4 to 6
doses (2 or 3 years), followed by Lat-s.
10M every 6 months - 4 to 6 doses (2
or 3 years). Follow with Lat-s. SOM
once a year for 2 or 3 doses (2 or 3
years).
- other remedies of prophylaxis :
Cocc., cur., gels., remedy of genus epi-
demicus
1391 R POLIO bulbar form : Ant-t.,op.
1391 R crippling; after recovery of polio :
Calc-p., calc-s. , nat-ar.
1393 L PULSE frequent: Crat.
1397 L weak: Crat.

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RELATIONSHIP OF REMEDIES FROM THE· WORK OF DR. GRIMMER REMEDIES Anac. 4 3 9 , 490
Anan. 768, 8 73
BY
A
PREPARED AHMED N. CuRRIM Pu. D., M.D. Anil. 822
Animal poisons 243 , 2 5 9
REMEDY COMPLEMENT REMEDIES THAT INIMICIAL Abr. 832, 8 74 Ant-ar. 3 9 1 , 7 6 8 , 8 73
FOLLOW WELL Abrot. 8 7 5 An�c. 7 , 248 , 4 3 9 , 440
CAD M-I. CALC-F. Acal. 8 2 1 , 8 6 8 Ant-i. 768 , 873
CADM-MET. CALC-F. Acet-ac. 754, 795 Ant-m. 822, 8 62 , 874
CALC-OX. MAG-C. Aconites 92 Ant-s-aur. 8 6 3
Aeon. 9 1 , 9 9 , 1 4 6 , 1 6 8 , 2 4 3 , 2 5 9 , Ant-t. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1 7 , 7 3 , 1 5 0, 1 5 4 ,
CARB-V. CALC-F., KALI-C., MEPH.
2 8 3 , 284, 285 , 2 8 6 , 2 8 7 , 2 8 8 , 3 92 , 3 93 , 4 1 7, 4 3 9 , 440, 450,
HIPPOZ. STREPTOM. 289, 3 0 9 , 4 3 9 , 440, 4 5 5 , 4 5 6 , 4 5 1 , 862, 864, 8 6 7 , 8 70, 8 7 5 ,
KALI-BI. TuB. 4 5 9 , 470, 490, 494, 8 1 7 , 8 6 8 876
KALI-BR. NAT-S . Actaeas 9 2 Anthrac. 696
Act-sp. 82 1 , 8 6 3 Apis 24 , 1 29 , 2 9 1 , 299, 4 5 1 , 470,
MAG-C. SIL.
Adren. 8 2 1 473 , 696, 754 , 7 9 5 , 8 17, 8 1 9 ,
LYC. ARS ., CARB-V.
Aesc. 248 8 6 3 , 8 73
MAG-P. KALI-C. Aeth. 6, 4 3 9 Apoc. 1 23
MEPH. SEP. Agar. 9 9 , 1 29 , 1 3 2 , 248 , 4 3 9 , 440, Aral. 3 90, 867

NAJA MAG-P. 4 5 1 , 490, 8 75 Aran. 127, 1 2 8 , 248 , 696, 822 , 8 6 8 ,

Ail. 1 4 9 , 1 53 , 1 56 , 300, 4 3 9 , 45 1 , 874, 875
NAT-S. KALH.
5 9 1 , 8 72, 8 77 Aran-sc. 1 2 9
NIT-AC. CARB-V. All-c. 4 5 1 Arg-cy. 822, 8 6 3 , 8 6 7 , 8 6 8
SEP. LYC. Aloe 284, 4 3 9 Arg-m. 439, 45 1 , 8 6 6 , 8 6 8 , 8 7 3 , 874

SYPH. LYC. Alurn. 248 , 3 92, 4 3 9 , 440, 490, 570, Arg-met. 248 , 267, 284, 3 8 6 , 768

TOXI. MERC-K-I. . MERC-K-I. 754, 7 9 5 , 796, 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 1 9 , Arg-n. 72 , 248 , 4 14 , 439, 4 6 6 , 490,

8 1 7, 8 1 8, 822, 8 66
8 2 1 , 8 6 5 , 8 6 6 , 875
Alum-sil. 407, 4 9 7 , 5 70, 7 6 8 , 8 1 7 , Arn. 1 8 , 2 5 , 1 1 7, 1 4 5 , 146, 1 57,
8 6 5 , 8 6 8 , 8 6 9 , 873 243 , 2 88 , 2 8 9 , 292, 3 07, 3 1 3 ,
Alumn. 22, 248 , 43 9 , 754 , 7 9 5 , 8 1 7, 322, 421 , 43 9 , 440, 470, 4 7 1 ,
8 1 9, 8 6 5 , 8 74 , 875 4 74 , 476, 6"4 3 , 7 9 5 , 796, 804,
Am-c. 19, 4 6 , 5 7 , 7 3 , 248 , 4 3 9 , 45 1 , 8 14 , 824, 844, 868, 8 75
873 Arsenic preparations 8 1 9
Am-caust. 2 8 9 Ars. 4 , 1 0, 1 2 , 1 3 , 4 3 , 7 9 , 84, 8 5 , 93 ,
Am-m. 248 , 4 3 9 , 440 9 6 , 1 00, 1 1 3 , 1 14 , 1 2 8 , 1 46 ,
Ambr. 754 , 795 1 53 , 1 54 , 1 57, 1 6 9 , 1 70 , 248,
Aml-ns. 284 2 84 , 2 89 , 290, 2 9 1 , 2 99 , 3 0 9 ,
Amyg. 62 3 63 , 3 76 , 4 1 9 , 4 3 8 , 4 3 9 , 440,

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4 4 1 , 450, 4 5 1 , 4 56 , 4 5 9 , 460, 4 7 1 , 4 7 4 , 490, 8 73 Cadmium preparations 1 5 , 1 6 , 322, 464, 4 66 , 4 7 9 , 4 90 , 7 54 , 7 9 5 ,

4 66 , 467, 470, 472 , 4 7 3 , 474, Bar-c. 248, 4 3 9 , 490, 5 74 , 824 7 1 9, 7 5 9 , 768 , 7 9 5 , 800, 802 , 8 1 8 , 8 1 9, 8 2 5 , 8 3 5
479, 487, 490, 643 , 754, 795 , Bar-i. 868 809, 8 1 8 , 820, 825 , 8 6 3 , 864, Calc-ar. 2 4 8 , 4 3 9 , 440, 4 4 2 , 443 ,
796, 8 1 6 , 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 1 9 , 822, Bar-m. 248 873 7 9 3 , 795 , 802 , 803 , 805 , 825 ,
823 , 824, 825 , 8 32 , 8 5 9 , 860, Cadm-ar. 754, 8 1 8 , 863 864, 865
Bell. 1 00, 136, 1 42, 1 46 , 1 4 9 , 1 53 ,
8 7 1 , 872 , 873, 874, 875, 878 1 56 , 1 57, 243 , 2 5 9 , 2 8 1 , 282, Cadm-bi. 868 Calc-f. 142, 248, 3 75 , 4 1 9 , 420 , 4 5 1 ,
Ars-i. 248 , 4 3 9 , 4 5 1 , 754, 795, 8 1 7, 2 8 5 , 286, 287, 2 8 9 , 2 9 1 , 300, Cadm-calc-fl. 4 3 1 , 868, 8 7 4 766, 768 , 7 9 5 , 8 62, 8 6 5 , 8 6 6 ,
823 , 868 3 0 9 , 4 3 9 , 440, 4 5 1 , 4 6 5 , 4 6 6 , Cadm-chr. 7 6 8 , 8 73 8 70, 8 7 1 , 8 73 , 8 7 4 , 8 7 8
Ars-met. 284, 4 3 9 470, 487, 4 90, 4 9 3 , 494, 5 70, Cadm-cy. 795 Calc-ox. 3 73 , 8 6 1 , 875, 8 7 8
Ars-s-f. 8 1 8 , 823 , 8 6 3 , 874 5 9 1 , 8 17, 8 1 8 , 8 5 4 , 8 6 8 , 8 74 , Cadm-f. 795 Calc-p. 2 4 8 , 2 9 0 , 3 1 3 , 363 , 442,
Ars-s-r. 823 , 8 6 3 , 8 6 9 , 874 8 7 5 , 8 77 Cadm-i. 15, 3 74 , 3 75 , 3 76 , 407, 4 5 1 , 464, 570, 876
Art-v. 490 Bell-p. 322, 768 , 795 , 796, 8 14 , 8 1 7, 754, 793 , 7 9 5 , 797, 7 9 8 , 804, Calc-s. 248, 3 7 8 , 429, 4 3 9 , 442,
Arum-t. 4 5 1 , 470, 471 824, 8 6 9 , 8 7 3 , 8 74 8 0 5 , 806, 809 , 8 12, 8 1 8 , 860, 443 , 4 5 1 , 490, 570, 754 , 7 9 5 ,

Asaf. 4 3 9 , 874 Benz-ac. 8 1 9 8 64, 865, 866, 873 , 875, 878 876
Cadm-met. 1 3 , 1 4 , 16, 322, 376, Calc-sil. 3 8 3 , 4 1 1 , 5 70, 8 67
Asar. 248 , 292, 322, 4 3 9 , 440, 442, Benzoquinone 768 , 8 6 6 , 873
3 77, 3 7 8 , 3 8 9 , 407, 408, 494, Calen. 1 45 , 7 9 3 , 804, 805 , 824, 8 6 3 ,
8 6 1 , 8 6 3 , 8 64 , 8 7 1 Berb. 4 5 1
496, 5 70 , 574 , 754, 7 6 5 , 766 , 8 64 , 8 6 8
Asc-c. 4 5 1 Bismuth preparations 6 66
7 6 8 , 7 9 3 , 795 , 805, 806, 825 , Camph. 1 8 , 62, 9 9 , 1 5 3 , 248 , 2 8 8 ,
Asc-t. 4 5 1 Bism. 754 , 7 9 5 , 824
8 5 9 , 860, 86 1 , 862, 8 6 3 , 864, 289, 291, 439, 451, 875
Aster. 4 3 9 , 754, 795, 8 1 7, 8 1 9 , 823 , Bism-o. 8 74
8 6 5 , 8 6 6 , 8 6 8 , 8 6 9 , 870, 87 1 , Cancerinum 8 1 9
868 Blatta-o. 8 65
8 72, 8 7 3 , 874, 878 Cann-i. 4 7 1
Aurum salts 1 44 Bomhenia 8 6 6 , 867, 875
Cadm-n. 795 Canth. 1 45 , 1 57, 322, 4 5 1 , 470, 477
Aur. 127, 248 , 266, 284, 290, 4 3 9 , Bor. 248, 439, 440
Cadm-o. 15, 16, 1 12 , 1 55 , 272, 299, Caps. 288, 2 8 9 , 290, 43 9 , 448, 45 1 ,
440, 4 6 6 , 4 6 7 , 754, 7 95 , 8 1 9 , Bougenville 3 84, 8 70
3 04 , 3 07 , 373 , 3 76, 3 77, 408, 470, 476, 477, 8 5 9 , 8 60 , 8 6 3 ,
823 , 824, 8 3 3 , 875
Bov. 43 9 , 440
7 1 9, 809 , 825 , 863 , 864, 866 8 6 9 , 8 72
Aur-ar. 467, 7 9 5 , 8 1 7, 823 , 860,
Brom. 248, 754, 7 9 5 , 796, 8 1 7 , 8 2 5 ,
Cadm-p. 795, 803 , 804, 8 1 8 , 8 6 3 , Carbons 1 3 , 796, 8 1 9 , 825 , 8 73
873 , 8 74
866, 874 ;
864 Carb-ac. 1 5 7 , 4 3 9 , 45 1 , 754 , 795 ,
Cadm-s. 11, 1 0 , 1 1 , 1 3 , 1 6 , 248 , 375,
Aur-i. 1 24 , 3 9 6 , 3 97
Bruc. 1 00
803, 8 17
Aur-m. 1 1 9, 432, 440, 442 , 467,
Bry. 10, 1 1 , 1 4 6 , 1 5 4 , 1 57, 243 , 284, 3 84, 4 3 9 , 448, 4 5 1 , 570, 754, Carb-an. 1 42, 248 , 289, 2 90, 4 3 9 ,
754, 823 , 863, 866, 875
3 0 9 , 3 92 , 402 , 405 , 4 3 9 , 440, 768, 793 , 7 9 5 , 796, 800 , 802 , 440, 4 5 1 , 470, 477, 7 54 , 7 9 5 ,
Aur-m-n. 824, 8 63 , 866, 8 74 4 5 0 , 4 5 1 , 4 5 6 , 470, 472, 4 7 3 , 803, 8 0 5 , 807, 8 1 6, 8 5 5 , 86 1 , 8 1 4 , 8 15 , 8 1 7 , 8 1 8 , 8 1 9 , 825 ,
Aur-nat-fl. 497, 8 6 8 , 8 6 9 4 8 7 , 4 90 , 642, 643 , 8 54 , 8 6 8 , 8 6 3 , 8 64 , 8 6 6 , 8 6 7 , 8 6 9 , 873 8 6 8 , 8 6 9 , 8 74
Aur-s. 5 70, 8 2 4 , 8 62 875
Cadm-sil. 795 Carb-s. 4 3 9
B
Bufo 248 , 4 3 8 , 4 3 9 , 7 5 4 , 795 , 8 1 7,
Calad. 4 3 9 , 8 06 Carb-v. 1 7 , 1 8 , 1 9 , 1 2 9 , 1 46 , 1 4 9 ,
8 1 8 , 825 , 874
Calam. 2 8 8 1 53 , 1 54 , 1 62 , 2 1 6 , 248 , 2 8 5 ,

c
Bac. 1 5 7 , 824 Calcarea preparations 442 , 444, 8 1 7 2 8 8 , 289, 2 9 9 , 3 07, 3 13 , 3 3 8 ,
Bad. 8 1 7, 824 Calc. 4 1 , 70, 1 06 , 127, 248, 2 8 5 , 3 63 , 3 75 , 3 8 6 , 3 92, 3 93 , 3 96 ,
Bapt. 2 5 , 146, 1 5 7 , 299, 45 1 , 470, Cact. 1 64 , 440, 4 5 1 , 4 5 9 , 868 3 3 8 , 4 3 8 , 43 9 , 440, 442 , 443 , 406, 4 15 , 4 1 6 , 4 1 7, 4 1 9, 420,

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F
42 1 , 428 , 429 , 4 3 9 , 440, 450, Cina 6 , 8 1 , 4 5 1 Cycl. 283
4 5 1 , 4 5 9 , 4 6 6 , 4 67, 470, 477, Cinnb. 248
478, 494, 643 , 754 , 7 9 5 , 803 , Cist. 124, 248, 754, 795, 827, 8 62, D
Ferr. 9 6 , 248, 440
8 14 , 8 1 8 , 8 5 9 , 862, 8 6 3 , 864, 874
Dig. 6 5 , 1 63 , 248 , 2 8 8 , 289, 4 3 9 , Ferr-ar. 248
8 67, 8 6 8 , 869, 873 , 875, 878 Clem. 754, 7 9 5 , 8 1 7
4 5 1 ' 4 5 9 ' 4 6 0 , 868 Ferr-i. 26, 8 3 0 , 8 74
Carbn-h. 795 Cob. 795
Ferr-p. 3 9 3 , 4 3 9 , 450, 4 5 1
Cob-m. 8 19 , 868 Dios. 45 1
Carbn-s. 400, 439, 440 , 754, 795 ,
Fluorine salts 820
8 18 , 862 Coc-c. 4 3 9 , 440, 4 5 1 Diph . 1 4 9 , 1 53 , 1 5 7 , 2 9 9 , 5 1 5, 5 9 1 ,
Fl-ac. 3 22, 4 3 9 , 440, 797, 7 9 8 , 809,
Coca 1 1 7 , 1 1 9, 142, 2 8 3 , 4 1 7, 4 3 9 796, 8 73
Care. 8 1 9
8 12 , 873
Caul. 3 1 , 248 Cocc. 1 5 3 , 248 , 2 8 5 , 3 22, 43 9, 440, Dros. 1 49 , 1 5 3 , 284, 290, 4 5 1 , 490,
Form. 284 , 4 5 1
470, 4 72, 490, 5 70, 8 76 868
Caust. 1 1 , 40, 57, 90, 1 69, 1 70, 248 , Formal. 494, 496, 8 6 8 , 87 1 , 872,
Cod-p. 492, 874 D u lc. 1 06, 1 2 7 , 248, 393, 4 5 1 , 490,
2 8 3 , 29 1 , 3 76 , 3 79 , 3 85 , 43 8 , 874
Coff. 2 8 3 , 284, 2 8 6 , 287, 288, 4 3 9 , 754, 7 9 5 , 8 75
4 3 9 , 450, 4 5 1 , 4 90, 5 70 , 754,
795, 796, 8 1 9, 8 70
440, 4 5 1 Durbital 4 9 5 , 8 6 8 G
Colch. 4 3 9 , 470, 4 72, 477, 490
E
Cean. 1 2 5 , 8 64 , 8 6 5
Coloc. 4 , 3 1 , 32, 284, 2 9 1 , 439, 440 Gali. 830, 863
Cedr. 6 2 , 1 2 8 , 4 5 1
Con. 79, 1 24 , 1 42, 248, 284, 2 8 5 , Gels. 1 4 9 , 1 5 3 , 1 54 , 1 64 , 1 69 , 243 ,
Cench. 1 67, 828 Elaps 1 46 , 248, 4 5 1 , 4 9 5 , 7 9 5 , 828,
322, 3 82, 4 3 8 , 4 3 9 , 440, 4 6 5 , 284, 285 , 2 8 6 , 287, 2 8 8 , 2 9 1 ,
Cham. 4, 6, 3 1 , 1 00, 2 8 8 , 2 92, 45 1 , 868 3 0 9 , 4 3 9 , 440, 450, 4 5 1 , 470,
490, 494, 754, 7 6 8 , 795 , 796,
466, 493 , 8 19 , 8 74 Epiph. 8 2 8 , 8 74 472, 490, 5 70, 643 , 8 76
8 14 , 8 15 , 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 19 , 824,
Chel. 248 , 4 3 9 , 4 5 1 , 4 6 6 , 826 , 8 6 3 Equis. 829 Gins. 4 3 9
827, 8 73
Chim. 8 1 7, 8 2 6 , 8 6 5 , 866 Equis-h. 865, 8 66 Glon. 286, 287, 440
Congo red 1 3 8 , 1 42, 8 1 7, 8 6 5 , 8 6 8
China preparations 4 78 Erod. 829, 8 66 Gnaph. 3 1
Cor-r. 4 4 0 , 4 5 1
Chin. 18, 125, 169, 1 70, 248, 283 , Graph. 7 3 , 1 0 8 , 248, 3 3 8 , 3 6 3 , 3 7 5 ,
Crat. 1 6 3 , 8 6 0 , 8 6 4 , 8 6 7 , 8 6 8 , 8 6 9 , Ery-a. 1 1 7, 45 1
284, 288 , 2 8 9 , 3 95 , 4 3 9 , 440, 3 84 , 4 0 1 , 407, 4 14 , 420, 42 1 ,
8 7 0 , 875 , 876 Eryth. 1 17, 1 1 9
4 5 1 , 460, 470, 477, 4 7 8 , 490, 429 , 4 3 9 , 443 , 45 1 , 4 60, 4 6 6 ,
Croc. 283 , 284, 2 8 5 Eucal. 8 62 , 8 74
4 9 5 , 838, 8 7 1 , 8 75 497, 754, 793 , 795 , 796, 8 14 ,
Crat-e. 248, 4 9 0
Eup-per. 1 54 , 1 69 , 4 5 1 , 4 5 6 , 474,
Chinin-ar. 4 3 9 , 4 70, 4 78 , 8 70 8 1 5 , 8 17, 8 1 8 , 8 1 9 , 830, 8 6 3 ,
Crot-h. 1 46 , 1 5 3 , 4 3 9 , 4 4 0 , 443 , 643
Chinin-s. 62, 4 5 1 , 470, 4 7 8 , 479, 872
4 5 1 , 460, 470, 4 7 5 , 478, 490, Eup-pur. 290
8 60, 8 7 1 , 8 72 Guaj. 248, 8 6 8
5 70 , 795 , 8 1 9 , 828, 8 5 9 , 8 6 1 ,
Euphorbias 828, 829
H
Chion. 827, 8 64, 8 6 5 8 72, 8 74 , 8 77
Chlf. 99, 2 8 8 , 2 8 9 Euph. 1 12 , 1 1 3 , 1 14 , 829, 860, 864,
Cro�t. 3 84 , 4 5 1 , 8 7 5
865, 8 6 7 , 8 74
Chlol. 4 5 1 , 4 7 0 , 478, 8 5 9 , 860, 86 1 , Cub. 4 3 9 , 8 1 9 H a m . 322, 804
8 62, 8 6 5 , 8 7 1 Euph-c. 829, 8 64
Cund. 795 , 796, 8 1 7, 828, 8 62 , 874 Hecla 8 74
Chlor. 8 1 , 470, 473 Cupr. 1 8 , 149, 1 53 , 248, 284, 2 8 5 , Euph-he. 829, 8 74 , 8 75
Helia. 125
Chol. 439, 440, 827, 864 2 8 8 , 2 8 9 , 3 79 , 4 3 9 , 4 5 1 , 4 90 , Euph-ip. 829 Hellebores 92
Cic. 2 8 6 , 4 3 9 , 4 90 , 827, 8 74 570, 7 5 4 , 7 9 5 , 868 Euph-re. 829 Hell. 3 1 , 77, 248 , 28 9, 290, 322,
Cimic. 248, 4 5 1 , 875 Cur. 153, 4 5 1 , 4 90 , 5 70 , 828, 8 76 Euphr. 3 82 439, 4 5 1 , 478, 5 70, 8 6 1

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Helx. 7, 1 4 1 , 8 67, 8 6 8 , 870 84, 1 67, 248 , 284, 3 3 8 , 3 76 ,

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1 6 5 , 1 67, 24 8 , 2 8 3 , 2 84 , 2 8 5 ,
Hep. 4, 1 0 , 1 6 , 9 3 , 1 42, 1 5 3 , 24 8 , 3 79 , 3 80 , 4 1 6 , 4 1 7, 4 3 1 , 4 5 0 , 2 8 6 , 2 8 7 , 288 , 2 8 9 , 290, 29 1 ,
2 85 , 2 88 , 3 9 3 , 3 96 , 3 9 8 , 43 8 , 4 5 1 , 4 90 , 494, 8 1 9 , 860, 864, 3 07, 3 5 3 , 3 7 5 , 3 79, 3 80 , 393 ,
Mag-c. 248, 374, 4 3 8 , 8 6 6 , 867, 878
4 3 9 , 440, 443 , 4 5 1 , 4 75 , 487, 8 6 6 , 867, 8 70 , 875 , 878 403 , 409, 430, 4 3 1 , 4 3 8 , 43 9 ,
Mag-m. 289, 290, 4 3 1 , 45 1
5 70 , 754, 795 , 8 1 7, 8 1 9 Kali-chl. 48, 440, 8 1 9 440, 443 , 45 1 , 460, 4 6 6 , 467,
Mag-p . 3 1 , 1 46, 1 57, 248 , 2 99, 3 07 ,
Hippoz. 4 12, 830, 8 6 8 , 8 6 9 , 872, Kali-cit. 4 9 470, 473 , 474, 475 , 477, 490,
3 80 , 3 8 5 , 3 8 8 , 409, 8 7 3 , 878
8 74 , 878 Kali-cy. 49, 62, 63 , 3 8 5 , 3 8 6 , 3 8 7 , 5 70, 629 , 754, 795, 796 , 8 1 6 ,
Maland. 146, 1 50, 299, 59 1 , 696,
Hydr. 449, 4 5 1 , 754, 768, 7 9 5 , 796 , 4 5 1 , 754, 7 9 5 , 796, 8 1 9 , 8 3 3 , 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 1 9 , 828, 8 3 5 , 8 5 9 ,
8 72 , 873 , 877
8 17, 8 1 8 , 8 1 9 , 8 3 1 , 8 6 5 , 873 848, 8 55 , 8 5 6 , 8 6 1 , 8 62 , 863 , 8 6 0 , 8 7 0 , 8 73 , 8 7 5
Malar. 1 12 , 1 14, 1 1 5
Hydr-ae. 22, 62, 288, 289 8 6 6 , 867, 8 6 9 , 870, 872 Lachn. 4 5 1
Mang. 248 , 284, 439
Hydrin-m. 8 3 1 Kali-fcy. 50 Lact. 292
Marrubium vulgare 1 40
Hyos. 9 9 , 1 00, 2 8 3 , 2 8 5 , 2 8 6 , 287, Kali-i. 43, 50, 1 14 , 1 4 3 , 144, 428 , Lap-a. 497, 754, 768 , 795, 8 3 5 , 8 6 6 , M-aust. 93
289, 290, 2 9 1 , 379, 4 3 2 , 4 3 9 , 4 3 9 , 7 9 5 , 796, 8 1 9 , 8 33 , 8 3 9 , 868, 8 6 9 ' 8 73 ' 8 74 Med . 80, 82, 248, 4 3 9 , 444, 4 6 6 ,
440, 4 5 1 , 464, 466, 470, 473 , 8 7 5 , 8 78 Lath. 1 4 9 , 1 50 , 1 5 3 , 1 72 , 1 78 , 3 8 0 , 625 , 6 2 6 , 8 6 6 , 8 75
4 75 Kali-m. 5 1 , 795 4 9 0 , 5 70 , 5 9 1 , 609 Meli. 466
Hyper. 145, 1 57, 2 8-1 , 2 8 9 , 3 1 3 , Kali-n. 52, 795 Lat-k. 129 Meph . 4 1 7 , 4 1 8 , 867, 878
322, 4 3 9 Kali-ox. 52 Lat-m. 1 3 1 , 1 6 7 , 4 5 9 , 859, 860 Mercury preparations 3 1 , 1 44 , 487

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Kali-p. 1 1 , 5 3 , 248 , 3 22, 466, 490 Lat-s. 876 Mere. 4 , 3 1 , 1 1 1 , 142, 1 43 , 144,
Kali-perm. 52 Laur. 62, 284, 4 3 9 , 440, 45 1 , 460 248 , 283 , 2 84 , 2 8 5 , 2 8 6 , 287,
Ign. 1 00, 2 8 5 , 2 8 6 , 287, 2 8 9 , 290, Kali-pic. 54 Lee. 4 3 9 2 8 9 , 290, 2 9 1 , 438 , 4 3 9 , 4 5 1 ,
2 9 1 , 379, 4 3 9 , 440, 4 4 5 , 466 Kali-s. I , 5 4 , 6 6 , 67, 129, 4 5 1 , 7 5 4 , L e d . 1 4 5 , 248 , 3 82 , 4 3 9 , 440, 45 1 4 6 6 , 754, 7 9 5 , 8 1 7, 8 18 , 8 3 3 ,
Incl. 37 7 9 5 , 796, 8 1 8 Lept. 4 5 1 839
Indg. 37 Kali-sil. 5 70 Lil-t. 1 42, 466 Mere-c. 3 1 , 4 5 1 , 7 9 6 , 8 1 6 , 8 6 3 , 873

Iod. 4 3 9 , 832, 8 6 8 , 8 74 Lith-e. 464 Merc-cy. 24, 25, 149, 1 5 3 , 1 5 7 , 299,

Kali-sula. 5 4 , 3 9 6 , 8 6 5
Ip. 4 , 1 2 , 3 1 , 243 , 248, 2 8 8 , 2 8 9 , Lob. 45 1 5 9 1 , 873
Kali-t. 5 5
291 , 8 2 9 Lob-e. 8 3 5 , 868 Mere-i-f 754, 795 , 8 1 7
Kali-tel. 55
Iris 284, 4 5 1 Luna 223 Merc-i-r. 45 1
Kali-thio-cy. 1 12, 1 1 6, 407, 4 3 2 ,
Lye. 6 , 22, 3 1 , 4 1 , 70, 7 1 , 72, 73 , Merc-k-i. 1 3 9 , 143 , 3 98 , 4 8 7 , 4 8 8 ,
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4 9 6 , 7 6 8 , 8 7 1 , 8 72, 8 73 , 874
74, 79, 100, 1 09 , 243 , 248 , 862, 870, 8 72 , 8 7 3 , 8 74 , 8 7 5 ,
Kalm. 248, 45 1 , 490, 570
2 84, 2 8 5 , 287, 2 9 1 , 3 3 8 , 363 , 877, 8 7 8
Kali preparations 4 5 , 48, 62, 6 9 , 84 I<reos. 248, 4 3 9 , 7 5 4 , 795 , 8 1 8 , 8 1 9 ,
3 7 5 , 3 8 1 , 393 , 3 94 , 404 , 4 1 0 , Merc-s. 1 24
Kali-ar. 42, 248 , 754, 7 9 5 , 8 3 2 , 8 74 8 3 4 , 8 64
4 1 1 , 4 1 8 , 420, 430, 4 3 1 , 43 9, Metals 243 , 259
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Kali-bi. 24 , 3 8 , 4 3 , 5 1 , 6 9 , 8 1 , 1 3 9 ,
440, 444, 45 1 , 4 60, 4 6 6 , 470, Metastatic melanoma 768, 8 73
248 , 3 82, 3 9 8 , 401 , 4 3 9 , 45 1 ,
479, 5 70, 754, 795 , 796, 8 1 6 , Methyl. 8 3 6 , 864, 8 6 6 , 868, 870,
754, 795 , 796 , 803 , 8 1 6 , 8 3 3 , Lac-c. 3 9 3 , 4 3 9 , 4 5 1 , 795, 8 1 5 , 8 1 6 , 874
8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 1 9 , 8 3 5 , 863 , 872,
8 6 1 , 8 74 , 878 869 878 Mez . 248 , 284, 3 3 8 , 3 84 , 42 1 , 4 3 9 ,
Kali-br. 44, 428, 432, 439, 878 Lac-d. 248, 3 63 Lycps. 4 5 1 , 460 45 1 , 4 6 6
Kali-c. 40, 4 5 , 49, 56, 57, 60, 6 1 , 6 9 , Lach. 12, 5 1 , 73 , 8 1 , 142, 1 46, 1 54 , Lyss. 1 5 7 , 322, 4 64 , 5 1 5 , 627, 629 Mill. 1 4 6 , 8 3 8 , 8 74

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Minerals 243 , 259 2 8 9 , 290, 29 1 , 3 6 3 , 3 93 , 4 1 5 , 4 3 9 , 440, 4 5 1 , 47 1 , 8 1 9

Mosch. 136, 248, 439 443 , 4 5 1 , 470, 4 75 , 4 90 , 5 5 0 ,
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Ph-ac. 72, 96, 248, 2 8 9 , 290, 29 1 ,
Mur-ac. 284, 4 3 9 , 470, 4 7 3 , 474, 754, 7 9 5 , 796, 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 1 9 , 4 3 9 , 4 5 1 , 470, 4 7 5 , 7 95 Quinine 128, 1 70
4 75 , 8 1 9 8 3 3 , 8 64 , 878
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Phel. 4 3 9
Murx. 8 1 9 , 823 Nux-m. 248 , 285, 2 8 7 , 288, 2 8 9 ,
Phos. 1 0 , 2 2 , 4 6 , 9 1 , 96, 1 1 3 , 145 ,
Mygal. 1 2 9 , 1 3 1 , 1 32 4 3 9 , 440, 4 5 1
146, 1 54, 1 5 7 , 2 1 5 , 2 1 6 , 248, Radium preparations 797
Myris. 45 1 , 8 74 Nux-v. 3 1 , 3 5 , 9 6 , 9 9 , 1 00 , 1 6 9 , 248 ,
284, 285 , 289, 2 9 1 , 297, 298 , Rad-br. 226, 298 , 322, 754, 795,

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2 85 , 2 88 , 2 8 9 , 3 6 3 , 3 92 , 4 3 8 ,
3 1 3 , 322, 363 , 3 74, 4 14, 4 1 5 , 8 1 9 , 8 6 3 , 873
4 3 9 , 440 , 445 , 4 5 1 , 460, 4 6 6 ,
4 3 9 , 450, 45 1 , 460, 470, 47 1 , Rad-chl. 806
490
Naja 1 65 , 1 6 6 , 248 , 3 80, 426, 43 9 , 474, 476, 479 , 490, 6 1 8 , 754, Ranunculaceae 92
440, 45 1 , 490, 704 , 7 1 9 , 828, 0 768, 7 9 5 , 796 , 797, 7 9 8 , 809, Ran-b. 248, 43 9, 440, 45 1 , 8 1 8 , 8 5 5
8 5 9 , 860, 8 6 1 , 8 62, 8 6 3 , 864, 8 1 6, 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 1 9, 8 3 7 , 862, Ran-se. 8 5 5
867, 8 6 8 , 870, 8 7 1 , 8 72, 874, Oci. 1 12 , 1 1 7, 1 22 863, 8 64, 865 , 868, 873, 874 Rat. 1 1 6, 8 6 5
8 75 , 878 01-an. 8 3 6 , 8 6 6 , 8 6 8 Rhod. 248 , 439, 440, 4 5 1
Phyt. 1 49, 1 5 3 , 1 5 6 , 300, 3 9 3 , 45 1 ,
Natrum preparations 84, 9 1 01-j . 248 4 97, 5 9 1 , 754 , 7 68, 7 9 5 , 796, Rhus-r. 4 5 1
Nat-ar. 84, 1 5 8 , 248 , 4 3 9 , 440, 45 1 , Olnd. 4 3 9 , 4 5 1 , 490 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 1 9 , 8 3 9 , 8 6 5 , 869, Rhus-t. 1 8 , 3 1 , 32, 1 06, 1 1 4, 1 1 5 ,
4 90 , 876 Op. 1 2 , 18, 19, 62, 63, 73 , 82, 129, 872, 874, 875, 877 1 23 , 1 27, 1 2 8 , 1 5 3 , 1 54, 1 57,
Nat-c. 84, 8 6 , 283, 2 8 5 , 439, 440 2 8 3 , 2 8 5 , 2 8 6 , 287, 288 , 2 8 9 , 1 69 , 243 , 248 , 2 8 5 , 2 86, 287,
Pic-ac. 467, 8 3 9 , 860
Nat-cac. 8 5 29 1 , 299, 3 79 , 409, 432 , 4 3 8 , 3 09 , 4 39 , 440, 4 5 1 , 470, 473,
Plat. 62, 2 8 1 , 284, 2 8 5 , 286, 287,
Nat-hchls. 8 7 4 3 9 , 440, 4 4 5 , 446, 4 5 1 , 470, 474, 4 75 , 4 90, 570, 5 9 1 , 627,
466
Nat-hexa-meta-phos. 768 , 8 74 477, 478, 490, 570, 5 74 , 8 3 6 , 630, 8 54, 872, 8 77
Plat-m. 8 3 9 , 8 6 3
Nat-i. 8 9 8 3 7 , 8 60, 8 6 1 , 8 6 6 , 8 73 , 8 75 , Rhus-v. 299, 4 5 1 , 873
876 Plb. 2 4 8 , 2 8 4 , 4 3 9 , 45 1 , 4 9 0 , 4 9 5 ,
Nat-lac. 8 9 Rumx. 248, 409, 867
Orig. 795 5 70, 5 74, 8 1 6 , 8 17, 8 6 5 , 8 6 8
Nat-m. 84, 8 7 , 89, 1 6 9 , 170, 248 , Ruta 1 1 5 , 3 13 , 439, 440, 4 5 1 , 490,
Ox-ac. 440, 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 6 6 , 874 Plb-ac. 22 795 , 796, 8 1 9
2 85 , 2 8 6 , 2 8 8 , 2 8 9 , 2 9 1 , 3 6 3 ,
Oxyd. 123 , 124, 875
s
3 99 , 4 3 9 , 440, 4 5 1 , 490, 754, Plb-i. 803

795 , 8 1 8 , 8 3 8 , 8 6 1 , 8 7 1 , 872 Oxyg. 8 3 7 , 8 74 Podo. 4 5 1 , 875

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Nat-n. 9 1 Psor. 18, 248, 288, 3 3 8 , 3 84 , 43 9 , Sabad. 248 , 4 3 9 , 440, 4 5 1
Nat-ns. 9 1 446, 45 1 , 464, 4 6 6 , 470, 477, Sabal. 374, 3 75 , 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 6 5 , 874
Nat-p. 9 1 , 248, 439 Paeon. 92, 9 3 , 1 12 , 1 1 5 , 8 6 5 , 8 6 6 , 479, 8 17, 8 1 8 , 875 Sacch-1. 3 74, 3 75 , 376, 377, 3 8 1 ,
Nat-s. 32, 1 06 , 127, 3 22, 4 1 7 , 428 , 867, 8 6 8 , 8 70 , 8 7 1 , 8 72 Puis. 3 1 , 45 , 55, 67, 72, 1 29, 142, 4 1 0, 4 14, 4 1 5 , 4 1 6 , 4 17, 4 1 8 ,
4 3 1 , 4 3 9 , 4 5 1 , 8 1 9, 878 Parth. 1 2 3 , 1 2 5 , 3 9 1 , 8 6 1 , 862, 863 , 282, 2 8 3 , 285 , 286, 287, 288, 4 1 9 , 42 1 , 426, 428, 429, 430,
Nat-sal. 9 1 8 6 7 , 8 70, 875 3 63 , 3 8 5 , 399, 4 3 8 , 4 3 9 , 440, 4 3 1 , 432, 495
Nat-sil-f. 1 3 9 , 7 9 5 , 8 74 Passi. 99 450, 4 5 1 , 460, 466, 4 67 , 47 1 , Samarskite 407, 429, 870
Nat-thio-cy. 4 9 5 , 498, 868 Peon. 8 1 9 8 1 8, 8 1 9 Samb. 1 54, 285 , 2 8 6 , 287, 292, 409,
Nepeta glechoma 140 Pert. 1 5 3 , 868 Pyrog. 1 14 , 1 45 , 248, 45 1 , 4 5 9 , 470, 4 5 1 , 460
Nit-ac. 77, 87, 93, 1 1 6 , 248, 284, Petr. 248, 285, 3 22 , 3 3 8 , 3 84 , 4 3 8 , 473, 474, 796, 8 6 9 Sang. 439, 450, 4 5 1 , 497, 8 17, 8 1 9 ,

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840 Spig. 248 , 4 3 9 , 440 Symph. 1 4 5 , 1 57, 3 1 3 , 322, 382,

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Sanic. 4 5 1 Spong. 22, 1 53 , 4 3 9 , 4 5 1 , 4 60, 46 1 , 406, 7 1 9 , 766 , 768, 844, 862,
Sarr. 1 50 , 1 54 , 4 5 1 , 5 9 1 , 872, 8 77 818 8 74 Vac. 1 50, 59 1 , 872
Sars. 4 5 1 , 8 1 9, 840, 862, 8 6 6 , 8 6 8 , Stann. 62, 248, 284 Syph. 1 2 8 , 143 , 1 44 , 3 8 1 , 3 9 8 , 432, Vacc. 5 14
869, 8 74 Staph. 4 , 1 45 , 248 , 290, 2 9 1 , 322, 439, 4 5 1 , 8 1 9 , 845, 8 6 5 , 873 , Vario. 1 49, 1 50, 5 1 4, 5 9 1
Scir. 1 24 , 768, 840, 8 6 8 , 8 70 , 874 4 3 8 , 4 3 9 , 4 5 1 , 8 1 9, 8 6 5 , 875 878 Verat. 1 8 , 1 53, 284, 2 8 5 , 286, 287,

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Scol. 1 32, 1 3 3 Stram. 79, 1 00, 285, 286, 287, 2 9 1 , 288 , 289, 4 3 9 , 440, 4 5 1 , 4 6 6 ,
Scolo-v. 863 3 79 , 3 9 1 , 4 3 9 , 440, 4 5 1 , 4 6 6 , 490
Scor. 1 3 2 467, 470, 4 7 1 , 473 , 490 Tab. 1 2 , 99, 289, 439, 440 Verat-v. 45 1
Scroph-n. 1 2 3 , 1 2 4 , 768 , 8 6 8 , 8 74 Streptom. 4 12, 869, 8 78 Tarent. 1 28, 133, 1 35 , 248, 45 1 , Vip. 704

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Scut. 283 Strontium compounds 6 1 8
490, 6 9 6
Sec. 62, 287, 2 8 9 , 379, 439, 470, Strontium compounds 6 1 8
Tarent-c. 1 3 5
473 , 474, 495, 829 Stront. 248, 2 8 8 , 2 8 9 , 4 3 9 , 440 Xan. 3 1
Tela 129
Se!. 37, 438, 439, 440, 446 Stront-br. 6 1 8 X-ray 298, 496, 795, 797, 8 7 1 , 872,
Tell. 4 3 9
Semp. 84 1 , 863 Stront-c. 3 1 3 , 3 22 , 6 1 8 , 8 73 , 8 74 873, 874
Ter. 439, 4 5 1

z
Senec. 248 , 4 5 1 Stront-i . 6 1 8
Teucr. 1 4 1 , 322
Seneg. 409, 450, 45 1 , 8 6 7 Stront-n . 6 1 8
Teucr-s. 7, 1 3 8, 140, 8 6 1 , 867, 869,
S e p . 1 8 , 47, 7 4 , 1 42 , 1 54 , 1 69 , 248 , Stront-p. 6 1 8
8 70 Zinc. 1 0 , 1 2 , 284, 285, 4 3 9 , 440,
2 84 , 2 8 5 , 290, 322 , 3 76 , 384, Stroph. 3 96 , 4 3 9 , 449, 627, 8 5 9
Ther. 1 3 1 , 1 32, 1 3 6 , 248, 284, 439, 45 1 , 466, 478, 490, 5 70, 754,
3 92 , 4 1 8 , 4 3 9 , 440, 446, 450, S try. 96, 9 8 , 1 04, 8 6 5
4 5 1 , 845, 8 6 5 , 8 6 8 , 8 70 795, 8 6 1
4 5 1 , 4 66 , 467, 4 90 , 754 , 795 , Stry-ar. 96
Thiosin. 845, 8 6 5 , 866, 873 , 874 Zing. 284
796, 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , 8 19 , 823 , 84 1 , Stry-p. 96
Thuj. 5, 1 05, 1 06, 1 07, 108, 1 0 9 ,
875, 878 Stry-s. 9 6 , 98
1 1 0, 1 50, 1 5 4 , 1 5 6, 1 57, 248 ,
Silica salts 820 Stry-val. 96
284, 299, 307, 3 6 3 , 3 76, 3 8 3 ,
Si!. 9 3 , 1 1 6, 142, 1 4 5 , 1 54 , 225 , Sul-ac. 248, 4 3 9 , 440 , 447, 470, 476,
3 99, 430, 43 1 , 432, 4 3 9 , 440,
248 , 2 8 5 , 2 8 7 , 3 13 , 3 6 3 , 3 74 , 754, 795 , 844, 8 63 , 875
4 5 1 , 5 9 1 , 6 1 6 , 625, 754, 795 ,
3 79 , 3 84 , 3 9 8 , 400, 4 3 9 , 440, Sui-h. 22
7 9 6 , 8 17, 8 1 8 , 8 1 9, 846, 8 73
470, 4 7 1 , 479, 480, 490, 754, Sul-i. 3 84
Til. 1 3 8 , 1 4 1 , 1 42, 8 6 1
795 , 796 , 809, 8 12, 8 1 5 , 8 1 7, Sulph. 4, 32, 6 8 , 70, 75, 82, 1 00 ,
8 1 8 , 8 1 9, 8 4 1 , 842, 8 4 3 , 874, Titan. 3 7
1 1 1 , 1 2 9 , 1 49 , 1 53 , 1 54 , 1 69,
878 1 92 , 248, 2 8 5 , 2 8 7 , 2 88 , 3 3 8 , Tong. 284
Snake poisons 10, 1 3 , 82, 1 6 5 , 243 , 3 84 , 402, 403 , 405 , 438 , 4 3 9 , Toxi. 1 3 8 , 1 3 9 , 1 44, 398, 795, 796,
2 5 9 , 443 , 475 , 627, 704, 796, 440, 443 , 447, 4 5 1 , 460, 4 6 6 , 865, 8 70, 874, 878
828, 835, 8 73 470, 477, 480, 4 90, 5 70, 5 9 1 , Tromb. 696
Sol 843 , 874 625 , 643 , 754 , 795 , 8 1 7, 8 1 8 , Tub. 108, 1 69, 248, 3 84, 3 98, 43 9,
Solanum integri 1 23 , 1 2 5 , 4 1 1 , 867 8 1 9, 824 , 8 3 5 , 843 , 844, 8 72 , 448, 4 5 1 , 7 1 9 , 768, 8 1 9, 875,
Sol-t-ae. 4 3 9 , 8 6 5 8 77 878
Spider poisons 1 27 Sumb. 248 , 4 3 9 Tub-k. 140, 1 44

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