The influence of homœopathy on general medicine since the death of Hahnemann / by R.E. Dudgeon.

  • Dudgeon, R. E. (Robert Ellis), 1820-1904.
Date:
1874
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Credit: The influence of homœopathy on general medicine since the death of Hahnemann / by R.E. Dudgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    prospect of obtaining a large practice MTremSfwhilf the^race for professional distinction by declaring his con- V1Hence we cannot now look for any great increase of the numbers of avowed followers of Hahnemann but mu^t content with the assurance that the principles of homceo pathic therapeutics are being largely ^opted and act d on by nominal adherents of the old school. Infact, toe boundary line between homeopathic and orthodox £iac tice is daily becoming less distinct. As in ancient tim here were tribes of men living on the border-land betwixt England and Scotland who committed themselves 'to no professions of nationality, but as it suited them piHa ed Either side with, perfect impartiality; so on the boiclei land of allopathy and homeopathy there dwe^many who without professing any particular creed indu g nractice of “ requisitioning at one time fiom the .1 another from th.,n»pathic M.terr.Mmlrc.fo. the remedies they employ. As the nio S Scotland extinguished the border freebooters so our m dical borderers will be extirpated when °lf y Jedical physic are united in the common cause of true medical progress. j the disingenuousness of those who appropriate the fruits of the labours of Hahnemann and hisPfollowers without acknowledgment, but we know the cause of this. As yet they cannot act on the mram ««« Unique triuere without incurring losses they have not the courage to face. We may quote “ sic tics non lot our consolation, and hope for the speedy advent of the day, when those who, under the guidance of teachers who ■w knew the source of their inspiration, are employing remedies of our pharmacopoeia in the treatment of diseas , sans qu'ils en sachent rien, will demand of their teacheis their authorities for the alleged actions physiological and therapeutical of these new drugs, as the Dublin Medwal Journal lately enquired of Sydney Ringer for his autho¬ rities ; and when they learn the truth, we have sufficient