The Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy (Volume 14)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922. Excerpt: ... out a single drop of medicine, and so far as I could determine the course of the attack, convalescence and recovery, did not differ from those cases which had been receiving the carefully selected Homeopathic remedy. Here I want to say that Homeopathy has an advantage over the regular school in that the remedies do no harm even though they may fail to do good, whereas the too free use of bromides, codein, morphine, etc., by many of the so-called regular school physicians is in my opinion reprehensible, and in the light of present-day knowledge inexcusable. Here and there in treating this class of patients, remedies may be used in a helpful manner. I do not believe that they should be disregarded--what I wish to assert is that they are not the chief or major element in restoring such cases to health; they play a very minor part. One reason why a new treatment is put forward every few years for these cases is because medicine has failed to restore them. Had medicine not failed you would not hear so much about other methods of treatment. A few years ago, hydrotherapy was heralded as a great remedy for these cases. It has about reached its level now and, like drugs, takes a back seat and plays a minor role. Removal of points of supposed focal infection has recently passed its zenith, and is now on the way to a back seat, with many teeth, tonsils and sections of gut, and a few tombstones as trophies. Just now we hear much about occupational therapy. There is another place in the back row, awaiting this flower of fickle fashion. We also have heard much of that highbrow cure, called psychoanalysis, and it is quietly moving from its seat in the front row. Appearing over the horizon is another beautiful theory, which is waiting attention. The endocrines are beggin...