This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ... MEDICAL ESSAYS. L HOMCEOPATHY AND ITS KINDRED DELUSIONS.' Kanvov aiuas imp. whik a physician attempts to convince a person, who has fallen into the Homoeopathic delusion, of the emptiness of its pretensions, he is often answered by a statement of cases in which its practitioners are thought to have ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ... MEDICAL ESSAYS. L HOMCEOPATHY AND ITS KINDRED DELUSIONS.' Kanvov aiuas imp. whik a physician attempts to convince a person, who has fallen into the Homoeopathic delusion, of the emptiness of its pretensions, he is often answered by a statement of cases in which its practitioners are thought to have effected wonderful cures. The main object of the first of these Lectures is to show, by abundant facts, that such statements, made by persons unacquainted with the fluctuations of disease and the fallacies of observation, are to be considered in general as of little or no value in establishing the truth of a medical doctrine or the utility of a method of practice. Those kind friends who suggest to a person suffering from a tedious complaint, that he Had better try Homoeopathy, are apt to enforce their suggestion by adding, that at any rate it can do no harm. This may or may not be true as regards the individual. But it always does very great harm to the community to encourage ignorance, error, or deception in a profession which deals with the life and health of our fellow-creatures. Whether or not those who countenance Homoeopathy are guilty of this injustice towards others, the second of these Lectures may afford them some means of determining. To deny that good effects may happen from the observance of diet and regimen when prescribed by Homoeopathists as well as by others, would be very unfair to them. But to suppose that men with minds so constituted as to accept such statements and embrace such doctrines as make up the so-called science of Homoeopathy are more competent than others to regulate the circumstances which influence the human body in health and disease, would be judging very harshly the average capacity of ordinary...
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Very Good. 5 Volumes of Holmes works uniformly bound. Octavo. Quarter bound in contemporary brown calf-skin leather. Corners bound. Gilt decorative flourishes along spine. Green Morocco spine labels with gilt lettering. Marbled boards. Shelf wear and rubbing. Gift inscription to ffep of each volume. Otherwise, clean, unmarked pages. This is an over-sized set that may require additional postage.
