Constitutional medicine with especial reference to the three con-stitutions of Dr. Von Grauvogl / by John H. Clarke.
- John Henry Clarke
- Date:
- [between 1930 and 1940]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Constitutional medicine with especial reference to the three con-stitutions of Dr. Von Grauvogl / by John H. Clarke. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![medical logic elucidated by practical examples ; for “ opinions ”—and these, unfortunately, mean nothing but faith in “ authorities ”—■ separate physicians into hostile camps and paralyse medical activity which, were it united, would always be attended by the happiest results ; these, however, are not attainable under present lamentable circumstances. The cause of this state of things clearly cannot be in the subjects themselves about which medical factions contend, since these subjects stand to each other in the natural relation of cause and effect, but is brought about by arbitrary “ conceptions ” thereof. Hence the necessity is abundantly apparent of intertwining the instruments of logic with the contents of a therapeutic text-book. Those who wish to follow the brilliant logic of Grauvogl’s treatise must be referred to the Text-book itself. One of my aims will be to “ rfis-intertwine ” the practical conclusions from the “ intruments of logic ” and let the facts speak for themselves. All I will say here is that readers can trust implicitly to Grauvogl’s honesty as well as his logic. I will only add this pregnant passage from Part II, page 104 of the Text-book. Grauvogl had been citing instances where the teachings of the “ phy¬ siological school, commonly called Allopathy,” were both useful and necessary: Thus then we must sometimes offer the diseased human organism palliative aid according to the causal law, but as a rule, of course, medical help according to the law of reciprocal action [Homoeopathy]. If Homoeopathy should seek to treat all cases and every case simply and solely](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29811296_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
