Homoeopathy and its principles explained / [John Epps].

  • John Epps
Date:
1850
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    31G V. was seized with cholera, and his life was despaired of, and that he took nothing but a little liquid food for twelve dags, while under treatment. George Coles, of Clapham-park, merchant, will state: That his wife, while under an attack of typhus fever, abstained from food and took no- thing but water, or toast water, for nine or ten days: that at the end of this period, under the impression that the symptoms were sufficiently sub- dued, she partook of a little beef-tea and bread, but the fever returning, she was again compelled to fall back upon water, and another period of nine or ten days elapsed without her tasting food: that on the subsidence of the fever, beef-tea diluted was administered sparingly, and subsequently bread was allowed, and she then rapidly recovered : that the patient was attended by Dr. Curie, and witness cannot but feel that the treatment pur- sued by Dr. Curie was judicious, and that but for the strict observance of his rules and instructions, a far different result might have ensued. The evidence, a rough outline of which has been thus pre- sented, would have completely established the propriety of Mr. Pearce’s medical treatment in its general points. After the delivery of such evidence, and after the cross examination which would have taken place, the philosophic character of homoeopathy would have been patent. Mr. Davis may thank his good fortune that the case broke down before it required his assistance: for pitiable would have been the figure that he would have presented, had he been placed in the witness box. It is to be hoped that the fear he experienced at the thought of being so placed, will have created in him a deter- mination to exercise the precaution of, in future, most care- hilly considering the opinions he ventures to give, opinions which, in this case, subjected a gentleman to the treatment of a criminal. Chapter X.—Depositions taken before the Coroner. It is deemed necessary, in order to complete as far as pos- sible this extraordinary case, and to give all the data neces- sary for medical men, centuries hence, to have a most full view of the animus existing towrards homoeopathy at this time, to give the depositions which the coroner put into court. Eliza Higgins : I reside at No. 86, Alary-street, Hampstead-road. f am