Drexel University College of Medicine - Medic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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lIflII4fDllMIIllE5fIDlIIf3QfMllIlIfilIfY HISTORICAL GLIMPSES 'li IS with no small degree of surprise and pleasure S. fr ii ,- that the newly appointed his- :L-E torian, turning back the pages of homeo athic historv, finds . e y I , -H J iiimg ii, a vast treaisury of dramatic bi- ographies, stirring events, and 1?- r.-jf, in EE colorful anecdotes. So plenti- s i E Q i ' ful and fascinating is the mate- IMA, I V' 'i rial which presents itself that il ' -1 +I - W, ixpl the wri te r must drop the ' ,wwI, ,Eg ,Q vl thought of producing even the -.-.-.--- briefest history of American il'1'i1Tfgif',' ' fi1iil::iE:. Ml ,aff I, , .,,. Homeopathy and confine him- self to glimpses and comments, Y ll lmill ' Illl- .l lliii l i- W fig-L which, he hopes, will stimulate '-Llfgig j gfif: the reader to an investigation It YJ i of that literature which is his - .'- . -,., -,, ---- ' .....g,'L4',..,--1, L, ...L rightful heritage. FIRST HoMFoPA'1'Hic HosPi'r.xL IN PiNNsvLvAN1.1. CHr1s'1'NU'1' ST., Pnira., PA. VVhen we consider that Hahnemann resigned his position as parish doctor in Gommen, a small town near lVlagdeburg, in U8-lf, in order, as he says, Uthat I might no longer incur the risk of doing in.iury,H we can realize how deplorably un- scientific the practice of medicine then was. iVe find adequate cause here for a break with tradition, with the result that the alert, logical mind of Hahnemann was stimulated to seek a straight path, free from the old superstitious absurdities: for there is obviously an element of superstition necessary to allow a physician to prescribe drugs, the nature and effect of which he does not comprehend. The man who at twenty-four was master of Greek, Latin, English, Hebrew, Italian, Arabic, Spanish and German, could not allow himself to practice the art of healing without definite knowledge of his subject. Hence, without using brilliant sophisms or seducing hypotheses,', he finally arrived at the acceptance of a great natural law lying near at hand, simple and clear, but practically untried and certainly unstudied. Une can read in the life of Hahnemann first of the years of struggle, poverty, long tedious experimentation, sickness in his family, and interminable efforts to earn a livelihood by means of his translations. Later come his successes, culminating in the establishment of the law, Simifia sinzifflmi curmzr11r. Never was a life more crowded with difficulty and achievement, disappointment and triumph. YVe have now offered the invocation: a tribute to the great founder of Homeop- athy. Let us proceed to the text for the day: Homeopathy in the United States. About 1825, Hans Burch Gram came to America, bringing with him news of the great principle of healing. Financial difficulties compelled him into the active practice of medicine, and thus he gave the new teachings a forceful and convincing introduction in New York City. iVithin a decade was formed the New York Els-een

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Homeopathic Society, and from then on organizations have existed for the advance- ment of the new school and for protection from the attempts at ridicule, which, especially in the earlier years, emanated from sources characterized by ignorance, obstinate unbelief, or lack of energy to investigate. To admit the excellence of Homeopathy was to admit that the old school man had not been giving his patient the best treatment. Few physicians were ready to concede that they had been wrong in the past, therefore the necessary reaction was to cry down Homeopathy in self- defense. This explains why the new system, which, furthermore, would not pro- duce striking results without meticulous study of symptomatology, failed to take the world by storm, and had to content itself with gradual progress. Acceptance of Homeopathy has always been hy the intelligent minority, for despite the simplicitv of the law, there is nothing easy about its practice. It takes understanding to realize that there is power in the infinitesimal. Digression into polemics seems unavoidable when one writes concerning a sub- ject that has undergone so much controversy, but now let us turn to Allentown, where first existed an institution designed to teach the great law and its application. STONE MARKING SITE OF FIRST HOMEOPA'I'HIC MEDIC.'kL COLLEGE IN THE YKIORLD, .ALLEN'I'OVVN, PA. The North American Academy of the Homoeopthic Healing Art, afterwards referred to as the Allentown Academy, was chartered in 1836, and was not only the first homeopathic college in this country but in the world. Elaborate plans were made for future growth, and the first steps were taken. The school was opened with the famous Hering as president, and despite the brief career it enjoyed, the acquisition of an Allentown diploma became a medical distinction. Obstacles and mistakes prevented the Academy from having continued success. Perhaps the chief mistake was giving medical instruction in German, in an English-speaking country, and certainly the chief obstacle was lack of finances. Tfu-elfve