Later, we may be in a position to dogmatize in regard to potency and dosage. Hitherto our tentative, yet effective method has been:- either the 200th potency, three doses on three successive mornings, or else (following Hahnemann;s newer method, set forth in the sixth edition of the Organon, in order to hasten amelioration) in three doses of daily raised potency such as 12th, 30th, 200th or 30th, 200th and 1m. This we are doing not only with Morbillinum, but with many other nosodes.
As a matter of fact, we have for years been making play with Variolinum, Tuberculinum, Lueticum, Medorrhinum, Influenzinum : only, as said, Morbillinum and several others have, till now, not entered into the picture, and Morbillinum threatens to become the most important of the lot. “Everybody has had measles,” and not everybody has managed to “annihilate the disease” so that nothing latent, and threatening, has remained. in future we shall do well to take notice when told of an old acute sickness, never, or very tardily recovered from. . . . “Never well since diphtheria- scarlet fever-vaccination.” “She lost one of her e ars through measles.” Tonsillitis, followed by chorea, then rheumatism :- heart damaged in childhood by rheumatic fever” these put in a strong plea for that mighty remedy, Streptococcin. (See p. 192.).
Well, we have just attempted to pass on the Whisper, so that those with ears may hear, and those who catch on may pursue the matter to the advantage of humanity.
By the way, a word of warning. These disease-elements, used for healing of the like disease, are homoeopathic remedies, and here also the Laws of Hahnemann obtain, if they are to do their best work, without possibility of danger or damage :-i.e., they must be prepared after the homoeopathic manner; must be potentized; must be given by the mouth : in single dose, or single “divided” dose; with due regard for possible initial aggravation, followed by ameliorative reaction-which must not be interfered with.
Yesterday two Out-patients appeared opportunely to emphasize the above last words. For each, the prescription had been Streptococcin, and the report was, “No better : worse !” “In what way ?” “Ive been having pains again in my finger.” “But how are you, yourself?” “Oh, Im better ! My heart” (in the one case) “my stomach” (in the other) “is much better.” It is as well to ask, in what way are you worse ? because here the Homoeopathic Philosophy comes in. “Parts worse, yet patient better”; or again, the direction of cure, “from within, out”, demand always that we keep our hands off, and give the patient a chance.
Hahnemann's three major publications chart the development of homeopathy. In the Organon of Medicine, we see the fundamentals laid out. Materia Medica Pura records the exact symptoms of the remedy provings. In his book, The Chronic Diseases, Their Peculiar Nature and Their Homoeopathic Cure, he showed us how natural diseases become chronic in nature when suppressed by improper treatment.