Similar observations could frequently be made during the recent world war.
The well known Professor of Dermatology M. Joseph wrote in the April number (1916) of “Yearly course for continued medical study,.” based on some interesting investigations Bloch on Dermato-Mycosis (diseases of the skin due to animalculae-R.H.):
The result was, that these are not purely local affections of the skin is affected, the whole bodily economy is afflicted, in particular its immunising apparatus.
Above all others it is the children’s specialists who recognize the relationship between skin diseases and internal disease. The Professor of the Children’s Clinic, Dr. Feer, wrote in. the :”Munish Medorrhinum weekly paper.” No.3, 1909, on the treatment of eczema of the head, and death from eczema.
External medical treatment fades in importance when contested with dietetic treatment, especially in eczema of the head, and sometimes fails completely, where a therapy of nourishment is not simultaneously carried out.. We gain a real influence over eczema through the therapy of nourishment, which is frequently sufficient in itself to cure the disease, and when treating eczema in the initial state it often prevents a more serious development of it.
Bazin, a French clinician of repute, and head physician at the hospital St. Louis, said (from Jousset, ” L’art medical, “February, 1906):
The suppression of eczema-like eruptions (on to the inner organs) establishes a fact which can no longer be denied without exposing one’s self to the reproach of insufficient experience.. Would we have seen arise from skin affections.
Hubotter, private lecture of medicine at the Berlin University, and specialist in surgery, m in his book, “3,000 years of Medicine, “defines Hahnemann conception of he unity of disease, as ” as fact of imminent importance” which one day will yet be proved as correct.”We grow dizzy at this thought, but the idea is certainly great; for the present it is still considered untrue.”
In conclusion we quote from one more authority of the most recent time. Dr. Bernhard Aschner, private lecturer at the University of Vienna, writes on Page 156-157 of his book, “the Constitution of Woman.”
The so-called psoric constitution was characterised in olden days as due to faulty perspiration and excretion of fat from the skin, and from this results the tendency to impurities of the skin, such as acne, furunculosis, and other permanent skin eruptions, abscesses, seborrhoea, etc. Hahnemann carried the importance of these anomalies to the utmost limit.
It is true that some people are inclined to expel such substances due to metabolism, for preference by means of the skin (perspiration insensibilis). A disturbance of this process appears in the form of skin diseases, and in many c it will not be of advantage to the health of the individual to suppress such eruptions by means of stringent remedies, ointments and such like instead of assisting nature to get rid of the poison due to the metabolism of substances.
On the contrary it will be advisable with people who have such indications, to watch and assist nature when it seeks an outlet through the skin in various diseases (pyretics) or even to bring it about artificially by means of vesication. artificial eruptions and abscesses.
Especially in, rheumatic-neuralgic conditions, which in the past were traced back to suppressed perception, one can often relieve pain with more certainty and speed,. and hasten recovery, by producing perspiration, and also through artificial eruptions that in any other way.
In this respect the diagnosis of all skin disease, of the acute exanthema (diseases of infection), and of the skin affections in Lues, needs a complete revision.
SUPPLEMENT 88
THE FATE OF THE WORK ON “CHRONIC DISEASES.”
Letter of Hahnemann to his son-in-law, Dr. Wolff of Leipsic, giving him full power in regard to the “Chronic Diseases.”
Cothen, Decr. 3rd, 1834.
Dear Son,
You can do me a great service. The publisher Arnold already last year wanted to publish a second edition of the 4 parts of the chronic diseases, therefore I decided to do it at the beginning of this year, and he granted all my conditions, as stipulated, without a single objection in a letter of February 4th of this ear. Soon after that, his family physician, Dr. Trinks, one of my bitterest and most jealous enemies, must be interfered (as previously four years ago he played such a bad trick on me with Arnold, in connection with the book, “Allopathy”) in order to keep back the publication of the second edition of Chronic Diseases, so that I may be vexed and possibly my death may be hastened by constant assaults. And so it was with with otherwise always most good-natured Arnold(when no instigated) who has been friendly with me for the last 24 years, when a few weeks after his letter of agreement, I asked him by letter, to arrange the printing of the book as in the first edition, he wrote back an ill-bred and insulting anger, as if seizing the first excuse that came to hand (presumably to make me angry, and fall out with him, so that I might desist from the completion of the book to pleas Trinks). But gave in, and arranged everything in accordance with his own wish, and only asked when I was to send the first two parts of the manuscript for printing. No answer. AFter a few weeks I wrote again for a reply,. but for three months I received no reply, and so it went on until my lawyer her, Justice Isensee, sent him a sharp letter Then intimidated, he replied from Teplitz., where there was no Trinks to instigate him again: He would willingly edit the book and have it printed. But as he again did not state when I was to send the manuscript, Justice Isensee wrote him again (when he was already back in Dresden and under Trink’s thumb) and asked him to stand definitely the time when the manuscript was to be sent. But he received no answer to several letters and inquiries. At last after threatening to sue him he replied that I might send the manuscript as soon as possible. I sent it to hi on the 12th of August. Since then he as not replied to any letter, nor has he sent me any proof sheets, as a sign that the book is being printed, or has already been printed. More than three weeks ago I wrote again saying, that as soon as he sent me the proof sheets from the print of the first part, I would send him the manuscript of the second part. But again I received no reply, and therefore I do not know what has happened to the manuscript of the first part, and cannot hand it over to another publisher
Eight days ago Justice Isensee wrote again for it, but he too received no reply. he knows that if I should due him for it, the proceedings might be protected for such a long time, that I would never life to see the outcome. You would therefore render me a great service if you would go to him, and with my full authority, which I enclose, ask to see him alone and not move from his side until he has handed over to you the manuscript of th first part of my Chronic Diseases. I beg of you earnest to worry him incessantly until he hands over to you my propriety, which he might send back immediately to me, and get me to you my property, which you might send back immediately to me, and get me out of this great difficulty. The quicker your surprise him, and the more you press him, the more certain you will be of achieving your object. As he has not paid anything in advance, it is my undeniable property, and as he has no played his part as the had promised.. but wishes to annoy me to death (on Trink’s evil-minded command), he deserves no consideration, for I have been new dragged by the nose for ten months. We need not give as a reason for withdrawing the manuscript, that Trink’s is behind this, or mention him at all. If he wants a repeat from you for this, give him one. If he cannot hand over to you any proof- sheets of this first apart as already printed, it means that the book still remains unprinted and he must no be spared,. but must produce the manuscript. When you have finished with him, please go to Councillor-Actuarius Albrecht, and with my kind regards tell him about the whole expedition, a s from me his friend. He will receive you very much by faithfully carrying out my request.
Your much afflicted true father,
S. HAHNEMANN.
To my son-in-law, Dr. J. H. Wolff.
Dear Son,
I give you herewith full power to demand in my name my manuscript of the first part of Chronic Diseases, from Mr. Arnold, the publisher, unless he can prove to you by giving some proof-sheets, that this first part is already printed or almost
so.
Your true father, SAMUEL HAHNEMANN.
Cothen, December 3rd, 1834.
LETTER TO DR. VON BOENNINGHAUSEN.
Cothen, 30th June, 1834
Our medical treasury is already large, very large, and we need no hanker after new remedies. I can see this from the second edition of Chronic Diseases, with which Jahr is helping me. It will contain twice as much as the first. Only I am now between two stools with the publisher Arnold, who I suppose on Trinks’ answer my questions as to when I am to send him the first part of my manuscript I therefore working with Jahr without any certainty, as I would not willingly take proceedings against Arnold. This elaborate insult was the last blow.
Richard Haehl was also an editor and publisher of the homeopathic journal Allgemcine, and other homeopathic publications.
Haehl was responsible for saving many of the valuable artifacts of Samuel Hahnemann and retrieving the 6th edition of the Organon and publishing it in 1921.
Richard Haehl was the author of - Life and Work of Samuel Hahnemann