Although already several requests have been made for him to give a suitable exposition of his method of practice, they have been refused with the remark that he did not sick to pose as a theorist or teacher, yet it is not impossible for him to grant this request, as every one who practices a science in an honorable way worthy of the human intelligence, also possesses the capacity to make himself understood on the subject.
CZ…. Y REPLY.
(“:Allgem. Anz. d. D.,” No.39, March Ist, 1817.) Only a provisional reply o the essay in No.23 of this periodical in regard to my method of treatment can be required. For the question of how far is the basis of a practical method of treatment like or unlike any other system, belongs to literature intended only four physicians. This question will soon be discussed willingly in a suitable place, as it is contrary to property to discuss with professional men, anything special in the presence of one or more lay persons.
DR. FRIEDRICH HAHNEMANN of Wolkenstein in the Erzgebirge Saxony.
Instead of giving any rather explanation, he fled.
SUPPLEMENT 96
A VISIT TO HAHNEMANN’S DAUGHTERS AT KOTHEN.
Dr. Puhlmann of Leipsic, describes in the “Leipsic Popul Zeitschr. for Homoeopathy, ” 1893, Vol. XXIV., page 127, a visit at Hahnemann’s house in Kothen. Mrs. Louise Mossdorf, nee Hahnemann, a nd Miss Charlotte Hahnemann, had given to their neighbor Seminardirektor Albrecht, who was a friend, some additional material for a new edition of his biography of Hahnemann, which out head offended Hahnemann second wife, melanin, who was still living. For this purpose letters had been used which wee not intended for publication, in which case the book might make to the with drawn, and Hahnemann’s widow might almost certainly be expected to bring a shift for libel. In order to avert this public scandal, Dr. Puhlmann called at Kothen on hahnemann’s daughter, Mrs. Mossdorf. he describes it as follows.
I had been previously in Hahnemann ‘s house when her sister was still alive (before 1863) and on that occasion I had been received and dismissed with much ceremony. At the time everything was very willingly shown to me, that was still in the house in the form of reliefs belonging to their blessed father. When I left I was given a little tube of globules which had belonged to him, some leaves from the bower in. little garden which he had frequented so much, and also and old goose-quill with which the had written. This quill had a point without a split, and it then became clear to me why Hahnemann had been able to write in such clear and yet small handwriting on paper which was so rough in his day, and on which it is quite impossible to write with a steel pen. If I had said much more, i an sure that would have been given also a pipe Hahnemann had used. But I dared not say any more because after so much cordiality I began to feel ashamed.
For after I had managed with a serious countenance, to get over the first impression produced by the demonstrations of courtesy displayed by the two ladies, an imp of mischief took possession of me, no doubt on account of my youth, to provoke again such demonstrations, b deep bows and highly respectful sentence, s when to my secret merriment there or four courts would follow, so that I thought the two ladies would disappear through the floor. The two old ladies, both dressed in deep mourning, repeated at every polite remark., and at every bow from me,. as if by order, these deep curtsys together, which in the end quite embarrassed me although I had to preserve a serious countenance.
Charlotte Hahnemann had long been dead by 1875, and therefore Mrs. Mossdorf of Cothen, received me in the presence of her maid. Before being admitted I had had to explain to the latter the object of to my visit and also my identity. After the greetings consisting of low bows on my part, and deeper curtsys on the part of Mrs. Mossdorf, I tried to make he understand that such things really could not be printed, even is the thought it right, and admitted that everything that was written in the manuscript by Albrecht was true, and I explained to her that the most unpleasant circumstances might arise for the author as well as for the editor, from the publication of such matters.
But she would not be advised, and gave all the reasons she could possibly find in order to attain her end. I was told much that was worse than what Mr. Albrecht had put on paper. I had to depart without achieving my object and by leave-taking bows were not even answered by one single curtsy. The already deposited sheets of the manuscript, which contained the out bursts of long years of pent up feminine hatred were put aside and omitted from the book. For this reason the lady refused to take even one single copy of the book., which had been uselessly provided with a long widened dedication to her, and expressed, in a letter to Director Albrecht, her ill-humour in the most biting expressions for not having fulfilled her desires of a lifetime.
Dr. Haehl during a visit to Cothen made enquiries from old inhabitants who lived in the same street, and from a former servant of the daughter, and they told him of he state of fear in which he inhabitants of Hahnemann’s house lived. They related that the two sisters only went to bed for a few hours in the daytime, while fully dressed they passed the night in an armchair, f or fear that something evil might happen to them. No one was admitted into Hahnemann, house in which the two sisters lived, and where later, after Charlotte died, Mrs. Louise Mossdorf lived by itself, until they had identified themselves and had accurately explained the reason for their visit.In the room that had once been Hahnemann’s consulting room, a bell-pull with a tassel as large as a first had been put. And- at night- the two daughters rang the big harsh bell on he landing in turn every half-hour to show that they were still awake.
SUPPLEMENT 97
HAHNEMANN’S CHILDREN BY HIS FIRST WIFE.
1. Henriette was born in 1783 at Gommern; marked Forster; she died at Dresdorf, near Sangerhausen.
2. Friedrich was born 39th November, 1786, at Dresden; he married after he emigrated no on heard anything more of him.
3. Wilhelmine was born about 1788 at Dresden; she married Richter, the Director of Music, of Gera; she died 1818.
4. Amalie was born in 1789 at Leipsic; her first husband was Dr. Suss, her second marriage was with Liebe, the Inspector of Mills, from whom she was divorced. She died 7th December, 1857, at Kothen.
5. Karoline was unmarried, she died at Kothen before 1831.
6. Ernst was born 27th February, 1794, at Molsehleben, and died the same year on the journey to Muhlhausen.
7. Friederike was born in 1795 during the period of travels; she married first, Court Post secretary, Andra; her second husband was Inspector Dellbruck; she died after 1835 at Stotteritz.
8. Twin sister of Friederike, still-born.
9. Eleonore was born 1803; she was married to Klemmen (or Clemmen), and after his death was married to Dr. Wolff, from whom she was divorce; she died in the forties at Kothen.
10. Charlotte was born in 1805 at Torgau; unmarried she died on 13th April, 18653, at Kothen.
11. Luise was born in 1806 at Torgau; she married Dr. Mossdorf and was afterwards divorced; she died at Kothen in July 1878.
Only one of Hahnemann’s grandsons became a physician,
DR. LEOPOLD SUSS-HAHNEMANN,
Who was born on October 24th, 1826, at Wittenberg. he was the son pro Mrs. Amalie Suss Hahnemann. He died in the Autumn of 1814 a Ventnor, in England.
RESIGNATION OF PATRIMONY
One year after the death of their mother, the six surviving daughters of Hahnemann, who were of age, signed the following renunciation of their patrimony.
The inherited share of each child amounted-according to a letter address to a grandson-to 1522 Rthlrs. From this it can be easily seen that Hahnemann’s marriage to the daughter of the apothecary at Dessau was not financial speculation.
Of Hahnemann eleven children, four had died in. the years up to 1831. These were Wilhelmine, karoline, Ernst and the twin sister of Friederike; the only son Friedrich was not known as living,.
(Translation.)
We the undersigned children, all of age, declare herewith that we do not demand from our dear father, Hofrath, Dr. S. Hahnemann, of Kothen, even the smallest part of the small dowry of our late mother. Kothen Ist February 1831. Amalie, widow of Dr. Suss, age 42 years.
Eleonore Hahnemann, age 28 years.
Charlotte Hahnemann, age 26 years.
Luise Hahnemann, divorced Dr. Mossdorf, age 25 years.
Friederike Dellbruck, nee Hahnemann, age 36 years
Leipsic, February 2nd, 1831. Friedrich Adolph Dellbruck, as her husband. Henriette Forster, nee Hahnemann, age 44 years.
Grossleinungen, February 4th, 1831. N. Christian Friedrich Forster. as her husband.
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