(Hermann then reports on five cases of cholera, which he describes in detail to his great-uncle.)
Dr. Stuler, of Berlin, on February 18th, 1831, requested advice for his own health.
On August 19th he relates also that in a synopsis originating from Stuttgart, on the prevention and treatment of cholera, Camphor is mentioned on account of previous experiences. The same thing, according to a newspaper of Spener, is stated in Vienna. He asks for another homoeopathic physician to help him in Berlin.
(The Regimental Medical Officer, Dr. Schmidt of Konigsberg, who does not care very much for his post, is especially mentioned, and also a Dr. Rohl, of Querfurt.)
On the 31st of August, 1831, Stuler addressed four questions to Hahnemann concerning the treatment of cholera; he also related to Hahnemann the following:
After that I wanted to relate to you some new, striking, and pleasing proofs of the undoubted efficacy of the remedy that you recommend against cholera, which are partly contained in an open letter to Grafe, that you may not have seen yet, and partly in a writing not yet published, which Geh.Rat. Philippsborn, the editor of th “Staatszeitung” communicated to me to-day when he called. According to these reports, in a Polish locality (?) 260 patients were treated by rubbing them with a mixture of camphor, mustard, pepper spirits of wine, and vinegar and the results were so good that only two, who would not submit to this treatment died.
But the most brilliant triumph for you are work is in an article of the “Staats-Zeitung” of to-day which, as the editor told me, was taken up through the suggestion of the cholera Commission. Their advice to the physicians for using this remedy (Camphor) is printed in lithographic characters so Phillipsborn says
On September Ist, 1831, Stuler urges for a reply to his question,” with the anxiousness of a sick man, ” on account of the many inquires from more scrupulous minds than his own. (Hahnemann has already replied the same, day, and again answered on September 7th)
On September 25th, 1831, Dr. Stuler thanks Hahnemann for the instructions received, in a letter which had been perforated in many places by his infection department. He reports on some successful cures of cholera,. by Camphor, in Berlin, and also about the protective 7th.)
Dr. C. G. Franz:
Leipsic, 7th September, 1831.
You have been very kind in sending me copies of your last essay of August 29th and I have sent them to all the homoeopathic physicians of the city as you desired. They all thank you very much for your gift, and recognize in it your kindness of heart, as well as your undying merit, and in anticipation they rejoiced over the victory which homoeopathy will achieve here which alone make your name immortal, if anything were needed to accomplish that. This announcement has another advantage, that it saves us in private practice much talking and explaining, and we therefore in unitedly request you to grant us permission to have the essay reprinted for our own private use, so that each of us may have 100 to 200 copies for distribution among our patients
(Dr. Franz makes further inquiries regarding the prophylactic Cuprum, and how to proceed with those patients who were undergoing antipsoric treatment, but had interrupted it during the cholera time.)
Dr. Anton Schmit, Physician-in-Ordinary to the Duchess of Lucca:
Prague, October Ist, 1831 Very esteemed Hahnemann,
It is an eternal pity for homeopaths, that the best and most convincing proofs of the curative effects of Camphor, will not become in known, as people secretly use camphor, and on account of its rapid curative effect, frequently even the house itself, no one but the members of the family know of it. Three cases of such cure have been reported to me of which nothing became known, and not even those who lived next door were aware of it.
In Vienna, the insist very emphatically that it (cholera) is epidemic and not contagious; the peasants in. the surroundings villages take not notice of it, they threaten to kill every Viennese who dares to come to a village. Every village round Vienna isolates itself, and the inhabitants are so strict in this matter, that they threaten to strike everyone dead who wishes to come there, even if he belongs to the place. Must as in Vienna, on my advice they have procured for themselves Cuprum nd Camphor,.That your little book is read, though secretly, is very certain, and what these fellows (allopaths) say of it is secret also, for they fear that it might be read by the laity, if they were to speak openly against it.
Dr. Schmit of Prague, near Vienna, also published several; writings in which he defended Hahnemann; suggestions, a nd proved their real efficacy. he wrote:
Many will ask, “How has Hahnemann found his remedy with such complete conviction, and been able to make helpful suggestions with such confidence, as he has not seen or treated one single cholera patient? ” Hahnemann procured a very accurate description of the symptoms with which cholera usually commences, from some careful observers of the disease, and found that the first and most important symptoms of cholera patients are similar, and of all known diseases, the most similar, to the symptoms produced, if Camphor, is taken in large quantities by a healthy individual, and he has concluded from the great similarity of the symptoms at the beginning of the illness, with those of Camphor, that this ought to be the best remedy if given at the onset of the disease, that is in accordance with the curative principle discovered by him.In a similar way he also found the other remedies necessary for the cure of cholera during he continued treatment of the disease.
Baron Earnest von Brunnow:
the 20th September, 1831.
What immortal gratitude you have once more earned from suffering humanity, by making the remedies known for the cure and prevention of cholera. If only the world would utilize this discovery in the proper manner, and not as it seems to have been done. What a terrible death-roll of cholera patients is shown in the “Berliner Nachrichten.” That is the highly praised rational method of treatment. Where are their weapons; where are their deeds?
In Dresden also hardly anyone speaks of anything else but cholera, and one allopathic pamphlet quickly supersedes the other
Dr. Siegmeyer of Berlin, who wrote pamphlet on cholera, writes:
Berlin the 2nd of November, 1831
Whilst mine was being printed I received your work about this remarkable condition; if I had received it so one I would not have printed mine, or at least, I would have completely altered it. Yet I have inserted what I could, as I Stuler sends this kind regard; he will send you a detailed report on the course the disease runs, and the application of homoeopathic medicines. I have had much opportunity here to quietly observe the peculiar ways and varied forms of cholera outbreaks, and till remain of the opinion that it is cyanide of potassium in combination with gas, to which I attribute a magnetic property; if flatulence is dispersed from the body, the cramps, the coagulation of blood, the coldness the running stools, the pain in the heart, the cramp in the stomach, etc., disappear.
Hahnemann remarked on the back of this letter:
The physician hardly ever sees the initial stage of cholera, because he cannot be fetched quickly enough. The report of the laity about the commencement of the disease in their own families always confirms that the early symptoms are like those of the first stage of tetanic spasms of rigidity.
Dr. Lovy wrote: Prague, November 10th,1831.
I have just returned from my journey to Vienna, and hasten to announce my safe arrival at Prague, The rush of relatives and acquaintances make sit, as yet, impossible for me to send a full report. Only this of a general character, that homoeopathy acts wonderfully in cholera, and cases of death are exceptional with that treatment and can easily be explained through exceptional circumstances. Camphor, as well as Veratrum, also Cuprum, and in certain cases, Arsenicum, are excellent, but the best of all is Veratrum
Dr. Bethmann, of Burgk, near Schleiz, wrote: November 20th, 1831.
I have your appeal about the Asiatic cholera. It creates a sensation, especially the explanation of the mode of infection by “miasmic living organisms,” your explanations has treated the subject with such intellectual clearness. I believe that homeopath is making enormous progress in the mind of the public generally through cholera. And I rejoice most heartily that you, dear Master, are still living to see this great triumph and to reap the sweet reward, the exalted gratitude of your fellow-beings for such enormous pains and sacrifices.
I received you last instructive lets, which had been thoroughly perforated by the post. Fortunately the powder was only lightly touched, and after thorough ventilation I took it, and have to report the following.
(Bethmann sent Hahnemann many detailed reports on the effects of medicines)
A request from the municipal Sanitary Commission of the Earldom of Warmsdorff,. for the remedies against cholera.
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