Mr. Arles was under your treatment several years ago and has since become one of the greatest admires of homoeopathy from gratitude and conviction. Although he is only a layman, he can compare with many physicians for knowledge and experience in the new science of healing, and it is largely due to his zeal for the good cause, that homoeopathy spreads so quickly in his native town, Lyons.
Your devoted servant, A. DUFOUR OF PERONCE.
Leipsic, 2nd July, 1833.
(See also Supplement 3.)
SUPPLEMENT 2668 HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS IN PARIS.
DR. PAUL CURIE.
He was born in Grand Charmont in France in 1799. He was at first assistant surgeon in the hospital for military cadets at Val de Grace, then he practised for several years in Muhlhausen in Alsace, where he became acquainted with homoeopathy in 1832. From 1833 until 1835 he was in Paris, from whence a rich English merchant called him to London. Here he was active in the cause of homoeopathy for eighteen years. He founded a homoeopathic dispensary, the Hahnemann Hospital of London, as well as an Association of homoeopathic physicians. This very active man who rendered great services to homoeopathy in England, died on the 5th October, 1853. (See also William Leaf, page 507.)
DR. FOISSAC OF PARIS.
Foissac wrote to Hahnemann (from the French):
Paris, 21st January, 1833.
My renowned colleague,
Approximately nine months ago a friend of nine, the Count Las Cases, drew my attention to those theories in medicine of which you are the originator. I read with great interest the “Organon on the Art of Healing” (translation by Jourdan). Simple reasoning and an experience extending over ten years of medical practice allowed me to appreciate the truth a large number of your principles. Later I read Bigel’s “Proofs of Homoeopathy,” but have not found it very useful. Only the discussion of one part of your Materia Medica gives this work any value at all. Ultimately your treatise on “Chronic Diseases” has completely shaken my faith in the old school medicine, and has awakened in me the keen desire to make some experiments, which is the best test of all new doctrines. I began by trying the remedies on myself. I have experienced definite effects with correspond with those I found recorded in your works; but before I continue I should like to know exactly in what doses to take the medicinal remedies in order to experience the highest pitch in the totality of symptoms which they produce. The few homoeopaths whom I have questioned on this point have not been able to give me sufficient information. I would be very grateful to you if you could spare a few moments from your work, and take the trouble to teach me… It would also be very useful for the new method of treatment to have an essay on diet from your pen. The chapter on articles of food is of the greatest importance; I notice that some homoeopath physicians are either too strict or too lenient in this respect.
I hope that Providence may prolong your life and grant you have accomplished brought about a complete revolution in medical science, and put its originator on the same level with Hippocrates.
DR. JEAN PAUL TESSIER.
He made his first homoeopathic experiments in 1849 with the treatment of pneumonia and cholera. He published the “Etudes de medicine generale,” and founded one of the most important medical journals of France, “L’art medical.” He died on the 16th May, 1862, at the age of 52 years.
DR. CROSERIO OF PARIS.
He was born in 1786 at Condove in Savoy. Before completing his studies at Turin, he was called up for military service i n 1896, and entered the French army as company surgeon, and as such took part in the campaigns degree of doctor at Turin in 1812. He left the army with the rank of senior physician, after Napoleon’s downfall, and settled in Paris as a practitioner. He became acquainted with homoeopathy in 1833 through Dr. Petroz, and studied it eagerly. For this purpose he learned German. He edited for some years, in conjunction with Dr. L. Simon and Dr. Jahr, the “Annales de la medecine Homoeopathique.”I large number of essays from his pen are to be found in various homoeopathic journals, and even in German periodicals. He also complied several independent works; for instance, in 1848, ‘La statistique de la medecine homoeopathic,” and in 1850, “Manuel homoeopathique d’obstetrique.” He was for a time physician to the Embassy of the King of Sardinia in Paris, and was attached to several charitable institutions. He was an intimate friend of Hahnemann. He did not deviate one step from the master’s teaching, and always took his part. He and Jahr were the only physicians whom Madame Hahnemann death he remained assistant to the widow in her medical activity. His position was such that the judges, in the Law suit against Madame Melanie activity (see Supplement 238). His knowledge of languages enabled him to correspond with many of the well-known homoeopathic physician of Europe and America; he also was a member of various homoeopathic societies and associations. He died in Paris of 69 years of age on the 13th April, 1855.
In the year 1865 Dr. Leon Simon, senr., in conjunction with Dr. Jousset, senr., gave public lectures on homoeopathy in Paris, and these were eagerly attended by twenty young physicians and medical students.
According to the reports of the debates of the Senate of 28th June and Ist July, 1865, there existed in Paris there large homoeopathic dispensaries which were founded in 1838, 1850 and 1854. In these institutions 74,000 consultations were held in 1864.
In the Senate of that time out of the 165 members twenty- five were followers of homoeopathy. It was found that among the higher classes, one eighth, and among the lower classes one tenth were inclined to homoeopathy.
SUPPLEMENT 269
FOLLOWERS OF HOMOEOPATHY IN ENGLAND
DR. F.H.F. QUIN.
Dr. F.H.F. Quin was born in 1799 in Scotland, and he obtained his degree of doctor at Edinburgh in 1820. He was appointed by the English Government to be physician to the Emperor Napoleon I at St. Helena. On the eve of Quin’s departure the news of the death of the Emperor was received. After that Quin became physician to the Duchess of Devonshire, and after her decease in 1824, physician to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, who later became Kind of the Belgium, a nd whom he accompanied on has extensive travels. Dr. Quin went to Kothen in 1826 to study under Hahnemann. On his return he introduced homoeopathy into England (1827). He was particularly well known in the higher circles of society and spread the knowledge of homoeopathy there, whilst Curie though his hospital work exerted his influence upon the general public. He also helped homoeopathy by translating of Hahnemann’s works, and was the author of a book on the homoeopathic treatment of cholera. He died on the 24th November, 1878.
WILLIAM LEAF.
He was one of the most wealthy merchants of the city of London. After having suffered from a chronic disease for some considerable time his friend Arles-Dufour drew his attention to homoeopathy. He then went to Paris to consult Hahnemann, who completely cured him. Out of gratitude he adopted the cause of the new science with all the circumspection and vigorous activity typical of an English merchant. There was at that time only one pupil of Hahnemann in England. From his me demanded that he should make the teachings of his master better known by the publication of popular writings. However, when he failed, Leaf induced, through his friend Arles-Dufour, Dr. Curie he Paris to come to London (1835). Homoeopathy became better known in England through popular writings and scientific works which Curie complied in English, and which were published with the help of Leaf. Leaf instituted in Dr. Curie’s house a small hospital in which the doctor gave clinical demonstrations to allopathic colleagues. Soon the great rush of patients rendered it necessary to found a larger hospital, and thus under the guidance of Leaf and with the help of other friends of homoeopathy the Hahnemann hospital in Bloomsbury Square was founded. This institution, which was equal to all the demands made upon it, has trained some of the best English homoeopaths. Unfortunately it shared the same fate as the Leipsic Hospital, entirely through the discord of the homoeopathic doctors who were attached to it, and it came to an end.
In addition to the London hospital Leaf also organised a dispensary of the poor of the district near his country house, where Dr. Curie treated numerous patients every Sunday. William Leaf died at his country seat near London on the 3rd July, 1873, aged 83 years.
In Hahnemann’s literary legacy we find the following letter from Leaf:
London, 20th March, 1838.
I am convinced that you will be pleased to hear that you friend and pupil curie is making the most wonderful progress here. His entire success is now assured since he has a distinguished circle of patients which increases daily. Your beneficent and philosophical doctrines steadily acquire a greater public esteem, and only a short time will be necessary to place them in that prominent position which is their due, and which they will hold before long. But the animosity and jealousy with they are persecuted by the allopaths is indescribable. Yet a truth of such a beneficent nature as yours will endure and it will not belong before it will gain a firm footing here
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