FIRST HOMOEOPATHIC HOSPITAL & CLINIC

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Whether he was punished or not, our historians do not say, but as soon as he was free, he set about writing against Homoeopathy, making the most of his observation which he consistently twisted to further his purpose. Though not directly responsible for the demise of the hospital, his action brought it still further into disrepute. Hartmann for the second time became Director and treatment under his regime was anything but homoeopathic. He, too, was forced to resign when attacked, chiefly by members of the Central Association. He was succeeded by Dr. Noack who unjustly discharged the faithful Seidel.

On October 4th, 1842, the building was sold to a merchant who agreed to lease a large room on the first floor to Hartmann as a dispensary. Thus did the first homoeopathic hospital pass into oblivion.

CASE REPORT.

Sm. Suchitra Ghosh, aged about 15 years was suffering from vomiting of food during the day – time only. She used to vomit within 10 to 15 minutes of her taking the food, be that of liquid or solid nature. Even the Tea she said, came out. This vomiting, however, caused no depression to her. Now it has become so with me she said that I can vomit at will anytime during day and rather at ease. On being asked, she said that this vomiting has developed with her since last three months when she was cured of her acidity (sour belching, heartburn etc) which had been troubling her since long. For the present trouble of vomiting, she said, she has been under the treatment of an amateur Biochemic practitioner with no good result.

I found her spleen palpable, tongue almost clean. Thirstlessness, diminished yellow urine, heavy constipation, grinding of teeth during sleep and sometimes a dizzy pain in the abdomen were her other symptoms reported.

28-8-55. Chelidonium – 3x, 4 times a day, every after 3 hours, for 2 days. Reported improvement.

3-9-55. Repeated Chel. – 3x for further 2 days in the aforesaid manner. Vomiting completely stopped with appreciable improvement in all other respects. The patient declined to take further medicine as she felt quite O.K., hence I did not persist although I thought of a dose of Sulphur.

Sm. Swapna Sen, aged 22 years of Satyen Roy Road, Cal. 34, developed the habit of chewing food after regurgitating the same. Regurgitation and chewing used to continue intermittently upon an hour or two after her taking the meal. The inmates, particularly, Swapnas mother noticed this unusual happenings but did not care to have her ward medically treated till she was attacked with fever, when I was called to examine. On my asking as to whether Sm. Swapna vomits and – or have a tendency of vomiting before and – or during fever, I was replied in the negative but was reported the aforesaid peculiar habit of regurgitation and chewing which had developed with her since her recovery from gastric trouble last year.

Tongue was found a bit whitish. Stool was hard and loose at the same time, fever with aggravation at noon with intermittent perspiration and a vexing temperament were the symptoms that could be collected.

I gave on the first day (30-8-55) Belladonna-6, 4 doses every after three hours.

Fever subsided to a great extent.

On 31-8-55. Antim Crud-30, thrice daily for 2 days. Reported remission of fever with marked improvement in all respect.

On 2-9-95. Repeated Antim Curd-30, thrice daily for 3 days.

STOOL CAME TO NORMALCY AND THE PECULIAR HABIT OF REGURGITATION & CHEWING VANISHED.

Dr. SUDHIR KUMAR ADHIKARI.

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Harvey Farrington
FARRINGTON, HARVEY, Chicago, Illinois, was born June 12, 1872, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Ernest Albert and Elizabeth Aitken Farrington. In 1881 he entered the Academy of the New Church, Philadelphia, and continued there until 1893, when he graduated with the degree of B. A. He then took up the study of medicine at the Hahnemann College of Philadelphia and graduated in 1896 with the M. D. degree. He took post-graduate studies at the Post-Graduate School of Homœopathics, Philadelphia, Pa., and received the degree of H. M. After one year of dispensary work he began practice in Philadelphia, but in 1900 removed to Chicago and has continued there since. He was professor of materia medica in the Hahnemann Medical College of Chicago, and was formerly the same at Dunham Medical College of Chicago. He was a member of the Illinois Homœopathic Association and of the alumni association of Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia.
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