After his larger works, Dr.Karl Stauffer published in the year 1922 a Lietfaden zur Homoopathischen Arzneimittellehre (Hahnemannia, Stuttgart, 1922). The second edition appearing in 1926 comprised 1,034 pages and was entitled, Klinische Homoopathische Arzneimittellehre, (Sonnatag, Regensburg). Homootherapie by Staufe was published in the year 1924 by the same concern. Das Homoopathische Taschenbuch by the same author is published by Madaus, Radeburg. Dr.R.Helhls edition of Hahnemanns Organon, 6th, ed., (Schwabe, Leipzig) had been long needed and was enthusiastically received.
It contained a remarkable introduction, extensive explanations and a well-worked out and comprehensive index. Dr.R. Haehl, the most significant biographer of Hahnemann, had his two volume biography of Hahnemann translated into English. It appeared under the title of Samuel Hahnemann, Sein Leben und Schaffen. Each volume contains over 500 pages and numerous illustrations (Scwabe, Leipzig).
The overwhelming amount of material that Haehl, after the painstaking work of a decade, has brought together here, received large consideration even in the field of scientific medicine. This work was studied here by Prof. Bier and several others and was highly recommended by them for the study of Hahnemann and the entire subject of homoeopathy.
Historians, opponents and supporters of homoeopathy placed this word of Haehls as a masterpiece. Haehl is very productive in the literary field. He published the Homoopathischen Hausarzt by Hering-Haehl. In addition to this he is the author of numerous smaller treatises, among them Wechseligahre der Frau, Keuchhusten, etc. His most recent work, Die Unfruchtbarkeit der frau (Hahnemannia, Stuttgart, 1927) considers exhaustively the matter of sterility from the diagnostic and the homoeopathic therapeutic viewpoints.
The dean of the German homoeopathic physicians, Emil Schlegel, tubingen and zlindau the noted scholar of Paracelsus, published Die kerbskrankhiet, ihre Natur und ihre Heilmittel, (Hippokrates, Stuttgart, 1927). He also published Samuel Hahnemanns Ordnung der Heilkunde (Sonnatag, Regensburg, 1925), and Das Heliproblem in two editions, (Scwabe, Leipzig). In addition to the above, Innee Heilkunst bei Sogenannten Chirurgischen Krankheiten mit Heilmittlellhre fur Sogenannten Chirurgischen Krankheiten mit Heilmittleebere fur Krebsbehandlung (1921), paracelsus, His Significance for Our Times (Tubingen, 1922), The Region of Medicine (Schwabe, 1922). We cannot here mention the many and valuable smaller works of Schlegel.
In the beginning of 1928 Dr.Paul Dahlke of Berlin, one of the foremost and most richly mentally endowed of the homoeopathic physicians, died, entirely too early. His work for homoeopathy and the art of healing are deservedly praised in the June number of the Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Homoopathie. His death was a great loss to the homoeopathic medical fraternity. His Geschite Arzneimittellehre appeared in a new edition (Hahnemannia, Stuttgart, 1928). His Repertory followed immediately. Heilkunde und Weltanschang (Hippokrates Stuttgart, 1928) discusses exhaustively the problem of the relation of homoeopathy to medicine.
From quite another direction comes the book of another author, Die Brucke zur Homoopathie, by Dr.A. Sperling, Berlin (Schwabe, Leipzig.) Here also the question of the introduction of homoeopathy into the domain of scientific medicine is largely discussed, and the attempt is made to bring the homoeopathic method of thinking into the general consideration of modern medicine, and he tries to find a way for the unification of the theories f medicine, as the sub-title of the work suggests.
Homoeopathy, as it has now become scientifically recognized, was discussed by Dr. Leeser of Frankfurt in his work, Text-Book for Homoeopathy (Hippokrates, Stuttgart). This book had a wide circulation. The publishing house of Hippokrates already frequently mentioned in Stuttgart, Leipzig and Zurich, independent of scholastic opinion and undisturbed by opposition, took upon itself the task of publishing works which could find no other publisher, among them works of homoeopathic authors, Dr.H.Meng bought out, with the collaboration of Dr.K.Fiessler, Dr.P. Federn and forty-five professors, physicians and pedagogues, the Aerztliche Volksbuch, a large work in the form of a lexicon with about 1,700 pages, over 100 tables and many illustrations.
At first in two volumes, it is now in the second edition, in three volumes. An attempt was made to explain the entire field of medicine so that the educated laity could appreciate it. This book, which is scientific in every respect, professes to bring together the contributions of physicians and professional people in all the fields and all the branches of medicine, the allopathic, the homoeopathic and the naturopathic methods of healing, so that the work is really a cross section of the domain of medicine and may serve as a bridge between the most widely separated opponents.
Numerous works from this publishing house have already been mentioned; among others by authors who were not of the homoeopathic school, has appeared, Hippokrates der Grosse (1926) by Prof. Hans Much. Soon there will appear Die Krise der Mediin Konstitutions therapie als Ausweg, by Dr. B. Aschner and Die Bekampfung der Krnakheits disposition als Heilmethode, by Dr.A.Theilhaber, Numerous other works from this publishing house treat of the problems of psychoanalysis, pedagogy and general medicine. We must also mention briefly and undertaking of this active publishing house which appeared in May 1928, namely, Zeitschrift Hippokrates, a journal for the reconciliation of opposing schools of medicine. It is edited by the university professor, Dr.George Honigmann of Giessen. It appears every second month in large size. Among the editors are to be found physicians of all points of view, including a list of homoeopathic colleagues.
“The name of Hippokrates places us under obligation to bring together the separate medical attitudes in the field of medicine today into an art of healing which is grounded in science and is developing to the advantage of the entire science of medicine”. So we read in the preface to this publication which is received with great interest. Completing the work of Dr. Heinrich Meng we may mention also the little book by Drs. Leon Vannier and Heinrich Meng which Dr. Meng translated, and to which he himself made contributions: Einfuhrung in das Studium der Homoopathie, (Hahnemannia, Stuttgart). Dr. Balzil wrote Das Taschenbuch der Homoopathischen Therapie. The publishing house named above distributes it.
The same author translated George Royals Abriss der Homoopathischen Arzneimittellehre into German (Sonnatag, Regensburg, 1926). Dr.A.Zweig has written Anleitung zum Studium der Praktischen Homoopathie fur Aerzte, and Nervenkrankheiten, a homoeopathic clinical compendium of the most important nerve diseases (Sonnatag, Regensburg). Other publications collected for the study of medicine are Ausgewahten Arneiprufungsprotokolle by Drs. Gisevius and Rabe (Hom. Central Verlag, Berlin, 1926), and Anteitung zum Studium der Homoopathie fur Aerzte, (Schwabe, Leipzig 1928), which appeared recently in very fine binding. It is a modern and revised edition of the old introduction by Dr. Lorbacher.
The homoeopathic medicine case is carefully discussed as a practical necessity for homoeopathic use. An historical work of value is the publication by F.A.La Brugiere, Dr Curatione per Similia which Dr.Planer had the charge of, (Schwabe), and which he brought out in an edition that did him honor. This work which dates back to he year 1734 was used in Germany by a university professor of the opposition, to bring back into the field of controversy the question of Hahnemanns place as the originator of his system.
That his attempt was almost entirely brought to nothing, we are indebted to Schwabe, and for the explanation of these controversial questions, to Dr.Planer. Dr.Planer is in collaboration with others, also the author of the Therapeutic Pocket Book, Vol. I, (Scwabe, Leipzig) which explains the preparations and considers in detail the necessity of the physician. The firm of Dr.Wilmer Schwabe in Leipzig has made a very valuable contribution to the publication of ancient and recent homoeopathic literature, some of it in foreign languages.
We can only speak of a few of the worthy publications of the last years. The recent edition of Handbuches der Homoopathischen Arzneimittellehre by Dr.Carl Heinigke, was in the hands of Dr.Hlien in 1922. Later there appeared by the same author the translation of Nashs Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics, and in 1925 W.A. Deweys Catechism of Homoeopathic Therapeutics; also Catechism of Pure Materia Medica (192); Homoopathie in der praxis by Dr.J.Boerhaave, published by the same firm, as was also Farringtons Clinical Therapeutics.
Schwabe also published the 9th. edition of the large two-volume work, Lehrbuch der Homoopathischen Therapie, 1921, Dr. Puhlmanns Handbuch der Homoopathischen Praxis, in a revised edition; Dr.H.Waplers Hufeland Studies of Homoeopathy, 1921; Dr. A.V.Gerhardt;s Handbuch der Homoopathie; Dr.J.C.Burnett;s 50 Grunde Homoopath zu Sein, 1921. Dr. Wilmer Schwabes Homoopathisches Arzneibuch is to be regarded as an especially valuable contribution to the principles of scientific homoeopathy.
