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Homoeopathy must be looked upon as a therapeutic specialty and as such, must be taught. It must be taught to those who seek it and hence, in post-graduate schools or in special departments of existing medical colleges. The last contingency seems highly improbable.


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To the Editor.

The Homoeopathic Recorder.

I have recently sold my farm and shall move nearer to Morristown, N.J., and the greater facilities which this town affords. Will you kindly note my new address and hereafter have the Homoeopathic Recorder sent to me at 26 Armstrong Road, Morristown, N.J. I shall appreciate a note among the “Personals” to let subscribers know of my removal.

The older I grow and the longer my experience with patients and the profession becomes, the greater is my conviction of the following facts :.

Hahnemannian homoeopathy will always occupy a minority position with reference to both the laity and the profession.

Homoeopathy, not being spectacular in the ordinary sense, does not appeal to the vast majority of unthinking or superficially thinking people.

Homoeopathy must abolish its sectarian name and character, if it is to make progress at all.

Homoeopathy must be looked upon as a therapeutic specialty and as such, must be taught. It must be taught to those who seek it and hence, in post-graduate schools or in special departments of existing medical colleges. The last contingency seems highly improbable.

Eugene Underhill
Dr Eugene Underhill Jr. (1887-1968) was the son of Eugene and Minnie (Lewis) Underhill Sr. He was a graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. A homeopathic physician for over 50 years, he had offices in Philadelphia.

Eugene passed away at his country home on Spring Hill, Tuscarora Township, Bradford County, PA. He had been in ill health for several months. His wife, the former Caroline Davis, whom he had married in Philadelphia in 1910, had passed away in 1961. They spent most of their marriage lives in Swarthmore, PA.

Dr. Underhill was a member of the United Lodge of Theosophy, a member of the Philadelphia County Medical Society, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society. He was also the editor of the Homœopathic Recorder.