Drs. Tellurium and Pulsatilla, war specialists, talked about acrid and bland discharges from the ears. Over-worked Dr. Digitalis, the noted heart specialists had been so extremely busy that he had feared until just before the train started that he would be unable to attend, but there he was with his friends Dr. Cactus, the grand and Dr. Kalmia latifolia and Dr. Spigelia and all the lesser heart specialists sat near and listened the words of the four. Dr. Rhus tox. left his friend Dr. Bryonia for a while and engaged his enemies, Dr. Anacardium and Dr. Croton tig., the skin specialists, in a heated discussion in regard to the proper treatment of vesicular eruptions. Dr. Agaricus and Dr. Actea racemosa, nerve specialists, discussed chorea with Dr. Cicuta who sometimes treated chorea though he preferred epilepsy. The alienists, Drs. Stramonium, Hyoscyamus and Belladonna, knowing so well the success of Homoeopathy in mental diseases, discussed the advisability of urging the society to demand of the state of a few more Homoeopathic insane asylums.
Dr. Stannum and Dr. Tuberculinum, lung specialists, agreed that there was altogether too much emphasis placed upon the open air treatment for consumptives. Homoeopathy was the proper weapon with which to fight the great white plague and there was every reason why there should be Homoeopathic hospitals for the consumptives. On either side of Drs. Sepia and kreosotum were grouped the specialists in women’s diseases and on either side of Drs. Cannabis sativa, Nitric acid and Thuja were the specialists in men’s diseases and so on all down the tables, those in sympathy with each other were gathered together, while here and there was a general practitioner, the good old family doctor who listened to all the woes of all of his patients and cured them whatever the trouble.
Just as all were seated, in rushed Dr. Aconite full of feverish anxiety and threw himself into a seat beside Dr. Spongia. He had just come from a violent case of croup and wanted to talk it over.
In the midst of the dinner, Dr. Colocynthis, who had been exceedingly angry about something a short time before, became doubled up with colic and Dr. Cuprum assisted him from the table. Just as everything was quiet again Dr. Drosera, who had difficulty in swallowing, was unfortunate enough to have some bread crumbs catch in his throat, after which, he kept up an incessant hacking cough which ended in vomiting.
When dinner was over, Dr. Phosphorus, the toastmaster, arose and called upon Dr. Lachesis to answer the toast to the ladies. Dr. Lachesis was a proud woman but was fond of talking. She usually went from one subject to another with great rapidity, but for once she kept on her subject. She said she thought women should go into the professions but they should never marry. If women never married they would never have cause for jealousy and much unnecessary sadness would be left out of their lives, etc. Dr. Phosphorus then called upon Dr. Chamomilla to answer the toast to the children. Dr. Chamomilla said he didn’t agree with Dr. Lachesis, for if the women didn’t marry there would be no dear little spunky babies that made you walk the floor all night with them, when they had the colic. The first sad chord was struck when Dr. Ignatia was called upon the answer for the absent members. Dr. Ignatia was highly sensitive and conscientious and when she spoke of those she would never again meet with the State Society, Dr. Natrum muriaticum. Dr. Pulsatilla and several others had to get their handkerchiefs to wipe away their tears.
I would like to tell you how Dr. Sulphur responded to the toast “The passing of the general practitioner” and how Dr. Chininum sulphuricum responded to “Homoeopathy” I would like to tell you about Dr. Malandrinum’s paper on vaccination and the discussion it brought forth. I would like to tell about all of the other papers that were read at the meeting but time forbids. Therefore, I will leave you to meet again next year in the Materia Medica Woods of Pennsylvania.
She was one of the first students to graduate from the Philadelphia Post-Graduate School of Homeopathy and served at the school as Clinician, Professor of Children's Diseases and Professor of Repertory. She taught from 1933 until her health failed. She also taught Pierre Schmidt how to use the repertory.
Her accomplishments include being one of the founders of the American Foundation of Homeopath. She was a frequent contributor of articles, many of which are printed in the Homeopathic Recorder. She died on May 7, 1931.