. The American homoeopathist . Dr. Dietrich of Kansas City said : I willgive you one sure indication for veratrum,and that is rapid pulse. In regard to coldand hot water applications, I make a dis-tinction. In very robust, strong patientsI think cold applications will do betterthan hot ; but, on the other hand, withweak patients I think hot applications willdo better than cold. I am not so fortunateas to be able to say that I never lost a caseof pneumonia, and I wish to ask anyonewho has had any experience with inebriatesin cases of pneumonia if he never lost acase. I think anybody who has had
. The American homoeopathist . Dr. Dietrich of Kansas City said : I willgive you one sure indication for veratrum,and that is rapid pulse. In regard to coldand hot water applications, I make a dis-tinction. In very robust, strong patientsI think cold applications will do betterthan hot ; but, on the other hand, withweak patients I think hot applications willdo better than cold. I am not so fortunateas to be able to say that I never lost a caseof pneumonia, and I wish to ask anyonewho has had any experience with inebriatesin cases of pneumonia if he never lost acase. I think anybody who has had alarge experience in such cases cannot sayhe has never lost a case. Of course ourremedies are very effective ; it is the besttreatment known, I think ; but I would notdiscard these applications if they did good,and if they are used judicially they willnever do any harm ; and, on the otherhand, they will keep the attendants most cases I employ applications ofsome kind. THE AMERICAN HOMEOPATHIST. 285 OUR PORTRAITS. * %. J. H. Bowers, M. D .Riceville, la. (Hahnemann Medical College, 18S5.) WHICH IS THE BEST METHOD OF TEACH-ING MATERIA MEDICA? 14. Professor Mack.—Both individualstudent and class-room students should befirst well prepared in the principles ofmedicine. Some preceptors have barelytime sufficient to direct the student in hisdaily reading ; but the teacher in the class-room may be expected to devote timenecessary for personal inquiry into con-stantly arising questions. I counsel theavoidance of dogmatizing upon question-able points. Discuss the questions withthe students, stating the pros and consbearing upon each particular point andlead the student to correct conclusions ;but let him also know that there are al-ways questions that must remain unan-swered. Dont for an instant let the stu-dent suppose that you or anyone else knows all of, for instance, Materia Medica Pura,or that your opinion, or that printed in atext-book, is necessarily final. Hunt downitem
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