American journal of pharmacy . medicine that will do the work. It is not the use, but the abuse of harsh remedies-which they oppose. For example, they found that calomel was being used toan undue extent, and in its stead suggested the use of podophyllum and othermore kindly medicines. In this connection it is of interest to state that the most persistent effortshave been constantly made by eclectics to develop the American materiamedica. They have given preference to American productions when possible,and have faithfully and systematically studied our indigenous remedies, givingthe result to t
American journal of pharmacy . medicine that will do the work. It is not the use, but the abuse of harsh remedies-which they oppose. For example, they found that calomel was being used toan undue extent, and in its stead suggested the use of podophyllum and othermore kindly medicines. In this connection it is of interest to state that the most persistent effortshave been constantly made by eclectics to develop the American materiamedica. They have given preference to American productions when possible,and have faithfully and systematically studied our indigenous remedies, givingthe result to the world of medicine. At the present time there are probably 10,000 practising physicians belongingto the eclectic school, and probably 100,000 belonging to the regular school,while Thomsonianism, as such, no longer exists,, the name having been changedto physio-medical. Further commenting on the principles of the eclectic school, Professor Lloydsaid that eclectics aimed to be very liberal, but that their cause had suffered on. this very account ; that it had been injured by quacks who called themselves-eclectics, a quack being, according to his definition, a man who pretends tocure incurable diseases. He said that the code of ethics of eclectics is thegolden rule. They claim that any one needing the physicians help should re-ceive it. Finally the speaker said that the regulars and eclectics are not as friendly asthey might be, but kindlier than they have been. He believed that there is-room enough for all to work along various lines of research and for humanit)\The prominent schools of medicine, the homeopathic, the regular and the eclec-tic, are growing to recognize the merits of each other and to let the bad go by. Professor Remington said that he had listened with a great deal of interest tothe address, and that he certainly believed, as the speaker said, that as we growolder we become more tolerant, and that all schools are becoming more liberal. Dr. C. B. Lowe said that P
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