The Life and Letters
of Dr Samuel Hahnemann
By Thomas Lindsley Bradford,
M.D.
Presented by Dr Robert Séror
Preface.
Chapter 1: Meissen, the capital of Misnia. – The porcelain factory. – The
house where Hahnemann was born.
Chapter 2: Story of the earlier days of Hahnemann, told by himself. –
School life. – Leipsic. – Vienna.
Chapter 3: Autobiography, continued – Baron von Bruckenthal – First years
as a physician.
Chapter 4: School Days – Thinking Lessons – The Lamp of Clay – Hahnemann
to be a grocer.
Chapter 5: Life at Leipsic and Vienna – Poem to Professor Zeune.
Chapter 6: Life at Hermanstadt – Graduation at Erlangen – Return to Saxony
– Dessau.
Chapter 7: Marriage – Life at Gommern – Uncertainty – First Original Work.
Chapter 8: Dissatisfaction with mode of practice – Letter to Hufeland –
Hufeland on homoeopathy – Medical anarchy of the time.
Chapter 9: Gommern – Life at Dresden – Literary work – The wine test –
Slumber song.
Chapter 10: Life at Dresden – Original writings – Chemical discoveries –
Soluble mercury – Departure for Leipsic.
Chapter 11: Beloved Leipsic – Cullen’s Materia Medica – First experiments
with Peruvian bark – First provings upon the healthy.
Chapter 12: Poverty – Continued literary labors – Powers of Peruvian bark
– Faith in God’s goodness.
Chapter 13: Further experiments – Insanity of Klockenbrlng – Asylum at
Georgenthal – Gentle Methods with the Insane.
Chapter 14: Molschleben – Letters to a Patient – Pyrmont – Wolfenbuttel –
Konigslutter.
Chapter 15: First essay on the curative power of drugs – Hufeland’s
Journal – Enmity of Konigslutter physicians.
Chapter 16: Letter to patient on cheerful methods of life.
Chapter 17: Epidemic of scarlatina – Departure from Konigslutter –
Accident on the journey – Complaint to the public – Belladonna in
Scarlatina – Altona-Medical liberality of the nineteenth century.
Chapter 18: Curious Preface To Thesaurus Medicaminum – Alkali Pneum –
Mollen – Eilenburg – Machern – Dessau – Torgau.
Chapter 19: Essay on coffee – Medicine of experience – Denial of a false
report about scarlatina – Aesculapius in the balance.
Chapter 20: First collection of provings – The last translation – Medicine
of experience – The Organon – Attacks upon its teachings.
Chapter 21: Removal to Leipsic – Letters from Sister Charlotte – Wish to
establish a school of Homoeopathy – Dissertation on Hellebore – Allopathic
praise – Lectures commenced.
Chapter 22: Correspondence with Robbi – Proving remedies – Hahnemann to
Stapf, on proving – Hartmann’s story of Hahnemann’s life at Leipsic –
Hahnemann’s students.
Chapter 23: Hartmann’s story continued – Methods of proving – Hahnemann’s
domestic life – Methods of prescribing.
Chapter 24: Von Brunnow’ s story – Hahnemann’s appearance – Mode of life
at his house – Prince Schwartzenberg.
Chapter 25: Hahnemann’s opinion of allopathy – New persecutions – Appeal
to the courts – The Leipsic apothecaries – Treatment of Field Marshal
Schwartzenberg and his death.
Chapter 26: Persecution of Dr Franz – Hahnemann’s wish for peace – Letter
to Dr. Billic – Accusation against Hartmann – Invitation to Coethen –
Letter to Stapf – Reasons for leaving Leipsic – Dr. A. J. Haynel.
Chapter 27: Act granting permission to practice homeopathy in Coethen –
Permission granted Dr. Mossdorf to act as Hahnemann’s assistant – Letter
to Stapf.
Chapter 28: Literary work – Editions of the “Organon” – Founding
of the “Archiv” – Prefaces to the “Materia Medica
Pura”.
Chapter 29: Hahnemann’s great and varied knowledge – Reimarus fragments
– Paper on chemistry – Advice to Stapf – Death of Caspari.
Chapter 30: Total demolition of homoeopathy by the allopathic – physicians
– Hahnemann’s answers.
Chapter 31: Public trials of Homoeopathy – Hering’s conversion – Letters
to Hering – Accuracy of Hahnemann – His faith in the spread of Homeopathy.
Chapter 32: Theory of chronic diseases – Letter to Baumgartner.
Chapter 33: Chronic diseases continued – Psora a cause of disease – The
itch theory – Dr. Raue on the itch theory.
Chapter 34: Letters to Stapf on the “Chronic Diseases.” –
Vaccination theory.
Chapter 35: Existence of the itch insect known to Hahnemann – Letter on
birthday to Stapf.
Chapter 36: First method of preparing homoeopathic medicine – First pocket
cases – Korsakoff on the use of class vials – Hahnemann’s opinion
regarding the practice of medicine – Letter to Dr. Eberhardt.
Chapter 37: Fiftieth fest-jubilee – Letters to Rummel – Hahnemann’s
portraits.
Chapter 38: Celebration of the fiftieth fest-jubilee at Coethen – Letter
from Hahnemann concerning it – Foundation of first Homoeopathic Society.
Chapter 39: Letters to Hering, Rummel and Stapf.
Chapter 40: Hahnemann and the Vis Medicatrix Naturae.
Chapter 41: Death of frau dr. Hahnemann – Family life described – Letter
to Stapf on the subject of the last illness.
Chapter 42: French biography of Hahnemann – True pictures from the life of
frau Hahnemann.
Chapter 43: True Pictures Continued.
Chapter 44: “True Pictures” Concluded – Albrecht upon the matter
– Hahnemann’s letter to Elise.
Chapter 45: Cure of Dr. Aegidi.
Chapter 46: Report of cases by Hahnemann – Essay on phthisis – Pitch
plaster recommended by Hahnemann.
Chapter 47: Right of the physician to be well paid – Allopathy –
Censorship of the press.
Chapter 48: Cholera in 1831-32 – Hahnemann’s opinion of bleeding –
Homoeopathic treatment of cholera.
Chapter 49: Hahnemann’s advice for treatment of cholera.
Chapter 50: Dr. Quin’s attack of cholera – Legal hindrances to
homoeopathy.
Chapter 51: Letters to Schweikert.
Chapter 52: Letters to Schweikert, (continued) – Hahnemann’s opinion of
spinal braces.
Chapter 53: Death of Duke Ferdinand – Hahnemann’s letter to Duke Henry –
Letter to Aegidi.
Chapter 54: Life at Coethen – Dr. Peschiers’s visit – Homoeopathy in
America – Letter to Trinius – Wanted, a Homoeopathist.
Chapter 55: Dr. Griesslich’s visit to Coethen – Letter to Dr Gertstel.
Chapter 56: History of Leipsic Homoeopathic Hospital – Letters to Muller.
Chapter 57: Muller’s account of the Hospital – Letter to the
half-homoeopathists of Leipsic.
Chapter 58: Discussion in the daily papers – Intolerance of Hahnemann –
Letter from Hahnemann to Hering – Hahnemann to Stapf.
Chapter 59: Purchase of the Hospital – The opening – Installation of Dr.
Schwerkert – Hahnemann’s letter – Fickel.
Chapter 60: Illness of Hahnemann – Celebration of 1833 – Letters to
Straube – American diploma.
Chapter 61: Condition of homoeopathy in 1834 – Letter and diploma from the
Gallican society – Hahnemann visits the Leipzig hospital – Denunciation of
household adviser – Sixth meeting of central union – Last festal day in
Germany – Last appeal for the hospital.
Chapter 62: Mlle d’ Hervilly – Second Marriage – Romantic Stories About
The Bride.
Chapter 63: Newspaper wit – Isensee’s statement about the marriage.
Chapter 64: Dr. Puhlmann’s account of Hahnemann’s daughters.
Chapter 65: Hahnemann’s will.
Chapter 66: Departure for Paris – Letter by Dr. Peschier – Permission to
practize granted – Honors from Gallican Homoeopathic Society – Address of
Hahnemann – Kretzschmar on a union of homoeopathy and allopathy –
Hahnemann’s answer.
Chapter 67: Practice in Paris – Red-letter fête days – Treatment of the
Duke of Anglesey – Presentation of medal by French physicians.
Chapter 68: Dr. Detwiller’s visit to Hahnemann – Hahnemann to Dr.
Hering.
Chapter 69: Life in Paris – Story told by a former patient of Hahnemann –
Correspondence between Dr. Balogh and the Hahnemanns.
Chapter 70: Hahnemann to Dr. Hennicke – Eighty-Third Birthday Fete –
Hahnemann to Stapf.
Chapter 71: Helen Berkley – Mrs. Mowatt’s visit to Hahnemann.
Chapter 72: Helen Berkley’s story continued (alias Mrs Mowatt).
Chapter 73: A cure by Hahnemann – His preface to Arsenicum – Sixtieth
anniversary of graduation – Rules of French Homoeopathic College –
Homoeopathy in Paris.
Chapter 74: Pleasant home life – Correspondence with his daughters.
Chapter 75: Eighty-fifth birthday – Cure of the child of Legouvé.
Chapter 76: Epic poem on homoeopathy – Dr. Hull’s visit to Hahnemann –
Letter to Dr. Schreeter – Eighty-Sixth Birthday.
Chapter 77: Hahnemann’s modesty concerning an honorary tablet – Last
illness and death.
Chapter 78: Burial of Hahnemann – Meetings of respect – Translations of
Rummel’s poem.
Chapter 79: Personality – Lessons from his life – Birthplace – Personal
traits – Examination of a student.
Chapter 80: Property – Happiness In Paris – The old home at Coethen –
Habits of life – Religious faith.
Chapter 81: Relations to his patients – Mode of life – His religious views
– Vigor in old age.
Chapter 82: The posology of Hahnemann.
Chapter 83: Posology continued.
Chapter 84: Posology continued.
Chapter 85: Posology Concluded.
Chapter 86: Trial of Madame Hahnemann for practicing illegally – Visit of
Dr. L. T. Talbot.
Chapter 87: Letter to Dr. Nichols, regarding Madame Hahnemann, by a former
patient – Visit of Dr. Neidhard.
Chapter 88: Rival editions of the “Organon”- By Lutze –
Süss-Hahnemann – Madame Hahnemann – Opinions of the profession.
Chapter 89: The rival “Organons” Continued – Letters by Madame
Hahnemann.
Chapter 90: The “Organon” continued – Dr. Bayes’s offer for
the MSS – Correspondence between Madame Hahnemann and Dr. T. P. Wilson.
Chapter 91: Death of Madame Hahnemann – Madame Boenninghausen to Dr. T. P.
Wilson – Visit of Dr. J. A. Campbell to Madame Boenninghausen – Letter to
Dr Campbell.
Chapter 92: Letters from madame Boenninghausen – Meeting of homeopathic
physicians.
Hahnemann’s family.
Bibliography.
Numérisation,
reconnaissance et vérification. Restructuration. Valorisation colorée.
Dénomination des paragraphes. Illustrations, indexation et
réactualisation.
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Robert Séror 2002
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