3。Ihavesaid，thattoshowthetruthoftheHomoeopathicdoctrine，asannouncedbyHahnemann，itwouldbenecessarytoshow，inthethirdplace，thatremediesnevercurediseaseswhentheyarenotcapableofproducingsimilarsymptoms！Theburdenofthissomewhatcomprehensivedemonstrationlyingentirelyupontheadvocatesofthisdoctrine，itmaybelefttotheirmaturereflections。
ItenteredintomyoriginalplantotreatofthedoctrinerelatingtoPsora，oritch，——analmostinsaneconception，whichIamgladtogetridof，forthisisasubjectonedoesnotcaretohandlewithoutgloves。Iamsavedthistrouble，however，byfindingthatmanyofthedisciplesofHahnemann，thosedisciplestheverygospelofwhosefaithstandsuponhisword，makeverylightofhisauthorityonthispoint，althoughhehimselfsays，“Ithascostmetwelveyearsofstudyandresearchtotraceoutthesourceofthisincrediblenumberofchronicaffections，todiscoverthisgreattruth，whichremainedconcealedfromallmypredecessorsandcontemporaries，toestablishthebasisofitsdemonstration，andfindout，atthesametime，thecurativemedicinesthatwerefittocombatthishydrainallitsdifferentforms。“
But，inthefaceofallthis，thefollowingremarksaremadebyWolff，ofDresden，whoseessays，accordingtotheeditorofthe“HomoeopathicExaminer，““representtheopinionsofalargemajorityofHomoeopathistsinEurope。“
“ItcannotbeunknowntoanyoneatallfamiliarwithHomoeopathicliterature，thatHahnemann’sideaoftracingthelargemajorityofchronicdiseasestoactualitchhasmetwiththegreatestoppositionfromHomoeopathicphysiciansthemselves。“Andagain，“IfthePsorictheoryhasledtonoproperschism，thereasonistobefoundinthefactthatitisalmostwithoutanyinfluenceinpractice。“
WearetoldbyJahr，thatDr。Griesselich，“SurgeontotheGrandDukeofBaden，“anda“distinguished“Homoeopathist，actuallyaskedHahnemannfortheproofthatchronicdiseases，suchasdropsy，forinstance，neverarisefromanyothercausethanitch；andthat，accordingtocommonreport，thevenerablesagewashighlyincensedfortcourroucewithDr。Hartmann，ofLeipsic，another“distinguished“Homoeopathist，formaintainingthattheycertainlydidarisefromothercauses。