CHAPTER XXII. 



VETERINARY HOMCEOPATHY. 



The homcbopathic treatment of disease is based on the 

 discovery of Hahnemann, and its fundamental principle is : 



" In order to cure a disease, select such a remedy as is 

 capable of producing a similar malady in a healthy person, 

 and of such a remedy prescribe only a small dose." 



Without any discussion as to the truth of this theory, 

 there is a sufficient reason for the preparation of this chap- 

 ter, in the fact that a large and intelligent class of persons 

 prefer this system of practice, and there can be no doubt 

 that it is as well adapted to the diseases of animals as to 

 those of the human family. 



The practice of "Veterinary Homceopathy has been popu- 

 larized by several valuable works, to two of which we are 

 much indebted in the compilation of this chapter — " The 

 New Manual of Veterinary Homoeopathic Medicine," by J. 

 C. Schoefer, translated by Ch. J. Hempel, M. D., and " The 

 Hand Book of Veterinary HomoBopathy," by John Rush, — 

 published by Wm. Radde, N. Y. The reader is referred 

 to these works for the treatment of complicated cases. 



The remedies used in homoeopathic treatment should be 

 prepared with the greatest care, and are usually in the 

 form of liquid solutions. They can be purchased at pres- 

 ent only at certain places in large towns ; but as they may 

 be kept for a very long time, and are not expensive, and 



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