The　greatest　reliance　of　the　advocates　of　Homoeopathy　is　of　course　on　Germany。　　We　know　very　little　of　its　medical　schools；　its　medical　doctrines；　or　its　medical　men；　compared　with　those　of　England　and　France。　　And；　therefore；　when　an　intelligent　traveller　gives　a　direct　account　from　personal　inspection　of　the　miserable　condition　of　the　Homoeopathic　hospital　at　Leipsic；　the　first　established　in　Europe；　and　the　first　on　the　list　of　the　ever…memorable　Manifesto；　it　is　easy　enough　answer　or　elude　the　fact　by　citing　various　hard　names　of　〃distinguished　〃　practitioners；　which　sound　just　as　well　to　the　uninformed　public　as　if　they　were　Meckel；　or　Tiedemann；　or　Langenbeck。　　Dr。　Leo…Wolf；　who；　to　be　sure；　is　opposed　to　Homoeopathy；　but　who　is　a　scholar；　and　ought　to　know　something　of　his　own　countrymen；　assures　us　that　〃Dr。　Kopp　is　the　only　German　Homoeopathist；　if　we　can　call　him　so；　who　has　been　distinguished　as　an　author　and　practitioner　before　he　examined　this　method。〃　　And　Dr。　Lee；　the　same　gentleman　in　whose　travels　the　paragraph　relating　to　the　Leipsic　Hospital　is　to　be　found；　says　the　same　thing。　　And　I　will　cheerfully　expose　myself　to　any　impertinent　remark　which　it　might　suggest；　to　assure　my　audience　that　I　never　heard　or　saw　one　authentic　Homoeopathic　name　of　any　country　in　Europe；　which　I　had　ever　heard　mentioned　before　as　connected　with　medical　science　by　a　single　word　or　deed　sufficient　to　make　it　in　any　degree　familiar　to　my　ears；　unless　Arnold　of　Heidelberg　is　the　anatomist　who　discovered　a　little　nervous　centre；　called　the　otic　ganglion。　　But　you　need　ask　no　better　proof　of　who　and　what　the　German　adherents　of　this　doctrine　must　be；　than　the　testimony　of　a　German　Homoeopathist　as　to　the　wretched　character　of　the　works　they　manufacture　to　enforce　its　claims。
  As　for　the　act　of　this　or　that　government　tolerating　or　encouraging　Homoeopathy；　every　person　of　common　intelligence　knows　that　it　is　a　mere　form　granted　or　denied　according　to　the　general　principles　of　policy　adopted　in　different　states；　or　the　degree　of　influence　which　some　few　persons　who　have　adopted　it　may　happen　to　have　at　court。　What　may　be　the　value　of　certain　pompous　titles　with　which　many　of　the　advocates　of　Homoeopathy　are　honored；　it　might　be　disrespectful　to　question。　　But　in　the　mean　time　the　judicious　inquirer　may　ponder　over　an　extract　which　I　translate　from　a　paper　relating　to　a　personage　well　known　to　the　community　as　Williams　the　Oculist；　with　whom　I　had　the　honor　of　crossing　the　Atlantic　some　years　since；　and　who　himself　handed　me　two　copies　of　the　paper　in　question。
  〃To　say　that　he　was　oculist　of　Louis　XVIII。　　and　of　Charles　X。；　and　that　he　now　enjoys　the　same　title　with　respect　to　His　Majesty；　Louis　Philippe；　and　the　King　of　the　Belgians；　is　unquestionably　to　say　a　great　deal；　and　yet　it　is　one　of　the　least　of　his　titles　to　public　confidence。　　His　reputation　rests　upon　a　basis　more　substantial　even　than　the　numerous　diplomas　with　which　he　is　provided；　than　the　membership　of　the　different　medical　societies　which　have　chosen　him　as　their　associate；〃　etc。；　etc。
  And　as　to　one　more　point；　it　is　time　that　the　public　should　fully　understand　that　the　common　method　of　supporting　barefaced　imposture　at　the　present　day；　both　in　Europe　and　in　this　country；　consists　in　trumping　up　〃Dispensaries；〃　〃　Colleges　of　Health；〃　and　other　advertising　charitable　clap…traps；　which　use　the　poor　as　decoy…ducks　for　the　rich；　and　the　proprietors　of　which　have　a　strong　predilection　for　the　title　of　〃Professor。〃　　These　names；　therefore；　have　come　to　be　of　little　or　no　value　as　evidence　of　the　good　character；　still　less　of　the　high　pretensions　of　those　who　invoke　their　authority。　Nor　does　it　follow；　even　when　a　chair　is　founded　in　connection　with　a　well…known　institution；　that　it　has　either　a　salary　or　an　occupant；　so　that　it　may　be；　and　probably　is；　a　mere　harmless　piece　of　toleration　on　the　part　of　the　government　if　a　Professorship　of　Homoeopathy　is　really　in　existence　at　Jena　or　Heidelberg。　　And　finally；　in　order　to　correct　the　error　of　any　who　might　suppose　that　the　whole　Medical　Profession　of　Germany　has　long　since　fallen　into　the　delusions　of　Hahnemann；　I　will　quote　two　lines　which　a　celebrated　anatomist　and　surgeon　（whose　name　will　occur　again　in　this　lecture　in　connection　with　a　very　pleasing　letter）　addressed　to　the　French　Academy　of　Medicine　in　1835。　　〃I　happened　to　be　in　Germany　some　months　since；　at　a　meeting　of　nearly　six　hundred　physicians；　one　of　them　wished　to　bring　up　the　question　of　Homoeopathy；　they　would　not　even　listen　to　him。〃　　This　may　have　been　very　impolite　and　bigoted；　but　that　is　not　precisely　the　point　in　reference　to　which　I　mention　the　circumstance。
  But　if　we　cannot　easily　get　at　Germany；　we　can　very　easily　obtain　exact　information　from　France　and　England。　　I　took　the　trouble　to　write　some　months　ago　to　two　friends　in　Paris；　in　whom　I　could　place　confidence；　for　information　upon　the　subject。　　One　of　them　answered　briefly　to　the　effect　that　nothing　was　said　about　it。　　When　the　late　Curator　of　the　Lowell　Institute；　at　his　request；　asked　about　the　works　upon　the　subject；　he　was　told　that　they　had　remained　a　long　time　on　the　shelves　quite　unsalable；　and　never　spoken　of。
  The　other　gentleman；　＇〃Dr。　Henry　T。　　Bigelow；　now　Professor　of　Surgery　in　Harvard　University。＇　whose　name　is　well　known　to　my　audience；　and　who　needs　no　commendation　of　mine；　had　the　kindness　to　procure　for　me　many　publications　upon　the　subject；　and　some　information　which　sets　the　whole　matter　at　rest；　so　far　as　Paris　is　concerned。　　He　went　directly　to　the　Baillieres；　the　principal　and　almost　the　only　publishers　of　all　the　Homoeopathic　books　and　journals　in　that　city。　　The　following　facts　were　taken　by　him　from　the　account…books　of　this　publishing　firm。　　Four　Homoeopathic　Journals　have　been　published　in　Paris；　three　of　them　by　the　Baillieres。
  The　reception　they　met　with　may　be　judged　of　by　showing　the　number　of　subscribers　to　each　on　the　books　of　the　publishing　firm。
  A　Review　published　by　some　other　house；　which　lasted　one　year；　and　had　about　fifty　subscribers；　appeared　in　1834；　1835。
  There　were　only　four　Journals　of　Homoeopathy　ever　published　in　Paris。　The　Baillieres　informed　my　correspondent　that　the　sale　of　Homoeopathic　books　was　much　less　than　formerly；　and　that　consequently　they　should　undertake　to　publish　no　new　books　upon　the　subject；　except　those　of　Jahr　or　Hahnemann。　　〃This　man；〃　says　my　correspondent；referring　to　one　of　the　brothers；〃the　publisher　and　headquarters　of　Homoeopathy　in　Paris；　informs　me　that　it　is　going　down　in　England　and　Germany　as　well　as　in　Paris。〃　　For　all　the　facts　he　had　stated　he　pledged　himself　as　responsible。
  Homoeopathy　was　in　its　prime　in　Paris；　he　said；　in　1836　and　1837；　and　since　then　has　been　going　down。
  Louis　told　my　correspondent　that　no　person　of　distinction　in　Paris　had　embraced　Homoeopathy；　and　that　it　was　declining。　　If　you　ask　who　Louis　is；　I　refer　you　to　the　well…known　Homoeopathist；　Peschier　of　Geneva；　who　says；　addressing　him；　〃I　respect　no　one　more　than　yourself；　the　feeling　which　guides　your　researches；　your　labors；　and　your　pen；　is　so　honorable　and　rare；　that　I　could　not　but　bow　down　before　it；　and　I　own；　if　there　were　any　allopathist　who　inspired　me　with　higher　veneration；　it　would　be　him　and　not　yourself　whom　I　should　address。〃
  Among　the　names　of　〃Distinguished　Homoeopathists；〃　however；　displayed　in　imposing　columns；　in　the　index　of　the　〃Homoeopathic　Examiner；〃　are　those　of　MARJOLIN；　AMUSSAT；　and　BRESCHET；　names　well　known　to　the　world　of　science；　and　the　last　of　them　identified　with　some　of　the　most　valuable　contributions　which　anatomical　knowledge　has　received　since　the　commencement　of　the　present　century。　　One　Dr。　Chrysaora；　who　stands　sponsor　for　many　facts　in　that　Journal；　makes　the　following　statement　among　the　rest：　〃Professors；　who　are　esteemed　among　the　most　distinguished　of　the　Faculty　（Faculty　de　Medicine）；　both　as　to　knowledge　and　reputation；　have　openly　confessed　the　power　of　Homoeopathia　in　forms　of　disease　where　the　ordinary　method　of　practice　proved　totally　insufficient。　　It　affords　me　the　highest　pleasure　to　select　from　among　these　gentlemen；　Marjolin；　Amussat；　and　Breschet。〃
  Here　is　a　literal　translation　of　an　original　letter；　now　in　my　possession；　from　one　of　these　Homoeopathists　to　my　correspondent：
  〃DEAR　SIR；　AND　RESPECTED　PROFESSIONAL　BROTHER：
  〃You　have　had　the　kindness　to　inform　me　in　your　letter　that　a　new　American　Journal；　the　'New　World；'　　has　made　use　of　my　name　in　support　of　the　pretended　Homoeopathic　doctrines；　and　that　I　am　represented　as　one　of　the　warmest　partisans　of　Homoeopathy　in　France。
  〃I　am　vastly　surprised　at　the　reputation　manufactured　for　me　upon　the　new　continent；　but　I　am　obliged；　in　deference　to　truth；　to　reject　it　with　my　whole　energy。　　I　spurn　far　from　me　everything　which　relates　to　that　charlatanism　called　Homoeopathy；　for　these　pretended　doctrines　cannot　endure　the　scrutiny　of　wise　and　enlightened　persons；　who　are　guided　by　honorable　sentiments　in　the　practice　of　the　noblest　of　arts。
  〃PARIS；　3d　November；　1841：〃
  I　am；　etc。；　etc。；
  〃G。　BRESCHET；
  〃Professor　in　the　Faculty　of　Medicine；　Member　of　the　Institute；　Surgeon　of　Hotel　Dieu；　and　Consu