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ANOTHER CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.

WE see it stated, in various journals, that Dr. Churchill, of Paris, has discovered another certain cure for consumption; and the announcement has excited a good deal of interest in the minds of several consumptives of our acquaintance. The doctor supposes that the deposit of tubercle is owing to a deficiency in the quantity of free phosphorus in the system, and he therefore proposes to cure the disease by the exhibition of large doses of hypophosphite of lime, or of soda

It does not seem to have occurred to Dr. Churchill-or, at least, to those who endorse his claims-that, if there is a deficiency of phosphorus in, the system, it must be in consequence of a lack of power to assimilate that element-as it will not be denied that thousands remain free from consumption who have enjoyed no larger supply of phosphorus than have those who suffer from the disease. And, certainly, if the organism refuses to assimilate the phosphorus presented in the food, it must be of vast benefit to present a larger amount!

However, as cod-liver oil is now fast following in the track of tar water, tar beer, naphtha, digitalis, and iodide of potassium, we shall not be at all surprised to see this new nostrum take its turn, and become the universal rage, for a longer or shorter period.

When will it be understood that we must direct our efforts to the vital powers, and enable the system to retain and make a proper use of the quantity (however small) of any element which Nature has provided in our food, before any benefit can be derived from an increased supply.


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Source: The AMERICAN HOMOEOPATHIC REVIEW Vol. 01 No. 01, 1858, pages 14-15
Description: Another “cure” for consumption.
Author: AHomeo01
Year: 1858
Editing: errors only; interlinks; formatting
Attribution: Legatum Homeopathicum
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