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102 ones." This is answered by the brilliant results of the practice of the younger Dr., who graduated with honor about three years ago at the University of Berlin, the very shrine of Allopathy. Versed in all the learning of the old school, this accomplished and able young man applied himself diligently, under his father's guidance, to the study of Homœopathy, and established himself a year ago about twenty miles from Munster. It was my good fortune to meet him and hear from his own lips an account of his success. He has given generally the 200th potency, treating all sorts of cases, acute and chronic, such as usually occur in a general country practice. He has had one hundred and forty-seven cases of Typhus, which in Westphalia is a grave form of typhus cerebralis, much like the British ship fever, and very fatal. The average duration of these cases was fourteen days. He gave only the 200th, and lost of the 147 only one case. He generally repeated the dose once in twelve hours. Of Intermittent fever, he has treated sixty cases, curing all but two by the first dose.'

"Being desirous to add to my already large stock of medicines, a suite of the best European preparations, I requested Dr. to make for me the necessary inquiries, and in due time received from him a letter, from which the following is an extract:—

"'Bearing in mind your request to that effect,