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128 practised rational medicine for a time, but believing Homœopathy to be a great pecuniary improvement, have adopted it. Some of these men have respectable medical libraries, without which no one can be a safe practitioner; and should they ever shake off the dream of Homœopathy, might again become useful physicians.

But there is another class who know nothing but Homœopathy, and have had no opportunities for learning anything else. These are the genuine Simon Pures—their minds are as destitute of correct medical knowledge as their doses of sugar are of medicinal power. If you look into the office of one of this class, you will behold a gorgeous pyramid glistening with tiny vials, all apparently filled with potent attenuations. Dazzled by the glowing galaxy, you might be ready to conclude that the proprietor of all this must possess immense knowledge and skill. But we will not stop now to examine the contents of this medical arsenal, but pass on to examine the library—and what shall we find there? In some instances one or two manuals of homœopathic practice will comprise the whole. But if