century ago, it could not
have had any reference to Hahnemann. But although not the slightest
sign of discrimination is visible in his quotations,--although for him
a handful of chaff from Schenck is all the same thing as a measure of
wheat from Morgagni,--there is a formidable display of authorities, and
an abundant proof of ingenious researches to be found in each of
the great works of Hahnemann with which I am familiar. [Some painful
surmises might arise as to the erudition of Hahnemann's English
Translator, who makes two individuals of "Zacutus, Lucitanus," as
well as respecting that of the conductors of an American Homoeopathic
periodical, who suffer the name of the world-renowned Cardanus to be
spelt Cardamus in at least three places, were not this gross ignorance
of course attributable only to the printer.]

It is stated by Dr. Leo-Wolf, that Professor Joerg, of Leipsic, has
proved many of Hahnemann's quotations from old authors to be adulterate
and false. What particular instances he has pointed out I have no means
of learning. And it is probably wholly impossible on this side of the
Atlantic, and even in most of the public libraries of Europe, to
find anything more than a small fraction of the innumerable obscure
publications which the neglect of grocers and trunkmakers has spared
to be ransacked by the all-devouring genius of Homoeopathy. I have
endeavored to verify such passages as my own library afforded me the
means of doing. For some I have looked in vain, for want, as I am
willing to believe, of more exact references. But this I am able to
affirm, that, out of the very small number which I have been able, to
trace back to their original authors, I have found two to be wrongly
quoted, one of them being a gross misrepresentation.

The first is from the ancient Roman author, Caelius Aurelianus;
the second from the venerable folio of Forestus. Hahnemann uses the
following expressions,--if he is not misrepresented in the English
Translation of the 'Organon': "Asclepiades on one occasion cured an
inflammation of the brain by administering a small quantity of wine."
After correcting the erroneous reference of the Translator, I can find
no such case alluded to in the chapter. But Caelius Aurelianus mentions
two modes of treatment employed by Asclepiades, into both of which the
use of wine entered, as being "in the highest degree irrational and
dangerous." [Caelius Aurel. De Morb. Acut. et Chron. lib. I. cap. xv