Punch,  47 (1864), 132.

Triumph of Homeopathy

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Subjects:

Homeopathy, Medical Treatment, Disease, Death


    Discusses news of Adolf, Freiherr von Willisen, 'Prussian Minister at Rome', who died of '"perniciosa" fever', 'a sort of ague caused by malaria'. Punch regards this as a victory for homeopathy because Von Willisen's physician was a homeopath who, instead of treating his patient with 'large doses' of quinine, 'physicked' him with 'globules', and thus caused him to die.



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