-Caveat Lector-
Homoeopathy, as any one with above room temperature I.Q. could discover in
about twenty minutes on the Internet, enjoys great popularity in the U.K.,
India, South America, and to lesser extent- the U.S. (due to greater
repression, including apparently- the efforts of Encyclopedia Britannica)
This is not due to mere ignorance.
This is evidence of a purposeful attempt to discredit homoeopathy.
It is COMMON KNOWLEDGE that Britain's royal family favors homoeopathic
treatment for themselves, I guess it is up to the Encyclopedia Britannica to
see to it that such effective alternatives to poisonous petrochemical
pharmaceutical "medicine" are kept from the "COMMONERS?!"
Is Encyclopedia Britannica merely a tool of propaganists and con-men?
If the editor/writer of the little hit piece that Encyclopedia Britannica
published had spent a moment or two browsing the Internet world wide web
links that they themselves PROVIDED... they should have been able to come up
with something more closely resembling reality - instead of what they
published-
what a shame.... apparently we need to count Encyclopedia Britannica as a
source of DIS-information, mere political spin instead of balanced truthful,
factual reporting.
Who OWNS Encyclopedia Britannica?
Has anyone noticed a widespread pattern of misrepresentation in Encyclopedia
Britannica?
Check it out- read Encyclopedia Britannica's entry on several items that you
think are important and susceptible to elitist political DIS-information
propaganda, and let's collate the results!
http://www.eb.com/
If Encyclopedia Britannica is merely a propaganda and disinformation organ,
we should spread the word... the Internet is a great communication tool
(good for RESEARCH too, in case anyone is writing and Encyclopedia...)
Dave Hartley
http://www.Asheville-Computer.com
http://www.ioa.com/~davehart
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger C Barr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 7:25 AM
To: onlineclass
Subject: Homeo Hit Piece
What follows is Encyclopedia Brittanica's entire article on homeopathy.
You may express your feelings by contacting the editor of EB at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On the plus side they do provide a lot of internet links.
homeopathy,
also spelled HOMOEOPATHY, a system of therapeutics, notably popular in the
19th century, which was founded on the stated principle that "like cures
like," similia similibus curantur, and which prescribed for patients drugs
or other treatments that would produce in healthy persons symptoms of the
diseases being treated.
This system of therapeutics based upon the "law of similars" was introduced
in 1796 by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann (q.v.). He claimed that a
large dose of quinine, which had been widely used for the successful
treatment of malaria, produced in him effects similar to the symptoms of
malaria patients. He thus concluded that all diseases were best treated by
drugs that produced in healthy persons effects similar to the symptoms of
those diseases. He also undertook experiments with a variety of drugs in an
effort to prove this. Hahnemann believed that large doses of drugs
aggravate illness and that the efficacy of medicines thus increases with
dilution. Accordingly, most homeopathists believed in the action of minute
doses of medicine.
To many patients and some physicians, homeopathy was a mild, welcome
alternative to bleeding, purging, polypharmacy, and other heavy-handed
therapies of the day. In the 20th century, however, homeopathy has been
viewed with little favour and has been criticized for focusing on the
symptoms rather than on the underlying causes of disease. Homeopathy still
has some adherents, and there are a number of national and international
societies, including the International Homoeopathic Medical League,
headquartered in Bloemendaal, Neth.
Related Internet Links:
Homeopathy Home Page
Shirley's Wellness Cafe
National Center for Homeopathy
HomeoVia
Welcome to Homoeopathy...the 21st Century Medicine
Mother Nature's General Store
Copyright 1994-1999 Encyclop�dia Britannica
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