Dr. Cyrus Maxwell Boger
(1861-1935)
Cyrus Maxwell Boger (1861 - 1935) was an American homeopath. His long career in medical practice and research resulted in contributions to scientific medical books and articles for medical journals. He is regarded as an author and physician of great eminence.
Dr. C. M. Boger graduated from the Philadelphia College of
Medicine.
He later studied at the Hahnemann Homoeopathic Medical College
in Philadelphia, from which he graduated. During his long career in medical
practice and research, Dr. Boger contributed important scientific textbooks, in
addition to his authorship of a number of articles for medical journals.
His authorship of several scientific textbooks, his analysis and
construction of a Repertory, his lively translation of several medical books
from notable German authors and his indefatigable labour for the production of
original works, like The Times of the Remedies and
Moon Phases and his Provings of Samarskite made
him universally recognized as an author and physician of great eminence.
THE
Homoeopathic Therapeutics
OF
DIPHTHERIA.
BY
C. M. BOGER, M. D.,
Member of the International Hahnemannian Association.
PREFACE.
The urgent need for a manual
giving a "bird's eye," view as it were, of the Homoeopathic Therapeutics
of Diphtheria as enunciated by our best practitioners has been the incentive leading
to this compilation.
Homoeopathic Therapeutics of Diptheria Boger
BOENNINGHAUSEN'S
Characteristics and
Repertory.
TRANSLATED, COMPILED AND AUGUMENTED
BY
C. M. BOGER, M. D.
HISTORICAL SKETCH
BOENNINGHAUSEN'S LIFE
BY
T. I^. BRADFORD, M. D.
PARKERSBURG, W. VA. 1905.
PREFACE.
IT gives me great pleasure to
be able to present the essentials of the masterpieces of Boenninghausen,
condensed into one volume, to the profession. The " THERAPEUTIC POCKET
BOOK " is easily the foremost of these; an annotated copy presented by the
author to the late Dr. Carrol Dunham later became the property of Dr. H. N. Guernsey
and is now in the possession of his son, Dr. Joseph C. Guernsey, whose courtesy
enables me to incorporate it in its entirety in the present work.
The Materia Medica part consists of the "
Characteristics," now translated as such for the first time, the "Whooping
Cough," the "Domestic Physician," therapeutic hints gleaned from
the " Aphorisms of Hippocrates," and the symptom text of the "
Intermittent Fever." For purposes of comparison the "Allied Remedies "
are added at the end of each remedy; they were the result of long years of observation
on the part of Boenninghausen and largely supplemented the " Concordances."
It has been my aim to arrange and sift the matter in a way that would avoid all
needless repetition, as well as to render the most expressive sentences as accurately
as possible, while preserving their essential meaning. The periodic homoeopathic
literature of Boenninghausen's time contains many communications from him and large
numbers of hints from this source have been incorporated in the text.
In order to enhance the value of a book intended
for ready reference, I have thought it best to add the following remedies: Aloes,
Apis, Argentum nitricum, Borax, Bromium Calcarea phosphorica, Fluoricum acidum,
Gelsemium, Glonoinum, Kali bichromicum Kreosotum, Mercurius corrosivus, Natrum sulphuricum,
Phytolacca, Podophyllum, Psorinum and Tabacum. These, in a very considerable
measure, represent the advance in our Materia Medica since Boenninghausen passed
away.
The Repertory embraces the " Pocketbook,"
the " Apsoric " and the " Antipsoric " repertories, the
" Sides of the Body," the repertory part of the " Intermittent Fever"
and of " Whooping Cough," as well as a large number of paragraphs from
the " Aphorisms of Hippocrates." Properly designated additions have
been made from the exigencies of daily practice, but no clinical symptoms have
been thus admitted.
Studies in the
Philosophy of Healing
And others writing including The Study of
Materia Medica and Taking the case
- C. M . BOGER
PREFACE
The
late Dr. C. M. Boger held a pre-eminent position among the Hahnemannian
homoeopaths of his time. He was rightly called the dean of the homoeopathic
profession. "He was a real German, as simple and natural as a child, but,
in mind and mastery of our philosophy, a giant". With this analytical mind
and vast learning, he has enriched the homoeopathic literature by his
monumental works and also by his contributions of learned articles to the
various journals of his time, including the well-know Homoeopathic Recorder.
The
present work is a compilation of his illuminating articles from the Recorder and also
those culled from his other writings and, we have no doubt, will be found to
throw a flood of light on the subtle philosophy of homoeopathy, as enunciated
by the master.
The
publishers tender their grateful thanks to the Recorder for
making available to them some of these articles and permitting their
reproduction. The publishers will deem their labours well recompensed if the
volume is warmly received, as it deserves to be, and will feel encouraged to gather
further material from the writings of Dr. Boger from incorporating in the next
edition.
17th November 1952
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
In
this edition, we have included Dr. Boger's two other interesting articles, Reason And Fact and
Points In Obstetrical
Therapeutics on the subject of Philosophy of
Healing.
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