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Thursday began early again with another tutorial led by Dr. Jack. Then case reports from general practice were given by Drs. Deacon, Mackellar, C. D. Johnson and B. S. Rose and this was followed by Dr. Askew who spoke on the Visceral Manifestations of Rheumatism. After coffee Dr. R. D. Calcott lectured on Rheumatic Eye Problems and Dr. R. A. F. Jack gave his useful talk on Seasonal Remedies. After lunch there was a visit to Nelson's Pharmacy for the new doctors and for the others, a tutorial held in the Nurses' Home. After tea the Faculty Lecture was delivered by Dr. C. P. Maher-Loughnan, Consultant Physician at Colindale Chest Hospital. He spoke on The Use of Autohypnoses in Psychosomatic Complaints and aroused a lot of interested discussion after- wards. The day ended with the dinner at the Bedford Hotel which was enjoyed by all.

On Friday morning Dr. Askew held a group for the purpose of disussing books to read and cassettes to listen to and then after the break for coffee Dr. J. M. English gave a lecture on Research Topics in General Practice. This came as a follow-up to the lecture he delivered during the last intensive course in February and he spoke of the progress that had been made with the pilot study he had initiated soon afterwards. He gave some of the statistics arrived at and put forward the various problems that he had met with in this first attempt to enlist the help of GPs in research work. Again he stressed the seasons why he felt it to be important for all those involved in Homceopathy to become more interested in research work. After lunch a coach was arranged to take those attending the course on a visit to the Chelsea Physic Garden. On arrival the Curator of the Garden, Mr. A. P. Paterson, gave a short welcom- ing introduction and then everyone was free to wander at there will, to study the plants in the garden and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.

I t came as a most satisfying end to what has been an extremely successful short intensive course. Approximately 65 doctors attended the course, the majority being new to Homceopathy, and there was a great deal of interest shown in the Library, resulting in record sales for both books and cassettes of recorded lectures.

M . O .C .

Book reviews Petite Histoire de l'Organon et de ses Metamorphoses. By Dr. J. Baur (Lyon). Pp. 80. Publisher and price not stated.

Dr. Pierre Schmidt, in his foreword, congratulates Dr. Baur on his detailed study of the seminal book on Homceopathy. In complimenting the author, our Genevan colleague recommends this work as a valuable study for every homceo- pathic doctor.

In the first part, Jacques Baur lists the European editions, beginning natural- ly with the German editions, and recounts the wartime difficulties in 1866 and 1870 of publishing in France a German edition of Hahnemann's 6th Edition, not to speak of the financial demands of Madame Melanie, Hahnemann's widow. The last edition in modern German is by Dr. Hoehstetter of Chile in 1974.

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The other European translations are recorded, preceded by a short note on the introduction of Homceopathy in each country. 3 in Belgium, 1 in Denmark, 6 in Spain; 9 in France, the latest in 1952 by Pierre Schmidt; 4 in Great Britain, the first in Ireland in 1833, the latest 80 years later by Charles Wheeler; 1 in Holland, 1 in Hungary, 6 in I taly, 1 in Polish, 1 in Swedish, 3 in Russian.

A second section deals with the Organon in the New World; 1 in the Argentine, 2 in Brazil, 2 in Chile, 3 in Mexico, 19 in the USA.

A third section deals with Asian editions of the Organon; in India 9 editions in English, 21 versions in Bengali, 9 versions in Hindi, 1 translation in Oriya, 1 version in Urdu.

Altogether 115 editions in 18 different countries in 16 different languages, a witness to the t ruth tha t for more than 160 years the work has always found, from generation to generation, men who have consecrated their lives to its propagation. Dr. Baur lists some distinguished names, professors, members of Academies, court physicians and men of affairs who have studied, practised and supported Homceopathy; in a splendid peroration Jacques Baur writes tha t Homceopathy has conquered space, t r iumphed over time, always preceded by her messenger, The Organon.

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Les Cahiers de Biothdrapie is the journal of the Soci6t~ M6dicale de Bioth6rapie which was founded in 1901. The 45th issue contains some interesting articles and features.

Dr. O. A. Julian (Paris) writes on the Biotherapy of Thyroid Disorders, and includes descriptions of twenty-nine remedies which may be indicated in these conditions.

Dr. Max Tetau (Paris) discusses the prevention and t reatment of Athero- sclerosis, and states tha t his basic method in I-Iom(eotherapy based on the strict application of the law of similars, but that Organotherapy, Phyto- therapy, Gcmmotherapy and Lithotherapy are indispensable complementary methods.

Dr. Pierre Richand (Paris) writing on Homceopathy and Pain includes a discussion of the fourteen prostaglandins which occur naturally in man, and gives lists of homceopathic remedies for the four main classes of pain; infectious and inflammatory, nervous and spasmodic, congestive, toxic and degenerative.

Dr. Claude Bergeret writes on Errors and Aggravations, and he discusses amongst other things the mechanism of aggravations.

There are reports of the activities of the Society, including three Reunions, a Conference and a General Assembly.

The review of homceopathic publications in English summarises an article on the Prostate, written by Dr. Neiswander of California, and ends with a trans- lation into French of the poem on Apis by Patersimilias.

Finally, there is a review of Dr. Arthur Guirdham's book "Cosmic Factors in Disease", which has been translated into French and published in Paris.

There is a wealth of interest in Les Cahiers's eighty pages, which include about twenty pages of advertisements.

Most English readers will find the various Biotherapies rather complicated, but it is clear tha t they originate from and arc centred on classical Homceopathy.

!~.J.P.