Dr. Salstonstall was another who located, but remained only a short time.

Dr. Louis Knorr, a German physician of the old method, settled in Savannah in 1851, and under the guidance of Dr. Gilbert studied and adopted Homœopathy, which he continues to practice. He was for some time coroner of the county of Chatham.

Dr. Wm. Nephew King, another convert from the old school, settled in Savannah in 1858, and established a large practice but on account of the demands of his wife's health left it and went, in 1876, to New York, where he continues in the practice of his profession.

Dr. Louis A. Falligant studied under Dr. Schley, and was graduated from the Homœopathic College of Pennsylvania in 1858. For a time he engaged in real estate business, but subsequently resumed his profession, in which he is busily engaged. He was at one time physician of the port of Savannah, or health officer, as I believe it is called.

Dr. Charles C. Schley, who served in the medical department as surgeon in the Confederate service during the war, settled in Savannah at the close of hostilities, and continues in active practice. He was of the Homoeopathic faith from the first, although an old school graduate. He has associated with him Dr. E. R. Corson, who has for some years been his partner.

Dr. Rich is the most recent accession to the ranks in Savannah. He is a part

ner of Dr. Falligant.

Passing over some who were for a time in the city, but who did not remain long enough to become prominent, this brings

in the State to receive Homœopathy-up to this date, March, 1891, as far as the writer's knowledge or memory goes, it only remains to mention that he himself continued to practice there up to December, 1861, since which time he has been doing what he could for the cause in in Atlanta.

AUGUSTA.

Dr. Gebhardt, a German physician, who passed some time in the office of Dr. J. M. Schley in Savannah, went, in about 1850, to Augusta, and practiced there with good success for many years, when, on account of impaired sight and weight of years, he concluded to return to his fatherland.

Dr. Thayer was also in practice in the city for some years before the war-but, being a Northern man, left soon after the breaking out of hostilities.

Dr. H. Van Voorhies settled in the city in 1851, and became established in practice, but left after a year or two on account of domestic considerations.

Dr. M. A. Cleckley commenced practice there in about 1856, and has steadily and successfully held the field in which he is. still industriously engaged.

Dr. S. P. Hunt has, with some interruptions, been practicing there for about twenty years-as he still continues to do.

Dr. Nelson was for some time in practice, but retired to other pursuits.

Dr. Curtis, an old school convert, is practicing with better success, on the line of the new school.

Some others have, from time to time, helped the cause of Homoeopathy in what is now called "the electric city," but their residence has not been long, and the

in this paper.

MACON.

Dr. Wm. H. Banks, who was mentioned while speaking of Savannah as the partner of Dr. Gilbert, and afterward (1854 to 1858) as the partner of the writer, was the first of any prominence to introduce Homoeopathy into Macon in about 1848. He soon established a good practice, but, in 1852, was induced to join Dr. Gilbert in Savannah. Before doing so he prevailed upon Dr. C. J. Roosevelt, who was then in Columbus, to form a partnership with him, and, after seeing him well introduced, left him in charge of the work. Dr. Roosevelt continued there, highly regarded by many friends, until his death, in about 1880. About two or three years before his death he induced Dr. Wm. E. Dunwoody to leave Marietta, where he had been practicing successfully for a number of years, and join him in a partnership in Macon. Dr. Dunwoody continues in practice there, although advanced in years, and enfeebled in health.

Dr. R. B. Strayer was for a time in Macon but left there several years ago.

Dr. Sam. Virgin practiced there for some time, death putting an end to his labors a few years ago.

A number of others have at different times entered the field there, but from personal or professional considerations remained but a short time. Dr. Knapp and Dr. Winslow were the most recent of these.

About a year ago, Dr. T. M. Strong, for a number of years chief of staff of the Homœopathic Hospital at Ward's Island, New York, and also for many years, as he continues to be, provisional secretary of the American Institute of

made it his permanent home, being already established in a good practice with excellent prospects ahead.

COLUMBUS.

The first Homoeopathic physician I have heard of in Columbus was Dr. C. J. Roosevelt, who settled there in 1848 or 1849 and continued there until he went to Macon, as stated elsewhere. Then came Dr. Shaffer in 1850 or 1851. Dr. H. M. Cleckley succeeded the latter in Oc-1 tober, 1853, and continued there until April, 1866, when he went to Augusta and passed a few months with his brother, M. A., and then went to Charleston, S. C., where he is still engaged in the practice of Homœopathy.

Dr. J. A Whittlesey followed Dr. Cleckley and continued in practice for three or four years, when he died.

Dr. W. J. Murrell located in Columbus in about 1863 and was successful there for a year or two, when, having lost his wife, he concluded to return to his old home, Mobile, Ala., where he made a fine record and continued in practice until his death last year.

Dr. Starr, an Allopathic convert, practiced Homœopathy for some time before his death in about 1861.

Dr. E. B. Schley commenced practice in 1867, and, with the exception of a time when his brother, Dr. P. T. Schley, was with him, has been and now is the only practitioner of our school in that city.

As in other places there have been occasional prospectors who remained for a limited time.

ATHENS

was for some time in the enjoyment of a Homoeopathic physician in the person of Dr. Wm. King, who has, however, been

out of the profession for some years and is living in Atlanta.

OTHER PLACES.

Rome has had a varied experience, at various times having had, since 1850, different representatives of our school, none having remained there very long. Among those recalled are Drs. Ayer, Horne, J. H. Enloe, Patrick and Waltersdorf. I have recently been informed that a new man, whose name I do not know, has entered the field.

Marietta has had a similar history, excepting that Dr. Dunwoody did good work there for a number of years. Dr. C. E. Fisher, the "we" of the SOUTHERN JOURNAL OF HOMEOPATHY, was temporarily located there during his "honeymoon," from which place he responded as a volunteer to a call for aid during the epidemic of yellow fever in Chattanooga in 1878. As in other fields, while displaying great heroism, he made an excellent record for Homœopathy.

Roswell became largely Homœopathic under the auspices of Dr. Chas. A. Geiger many years ago. Since his death his son occupied the field for some time, but is now in Brunswick.

At different times Drs. H. P. Gatchell, Sr., since deceased, Mrs. Gatchell, H. T. Gatchell and Horace Gatchell have practiced in different parts of our State, none of them being at present in practice within our borders. So with many others who have come for health, or to reside for a season, all of whom can of course not be named.

There have, unfortunately, been many upstarts in the profession, who, without proper medical education have essayed to represent the Homœopathic practice of medicine, much to the detriment of

the representatives of the system; and this brings me to

ATLANTA,

which, until recent years, was pre-eminent in this respect. While in Savannah and some other places the represenatives of our school have all been regular graduates, in this city a number of those who have undertaken to practice Homœopathy have been of the disreputable class-advertisers and unworthy pretenders. Their names need not be mentioned here. Of late matters have greatly improved while there is still room for improvement. Parasites, however, are not peculiar to any one school.

Some excellent men were here for a time in the earlier days. Dr. Geiger left Roswell and spent some time here before the war, but afterward went back to Baltimore, his old home, returning some years later to Roswell, where he died several years ago. Dr. Roswell King, a man of great promise, studied here, but went to Columbia, S. C., and the war coming on he engaged in it and was killed, Many others have come and gone, died or moved away.

The history of Homœopathy of late years in Atlanta is known to others, and the object of this paper being principally to give my recollections of the Homœopathists of the past in the State, I will desist from further reference to present. conditions, but cannot refrain from expressing the hope that our system of practice will not in the future be encumbered as it has been in the past with the burden of discreditable representatives— with such as have not had the usual course of medical instruction: indeed, the laws will not allow it.

All told-good, bad and indifferent-

there are now about ten physicians who are professed Homœopathists in Atlanta.

It is worthy of remark, as showing a feature in the history of Homoeopathy in Georgia-which corresponds to a considerable extent with that of other Statesthat a majority of the physicians mentioned in this paper, of course all of the older set, were graduates of Allopathic institutions. Many of them were converts from the old practice, while others, although Homœopathists, received their education before there were Homœopathic colleges established (the first organized was in 1848) or offered the best facilities, as they now do, for obtaining general and special medical education.

It might furnish something for our old school brethren to reflect upon to consider that it was from converts from the old method exclusively that has grown the system that now has twelve thousand practitioners in this country, with sixteen colleges and a large number of prosperous institutions, and which can point to the wonderful modifications in mode of general practice which have taken place since the work of these converts commenced. Think of it, a little over forty years since the first Homœopathic college was established and the whole course of medical practice revolutionized! With the same rate of progress and improvement, what may we not expect for the benefit of humanity in the course of the next half century?

Georgia has room for a number more practitioners of our school, but there are no "openings." These must be made, Thoroughly qualified physicians of good character will always be well received; the field is open to the world. They must not expect that a rush will be made

for them, but must have something wherewith to bridge over the "starvation period." Further, they must have mettle, "grit," and must come determined to stick, notwithstanding all assaults, open and covert, of "our friends the enemy," who, while declaring for "uuity," display a manifest sectarian unity in opposing any one who has learned a better way than their own.

But do not advise any one to write for information, even with a stamp enclosed. Scores of such letters have been written and answered to no avail. Let prospectors come out at once and survey the ground for themselves and make their selection. Then, having acted upon their own judgment, let them with lofty motives and brave heart, with loyal intention and earnest endeavor, cast their lot with us for good!

The facts given in this paper are largely those presented by its request to "The Atlanta Medical Club," a society of Homœopathic physicians which was organized and reported to the American Institute of Homœopathy in 1882. While not large it is growing, and may at some day, when necessity or convenience renders it desirable, form the basis of a State society. So far the "magnificent distances" between the places of residence of our colleagues, and the peculiar demands upon them, making it almost impossible to leave their patients, have interposed an impediment to general meetings. The necessity has not arisen for action in organized form toward influencing medical legislation, for we now have, as for about ten years past, a registration law which is fair alike to all schools and which admits to practice any one holding (swoin to) a diploma legitimately obtained

from a medical college chartered by any of the States, which we consider the best and most stable obtainable form of medical law. What a good thing it would be if all the Southern States were as fortunate!

Legislative.

LEGISLATION IN TENNESSEE.

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BY J P. DAKE, M. D., NASHVILLE, TENN.

S usual the General Assembly of Tennessee has had several bills in reference to the practice of medicine before it this session.

One was for the repeal of the law enacted two years ago creating a board of medical examiners.

The friends of this bill hardly expected its passage, inasmuch as it had to contend against the votes and influence of about a dozen of the old school doctors, members of the general assembly, and against the board itself, whose members were acting as very earnest lobbyists in their own behalf. While the medical members all stuck to the board system, the lawyers generally favored it out of courtesy toward the trades-union of the "learned professions."

This method of censorship is so slick, so effective, in enabling a lot of men first on the ground and started in business, to limit competition and keep out "irregulars," it will not be surprising in a few years to see one or two of the largest religious bodies resorting to the same tactics. And why not?

If one school of medical men, or two or

three, can take hold of the governmental arm and use it successfully in suppressing others-if they are allowed to set up standards and compel every practitioner to conform to them-if they can dictate what shall be the creed and practice of every healer of the sick, why may not the resident clergyman in a State do likewise as to new comers in their line?

It would seem to be very nice to have every preacher finely educated in Greek, and Hebrew, and Sanscrit, and the technicalties of theology, as taught in the recognized schools, and to have a uniformity in religious ceremonies all over the State. Why not fine and imprison or drive out every preacher not able or willing to answer all questions propounded by a board of religious examiners?

However, the purpose of this writing is not to argue the matter but simply to report what has been done in Tennessee this winter toward medical regulation by law.

The only bill enacted is one amending the present law so that medical practitioners in the State may have a further time (till July 1st,) in which to report themselves and get certificates of registration at the office of a county clerk. Any physician, male or female, with or without a diploma, is allowed to claim the rights of a resident practitioner and a license from the clerk by stating his or her name, residence and practice or business.

The bill further amends the penal clause, making a violation of the provision of the law a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment.

The law still requires a representation of the three schools of medicine, the Allopathic, the Homoeopathic and the Eclectic on the board of examiners. And it provides that applicants claiming to belong