“YouhavehadthekindnesstoinformmeinyourletterthatanewAmericanJournal,the’NewWorld,’hasmadeuseofmynameinsupportofthepretendedHomoeopathicdoctrines,andthatIamrepresentedasoneofthewarmestpartisansofHomoeopathyinFrance。
“Iamvastlysurprisedatthereputationmanufacturedformeuponthenewcontinent;butIamobliged,indeferencetotruth,torejectitwithmywholeenergy。IspurnfarfrommeeverythingwhichrelatestothatcharlatanismcalledHomoeopathy,forthesepretendeddoctrinescannotendurethescrutinyofwiseandenlightenedpersons,whoareguidedbyhonorablesentimentsinthepracticeofthenoblestofarts。
“PARIS,3dNovember,1841:“
Iam,etc。,etc。,“G。BRESCHET,“ProfessorintheFacultyofMedicine,MemberoftheInstitute,SurgeonofHotelDieu,andConsultingSurgeontotheKing,etc。
IfirstsawM。Breschet’snamementionedinthatJournalConcerningAmussat,mycorrespondentwrites,thathewasinformedbyMadameHahnemann,whoconversesinFrenchmorereadilythanherhusband,andthereforeoftenspeaksforhim,that“hewasnotaphysician,neitherHomoeopathistnorAllopathist,butthathewasthesurgeonoftheirownestablishment;thatis,performedasasurgeonalltheoperationstheyhadoccasionforintheirpractice。“