5.52
Untersuchung
Schott.
des
Geistes
braucht und mit dessen Hülfe deductive pathologische Schlüsse
zieht, war, in keinem Stoffe, sei er welcher er wolle, können zwei
Prozesse in demselben Theile und zu derselben Zeit vor sich
gehen. 281) Durch Anwendung dieses allgemeinen Satzes auf die
beschränkteren Erscheinungen des thierischen Lebens zog er den
Schluss, zwei allgemeine Krankheiten könnten nicht zu gleicher
Zeit in demselben Individuum existiren, und verliess sich so sehr
auf diese Schlussfolgerung, dass er keinem Zeugniss, wodurch sie
angegriffen wurde, glauben wollte. m) Es ist Grund vorhanden
zu dem Glauben, dass sein Schluss ein irrthümlicher ist und dass
zwei Krankheiten einander so begleiten können, dass sie in dem-
selben Individuum, zu derselben Zeit und in demselben Organ sich
vereinigen. 253) Ob dies der Fall ist oder nicht, es bleibt immer
towards the superficies is more quick than its progress towarlis the centre."
"In short, this is a law of natura, and ityprobably is upon the same principle by which
vegetables always approach the suxface of the earth." A Treatise an tlze Blood. In-
jlammation, und Gunslwt Wounds, in Huntefs Werks, III, 285. "Granulations always
tend to the skin, which is exactly similar to vegetation, for plants always grow from
the oentre of the earth towards the surface; and "this principle was taken notice of
when we were treating of rvbscesses coming towards the skin." Ibid, p. 489, 490.
984) „It may be admitted as an axiom, that two processes cannot go on at the
same time in the same part of any substance." Hzmtcfs Werks, IV, 96. Vergl.
Huntefs Essays, II, 333: „As it appears, in general, that Natura can hardly make
one part perform two actions with advantage."
953) „Thns, we hear of pocky itch und of scurvy and the venereal disease com-
bined; but this supposition appears to me to be founded in error. I have never seen
any such qases, nor zlo ikey Vseem to {w consisteazt wiih tlzc primvfples of morbid actian
in the animal oeconomy. It appears to me beyond a doubt that no two actions can
take place in the same constitution, 01' in the same part, a1: one and the same time."
Huntefs Werks, II, 132. „As I reckon every operation in the body an action, whether
universal or partial, ü appem-s to me beyond d daubt that no two actions can take
place in the same constitution, nor in the same part at one and the same time; the
operations of the body are similar in this respect to actions or motions in common
matter. It naturally results from tkis princzple, that no two different fevers can exist
in the same constitution, nor two local diseases in the same part, at the same time.
There are many local diseases which have dispositions totally diiferent, but having very
ßimilar appearances, have been supposed hy some to be one sort of disease, by others
to be a. different kind, und by others again acompouud of two diseases." "These,
therefore, are often supposed to be mixed, and to exist in_the game part. Thus we
hear of a pocky-scurvy, a pocky-itch, rheumatic-gout, etc. etc., which names, accordiny
to my privmple, imply a union that cannot possibly exist." Ibid., ILI, 3, 4.
e") Dr. Robert Williams (Enayclopaed-ia of the Medina! Sciences, London 1847,
4150, P- 598) Sagt: „'l'he diagnosis between gout and rheumatism is often exceedingly
