This un-mailed postcard (above) was obviously delivered to Mrs. Wesson who was, most likely, a patient at the SUI Homeopathic Hospital. Quite the card – Dogs don’t go to heaven & Payton’s goat ate my flowers! What a nuisance! Get well soon!
For much of the 19th century, there were two approaches to the way doctors treated sickness and disease: allopathic medicine vs. homeopathic medicine. In 1876, the University decided to add a Homeopathic Medical Department to the school’s curriculum, but not without a lot of controversy. Built in 1878, the first Homeopathic Medical Building was a two-story red brick structure built on a small lot on Clinton Street. In 1895, a new, and much larger, red-brick Homeopathic Hospital and Medical Building was ready for occupancy.
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I was born at Rohrbacher Sanitarium, December 31, 1930. It was very convenient, being just a half block from 906 E College where I spent my early years. My Grandmother Carson was a patient of Dr Rohrbacher, and I remember her staying there when she was ill. His nurse was a longtime friend of hers.
David C