ed ▁by ▁false ▁belief , ▁which ▁he ▁term ed ▁the ▁" high est ▁dise ases " ▁- ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁‘ deep est ’ ▁path ic ▁dise ases ). ▁The ▁path ic ▁dise ases ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁revers ible ▁layers ▁( ‘ layers ▁pres cri bing ’ ). ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁path ic ▁dise ases ▁generally ▁arise ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁primary ▁constant ▁( ton ic ) ▁dise ases , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁chron ic ▁dise ases ▁that ▁arise ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁chron ic ▁m ias ms , ▁H ahn emann ▁also ▁laid ▁down ▁the ▁principle ▁that ▁the ▁t onic ▁dise ases ▁should ▁be ▁treated ▁first , ▁and ▁second ▁any ▁remaining ▁path ic ▁dise ases . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁treat ▁successfully ▁the ▁other ▁cases ▁of ▁disease ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁man , ▁and ▁which , ▁be ▁they ▁ac ute ▁or ▁chron ic , ▁differ ▁so ▁vast ly ▁among ▁each ▁other ▁[ path ic ], ▁if ▁they ▁cannot ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁some ▁primary ▁ ▁disease ▁which ▁is ▁constant ▁in ▁its ▁character ▁[ ton ic ], ▁they ▁must ▁each ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁peculiar ▁dise ases , ▁and ▁a ▁medicine ▁which ▁in ▁its ▁pure ▁effects ▁on ▁the ▁health y ▁body ▁shows ▁sympt oms ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁before ▁us , ▁must ▁be ▁admin ister ed . ▁( L esser ▁Writ ings , ▁p . ▁ 6 9 3 ) ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁cur ative ▁medic ines ▁for ▁the ▁t onic ▁dise ases ▁could ▁be ▁largely ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁principle ▁linking ▁disease ▁and ▁medic inal