- stern classical education

[Julian Winston]

At 9:47 AM +0000 4/27/04, Julian Winston wrote:
A few folks have asked about this... ahhh... what a loss when the
list lost Nhoj Eel...

Where has he gone? Well, some folks with no sense of humor started
taking him seriously and writing him letters of outrage that he was
charging $40,000 for his 40 year course (payable in advance, of
course) and the writers were incensed that he would DARE charge that
much to poor students.
They also saw no humor in some of his "modern provings" of Bamboo
(whipus snapus), Rubber (Nhojus chequebookus), Leather (Indiania
jonus) and PVC (Binus linerus), not to mention the proving of Alien's
Milk and of Road Rage.
They saw no fun in his sale of a combination remedy made from all the
remedies in Periodic table Group 8 (Argon, Neon, etc.) which were
used in accordance with the Nhojopathic law of Similar sounding names.

Poor Nhoj. To escape from the idiocy on this plane of existence he
"Ascended" and is now residing, most likely, near Sirius.

As an example of his wonderful sense of the absurd, and in keeping
with the "stern" classical topic at hand, I offer the below which was
written a number of years ago when the great Nhoj-master was still
with us.

JW

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Ultra Classical Homeopathic Seminar

Nhoj Eel, founder of the Hahnemann reenactment society, presents a
seminar in Meissen, Germany on April 11th. The seminar promises to be
the most classical of all time and Nhoj looks forward to meeting all
homeopaths exhibiting classical monomania.
The seminar will be given in early 19th century German and delegates
are recommended to read Nhoj Eel's book "How to Communicate and
Understand Long sentences (like this one) in Early l9th Century
German without going completely potty and entering in to frame of
mind where you become susceptible to for example throwing your
beloved Organon in the direction of the bin."

Timetable (For timekeeping please bring your own sundials-- post 1843
watches/clocks will be confiscated)

9.00-11.00 Early l9th century Physics

11.00-11.30 Mineral Water break. Tea and Coffee are banned. Anyone
found breaking this ban will be forced to recite Hahnemann's Lesser
Writings five times.

11.30-1.00 History 1755-1843

1.00-2.00 Prover's Lunch: Bread, young green beans, boiled potatoes,
carrots (Achtung! not too many) and water

2.00-4.00 Case Study: Sedan chair carrier with backache and Sulphur abuse.

4.00-6.00 Reciting of Organon, parrot fashion.

To secure a place on the seminar please send 100 original Bismarck
Deutsche Marks to:

Nina Principle (Seminar Organizer)
30c Hause Von der Hahnemann
Arnica Strasse, Meissen, Germany