Part 4

FEVER: Sensitive to cold. Sweat on the forehead and nape of neck. The arm shudders when dipping the hand in water. Shuddering of the arm when dipping the hand into cold water. 255. Cold sweat all over.

SLEEP: Sleeplessness with uneasiness. Drowsy all day, no sleep at night. Dreams about previous business. Nightmare, with congestion about the head. 260. Anxious dreams. She dreams that she buries a dead person and digs in his wounds with a knife. She dreams that she is fighting with a man condemned to the galleys. She bites his hand during sleep. Dreams about dead persons, she kisses them and falls into pits. 265. Dreams about business.

CUTANEOUS: Red spot on the knee-pan. Boils on the arm. Crusty eruption on the ear and cheek. Itching pimple on the legs. Vesicular eruption on the feet. 270. Phlyctænæ here and there, especially on the extremities. Pimples full of serum. Red pimples at the tips of the fingers. Miliary pimples at the corner of the nose, upon a red base. Furfuraceous tetter at the hairy scalp. 275. Suppurating pimples on the hands, fingers, wrists, gums, &c. Numerous white pimples at the inside of the thighs, inflamed in the day-time. Little pimples, followed by desquamation. Yellow spots on the hand and fingers. Red tetter from the corner of the right nostril to the cheek.

GENERAL: 280. Lassitude in the limbs. Congestion first to the chest, then the abdomen. Stitch in the side. Pressure in left side, extending to the vertebral column. Black blood spirts out of the finger when pricked. 285. The right side feels sensitive, with inability to rise in the morning. Prickling as by spice, after triturating the drugs. Spirting of arterial blood from the nose and ears. Pain in the right side, up to the axilla. Stitch in the side. 290. Lassitude in all the limbs. At the least contrariety the body shudders and the blood boils, with prickling. Cramps in the right side. Quick lancinations in the back, sides and arms. The extremities look blue, with reddish spots. 295. Paralysis of the right side. The right side is numb and as if paralysed. Constrictive pain at the bend of the elbow and knee. A change of position is painful. Aching in left side. 300. Disposed to faint.

PEDICULUS CAPITIS (COMMON LOUSE).

It is scarcely necessary to give a description of this species which is sufficiently known; we shall content ourselves with indicating the principal characteristics which distinguish it from the other vermin living on the surface of the human body. The louse is of an oval form; flattened, longer than the crab-louse; its head is very small; its thorax is composed of three not very distinct rings; the abdomen is all of one piece, rounded off on the sides; it is ash-colored, whereas the crab-louse is entirely white. The lice which have been made use of in our provings, were taken from the head of a healthy child of five years.

Even before undertaking this experiment we expected to derive from it important results. We entertained the belief that nature pointed out to us the louse as a specific for the hereditary psora, in which belief we were strengthened by the fact that psorin develops the lice-malady in healthy persons. And we are now prepared to affirm that we have found the louse one of the most useful agents in diseases of children. We offer the following pathogenesis with a sincere pleasure which none but those who devote themselves to such patient investigations, can appreciate.[2]

SYMPTOMATIC ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO HAHNEMANN.

MORAL AND MENTAL: 1. Depression of spirits. Dulness of feeling. Merry in the evening. Very merry. 5. Irascible. Sad without cause. Sensation as if raised off the ground by the hair. She is waked in the night by an attack of dizziness, and inability to open the eyes. Dizziness while walking; the cerebellum feels compressed, with beating and an acute pain on rising in the morning.

HEAD: 10. Frontal headache. Headache at intervals, and abating all at once. Headache in the evening. Heaviness of the head. Dulness of the head, on rising, with beating in the right temple. 15. Heaviness at the vertex. Violent headache, with dizziness and nausea, in the forenoon. Violent headache, worse on stooping. Headache, with nausea, when walking. Violent headache, and darting in the forehead, when walking. 20. Dull pain in the head, on rising from bed. Headache and pressure at the nasal eminence. Lancinations in the forehead. Dartings in the forehead. Dartings in the right parietal bone. 25. Intermittent dartings in the head, worse when stooping. Heat about the head. Itching of the hairy scalp, in front. Contraction of the hairy scalp. Itching of the left temple. 30. Itching of the hairy scalp. Shuddering over the left side of the hairy scalp. Falling of the hair.

FACE: Dark complexion. Warmth of the face, afternoon. 35. Itching of the beard. The face is red and bloated. Sweat in the face. Scarlet-redness of the face. Itching at the right lower part of the face. 40. Heat in the face. Tingling pain in the right cheek. Itching of the face and hairy scalp. The left cheek is swollen.

NOSE: Tickling and prickling at the left wing of the nose. 45. Inflammation of the nasal fossæ. Dartings in the root of the nose. Itching of the tip of the nose.

EARS: Itching in the left ear, evening. Buzzing in the ears. 50. Hot ears. Itching of the right ear. Whizzing in the ears, when whistling. Cracking in the right ear, when eating.

EYES: Itching of the left eyelid. 55. Rings around the eyes. Dilatation of the pupils. Smarting of the eyes as from weeping. The eyes feel weary, are red and smart. Sensation as of sand in the eyes. 60. Smarting around the eyes.

TEETH: The lower jaw feels tired, as from chewing too much. Dartings in the right upper molares.

MOUTH: The lips are black and cracked. Dry, swollen and red lips. 65. Burning and prickling on the border of the tongue, which is red and cracked.

GASTRIC: Hunger, with inability to swallow; the pharynx seems to contract, followed by fainting and desire to vomit, at noon. Aversion to food. Constant nausea in the evening. Difficult digestion, with contraction of the stomach. 70. Colic and diarrhœa after dinner.

THROAT: Sore throat, getting worse until evening. Scraping in the throat. Sore throat every evening. Transitory choking, especially after supper. 75. Dryness of the throat. Scraping at the tonsils, when swallowing. Sore throat, with constriction of the pharynx. Constant swallowing of saliva.

STOMACH, &c.: Stomach-ache, and dartings in the umbilical region. 80. Violent colic. Slight colic.

STOOL: Soft stool, in the evening. Diarrhœa evening and next morning. Hard and scanty stool.

URINARY, GENITAL, &c.: 85. Frequent and copious discharge of a watery, yellow-greenish urine. Red urine. Yellow, clear urine. Frequent and copious micturition. Continual erection, without desire. 90. Leucorrhœa. Shifting pain in the uterus, in the evening. Painful stitch in the uterus. Painful dartings, heat and itching in the uterus.

BRONCHIAL, CHEST: Thirst with hoarseness, towards evening. 95. Dry and convulsive cough. Numbness while drawing breath. Pain in the breasts, when drawing breath. Pain in the chest, worse when touched. Oppression on the chest, in the evening.

BACK: 100. Tickling at the nape of the neck and between the shoulders. Itching of the nape of the neck and back. Frequent pain in the loins, when standing. Itching of the back.

EXTREMITIES: Bruising pain on the shoulders and arms. 105. Darting at the arms. Itching of the forearm, in the evening. Pain in the bend of the right arm. Itching of the forearm, in the evening. Tickling at the left wrist. 110. Tickling at the wrists. Darting in the back of the left hand. Itching at the backs of the hands. Itching of the back of the hand, with redness and swelling of the veins. Tremor of the hands. 115. Darting and itching at the first phalanx of the middle-finger. Tingling in the tips of the middle and index fingers. Itching at the ring-finger. Itching of first phalanx of right index-finger. Redness and itching at the right hip. 120. Itching as from nettles in the bend of the thigh. The skin on the left thigh peels off. Weakness of the lower limbs. The knee and upper portion of the left lower limb feel tired. Violent lancination above the left knee-pan. 125. Beating above the left knee-pan. Weariness of the knees, especially the left, in the evening. Intense itching at the right instep. Cold sweat at the feet, followed by excessive coldness, in the evening. Ganglion under the foot, hard, swollen, and painful when walking.

SLEEP, FEVER: 130. Yawning. Drowsy. Uneasy sleep. Restless night. Frequent waking. 135. Dreams about a mob, then amorous dreams with an emission. Confused dreams about being pursued. He dreams that he is dissecting one of his friends. He dreams that he sees people skate on the Seine, in summer. She dreams that she sees acquaintances walk on water. 140. She dreams that she is sick in a dirty hospital, full of vermin; water flows from her mouth. Dream about large-lice. She dreams that she sees a large, black figure flying to the clouds. He dreams that he is to die in a prison, whence he escapes by crawling out. Shuddering all over, eight or ten times in succession. 145. Shuddering in the evening. Shuddering and twitching. Fever.

CUTANEOUS: Pimples in the face, on the forehead, temples, chin, &c., vesicular with a black point in the centre. Miliary pimples at the nape of the neck, on a red base. 150. Red pimples on the hands, passing off soon. Red, inflamed pimples on the temples, shoulders, arms, legs. Inflamed pimples on the back, red all around, white in the middle, with a black point in the centre. Red inflamed pimples in the face, evening. Smarting pimples on the back, white at their tips. 155. Red inflamed pimples on the left shoulder and arm. White blotches above the left breast. A number of small pimples on the left knee, black at the centre. Small red pimples on the feet, on taking them out of the warm water. Red pimples on the shoulders. 160. Small red pimples and itching on the right calf. Red pimples with a black point in the middle, on the right side of the neck. Miliary pimples on the calves, with itching. Miliary eruption at the inside of the thighs, with itching. Former pimples at the nape of the neck reappear. 165. Miliary pimples at the inside of the arms. White pimples on the forehead.

GENERAL: Increase of physical strength. Swelling of the breasts, face, and then of the whole body. Itching all over. 170. Face, hands and feet look red. Tickling all over. Starting when sitting or lying in the evening. Prickling all over, the whole day. Prickling all over, especially at the front part of the thigh. 175. Weariness, dizziness, faint feeling. Shivering, heat and dryness of the extremities. Itching of the skin. Heaviness. Itching here and there, at night.

ELEIS GUINEENSIS. (JACQ.)

ELE.—PALM-TREE.

This species is spread all over South-America; it prefers cultivated and sunny regions. Its trunk, which is from 25 to 30 feet high, is covered by the persistent bases of the leaves. The top-leaves form a thick tuft; they are large, pennate, with numerous folioles, ensiform, alternate and sessile, attached to a strong rachis or spike the petioler portion of which is garnished with long and sharp prickles. The flowers are monœcious with a papyraceous perianthus having six divisions. The male flowers have six stamens and three internal, erect and converging folioles. They form ramose spathes in fusiform masses, placed between the bases of the leaves. The female flowers are scattered; the ovary is sub-cylindrical, surmounted by a short style with a bilobate stigma. The fruit is oval, oleaginous, of a reddish yellow, surrounded by a hard and angular pericarp. We have had it drawn of a large size in comparison to the tree.

The fruit is triturated.

_First day_ (in the morning).—1. Ennui when alone. Bitter eructations. Nausea. Drowsiness in the day-time. 5. Heat in the face. Throbbing pain in the nape of the neck. (In the afternoon): pain in the middle of the chest, as if pricked by pins. The breathing is embarrassed. Hammering pain all through the head. 10. Vacillating gait. Loss of appetite. Beating at the left arm, as if drumming on it with the finger.

_Second day._—Swelling of the right leg. Pain at the foot when walking, whenever the foot touches the ground. 15. The same pain is felt when touching the sole of the foot with the hand. Itching all over. He feels strong and healthy. Small vesicles on the swollen leg. They break when pressed upon, a little fluid spirting out. 20. Similar vesicles break out on the left leg, arm and on various other parts of the body, without any swelling. Merry mood, and laughter, even when alone. Remembrance of a former shipwreck. Pain at the right knee as from a blow. Pains at the right leg as if stung. 25. Continual itching all over. Pain as if contused at the right side of the chest. Swelling, roughness and itching of the skin of the right leg. The skin seems to be thicker. Acute pain at the lower past of the left leg, as if a penknife had been thrust in.

_Third day._—30. The leg is less swollen. Colic after taking a cold drink. Sadness. Pain at the bend of the knee, as from a blow. Desire to vomit. 35. Violent colic. Weakness of the legs. At candle light the sight becomes confused; when writing he makes the letters much larger than usual. Throbbing pain in the calves. Breathing embarrassed, with a sigh. 40. Hammering pain at the tibia, nape of the neck and right foot. Pains in the right shoulder, as from a blow. The sight is weaker than before. Shuddering. White urine. 45. Blackish stool. Constrictive pain around the neck as if a string were tied round. Good appetite. Out of humor. Disobedient. 50. Wants to cry (weep).

_Fourth day._—The foot swells up more and more. Hammering pain in the foot all the time. Lancinations in the throat when swallowing. Pain in the abdomen, with sensation as if bruised. 55. Throbbing toothache. Prickling in the larynx when drawing breath. He approaches his hand to the fire without burning himself, whereas another person got burnt at the same distance. An hour after, he feels very keenly that he had been burnt. Stinging pain in the throat when swallowing saliva.

_Fifth day._—60. Bad smell in the mouth, after drinking water. Cough with lancinations in the sides. Heat in the tongue when taking dinner, so violent that he was obliged to stop eating.

_Sixth day._—The swelling of the leg increases. The vesicles on the right leg and foot have dried. Other vesicles break out on the left leg and arm.

_Tenth day._—65. After a complete disappearance of all the symptoms, he smells of the drug and afterwards takes 10 drops of the mother-tincture. After taking them, bad smell in the mouth. Foul eructations. Merry mood. Hammering in the temple. 70. Lancinations in the right side of the chest, every 5 minutes, less during rest. Breaking out of vesicles which are full of water and larger than the former ones. Itching every 5 minutes, especially at the legs. On each side of the pit of the stomach the skin appears thicker, with pain in the last false ribs as if a peg were stuck in there.

_Eleventh day._—Swelling of the right eye. 75. He is unable to look at an object steadily. Lancinations in various parts of the body, especially when going down-stairs. Tumor at the left arm. No sleep at night in consequence of the violent itching. Swelling of the left eye. 80. Frequent diarrhœa. He vomits up a cake as soon as he had eaten it.

ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO HAHNEMANN.

MENTAL AND MORAL: 1. Out of humor. Sad. Ennui when alone. Merry.

HEAD, &c.: 5. Hammering in the temple. Hammering in the head. Hot face.

EYES, EARS, NOSE: Swelling of the left eye. Swelling of the right eye. 10. Unable to look at an object steadily. Confused sight at candle-light. Throbbing toothache. Bad smell in the mouth, after drinking water. Violent heat in the tongue when taking his dinner.

GASTRIC: 15. Foul eructations. Colic, after taking a cold drink. Desire to vomit. Nausea. Bitter eructations. 20. Loss of appetite. He throws up cake immediately after eating it. Shootings in the throat when swallowing. Bruising pain in abdomen.

STOOL: Black stool. 25. Frequent diarrhœa. White urine. Prickling in larynx when drawing breath. Cough, with lancinations in the sides. Lancinations in the right side of the chest, less during rest. 30. Contusive pain at right side of chest. Embarrassed breathing. Pricking pain in middle of chest. Constrictive pain around the neck. Throbbing pain in nape of neck.

EXTREMITIES: 35. Swelling at the left arm. Beating at the left arm. The hand gets burnt when holding it near the fire. Swelling of the right leg. Throbbing pain in the calves. 40. Sharp sticking pain at lower part of left leg. Swelling, roughness and itching of right leg. Pain at the right leg as if stung. Bruising pain at the bend of the knee. Bruising pain at the right knee. 45. Pain at the foot when walking or touching the sole. Drowsy. Shuddering. Itching all over. The skin on each side of the stomach appears thicker, with sticking pain in the last false ribs. 50. Itching every few minutes, especially at the legs. Vesicles here and there, containing a fluid. Vesicles on the swollen leg, containing a fluid. Hammering pain at the tibia, nape of the neck and foot. Vacillating gait. Lancinations in various parts, especially when going down-stairs.

MIMOSA HUMILIS. (WILD.)

MIM.

This species which is one of the smallest of the genus Mimosa, is found in the prairies around Rio-Janeiro. Its stem is feeble, rather woody, ramose, pubescent above and covered with very sharp prickles. The leaves are bipinnate, the pinnæ being three- or four-paired, with small, linear folioles, which close at the least contact; there are from 6 to 12 on each side of the spike. The flowers are small, sessile, forming pretty silky tufts of a violet color. The fruit is somewhat triangular, flattened, covered with long and stiff hairs, and surrounded by a persistent pericarp, divided in two capsules, each of which contains one seed.

_First day._—1. Twitching of the arm, which extends even to the chest. Smarting pain in the legs, with lameness of the knee. Headache, with weakness of the stomach. Stomach-ache after breakfast. 5. Drowsiness. Flatulence and rumbling in the bowels. Yawning. Ptyalism. Shuddering. 10. Trembling of the legs. Lancinations in the legs and hands. Sneezing. Coryza and discharge from the nose. Inflamed eyes. 15. Papulæ on the left leg. Constipation. Depression of spirits.

_Second day._—Frequent waking at night. Dry cough in the morning. 20. Stomach-ache after breakfast. Vertigo. Halo around the candle-light. Numbness of the hands. Stiffness of the bends of the knees. 25. Sense of heat in the head. The head seems larger than usual. Yawning. Indolent indifference. Flatulent colic in the evening. 30. Frequent stools, with colic. Papulous excrescence of the size of an almond on the right leg, painful and itching. The same swelling at the instep. Drowsy in the evening. Difficult breathing.

_Third day._—35. Inflammatory swelling of the scrotum. Itching of the eyes. Pressure at the nape of the neck and the right temple. Papulous excrescence at the tendo-Achillis. Dimness of vision. 40. Pain in the sides of the head. Diarrhœa.

_Fourth day._—Swelling of the left ankle, with redness, tension and lancinations. The excrescences on the leg disappear; similar ones appear on the left arm. Easy stool. 45. Numbness of the arm and right hand, passing off when moving the parts. The left eye becomes inflamed. Want of breath.

_Fifth day._—Bleeding of the gums. The papulæ disappear. 50. Acute lancinations, now in the legs, then in the arms. Violent lancinations in the back as from a penknife. Drowsy in the evening, with frequent waking at night.

_Sixth day._—Inflammatory swelling of the left hand. Shuddering.

_Eighth day._—55. Flatulence. Diarrhœa.

_Tenth day._—Diarrhœa. Whizzing in the ears.

ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO HAHNEMANN.

HEAD, &c.: 1. Vertigo. Indifference. Depression of spirits. Pain in the sides of the head. 5. Headache, with weak stomach. Heat in the head. The head feels as if swollen. Coryza, fluent. Itching of the eyes. 10. Dimness of sight. The left eye is inflamed. Inflamed eyes. Whizzing in the ears. Bleeding of the gums.

GASTRIC SYMPTOMS, &c.: 15. Ptyalism. Stomach-ache after breakfast. Flatulent colic. Diarrhœa. Easy stool. 20. Frequent stools with colic. Rumbling. Dry cough. Oppressed breathing.

EXTREMITIES: Pressure at nape of neck. 25. Lancinations in the back. Twitching of the arm. Smarting in the legs, with lame knee. Trembling of the legs. Lancinations in the legs and hand. 30. Stiffness of the bends of the knees. Numbness of the arm and right hand. Lancinations in the legs and arms. Inflammatory swelling of the left hand. Swelling of left ankle, with redness. 35. Yawning. Drowsy. Shuddering. Papulæ on left leg and arm. Papulous excrescence on the right leg and instep.

CERVUS BRAZILICUS (NOBIS).

CERV.—BRAZILIAN STAG; GUAZOUTI. PORTUG: GOUAZOUPITA.

This stag whose forms are extremely fine and graceful, inhabits the forests of Brazil. Its size is about the same as that of our stag. Its skin the color of which never changes, is of a brownish fallow, being rather lighter towards the abdomen, the posterior part of the thighs and the tail. The inferior surface of the lower jaw, the part above and below the eyes, the interior of the ears and the abdomen are white; a black line encircles the jaws and gradually disappears under the lower one. The eyes of the guazouti are black, it has no canine teeth; its mouth, which is very slender, tapers to a muzzle. The horns which, in every case, are not very high and extremely regular, are at first straight; they curve forward in the second year, send forth three antlers, the anterior being placed about two inches above the burr, which is turned a little inward, and the other two at the superior and posterior part of the staff. The horns become bigger as they grow older, but the number of antlers remains the same. We triturate the skin, which should be used fresh and covered with the hair.

_First day._—1. Copper taste in the mouth, and a sensation of heat in the throat when taking the drug. Light or comatose sleep, with dreams about men who are dressed in black, about pistol-shots, imprisonment. Uneasiness. At five o’clock in the morning, the head feels heavy and dull, especially the front part. 5. Constant heat in head. At half past nine the left side of the tongue feels hurt. Languid feeling, he wants to lie down. Unable to work. Sensation of goose-flesh as if some one were cutting cork close to him. 10. Repeated yawning. He feels cold though he is wrapt up well. Slumbers from half past two to three o’clock. Slight diarrhœa. 15. The heat in the face increases (at four o’clock). Dark-red spots, with inflammation of the right side of the face. Head dull and heavy. Heat about the legs. At six o’clock, slight pain around the navel, which, however, does not last long. 20. Pricking at the right nasal wing. At noon, the head feels compressed as by a band tied together at the nape of the neck. Bruising sensation in the left toes. Frequent pain, now in the left buttock, and then in the thigh. The left leg feels weak. 25. Small callosity above the internal ankle of the left foot. General feeling of weariness and of being bruised.