Bartfelder (Acid Spring)

Cold springs in Upper Hungary ; temperature from 45° to 50° F.

Analysis ( Schultes), 16 ounces furnished 11.59 grains of residue, containing sodium carbonate, 6.07 grains; sodium chloride, 3.03; potassium carbonate, 0.75 ; potassium chloride, 0.62 ; ferrum carbonate, 0.40 ; silica, 0.35 ; extractive, 0.37.

Authority. Dr. Schroeder, Archiv. f. Horn. Heilk., 19, 1, 176; provings by himself (1); his wife (2); and a child (3); from sitz-baths, and from drinking the water.

Mind

During the whole time there is a kind of slight intoxication, though no special exhilaration ; nor is he less active ; especially he sees indistinctly, particularly when walking

Lively and contented

Disposition rather earnest than lively

More fretful and sensitive ; every trifle vexes him ; he is morose, reflective ; will not speak nor answer

Head

Confusion of the head after drinking, as after intoxication. With this she is not lively, but rather indifferent and in an earnest mood

Confusion of the whole head, burning and dry sensation of the eyes, and qualmishness in the stomach

Headache as if stupefied with pressive heaviness in the brain

Heaviness in the whole head, especially in the occiput ; it draws the head backwards

Pressive heaviness of the head with drawing in the neck

Heaviness in the head immediately on waking

Plethoric persons suffer on drinking the water with severe congestion of the head

Boring headache, which concentrates itself in the right eye, at evening in the open air

Constrictive sensation in the forehead, extending down to the root of the nose, in the evening after smoking

Drawing tearing headache in the occiput, extending down to the neck, with a waving sensation in the brain after one-half hour

Drawing tearing headache in the occiput, extending into the neck, even while in the bath

After the bath, when he lies in bed to rest, the drawing in the occiput and in the neck repeats itself, with throbbing and pulsation in the occipital vessels

Pulsating in the occiput and neck, with sticking pains therein

Throughout the whole time scurf on the occiput; it itches and, after scratching, becomes covered with a yellowish amber-like scurf, and at the same time exudes a moisture

Eyes and Ears

Burning and dryness of the eyes, with confusion of the head, and qualmishness in the stomach

After coition, pressive pain over the left eye and in the eyeball itself

In plethoric persons the eye becomes agglutinated at night from using the water

In plethoric persons agglutination of the eyes at night, and a violent congestion of the head is caused by the use of the water

Especially on walking he does not see distinctly, throughout the whole time as if he were slightly intoxicated

Sticking in the ears

Sleep and Dreams

The corners of the nose become eroded, as in severe coryza. Constrictive sensation in the upper incisors, as if they were firmly pressed together, and hence became asleep, a kind of numb sensation

A hollow tooth becomes ulcerated, with swelling of the cheek

After becoming chilled in the night she is attacked with a raging toothaches

Toothache in a hollow tooth, a kind of tearing-drawing, aggravated by cold water and by touch of the finger

Grumbling in a hollow tooth

Throbbing pain in a hollow tooth

Inky taste on the tongue, at night on waking

He is obliged to expectorate much frothy saliva

Throat p. 40

Much hawking and raising of mucus

Dryness in the throat

Scratching in the throat, causing a dry cough

Stomach p. 40

Appetite increased, especially in the evening

Sensation of hunger soon after breakfast, which disappeared after eructations

Eructations after the acid water

Eructations soon after drinking the acid water in large quantities

Empty eructations in the evening

Eructations, as of bad eggs, in the morning

Eructations, with a crawling passage of air through the nose several times (after six minutes)

Qualmishness in the stomach, with confusion of -the head, and-a sensation of dryness of the eyes

Nausea

Vomiting at breakfast

Abdomen p. 40

Distension of the abdomen

Abdomen distended like a drum

Distension of the abdomen with passage of flatulence

Passage of flatulence

A kind of colic, pinching-drawing pain in the abdomen, in the morning on waking, immediately after a glass of the water

Stool and Anus p. 40

Crawling in the rectum

The haemorrhoids protrude very much, and pain when walking

(The haemorrhoids protrude with the stool)

Burning in the haemorrhoids during the sitzbath

Desire for stool (after ten minutes)

Desire for stool, which is more firm, though normal in form

At night desire for stool, but with much pressure ; no stool follows

Hard stool in the morning

Stool twice in the day, consisting of large cohesive masses

Stool in the morning immediately on waking, and followed by a second, and in two hours by a third; the last is pasty, dark greenish-brown, with protrusion of the haemorrhoids

Stool six times in the day, the first normal, the others liquid with mucus and bright-red blood, with great protrusion of the haemorrhoids; also, at other times, frequent desire for stool when only blood passes. On walking, the haemorrhoids become strangulated and cause a constant desire, tenesmus, and pressure in the rectum

Stool copious, soft, normal in form and color

One hard stool like nuts and sheep dung

No stool during the day,1. [Secondary action.]

Urinary Organs p. 40

Discharge of a little mucus from the orifice of the urethra, which leaves a spot as of semen

Burning in the orifice of the urethra during a cold bath

Burning, twinging sensation in the orifice of the urethra during a bath

Burning when urinating, with a gnawing sensation along the urethra, even when not urinating

Urging to urinate, with burning and cutting, which returns later, and even when walking

Frequent urinating day and night

Frequent urinating of clear white urine

Frequent urinating, though little at a time

On^urinating in the morning the stream is always interrupted ; is obliged to stop eight times and commence again before the bladder is emptied,1. m Sexual Organs.

Male. Throughout the whole proving, no erections and no sexual desire, though to-day when caressing suddendesire for coition, which was reciprocal ; his wife had until this time complete want of sexual desire (seventh day)

Strong erections toward morning, and also in a warm bath ; on coition, however, very little sensation, and none with the ejaculation ; the semen is watery (seventeenth day)

Burninoin the genitals and haemorrhoids during a sitz-bath,1-

The testicles are heavy, larger, and seem swollen in the evening

Female. Biting and burning internally in the female genitals; feeling well generally after a bath

Sticking in the female genitals

Usually after menstruation there was desire for coition, but this time none, and on coition only transient enjoyment

Menstruation appeared on the thirty-second day (the previous time on the fortieth day), the first day more profuse than usual, the blood passed in clotted masses like liver, is very fetid ; the second day no blood only at night ; the third day almost none ; formerly she had pains, this time none

Respiratory Organs p. 41

Hoarseness during the whole proving; most severe in the morning

Hoarseness, even in the bath, and also in the morning on waking

Hoarseness and a scraping sensation in the throat

Difficult breathing

Sticking in the chest, with pressure of breathing, and dryness in the throat in the afternoon

Heart and Pulse p. 41

After drinking coffee, palpitation of the heart, anxiety, heat, congestion of blood in the head, with confusion, sleepiness, and restlessness in the whole body (after two hours)

Cramp of the heart ; it seems as if it were constricted, though only for a moment with a stitch

Neck and Back p. 41

Oppressive pain in the neck, extending into the occiput

He feels sore below the shoulder and in the lumbar region, especially on elevating the arms, and on walking

He feels bruised and lame in the small of the back in the evening

Upper Extremities p. 41

Trembling of the arms and hands, even when resting them upon anything ; if he holds anything in the hands the trembling is worse

The balls of the little finger of the left hand feel frozen, are red, itch, and burn for several days, most severely in the morning

Lower Extremities p. 41

Bruised pain in the flesh of the nates and hip-joint

While walking the knees knock together, and a sensation of fatigue and weakness in the thick flesh of the thigh

Weakness of the knees, especially on walking; they knock together

Throughout the whole proving, weakness of the knees and heaviness of the feet

Weak in the knees, especially when walking, with yawning

Spasmodic contraction in the left calf

Throbbing and pulsating in the tendo Achillis of the left foot, as if something were in it, and then it goes to sleep as if it became numb ; this disappears on walking, and returns on sitting still (noticed during a walk in the morning)

The right heel feels frozen ; this extends as far as the toes

At night, in bed, sticking in a corn, which wakes him

The nails of the toes are colored bluish, as if from tan, especially in the corners where they are covered by the neighboring toe

The skin between the toes is inky black

Generalities p. 41

So weak that he can scarcely rise for sleepiness, in the forenoon

General well feeling after a bath

Transient swarming sensation in the face and on the body

Skin p. 41

Nettlerash for several days, especially in the morning and evening, with sticking pains, which compel him to scratch, after which it burns

A tetter on the forehead and below the right eye, which itches very much, and dries up after a few days

During the last days of the proving a pustular eruption appeared on the abdomen as large as a half dollar, with itching in the evening; it then became dry, and remained stationary for some time

[HO.] On the right nates a small furuncle, which dries up after awhile

In a cold bath, a pricking sensation, as with needles ; the whole body becomes red, with elevated patches like nettlerash ; especially are the hands and feet swollen, so that he cannot extend the hands well for two hours; the legs become red

Sleep and Dreams p. 42

Yawning

Much yawning in the forenoon.

Sleepy and weak the whole day

Very sleepy in the morning ; he has no will to rise, and feels chilly

In the forenoon and afternoon so very sleepy that she is obliged to sleep several hours; at night many dreams and restless sleep

For three nights he wakes several times, but soon sleeps again

(Falls asleep late and wakes early, with restless, indistinct dreams)

Vivid dreams of funerals

Dreams at night of journeyings, with restlessness and anxiety

Anxious dreams of being pursued

Fever p. 42

Dread of a cold bath ; he will not remain long in it

(In the night while asleep he took off his shirt, laid the pillow at the foot of the bed, and finally awoke on account of chilliness. The child has two attacks of fever like quartan fever; chilliness in the evening, alternating with heat without thirst, with pain in the head and abdomen without sweat; it disappears after several loose stools ; this followed eating pears,3.)

After the bath internal shivering and chilliness in the hands, with blue nails and burning heat over the whole skin

Heat in the face, alternating with shivering in the back (after one and a half hours)

Heat and confusion of the head

Heat and sweat on the forehead (after half an hour).

Heat and sweat on the forehead, with restlessness after coffee

Conditions p. 42

Aggravation.

(Morning), Eructations; on waking, immediately after a glass of water, colic in abdomen ; hoarseness ; itching, etc., in little finger; nettlerash.

(Forenoon)., Yawning.

(Afternoon), Dryness of throat.

(Evening), In the open air, headache, etc.; eructations; testicles seem swollen ; bruised feeling, etc., in small of back ; nettlerash ; itching on abdomen; chilliness.

(Night), On waking, inky taste on tongue; agglutination of the eye; in bed, sticking in corn.

(During the sitz-bath), Burning in the haemorrhoids.

(At breakfast), Vomiting.

(After being chilled), In the night, raging toothache.

(After drinking coffee), Palpitation of the heart, etc.; heat, etc., on forehead, etc.

(After coition), Pain over left eye, etc.

(During a cold bath), Burning in orifice of urethra; prickling sensation, etc.

(Cold water), Toothache.

(After drinking), Confusion of the head.

(Holding anything in hand), Trembling of the arms and hands.

(After scratching), Nettlerash burns.

(On sitting still), Throbbing, etc., in tendo Achillis returns.

(Touch of the finger), Toothache.

(On waking), Immediately, heaviness in the head.

(When walking), Sees indistinctly; haemorrhoids protrude, etc. ; haemorrhoids become strangulated, etc.; sore feeling below shoulders, etc.; knees knock together; weakness of the knees.

Amelioration p. 42

(Evening), Appetite increased.

(After a bath), General well feeling.

(After eructations), Sensation of hunger disappears.

(On walking), Throbbing, etc., in left tendo Achillis, etc., disappears.