Kissingen

The mineral springs at Kissingen in Bavaria.

The “Rakoczy ” and the “ Paudur ” are the two chief springs, the latter mostly used for bathing purposes.

In 1000 grammes.

Rakoczy,

Pandur.

Potassium chloride, .

Sodium chloride.

Sodium bromide,

Sodium nitrate,

Lithium chloride.

]VIa£:nerium chloride,

ilaiiiiesium sulphate,

3Magnesium carbonate,

Calcium carbonate, .

Calcium sulphate,

Calcium phosphate, .

Ferrum carbonate, .

'‘Silicic acid,” ....

Ammonia, ....

Sum of solid constituents, .

Carbonic acid, free and partly com

bined.

Specific gravity at 15° C.,

Temperature, ....

Authorities. 1, Dr. Carl Preu, Archiv. f. Horn. Heilk., 13, 3, p. 96, effects on healthy persons; 2, v. Siebold, Diss. zu Kissingen, 1828, general effects; 3, Mass Kissingen, etc., 1830, from Preu.

Mind p. 404

Euiotiomil. Yielding disposition

Excessive joyfulness,h

Weeping and complaining, tossing to and fro on account of the pain

She is involuntarily obliged to weep,b

If he only looks at any one he must weep

She constantly seeks for unpleasant things to think about, and broods over them

Want of self-reliance

Anxiety and weakness, preceding menstruation

Frightful anxiety

[lO-] Very easily frightened

Frightful thoughts at night on waking

Excessive irritability

Ill-humored, fretful, exhausted, weary of life; suddenly; always an hour after drinking the water; very transient

IlttellectliCll, In all changes of occupation and surroundings he was unable to free himself from one absorbing thought

Disinclined for any earnest work

• Inability for mental work

Irresolute

Distraction of mind, he never knows what he wishes to say

He is unable to find the proper expression for what he wishes to say

Speech is difficult because he constantly makes mistakes in speaking

Loss of ideas, with sleepiness

Weakness of memory

Head p. 404

Confusion and Vert(jo. Confusion of the head

Vertigo while eating; suddenly after eating cooked cherries

Feeling of intoxication

General Head. Heaviness of the head and limbs

Emptiness of the head with apprehension

Fulness in the head, with pressure outward to the eyes

Tensive headache aggravated by reading

Rush of blood to the head and chest, with cold feet

Rush of blood to the head, with perspiration on the forehead

Constriction of the head

Constrictive headache while reading

Forehead, Pain in both frontal eminences, which extends down to.^the nasal bones

Headache above tbe left eye with double vision

Drawing in the head, extending from the root of the nose upward

Pavietals. Pain as from a nail in the middle of the right parietal bone

Occhput. A feeling in the occipital bone as if something were folded upon itself

Pain in the occipital bone

Transient drawing in the left side of the occiput

Pressive pain deep in the occiput

External Head. Tension in the skin of the left side of the head, extending to the face

Tensive pain in the whole of the scalp

Feeling as though the skin about the head were constricted and loosened from the bone

Itching on the occiput

Eyes p. 404

Ohjeetive. The white of the eye seems yellow

Staring eyes

Subjective. Burning in the eyes in the evening

Pressure in the eyes

Itching in the eyes

Vow and Orbit. Pressure above the right eye

Pressure above the left eye

Acute stitches beneath the right eye, extending outwardly

Lids. Redness of the lower lid with agglutination of it

Twitching of the right lower lid

Tension of the lids

Lachrymal Apparatus. Lachrymation of the left eye without pain

Acrid lachrymation with pain in the canthi

Vision. Dimness of the eyes

Muscle voHtantesf

Ears p. 404

Hot ears

Ringing in the ears

Roaring in the ears

Nose p. 404

Objective. Stopped catarrh

Fluent catarrh

Stoppage of the nose, that hinders him from reading

Subjective. Dryness of the nose

Constant sensation as though the nose would begin to bleed

Crawling in the right side of the nose, as though he would sneeze

Face p. 404

Deathly paleness

Swelling of the right side of the cheek suddenly over night

Feeling of pressing asunder in both zygomata

Painful pressure in the malar bones and in the ear/

The upper lip burns at night, and seems as if it would become swollen

Dull pain in both jaws

Mouth p. 405

Teeth. Teeth on edge, as after acids

Attack of toothache during menstruation

Dull pain in some old roots

The roots of all the teeth of the left lower jaw are painful, as if they ought to come out

Throbbing and boring in the upper front teeth

Gums, Sore gums

Tonffue. Tongue coated

Coated tongue with pasty taste in the mouth

Dry tongue without thirst

Prickling sticking on the margin of the tongue, as if an ulcer would form

Getieval 3Mouth, Pasty feeling in the mouth

SfiliVa. Accumulation of water in the mouth

Much accumulation in mouth of saliva, which has the appearance of soap and water

Tfiste, Flat taste in the mouth ; food however has a good taste

Salty taste, like the taste of the spring water (after three days), and lasting several weeks after ceasing to drink the water

Throat p. 405

Mucus in the throat

Contraction in the throat

The glands of the neck become swollen

Stomach p. 405

Appetite, Appetite without hunger

He is constantly hungry, so that he wishes to eat often

Feeling of hunger painful, but satisfied immediately on eating

Satiated in the afternoon

Tliivst. Constant thirst, even in the f)renown

EnictatioHS. Frequent eructations in the open air

Frequent tasteless eructations

Eructations tasting of the food, first after a few hours

Nausea and Vomit in ff. Nausea, with accumulation of water in the mouth, half an hour after breakfast

Easy qualmishness in the throat

Inclination to vomit

Violent, repeated inclination to vomit

Vomiting of leathery yellowish-brown mucus

Excessive vomiting and purging of black clotted blood

Stomach. Anxiety about the pit of the stomach, aggravated by deep breathing

Heaviness and distension beneath the pit of the stomach

Fulness in the stomach

Pressure in the stomach, also, early in the morning

Stitches in the epigastric region, in the right side

Abdomen p. 405

Hypochondria, Feeling as though everything were too tight about the hips, obliging her to loosen her dress

JJnihilical and Sides, Constriction about the umbilicus

Tension in the right side of the abdomen

General Abdomen. Distended abdomen

Hard, painful, spasmodically retracted abdomen

Incarceration of flatulence

Rumbling and cutting in the abdomen

Frequent griping in the abdomen, daily

Pressure in the abdomen, in the morning

Violent pressive pain in the hepatic region

Colicky sensation in the abdomen

Enormous colic with violent cramps

Rectum and Anus p. 405

Objective. Swelling of the haemorrhoidal veins

Excessive haemorrhoidal flux

Haemorrhoidal flux more profuse than ever during three weeks

Subjective. Feeling of dryness in the rectum

Dragging in the rectum

Frequent stitches in the rectum

Itching in the anus

Frequent ineffectual desire for stool

Stool p. 405

Diarrhoea. Stools leathery, yellowish-brown, diarrhoealike

Three pasty evacuations during the day; towards evening, one solid stool

Evacuation of much tenacious yellow or whitish-green mucus, together with small fecal masses, during the second week

Evacuation of a large quantity of slimy, bilious matter of an offensive, assafoetida-like odor (after fourth day) ; lasting two weeks (in one habitually constipated)

Blackish-green evacuations from the bowels

Discharge of an incredible amount of blackish-green, burnt, lumpy feces, similar to large pieces of slate, preceded by blackish-green substances similar to gastric mucus, preceded by colicky pains, and rumbling in the abdomen (after twelve days) ; the former stool caused so much exertion in its passage, and was attended with so much pain, that faintness followed immediately on the stool and lasted a long time,®.t

Frequent bloody evacuations during the third week ; afterwards a hemorrhoidal flux, and no more vomiting of blood,^|

Passage of gallstones

Copious discharge of old scybala

Const 1- potion. Constipation, lasting eight days

Constipation; the usual morning stool was omitted (after third day),h

Very difficult stool, it is only with difficulty pressed out of the rectum ; he was therewith obliged to press the nates apart

Urinary Organs p. 406

Feeling of moisture at the meatus urinarius, as if he would have gonorrhoea

Itching and sticking in the urethra when not urinating

JJrine. Sand and gravel in the urine for several weeks

Red sand in the urine

Sexual Organs p. 406

Unusual seminal emission at night

Profuse menstruation, with discharge of membranous concretions

Profuse menstruation

Respiratory Organs p. 406

More hoarseness than usual

Frequent expectoration of mucus

Tightness of the chest

Pressure on the chest

Pressure on the left chest

Stitches in the left mammary gland

Heart and Pulse p. 406

Fulness in the praecordium

Palpitation with anxiety

The beats of the heart intermit

Pulse greatly accelerated and feverish

Contracted pulse without beating of the heart

Back p. 406

A tensive sprained feeling in the left side of the back

An acute stitch in the left side close to the spine, beneath the last rib; pain between the scapulae as if beaten, while sitting and lying

Lameness in the small of the back

Pain in the small of the back

Stitches in the small of the back

Crawling in the small of the back, as if menstruation would come on

Crawling in both kidney regions

Extremities in General p. 406

Pain and tearing in the limbs

Cramplike feeling in the limbs, especially in the hands, as if the arms had fallen asleep; violent inflammation of the extensor digitorura communis of both hands, in one hitherto paralyzed

Superior Extremities p. 406

Weakness in the arms, they feel very heavy

She cannot raise the arms from the bed-covers on account of a feeling of heaviness

The right arm has fallen asleep and feels paralyzed

Crawling in the left arm; loss of sensibility

Pain in the right shoulder, as after taking cold

Burning pain on the left shoulder

The shoulders are painful, as if some one had poured hot water over them

Transient pain above the left elbow

Fuzzy feeling in the tips of the fingers

Pain as from dislocation in the first joints of the right fourth finger, which loses itself in a stitch extending along the tendon above the metacarpus

Stitches in the right little finger

Inferior Extremities p. 406

He frequently stumbles when walking, on account of stiffness of the joints

Feels a jerking in the limbs while writing

Tension in the calves

Cramp in the right calf and left toe. at night

Heaviness of the feet

A corn begins to be painful

Boring pains in a corn

Sticking pains in a corn

General Si/nij^tonic.

Objective. Trembling of the whole body

Avery and sleepy during the day

Unusually weary after taking a walk

Weak and weary

Uneasiness, so that he is unable to lie still in any place

Subjective. Stitches, here and here

Pulsation of the body, even when he remains perfectly quiet

Skin p. 407

Objective. Yellowness of the skin

A three-months old wart on the finger disappears

Itching eruption on the abdomen and feet

Subjective. Burning sticking in the skin of the right calf

Itching on the limbs

Sleep and Dreams p. 407

Sleepiness. Yawning

Frequent yawning

Sleepiness during the day

Is not inclined to do anything but sleep

Very quiet sleep all night long

Sleeplessness. Restless sleep with frequent waking

He wakes several times at night with great uneasiness

Sleep not refreshing

Jerking during sleep

Starts up twice while falling asleep as from an electric shock through the whole body

JJveaniS. One dream follows another the whole night, though he frequently wakes between them

Dreamy sleep with confused dreams

Confused dreams after a hearty supper

Vexatious dreams

Frightful dreams

Frightful dreams of murder and fire

Fever p. 407

Chilliness. Chilliness after breakfast so that he is obliged to lie down in bed

Chilliness while walking, immediately followed by easy perspiration

Constant creeping of chilliness over the whole body

Cold creeping over forehead, with heat of the head and face, soon followed by the daily febrile chill

Febrile chill recurring daily at a definite hour (10 a.m.), but gradually occurring later

Shivering together with gooseflesh

Cold hands and feet

Heat. Great heat after a little wine, in one accustomed to it

Febrile heat

Flushes of heat and easy perspiration

Orgasm of blood

Heat of the head

Head constantly hot during the febrile chill

Great heat of the head and face, in the afternoon

Siveat. Much perspiration during the day

Profuse perspiration

AA*’hole body reeking with perspiration (with trembling)

Anxious perspiration

Conditions p. 407

Aggravation.

(Morning), Pressure in abdomen; after breakfast, chilliness.

(Forenoon), At 10 oclock, febrile chill

(Evening), Burning in eyes.

(Night), On waking, frightful thoughts; burning of upper lip; cramp in calf, etc.

(Deep breathing). Anxiety about pit of stomach.

(After eating cooked cherries). Vertigo.

( While eating). Vertigo.

(During menstruation), Toothache.-i-(AeaJ^?^y), Tensive headache ; constrictive headache.

(While writing). Jerking feeling in limbs.

Footnotes p. 406

† In a patient suffering from inactivity of the intestines. J In a patient suffering from vomiting of blood following the disappearance of the hemorrhoidal flux.