Wildbad

The springs at Wildbad in Wiirtemberg.

Analysis (Feeling) of 16 ounces.

Drinking Spring.

Catharine Spring.

Carbonate of lime,

0 78831 grains.

0 75110 grains.

“ magnesia,

“ soda,

“ iron.

Manganum, .....

Traces.

Traces.

Alumina, .....

Sulphate of soda, . • •

“ {lolash.

Chloride of sodium.

Silicic acid, .....

Free carbonic acid,

Temperature, ....

Authorities. 1, Hartlaub, A. H. Z., 84, 147, a prover in tolerably good health, except rheumatism in the left arm, urine rather dark and somewhat scanty, took the bath and drank the water; (2 to 5, Dr. Kallenbach, Vjs. fur Horn., 12, 194, effects on different people, from bathing and drinking); 2, Dr. Fallacy; 3, Welter; 4, Rietz ; 5, Dr. Kallenbach.

Mind

Depressed mood

Mood extremely depressed, with great anxiety (after six days)

Mood very depressed and sad

Memory unusually weak

Head p. 165

Rush of blood to the head/.

Dulness of the head/.

Great heaviness of the head, especially of the occiput, at night; aggravated by external pressure

Head heavy, with a pressure from within outward, on waking

Feeling as though the whole brain were overfilled, intolerable when the head lies upon a pillow

Throbbing headache, on waking at night

Forehead. Tearing pains in the forehead, extending from the middle of the right eyebrow

Vertex and Occiput. Violent pulsation on the vertex and occiput

Heaviness in the vertex on waking at night, as if a weight were lying upon it

Pressing-tearing pains in the middle of the top of the head

Sudden throbbing on the vertex and occiput

Sensitiveness with slight throbbing in the vertex and occiput

Throbbing in the occiput

Pulsation in the occiput, at night

Pulsation and warmth in the occiput, aggravated by lying down in bed, in the evening; was obliged to sit partly erect, with sleeplessness, till midnight

Pulsation in the occiput; only possible to sleep in a half sitting position

External Head. The hair usually oily lost its oily nature entirely after a few baths; the hair of the beard grew out darker than natural/.

Moving the scalp was difficult, as though the frontal muscles were too short

Eyes p. 165

Pain in the eyes on writing, in the evening/.

Pressure in the eyes on writing in the evening

Pressing pain in the eyes on writing/.

Fine sticking pains in the eyes, especially in the left, rather more about the eyes, in the eyebrows, below the eyes, also in the eyeballs, without affecting vision

Acute pain in the left upper eyebrow, at the exit of the supraorbital nerve, something between a drawing, twitching, and sticking; the spot remained sensitive for some time

Acute pain in the right supraorbital foramen

Pain in the left supraorbital foramen, and also above the right eye

Some agglutination of the lids, in the morning

Fine stitch in the margin of the lower lid, not far from the outer canthus

Violent itching in the inner canthus, with sore pain when rubbed

Itching of the right outer canthus, in the evening while writing

Ears p. 165

Sensation in the ears as after taking cold, first right, then left

Sensation of warmth in the right ear

Stitch in the right ear

Pressing stitch in the left ear, as if deep in the meatus

Nose p. 165

Blood from the right nostril, in the morning

Face p. 165

Violent painless twitching in the face

Pain in the left articulation of the jaw, and in the lower jaw, and on the top of the shoulder

Mouth p. 165

Teeth, especially of the right side, painful, as if too long, or as after taking cold

Dryness of the mouth, without thirst, and with coated tongue, in the morning

Mouth and tongue dry, towards morning

Burning point in the right corner of the mouth or wing of the nose

Bloody saliva, apparently from the fauces, after talking, in the open air

Throat p. 165

Expectoration of mucus from the throat and larynx, and of mucus coming from the nares into the fauces

A retching, spasmodic, or drawing pain in the oesophagus, above the stomach, with some nausea

Stomach p. 165

Ravenous hunger/®.

Great hunger, as from an empty stomach, in the morning, and also in the evening, soon after supper

Sensation of hunger, gnawing emptiness in the stomach and whole abdomen

Eructations

Empty eructations

Some nausea, on waking in the morning (fourteenth day)

Sensation of indigestion in the stomach/.

Feeling of emptiness in the stomach, without great hunger

Sensation of great emptiness, like a disordered stomach, with eructations

Pains in the stomach

Pressure in the stomach

Abdomen p. 166

Colic in the umbilical region, as before a stool, without an evacuation

Sticking drawing pains in both hypochondria

Rectum and Anus p. 166

Spasmodic pressure in the anus and perineum

Great urging to stool, which was dark and thin ; afterwards brown, with mucus, and at 11 a.m., a third, very watery, yellowish gray, with some colic

Stool p. 166

Stool at first restricted

Stool brown and thin (later action)

Stool dark, accompanied with much tenacious mucus

Evacuation on the third day rather hard, lumpy, covered with mucus, of a dark blackishbrown color

Stool in small masses like sheep-dung

Stool at first constipated, after a few days copious and natural, dark brown, accompanied with some colic

Stool hard, lumpy, unsatisfactory, dark-colored, with pressure

The stool became again retained and dark brown (thirteenth day)

Urinary Organs p. 166

Frequent urgent desire to urinate

Mucus in the urine, with large crystals of uric acid (after ten days)

Sexual Organs p. 166

Painful erections on waking

Erections more easy than natural

Painful drawing in the spermatic cords, on waking, after an emission

Menstruation is usually hastened

Respiratory Organs p. 166

Dry cough

Oppressed respiration

Opi nessed respiration on ascending stairs

Chest p. 166

Pain and cracking in the upper part of the sternum, at the point of union with the first right rib

Neck and Back p. 166

Tearing pain, as if sprained, transversely through the nape of the neck

Constant pulsation in the nape of the neck and occiput, at night

Drawing in the back as though a hot sponge were drawn along the skin, on waking in the morning

Prickling on the back followed by nettlerash

Disagreeable sensation of warmth along the lumbar vertebrae

Upper Extremities p. 166

Weakness in the joints, so that it was very difficult to ascend steps or a mountain

Feeling of fulness and heaviness in the limbs

Pain, here and there, in the limbs

Constant drawing pains, here and there, in the limbs, for example, in the morning, in the right forearm, in the muscles between the elbow and thumb, which were also painful to pressure, soon afterwards in the left upper arm, below the shoulder

Superior Extremities p. 166

Violent drawing-tearing pain about the right shoulder

Shuddering jerking in the right upper arm

(Pain in the left arm, as if in the bone of the upper arm, on motion)

Drawing pain in the left upper arm and in the right thigh

Acute drawing pain in the left upper arm

Acute pain in the left arm above tbe elbow, towards the outer portion, as if in the bone or tendon, as if sprained

Transient drawing and burning beneath the right elbow, in the bone

Rheumatic pain of the forearm, from the dorsal surface of the wrist to the elbow, near the wrist the arm was painful

The finger-nails became very soft, could no longer open a watch with them

Hangnails on the right middle finger

Stiffness and painfulness of all the fingers on opening and closing the hand

Stiffness of the right little finger, as if in the bone, especially after writing a long time

Pain in the last phalanx of the thumb, as if ulcerated and swollen

Drawing aching in the first phalanges of the left index and middle fingers, as if in the bones

Pain in the first phalanx of the left index finger, especially on the flexor surface and on the side towards the thumb, swollen with painful stiffness, transient, leaving a sensation of numbness, with painful tension in the middle joint on flexing it; afterwards a painful and swollen sensation in the first joint of the left thumb,h

Inferior Extremities p. 167

Weariness of the hips after a slight effort,h

Pain in the right hip and nates,h

Pain in the nates, right and left, as if in the sciatic nerve, especially on walking,h

Pain in the right thigh, as if in the muscles, on the posterior and inner surfaces

Drawing pain in the right thigh, a hand’s breadth above the knee, between the anterior and outer portions

Pain in the outer portion of the right thigh, somewhat below the hip

Violent cracking in both knees on rising

Cracking of the right knee

Pain and stiffness in the right knee, as if contracted, on waking in the morning

Distressing sensation of looseness in the knee-joints, it seems as though the bones of the joint did not fit together; walking was difficult, so that he was obliged to support himself with a stick

Rheumatic drawing in the right knee, with cracking on moving it

Pain in the right calf, on walking

Drawing in the ankles

Drawing-pressing pain in the sole of the left foot, behind the toes

Sprained sensation in the first joint of the right great toe

Pain as if sprained, in the first joint of the right great toe

-Pain as if sprained, in the right great toe

Sprained sensation in the left great toe

Acute pain in the left little toe

Generalities p. 167

Great weakness, weariness, and inclination to keep quiet

Weariness

Great weariness through the day

Great weariness after walking

Great weariness, especially in the knees and ankles, so that he was frequently obliged to sit down

Sudden weariness after a walk ; standing was so difficult that he was obliged to sit down ; the ankles seemed loosened and not firm ; on ascending a hill it seemed as though the joints of the knees and ankles would separate ; was obliged to support himself firmly upon a stick

Great inclination to lie down, especially on the back, and to stretch out, with a feeling of comfort and warmth through the whole body, and great aversion to business, especially after a bath

Great inclination to stretch and to keep quiet, with a general comfortable warmth through the body

Skin p. 167

Crawling itching about the left half of the mouth, around the red of the lip, especially of the lower lip

Itching on one finger of the right hand

Itching of the right thumb, only in a small spot, as if in the periosteum ; pressure and rubbing seemed to relieve but did not remove it entirely

Violent itching on the knuckle of the left index finger, with development of a small vesicle

Much itching on the middle knuckle of the left ring finger

-Itching on the right nates

Violent itching on the left calf and on the tibia

Violent itching of the left calf (after a bath)

Sleep p. 167

Very sleepy, in the evening

Unusual desire to sleep after eating

Complete sleeplessness till 4 A.M., with constant uneasiness and excitement, with great burning heat without sweat, was frequently obliged to rise and throw off the bedcovers to get rid of a distressing sensation of heat; after sitting partly erect, with the head against a hard pillow, the restlessness passed off about 4 oclock, followed by sleep with dreams till morning; very weary after waking

Sleep only after midnight, restless and full of dreams

Restless sleep

Night restless, full of confused dreams, with waking every fifteen or twenty minutes, with a feeling as though he had slept several hours

Sleep restless, with fre(quent waking, and a sensation as though he had slept several hours

Night restless, with dreams,k

Sleep dreamy, with frequent waking

Disagreeable, frightful dreams

Anxious dreams, at night,h

Violent weeping in a dream, waking in perspiration

Confused and anxious dreams, at night,h

Fever p. 168

Hands quite cold, with weakness and perspiration on walking,h

Coldness of the feet (fourteenth day) ; (quarter of an hour after a bath)

Violent dry heat, over the whole body

Prickling heat over the whole body with some perspiration

Very disagreeable heat in the occiput, becoming intolerable on lying down, and amounting to violent pulsation

Increased inclination to sweat,h

Easy perspiration

Perspiration at night,h

Free perspiration at night and during the day, after every exertion,*.

Conditions p. 168

Aggravation.

(Night), Heaviness of head; on waking, throbbing headache; heaviness in vertex; pulsation in occiput.

(Pressure), Heaviness of head.

(Lying in bed). Pulsation and warmth in occiput.