Cuprum Sulfuricum

Authorities. 12, Dr. D. B. Hillis, Chicago Med. Journ., vol. xxvii, 1870, p. 30, Miss W. R., set. eighteen years, took two spoonfuls blue vitriol in brandy, recovery; (13 to 18; E. W. Berridge, M.D., U. S. Med. Invest., New Ser., vol. iii, 1876, p. 282, with corrections by Dr. Berridge in a letter to the editor); 13, j\Irs.-took 2 glob. 100,006th (Fincke) at 8.45 a.m.; 14, Mrs.-took 10 drops 30th cent, in water at 5.55 p.m. ; 15, Mr.-- took same; 15a, same, took 10 drops 3d cent, in water; 16, Mr.-took 30th without effect; then several doses of 3d cent.; 17, Mr.- took 3d cent.; 18, Mrs.-took 2 glob. 100,000th (Fincke); 19, J. F. Home, Brit. IMed. Journ., 1877 (2), p. 292, two children, set. six and eight years, ate some wheat soaked in Sulphate of copper.

Head

Intense pain in head (after five hours)

After rising from bed, pain like a tight narrow band all around head, on a level with upper part of forehead, and feeling as if top of head would come off; this lasted all day, varying in severity ; worse on laughing or stooping; relieved by cold wind. It was accompanied by a desire to be quiet (after two days!

Shooting inward in temples at short intervals, the left being first affected, relieved by pressing temples with hands, and causing irritability of temper (after three hours and three-quarters)

Throbbing in left temple (after four hours and a quarter)

Eyes

Awoke next morning with a metallic taste in the mouth

Stomach p. 504

Sick feeling in stomach (after three hours and a quarter)

At 9 r.M., after sunset, directly after supper, nausea and once vomiting of food, with much straining ; the nausea lasted all night (first day); nausea at times (second day); nausea in the morning (third day),'l

Obstinate vomiting, food being regurgitated back as soon as taken, of a blue or green color

Complained of pains, especially in stomach, declaring she was “burning up (after nine hours); anything like continued pressure on the epigastric region caused great suffering (after nine hours),'I

Cramps in stomach and bowels (after five hours)

Stool p. 504

This morning diarrhoea as soon as she rose from bed, preceded and attended by griping, lasting all day, frequent (third day),'l

Heart and Pulse p. 504

Feeling as if there were a throbbing lump in the heart internally ; the beating of the heart seemed louder; this lasted five minutes, then went away gradually

[14:0.] Pulse full, hard, aud 120 per minute (after nine hours)

Inferior Extremities p. 504

Dull, aching soreness in middle of right tibia, felt when walking, not when at rest, with tenderness on pressure

Generalities p. 504

Convulsions (after five hours),’l

Severe clonic spasms of the jaws, arras, and legs (after nine hours)

Skin p. 504

Soie pustule in left nose near tip and dorsum (fourth day)

Sleep p. 504

Very restless; did not sleep till 3 or 4 a.m. (first night) ; slept better (second night)

Mind p. 504

Heat beginning on dorsa of first left, then right, then extending up anterior part of legs as far as knees; it lasted thirty minutes aud then went off, leaving a sensation as if needles were pricking the parts, for five minutes (after two hours and five minutes)

All night there was coldness in aud on the abdomen (both subjective and objective), and weight, and griping in abdomen ; the abdomen was relieved by warmth (first day); abdominal symptoms at times (second day); all day the coldness and weight, but less (third aud fourth days)

All night felt hot, except in abdomen (first day)

Coldness beginning in small of back, going all over body, then suddenly going into legs, first the left, then the right, with shivering, so that she sat near the fire; this lasted a few minutes (after two hours aud a quarter}