Mercurius Oxydulatus Niger

Hahnemann, Materia Medica Pura, 1846, Vol. III, p. 94

Head

Vertigo, in daytime. Vertigo in the room ; when walking she had to hold on to something to keep herself from falling. She feels giddy even while sitting. Vertigo more when sitting than when standing ; her eyes became dim, and her sight was obscured, especially towards evening.

5. Vertigo, when sitting at his writing-desk, his head turns as if he were intoxicated, he rises and walks about in his room like one staggering ; after this he is attacked with heat and anxiety, and with nausea ; still he does not vomit ; has some headache (three days in succession). When raising the head after having stooped on a chair, he feels giddy for a moment. When lying upon the back, she feels giddy and qualmish ; these symptoms disappear when turning to one side. Vertigo, cold hands with feverish shuddering, followed by obtusion of the head. Violent vertigo (when standing) while he bent his head forwards.

10. Vertigo obliging him to lie down. Vertigo when turning suddenly ; every thing turns with him. Vertigo when walking in the open air, accompanied with nausea and a sensation as if a worm were ascending in the throat, coming out of the chest. Vertigo and staggering, when coming out of the open air and entering the room. Vertigo when walking in the open air ; in the room the head feels simply heavy, (a. 48 h.)

15. When lying down he feels as if he were swinging lengthwise. Vertigo in the forehead. Dulness in the head. After a meal she feels as if intoxicated ; a heat and redness ascend to her face which swells. Drowsiness and dulness in daytime.

20. Weakness in the head, as if something were vibrating and skipping about in the forehead and were turning in a circle. Dulness, vertigo and obscuration of sight, when rising from a chair, over the nose, especially in the warm room, relieved in the open air. Headache, like dizziness and fulness in the brain. Dull headache, in the morning when rising. Gloominess of the head, when waking in the morning.

25. Heaviness and obtusion of the head in a room, when sitting and lying down. The head feels heavy and dull as from pain. Feeling in the head when rising, as if one had sat up all night, going- off in the open air. Dulness of mind, dizziness ; he hears not when asked a question, has difficulty in remembering that which he had read, and makes mistakes easily when talking. Talking is difficult for him ; he is unable to read any thing ; his head feels dreary, he is unable to accomplish any thing ; he goes to sleep when sitting down.

30. Weakness of thought ; he has great •difficulty in collecting his senses, and gives wrong answers to questions (he knows it himself). Complete vanishing of ideas. Occasional vanishing of ideas for a few minutes. He knows not where he is. He was unable to calculate or reflect upon anything.

35. Loss of consciousness and speech ; she appeared to sleep, but was pulseless, the body having the natural warmth and the appearance of a corpse ; in an hour her consciousness returned, together with some sound of voice ; she attempted to speak, but was unable ; speech did not return till twelve hours after. Absence of mind ; while he attempts to do something, something else crosses his mind ; one idea chased the other, from time to time (for a couple of days). Heat and pain in the whole of the head. Uneasy, painful sensation in the head, in the evening, and lasting until he went to bed ; loud talking was troublesome to him ; people had to talk lowly ; the sensation was relieved by sitting down and leaning the head upon something. Burning in the head.

40. Pain in the head as if distended : this distention was only felt in a space of three fingers' breadth, encircling the head like a band close over the eyes and ears. Aching pain in the head as if the head were tied round very firmly. Headache in the evening as if the brain were encircled with a band. Headache, a pressing from within outwards.

45. Headache, a pressing from within outwards in the parietal bones. Headache, as if the head were being pressed asunder. Headache, as if the brain were being pressed asunder. Repletion in the brain, as if the head would burst. Aching pain in the occiput.

50. Headache, pressing into the forehead, and bone-pain below the eyebrows, even when touching the parts. Violent headache, as if the head were falling to pieces on top, and a pressure as if every thing were descending towards the nose. Headache in the evening ; painful, gloomy feeling in the anterior and superior part of the head, with ill humor. Headache, with pressure through the forehead, most violent when lying down, relieved by pressing upon the forehead with the flat hand. (a. 41 h.)

55. Tensive aching in the sinciput, relieved by pressing the flat hand upon the parts. Undulations and beatings in the sinciput. Continuous, violently tearing pain, commencing in the occiput and extending to the sinciput, where it occasioned a pressure. Pricking in the forehead while walking in the open air. Tearing in the skull, especially the frontal bones.

60. Tearing headache in the sinciput, extending as far as the vertex. Tearing pain in the lower part of the occiput. Headache, resembling a slow lancination and a bruised feeling. Stitches through the whole head. Stitching pain in the forehead (immediately).

65. Intermitting, l»ring stitches in the left side of the forehead when sitting, but very painful. Painful lancinations in the left side of the forehead, when standing. Lancinations in the left region of the forehead when sitting, with chills over the whole body, cold hands, hot cheeks, and tepid forehead, without thirst. Drawing, digging-up in the anterior part of the head. Headache when stooping, a sort of digging-up and heaviness in the forehead.

70. Pain in the region of the upper part of the occiput. Boring pain in the region of the occiput. Contractive headache, the head feels as if screwed in, now in the sinciput, now in the occiput, now in the left side, with lachrymation. In the morning, after having laid in the bed in a forced position, a peculiar sensation moves from the palate to the brain, where he feels a pain, as if every part were bruised. Repercussing shocks in the brain, especially when moving or stooping.

75. Aching pain in the region of the left temple. Aching pain in the right side of the forehead. Violent drawing in the right temple. (5 d.) Jerking drawing and pinching in the right temple, down the occiput and nape of the neck. Tearing pain in the outer part of the head.

80. The whole of the outer head is painful to the touch. Tearing pain in the outer parts of the forehead, in every position of the head. Burning in the region of the left temple. Burning in the skin on the left side of the forehead. Itching in the forehead.

85. Burning itching of the forehead, going off after contact. Itching smarting in the nape of the neck and top of the head. Burning pain in the scalp, over the left forehead. Burning and itching of the hairy scalp. ltcldng of the hairy scalp, day and night.

90. Itching eruption of the head. Dry eruption over the whole head, causing a pain all over when feeling it. Small elevated scabs between the hairs of the head, firmly adhering to the skin. A number of scabs on the hairy scalp, itching and burning after scratching. Humid eruption on the hairy scalp, eating away the hairs with painful pressure, especially at the sore places.

95. Falling off of the hair without headache. Sensation in the scalp when feeling it with the flat hand, as of subcutaneous ulceration. Shuddering of the hairy scalp, the hairs appearing to stand on end, and the scalp feeling as if it trembled, and became contracted.

Eyes p. 97

Burning sensation in the right eyebrow. Dilatation of the pupil, (a. 1 h.)

100. Black point before the eyes, which seems to move in front of him, and low down. Black points before the eyes. Black motes before the eyes. His eyes see green and black ; the room turns with her ; she has to lie down (during a meal). Complete vanishing of sight for five minutes ; every half hour he is completely deprived of his sight for five minutes.

105. Fiery points before the eyes, high up toward the clouds, especially in the afternoon. Scintillations before the eyes. Mist before one or both eyes. Amaurotic dimness before the left eye, increasing gradually, lasting ten minutes ; the letters seem to move in the evening when reading.

110. Amaurotic blindness of the left eye for a few minutes, when walking in the open air, without pain. Dimness of sight. Dimsightedness. Illusion of sight ; sensation as of a blade of grass hanging before both eyes. Pointed things seem to have a double point.

115. When she attempts to see a thing she is not able to recognize it distinctly ; her eyes are constantly shut up involuntarily ; the more she endeavors to prevent this, the less able is she to do so ; she has to lie down and close her eyes He is not well able to open his eyes, as if the eyeballs were agglutinated. When sitting, standing, or walking, his eyes become closed involuntarily, as when one had been long deprived of sleep. Fire dazzles the eyes very much in the evening. Burning in the eyes, as after having read a good deal at night ; one of the eyes is red. The eyes cannot bear the shine of a fire or the light of day. Burning in the eyes. Burning and smarting in the eyes, as of horseradish. A number of red veins become visible in the whites of the eyes. Inflammation of both eyes, with burning, smarting pain ; worse in the open air.

125. Heat in the eyes, with lachrymation. Lachrymation of both eyes, in the morning. Profuse lachrymation of the right eye. Lachrymation in the open air.

130. The eye fills with tears. Burning pain in the right upper and lower eyelid. The left lower lid is very much swollen, especially toward the outer canthus, with burning pains for five days ; profuse lachrymation preceded by sneezing for three days. Agglutination of the eyelids, early in the morning. The upper eyelid is thick and red like a stye.

135. Constant twitching in the upper eyelid. Considerable swelling, redness, and constrictive closing of the eyelids ; they are painful when touched. Pressure in the eyes. Pressure in both eyes, as of sand. Pressure in the eye, when moving it; it feels an aching pain when touching it.

140. Itching of the eyeballs. Itching pain in the left eye for a few minutes. (7 d.) Pinching in the eye. Sensation behind the left upper eyelid, as of a cutting body being behind it. Twitching and jerking in the eyelids.

145. Blue-red margins around, especially below the eyes. Inflammatory swelling in the region of the lachrymal bones.

Face p. 98

The features become sunken, the eyes become dim and gloomy, the face becomes white and livid ; lengthy features. The right side of the face is swollen and hot, especially below the eye. Dull stitch in the left upper jaw, near the eye.

150. Red spots in the face. A rough, partly reddish, partly whitish herpetic spot on the left malar bone. Aching pain with pressure through both zygomata from within outward. Tearing in the muscle of the right cheek. Considerable swelling of the left cheek.

155. Large blotch under the skin of the left cheek. (10 d.) Single, pointed stitches, every stitch continuing about five minutes, in the malar bone, (also in the chest, knee, and the olecranon process of the ulna) more in the forenoon and when walking. Tearing in the left cheek and the whole of the ear.

Ears p. 98

He is almost unable to hear any thing ; nevertheless every sound is very loud in the ear. The ears feel obstructed, with roaring.

160. Humming in the ears, early in the morning. Roaring and humming in the ear, as if something were lodged in the ear. Roaring in the ear, as if something had been lodged in the ear. Buzzing in the ears, as if he were about to faint. Roaring in the ears, like the pulse.

165. Hard hearing on both ears. Roaring in the ears. Roaring in both ears, when lying in the bed.

170. Buzzing in the left ear, as of wasps, (a. 5 m.) Fluttering before the left ear. Fluttering and crawling in the left ear. Ringing in the ears, as of tumblers, especially in the evening. Various kinds of ringing in both ears, worse in the evening, for many days.

175. Tearing, deep in the left ear, when the menses make their appearance. Stinging pain in the ear, with aching ; the warmer she became in her bed, the more the ear became cold and moist ; at last she felt as if she had ice in the ear. Stitches in the ear when stooping. The left ear is painful, as if inflamed ; the meatus is likewise painful as if inflamed. Violent pain in the ear, as if something were pressing out.

180. The ear feels inflamed externally and internally; the pain being partly cramp-like, partly pricking, and the ear feeling obstructed as if by swelling. Otalgia. Pricking and pulling in the ear. Stitching and burning in the ear, worse in the left ear. The interior of both ears is sore and excoriated, the right ear being worse.

185. Sensation as if cold water were running out of both ears, several times a day ; the sensation comes suddenly and goes off after a few minutes ; in the intervals there is a good deal of itching in both ears. Humor oozes from both ears. Blood comes out of the left ear, early in the morning. Discharge of blood and fetid pus from the right ear, with tearing pain. Discharge of pus from both ears ; a bag of pus is seen in the fore part of the right ear, discharging pus when feeling it, with pain in the whole of the right side of the head and face, preventing her from lying on this side. — 190 Discharge of yellowish pus from the left ear. Discharge of liquid wax from both ears. Burning pain in the cartilage of the left ear. The lobule is excessively painful for eight days, it is red and hot; two days after, a little blotch forms in the lobule, of 12 weeks' duration. Tubercle in the lobule, which cannot be moved, and lasts for four weeks (a. 34 d.)

195. Burning corrosive itching and humid pimple on the right lobule, having a scaly appearance like herpes. Pulling and jerking behind the left ear, hindering sleep; the spot feels sore when touching it.

Nose p. 99

Bloatedness about the root of the nose. Crawling and gnawing sensation in the skin of the root of the nose. Tension across the nose.

200. Pain of the nasal bone when touching it. Swelling of the whole nose, especially the left side ; it is red and shining, itching, especially the interior of the nasal wings. Painful blister on the nose. Inflammatory swelling of the nose. Swelling, redness, inflammation, itching of the tip of the nose.

205. Violent itching of the right side of the nose ; he has to rub it. Pressure in the nose from above downward, as if something heavy had been attached to it. The septum milium becomes swollen and chapped. Swelling of the left wing of the nose, as in profuse fluent coryza. Want of air through the nose.

210. Bleeding from the nose, of various degrees of violence. Bleeding from the left nostril ; the blood coagulated while dropping out of the nose, and remained adhering to the nose in the form of flakes. The interior of the nose is scurfy ; it bleeds when blowing it. Bleeding of the nose, while sleeping. Profuse bleeding from the nose, while coughing.

External mouth p. 100

Burning pain of the lips, as if burnt by nettles, when touching them with the fingers. Dry lips. Rough and dry lower lip, as from a cold and rough air. (a. 7 h.) Yellow crusts on the upper lip, near the margin, with smarting and burning pain. Internal swelling of the upper lip. — 220, Painful ulcers on the internal surface of the lower lip, opposite the incisores. Pimples below the vermilion border of the lower lip, towards the corner of the mouth ; they cause a smarting pain when touching them. Soft, red swelling of the upper lip j it recedes from the gums internally and assumes a shaggy appearance ; deeply ulcerated sores form on both surfaces of the lip, with stinging pain, and sometimes itching. Considerable swelling of the upper lip and the lower cheek, soft and very red, marked with inch-deep depressions (as if excavated), looking as if lined with a greyish-yellow matter, with discharge of a watery, yellow fluid ; they had a somewhat putrid smell, and bled when touching them, the blood oozing out from the border. Ulcerated corner of the mouth, with sore pain. White-bluish spots on the internal surface of the lips. Pain in the corners of the mouth as if they had been cut. Cracks in the corners of the mouth. Cracks and rhagades in the corners of the mouth. The muscles between the lower lip and the chin were visibly and spasmodically drawn to and fro.

230. At 3 oclock in the morning the mouth became distorted on one side, with want of breath. Burning of the skin of the cheek, in front of the chin.

Jaws and teeth p. 100

Red ulcers of the size of a millet-seed, on the right side of the chin, painless when touched. Pustule on the chin, of the size of a pea. Suppurating, red ulcers on the left side of the chin, painless (third day).

235. He is unable to separate the jaws. Tension in the articulation of the jaw, when opening the mouth wide. Almost complete immobility of the jaw, scarcely permitting him to open his mouth, with violent pain. She is unable to open the jaws ; with tensive pain on the right side of the os hyoides, bitter taste of every thing he eats, except milk, which has a good taste ; tearing arid hard hearing in the right ear, emission of a quantity of hard fetid flatulence, and humid eruption on the head. Pain below the lower jaw.

240. Tearing in the lower jaw, towards evening. Yellow crusts below the chin, a quarter of an inch thick, almost painless. The gums are painful when touched or when chewing, especially hard substances. Itching of the gums. The gums recede from the teeth.

245. Tearing in various parts of the gums ; they are sore and swollen. The upper border of the gums looks indented, the indentations being white and ulcerated. Ulcerated gums. Painful, swollen gums. Swelling of the gums over night ; better in day-time. Swelling of the gums every night. Passing swelling of the gums, only early in the morning. Burning pain in the gums, in the night when he is on the point of falling asleep. Burning beating pain in the gums, increasing after noon, abating when lying down and disappearing in the night.

255. Fine tearing in the spongy and bleeding gums, which had become detached from the teeth, also in the roots of the denuded teeth, almost the whole day and early in the morning when rising ; the pain is somewhat relieved in the evening by smoking. The gums which had receded from the teeth have a sickly appearance and look white along the upper border. Painless swelling of the gums, for several days. Bleeding of true gums when touching them ever so little, for fifty-six days.

200. Terrible tearing in the teeth, especially increased by eating ; the teeth begin to vacillate. Pain in the teeth, especially after eating, as if corroded. The teeth become black-grey, black. Sensation, when moving the mouth, as if the teeth were loose, especially the lower foreteeth. Sensation as if all the teeth were loose.

265. Vacillation of the teeth ; they were painful when touched by the tongue. Weakness in the teeth. The front-teeth feel as if wrenched out. Pain of the incisores. Pain in the foreteeth ; the air which is drawn into the mouth affects the teeth painfully.

270. The anterior incisores ache when cold air gets into the mouth, or when he eats or drinks something cold, the aching continuing only so long as the teeth are touched by the cold air or food. Toothache, as if the teeth were on edge. Violent toothache in the night ; as it passed off, a violent chilliness was experienced through the whole body. Tearing in the roots of the teeth the whole day. Tearing toothache after midnight, and especially early in the morning.

275. Tearing toothache, extending into the ears like a stitch, especially at night ; the pain does not permit him to remain in the bed ; he has to sit up the whole night. Drawing toothache, even in the foreteeth, early in the morning. Darting toothache, especially in the night. Pulsative jerks extending from the teeth of the lower jaw into the ear, and from the upper jaw into the head, the gums being painful ; the jerks commence at nine oclock in the evening, and abate when lying down and going to sleep. Violent stitches in the teeth.

280. Horrid stitches in the tooth, in the evening. She grates her teeth in the night while asleep, so violently that she felt pain which woke her.

Internal mouth p. 102

Loss of speech and consciousness, for 12 hours. Loss of speech and voice ;* she hears every thing, but is only able to answer by signs and gesticulations ; she is unable to use the organs of speech or to utter a sound, in spite of all efforts ; her face is sunken, she weeps over her condition ; she is unable to sleep, feels weak, has a good appetite, good stool. The open air is very disagreeably painful to the tongue.

285. Tongue coated white, the gums being whitish and swollen, and bleeding when touched. Tongue coated with a white fur, especially in the morning. The tongue is insensible and furred. Rough tongue.

290. Considerable swelling of the tongue. Creeping in the surface of the tongue.

295. Prickings in the tip of the tongue. Furrow in the upper part of the tongue, lengthwise, where a pricking is experienced. The tongue is painful as if chapped and burning. Excessively ulcerated border of the swollen tongue. Swollen, pithy, ulcerated tongue.

300. The tongue is swollen and so soft along the borders that indentations may be formed in them by merely pressing the teeth against them ; the indentations look as if ulcerated. The anterior half of the tongue is so hard, that striking with the finger-nails against it, causes a clapping noise ; it is moreover quite dry. The tongue is sore and stiff in the region of the right wing of the os hyoides. (6 d.) The inner mouth, especially the inner side of the cheeks, assumes a bluish tinge. Ulcers on the inner side of the cheeks.

305. Burning in the mouth, at night. Vesicles in the mouth. The whole of the inner mouth was sore. Round, elevated, white vesicles on the inner side of the cheeks; the skin became detached, with burning pain. Ulcers and sores in the mouth, with violent burning-smarting pain, especially in the evening.

310. A sort of aphtha, in the mouth. Aphthae in the mouth. Constant dryness in the mouth. A quantity of mucus gets into the throat from the posterior nares ; he has to hawk it up.

Pharynx and (Esophagus: Sore throat; sensation as if something were lodged in the throat.

315. Pain in the throat, as if a pippin were lodged in it. Sensation as if he had something in his throat which he ought to swallow. Difficult deglutition. He had to press very hard, to get something down. Pain in the throat when swallowing, and hoarseness. Roughness of the velum pendulum palate ; when touching it with the tongue, a smarting pain is experienced in it, as if the palate were sore.

320. Dryness in the palate, as if caused by heat. Heat ascends in her throat. Pain in the throat, like a pressure. First, burning in the pharynx from above downward, afterwards in the abdomen. Deglutition is painful to him, as if he had burnt his throat or had swallowed boiling oil.

325. After the moderate dinner, a glowing-hot vapor ascended into her throat from the abdomen, the throat becoming more and more painful, and a violent thirst setting in. Pain in the throat, as if too dry. The forepart of the tongue is very slimy, the fauces being very dry.

330. Dryness of the throat, obliging him to swallow all the time. Constant dryness of the throat ; it felt sore as if it were narrower behind than in front ; deglutition caused a pressure in the throat, nevertheless he had to swallow all the time because he had his throat constantly full of water. Stinging sore throat, as if a pin pricked him. Stitches in the back part of the throat, when swallowing, which extend even into the ears. Stitches in the back part of the palate.

335. Stitching pain in the tonsils when swallowing. Elongation and swelling of the uvula. When blowing the nose, a pain is felt in one side of the throat, also in the fauces ; an aching as if the parts were swollen. When the beverage has reached the region of the larynx, it does not go down any farther, but flows "back again through the nostrils. Continuous aching pain in the oesophagus, in the region of the larynx, more violent when eating, as if the food passed over raw flesh, with burning pain in that region.

340. Sensation as if a worm were rising in his throat, obliging him to swallow all the time ; this swallowing gives some relief, without his feeling however as if he swallowed something. Blood ascends in the throat, coming out of the mouth without vomiting or cough. Ulceration of the tonsils with sharp stinging pains in the fauces when swallowing. The orifice of the Stenonian duct is swollen, white, ulcerated, and excessively painful. Discharge of a viscid, fetid, copious saliva, especially at certain hours of the night or evening.

345. Pain and swelling of the parotid glands. Swelling of the cervical and parotid glands, the jaws being closed and not admitting of any motion on account of pain. Swelling and burning aching pain in the parotid gland, going off in the cold, and returning in the warmth ; when touching it with wool, he was attacked with an irritation inducing a cough. Stinging pain of the cervical glands. Aching pain in the oesophagus, in paroxysms, as if an ulcer would form.

350. Sensation in the right side of the pharynx as if sore, even between the acts of deglutition. He spits a good deal. Accumulation of a very sour saliva. Expectoration of slimy saliva.

355. Conflux of soap-like saliva, frequently resembling mucus, and stretching into long threads. Strong putrid smell from the mouth, which is much moreperceived by others than by the patient himself.

Taste and appetite p. 104

Food does not taste badly, but as when one has had intermittent fever. Butter has a bad taste to him. The tasteless oxyde has at first a perceptible, afterwards a striking, repulsive, metallic, clayish, earthy, soap-like, putrid, sourish taste ; at last, it becomes intolerable.

360. Bitter taste in the mouth. Great bitterness in the mouth, especially after drinking coffee. Expectoration of bitter-tasting tenacious mucus. Bitter taste in the mouth, especially between meals, when not eating or drinking any thing.

365. Food does not taste bitter, but his mouth is bitter before and after a meal. Continued bitterness in the mouth, the bread causing at the same time sour eructations. Bitterness of the lip and tongue between and during meals. Rye bread has a bitter taste. Putrid taste in the mouth, especially in the morning.

370. Taste in the mouth as of metal, causing almost vomiting. Slimy and salt taste of food and drink, especially of water. Very saltish taste of the lip. Saltish taste of the tongue for several days. Saltish expectoration.

375. Taste as of pus in the throat. Saltish taste in the mouth. Sweet taste in the mouth. Sweet taste on the tip of the tongue. Sweet taste in the mouth and sensation as if the whole body consisted of sweet things.

380. Putrid, very disagreeable taste in the throat. Taste of putrid eggs in the mouth as soon as he moves his tongue, after which he has to swallow involuntarily. Feculent, putrid taste in the mouth, and the saliva has a saltish taste. Hop-beer has a sour taste. Early in the morning before breakfast she has a sour taste in the mouth, going off after a meal.

385. Slimy taste in the mouth. Sourish taste in the mouth. Sour taste in the mouth during and between meals. Bread has a sweet taste. Excessive appetite and hunger, but he is unable to eat any thing, because he does not relish any thing ; things have no bad taste, but they are tasteless.

390. Canine hunger; she feels that it is no good hunger, (a. 1 h.) Canine hunger for a short while, shortlyafter a sufficient meal, (immediately.) Raving canine hunger, (a. -£, 1 h.) Continuous greediness for eating ; he becomes weaker and weaker withal. He has no appetite for dry food, likes to eat liquid food.

395. Want of appetite, especially early in the morning. Little appetite, but a good deal of hunger. Sweets are averse to him. Beef was averse to him. Excessive aversion to meat.

400. Aversion to coffee. Aversion to butter. He has lost his appetite for every thing. Hr does not care for warm food, cares only for cold food, bread and butter, etc. Had no desire for food ; but he relished what was set before him.

405. Complete loss of appetite. More appetite for drinking than eating. More thirst than hunger, and continued chilliness. He is immediately satiated, even after eating but a few mouthfuls. The smell of food is more pleasant to him than eating.

410. No appetite for wine or brandy, to which he was used before.

Gastric symptoms p. 105

Aversion to meat, followed by vomiting. Nausea. He feels a nausea in the chest, with cutting pressure ; he feels as if he would vomit, and is driven from place to place by great anguish. When smoking tobacco he feels an inclination to vomit in the chest, from the pit of the stomach up to the pit of the throat, with oppression and cutting in those parts.

415. Continued inclination to vomit, with pressure and cutting in the chest, and here and there dull stitches in the direction of the sides of the chest, cutting in the abdomen, and cutting with pressure in the pit of the stomach. Sweet taste in the throat, with inclination to vomit. Sensation as if he had eaten something sweet, causing nausea. Fits of nausea increasing after a meal. Nausea and shuddering the whole day.

420. Headache at every attack of nausea. Nausea, quite in the upper part of the pharynx, but not in the stomach, so that he was not able to vomit (especially after a meal). He feels so nauseated and such an inclination to vomit that he almost loses his senses. Inclination to vomit, accompanied with vertigo obscuring the sight, and with flushes of heat. Inclination to vomit directly after a meal, the appetite and taste being good.

425. He experiences nausea in the pit of the stomach, followed by eructations, which sometimes arrest his breathing. Nausea in the region of the stomach (immediately), followed by a bruised pain in the right side directly over the hips, becoming worse by motion and contact. At one oclock in the night a good deal of water accumulates in her mouth, with nausea, waking her from sleep and making her vomit ; the things she vomits are very bitter. Occasional ascension into her throat of something acrid like brandy, not like acid. Violent vomiting of bitter mucus.

430. Eructations which are not loud. Eructations shortly after dinner, with putrid vapor in the mouth. Constant risings of air. Eructations which are frequently tasteless, and sometimes sour. Rising of bitter water.

435. The eructations have a bitter taste and a putrid smell. Bilious eructations, in the afternoon. Eructations tasting of freshbaked bread. Regurgitation of the ingesta. Heartburn.

440. Rancid heartburn after a simple supper. (1 d.) Eructations during a meal, an acrid fluid rising into the mouth. (9 d.) Eructations like hiccough, during a meal. (9 d.) Violent hiccough, after a meal. Frequent hiccough, especially in the forenoon.

445. When walking moderately fast, he feels a pressure from the left side of the pit of the stomach as far as the xiphoid cartilage, where the pain becomes most violent. Constrictive tearing in the pit of the stomach ; afterwards this pain is felt in the chest. Violent pulsation of an artery near the pit of the stomach and upon the same line with the pit ; he saw the pulsation through the clothes.

450. Burning pain in the pit of the stomach (immediately). Burning pain in the pit of the stomach (immediately).

Stomach p. 106

Ulcerative pain in the stomach and abdomen. Violent pain in the stomach, as if one had vomited a good deal. Violent stitching in the region of the liver, hindering both inspirations and eructations. Intensely painful aching in the stomach, especially during a deep inspiration and when touching the parts.

455. Pain in the pit of the stomach as if cut crosswise. When sitting low, she feels a hot sensation in the pit of the stomach, and her eyes become obscured, going off by rising. When sitting, the food weighs like a stone in the pit of the stomach, as if it were concentrated in one lump. Repletion and tension in the pit of the stomach, oppressing the breathing, with undiminished appetite. Pressure in the pit of the stomach after a meal, accompanied with nausea.

460. Bread oppresses the stomach. When eating little, he feels a sort of cramp in the stomach a few hours after the eating. He cannot bear even the lightest kind of food ; a little bread oppresses his stomach, draws the stomach down ; nevertheless he is hungry ; if he eats a little more he becomes ill-humored, he almost dies with ill-humor. The stomach feels replete and constricted. Digestion is impeded when bending forward.

Abdomen p. 106

He had colic when touching something cold, a piece of cold wood. Colic, and a quantity of loud flatulence. Burning around the umbilicus. Burning in the abdomen. Pinching in the abdomen waked her about midnight, two nights in succession ; it lasted about an hour.

470. Cutting tearing over the region of the left kidney. Cutting in the abdomen during micturition. Tensive-aching pain in the hypogastrium, becoming worse when pressing upon the parts, and disappearing during an expiration ; the pain increased while walking ; especially when going up stairs, the pain was increased to a sort of cutting pain. Sensation in the bowels, as if too loose and too relaxed ; the bowels shook when walking, as if they had no firmness. Pain in the abdomen, when walking, as if the bowels were relaxed.

475. Chilliness in the abdomen. Tensive pain over the umbilicus, deep-seated, relieved by eating. Boring stitch perpendicularly from the middle of the abdomen through the anus. Cuttings in the lowest part of the abdomen, as if the parts were cut with a knife from the right to the left side ; worse when walking than when standing and sitting ; accompanied with painful tenesmus, without any discharge, for four days. Sensation in the abdomen, close above the genital organs, as if something heavy were pulling downward in the direction of the genital organs, for fortnight hours ; accompanied with a pulling pain in both thighs, as if the muscles and tendons were too short.

480. Painful contraction in the abdomen. The evening air causes him colic and diarrhoea. Sensation in the abdomen, when walking in the open air, as if he had caught cold. Colic, as from cold. Pinching in the pit of the stomach, followed by soft stool, and afterwards still pinching and rumbling in the abdomen, in the evening.

485. Pinching in the abdomen. Redness and heat in the cheeks, followed by burning-pinching pains in the epigastrium. He feels chilly only while the pinching in the abdomen lasts. During the pinching in the abdomen, he is attacked with chilliness and shuddering. Cutting pain in the epigastrium.

490. Writhing and cutting in the abdomen, with a qualmish feeling. Cutting in the hypogastrium, in the evening, with aching pain in the epigastrium, obliging him to loosen his clothes in this region, (a. 24 h.) Cutting, or rather tearing in the abdomen, in the night, the abdomen feeling cold to the touch. Ineffable colic, going off only when lying down. He is unable to rest upon the right side, for his bowels pain him as if they were pressed.

495. Violent pressure in the right side of the abdomen, as if the bowels were twisted out of the body. Pressure in the abdomen (immediately). Aching pain in the abdomen, ascending as high up as the throat, as if the fauces were scratched by a crust of bread and as if eructations or heartburn were approaching. Pressure in the abdomen, as of a stone. Painful pressure in the right side of the abdomen, early in the morning when in bed.

500. Pushing pain in the region of the liver, with pressure from within outward. Distension of the abdomen. Gurgling in the abdomen. or in the abdominal muscles after a meal, and synchronous with the pulse. Rumbling in the abdomen, after drinking. Frequent emission of flatulence.

505. Stinging itching of the abdomen, in the evening ; scratching occasions a burning ; there is no eruption visible upon the skin. Distended, hard abdomen. Every stool is preceded by rumbling and grunting in the abdomen, (a. 2 d.) In the evening, an hour before going to bed, and every time he emits his urine, he is tormented with flatulence, distending the abdomen, and then passing off without any smell. Frequent emission of flatulence.

510. Bubo. Small buboes in the left groin, and burning during micturition. Aching-boring pain in the right groin, when lying down or walking, (a. 12 h.) Aching pain in the left groin, (a. 30 h.) Tension in the region of the left groin.

515. Intensely painful stitches in the left groin, worse during an inspiration. Pain as if the inguinal glands were swollen. (1 d.) Aching pain in the inguinal glands, from time to time. Stitches in the fold of the hip-joint (and heel) towards evening. Creeping in the inguinal gland.

520. Drawing pain in the groin and testicles. Swelling of the inguinal gland (bubo) ; first there is a redness only round the gland, which is painful when walking and pressing upon it; afterwards the elevated portion of the gland becomes itself red and inflamed ; he was neither able to walk or stand without suffering great pain, and had to lie down. The inguinal gland swells and becomes red and inflamed ; it is painful when feeling it, and when walking fast. Pricking pain in the right groin, in the region of the ilium.

525. Violent, long cuttings in the right groin, causing him to start.

Stool p. 108

Frequent tenesmus, after which he passes a small quantity of hard, thick faeces, with great effort and at long intervals. Stool after some cutting pain in the abdomen. (2 d.) Stool, after pinching and writhing in the abdomen. (10 d.) Desire for stool every moment, with tenesmus, without being able to accomplish any thing.

530. Constant desire for stool, passing but little every time, with pinching in the abdomen. Stool, once every three days. (a. 14 d.) Constipation for several days with catarrhal fever, hypochondriac low-spiritedness, and aversion to all nourishment, except beer. Ineffectual desire for stool, in the morning. Ineffectual pressing upon the rectum, and protrusion of the varices, feeling sore.

535. Anxious desire for stool, accompanied and preceded by great nausea and pressing in the temples. Cold sweat of anguish in the face with excessive uncomfortableness for a quarter of an hour, and diarrhoeic stool. A good deal of desire, anxiety and trembling of the whole body before the diarrhoeic stool ; the stool is succeeded by bitter, rancid eructations, and some heartburn. A good deal of pressing during stool, and little discharge. (3 d.) Violent urging, sometimes compelling him to go to stool suddenly.

540. Stool goes off in small pieces, like sheepdung. Tenacious stool. Sour-smelling stool. Every stool is preceded by chilliness or shuddering.

545. The diarrhoeic stool is preceded by chilliness and urging, and the chilliness is mingled with flushes of heat. Chilliness between the diarrhoeic stools ; but when going to stool, he was attacked with flushes of heat, especially in the face. He is very much exhausted after an evacuation which was accompanied with much pinching. He feels nauseated during a diarrhoeic stool and eructates considerably. Discharges of bloody mucus, accompanied with colic and tenesmus.

550. Very hard stool which could only be expelled with excessive pains at the anus and after a long interval. Scanty discharge of hard stool, without pressing. (24 d.) Hard stool. Several burningsmarting stools during the day, without much discharge. Loose faeces lined with mucus and blood.

555. Papescent stool with mucus. Stool of the color of sulphur. Yellowish, diarrhoeic stool, twice a day, without sensation, for several days. White-gray stool. Mucous discharge from the rectum, with scanty discharge of faeces, four or five times.

560. Stool only at night. Urging desire for stool, which goes off involuntarily, unless he can relieve himself as soon as the desire is felt. Diarrhoea in the evening and at night.

565. Diarrhoea streaked with blood. Discharge of red mucus from the rectum (in a few hours). Bloody stools, with painful acrid sensation at the amis. Discharges of dark-green mucus, preceded by pressure in the abdomen as of a ball. Dark-green, bilious, frothy stools.

570. Green, slimy, acrid stools corroding the anus. Discharge of green mucus with burning at the anus and protrusion of the anus. Loose, brownish, easy stool, floating on the water. Diarrhoea with cutting and pressing in the rectum. Burning diarrhoea.

575. Burning at the anus. Diarrhoea mixed with much blood for several days, followed by hard stool with blood. Green diarrhoea with violent pinching and cutting. Burning pain at the anus, with the loose stools. Burning at the anus after every stool.

580. Protrusion of a varix, with stinging pain during stool and when touching it. Hemorrhage from the rectum during micturition. Discharge of blood after the evacuation of fasces. Pinching sensation in the anus, as in diarrhoea, with emission of a quantity of flatulence. Sharp stitches in the anus, causing him to start.

585. Itching of the anus, as of ascarides. Soreness of the anus. (10 d.) Ascarides creep out of the rectum, (a. ± h.) Discharge of several large lumbrici.

Urinary organs p. 110

Frequent desire to urinate, with scantydischarge of urine, (a. 2 h.)

590. Constant desire to urinate, but no urine is passed. Had to urinate every hour, day and night, with violent burning in the urethra at the commencement of micturition. The stream is extremely feeble. Had to urinate every ten minutes, but passed very little urine each time. Frequent desire to urinate (after a nightly emission).

595. Pressure upon the bladder after micturition. Qualmishness bordering remotely upon inclination to vomit, during micturition. Pressing in the genital organs, after which she is obliged to urinate considerably. Has to urinate at four oclock in the morning. Has to urinate three times in the night, and passes a quantity each time. Dark, red and brown urine. Urine with whitish flocks.

605. The urine is extremely turbid even while leaving the urethra, and forms a sediment. The urine looks as if it were stirred with flour ; it deposits a thick sediment. The urine is reddish, it becomes thick when standing, and a cutting pain is felt during the emission. Dark urine for several weeks. The urine at first is clear, then it becomes white as if mixed with chalk ; shortly after a burning pain is felt in the urethra after merely touching the penis.

610. Brown-red urine. The urine he emits is more than the quantity of liquid which he had taken. Copious micturition with burning smarting pain. Small pieces of hardened mucus are passed with the urine, resembling little pieces of flesh.

615. Whole pieces of white filaments and flocks are emitted after the urine, without any pain. The urine smells sour. Emits but a small quantity of urine which looks as if mixed with blood. Rare, fiery-red urine. Dark-red urine, as if mixed with blood.

620. Inability to retain the urine, when he feels the desire to urinate. Burning in the urethra between the acts of micturition. Burning in the urethra at the commencement of micturition. Early in the morning, cutting during micturition. (8 d.)

625. Cutting at the commencement of micturition. (10 d.) First a burning, afterwards a smarting pain, during micturition. Acrid urine.

630. Discharge of blood, from the urethra. Itching of the pubic bone over the penis., (a. 2 h.) Gurgling in the urethra resembling stitches. More of a beating than a stitching in the urethra. Stitches in the forepart of the urethra, between the acts of micturition.

635. Stitches in the urethra in the direction of the abdomen, towards evening. Dull stitching in the urethra, several times.

Genital organs p. 111

Deadness, going to sleep of the penis, for a quarter of an hour. Cutting-smarting pain in the whole of the urethra during micturition, especially towards the end, and lasting until the last drop came out ; the desire being at the same time so violent that some urine comes off involuntarily before the emission takes place. Vesicles in front, upon the forepart and on the sides of the glans ; they penetrated more deeply into the part and spread ; several small vesicles, from which some fluid eked out, but which disappeared again soon.

640. Drawing pricking in the urethra between the acts of micturition. Burning around the glans in the evening, afterwards vesicles upon the inner surface of the foreskin,which soon form little ulcers, healing rapidly. Itching of the glans. Itching stinging in the glans, when pressing the part. Itching pricking of the glans, after micturition.

645. Creeping sensation in the fraenulum praeputii and in the scrotum. The glans is cold and shrivelled, (a. 3 h.) Titillation in the glans. Swelling of the anterior part of the urethra with suppuration between the glans and prepuce ; the prepuce feels red. and hot, and is very painful when walking or touching it ; accompanied with a painful tumultuous sensation in the forehead, and a rough, itch-like eruption on the hands, especially in the region of the joint of the thumb, rather superiorly, and itching very much at night. Lancinating pain in the forepart of the glans, extending through the whole penis as far as the anus, sometimes as far as the groins.

650. Inflammation of the prepuce, with burning pain. Considerable swelling of the prepuce, as if distended into a blister by water or air. Swelling of the prepuce, and inflammatory redness of its internal surface, with great sensitiveness to pain. Balanorrhcea. Greenish, painless running from the urethra, especially in the night.

655. Voluptuous itching in the surface and the interior of the prepuce. Swelling of the prepuce, with burning, smarting, and redness, with cracks and rhagades on the internal surface, and a red, fine eruption on the surface. A number of small red vesicles at the termination of the glans behind the prepuce, becoming converted into ulcers, which break open and pour forth a yellowish-white, staining, strong-smelling matter ; afterwards the larger ulcers bled, and when touching them, a pain was felt in them which affected the whole body ; they were round, their edges, which looked like raw flesh, overlapped the ulcers, the base of which was covered with a cheesy lining. Stinging itching of the fraenulum praeputii. Agreeable titillation in the glans. (a. 9 h.)

660. Feeling of coldness in the testicles, afternoon and evening, for a fortnight. Previous to emission of flatulence, the swollen testicle is sensitive to pain, but not painful. Violent stitches in the scrotum. Drawing with pressure in the testicles ; the drawing prevailing. Drawing pain in the testicles and in the groin.

665. Drawing in the spermatic cord, in jerks. Itching in the right testicle. Spasmodically tearing pain, commencing between the testicles, extending into the penis, and causing considerable itching between the ulcers. Emission of semen without any voluptuous dreams. Imperfect erections, with tension in the region of the genital organs, which, as he thinks, owe their origin to a quantity of flatulence.

670. Boring stitch in the perinscum when walking and sitting. Emission during the siesta, followed by burning pain in the orifice of the urethra during micturition. Painful erections. Nightly emission of semen, mixed with blood.

675. After having had an emission in the night, he is cold all over early in the morning, but not weak. Burning in the urethra of the male, during an embrace. (7 d.) Profuse sweat of the genital organs and the neighboring parts, when walking.. Soreness between the genital organs and the thighs. Biting sensation in the female urethra during micturition.

680. Mild leucorrhoea. Leucorrhoea, especially in the evening from eight till ten oclock ; it does not drop ; looks greenish, and causes a smarting in the forepart of the genital organs, obliging her to scratch, especially in the evening and at night ; the scratching brings on a violent burning. Discharge of flocks, pus, and mucus, from the vagina, of the size of hazlenuts. Itching of the labia. Long-lasting itching of the labia shortly before the menses.

685. Pimples on the labia. Inflammatory swelling of the internal surface of the vagina, as if red and swollen. Leucorrhoea causing an acrid sensation. Purulent leucorrhoea. Corrosive leucorrhoea.

690. Excessive liability to become pregnant. Anxiety during the menses. Discharge of blood six days after the menses. Profuse menstruation, accompanied with colic. Metrorrhagia of an old female, whose menstruation had ceased eleven years ago.

695. Metrorrhagia lasting three weeks. Suppression of the menses. Great prolapsus of the vagina. Small tubercles on the labia.

Coryza, larynx and trachea p. 112

Frequent sneezing, especially in the morning.

700. Violent sneezing (immediately). Frequent sneezing without fluent coryza. Sneezing once a-day, twelve days in succession.

705. Almost constant sneezing for three days ; afterwards considerable swelling of the left lower eyelid, especially towards the outer canthus, with burning pain and lachrymation, for five days. Putrid smell from the nose, as when violent coryza is present. Coryza with a good deal of sneezing. Coryza for two days. A good deal of humor drops out of her nose the whole day, still there is no coryza.

710. Discharge of acrid pus from the nose, smelling like old cheese. Dry cough. Cough with expectoration. Fatiguing, short dry cough, excited by a titillation behind the upper part of the anterior wall of the chest, especially when talking, and scarcely permitting one to say a word. Violent cough for many nights, with irritation as if from the stomach, inducing cough ; the cough sets in while waking and sleeping, and does not oblige him to raise himself.

715. Cough which sounds as if the whole inside of the chest were dry, with pain in the chest and small of the back. Fit of violent racking cough every other evening, when he was on the point of going to sleep, as if chest and head would fly to pieces, for half an hour ; the cough is followed by violent stretching. Short and hacking cough. Sensation during cough, as if his breath would become arrested.

720. Inclination to vomit during cough. Haemoptysis. Bloody expectoration when walking in the open air, or when at work. While lying down, he coughed up more than a pound of blood, for three hours.

Chest p. 113

725. Difficult breathing, as if he had not air enough, early in the morning. Shortness of breath, as if one had inspired smoke. Shortness of breath when going up stairs. Shortness of breath when walking, as if he could not take in sufficient air. Anxiety behind the sternum ; he has to take a deep inspiration.

730. Oppression in the region of the sternum. Pain in the chest, as if oppressed. Anxiety about the chest ; a sort of asthma. When turning to the left side, in the evening when going to bed, he is obliged to breathe very deeply, causing an intolerable pain in the region of the left groin. Asthma after a meal.

735. Aching pain in the side of the sternum, extending through the back, and being even felt in rest, but worse when walking in the evening ; afterwards the place felt painful, as if bruised. Burning sensation in the chest, extending up into the throat. Burning in the left side, in the region where the ribs terminate. Pressure in the left chest, hindering deep breathing. Aching in the right chest when arresting the breath, going off during an inspiration and expiration.

740. Clawing and tension in the left side, directly under the ribs ; a sensation which is not painful, but which endangers life ; he lacked breath and dared not stir, for on making the least motion, with the arm, etc., or when uttering a single word, he felt as though the soul would leave the body, (a. 1 h.) Single stitches in the chest, when stooping. When sneezing and coughing, between the acts of respiration, he feels a stitch in the anterior and superior portion of the chest, extending through to the back ; the chest feels contracted and squeezed together by the stitch. Single pointed stitches in the chest (every stitch continuing for five minutes), more particularly in the forenoon and when walking (also in the knee, the malar bone, and the olecranon process). Stitches in the upper and forepart of the chest during an inspiration, extending through to the back, and making the chest feel as if contracted and squeezed together.

745. Five or six severe stitches in the left chest, during and between the acts of respiration. Stitches in the left side. Stitches in the right chest, when sneezing and coughing. Stitching in the region of the last true rib, and in the inguinal region during an inspiration, with oppression of breathing. Dull stitches in the right chest, for some minutes, only during an expiration, when lying down and stooping.

750. Cutting in the side, under the short left ribs, during every inspiration. Sore pain in the chest. Bruised pain in the left side of the chest, when feeling the part. Pain in the upper part of the chest in the evening, as if a blow had been received in that region. Painful feeling, as if swollen, in the left side under the last ribs.

755. Twitching in the muscles of the chest on the right side. (a. 24 h.) Pain in both breasts. Excessive swelling of the mammas, especially the nipples; these were harder than usual. Periodical pain in the mammae, as if they would ulcerate. Griping under the mammae, after a meal, coming on with a jerk.

760. Horrid tearing in the muscles of the chest, near the left shoulder. Tensive pain in the anterior part, and all around the chest, diminishing the breathing (when sitting, for some days). Violent bruised pain across the chest ; he was unable to free himself from it by changing his position.

Back p. 114

Aching eruption directly over the anus, resembling the eruption of small-pox ; the pain was greater when sitting. Tearing pain in the region of the os coccygis, relieved by pressing the hand against the abdomen.

765. Griping pain in the small of the back, especially when standing, somewhat relieved by walking. Bruised pain in the small of the back. Pain in the os sacrum, as if one had been lying on a hard couch. Pain in the small of the back, relieved when sitting. Griping pain in the small of the back, especially when standing ; relieved by walking.

770. Bruised pain in the small of the back, especially when sitting (for several days). Itching of the os sacrum when walking. Pricking itching in the os sacrum when walking. Stitching in the small of the back during an ordinaryinspiration, (a. 1 h.) Stitching pain in the small of the back and in the thighs, with unsteadiness in the small of the back, knees and feet.

775. Fine stitches on the right side of the spinous processes of the os sacrum. Stitching pain in the small of the back and in the lower limbs, when touching the parts ; he felt as if there were no strength in the small of the back, and none in the legs, from the knee down to the bottom of the foot. Sharp prickings in the dorsal spine between the scapulae. Fine and coarse stitches in the dorsal muscles when walking. Smarting pain in the back, especially when sitting.

780. Itching in the back, in the evening when in bed. Titillation in the left side of the back. (Burning itching and heat of the whole back, especially when walking in the open air.) Bruised pain in the back. Burning-hot sensation in the whole of the back.

785. When walking in the open air he feels a bruised pain in the left side of the back, as if he had stooped too long, for several days. Burning pain on the top of the right shoulder, extending as far as the nape of the neck (while sitting). Burning between the shoulders and down the back. Violent pain between the shoulders at the commencement of the neck, when turning the head, or when turning the body while lying down ; when lifting something, the pain became so violent that he had to bite his teeth.

790. Twitching in the region of the right scapula. Tearing in the scapulas. Painless beating in the scapula, terminating in a trembling. Clawing pain under the scapulas, during motion, after midnight. Bruised pain in the left scapula, with stitching and tension in the part ; when turning the head, the pain became so violent that he exclaimed and wept (in the morning immediately upon waking).

795. Little blotches and ulcers on the scapulas and abdomen. Itching of the back, in the region of the right scapula. Burning pain in the upper part of the right shoulder, extending as far as the nape of the neck when sitting. Stiffness in the nape of the neck, and stitches in the part, during motion. A sort of rheumatic pressure in the nape of the neck, even in rest,, most violent when bending the head backward.

800. Swollen and stiff neck ; he has great difficulty in turning it. Painful stiffness of the neck, she has difficulty in turning the neck, accompanied with a feeling of heaviness in the neck.

Upper extremities p. 115

The left shoulder became raised above the right, without however becoming enlarged, with pain in the shoulder which wakes him from sleep, and is especially felt during motion. The shoulders and the upper part. of the arm feel as if they had gone to sleep, early in the morning when in bed. Horrid stitches in the shoulder-joint in the evening.

805. Cracking in the shoulder and elbow-joints. Sensation in the shoulder-joint, more of a jerking than a beating kind. Tearing in the right shoulder-joint, the humeri, and wrist-joint (in the knee and hip-joint, and in the region of the femora). Pain in the shoulders as if pressed down. Crushing pain in the humeri.

810. Darting, tearing in both upper arms ; the flesh feels sore when touched. Burning in the outer parts of both arms, obliging him to let every thing he held in his hands drop, and to let his arms sink. The right arm and hand felt as if they had gone to sleep, diminished by motion. Tearing in the internal surface of the right arm. When leaving the arm for a long time in the same position, he feels an intolerable, painful weariness in it ; he has alternately to stretch and bend it, the stretching being the more pleasant.

815. Jactitation of whole muscles of the right arm. The right arm is shaken and tossed about the whole night. When raising the left arm, it feels heavy, and as if sprained. Tearing in the right elbow-joint. Single, pointed stitches of five minutes each, in the olecranon process, in the malar bone, chest, and in the outer condyle of the tibia ; more in the forenoon, and when walking.

820. Slow lancination in the elbow-joint. The left arm, especially the elbow, is covered with small, red, not inflamed elevations, the tips of which became white, scaly, and itching ; they burn when scratched. Red, violent, hot swelling of the left elbow, extending as far as the hands, and being burning and tearing, with formication, (a. 6 h.) Burning in the elbow-joints. Itching of the left elbow.

825. Stitching in the region of the elbow. Painful weariness in the bones of the fore-arm (and in the tibiae), not when touched. Itching rash-eruption on the fore-arm. Herpes on the right fore-arm, round, the skin peeling off, with voluptuous itching, and lasting eighteen days. (a. 6 h.) Large, red, round, scaly spots, with burning pain, one inch in diameter, on the fore-arm and wrist.

830. Paroxyms of pain less beating in the wrist-joints. Red tubercle on the dorsum of the hand, burning when first coming out. Dull, stitching cramp pain in the periosteum of the internal side of the right fore-arm. (a. 3 h.) Dull, stitching cramp-pain in the outer muscles of the left fore-arm, in every position of the arm.

835. Blisters full of a watery fluid on the inner side of the wrist-joint. Painful stiffness of the right wrist-joint. Want of strength, and paralytic weakness in the left wrist-joint, with cracking and stitching in the joint. Pain in the left hand (in the bones) when stretching it, when seizing and pressing something, as if it were rigid and paralytic. The hand feels rigid and paralytic.

840. Cracking, stitching, and want of strength in the wrist-joint. The left wrist-joint is swollen, and is painful when moving it, and seizing something hard. Deep rhagades in the hands, looking like incisions (chapped hands). Considerable swelling of the left hand. Tension in the whole hand.

845. Drawing pain in the hands, with coldness of the fingers. Severe cramp-pain in the left hand, especially the fingers (when moving the hands). The hands and fingers become readily rigid when working, and a cramp-pain is experienced in them. (7 d.) The skin of the dorsum of the hand scales ofT. Corrosive itching of the dorsa of the hands, in the evening when in bed, going off after scratching, but returning soon.

850. Violent tickling in the palm of the left hand. (a. 6 h.) Fine tickling in the palm of the left hand. (a. 5 h.) Contraction of the fingers of both hands, especially the thumb, which is clenched, as in epilepsy ; without aid he is only able with great exertions to stretch the fingers two-thirds ; the hands trembling all the while. Cramp-like contraction of the fingers and hands, they become contracted. Painful cramp of the fingers and hands ; first, the fingers became stretched, making the bending difficult ; after bending them, the cramp contracts the fingers.

855. Deadness in the fingers. Deep rhagades in the fingers, the base of which looks sore and bleeding. The fingers, especially the inner sides, became cracked as if incised. Deep crack, resembling an incision, between the thumb and index-finger, bleeding and painful. Small sores on the finger-joints which are somewhat ulcerated.

860. In the morning the fingers go to sleep, with buzzing in the fingers, afterwards tearing, extending as far as half the fore-arm. Painful swelling of the posterior knuckles. Tearing in the fingerjoints here and there. Titillating, stinging itching of the inner side of the posterior joint of the right thumb. In the afternoon the thumb is drawn near the index-finger (of the left hand, which had been held in a horizontal position while sitting) ; this thumb and index-finger remained pressed against one another for several minutes, as if by a violent cramp ; accompanied with fine stinging in the thumb ; in a few minutes the thumb left the index-finger of itself, whereas during the cramp, the fingers could not even be separated by force.

865. Aching pain in the middle-joint of the middle finger, when bending it. Burning jerking under the nail of the thumb, when writing. Visible twitching in the tendons of the finger (also those of the toes and the tendo Achillis) in the evening, accompanied with violent chills which tossed him into the air. Dull, stitching cramp-pain in the left index-finger. Digging-up pain along the ball of the right hand, commencing on the outer side under the little finger, worst when at rest.

870. Exfoliation of the finger-nails.

Lower extremities p. 118

Sharp stitches in the right ilium, posteriorly, (a. 2 h.) Sharp, intense stitches, at regular and short intervals, in the anterior-inferior spinous process of the ilium, (a. 24 h.) Boring pain in the right glutei muscles (when sitting). Burning of the nates.

875. Stitching in the right hip-joint. Red pimple, with a white tip on the nates, painful and stinging. Tearing in the hip-joint, (in the night?) in the knee, and in the femora, (in the right shoulder and wrist-joint, and in the humerus.) Itching of the lower extremities, in the evening. Pain of the right thigh as if bruised, especially, when feeling it, and aggravated by walking.

880. Itching of the inner sides of the thigh, becoming agreeable by scratching, which occasions the appearance of small blotches. Cold ness of both thighs. Cramp-like pain of the left ham-strings, near the knee (when sitting). A good deal of stitching in the lower limb when treading firmly as if it were too short. The limb feels stiff when walking.

885. Stitch-like tearing in the muscles of the right thigh, in every position of the limb. Tensive pain in the right thigh (when sitting). During a nightly slumber without any sleep, he feels a violent tensive pain in the posterior part of the left thigh, in the buttock (most violent in the bend between the buttock and the thigh), and extending as far as the bend of the knee ; the pain is most easily relieved in the recumbent posture by supporting the thigh by means of something laid underneath ; she cannot sit on the posterior part of the thigh, on account of the pain being increased ; the pain becomes periodically worse. Drawing pain in the anterior surface of the left thigh. Pain of the right thigh, as if bruised, especially aggravated by walking and seizing something.

890. Drawing and heaviness in the lower limbs. Frequent paralytic sensation of the legs, as if gone to sleep. Painful pressure in the thighs behind the muscles, as if the parts were drawn from above downwards. Soreness between the thighs and the genital organs. Itching of the thighs. Eruption on both thighs in the evening (preceded by heat in the head and in the dorsum of the foot), itching, a burning water eking out after scratching, as when one pours brandy into a wound ; about midnight, the abdomen and thighs become covered with sweat, after the itching ; no thirst.

895. Stinging and itching in the skin of the thighs, waking him at 3 oclock in the night. .Stitches in the thighs and legs during motion. Itching eruption on the lower limbs, especially the inner surface of the thighs. Small pimples on the inner surface of the thighs. Herpes on the posterior surface of the thigh, painful when scratched, and the epidermis coming off when scratching, for thirty days. (a. 5 weeks.)

900. Tumor on the upper portion of the left thigh, painful when walking and feeling it Gnawing, itching ulcers in the outer side of the right thigh. Shining, transparent swelling of both thighs and legs. Sudden bending of the legs. The legs were pushed forward involuntarily.

905. Involuntary jerking in the lower limbs. Cramp in the lower part of the thigh, directly over the bend of the knee. She is scarcely able to drag her limbs along, they feel so heavy. Faintness in the feet, she can scarcely drag them ; the weakness is about the ankles. Trembling of the lower limbs when walking.

910. Fine trembling of the lower limbs when walking, especially violent about the knees, and in the inguinal region. Both knee's feel to him too large and thick, and he experiences a jerking in them for thirty-six hours. Crawling from the right knee to the middle of the thigh, anteriorly. The knee-joints are painful, as if broken, when lying down. Drawing pain in the thighs down to the legs.

915. Slow lancination in the right knee when sitting or walking. Great weariness over the knee when walking. Tearing in the knee joint. Simple pain in the right knee, and as if it were stiff. (1 d.) Paroxysms of painless beating in the knee-joints.

920. Weakness in theknees and tarsal joints, worst when standing, as if the tendons were without strength and firmness. Sensation as if the bend of the knee were too short. Stitching in the kneejoint when walking in the open air. Single pointed stitches of five minutes' duration each, in the region of the outer condyle of the tibia, not in the knee-joint (also in the malar bone, chest, and olecranon process of the ulna), more in the forenoon and when walking. Weariness and restlessness in the legs, in the evening.

925. Spasmodic drawing up of the legs ; they remained contracted the whole night, although he was desirous of stretching them. Swelling of both legs. Dropsical swelling of the two legs and feet. Excessive swelling of one leg. A number of ulcerated sores on the left leg, remaining open for eight or ten days ; at first they were small, itching pimples; when they healed, the skin scaled off all around.

930. Feeling of stiffness in the left leg, extending up to the bend of the knee. Itching of the legs. Stitch-like tearing in the muscles of the right leg (when walking in the open air). Drawing pain in the inner side of the left leg over the calf. Hard elevation on the right tibia, looking red and shining, and affected with a tensive pain.

935. Boring pain in the tibia. Drawing pain in the tibisc. Pain in the tibiae (and bones of the fore-arm), as if weary, per se, but not when touching the parts. Stitching in the calf when walking in the open air. Spasmodic contraction of the calf, occasioning the formation of large bundles of skin.

940. One of the calves becomes excessivelylong. Oblong, deep furrows in the calves. Aching pain in the periosteum of the right tibia, almost like cramp (when standing). Painful cramp in the right calf. Dull, stitching, cramp-pain in the periosteum of the anterior surface of the left tibia, when standing, almost like tearing, (a. 2 d.)

945. Violent pressure under the ankles and in the tarsal joint superiorly, when walking, so that he would like to remain standing. Violent swelling of the right tarsal joint, with stitching pains in the joint, especially when walking, and in the evening. Pain as if sprained in the right tarsal joint. (4 d.) Stitching extending from the outer ankle to the bend of the knee. Tearing in the ankles, extending to the dorsum of the foot, this space being surrounded with swelling.

950. Painful, slow drawing in the tarsal joint, below the outer ankle ; the drawing extended as far as the hollow of the bottom of the foot ; when commencing, it was like stitching and griping. Cold feet in the evening after lying down, when in bed. Toward morning, the feet are covered with cold sweat. Stitches in the heel (and fold of the groin), in the evening. (Burning in the bottom of the feet in the evening.)

955. Swelling of the dorsa of the feet. Sensation in the soles of the feet as if they were standing in cold water, accompanied with a burning sensation in the parts. Digging-up pain in the bottom of the right foot (when standing). Dull, stitching cramp-pain in the bottom of the right foot, near the heel, perceptible only when sitting. Tearing pain in the left heel (when sitting), as if sprained.

960. Tearing, drawing pain from the heel to the glutei muscles, only posteriorly, worse in the night than in the day-time ; when he felt this pain he was unable to walk, because his knees were suddenly bent and became contracted as soon as he attempted the walking. The tendo Achillis is painful when walking. Visible itching of the tendo Achillis and the tendons of the toes, in the evening, with violent, chilly shuddering, tossing him into the air. Violent swelling of the heel, scarcely permitting her to tread upon the toes ; accompanied with violent burning and biting in the whole foot ; even when in bed, the pain in the foot was so great that she had to leave the bed. Cramp-like contraction of the toes in the night.

965. Paroxysms of tearing from the big toe to beyond the knee. Swelling of all the toes. Swelling of three toes, going and coming at short intervals, painful in the night. Boring pain in the tip of the third toe ; in rest and motion. Burning pain in the bottom of the left big toe (in rest), (a. 25 h.)

970. Itching between the toes, most violent in the afternoon and evening. Itching stitch in the root of the two last left toes (in rest).

General symptoms p. 121

Corroded nails of the fingers and toes, with itching. Bleeding of the ulcer. Itching eruption like that of the itch, on the abdomen and legs.

975. Eruption on the lower limbs, genital organs, in the bends of the knees, on the neck, abdomen, red, elevated, itching and humid, sore, and here and there looking like the eruption of a greasykind of itch. Small, round stigmata, becoming gradually converted to roundish ulcerated spots, and finally scurfy ; especially on the thighs and legs. Red, elevated spots, affected with an itching-stinging pain. Nettle-rash, becoming changed to red spots in two days. Herpes, causing a burning when touched.

980. Small, transparent vesicles, containing a watery fluid, make their appearance in different parts of the body, in the morning before daybreak. Dry, elevated, burning^itching herpes on the whole body, especially on the lower and upper limbs, arms, wrist-joints, and hands, and even between the fingers. Small itching pimples were converted to ulcers of three lines in diameter, healing after the lapse of 8 days or a fortnight ; the skin then scaled off round the ulcer. Itching, becoming pleasant when scratched. Itching in the joints, as of the itch, day and night, worse in the evening, but without any visible eruption.

985. Intolerable prickling itching of the body, as of flea-bites here and there, in the evening. (7. d.) Violent itching of all the parts of the body, obliging her to scratch a good deal, especially in the night, accompanied with great redness and heat in the face. Pustules on the upper and lower limbs, itching, the tips being filled with pus. Tearing in different parts of the body. Tearing in the limbs here and there, more in the muscles, and increased by pressing upon the parts.

990. Jerking and tearing in the limbs, now here, now there. He became hot and weary after performing a slight manual labor, the blood became agitated. (5. d.) Great exhaustion, faintness, trembling, feeling of heat after performing a slight manual labor. (9. d.) While washing his feet, he became quite faint, trembling and giddy. Tearing pain in the hands, in the back and side of the chest, with internal aching of the head.

995. Drawing and tearing in all the limbs. Drawing pains in the limbs, especially at night. Burning feeling in the limbs, faintness in the thighs. Jerking pain in the affected part. Convulsions.

1000. Involuntary jerking of the limbs. He has to lie down in the forenoon on account of jerking and heaviness in the thighs and violent sweat on the body and in the face. A good deal of yawning, and pain in the small of the back a quarter of an hour after ; after which the limbs become stretched with clenched thumbs and afterwards weakness. Paleness and coldness ; accompanied with heaviness, laziness, and drowsiness. Jaundice, with smarting itching of the abdomen.

1005. The imperceptible perspiration tinges the linen yellow; this yellowness cannot be taken away by washing. Swollen spot where a gray flat crust made its appearance without any previous moisture ; the swelling and pain subsided after the appearance of the crust. (Cracking in all the joints.) Cramp in several parts during motion. Paroxysms of painless beating in the joints.

1010. While lying, the head, both arms and thighs go to sleep. As soon as she sits down, every part of her body goes immediately to sleep, upper and lower extremities, hands, even the abdomen, although less, back and chest, so that she is almost insensible; numbness and deadness all over; when moving, she feels a creeping in the moved part, as when a part goes to sleep. Violent pain, as if bruised, in the whole body, especially the thighs ; he felt as if he had been beaten all through for many days. All the limbs are painful, as if dislocated, more when sitting. Arthritic pain in the joints, with swelling of the same.

1015. Fine, short prickings for two or three minutes at the same place, in several parts of the body, apparently in the body. (a. 8 h.) Rigor of all the limbs, making it impossible for him to move them in the least ; they can be easily moved by others. She rubs her temples and cheeks with both hands, and faints away. All his bones ache, when sitting, lying down, walking, and standing. The symptoms generally become worse in the evening.

1020. The evening-air is averse to him. Chilliness when walking in the open air. Palpitation of the heart when walking. Sweat breaks out on the forehead, as soon as he walks in the open air. When walking, he is always covered with a slight sweat.

1025. Violent sweat when walking. Sweat at every motion. Sweat when drinking any thing warm. The ailments appear more frequently on the left side of the body, (as in syphilis ?) He . feels better when walking, than when lying down or sitting.

1030. So-called dros)sical persons lost very soon their swelling and had fetid ulcers on the legs hi the place, which became speedily putrid. Every covering is too heavy for him, clothes, bed-covers, etc. Constant uneasiness in all the limbs, in the evening, as if there were a jerking in the limbs, as is felt after too long a fatigue ; he is unable to let his limbs lie still. Restlessness towards evening, he is unable to remain quiet any where ; he was unable to remain seated for even two minutes, nor was he able to lie down, for then he felt a jerking in his lower limbs, and had to get up again ; in the night also he started constantly, accompanied with jerking even of the head, and when asleep he beat about with his arms. Almost uninterrupted pain in the joints as if sprained, compressed and broken down at the same time; the pain obliges him to move his limbs constantly in every direction.

1035. Weariness, with tearing-drawing pain in both thighs, after midnight when lying in the bed ; after rising from the bed, when treading, he feels a pain extending from the inguinal region down to the knee, as if the flesh on the anterior part of the thigh had been beaten loose. *

Weakness and fits p. 123

Faintness and weariness in all the limbs. Weakness especially when sitting, as if his limbs would drop off. Paroxysms of internal mental and bodily sinking. He does not feel faint when sitting, but very much so when walking; then the upper and lower parts of his lower limbs ache very much, as if he had taken a long walk.

1040. Jn the morning he is not faint, nevertheless the least walk affects him. He feels very much exhausted after a stool, accompanied with much pinching. Lassitude and sensation as if he had lead in the veins, more when sitting. Weakness, less when walking than when standing. He complains all over without feeling a pain any where ; he feels faint, is not disposed to do any thing, is out of humor.

1045. Sinking with an indescribable malaise of body and soul, obliging him to lie down. Talking is troublesome to him, he is unable to read, his head feels dreary ; he is unable to do any work, and goes to sleep when sitting down. Great weakness, he is scarcely able to move along. Excessive weakness and sudden bending of the knees. A kind of swoon, his consciousness remaining intact, mostly when lying down ; he gasps for breath, with laziness and faintness in all his limbs.

1050. Qualmishness in the morning, with heaviness in the lower limbs, faintness and drowsiness. Great weariness. At five or six oclock every afternoon he is attacked with great faintness. Weary after a short walk. Faintness with melancholy.

1055. Great faintness in the evening. Short swoon, terminating in a sleep of five minutes ; before the swoon she had felt something sweet rising in her chest. Swoon for ten minutes, the pulse being pretty good.

Sleep p. 124

Drowsiness (when sitting), going off when walking. A good deal of yawning before dinner and supper. While standing, she was seized with an irresistible sleep.

1000. First, drowsiness, afterwards sleeplessness. Continual slumber, but no sound sleep. Slumbers in the night, and turns from side to side, as if the bed-cover were too heavy.

1065. Drowsiness, interrupted by starting, palpitation of the heart, and frightful fancies (for example, as if he should have an epileptic fit). Nightly sleep with open mouth, without snoring, but with frequent tossing to and fro in the bed, as if he had no rest. (a. 23 h.) Great inclination to sleep, in daytime. Sleeps twelve hours, and this is not enough.

1070. He falls asleep day and night every moment, and wakes again every minute. Too much sleep and too sound. Sleeps even in the afternoon. Cannot sleep soundly after midnight, and feels in the night a violent tensive pain in the left lower limb.

1075. Sleeps much in the daytime, and is sleepless in the night. Sleeplessness with excessive restlessness, anxiety and unpleasant feeling. Excessively weak, and constantly drowsy ; yet he is unable to fall asleep. Wakeful until three oclock in the morning ; she sweats before falling asleep (from two to three oclock). Falls asleep late and wakes quite early.

1080. Falls asleep late in the night. He wakes every night between two and four oclock.

1085. He is unable to go to sleep, he tosses about without knowing why, and feels very tired in the morning. The pain recommences as soon as he enters the bed, hindering sleep. When on the point of falling asleep, the pain becomes worse, and he wakes up again. He wakes every night at four oclock with a desire to urinate.

1090. Sleeps only toward morning. He wakes easily at night. He wakes in the night, sweating only on the legs, from the knee down to the foot, not on the thighs and feet ; the sweat disappears as soon as he bares his feet. After having slept two hours, she wakes from her sleep at eleven oclock in the evening, as if started by fright ; she weeps aloud for some minutes, before she is able to collect her senses and calm her mind.

1095. Frequent waking as if by fright. Frequent waking as if by a noise. Frequent waking as if he had slept enough, (a. 22 h.) He wakes every quarter of an hour in the night, without dreaming. Stretching in the night, while waking frequently.

1100. He wakes early, and is then unable to fall asleep again. When on the point of falling asleep, she starts violently, the starting repercussing in the teeth and occasioning a severe stitch through the face with shuddering. She frequently starts while asleep, tossing her arms into the air. Restless sleep.

1105. Many dreams and fancies. Frightful fancies in the evening, hindering sleep. Moaning and babbling while asleep, with hurried breathing and coldness of the hands (not of the feet), (a. 2 h.)

1110. A good deal of anxiety and orgasm in the blood, at night, with pricking in the veins. Restless nights, full of heat ; he imagines, while half awake, he hears thieves breaking in. Is afraid of falling asleep. Sleeps, but upon waking every thing seems to turn in his head ; sleep is rather disagreeable to him than otherwise. Anxiety shortly after falling asleep, before midnight ; he started and remained anxious until' he woke.

1115. He wakes and dreams the greatest portion of the night. Agreeable dreams, after midnight.* Dreams about historical events, in great number, at night. Anxious dreams, with palpitation of the heart ; nevertheless she is unable to wake. He dreams that he is falling from a height.

1120. Restless nights, he dreams about robbers. Vivid dreams about his business ; he never dreamed previous to taking the drug. She dreams that she has swallowed a pin, and such like anxious dreams, which did not wake her entirely. Anxious dreams, as if he had been bit by a dog, or about a rebellion, after midnight. Vivid, agreeable and also disagreeable dreams.

1125. She dreams that people are standing before her window ; when waking she will not believe that they are not there. Dream about an inundation, about shooting. He started in a dream ; he imagined that he was not in his house, he sat up in the bed and spoke of a distant village.

1130. Vivid dreams which he is unable to recollect. Amorous dreams and erection in the second night, without emission.

Fever p. 125

Yawning. Wants to drink all the time, even icy-cold water.

1140. Violent thirst. Chilly shuddering over the whole body, without heat or thirst, in every position of the body. He feels chilly when walking into the open air. He feels more chilly in the open air than in the room, although the temperature was the same.

1145. Chilliness over the whole body, morning and evening ; he shakes through and through. Continual coldness of the hands and feet. He feels cold to himself and others, with chilliness, shaking and blueness of the body, the whole day ; she had to bend forward. He feels chilly, and he experiences cold thrills, especially over the hands ; behind the ears he feels a dry heat. Cold feet in the bed, in the evening after lying down.

1150. Chilliness in the back, with heat in both lobules. Chilliness in the bed, early in the morning when waking. Shuddering, early in the morning when waking. Internal chilliness, also early in the morning when in bed. Chilliness and shuddering, immediately on rising.

1155. Internal chilliness of the whole body, in the forenoon. Chilliness in the morning, and heat towards noon. Chilliness after the siesta. Chilliness towards evening ; the chilliness increased in proportion as he sat nearer the warm stove. Chilliness in the bed, early in the morning and in the evening.

1160. Shuddering in the evening when in bed, for half an hour, without any heat afterwards. Chilliness in the evening, after lying down in the bed. Chilliness of the whole body under the skin, for half an hour, in the evening when in bed. Chilliness until midnight, in the evening when in bed, followed by heat with violent thirst. Violent shaking chills in the evening ; he is tossed into the air (accompanied with subsultus of the tendo Achillis and the tendon of the flexor communis digitorum penis).

1165. Chilliness in the night, at first, followed by alternation of chilliness and heat. Paroxysms of fever, especially at night. Icycold hands. Chilliness all over, with icy-cold hands. Chilliness, as if cold water were poured over him.

1170. Chilliness binds all his limbs, like a violent catarrhal fever ; he had to lie down. Trembling of all the limbs, after the chilliness. Thirst in day-time. Shuddering, frequently mingled with flushes of heat. Shuddering from head to foot, when making the slightest motion; mingled with paroxysms of heat.

1175. Violent chilliness, from the nose and eyes down to the occiput, with tearing pain in the outer parts, before midnight when lying in the bed. Chilliness all over, at 9 oclock in the evening and through the night ; accompanied with emission of urine every hour, and involuntary jerking, tossing and twitching of the head and limbs, while lying in a slumber. Violent shaking chills in the evening while in bed ; she could not get warm. Slow, weak pulse. Quick, violent beating of all the arteries.

1180. The pulse is twice as fast. Heat in the face, with chilliness of the whole rest of the body. Internal chilliness, with heat in the face and a burning sensation in both cheeks. Alternate heat and shuddering in the face. Alternate chilliness and heat in the head and face.

1185. Fever : first, heat and redness in the face, and a feeling of heat in the whole body, especially in the palms of the hands, without any warmth being perceptible to the feel ; afterwards internal chilliness, obliging one to lie down, a sort of shaking chill, continuing until late in the night, and accompanied with a feeling of heat in the palms of the hands and icy-coldness of the tips of the fingers. Frequent febrile paroxysms, consisting in general flushes of heat and frequently recurring chills and shuddering (especially over the face, back, chest and arms). Alternate sensations of heat and chilliness, not perceptible to the touch. The face feels hot to him and others, with paleness of the face. Heat and redness of the left cheek, after midnight, with sweat of the palms of the hands ; afterwards diarrhoea and aversion to food.

1190. Paroxysms of heat, with great anguish, as if the chest were compressed, without thirst, alternating with a feeling of coldness over the whole body, and great failing of strength. Heat, redness, and pressure in both eyes. When sitting for a while, heat rises to his cheeks and head, with redness of the face, without thirst. Feeling of warmth in every part of the body, for four days, the air being cold and raw (immediately). Heat in the face and head from time to time.

1195. Constant mingling of chilliness and heat ; chilliness out of the bed, heat within, with excessive desire for milk in the night ; (he drank three quarts of milk in one night.) Feverish shuddering over the whole body, without heat or thirst, in every position of the body, (a. 7f h.) Sweat, occasioning a burning sensation in the skin, Great disposition to sweat, greater in the night. Profuse sweat the whole night, from evening till morning

1200. Fetid sweat for many nights. Violent night-sweat. Profuse nightsweats, of an oily and greasy nature, tinging the linen yellowish and imparting to it a feeling of stiffness. Profuse fetid sweats, giving the mattress and the cover of the bed an appearance as if they had been soaked in water. Sweat in the face and on the chest.

1205. Profuse cold sweat in the face, the rest of the body being dry. Excessive sweat, having a sour and offensive smell, and making the fingers feel soaked, spongy, and shrivelled, like the fingers of washer-women. Soursmelling sweat ; when stretching a limb from under the cover, she felt at once the most violent tearing in it. Sweat every evening, one hour and a half after lying down. Profuse morning sweat.

1210. During the morning sweat he feels thirsty and nauseated unto vomiting, with intolerable palpitation of the heart. Sweat in daytime, with nausea. Profuse sweat in the evening when in bed ; he goes to sleep while sweating. Profuse night-sweat. Sweat in the palms of the hands and on the soles of the feet.

1215. Partial sweat ; he sweats in various parts of the body during the night, and in other parts he is dry ; the places where the sweat was, were not over six inches in extent, but they were dripping with sweat ; the head and the whole of the face were dry. As soon as she commences to eat she is attacked with great anxiety, and with sweat on the head and forehead, which feels to her icy-cold ; she has to walk into the open air before the sweat passes off ; she lacks breath, and has prickings in the right side, directly under the ribs. Paroxysms of trembling. Palpitation of the heart.

Moral symptoms p. 128

A slight surprise causes great fright, she trembles over her whole body, feels paralyzed, an excessive glow rises into her right cheek, which swells immediately, and becomes blue-red, remaining so for two hours ; she was unable to calm herself, all her limbs felt bruised, she was attacked with chills and trembling of the knees, and had to go to bed before her usual hour.

1220. He cannot remain quiet any where, he acts like a maniac, or like one who has committed a great crime. Desponding and anxious mood, without any particular thought. Inexpressible feeling of an internal insufferable affection ; at the same time he is taciturn and does not want to leave his bed. He imagines he suffers infernal torments, without being able to explain himself. Anguish.

1225. A good deal of anxiety, and orgasm of the blood in the night, with pricking in the veins. She is all the time anxious and apprehensive ; after the paroxysm of anxiety she is suddenly seized in the pit of the stomach ; her hands begin to sweat and her face becomes hot. Anxiety, as if he had committed a crime. — J 230. Excessive restlessness during the night, from evening till morning, he alternately rose and laid down again, and had nowhere rest. Excessive restlessness the whole night, alternately rising and lying down again. Anxiety in the blood ; he felt as if he had committed a crime, had no heat, and felt occasionally as if he did not possess his senses, the whole day. Anxiety, as if he had committed a crime, or as if he were threatened by some misfortune ; he felt as if he would escape ever so far. He imagines he will lose his understanding ; he imagines he will die ; has illusions of fancy, sees for instance water flowing where there is none (in the morning).

1235. Absence of thought, feels as if he had committed an evil deed. Has no disposition for a serious occupation. Inclines to start, in the evening. He had no courage to live. Desired to die ; every thing, even the dearest object, was indifferent to him.

1240. Great seriousness the whole day, with much indifference ; he felt angry when other persons laughed at a trifle, and every thing around him was extremely indifferent to him : every thing is indifferent to him ; he has no desire to eat ; nevertheless, he relishes the food when eating, and he is able to eat the proper quantity. Every thing, even music, is indifferent to him.

1245. He is dissatisfied with himself and his condition, without any precise cause. Discouraged and anxious the whole day ; he imagined he would experience some accident all the time. Peevish and taciturn the whole day. Out of humor and vexed ; imagined that all his efforts would fail.

1250. Irritable, angry, enterprising. Intractable and suspicious. Quarrelsome, insisted upon being in the right towards every body. Peevish and distrustful the whole day ; he treated almost insultingly those whom he lived with, and considered every body as his enemy.

1255. Longing for home. Irresistible desire to travel abroad. Hurried speech. He talked foolishly, for instance : behold, you kill a fly upon your hand, whereas you have forbid me doing it (this was not so).

1260. He behaved foolishly ; in the heat of summer (towards evening) he lit a fire in his room, laid swords crosswise over one another, placed lights in one corner of the room, in the other boots, being all the time very serious and indifferent to either cold or warmth ; his head, however, felt gloomy and heavy. Mania : she uncovers herself in the night, pulls the straw out of the mattress and scolds ; in the daytime she jumps high into the air, both in and out of the room (acting like a wanton and wild person); she talks and scolds a good deal to herself, does not recognize her nearest relatives, spits a good deal and spreads the saliva over the floor with her feet, licking it up again partly ; she frequently licks cow-dung and mud ; sometimes she takes small stones into her mbu|h without swallowing them, complaining that they cut her bowels ; she discharges a good deal of coagulated blood with her stool ; she offends nobody, but resists every body who attempts to touch her; she does no one's bidding, does not come to her meals, although she takes food and drink irregularly most days ; she looks very pale and broken down, and seems to be much weaker than formerly. When walking, he felt very much disposed to pull the strangers he met, by the nose. While indulging his follies, he felt nevertheless disposed to weep, and felt very weak after the paroxysm. An almost involuntary weeping, which afforded relief.

Notes p. 97

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* This condition lasted about three days, and was almost entirely removed by Hyoscyamus ; on the fourth day she was able to talk with a natural tone of voice, although somewhat heavy.

* This is probably a curative effect.

Mercurius Oxydulatus Niger in the other books