SECOND PROVING.
First day.—Sense of scraping in the throat. Heat in the front part of the chest. 75. Short breathing. Passing in the region of the liver. Acute pain at the left wrist. Rumbling in the right hypochondrium. Pain in the left hypochondrium. 80. Pain in the right parietal region, as if pressed from within outwards. Internal trembling in the umbilical region and the left hypochondrium. Pain in the whole abdomen, worse when touching it. Pain at the heart, at 2 in the afternoon. Lancination in the præcordial region. 85. Chilliness, first of the upper part of the body, and then all over. Alternate heat and chilliness in the face. Dry mouth. Rough tongue with sensation as if larger. Obnubilation. 90. Lancination, as after chewing cloves; a constant symptom. Numbness of the arms. Trembling of the lower limbs. In walking, she feels as though she were walking backwards. Lazy, not disposed to work. 95. Desire to lie down. Rough voice. Yellowish, bitter, difficult and tenacious expectoration. No appetite. At 6, the pain at the heart extends to the last ribs. 100. Acute pain in the middle of the head, on the right side. Headache, on the left side. Out of breath, with desire to vomit. Pain above the eyes, penetrating to the brain. Pain at the left breast. 105. Pain in the right side of the chest, at half past 7 in the evening. Melancholy. Pain in the right temple. Weakness and heaviness in the lower limbs. 110. Numbness in the sole of the right foot and at the knee. Pain in the shoulder-blades. Red spots in the face and on the chest. Shooting in the jaws. Sadness and drowsiness all day.
Second day.—115. Desire to vomit on waking. Pain at the left groin, at 8. Weak feeling in the chest. Pain in the left temple. Pain in the left arm, extending to the back. 120. Pain in the middle of the head as if a nail were thrust in. Itching in the hand and fingers, obliging one to scratch until the skin is off. Deep ennui. Acute pain in the right side of the chest, at 4 in the afternoon. 125. Pain in the left thigh. Pain in the right teeth. Contusive pain in the region of the liver, in touching the right ribs; worse when walking. Chilliness all over in the evening. 130. Pain near the right elbow; at 9 in the evening.
Third day.—Acute lancinations under the right arm. Pain at the neck. Lancinations in the left side. Heaviness of the head; with pain in the right temple. 135. Heat in the face. Lancination under the right breast, at one o’clock. Dull pain in the left ear, at 2. Lancinations in the liver. Headache at night.
Fourth day.—140. Pain in the whole abdomen. Extraordinary desire for coffee and fruits. Constipation, for two days. Toothache continued. Pain under the right arm. 145. Pain at the internal part of the right arm. Lancinations in the right side of the chest, at 4 in the evening.
Fifth day.—Dreams about dead persons. Vision of dead persons. Headache, in the region of the right temple. 150. Pain from the arm to the chest, at 8 in the morning. Heat in the chest, around the breast, which feels as if pressed together by an iron band. Staggering gait. Bitter mouth. Profuse saliva. 155. Shortness of breath. Pain in the left arm when stretching it. Pain in the neck, less in the open air. Pain in the right side of the chest, below the clavicle and the right axilla, at 6 in the evening. No sleep.
Sixth day.—160. Diarrhœa. Pain in the right side of the chest. Rheumatic pain in the knees. Pain around the navel. Pain in the chest. 165. Headache all day. Desire to walk. Lancinations in the splenetic region, at noon. Pain in the right shoulder, at one o’clock. Chilliness, at 3. 170. Shuddering with drowsiness and arthritic pains. Lancinations in the right side of the chest, at half past 3. Lancinations in the right breast, at 6 in the evening. Heaviness of the head and forehead.
Seventh day.—Short breathing. 175. Pain under the sternum. Pain in the right wrist. Pain in the joints. Pain in the right ear. Blood-streaked saliva. 180. Headache in the evening, with inability to stoop. Violent cough, with inflamed throat. Fear of being phthysicky. Sad dreams.
Eighth day.—When drawing breath, the chest feels as if opened. 185. Dry and short cough.
Ninth day.—Headache in the morning. Weariness of the lower limbs. Pain in the left side of the chest, as far as the arm, as if the parts were scratched.
Tenth day.—Pain around the umbilicus. 190. Lancinations in the right side of the chest. Lancinations in the right eye, with lachrymation. Heat all along the back. A good appetite all day. Dreams about dead persons, with tears on waking. 195. Dry and short cough.
Eleventh day.—Oppression on the chest. Dry cough. Pain in the right side of the chest. No appetite. 200. Ulceration at the lower limbs, with itching.