First day.—1. Copper taste in the mouth, and a sensation of heat in the throat when taking the drug. Light or comatose sleep, with dreams about men who are dressed in black, about pistol-shots, imprisonment. Uneasiness. At five o’clock in the morning, the head feels heavy and dull, especially the front part. 5. Constant heat in head. At half past nine the left side of the tongue feels hurt. Languid feeling, he wants to lie down. Unable to work. Sensation of goose-flesh as if some one were cutting cork close to him. 10. Repeated yawning. He feels cold though he is wrapt up well. Slumbers from half past two to three o’clock. Slight diarrhœa. 15. The heat in the face increases (at four o’clock). Dark-red spots, with inflammation of the right side of the face. Head dull and heavy. Heat about the legs. At six o’clock, slight pain around the navel, which, however, does not last long. 20. Pricking at the right nasal wing. At noon, the head feels compressed as by a band tied together at the nape of the neck. Bruising sensation in the left toes. Frequent pain, now in the left buttock, and then in the thigh. The left leg feels weak. 25. Small callosity above the internal ankle of the left foot. General feeling of weariness and of being bruised.
Second day.—Restless sleep as the first night. Wakes several times at night, always preoccupied with the idea of quarrelling with somebody who frightened him. The dulness continues. 30. Weight at the forehead. Tight feeling at the inner side of the right leg, with red spots. Appearance like incipient erysipelas. Shuddering with twitching. Yawning. 35. Intermitting pain in the right groin after walking. Taste of doughy bread in the mouth. The sight is very sensitive to light, he cannot open his eyes in a spot which is illumined by the sun. At eight o’clock in the evening, pain in the right groin as if pricked with a pin, in the direction of the joint, for a quarter of an hour. The same pain is felt in the navel in a recumbent posture.
Third day.—40. Numbness of the arm on which he had been lying at night. Hardness of the left leg, with lancinations. Mottled appearance of the face. Red and humid spots on the left leg. Quiet and short sleep, he wakes four times at night. 45. Dulness of the head; same weight at the forehead. Heat in the right leg, where the red spot is; this is sensitive to contact. Taste as of doughy bread in the mouth. Depression of spirits in the day-time. Erection in the evening, with desire to lie down.
Fourth day.—50. Numbness of the hands and legs. Uneasiness in the left leg.
ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO HAHNEMANN.
Head, &c.: 1. Depression of spirits. Weight at forehead. The head feels heavy and dull. Heat in the head. 5. The head feels compressed as by a band tied behind. Sensitiveness to light. Left side of the tongue feels sore. Taste of doughy bread. Copper taste in mouth, with heat in throat. 10. Mottled appearance of the face. Hot face. Pricking at right nasal wing. Pain in right groin after walking. Pricking pain in the right groin and navel. 15. Slight pain around the navel. Diarrhœa. Erection.
Extremities, &c.: Numbness of the arm on which he had been lying. The left leg feels weak. 20. Tight feeling at inside of right leg, with red spots. Hardness of the left leg, with lancinations. Heat at the legs. Heat in the right leg, where the red spot is. Bruising sensation in left toes. 25. Uneasiness in left leg. Restless sleep. Yawning. Quiet sleep, with frequent waking. Dreams about men dressed in black, about imprisonment, &c. 30. Yawning. Shuddering with twitching. Sensation of goose-flesh. Cold feeling. He feels weary and sore. 35. Languor. Numbness of the hands and legs. Incipient erysipelas. Callosity above the left inner ankle. Red and humid spots on left leg. 40. Dark-red inflamed spots in face, right side.
GUANO AUSTRALIS.
This substance, which has been used for some years past as manure, is found on the coasts of Patagonia—and principally on the Lobos Island near the coast of Peru. We have proved the different varieties of guano, and likewise the crystalline particles formed by the condensation of ammonical vapors which rise from the guano in abundance. Our hope to discover in these crystals a more active normal agent, has not been realized, so that, in the end, we have found the freshest possible guano preferable for medicinal purposes. It is triturated in the same way as all other substances.
First day.—1. Internal shuddering for three minutes in the morning. Violent headache. Pain in the forehead when inclining the head forward, at 6 o’clock in the morning. Violent itching at the back, and painful smarting after scratching, at 7 o’clock in the morning. 5. Formication in the right nasal fossa, at 7 and a half o’clock. Pain with pinching behind the ears, at 8 o’clock in the morning. Dizziness, objects turn from below upward, at 9 o’clock in the morning. Nausea with profuse flow of saliva. Pale face with faint feeling, at noon. 10. Lassitude, at half past two in the afternoon. Desire to vomit, at half past two in the afternoon. While eating, pain at the pit of the stomach and desire to vomit. Profuse sweat all over, after eating. Aching in the forehead and temples, worse when stooping, at half past three. 15. Pain at the styloid process of the left wrist. Pain in the lungs which stops the breathing, for three minutes. Swelling of the right index-finger. Itching of the genital organs. Water feels extremely cold to the hands, they feel like ice when keeping them in the water a little longer. 20. Pain at the feet which prevents one from pressing them to the ground, at 5 o’clock in the evening. Red spot, with itching at the back, and smarting pain after scratching. Violent headache as if the head were incased in iron.