15. A coporal, aet. 19, of melancholy temperament and delicate constitution, ate in m. 3 berries. Same e. came into hospital in a stupefied state but with consciousness entire. He sat up in bed, displayed great anxiety and restlessness, and turned head to and fro; eyes wide open, projecting, rolling, squinting, almost insensible to external impression, pupils normal, expression disturbed, wild, face red, swollen, convulsive movements of muscles of left half of face, especially left angle of mouth, violent spasms in throat, unconsciousness, trembling of limbs. Head not very hot, heat of body not much increased, pulse small, slow, intermitting, breathing rather quick, tongue furred, gastric region painful to touch; skin, especially on chest, spotted scarlet red; complained of pain in forehead, throat, and epigastrium. He rejected with loathing a glass of sugared water; when urged to drink some only a few drops were swallowed, the rest was rejected from the mouth by convulsive contraction of the muscles of deglutition. He was bled, an emetic was given, and caused vomiting and purging. The symptoms mentioned declined, the eyes recovered their sensitiveness for external impressions, and he could speak. He soon had dryness, scraping, and painful constriction and burning in mouth, throat, and stomach, and intense thirst, which he could not allay on account of the difficulty of swallowing. His head was heavy, darkness before eyes, he was anxious and restless, and burning in urethra and urinary tenesmus without being able to urinate. (FINCK, Medorrhinum Annal. v. Punchelt, Chelius and Nagele, vii, pt. 3445; in Frank’s Mag., iii, 116.
16. Theresa and Josepha H -, aet. 8 and 5, ate, Aug. 31st, in the wood an unknown number of berries of B. After 4 h. they became stupefied, restless, lost consciousness, and struck about violently. At 5 p.m. the doctor found them extremely restless, unconscious, striking out so violently with hands and feet that it required considerable force to restrain them; pupils so dilated that the iris appeared like a narrow line, vision completely extinct, eyes staring, projecting, quite insensible to light; complete loss of speech and hearing; subsultus of tendons of inner side of forearms, pulse quick. Tart. em. in solution was administered. As soon as the spoon was put to their mouths they closed their jaws and rejected the medicine; they refused to admit the liquid with force, but at length swallowed it without difficulty. They got a teaspoonful of castor-oil every h. and enemata. Berries were discharged upwards and downwards in considerable numbers. At 10 p.m., the muscular movements stopped, and at midnight they fell sound asleep, during which the pupils were still dilated and insensible, skin dry, pulse slightly quick. After 24 hours the speech returned, the pupils acted slowly and slightly to light; the hearing was perfect, the through a mist. – Sepia 2nd. Josepha was cheerful and talkative, she remembered having eaten the berries, but not her return home. Theresa was quite conscious and could recognise all objects. The appetite of both returned; they had frequent stools with remains of berries in them- 5th. With exception of dilated pupils they were quite well. (MELION, Vierteljahrsch. f. d. prakt. Heilk., Prag., 1845, iv, 90.)
17. A boy, aet. 16, ate a handful of dried berries. He was brought in afternoon to hospital. He was in the highest state of mania, very restless, he jumped up on table, bed, and stove. Skin red, slight fever, pupils dilated. He got tart. em. and Glauber’s salt. When he drank he was observed to do so with difficulty. Next d. he suddenly jumped out of the window without hurting himself. Thereafter he was purged. After 3 d. he had recovered but was still dull. He said he had vomited frequently after eating the berries, but knew nothing of what subsequently occurred. (KRAMER, Bair. Medorrhinum Corresp., v, 333; in Frank’s Mag., iv, 53.)
Bismuthum. – After II. 12, insert the following:
13. In a case of cardialgia with vomiting, 3 powders, each containing 1 1/2 gr. B. and 4 gr. Magnes. carb., were given, 1 every 3 h. The cardialgia disappeared but there came on slight salivation with considerable swelling of inside of cheeks, of l. gums and l. side of tongue. In the course of the d. the mouth affection increased to very severe inflammation with a good deal of whitish excoriation and fissures in the parts named, and besides these was developed an inflammatory (?) headache with active fever. Bleeding from the arm and 12 l. eches removed these symptoms in a few d. (LOWENSTEIN, Medorrhinum Zeit. Russlands, iii, 58; in Frank’s Mag., iv, 58.)
Bromium
P. 607, l. 23, for “Heimrdinger” read “Heiemrdinger.”
Cadmium.- P, 661, after II. 2, insert the following:
3. A slender lad, about 14, was brought to hospital 2nd March, 1866. On admission, he was in perfect collapse, with cold, clammy skin; radial pulse scarcely perceptible; respiration feeble, slow, and sighing; no stertor; considerable chemosis of both eyes, to such an extent as to prevent closure of lids, and completely hiding pupil; lips everted; mucous membrane of mouth pale and sodden; tongue swollen, greatly resembling the distended belly of a frog. He lay apparently unconscious, though when shaken and roused by dashing cold water on face he replied rationally, in a hoarse voice, to any questions put to him; there was extreme restlessness and throwing about of limbs; deglutition impeded, with considerable difficulty could he be got to swallow a little milk and water (this was due, in all probability, to a condition of pharynx similar to that seen in mouth). He died in about 1 1/2 hours from taking fatal dose, which, supposed to be Epsom salts, was found to be chloride of cadmium. Examination of contents of stomach did not reveal evidence of poison, or any indication of cause of death (NORMAN CHEVERS, Medorrhinum Jurispr. of India, p. 297.)
Calcarea caustica At end of I. 1 insert “Hygea, v, 270,” and at end of I. 2 and 4, “Ibid.”
Camphora.- After I. 25, insert the following:
26 a. BERGONZI took 12 gr. in a small quantity of extr. heder. terrestr. After a few m. the pulse rose from 70 to 79 and upwards, salivation, beating of temporal arteries, distension of jugular veins, tinnitus aurium, increased muscular power. After 2 hours these symptoms gradually subsided.
b. 16 gr. in bread. after 5 m., salivation, pulse rose to 75 and in 1/4 h. to 81, general oppression. Took 3j followed by 3ss saltpetre. After 1/2 hour the intellect was disturbed and the gait became tottering. After 1 1/2 h. weakness, during which he felt happy.
c. 3j caused ptyalism and quick followed by congestion of head (DELONDRE, Rec. Period. de la Soc. d. Medorrhinum, lvii, pt. 2, 238; in Frank’s Mag., iii, 463.)
After II. 22, insert the following:
23. A girl, aet. 5, swallowed about 8 or 10 gr. After 10 m. she grew pale became cold, her look staring, then she became faint, speechless, and senseless. Soon the head was drawn towards right shoulder and remained so; the rest of the body was relaxed, senses extinct. Sometimes the arms moved involuntarily; the eyes were turned upward; foam before mouth, respiration hardly perceptible. Coffee caused vomiting. Opium 2 gr. by mouth and anus restored her. (HAHNEMANN, Hufeland’ Journ., v, pt. 1, 6; Lesser Writ., 375.)
24. A man, aet. 69, took for chronic rheumatism 2 drm. at 5 a.m. After 3 h. excitement like intoxication in 2nd stage; afterwards burning in mouth, oesophagus and stomach, throbbing in cerebellum, painful drawing along medulla spinalis, noise in ears, glittering before eyes, praecordial anxiety, subsultus tendinum in right thigh and leg, with loss of consciousness. After 1 1/2 hours profuse sweat (SIEMERLING, Medorrhinum Zeit. v. Verbascum f. Heilk. in Preussen, vii, No.2, p. 11; in Frank’s Mag., i.30.)
25. A man, aet. 73, addicted to spirituous liquors, and affected with cancer of lip, drank 4 oz. of sp. of C., containing 160 gr. C. at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m. he was found in a glowing heat, pulse full and quick, face very red and bloated, eyes sparkling, head confused and burning; great anxiety, very restless, tossed about in bed and tried to get up, but soon lay back again; he complained of violent burning in stomach, great praecordial anxiety, very severe headache, vertigo and vision of sparks, sight often dim and many illusions of vision. The heat was intolerable. The diseased lip, which was previously painless, was now very painful, and felt very tense. Consciousness not disturbed. After taking an emulsion of almonds and some vinegar the burning in stomach went off, he had profuse sweat, and slept for 3 hours. Urinary secretion suppressed. He soon recovered. (WENDT, Rust’s Mag., xxv. pt. 1, 88.)
26. A strong, healthy woman took for a sprain a strong dose of C. in brandy which caused great congestion of head, incoherent talking; later she lay in a comatose state, frequently starting and limbs trembling; tongue bright red, buccal cavity quite dry and hot; pulse febrile, hard, tense; skin hot, dry like parchment. She was bled, leeches applied, mustard poultices to feet and cold compresses to head, emetics and clysters. A state like typhoid fever then came on, she had obstinate constipation for 6 d., followed by excessive diarrhoea. On the 22nd d. critical sweat broke out, smelling of camphor. (PLUSKAL, Oest. med. Wochensch., 1843, No. 19, 508; in Frank’s Mag., i, 704.)
Hughes was a great writer and a scholar. He actively cooperated with Dr. T.F. Allen to compile his 'Encyclopedia' and rendered immeasurable aid to Dr. Dudgeon in translating Hahnemann's 'Materia Medica Pura' into English. In 1889 he was appointed an Editor of the 'British Homoeopathic Journal' and continued in that capacity until his demise. In 1876, Dr. Hughes was appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Organization of the International Congress of Homoeopathy Physicians in Philadelphia. He also presided over the International Congress in London.