2. Dr. JOS. KNAP has a disposition to cerebral congestion, but had no head symptoms while making the proving – March 20th, 2 dr. on sugar. Immediately on tongue first feeling of coldness, which soon changed to shooting burning, after which a feeling remains like that after taking an acrid and astringent substance, e.g. pepper. On swallowing the medicine the same feeling in fauces. Soon after swallowing it, eructation of gas, with taste of medicine. At 8 a. m., 2 dr., which caused an agreeable warmth through whole stomach, and increased appetite. At 9 a. m., 2 dr., the peristaltic movements became more lively, rumbling, discharge of flatus, and urging to urinate. At 10 a. m., 2 dr., repetition of the same symptoms, especially the heat in pit of stomach, which spread up through the whole chest, the peristaltic movements and appetite increased, to which was added increased secretion of saliva, – 24th, 6 a. m., took 4 dr., which caused the same sensation on tongue and fauces, but more severe; warmth in stomach, eructation smelling of the medicine, rumbling in bowels, and discharge of flatus. 7 a. m., 5 dr., which caused increase of appetite flow of saliva, increased activity of mental functions, urging to urinate. 8 a. m., 7 dr.; this caused increase of all the symptoms, eructation, rumbling in bowels and flatus 6 a. m. 12, dr.; to the above symptoms were added an intense warmth, rising up through chest to head, and spreading around navel; face, hands, especially palms, became warm, mental activity increased, appetite and saliva also 7 a. m., 15 dr.; the warmth of stomach increased, and spread to hypogastrium, it was also increased in chest, face, and hands, slight pressure in stomach, slight tearing pain in bowels, and urging to urinate. 8 a. m., 20 dr., increased warmth, diminished appetite, metallic sulphurous taste, flow of saliva, disgusting eructations, frequent slight colicky pains, pressure in stomach, confusion of head, pressure in orbits, pulse quickened; thereafter the symptoms gradually declined, but all day the head felt confused and the teeth felt on edge. – April 10th, 6 a. m., 3 dr., and at 10 a. m., 3 dr.; same symptoms. – 11th, 7 a. m., 20 dr. caused the same symptoms. 8 a. m., 30 dr.; great increase of the warmth in stomach, which spread up and down, especially to face and palms, salivation, disgusting eructations, tearing in stomach and bowels, urging to urinate, metallic taste, confusion of head, pressure in sinciput, orbits, and temples, pulse quickened. During whole proving the secretion of urine was increased. (Allg. Ztg. Fur Hom. ii, Suppl. 63.)
3. Dr. J. BUCHNER, aet 30. – December 20th, 8 a. m., 3 dr.; immediately pricking burning on tongue, irritation in buccal cavity and fauces, with feeling of narrowing of larynx, causing cough and retching with mucous expectoration, quickened respiration of larynx, causing cough and retching with mucous expectoration, quickened respiration, eructations. After 3/4 hour coldness of feet and general warmth of upper part of body. 10 a. m., abdomen distended, afterwards vertigo. Appetite and rumbling in bowels, taste impaired. – March 1st, 3 p. m., 1/25th dr.; some heat of cheeks for 3/4., confusion of sinciput with feeling of contraction of hemispheres, fulness of stomach with eructations, gnawing and nausea; later the fulness spread all over epigastrium, vertigo. Sleep after midnight very disturbed, disagreeable dreams. – 2nd, morning 1/50th dr. After 3/4 hour burning in soft palate, confusion of head and vertigo, aggravated by wine. – August 1st, 7 a. m.; 1/12th dr., fulness in chest, and dyspnoea proceeding from right anterior part of diaphragm, nausea, relieved by eructation, confusion of head, vertigo in sinciput, tendency to fall forwards. – 14th. 1/50 dr.; soon, burning in mouth, hot breath, dyspnoea, with pressure on sternum. inward pressure in temples, afterwards extending to crown. The oppression of chest increased in impure air and in the close room, with anxiety. Chest symptoms increased by going upstairs. Noon, hurried call to stool; evening sensitiveness of anterior chest when sneezing. – 15th. 1/50th dr.; stickiness of saliva and desire for drink; congested state of lungs in upper lobe. – 18th. 1/25th dr.; hoarseness of larynx, and especially in its posterior wall, irritation to hawk or cough for 36 hours, afterwards irritation to cough at bifurcation of bronchi; education, abdomen distend, stool soft. After dinner, jerking – shooting pain along middle of thigh, like neuralgia, for 1/2 hour. After noon, same pain between tibia and fibula. – 21st. 1/25th dr.; no symptoms – 25th 1/25 dr; heat in larynx, irritation there, increased warmth of expired air, tension in sacrum, especially on going upstairs, with single jerks about hip-joint. During proving, relaxed condition of genitals. (Ibid.65.)
4. M. H. -, aet 24. – November 19th. 1 dr., burning in oesophagus down to stomach, pupils somewhat dilated for a few morning – 20th. 1 dr., burning in oesophagus, pupils somewhat dilated, pulse rose from 76 to 92, for 10 m. 21st. 1 dr., same symptoms, and frequently recurring slight stitches from right elbow along extensors to wrist.–22nd 1 dr. At.9 a.m. formication from I elbow to tips of fingers; also throughout right arm, as if it went of sleep. From 3 p. m. great drowsiness, and yet long of falling asleep at night. – 23rd. No med., only the formication of both forearms, with slight pickings. – 24th. 1 dr., momentary rush of blood, quickened pulse, headache, confused head, thinking difficult. After dinner pain in abdomen. 2 p. m., drowsiness commenced, then discharge of flatus, with itching in rectum; long of falling asleep at night. – 25th. No med., med. m. slight stitches in arms from shoulder-joint to wrist. Afternoon, great drowsiness. 26th. 2 dr., soon nausea, pressure, and cold feeling in stomach; diarrhoea commenced in the night (this she was accustomed to have every four to six weeks, lasting 1 to 2 days), of yellow, frothy, sour – smelling fluid, with colicky pains, especially about navel, which was retracted, and tenesmus. Afternoon, great drowsiness. 27th. Pain and burning in throat and catarrh. – 28th. 1 dr., transient dilatation of pupils, quick pulse; dull frontal headache with nausea, weight of whole head, also drawing and tearing pains, going from forehead to temples, lasting all days, better in open air, worse in room, and when resting. Heaviness of eyelids, and dimness of vision. Sensation of a hair in fauces; frequent sour eructation. Afternoon, great drowsiness, but long of going to sleep at night, sleep broken, vivid dreams. Disposition depressed and irritable. – 29th. No more med., complained of chilliness, weakness, stopped nose, itching in head, dim vision, taste sweetish, putrid with sour eructations, frontal headache. No subsequent recurrence of her habitual periodical diarrhoea. The previously regular menses came five days too soon. ( Ibid., 67).
5. Dr. HELD, aet. 27, subject to toothache, otherwise well. – November 18th. Took 2 dr. The taste was disgusting, acrid and scraping, causing burning in fauces, and along oesophagus; after. 2 morning excitement of the whole body, which subsided in a few m. – 19th. 2 dr. Immediately vertigo, increased rapidity of pulse; after 1/2 hour tearing frontal headache, lasting till afternoon, and spreading to temples evening, throbbing pain with burning in last. left molar, lasting all night; at night a transient urging to urinate in fossa navicular-is. – 20th. 1 dr. caused a long – continued confusion of head, as from alcoholic drink; pressure at insertion of temporal muscle, drowsiness, increase of toothache, with swelling around painful tooth, spreading to palace, with tension and itching in it, hindering chewing; frequent attacks of vertigo when sitting. 21st. Swelling of gum abated; taste bitter sweet. – 22nd. Swelling nearly gone. – 23rd, 7 a. m., 1 dr. 9 a. m., slight headache, lasting 2 hours. Low spirits, capricious. Afternoon, vertigo, when sitting. Sleep restless, many dreams. – 24th. 1 dr., taste bitter, somewhat sour; appetite increased; thirst great, especially for beer; itching pressure on eyes, and with itching-burning there came on upper eyelids a small pustule, which itched much; much whitish- yellow mucus in eye. The pustule lasted 4 days. Nose stopped up, ringing in ears lasting several day; lips very dry, toothache returned, and was tearing and drawing, increased towards, evening, and only went off after midnight. Sleep came late, was restless, and often in night had slight stitches from inner side of left knee to big toe. – 25th. 1 dr. After 1/2 hour drawing from 1 hip to knee joint, and feeling in knee as if it was dislocated. Very cross tendency to furious rage. The toothache was the worst, it lasted all day and night – 26th. No med., toothache persisted, but in slighter degree, eyelids itched much, also skin of back and both thighs; this lasted 2 days. The toothache lasted till 29th. ( Ibid., 69).
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.