17e. June 19th, 8 a. m., 6 dr. of tinct. in water. I had observed myself for several days previously without being able to discover any symptoms. Half an hour after taking dose frequent urine, continuing throughout the day. At 12:30, paralytic pain in right shoulder, which continued 1/4 hour. In evening occasional pickings of skin as if with needles. – 20th, 8 a. m., same dose. At mid – day, pricking as yesterday. For about a morning pressive pain in squamous portion of left temporal been. At 3 p. m., repeated dose. At 6, much pricking here and there in skin; heaviness in head; stiff neck; cracking in cervical vertebrae on moving neck; general feeling of cold, especially in hands and feet. – 21st., 8 a. m., same. At 1, feeling of cold, especially in hands and feet. At 4, fit of dry coughing. At 7 dryness in throat, with feeling as of dust in it; pricking sensation here and there in skin, with incessant feeling of cold, especially in hands and feet. At 9 p. m. drawing in anus; awoke at night with spasmodic pressure within sternum, seated about middle of same, on spot of about 2 in. diameter. The pressure spread towards bronchial tubes with feeling of constriction in latter; fear of dying, with desire to eructate, which however, was ineffectual. – 24th. Up to this date, daily continued stiffness in nape, with cracking of cervical vertebrae on moving neck. AT 9 a. m., feeling of coryza, and after 10 fluent coryza with much sneezing. At 3 p. m., took same dose; at 5:45, painful drawing in left shoulder. – 25th. Pressure on crest of ilium, more on right than left 4 p. m., eructation once with pyrosis which soon ceased. – 26th. On awaking, general perspiration. 8 a. m., took same dose; at 8:45, drawing in anus; at 9, sense of distension and of cold in pit of stomach, with diminished appetite; pricking here and there as if with needles; stiffness in nape with cracking of cervical vertebrae on moving neck; head confused; tongue coated white; at 4, violent fit of chilliness; eructation, pyrosis and nausea with feeling of being downright ill; pain in lumbar vertebrae; abdomen distended with wind. On account of incessant chill, I went to bed at 7, but could not get my feet warm till about 10, though I applied a hot brick. Four times in night copious watery whitish stool with nausea. – 27th. Towards morning two watery stools. Towards evening, moist skin. – 28th. No stool. – 29th. Evacuation normal.
17f. July 11th. As I had no other sufferings up to this date, I took 6 dr. at 8 a. m. At noon pressure on right crest of ilium; stiffness in nape; cracking of cervical vertebrae on moving neck; distension of gastric region. In afternoon feeling of cold in feet. In evening diminished appetite; digging in intestines, with some degree of nausea. A little lump on edge of upper lit on left side, afterwards forming a white blister, opening of which was followed by continued burning pain. – 13th. Took 6 dr. at 8 a. m.; at 11, pain i lumbar vertebrae. Towards evening fit of coughing; sensation like dust in trachea and behind sternum, which cannot be removed by coughing. – 14th., a. m. cough as last evening 11 a. m., took 6 dr.; p. m., drawing in anus. In evening an uncomfortable feel in abdomen, with nausea. – 15th. Pressure on crest of ilium; unusually soft stool; cracking in cervical vertebrae on moving neck, with pain in muscles of nape; tongue coated white; diminished appetite; cough with sensation of dust in trachea; peevish temper; dislike to speaking. Next day no more suffering.
17g. 22nd, 3 a. m., took 12 dr. in water; nausea in 1/4 hour; towards evening fit of chilliness with chattering of teeth, and cold hands and feet; peevishness; confusion of head; cold feel in gastric region. – 23rd, 9 a. m., took 6 dr.; shortly after, paralytic drawing in left arm; pricking in skin; cold feeling especially in hands and feet. – 24th. Aching sensation deep in hypogastrium; paralytic drawing in left arm; l pricking in skin; cold feeling, especially in hands and feet. – 24th. Aching sensation deep in hypogastrium; paralytic drawing in nape; sensation of distension in right hypochondrium. – 26th, 3 p. m., took 8 dr.; directly after stiffness and paralytic drawing in nape, with sensation on moving neck as if it were broken. – 27th. On awaking pain in forehead; 8 a. m., took 10 dr. In 1/2 hour movement in abdomen, with nausea; pressure on crest of left ilium. – 29th, 8 a. m., 6 dr., and 3 p. m., 6 more. AT 4 p. m., nausea, peevishness, pressure on small spot in liver at bend of ribs in linea mammals; paralytic drawing in right shoulder; weight in head; stiffness in nape. – 30th. Aching in intestines; drawing in anus; pain like pinching on small spot on right side of glans; peevishness; confusion of head; nape as if broken on raising head; pain in left cheek – bone; skin painful to touch close above left brow. – 31st, a. m., pain in left cheek bone; pain in hypogastrium. (Ibid., 165.)
18. District Recruiting-Sergeant S -: – I am 35 years old, of excitable disposition, sound in body, with exception of slight rheumatic pains, which I formerly experienced in various parts of my body, but of which I have no return for a long time.
18a. On November 19th, 1861, at 1:30 p. m. I took a teaspoonful of tinct. Half an hour afterwards, feeling as if hair 2 inches above forehead, and at back of head, were bristling up on end. An hour later, two stools in quick succession, my usual habit being an evacuation in morning. Only. Between 3 and 4 p. m., dry heat set in over whole body, which ended in strong fever; pulse strong and full, with oppression and pressure in stomach. The oppressive feeling moved upwards towards chest as high as clavicles. At 4:15, burning pain in check – bones, moving thence to eyelids, with pain in forehead over yes; thence pain proceeded to occiput, and disappeared towards 5; drowsiness after dark; lying in bed, but unable to sleep, from 10 till 12, then a good
sleep till towards morning 20th. From 3 till half past, dry heat as yesterday, pulse stronger beating from 110 to 120. At half past 3, fever began more violently, and ended very suddenly after 4. Burning sensation in eyes lasted till half past 4; some thirst; drowsiness in evening; comfortable sleep from half past 11 till morning -21st. Fever at same time as on 19th and 20th, but attack was slight. In evening, pressure in temples; slept well; cheerful state of mind. I remarked an unusual feeling of good health. Perspiration was insignificant; dreams confused, but not painful.
18b. December 8th. At 7 a. m. and at 7 p. m. took 2 dr. No change throughout day. At 6, in evening, suffered from heartburn; 5 morning after taking the 2 dr. it disappeared. From 10 till 11, restlessness in bed; dryness in throat; nausea and flow of water in mouth; good sleep from 11:30 till nearly 7:30. – 9th. Two dr., as on 8th. No effect. – 10th. Four dr. as on 8th. Excited, but in other respects pleasant state of mind. In bed, rheumatic pains in occiput, also in forehead. – 11th. Four dr. at 7 a. m. and at 12 p. m. No symptoms in forehead. From 3 p. m., drawing together of abdominal muscles, and pain round navel; digging in stomach. 12th and 13th. – Took nothing. 14th and 15th. Six dr. at 7 a. m. and 2 p. m. No a. m. symptoms on 14th. At 12, crawling and itching in rectum; 5 morning after pricking in great toe. The same at 10:30 p. m., another stool. – 15th. At 3, crawling and itching in rectum; 5 morning after, pricking in great toe. The same at 10:30 p. m., followed by renewed crawling and itching in rectum and scrotum, which lasted from 3 or 4 morning, with frequent inclination to urine. At 7:30 p. m., another stool. – 15. At, 3 crawling in perineum and glans penis, extending to toes and point of nose, later in perineum; stitches in lower part of left lung. At 4, burning in eyelids; weary eyes. After 5 I observed nothing more. – 16th, 17th, and 18th. Took nothing in consequence or rheumatic pains here and there, restlessness in bed at night, and general indisposition. – 19th. Eight dr. at 7 a. m. and 2 p. m. At 9, pains in navel; at 10, crawling in right hand, and at half- past 10, in perineum. At 2, a little nausea rising from stomach. At 2:45, stitches in thorax, tense feeling in right region of occiput. At 5, crawling at anus; 5 morning later, in forehead; rheumatic pains over whole body 20th and 21st. Took nothing. – 22nd. Eight dr. at 8 a. m. At 12, crawling in right thumb, and at 8 in point of nose. From 23rd to January 1st took nothing, as itching and crawling sensations became insufferable. During this time I observed no other symptoms. – 2nd. At 1:15, took 9 dr. At 2, burning pain in eyes. At half – past 2, crawling in front joints of toes of right foot. At 2:45, rheumatic pain in right forearm. At 3, drawing in right testicle; 5 morning after in upper incisors; 5 minutes later, drawing in right testicle. At 4, drawing pain in right side of occiput; 10 morning afterwards, drawing in right testicle; excitement; good sleep after 11. – 3rd. Eight dr. 8 a. m. From 9 till half – past 9, rheumatic pains in right wrist, at 10, in the point of nose; 5 morning after in sinciput; at 10:45, in right forearm. At half-past 1 took 8 dr. At 2, pressure in eyelids with tears. At half-past 4, pain in pit of stomach At 4:45, crawling in point of nose. At 5, tense feeling in cheeks between eyes and mouth. At half-past 6, nausea. At half – past 10, painful crawling in rectum. The rheumatic pains move about through whole body; good sleep from 11.4th. Took nothing believing that the rheumatic drawing might be the old complaint, but this opinion was not confirmed. At 3:45, spasmodic pain in pit of stomach. At half – past 8, pricking in right great toe. At 9, spasmodic pain in cardiac region on right side. From half-past 10 till 12, restlessness in bed, afterwards slept; frightful dreams twice. – 5th. At half past 10, took 8 dr. in water. At 11:15, same pain as yesterday in cardiac region; when this ceased, spasmodic pain in right eye which lasted for 2 minutes. In evening excitement of body from 10 till half-past 11 – 6th. At an early hour fluent coryza, without any cause for it. At half past 8, took 8 dr. AT 9, smith in third joint of right forefinger. At half-past 9, stitch in second joint of same finger. At half-past 5, stitches in fore part of lower region of thorax, which move thence into intestines below navel. At 7, stitches close under heart; no sleep from 10 till half-past 11, then sound sleep till half-past 7; great lassitude in early morning – 7th. At 10, took 8 dr. At 11, oppressive pain in cardiac region above. – 8th. Took nothing. At half – past 10, stitches under ribs on right side. At 12, rheumatic pains extending from left shoulder to elbow. In consequence of the doses taken the previous days, I am in such an excitable state of mind that I feel myself obliged to stop for some days. The symptoms are so varied that some cannot be recorded. My complexion is a grayish yellow, so that my unhealthy appearance strikes everyone; my hands also are become yellow; my bowels are confined since two days; notwithstanding efforts to move them; I slept well, – on 8th from 11; on 9th, from half-past 10; on 10th, from 12; on 11th, from 1:15; on 12th, from 11 at night till 8 in morning. In intermediate hours from 10 much restlessness in bed. On 12th I was troubled with distressing dreams. On 13th my complexion, as also my hands, had resumed their natural colour. From 8th to 12th my stools were of a reddish-white colour instead of a brown grey as formerly; they were also harder than usual.
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.