19. A woman who took 3ss. of tinct. at once had very depressed spirits and thoughts of suicide, with feeling of illness, nausea, and violent shooting in palms and soles. ( Ibid., 391.)
20. Dr. K. WUNTT, aet, 28, took on successive days 5, 10, and 20 dr. without any effect. – May 18th. 25 dr., after some hours disagreeable cold feeling in stomach, nausea, confused head, and vertigo. -19th. 25 dr., in addition to above symptoms are observed when writing that the letters appeared to run together; sometimes there was diplopia and flashing before eyes; confusion of head increased. During day frequent sneezing, stuffed nose, tickling in larynx, and cough; eye red, pulse 80. N. restless, tiresome dreams, frequent waking and starting out of sleep. -20 and 21st. 30 dr. each day; stools, hitherto always easy, became rarer and harder. The catarrhal symptoms continued these 2 days; congestion of head; great prostration and drowsiness, aphthae in mouth, swelling of submaxillary gland. – 22nd and 23rd. Each day 35 dr., same symptoms, headache limited to forehead, pressive. – 25th. 40 dr. no effect – 31st and June first. Daily, 50 dr., no effect. -7th and 8th. Each day 40 dr. first dil. Head somewhat confused, wackiness and prostration, restless sleep. – 11th and 12th. 60 dr., drawing in various parts of body, especially feet; no stool these 2 days; on the last headache all over head, with noises in ears. (Ibid., 391.)
21. a. LEMBKE. – February 26th, 1853, 7 a. m., fasting, gtt. v. of tinct. Tearing in bones of head, 8 o’clock. Strong pressure and boring right elbow – joint and above and below it, 8:45. No other symptoms. 28th, 7 a. m., gtt v. Boring above right elbow, 7:45. Wandering pain, like pressure, in legs, bones of head, right shoulder-blade, in front right shoulder-joint, toes, knees, left maxillary bone, and tarsal bones. These pains last to 9:15 and appear stronger while sitting than walking. Several fugitive stitches in bladder, 8 o’clock. Frequent urging to urinate, 9 o’clock. March 3rd, at 6:45 a. m., gtt. xv. After 1/2 hour, tearings in left forearm; disgust; tearing in frontal bone. pressure in left leg. Heavy feeling of exhaustion in legs and back even from moderate moving indoors. Tearing pain in abdomen, especially umbilical region; aggravated from pressure; lasting 1/2 hour Urging to urinate, 7:30. Pressure in right forearm, left toes, here and there in bones of head. stitches in urethra. Drawing in teeth, nasal bones, sacrum, toes, shins, fugitive and not always equally strong, 8 o’clock. Tearing pain from lumbar vertebrae going round lower part to front of chest. Heaviness right arm with pressing through it. Pressure in ankle-joints and tarsal bones. After 9:15, no further symptoms. 8 p. m., while sitting, suddenly a sharp stitching pain below left ribs during which breath involuntarily stopped, body inclined to the left and hand pressed deeply into the spot, lasted 1 minute. All days especially first hours after medicine, very marked, unusual accumulation of flatus in abdomen. 8th, at 7 a. m., gtt. xv. Same symptoms, as 3rd, ceased 9:15. Pain in left side did not occur, but stitches in whole right half of chest at 7, stronger from breathing, without any cough, lasting 1 minute 9th. – During stormy cold weather, tearing in right arm and left ankle – joint. At occiput below skin a painful nodule, size of peppercorn, never occurred before. Dispersed by 11th. 21st, 6:45 a. m., gtt. xxv. 7 a. m., beginning of pains in joints, boring and pressing, with feeling of exhaustion. Pressure in forehead and vertex. Tearing in bones of leg, left elbow-joints. Lasting sharp stitches in right thumb-joint (?). Strong boring in ankles. Tearing in bones of head, especially in frontal and parietal bones, 8 o’clock. Pain in limbs between 8 – 10 o’clock, but slight. Headache lasted through greater part of day. 9:30 p. m., strong lasting boring in left ankle – joint while sitting. Sudden sharp stitch left side under ribs, 10 p. m. April 17th, 7 o’clock, gtt. xl. Until 10:30, no symptoms. Then violent pain in left half of chest above, worse at each inspiration; when breathing deeply pain penetrated through left breast to shoulder-blade, deep respiration being impossible, and cause involuntary calling out. No cough; external pressure had no effect. Moving left arm backwards or straight upwards aggravated pain to utmost and could not be borne. Pressing left scapula against back of chair or inclining body to left side considerably aggravated the pain. Only when sitting quietly and breathing superficially I hardly noticed the pain. Walking in the open aggravated it much. Never had such thing before. Before taking medicine at 7 a. m., I had without cause attack of hiccup, which I used to get formerly for a few minutes, but had not had it for some months. The med. had no influence on it, and it ceased only at 8:30, after food; but I had a hiccup every 1/4 or 1/2 hour during whole day. At 9 p. m., it began again with same violence as in morning, much aggravating the pain in chest. Hiccup lasted for more than 1 hour and ceased only after forced in – and expiring in quick succession. At night, pain in chest woke me several times. Lying on right side not tolerate. 18th. – Pain almost as violent as previous day. in morning, much aggravating the pain in chest. Hiccup lasted for more than 1 hour and ceased only after forced in and expiring in quick succession. At night, pain in chest woke me several times. Lying on right side not tolerable. 18th. – Pain almost as violent as previous day in morning. Deep respiration remained impossible, lent boring pain in left shin – bone before and after rising, and repeatedly returning. 20th. – Pain in chest not quite ceased 5th, 7 a. m., gtt. left. Immediately after med., pain in calves, arms as if beaten. Heaviness of head. Pressure at different spots of cranial bones. Sickness. Pressive pain in different joints, making movements very difficult. Several times cutting belly – ache, 10 o’clock. 28th, 7 a. m., 100 dr. Pressive pain in wrists and ankles, 7:30. Head heavy. Pressing in different spots of it. Feeling of exhaustion in whole body as after great fatigue with stiffness of joints and frequent cracking during movements. Dull pressure in bones of head. All these symptoms last till about 3 o’clock.
21 b. May 6th, at 6:45 a. m., 150 dr. Immediately after med. pains begin in joints and bones of head, frequently shifting. Strong drawing in bones of legs. Pressure in sacrum and higher up often repeated. Boring in bones of right head 9:30. Painful exhausted feeling in legs. About mid – day, no symptoms. In evening, stitches in orifice of urethra. 7th. – Violent boring in bones of right head and pains in joints (Z. f. h. Kl., ii, 14.)
22. HENCKE. – July 13th, 1844, at 9 a. m., took gtt. xx of tinct. within 1 hour in glass of water; on 14th, gtt. xxx. 15th. – Awoke with fugitive tearing pains on right patella, which remained fixed soon after rising in right leg, especially shin – bone, for several hours. During following day, frequent, sudden, but short – lasting, tearing pains now in left now in right half of head. Slight pressive pain in region of stomach after very moderate dinner. In evening, urging pain in urethra, not urinating, when standing, decreasing when sitting, and disappearing lying in bed at night 16th, 17th, and 18th. – Troublesome, pressive pains lasting in right shinbone, especially painful when walking; when driving, always pain in right knee supervened. Several times, especially in evening, tenesmus in urethra. During night sleep restless, disturbed by voluptuous dreams. After 19th symptoms gradually disappeared. On 25th, gtt. xl; 26th, gtt left Soon after last dose, furious pressing pain in temples. During day similar pains on shins and troublesome pinching (urging pressing) pains in testicles, which pained after slight touch, but were not swollen. All these symptoms aggravated from walking. After dinner again pressive pain in stomach, later fulness and tension in abdomen, stool regular. On urinating some burning in urethra, which was tender to touch. 26th. – Restless sleep at night. During day heaviness in all limbs. Head confused, sometimes painful, especially in temples. digging pains in shins, also in ball of right big toe. Pressure at stomach after inner, fulness of abdomen afternoon. At times digging, pressing, urging pains first in right, later also in left testicle, but lasting only for a morning each time. Burning in urethra during micturition. Unwonted sexual excitement. Symptoms as above, which lasted for a few days, easy perspiration and copious thin stool on August, 5th. After this well. (A.h. Z., lxvii, 201.)
23. Mrs. N -, no family aet. 36, formerly cook, of violent temper, dark complexion, years ago suffering from rheumatism, since some years very well, took with me, in same way, July 13th, gtt. xx of tinct.; on 14th, gtt. xxx; on 15th, gtt. xl. Complained in evening of recurring tearing pain, but not lasting long, in left upper arm. 16th. – Also tearing in left hill, sacral pain; disappeared after 3 days. 25th. – Gtt. xl; 26th gtt. l.; 27th, gtt lx; 28th, gtt. lxx. 29th. – Sleep restless, dreams; during day digging, pressing pains in left upper arm, worst in shoulder, much impeding movement of arm. IN evening moderate pain in right molars, which were sound, of similar character as the pain in head and arm. Biting, burning pains in eyes. Conjunctiva bulbi slightly reddened. 30th. – Sleep restless, disturbed by dreams. In morning right cheek much swollen and tender, yet no more toothache, but pain in arm from shoulder extending to elbow. NO other change. 31st. – Restless sleep, dreams, had to get up to void urine several times, which was quite unknown to her. Right cheek still much swollen, tip of nose red and swollen, tip of nose red and swollen. At root of nose small, tender, red nodule. Pain in the upper arm and shoulder still continue. Frequent desire to urinate with scanty discharge. Urine clear, reddish; during micturition disagreeable pressure in genitals, which often troubles without micturition. Aug. 2nd Swelling of check has subsided, other symptoms less or disappeared by August 6th. Menses more profuse than usual. (Ibid..).
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.