5. Dr. J. W. HAYWARD, aet, 43, in good health; lives by rule; never uses tobacco in any form, and seldom alcohol. His habit in proving is to try to forget having taken the drug, and not to note any symptom unless it distinctly arrests his attention whilst otherwise occupied.
5 a. July 24th, 1872, took in water 10 dr. of 1st cent. atten., at 10:40 a. m.,; at 10:45 my attention was arrested by a sharp downwards drawing pain on right side of nose, near inner canthus. This lasted about a. m., and then gradually changed into a dull bruised pain, which lasted for 10 morning, and then passed off gradually. There was, at same time, slight quivering felling in lower lip, near left corner of mouth, lasting 1/2 morning. At 11.0 there was continued tearing pain in brain, just above root of nose, with confused muddled feeling; on coughing back part of brain felt jerk, as if it were tender. After this I went out of doors and was too occupied to notice symptoms. Returned at 1:15 and took another 10 dr. t 1:30 felt quivering in left under eyelid, for a few morning I now lunched, and did not observe any symptom until, when sitting quiet after lunch, there was return of pain and sensitiveness of front part of brain, aggravated by coughing and sneezing. Being called out proving was interrupted, and was not resumed.
5 b. September 17th, 1881, took 5 dr. of 3rd cent. atten., in water, a 10 a. m. Did not notice any effect. At 11 took another 5 dr., and went out of doors; after about 1/4 hour my attention was drawn to my heart by feeling of soreness, as if in pericardium; this lasted a few morning. After another 1/4 hour attention was arrested by feeling of soreness along cartilages of rib in epigastrium; this lasted a few morning. At 1 p. m. took another 5 dr. did not notice any effect. At 3 took another dose and went out; nothing peculiar arrested my attention until evening when I noticed myself yawning constantly; and then my attention was drawn to the fauces by a feeling as if velum were stiff and too long, an as if fauces were lined with mucus. At 11 p. m. took another dose and went to write; went to bed at 11:45. Slept;t heavily and dreamed much, and on awaking in morning felt as if brain were contracted and lay loose within skull, and fell about on moving head; and as if it were tender or morbidly sensitive, so that a pulsative headache was felt synchronous with the pulse, as if the brain were somewhat sped; also tenderness of heart on turning to lie on left side, as if pericardium were morbidly sensitive; these two symptoms continued for 1/2 hour, and went off whilst dressing. 18th. – Breakfasted at 9 a. m.; at 10 took 10 dr.; at 10:10 felt pressing pain behind left orbit, slightly pulsative. 11, took another 10 dr. and went out; at 11:30, whilst driving, attention was arrested by sensation of swelling of velum with feeling of mucus in fauces, which had to be wallowed down or hawked up, or as if uvula were hanging too low. 12:30 tent yawning, also downwards pulling pain in small spot in head on right side of vertex; still feeling of mucus in fauces, which had to be swallowed down or hawked up, or as if uvula were hanging too low. 12:30, constant yawning, also downwards pulling pain in small spot in head on right side of vertex; still feeling of mucus in fauces, with some sore pain about a on swallowing, followed shortly by singing in whole head as after taking chloroform, continuing for some time, and succeeded by full congested feel of whole front part of brain, with torpidity of intellectual faculties, or dull confusion in front of brain. 1:30, took another 10 dr.; same symptoms continued. 4 p. m., took another 10 dr.; same symptoms continued. 4 p. m., took another 10 dr.; same symptoms continued, they only disappeared in evening 19th. – On awaking this morning had much itching of skin all over. 10, took 20 dr. attention not arrested by any symptoms. 11, took another 20 dr., was very busily occupied, and attention was not drawn by an symptom. 3:30, took another 20 dr., and went out; all afternoon much yawning and sneezing, and catarrhal running from nose, with some stinging about nostrils. 5, took another dose; sneezing, stinging and catarrh continued all evening. Went to bed about 12; about 2 a. m. was walked up by painful neuralgic drawing in fauces, worse on left side about root of tongue, almost producing choking, and not relieved by anything I did; it lasted over 1/4 hour, and then disappeared. After 3 hours more, was walked up again with severe drawing pain in right wrist, not relieved by rubbing; it lasted 10 morning. 20th. – From unfavorable interruption took no more of drug; felt, however, out of sorts all day, weak at hart, and more easily tired and out of breath than usual, especially on going uphill and only regained my usual good health gradually after some days.
5 c. June 19th, 1882, took 5 dr. of Ox in water, at 8:45 a. m.; whilst at breakfast, 9.5, attention was arrested by pricking and sensation of constriction at fauces; at 10, attention was arrested by grasping pain at under sur of left frontal lobe of brain over back part of orbital plate, for about a morning, followed by dull, heavy, congested feel of whole front of brain, lasting several morning; this recurred on intellectual exertion shortly afterwards. Was occupied too much during day to notice symptoms, but during afternoon and evening attention was constantly being drawn to the fact of dimness of vision, especially for distant objects; could scarcely recognise the face of friends across the street. During night had to rise twice to urinate, urine copious and light coloured. 20th, 7:40 took 5 dr.; shortly afterwards return of grasping headache at under surface of left frontal lobe; and during forenoon sneezing and nasal catarrh, with dimness of sight during reading, and as if letters had a reflection beneath making them appear double, one line half underneath the other. Afterwards too much occupied to observe symptoms; and proving interrupted. ( Mat. Medorrhinum Phys. and Applied, i).
6. E. J. H. -, married lady, aet. 40, nerve – lymphatic, black hair and eyes; has had bronchitis and quinsy;now in good ordinary health. September 20, 1872, took 3 dr. of 3rd cent. dil. every 2 hours for 24 hours, not knowing what she was taking. Shortly after beginning, and for whole day, she compiled of much palpitation and trembling head and feeling as if heart tumbled about, with heat and itching of palms, and flushing of heat throughout whole body. During night had sudden attack of sore – throat, as if there were swelling of uvula and velum, with dryness of whole mouth; next morning the tumbling of heart was worse, and she objected to take any more of the drug. The weak trembling condition of heart continued for some days. (Ibid.)
7. M. J. -, a married lady, aet 50, nervous temperament, light hair, grey eyes; delicate, but in usual health. March 28th, 1874, took 3 dr. of 3rd cent. dil. 4 times a day, and continued same dose for 2 weeks, under a pretext as a tonic, though not complaining. During the time she frequently complained of a feeling of exhaustion at heart, and sensation as of its jumping out or tumbling over, with a general weak feeling. She afterwards felt better than usual in the general health. (Ibid.)
8. Mrs. T -, aet. about 28, light hair and eyes, of somewhat strumous constitution, had been suffering for some time with a dry cough, worse at night. It was caused by a tickling in larynx and fauces, especially about left side of root of tongue. Crot. 3 was ordered, 2 dr. every 2 hours relieved the cough the first day, but it caused her to have horrible dreams; sometimes it was herself that was in difficulties and dangers, at others it was members of her family, and once it was her baby being murdered before her eyes. This was quite a surprise to her, as she was not at all subject to dreaming. It was the first time she had taken C. Her cough being cued within a week the C. was left off; the dreaming then ceased, and she has not been troubled with either the cough or dreaming since. (Ibid.)
9. Mr. GELSTON having some Crot. Ix, he designed a proving on an intelligent and observant lady, Mrs. B -, aet. 29, who had a slight chronic king. Without letting her know the design or the drug, he ordered her 3 dr. in water 4 times a day, and requested her to take if for a month; this she did, notwithstanding the morbid effects produced, he calling occasionally and encouraging her to persevere. After taking the drug for about a week she noticed herself becoming dreadfully irritable and cross, so that the least annoyance would send her into a fury, which was very contrary to her disposition; she was also very sensitive to noises, particularly such as the crumpling up of paper; the slamming of a door quite alarmed her. She further noticed appearance of dark red spots under nails of fingers and toes, and in skin of different parts of body, especially legs, under mucous membrane of mouth, and in conjunctivae – the eyes became bloodshot. On blowing nose or coughing there would be blood on handkerchief, and on wiping ears after washing there would be blood on towel. The spots under nails appeared as if blood would issue out at finger ends. Stools also were bloody; and urine of a dark smoky colour. These symptoms increased gradually during taking of drug, and only disappeared gradually during the three weeks after leaving it off. (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.