2. Mrs. NUTTER, aet.32, blonde, 2 children, in excellent health. a. Proved 3x trit., taking 1 gr. twice daily for 5 days, once for 2 days more (November 7th -13th, 1883). 7th. – At 11:30 a. m. (drug having been taken at 7), dull pain along infra – orbital ridge, through temples, and about ears; ears felt as if filled with compressed air. Sensation as if atlas and axis had been praised apart; on rising to feet this feeling changed to sharp pain lasting but a few morning. Headache all afternoon and evening; pain, at first shifting, finally fixed, in small spot in front of left parietal eminence, where it was continuous and quite severe. 8th. – Soon after morning dose, and again at noon, severe attack of strong palpitation on going upstairs, – second time with great dyspnoea P. m., on walking out in open air the same and again, also, while ascending stairs in evening, so breathless then for several morning that she could not speak. No real headache to-day but vague pain in right temple; while walking severe pain in left hypochondrium, and a few fine stitches there at night in bed. 9th. – Soon after waking, similar stitches through middle of chest and about heart; slight left headache. While walking fast pain in chest; and after doing so pain at 7th cervical vertebra for few morning. Is becoming unusually forgetful. Epidermis above ankles becoming chapped (unwonted). 10th. – A most unbearable headache all day, beginning soon after breakfast in central and upper forehead and front of vertex, depriving her of all power of thought, aggravated by vigorous movement and by stooping. Dyspnoea and pressive pain in chest on going upstairs or bending forwards. During afternoon, while sitting, very strong pulsations in back, from neck to loins, for few morning. Forgetfulness still marked. 11th. – Headache continues, but not quite so severe, but with general malaise. dyspnoea on ascending increases, and a little palpitation is experienced. 12th. – Headache still, less severe; frequent but not violent palpitation while walking on level ground; dryness of nasal mucous membrane and of cuticle; still forgetfulness. Menses anticipated by 8 day., flow profuse. 13th. – Heart pains now slight and wandering; pulse at 9 p. m. – Heart pains now slight and wandering; pulse at 9 p. m. 55, and irregularly intermittent; after retiring felt strange sensation at heart with feeling of faintness. 14th. – Headache all day, but not severely; palpitation in walking also frequent but not strong; pulse 60 and more regular. 15th. – Palpitation, breathlessness, and fine needle-like pains in chest, of short duration, while walking uphill; pulse 50, irregular but not intermittent. 16th. – Same symptoms of head and heart, but slighter.
2 b. On December 13th-symptoms having quite subsided, save that pulse has continued 48 – 55, and occasionally intermittent- began same dose morning and evening, continuing it till morning of 20th. 14th. – Empty and faint feeling at stomach 3 hours after morning dose; wandering pains in head during day, after meals decided headache, increased by motion. In evening (pulse 64) fine stitching pains for an hour in middle and lower sternum, thence penetrating whole lower chest. 15th. – Some palpitation and constant (temporo-frontal) headache, with nausea while travelling by rail. 16th. – Awoke fee from headache but it set in again soon after breakfast. 17th. – Headache throughout day, worse immediately after earning, at times nausea with it. Feeling as of combined numbness and tingling, first in right arm, then more general; noticed occasionally before, but now quite annoying; always accompanied by pain in basilar region. 18th. – Headache began during breakfast, from base of brain upwards, very severe, increased by mastication. Momentary attack of dyspnoea and pain about heart. 19th. – Constant headache, aggravated by eating; radiating from base to vertex and ears. 20th. – Some headache after eating, in all parts of brain. Numb-tingling feeling of 17th in all parts of body, especially right arm and cervical region.
2 c. Took 2 gr. once on March 23rd and 27th, 1884, and twice on intermediate days. 23rd – Bitterness of drug caused (now and subsequently) nausea for some little time, followed by empty faint feeling at stomach. 24th. – On waking pain in left, afterwards whole forehead, more severe at noon; at 3, occipital pulsations, strong throbbing of carotids, and confused dazzling feeling. In evening, pulse (unaffected in 2nd proving) 54 and intermittent; slight temporo-frontal headache. Shortly after retiring voluntary and uncontrollable rush of disconnected thoughts. 25th. – Woke at 7 a. m., with sick headache, faintness, weakness and general malaise, all so aggravated by motion that she had to get back to bed. Throbbing in head an d body; headache sharp in temporo-rental region, dull elsewhere, but more intense in occiput, and thence extending down between shoulders. Later, managed to get us; pulse 56, weak and lagging; temperature 98o; no appetite for breakfast, but after it gastric symptoms were relieved to a great extent, though to head, which was especially sore on movement; it was easier about 10, worse at noon, and quite bad for rest of day. After evening dose pulsations in all parts of body save feet. 26th. – Symptoms of yesterday morning repeated to-day, but less severely. First dose not taken till 2 p. m.; headache became more severe 1 hours later. In evening temperature 97 3/4o, pulse 60. For last 3 morning unnatural dryness of nasal mucous membrane; and chapping of ankles as in 1st proving, has occurred. 27th. – Began day with violent headache, situated as before, but sharp everywhere; pressure in epigastrium, also penetrating pricks there. Pulse 54, temperature 97 1/2o; sick and weak all day; some palpitation.
2 d. Since last proving entire lack of strength, wearied from least exertion. Menses occurred 6 days before time April 13th – 18th took 2 gr. twice daily. 13th. – After evening dose a transient headache (left temple). 14th. 1 1/2 hours after morning dose headache set in, with weakness and trembling of libs; at first confusion and great tension in head, then sharp pains in forehead and let temple, occasionally in right temple and vertex,
worse from stooping and motion; also sensation as if ears wee filled with compressed air, and dull tingling pain along mailer bones to temples (this lasted till evening). Headache reached climax at 11 a. m., and was worse again at 4 p. m., (with confusion of through, weakness of joints, pulsation through whole body, inability to study or think, stupidity and sleepiness), and after evening dose (with weak tingling in arms). 15th. – Slight dull headache on waking, more severe 1 hour after breakfast (morning dose taken at 7); varied during and evening, at times occipital pain would shoot down into neck; weakness and pulsations as yesterday; marked tenderness of feet. 16th. – Same history; also slight palpitation while walking, and several times fluttering in chest. 17th. – The same. 18th. – Did not take 1st dose till headache on waking had ceased (3 p. m.). After 1 1/2 hours tingling of zygomatic processes, then dull pain crept through them, then pain and pressure in temples, and finally in occiput, vertex, and upper forehead. Weakness, pulsations, etc., as before; dryness of nasal m. m. and tenderness of feet (these every evening). 19th. – Behaved in same manner with final dose of 3 gr. In less than 1 hour steady keen pains in every bone of face, especially in zygomatic arch; then headache as usual but more severe; frequent quivering tremors; at times dyspnoea and praecordial distress (noticed previously also); at night sharp, steady pains 2 in. to 1. of sternum, from 2nd to 5th intercostal space; heavy, uneasy, nervous feeling in arms and weakness of wrists. Pulse and temperature were throughout somewhat below normal standard. (Ibid.)
3. Miss C. F. BROOKS, aet.31, liable to attacks of throbbing headache, with sensitiveness to light and sound, otherwise in good health. a. November 6th – 12th, 1883, took 2 gr. of 3x trit. morning and evening. No symptoms till 8th, when she felt very tired all day, with heavy headache, especially in forehead and eyes; had sudden hunger a short time before meals. 9th. – Same headache (till evening), tired feeling and sudden hunger; itching on arms and thighs morning and evening. 10th. – Same symptoms, but hunger less and itching more severe; occasional swift needle- like pains through abdomen. 11th. – Itching intense, and hunger increased almost to faintness; menses anticipated 12th. -Hunger same, itching less; unusual feeling of well-being.
3b. Took same morning and evening November 19th – 27th. 19th. – In evening slight dull pains, shifting from chest to abdomen, and in latter on changing sides in bed, keeping on opposite side from that on which she lay. 20th. – Same palpitation and pulsation; had only to direct attention to any spot to feel latter there. 21st – Uneasy dreams all night, woke several times, feeling as if someone were trying to arouse her; dull headache in evening, also fleeting pains in hypogastrium, with pressure and fulness in vagina. 22nd. – Neuralgic – like pains in temporal, cardiac, and hypogastric region at various times, with heavy pressure in vagina. 23rd. – Same, with itching on arms an thighs. 24th. – Same as yesterday; before dinner excessive hunger. 25th. – Sharp fleeting pains through chest and abdomen; muscles of left thigh sore to touch; during evening almost constant pain in stomach and upper abdomen; itching as before. 26th. – Nervous hurried feeling all day; forgetfulness; p. m., feeling as if severe headache were coming on, took long walk to prevent it, but after walking briskly for 15 morning became very dizzy when looking at near objects or at water, had to look far ahead to prevent reeling. Same sensations as before. 29th. – Same sanctions. Felt excited and hurried all day; made to laugh easily; all feelings, as of liking and disliking, intensified, so that their manifestation must be restrained.
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.