4. A girl, aet.17, regularly menstruated since aet. 15. October 27th, 6 p. m., 5 dr. 1st dill. 8 p. m., felt very unwell, vertigo for 5 morning, objects seemed to go round in a circle, must go to bed; repeated eructation, then fell quietly asleep, and woke next morning quite well. -28th. 6 dr. 8:30 p. m., felt anxious, head felt bound up, objects seemed to have a swinging movement, all gone in 15 morning except confusion of head. After several cold compresses on forehead, head became free and she could read. After 45 morning she had a sort of pain, all objects flew round her in a circle, darkness before eyes; violent vomiting ended the scene. N. restless, frequent attacks of anxiety and nausea disturbed rest. Next day exhausted, face pale, eyes sunken, pulse 108, appetite gone, great thirst. Next night the menses, that had only stopped 14 days, returned. – 30th. Gastric symptoms, such as very furred tongue, frequent eructation, very distended stomach and inclination to vomit. Could only take lemonade, everything else made her sick. – 31st. Menses stopped, same symptoms, but slighter. – November 4th. Quite well. – 7th. Menses returned, and ran regular course. ( Ibid. 455.)
5. A girl, aet.17, of melancholy temperament, by good health, took on October 27th 5 dr. 1st dil.; no effect. -28th. 6 dr., after 2 hours slight confusion of he’d that soon passed off. – 29th. 10 dr., same as yesterday. – 30th. 15 dr., deep sleep, with confused, fright-inspiring dreams. Next day more melancholy than ever, complained of feeling like to weep and of heaviness in feet. -31st. 20dr. menses came on 4 days too soon, with relief to above symptoms. E., observed a ring round candle, on account of which she had to leave off her sewing several times. – November 1st 25 dr., slight confusion of head and dimness of vision, so that she could not work; could not see distinctly the outline of fingers held before her. Menses ceased. – 2nd. No med.; a little flickering before eyes. 4 p. m., menses again came on, and ran a regular course. At night some griping in belly. Till 9th without med. E., 5 dr. tinct. Slight flickering before eyes and confusion of head. Went on increasing dose by 2 dr. every day till she took 15 dr. Confusion of head and dimness of vision always ensued. – 29th. Menses came on and were regular and painless. (Ibid., 456).
6. A girl, aet. 16, had menstruated 14 times. In June took a cold bath. Menses came on immediately afterwards, but ceased same night, and had not since reappeared. Of late had been lethargic and cross. – October 23rd. 5 dr. 1st il.; after 4 hours confusion of head and noise in ears. – 24th. 8 dr., after 2 hours headache which lasted till evening, constant nausea. Restless night – 26th. 12 dr., after 2 hours severe headache; after 3 1/2 hours vomiting, followed by great confusion of head. Sleepless at night and pressing down in abdomen. -27th. No med. In the night menses came on, with great pain in abdomen, went on for 6 day. without more pain. Menses again occurred on November 23rd, and were quite normal. (Ibid. 457).
7. Dr. v. KACSKOWSKI, October 22nd, 9:30 a. m., 1 dr. tinct. Burning in throat immediately. After dinner frequent micturition, increased heat of head, much flatulence. Fell asleep before 10 p. m. as if from fatigue, confused dreams. -23rd. Looks more tired than when he went to bed; stool with much straining. 9:30 a. m., 20 dr. Burning in oesophagus, frequent discharge of flatus upwards and downwards; frequent discharge of watery urine. After dinner great exhaustion, cold feeling all over; confusion and heat of head; flow of saliva. After 10 p. m. profound sleep with confused dreams. – 24th. Woke tired, depressed; sudden call to stool which was liquid, and attended with burning and straining, some blood passed;head hot, confused; taste flat, cold feeling in body, frequent micturition, with pains in bladder and rectum; frequent discharge of wind upwards and downwards. 10 a. m., 3 dr. Immediately burning in oesophagus for 15 morning; watery mouth, with pasty taste; flatus and frequent micturition continued. After dinner cold feeling in body, head warm and confused. E., great exhaustion, profound sleep and confused dreams. – 25th. Woke tired,, cross, confusion of head, pasty taste; after breakfast, frequent micturition continued. After dinner cold feeling in body, head warm and confused. e., great exhaustion, profound sleep and confused dreams. – 25th. Woke tired, cross, confusion of head, pasty taste; after breakfast, frequent maturation, with pressure in stomach; consistent stool, with burning in rectum. 10 a. m., 4 dr. After dinner general coldness and congestion of brain; exhaustion, crossness, discharge of wind upwards and downwards, frequent micturition with straining E. exhaustion, sleep restless, confused dreams. -0 26th. Woke tired, with sick mouth an excited humour; frequent station, with disagreeable feeling in stomach. 10 a. m., 5 dr. Burning in oesophagus and secretion of saliva and mucus in mouth; eructation, with pressure in stomach increased; no stool; much flatus; had hot. After dinner general coldness and congestion of head. Towards evening hot head, distension of abdomen; later, discharge of flatus; head hot. After dinner general coldness and congestion of head. Towards evening hot head, distension of abdomen; later, discharge of flatus; cold feeling continued. At 10 p. m. took tea with a tablespoonful forum, the body became warm. At 11:30 deep sleep, with lascivious dream. 27th. Woke tied, cross, with pasty taste. After breakfast confusion of head, watery mouth, eructation and pressure in stomach. 9:30 a. m., 6 dr. Immediately burning in oesophagus for 1/2 hours much saliva and mucus in mouth, eructation with disagreeable feeling in stomach. After siesta crossness, tension in abdomen, discharge of wind up and down, great flow of urine, with pressing on bladder and rectum, heat of head and chilliness over back. E., exhaustion and prostration; confused dreams. – 28th. On waking great laziness, mouth pasty, head hot, pressure in stomach, wind up and down. 10 a. m., 7 dr. Burning in oesophagus for 1/2 hours; much saliva and mucus in mouth, with frequent hawking, tension in hypochondria, eructations, heat of head, stretching of limbs as before a febrile attack. After siesta coldness over back, great heat in head and eyes, frequent urging to urinate, with pressure on rectum. E., great exhaustion; night many dreams. – 29th, 10 a. m., same symptoms, and in addition tension in inguinal region. – 30th. Woke with usual symptoms and pressure in temples. 1 p. m., 9 dr. Same symptoms. – October 31st. Usual morning symptoms. 11 a. m., 10dr. Usual symptoms, and in addition swelling of haemorrhoidal vessels. – November 1st. More tired on waking than when went to bed, flow of saliva, head hot, pressure in forehead, tight feeling in chest, tension in hypochondrium, pressure on bladder and rectum. 10 a. m.l, 11 dr. Burning in oesophagus for 1/2 hours, tension in hypochondria. after dinner coldness over back, pressure on bladder, heat in rectum, with swelling in haemorrhoidal vessels. -2nd, morning, exhausted, cross. 9 a. m., 10 dr. The same symptoms repeated. (Ibid., 458).
8. Dr. W. LOW, October 22nd to 27th, took daily 4 dr. of tinct. The first 4 days no effect. – 26th. Feeling as if objects turned round in a circle. – 27th. Vertigo repeated and more persistent worse when walking in open, better when sitting in room. – 28th 8 dr., intoxicated confusion and heaviness of head, transient. – 29th. 12 dr. soon general discomfort, no appetite for breakfast, which was followed by nausea and vomiting. All day felt unwell, periodical vertigo, loss of appetite, and fulness of stomach. After a very restless night, often waking up with a start from disagreeable dreams, woke on 30th exhausted and dejected. All day no appetite; after a cup of coffee in evening inclination to vomit and belching up of acidity. To -day and yesterday distaste for beer, which he usually relished. Discontinued medicine. The discomfort, heat in face, and coldness of extremities lasted till midnight, and caused restless sleep. After midnight feeling of great comfort, slept profoundly, awoke late refreshed and well. – 31st. Only constipation and scanty urine. – November 1st 12 dr., the former symptoms recurred, vertigo and derangement of digestion, and stool with violent tenesmus, and discharge of drops of blood; also slight epistaxis (Ibid., 462)
9. K. MAYRHOFER took from October 13th to 31st increasing doses every day, from 2 to 32 dr. – November 3rd, 9 p. m., 40 dr. Left off on account of some diarrhoea. – December, 6th to 10th daily from 44 to 56dr. – 10th. On right side of chest a spot of eczema 1 inch by 4 lines -11th, 8:30 p. m., a sudden violent rigor, went to bed, but had a sleepless night, with febrile heat. Next day felt very unwell, forenoon moderate fever with headache, lasting till afternoon. A more intense fever in evening, lasting till 2 a. m. (Ibid. 463).
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.