6. Dr. JAS. BLAKELEY took 1st to 6th trit. Lively, good – natured, and talkative; he feels very lively, whistles, sings, and is disposed to be decidedly merry and good – natured, (soon after great depression); from noon till 4 p. m., depressed, from 4 to 6 p. m., is lively and cheerful, from 6 p. m., is lively and cheerful, from 6 till 12, all symptoms are aggravated; while in open air always feels cheerful in a warm room he is generally dull and depressed. Dullness of head with severe, dull, frontal headache, when awaking at night; dull, heavy condition of head, with dull soreness of bones of face (this last constant throughout whole proving); head feels dull and heavy (6 hours); dull headache on awaking in m., which continues till he exercises, after which it passes off; dull headache entire fore – noon; dull headache with soreness of face and nose, the entire evening; when he awakens at n. always has a dull headache; dull headache, aggravated by pressure; dull headache, especially at right temple, with nausea and felling as if he would vomit; dull headache, with dullness of the head, in a warm room; entire head feels dull and compressed, and as if pressed down upon pillow by a heavy weight (12 hours); dull pressive headache after dinner (3 hours); occasional sharp stitches through head and face; the severe lasting pains occur on the right side; the pains in head and face are relieved during pressure, but are worse after this is removed; in bed at n., very severe headache over the right half of forehead and right ear, with severe pain or dull soreness in right orbit and eye – ball; dull heavy pain over forehead and temples, extending down sides of face (3/4 hours); dull frontal headache, especially affecting left orbit (1/2 hours); dull frontal headache, with pain at root of nose (1/2 hours); dull frontal headache the entire day, with occasional sharp stitches through head and face (2 hours); dull frontal headache with pain in orbits and root of the nose, when awaking at night; sudden severe and sharp pain in right side of forehead, above right temple; severe shooting pain in forehead, superior arch of the right orbit, and root of nose; steady, aching pain in right temple (3/4 hours); momentary pressive pain in both temples (1/2 hours); occasional shooting pains in temples (1/2 hours); severe sharp pains in right temple, at n. in bed; severe sharp stitches in both temples, while going down stairs; pain in left parietal bone, aggravated by touching part, and by combing hair (1/1/2 hours); dull pains in the right and left sides of head, in front of ears (1/2 hours); dull pains in entire right side of the head, with stiffness in nape of neck, and sensation as if right ear were closed up; numbness of occiput and nape of neck, with stiffness of neck; numbness and tingling of scalp (12 hours); itching of scalp; persistent itching on top of head, at n. in bed. Pain and soreness of entire right orbit (1/2 hours); pain in superior arch of left orbit with headache, aggravated by noise and talking; dull pain in inferior arch of right orbit; dull pain in superior arch of left orbit, with dull frontal headache; slightly dull pain in superior arch of left orbit, and I malar bones, painful when touched; sharp pain in superior arch of left orbit; sharp pain in inferior arch of left orbit and left eyeball, with feeling as if lachrymation would occur; sudden sharp pain in superior arch of right orbit, aggravated by stooping (22 hours); severely acute pain in superior arch of right orbit, on rising on m.; when lying on left side, black clouds float before eyes, this never occurs when lying on right side. Dull pain in front of both ears; sudden, sharp pain in external meatus of r, ear; stinging throbbing pain in left external ear; sensation as if right ear were closed up, although his hearing remained good; at n., while in bed, dull pain in internal meatus of r, ear, followed immediately by itching of small spot on top of head; boring pain in internal meatus of right ear; sharp, intermitting boring in internal meatus of right ear (1 hours); sharp throbbing, boring pain from within outward, deep in left ear; touching right ear, or introducing finger, causes sore pain in ear, and also aggravates the headache on that side. A great deal of mucus in nose, obliging him constantly to clear it; pain at roof of nose (12 hours); steady, dull pain at roof of nose; severe shooting pains at root of nose; severe throbbing pain on right side of nose, deep in bone; right side of septum narium and right nostril are very sore and much swollen; for 3 day sore painful spot on left wing of nose. Dull soreness of the whole right side of face, especially right half of inferior maxillary bone; dull pain in left malar and right orbital bones; slightly dull pain in left malar bone, which is painful when touched; sharp pain in left cheek, with soreness of left half of inferior maxillary bone; steady sharp pain in upper portion of left malar bone, which is painful when pressed; sharp throbbing pain in right cheek, with same on external surface of right forearm; dull bruised pain in right malar bone, radiating into forehead and right side of head; at same time a small spot at end of one of the radii pulsates and burns like fire (1/2 h); dryness of lips, with burning dryness of lower lip, and sensation as if upper teeth were pressed tightly together; deep boring pain in ramus of right side of inferior maxillary bone, extending up to right orbit left lower molar teeth felt so long that he could not eat; pain in 2 left molar teeth, aggravated by bringing them together, with feeling as if they were too long; disagreeable feeling in teeth, as if they were very tight in their sockets (2 d.); sensation in upper teeth as if they were pressed tightly together (3rd and 10th d.). The coating on the tongue presents occasionally a light brown colour; tongue thickly coated with yellowish brown fur; tongue is coated bright yellow, tip and edges being red; the tongue retained through entire proving a thick, dirty yellow coating; on rising in m. back part of tongue is covered with a thick, dirty yellow coating; tongue thickly covered with a yellowish – white coating; tongue slightly coated at back part; coating on tongue is always on back part, front, with edges and tip, being clean; the papillae can be prominently seen through the coating on tongue; small raised blisters on back part of tongue; dryness of mouth and throat, with frequently empty swallowings; dry and sticky condition of mouth, gums, and teeth; constant secretion of mucus in throat, difficult to dislodge, and causing retching; excessive secretion of mucus in throat; in m. there is very much mucus in throat; a great deal of mucus descends through posterior nares into throat; dryness of throat, with sharp pain above epiglottis and in left tonsil when swallowing, also in left half of hard palate; throat dry and burning, with pain when swallowing; the throat and nose are dry, and feel as if entirely closed up with mucus; sensation as if a lump were in throat; burning in throat; for several day throat has felt swollen; tonsils, uvula, and pharynx are red and congested; the mucous patches on tonsils and walls of pharynx are easily detached; pain and swelling of right tonsil; slight pain in right tonsil, with sensation as if it were swollen, with pain when swallowing; posterior wall of pharynx is red, irritated, and inflamed, and dotted with patches of mucus and small spots which look ulcerated; pricking – burning pain in right side of pharynx; steady, sharp pain in right side of neck, extending over right side of head (2 hours); soreness, with sensation of stiffness (but without actual stiffness) in right side of the neck followed by slight pain in internal meatus of right ear, going through into throat, and causing dullness in ear and sensation of swelling in the throat, with disposition to swallow frequently. Desire for acids not very great, but stronger than he ever had before; frequent want of appetite, with disgust at seeing food. During proving appetite was very variable, at one time excellent, and at another entirely wanting; sometimes an excellent appetite until sitting down to eat, when, at sight of food, it would vanish; the smell of food while cooking would sometimes remove the appetite; during proving there was great thirst (principally in e.) for water, of which he drank large quantities; occasionally there was thirst for acid drinks. Slight nausea; weak, empty feeling at stomach, with slight sensation of nausea (2 1/2 hours); steady sharp pain in stomach, with hardness of the stomach and abdomen, pain increased by pressure. Slight aching in left hypochondrium; excessively acute, stitching pain in right side below ribs, he could not speak without gasping, and had to stand with his hand pressed against his side, which gave some relief; severe stitching pain (immediately) at umbilicus, with dull, tired feeling in small of the back, m oppression of chest, dull pain above right temple, and pain in right shoulder, worse when using arm, immediately after lying down at night; hardness of abdomen, as if from incarcerated flatus in abdomen, with escape of flatus, at n. while in bed; feeling in abdomen as if diarrhoea would come on; cutting pain in abdomen, with great discharge of flatus, followed by a small stool, consisting of hard black faeces, with stinging and burning at anus (at n.); slight cutting pain in abdomen, with inclination to stool, but with evacuations only if wind; colic pain in abdomen, with sensation as if escape of flatus would relieve; slight colic on awaking; slight colic pain in abdomen, with great discharge of flatus on awaking in morning; severe colic pain abdomen. Small, soft, diarrhoeic stool; copious, very thin, light brown stool, accompanied by froth and wind, m and preceded by cutting pains in the abdomen; in m., thin, light – coloured stool; emission of exceedingly foul – smelling flatus, followed by immediate inclination to stool, which was small, thin, and very foul smelling; copious soft, dark – brown stool, with soreness at anus; copious, soft, dark brown stool, with burning – stinging at anus; slight cutting pain in abdomen, followed immediately by a copious, soft, yellowish brown stool (the stools always follow immediately after the colic pains); copious light – brown stool, consisting first of tolerably compact faeces, then of soft faeces, and finally of froth; small stool of very tough faeces, almost of consistency of putty, requiring great straining for their evacuation; after much straining and exertion he passed two small lumps, about the size of beans, of hard black faeces, covered with white and green mucus, at night; the stool which occur in the daytime are copious, soft, and of a dark or light yellowish – brown colour, the stools at n. are scanty, hard, and black. During entire proving urine has been copious, and of dark colour. Occasional sharp shooting stitches in end of penis, through glans; seminal emission, of which he knew nothing until m.; copious seminal emission, preceded by lewd dreams. Slight hacking cough, when inspiring. Oppressed feeling in chest; dull boring pain in right side of chest, at 6th rib; sharp stitches, as from needles, in left side of chest, produced by pressure on stomach. Pulse weak, irregular, and labouring, about 80 per m. Stiffness of neck; stiffness of entire neck, with pain when turning head (23rd d.); great soreness and stiffness of neck, with soreness and numbness of back between the scapulae; dull pain over the left scapula; sharp sticking pain in dorsal region of back; very severe pain, as if bruised, over entire scapular region; throbbing pain on right scapula. Wearied feeling of all limbs, especially when lying on left side, relieved by lying on right side; heaviness of limbs, with laziness and drowsiness; bone pains, generally felt deep in bones. right arm is lame and tired after writing; slight numbness and wearied feeling in right arm, aggravated by writing (while other motion but very rarely produced or aggravated this symptom, it constantly appeared as soon as he began to write, and disappeared when he had finished); lame numbness of left shoulder and entire left arm; dull heavy feeling in entire right arm; right arm, especially in bend of elbow, is very painful on rising in m., worse from passive motion; laming rheumatic pain in right arm. aggravated by writing; severe dull pain in the right arm, deep in the bones, aggravated by writing; soreness and lameness of the left shoulder and arm every n. when lying on the left side (previous to proving the drug he always lay on his left side, and without inconvenience; now he must frequently lie on his right side); entire right arm is very sore and painful, worse from pressure, rubbing, and passive motion; the pains in right shoulder, arm, and hand, are reproduced and exaggerated by writing; lameness and stiffness of the right shoulder; severe pain in right shoulder, obliging him to cease writing; sharp pain in the right axilla; sharp pricking pain at back or right shoulder; pain and soreness of left arm and elbow, in evening, at n., and in m. on waking; sharp boring in right arm, above the elbow; continual dull pain in bend of right elbow; sharp, stabbing pain in bend of right elbow; dull laming pain of left forearm and hand; sharp pain in left wrist, extending (but more severe) into thumb, followed immediately by sharp intermitting pain on dorsum of left foot, extending into the 3rd and 4th toes; sharp aching pain the radial side of right wrist, aggravated by using limb or by twisting wrist (on awaking in m., and continuing all d.); weak, numb feeling, with cramp – like pains, of right hand; dull pain in palm of left hand, with numbness of fingers and inability to grasp objects (at n. while in bed); throbbing pain in palm of left hand, extending up arm into left chest; numbness of fingers of both hands; sharp throbbing sticking pain at base of left forefinger, with lameness and stiffness of whole finger; sharp prickings, as if from needles, appear simultaneously in first joints of 3rd and 4th fingers of both hands, with stiffness of fingers, – the prickings are aggravated by moving or bending the fingers; throbbing pain on palmar surface at base of the left thumb, with paralysed feeling of thumb. Weariness of lower limbs, with dull pains and tingling (3 hours); tearing pain along anterior surface of right thigh and leg from hip to middle third of the leg, relieved by pressure and motion, worse when at rest (1\2 hours); passive motion causes tingling through entire right lower limb, even to toes; aching pain in right hip – joint; deep boring pain on the external surface of left thigh, apparently in femur, confined to a small spot, and very persistent (pain is dull, and thigh feels as if it had been beaten), – pain in thigh left after lasting 3 hours, but was reproduced by shaking limb, and was then accompanied by tingling in right and left legs, feet and toes, as if they were going to sleep; throbbing pain on internal surface of right knee the whole evening; heavy laming pains in calves of both legs, with pain in left knee – joint; deep throbbing pain on external surface of right leg, apparently in tibia (this pain returned after 4 d.); severe laming pains on posterior surface of both ankles (on awaking in m.); sharp boring pain on anterior surface of left ankle; cramp – like pain in left side of sole of left foot, with numbness of left leg. At 4 p. m. he had to lie down from great weariness; disposition to sleep, with sleeplessness; he felt better after lying down a short time; indisposition to do anything, with desire to lie down and rest; he feels languid and sleepy; excessively tired feeling of whole body, especially of limbs, with indisposition to do anything, and desire to lie down, with dull aching in forehead and bones of face. The pains are steady, dull, throbbing, and boring, also sudden, sharp, stinging and pricking; slight sticking pains in both scapulae, in right temple, right side of chest, left ear, along outer border of both hands and both little fingers, within a few m. after taking the medicine (pains in the head, body, and extremities occur oftener and more severely on right side; many pains appear on the left side, but they are less severe and lasting; the pains proceed from right to left; many symptoms appear at n., while in bed; passive movement of the part while sitting or lying always aggravates, it renders the pains more perceptible, and reproduces pains which had disappeared; a state of rest seems to favour the action of this remedy, as the symptoms appear during rest and at n., and are worse during rest, whereas they are ameliorated and leave during active motion; better after rising until noon, and from 4 to 6 p. m.; however badly he feels, the open air will dissipate all his unpleasant symptoms. The action of the remedy is materially influenced by the condition of the mind, and is affected or retarded by care, grief, anxiety, & c.) “On Feb. 17th I took 6 gr. of zx trit.; in course of next 3 d. I was in close attendance upon a severe case, which caused me great anxiety; during this time I did not experience a single symptom, but as soon as my anxiety was relieved, the symptoms appeared as regularly and even more violently than before.” The pains which he has at n. while lying on the left side are relieved by lying on the right side; steady pressure sometimes relieves the pains. Chest, stomach and abdomen are covered with a fine, bright red eruption, consisting of innumerable points, but appearing as a universal redness, pitting and disappearing after pressure, but returning when it has been removed; 2 painful pimples appear on 2nd joint of the right thumb, and remain several day; itching and burning pimple on right scapula near lower border, which, after scratching, becomes exceedingly sore and painful (at n. in bed); pimple on right side of septum narium, sore and painful for several day; itching without eruption; itching rather increased by scratching; universal itching, not relieved by scratching; itching on various parts of body; nightly itching; persistent itching spots over whole body, following each other in rapid succession; very troublesome itching over whole body in daytime; very troublesome itching all over body, at night; excessive itching, especially of chest, abdomen, back and hips; the itching in day and evening is not relieved by scratching, but at n. in bed scratching relieves; itching is worse at n., and especially while in bed; pricking pain or posterior surface of right thigh, removed by rubbing and scratching; fine pricking pain in bend of the left knee – joint, causing him to scratch at night; sharp stinging on back of right hand; sharp stinging on dorsum of large toe of left foot; itching behind right ear at n. in bed; itching on various parts of right side of face, at n. in bed; itching on right buttock, at n. in bed; a small itching spot on right cheek, which he has scratched, pulsates and stings as if from needles (3/3 hours); persistent itching on right side of chest, about 5th rib, disappears after scratching; persistent itching on right side of neck (at n. in bed); persistent itching on posterior surface of left elbow (at n.); pricking – itching in right axilla; stinging – itching on left scapula as if jagged with a needle (6 hours); stinging – itching on external border of right foot, relieved for a time by scratching, followed by itching on right leg above ankle; stinging – itching on right knee, and afterwards on left foot, at n. in bed. Slept very well after 1 a. m., wakefulness till then; he awakens early in m., and cannot sleep again; sleeplessness without restlessness, lies awake quiet and calm, not being able to sleep; he dreamed that he was proving the drug, – this was followed by a seminal emission. Burning heat in nape of the neck and occiput (5 hours). (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.