20. Dr. F. C. WEINKE undertook three experiments. He has furnished the following report thereon.
20a. Ix trit., March 4th to 8th. Every day in forenoon 10 gr., without any noticeable effects. 10th. – 20 gr. Half an hours after dull pressure in left half of thorax, which ceased after walking for 1/2 hours 3 p. m., a few dull stitches in right half of chest. At n. (after much walking) considerable cough with scraping sensation in chest in m. 12th and 13th. – 20 gr. No particular effect weariness and ill – humour (perhaps ascribable to the annoyances incidental to our profession).
20b. 6th dil., April 12th, 9 a. m., 6 dr. without water. Hereupon dryness of mouth, particularly of tongue, lasting more than 1/2 hours 13th. – Same dose. Weariness and flatulence throughout whole day 14th. – Awoke in m. ion very bad humour, which became angry irritability. The latter disappeared at the commencement of may visiting. At 7 p. m. prickling pain and feeling of coldness in scorbiculus cordis, from which stitches extended backwards and up into chest. Half an hours later (whilst walking) prickling feeling in under surface of 2nd toe of right foot. 10 p. m. (after having taken wine), very violent sneezing followed by shaking dry cough. A good sleep 1/2 hours after. 15th. – 6 a. m., 10 dr. At 1 p. m. on inner side of left knee, stitches from within outwards as if a fine nail had been driven in there. 16th. – 9 a. m., 10 dr. Shortly after transient pressure in left half of chest. 18th. – 7 p. m., 10 dr. hereon considerable dryness of tongue for 1/2 h. At 2 a. m. awoke in perspiration and with feeling of painful anxiety as if I were enclosed in a deep dark cellar, which feeling first disappeared when I perceived the first streak of light through my window. Hereafter sound sleep. 26th. – 11:30 a. m., 20 dr. Half an hours after while smoking tobacco, gnawing feeling in. carious tooth in left lower jaw. At same time feeling of sinking in stomach and several times empty eructations. In spite of this had excellent appetite at dinner. Afternoon, unusual cheerfulness; heart – elevating consciousness of physical and mental power; unmitigated assiduity during very far excursions in the most unremunerative parish practice. 7 p. m., whilst walking, at each time of rising left foot very sensitive, pressive shooting, at same time convulsive pain from knee upwards along axis of thigh. This pain disappeared after about 3 m,. further walking. Later an extraordinary longing for wine, increased still more by partaking of Italian sausage. After drinking half a measure of wine excellent sleep. 28th. – 11 a. m., 20 dr. without water. After 7 p. m,., in walking electric shock from right hip joint downwards and inwards. 29th. – At n, very vivid dream of burning thirst which was not quenched by beer drunk wholesale (of course only in the dream). On awaking dry tongue.
20c. Dec. 6th. – 10:30 a. m., 2 drachm of salt in a glass of water. Directly after, burning in stomach, and at same time shivering in periphery of body; feeling of sinking in stomach; constant spitting. Half an hours after shivering in a well – heated room. An hours after that diarrhoeic stool, followed by endorse eructations, which disappeared some time after, but which again returned during dinner. The appetite, hitherto excellent, considerably diminished. 2 p. m., a second fluid evacuation. 3, after partaking of black coffee, giddy fulness of head, which continued 3/4 hours 5, 1 drachm in water, without any effect except faintness in stomach. 7th. – 10:30 a. m., 2 drachms in water, soon after which coldness and slight pinching in belly, flatulence, indisposition to mental exertion, sleepiness. In an hours a sufficient evacuation, partly watery, partly pappy. At noon tolerable appetite. About 2 p. m. a small fluid evacuation. At 5:30 3 drachm in 2 tumblerfuls of water, which dose was brine remarkably easier. No other effect than very confused yet vivid dreams in n., whose chief content was the proving. At 3 a. m. awoke quite lively, which has not happened to me for years. Towards 3 I fell asleep again, and was only with trouble awakened about 7:30 11th. – At 9:30 a. m. 1/2 oz. in a tumblerful of water. Immediately thereon feeling of coldness and pressure in stomach; general coldness; inclination to vomit. An hours after tolerably copious, fluid, dark – brown evacuations. At 11:30 a. m. a second copious watery stool, coming away simultaneously; immediately after it a strong erection, without any sexual provocation. – At noon tolerable appetite. At 2:30 p. m. a third watery copious stool. At n. a very vivid long dream (correctly remembered next m.), respecting a dangerous journey by water in a small boat. During the whole time of the proving with large quantities of salt I noticed a frequent easy expectoration of grey, globular, compact mucus. (Ibid.)
21. Dr. J. N. WURSTL, aet. 40, sanguino – choleric temperament, strong constitution, troubled frequently in early life, particularly after a chill in the feet, with gouty – rheumatic affections of the extremities and diarrhoea, but at time of proving perfectly well. he undertook four experiments, and exclusively with the dilutions. His report on the results of the same is literally as follows:
21a. march 2nd, 1843, at 9 a. m., 5 dr. of 9th dil. In 3/4 hours after taking it, I noticed in region of stomach, for about breadth of hand, a pressure, which continued almost 1/4 hours and again disappeared, during which eructations of wind occurred several times. Two hours later I had feeling as if stomach hung by a thread, which feeling. however, lasted only a short period, but the emptiness of the stomach only first disappeared towards noon. About 3 hours after dinner head suddenly felt very dull, with slight pressure from forehead towards temples and stoppage in ears, which, however, again disappeared every time he yawned. 3rd. – M., 5 dr. The emptiness in stomach returned an hours after taking medicine, but ceased 1/2 hours afterwards with emission of flatus, more downwards than upwards. Head was frequently dull in course of forenoon, with giddiness. In afternoon again the troublesome feeling of stoppage in both ears. 4th. – M., 5 dr. In forenoon I noticed, with exception of feeling of emptiness in stomach, no phenomena; towards noon great desire for dose, which increased almost to bulimy. Appetite very good; after dinner, however, great weakness and sleepiness. Towards evening incarceration of flatus and frequent rumbling in the hypogastrium. In n. frequent frightful dreams. 5th. – 6 dr. Directly after walking I felt great looseness of bowels, which was followed in 1/2 hours by a pappy stool, with emission of much wind, without the feeling as if diarrhoea would come on ceasing after evacuation I took the 6 dr., whereupon soon constant and great borborygmus followed, and 2 hours after that a second copious almost watery evacuation. Throughout whole day great weariness, and in afternoon great inclination to sleep. 6th. – As the rumbling and threatening of diarrhoea continued till this m. I took to medicine; subsequently the feeling of emptiness was less remarkable, and the yawning seldom. Appetite good. In afternoon again great sleepiness, and about 7 p. m. great dulness of head, with vertigo. There also showed itself after waking a large vesicle in red part of upper lip, which already began to dry towards evening 7th. – Early in m., fasting, 6 dr. Half an hours after breakfast I felt great distension of bowels, which, however, abated after a loose motion and emission of much flatus of a strong, almost putrid odour. To – day I noticed the lower lip greatly swollen and rather burning, after which again a large vesicle showed itself, that formed next day into a scab and scaled off all round. In afternoon great sleepiness and profound sleep with vivid dreams, as during n. At 7 p. m. strong pressive frontal pains, with threatening of vertigo and great weariness. 8th. – Early in m. 6 dr. An hours after its administration I had again that pressive sensation in stomach; later frequent yawning and eruption of mere gas, which symptoms disappeared towards noon, when I had a very good appetite. In afternoon slight propensity to sleep; towards 5 – 7 p. m. frequent returns of giddiness. On lower lip a second vesicle, which contains much lymph. Although I took no medicine, still the same pressive sensation in stomach, with emptiness and frequent yawning, recurred about same hours as on previous day, and disappeared towards noon. In afternoon head was less dull and giddy. Stool; a became again more regular, firmer, and only once a d. The scabs on both lips began to dry up; at same time epidermis cracks, lip bleeds easily, and causes burning. 10th. – 6 dr. The abdomen feels tense, but loses this tension in about 3 hours; in afternoon great weakness, with great dulness of head. 11th and 12th. – No medicine. Inclination to constipation, inasmuch as the evacuations first occurred in afternoon, and are more solid than usual. In course of these 2 day frequently during day slight drawing in both legs, in left arm and thumb. Scabs on lips are falling off, the epidermis cracks and bleeds easily. 14th and 15th. – Each day 10 dr. An hours after each time of taking medicine I noticed fulness in stomach, and soon afterwards below that organ slight tension, which disappeared again 2 hours after; at same time I had constantly a very good appetite, which bordered almost on bulimy. From 5 to 6 p. m. head was dull and giddy. 16th, 17th, and 18th. – Without medicine. The forenoon passed without any remarkable phenomena, yet no afternoon came without the head being dull, with ringing in ears, beginning at 5 o; clock, but only lasting an hours 19th. – 15 dr. Even in an hours after talking them I felt region of stomach greatly distended and whole abdomen tense, with rumbling therein, however, again disappeared in 1/2 h. About 4:30 p. m. I suddenly felt violent pressive pain in frontal region above both eyes; whole of head felt dull; heaviness in occiput, with pulsation and stiffness in nape of neck; climbing and ringing as of bells in both ears, with feeling as if I would fall to the ground in attempting to stand. These phenomena continued alternating for about 2 hours, m and a cup of coffee seemed to aggravate the pains. Although I took no medicine for 5 day, I felt still every afternoon at same hour the above phenomena, which, however, became daily weaker and less troublesome, until they ceased entirely on May 25th. 26th. – 15 dr. In forenoon I observed nothing particular, but in afternoon phenomena similar to those of March 19th appeared, and were repeated daily for 4 – 5 d.
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.