6 b. June 18th. – W. H. took 10 dr. of tinct. before breakfast, increasing dose every day by 10 dr. During 1st days above-described headache again made its appearance, but it was less violent, and ceased entirely after 4th d. On 5th day, an hour after taking drug, he experienced sensation in right side of throat as though it were about to inflame; during whole of that day he experienced stinging pains when swallowing, which disappeared again entirely in subsequent n. No symptoms made their appearance from 6th to 10th day, except nausea on taking drug; this nausea was excited even by mere sight of medicine. July 7th hours took 200 dr., and repeated that dose on 9th and 12th of same month. Every time he took dose he felt nauseated and disposed to vomit. The above-described headache appeared again immediately after taking 1st dose, but it never reached the violence it had while proving attenuations, although it continued until 15th July. The giddiness and obtuseness of head, on the contrary, were more violent. These symptoms were accompanied with want of disposition to do anything, ill-humour and inclination to anger, pain in throat during deglutition, sour-smelling sweat almost every n. These phenomena continued in greater or less intensity during proving, and even a few day beyond.
6 c.H’s wife made two experiments with Thuja. From the 19th April to 18th of May, Mrs. H. swallowed 100 dr. of the various dils. from 30th to 1st, at the same time and in same order as her husband, without experiencing any other symptoms except slight vertigo and some headache in forehead. The second experiment was likewise instituted simultaneously with that of her husband, from 18th to 28th June, with this difference, that, whereas he took progressively increasing doses, she took 10 dr. a day for 10 day in succession. the prover was but little affected by those days. On 5th day after commencing proving, several wart-shaped excrescences, of size of a poppy seed, made their appearance on both hands, gradually increasing during proving, and amounting in number to 16. At conclusion of proving they varied in size according to the different periods when they had made their appearance. Their shape was that of a truncated cone; their surface was smooth, and they appeared to be seated in epidermis. Huber’s wife had formerly been troubled with warts, and, when she commenced the proving, she had one on the dorsum of the left hand, which had been in existence for several years.– Mayrhofer. A fortnight after concluding proving, the warts ceased to grow. The largest were of size of a small pea, and their formerly smooth surface had become rough and split. The remainder were smooth and of various sizes according to their respective ages. They remained in that condition until about the middle of August, when the larger ones became depressed in center, and resembled a little pit surrounded by an elevated ridge. This ridge disappeared gradually, together with the wart. The smaller warts disappeared without going through this process. On 10th Sept. 8 warts still remained, and on 11th Dec. (more than 5 mos. after proving had ben concluded) all the warts had disappeared except a small one on 3rd joint of left little finger.
6 d. Three of the children of W. H. likewise proved dils. of Thuja. from 30th down to the 1st; two boys, of 5 and 10, and a girl of 7. No symptoms were discovered in any of the children, except warts of above – described shape on hands, of which elder boy had 6, the younger 5, and the girl 3. On 14th Sept., after results of proving had been sent in, new warts continued making their appearance in elder boy, and on 11th Dec. he still had 22 of different sizes; while on that day the warts of younger boy had all disappeared but one. No further information has been received in relation to the 3 warts of the girl.
6 e. Prover is 40 years old, of a stout make, middle size, an sanguine temperament. Her menses appeared early, she married at age of 20, and has 5 healthy children. Except during periods of pregnancy and lactation, her menses were very profuse for 3 or 4 days; her health was constantly good. Three years ago she was attacked with horny warts, one on tip of left ring – finger, 2 in palm of left and one in palm of right hand; they troubled her a good deal in her domestic affairs; while washing, either in cold or warm water, they became cracked, and exhibited deep painful rhagades on the surface. Being informed that she might possibly get rid of her warts by proving Thuja, she consented to undertake it. From 3rd May until 30th June, she took 6 dr. of tinct, every day, and from 1st to 26th July, 10 dr. a d. The prover living at a distance, H. could only see her occasionally, and he recorded following observations at those intervals: – May 11th.-Prover complained of frequent attacks of vertigo and diminished sleep. Her mood was anxious, and the menses, which appeared on 6th, were inconsiderable and lasted only one day 19th. – Her complaints were the same. The vertigo frequently made its appearance when sitting or lying down; during day she frequently experienced a transitory tremulousness over whole body. 26th. – The above- mentioned phenomena continued, especially the anxiety. She thought she could not continue drug, because she had almost entirely lost her appetite, and suffered constantly from a sweetish taste; even streaks of blood were occasionally seen in saliva, and warts became still more painful. She consented, however, to go on with the drug. June 3rd. – The former symptoms continue. Moreover, wart-shaped excrescences of size of poppy- seed were discovered on dorsum of either hand, 6 on the l.,4 on r. In daytime she is frequently attacked with chilliness, feels very weak, and has a slight leucorrhoeal discharge, which she never had before. The old, horny warts are very painful when touched, or while she is at work, but the new ones are painless. 10th. – The chilliness has been almost constant since the 3rd, the prover has no appetite, is quite unwell, faint, debilitated as by fatigue, without being able to state what ails her. The warts look as if split up, and exhibit deep, painful rhagades. especially while washing. To her great dismay, the new, painless warts became larger every d. The leucorrhoea lasted until 8th, when the menses made their appearance, which, however, lasted only a single day, and consisted in the discharge of a small clot of black blood of size of hazel-nut. On 9th, the leucorrhoea reappeared. It is but scanty, but obliges her to wash herself frequently in daytime. It is bland, yellow-green, and leaves spots of a similar appearance on her linen. 16th. – The leucorrhoea increases. Every day she feels a pain as if bruised, at times in shoulders, at times in thighs. When stepping she feels an ulcerative pain in soles of feet, and they sweat constantly. The horny warts become more painful every day, and the skin around them becomes slightly reddish. The new warts are painless, almost as large as the old, of shape of truncated cones, have a smooth surface, and appear to be seated in epidermis only. Besides these, traces of new warts are perceived on dorsa of hands and on fingers. 26th. – The pain in shoulders and thighs ceased 6 days ago, the ulcerative pain in soles of feet continues, the leucorrhoea and the chilliness continue likewise. The painful old warts are still surrounded with a red areola, and the rudimentary traces above mentioned have been developed into 10 new warts of size of poppy-seeds. 30th. -The ulcerative pains in soles of feet have ceased. The other symptoms continue. July 8th. – Having taken 10 dr. of tinct. every day, she has felt worse every since 1st dose. She complained of being faint, chilly, anxious, and that she had lost her appetite. This condition continued until 7th, when menses appeared, after which troubles diminished. Menses lasted only one day, and consisted in the discharge of 3 clots of black blood, of size of a hazel-nut. Leucorrhoea continued after menses. 18th. – Last 10 dr. had affected prover very much. The frequent chilliness with debility was now accompanied with difficult breathing, short and hacking cough, and momentary palpitation of heart. These symptoms were especially troublesome in daytime; nights were quiet. The old warts assumed an irregular shape, and exhibit a rough surface. The most recent warts (2nd crop) had become somewhat larger, and traces are even perceived of a 3rd crop. The leucorrhoea continues, and prover thinks she has become thinner during period of proving. 26th. – All symptoms continue in an increased degree. The difficulty of breathing and the feeling of anxiety attending it are especially troublesome. The appetite is almost entirely wanting; every meal causes pressure at stomach. the debility s worse. the prover looks pale and sickly. Her dresses have become loose. There are 4 sets of warts: the oldest are still surrounded with red areolae; the next have a rough surface and an irregular shape; the smaller warts of the 2nd crop have smooth surfaces, and the shape of truncated cones; and lastly the warts of the 3rd crop, which are very small, from size of a poppy-seed to that of a millet-seed. As she not unreasonably feared that continuing the experiment would produce further trouble, and increase the number of her warts, she put an end to the proving on 26th July. All symptoms continued with diminished violence until 3rd Aug. Warts remained unchanged, except that last crop seemed to have ceased to grow. On 7th Aug. menses made their appearance; they were somewhat more copious than last time, and lasted a day and n. On their appearance all other symptoms diminished, even the old warts became less painful, and red areolae paler. All recent excrescences remained unchanged. 18th. – Most symptoms had disappeared; she had a good appetite, breathing and again become easy, and leucorrhoea had ceased. The old warts had become smaller and less painful, and they ceased to crack during washing. The 3 subsequent crops continued unchanged. By 30th Aug. health and good looks of prover had entirely returned. The old warts had ceased to be painful, and much diminished in size, were even scarcely raised above skin; several of the new warts had disappeared without leaving a trace, and remaining ones were much diminished. Sept. 8th. – The old warts had almost entirely disappeared, and recent warts likewise. The menses, which appeared on 5th Sept., lasted 3d., and flowed as before the proving. By Dec. 11th, 138 days after conclusion of provings, the old horny warts had disappeared without leaving the least trace in the epidermis. Of the recent warts nothing was left as the time except a very small trace of one only. (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.