9. J. F. FLINT, Dec. 13th, took 15 dr. of tinct. m. and evening; from 15th took same in m. for 4 day consecutively. – Obstinate constipation, desire for stool with much straining (3rd d.); stool large, hard, and when passed attended with cutting sensation in rectum and anus,-during and immediately after stool profuse haemorrhage of dark red blood (4th d.); no stool on 5th day; on 6th stool hard, dry, with blood and great soreness of anus; on 8th day scanty and hard, with haemorrhage, and sensation of constriction of rectum and anus. (Ibid.)
10. M. COLLIN took in several dose 3ss of 1x dil. – Constipation; there was urging to stool as if it would be dangerous to postpone, but stool was large and difficult to pass. (Ibid.)
11. R. H. BEAL tool 3ss of 30th in two weeks. – Severe dull front a headache. Profuse discharge of clear watery urine for several day in succession, sp. gr. low. (Ibid.)
12. E.D. BOTORF took repeated doses of 10 dr. of 1x fil. for several day – Inability to study, to such an extent that he abandoned proving. Dull supra – orbital and frontal headache, with profuse flow of clear watery urine. Several analysis were made of urine of different provers, but no morphological elements were found.–H.C.A. (Ibid.)
13. a. Several persons, 4 women and 3 men, took 5 – 10 dr. of tinct. every 2 hours for several day with varying results. The only symptom experienced by all was an unusual exaltation of spirits. I myself experienced this to a notable degree, as did also my assistant, Dr. Penfield; a big day’s work and a hard work before me seemed as nothing. This is some cases seemed the primary action only of the drug; some of the provers had a decided reaction, and were depressed in spirits after ceasing to take the drug. I had no such symptom.
13 b. All the lady provers experienced some unusual symptoms in the uterine region; one of them, a healthy young married woman, was troubled with a profuse and unusual leucorrhoea. All felt more or less “unwell pains” in the back.
13 c. The most marked and painful symptoms were experienced by a young man of about 22. He is of nervous sanguine temp., and very sensitive; his health is good. He took first about 10 dr. of tinct., and an hours later 15 dr. Within 1/2 hours he had severe headache, with fiery red face, and confusion of mind to such an extent that, although an entry clerk by occupation, and very accurate, he made numberless and stupid blunders in addressing a lot of envelopes. He also was tortured and doubled up by severe cramping pains in stomach and bowels. He was extremely angry with Dr. Penfield, accusing him of deliberately poisoning him. These provers, as also those of Dr.H./C.Allen(2 to 12), were quite ignorant of the drug they were trying. (HAWKES, ibid., p. 185. Dr. Hawkes also gives a “Schema of the provings of Viburnum opulus,” but as he supplies no information as to how these were obtained, we must defer their insertion till further light is thrown upon their origin. – EDS.).
Poisonings
Mrs. P -, aet. 49, consulted me for flushes of heat, pain in left side, dizziness when stooping. I prescribed V. op., a pilule every 3 h. In a fortnight she reported dizziness quite well, flushes and pain much better, but added, “The first week after commencing it I could not hold my water when I coughed or walked about, and I also passed water during sleep without knowing it.” She further remarked that it made her urine very offensive; in her own words, “it made it nasty like cats’ water.” (BURNETT, The Organon, i, 345.).
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.