P. Kavcic Bellokossy

PACE OF ACTION OF REMEDIES, IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASE

A felon may develop over night and Sil. may cure it over night. Kent contradicts himself on this point by citing the case of a physician-probably himself – who contracted asthma by over- heating and sudden cooling off and Sil. cured him as quickly as he was taken ill. Many beautiful cures of acute diseases could be made, if this distinction between acute and chronic remedies would be forgotten and Sil. given when indicated without regard to the acuteness or chronicity of the patient.

SILICEA

Thirty years ago a rather amusing incident taught me a new symptom for Silicea. An old German who lived in the country was subject to two attacks of asthma in the daytime and one at night, and at a particular time each day he had a smudge of asthmador to relieve his asthma. We found that by turning the clock back, his asthma could be staved off two hours, but after he got onto the trick, nothing interfered with his attacks.