” The doctrine of Constitutions as Grauvogl teaches it in his Text-books has found very little favour in Europe, but somewhat more in America; whether justly must be evident by good will to anyone that is free from prejudice.”
A RECENT CASE.
To the above record and remarks of Dr. Bojanus I may add a recent case of my own.
A man of 60 who had long been subject to nasal and bronchial catarrh with asthmatic complications, though otherwise well, after some years’ residence on high ground, returned to a former residence close to the river. All his old troubles returned in great intensity. On January 1st, 1926, he was put on the double salt of Mercurius biniodatus and Kali iod. 3x, gr. viii., night and morning. Under this he made great progress for a time, but had a bad relapse in which it ceased to help. An “awful running, sneezing head-cold” came on, leaving congested nose, cough with whitish expectoration, difficult breathing and depression.
I prescribed on January 20th Ipecac. 3x, discs half an ounce. Two discs to be taken every three hours: and Nat. sulph. 3x, ten grains night and morning. I told him also to confine his baths to one a weak, and on the other days to be content with a brisk rub with a rough towel in the morning on rising.
March 4th. Very much better. Still discharge from nose but not so bad. Repeat.
March 22nd. He reports: “I am pleased to tell you that I am very fit and that all my old troubles are very trifling.”
So he is not thinking of changing his residence again for the present! The medicines were continued.
