Generalities
Objective. His whole appearance much resembled that of a person in the last stage of typhus fever (after nine days). Though supported throughout the illness with milk, gruel, and chicken- broth, he was more reduced both in bulk and strength than any patient I ever saw, in so short a space of time. Dorsal decubitus (after four hours). Lying on his back with his knees bent up (tenth day). He rolled so incessantly from side to side that it was difficult to distinguish pulsation, even at heart (after one hour and a half). While leaning heavily upon the left arm, on standing, a moderate trembling of the left arm and the whole left half of the body (first day). Convulsions and rigors before death, which occurred on the fifth day. Twitchings. Spasms. General spasms and convulsions. Spasms, first in the toes and feet, and then in the fingers and hands, and afterwards extending up the legs and arms (after two or three hours); a violent spasm attacked the right breast, and shot through to the back, just under the shoulder-blade; the breast became much contracted, and its milk was speedily dried up. Violent spasms (second day). Spasmodic motions of the muscles of the face arms, and legs; constant cramps in all the extremities. Whole body stiff and painful on the slightest motion (sixth day). Great weariness and suffering in the morning, so that after shaving he was obliged to lie down again in bed and sleep for an hour (second day). Great depression of system (soon). Great debility (second day). Total debility of the whole system (second day). Debility seemed particularly alarming (after eight days). Weakness (ninth day); without having made any exertion (second day). Great weakness, and violent pains in the feet (after three days). Very weak (second day). Weakness (third day); excessive in the whole system, especially in the joints, which with difficulty support the weight of the body (after nearly two weeks). Very weak and exhausted (soon); (after half an hour). General exhaustion and weariness. Much exhausted (second day); after the spasms. Great exhaustion (second day). Excessive exhaustion. Prostration (fifteenth day). General prostration and great exhaustion after eating (fifth day). Much prostrated (after eight hours and a half). Quite prostrate (after two hours and a half). Very weak, prostrated. Great prostration. Lying in a state of great prostration (soon). Extreme prostration and restlessness. General state of collapse. Faintness. Feeble and faint (second day); extreme general faintness (fourth day). Alarming faintness recurred at short intervals. Fainting fits (fifth day). Great prostration; fainted while being leeched (third day). Great uneasiness of the whole body, so that it was impossible to lie quietly in any position, and was obliged to leave the bed; digging and sticking in the left ear in the afternoon; so violent that it made him weep and cry out, lasting three minutes (second day). Restless (after two days). Constant restlessness and tossing about. Great restlessness (third day). Very restless; (soon). Constant tossing about. Rolling uneasily about the bed, complaining of severe headache, and great pain in stomach (after half an hour). 1st. The general symptoms bore no relation to the amount of local disease. After the first few hours, the pulse was moderately full, and not above 90, and the temperature not unusual. This might be connected with the state of the blood after the occurrence of the suppression of urine, but it was present previous to the coming on of the suppression. 2d. The amount of inflammation and ulceration of the large intestines was such as occurs commonly with severe dysentery, and yet the dysenteric symptoms were slight, much slighter, indeed, than commonly occur in cases of poisoning by this substance. 3d. Suppression of urine continued from Monday until Saturday, the day of her death, and yet the patient retained her senses and was easily, roused exhibiting no signs of cerebral disturbance except slight drowsiness, and some tendency to wandering. Subjective. Extreme sensitiveness of the whole body (fifteenth day). Inclination to lie down (fourth day). Great feeling of weakness (eighth day). “Sinking feeling” (seventh day). Some malaise (second day). General feeling of malaise (after third dose). Disagreeable sensation in the periosteum of all the bones, like the onset of intermittent fever, with a feeling of heat in the head towards evening (after six hours). Pains over the whole body (fifth day), (in one case). General pains over the whole body, accompanied by stiffness, aggravated by every motion (fourth day). Most acute pain, as severe as the actual cautery (immediately). Most excruciating pain all over body, more especially about abdomen, on which part and on the thighs he had rubbed the largest quantity, and he felt as if “roasting alive” (after one hour). Sometimes easy, at other times violently racked with pain, seat of which is principally about the scrobiculus cordis and umbilicus. Intolerable pains. Intolerable pain, so that she ran about the room out of her senses, with loud screams. Occasional cramps. Fine sticking here and there in the muscles during the day. Stitching in the parenchyma of the organs, as in the lungs, liver, and very fine in the testicles (seventh day). Drawing in the arms, and tearing in all the extremities, alternating with convulsive shudderings in the whole body; with at times loss of consciousness and oppression of the heart. The effects continued more or less for two days. Every motion or change of position was painful. Acids aggravate. General aggravation from eating fat food. She feels better during rest, easily becomes weak and tired after a little exertion. She feels worse in the open air, especially weak and frequently dizzy; if she then begins to work she feels somewhat better; while at work she feels less weary that before or afterwards.
Skin
Skin grew more and more livid, until it became everywhere a dusky hue, although the breathing was perfectly free. General yellowness of skin (second day). General paleness of the surface (fifteenth day). Surface of the body tumefied, with a mercurial erythema spreading over it (fifth day). Eruptions, Dry. Eruption of many ecchymoses spots over the whole body and limbs, especially the lumbar region (fifteenth day). Eruption over the whole body of pale-red, elevated round spots, not sharply defined, disappearing on pressure, itching, looking like rubeola (after three days). Papulous eruptions (lichen), that continue to get worse, so that the baths had to be stopped. Piercing cries followed, and in twenty minutes a brown scar was found on the parts that had been powdered; around was an inflammation of a bright-red color; scar black and dry in centre, and rather humid at circumference (after thirty hours). Round the mouth, for the space of about an inch and a half, there was a rash, such as appears often after arsenical poisoning (eldest). Eruptions, Moist. All the parts which had been rubbed in a state of complete vesication (second day). (Painless blisters on the arms and abdomen, in the morning, disappearing during the day). Arm greatly swollen from shoulder to wrist; in many places it was in a state of high inflammation, and in several parts covered with numerous and extensive vesications filled with lymph, much resembling the appearance that would have been produced by a large blister. Eruptions, Pustular. Several large pustules, of a livid hue, appeared upon the face and breast (fourth day). A burning sensation was immediately experienced, and soon became intolerable; the next morning there was still violent burning and pricking over the whole surface of the skin, which was red and inflamed, and that evening presented at many points vesicles, such as show themselves in cases of scalding by hot fluids; these parts of the skin afterwards suppurated. Sensations. Severe tingling sensation, similar to that of “being asleep” (third day). Itching burning and fine sticking in various places just under the skin (first day). Itching, changing to sticking and burning in the skin (seventh day). Itching in various places, scalp, legs, etc., frequently changing to fine sticking and burning (first day). Itching about the anus, while walking (first days). Itching, changing to a fine sticking, in the middle of the back, as if in the skin (first day). Itching between the right great (and second) toes (first day).
Sleep and Dreams
Sleepiness. Inclination to yawn, and frequent yawning (fourth day). Frequent yawning and stretching (fifth day); without sleepiness (eighth day). Drowsiness (fifth day). Rather drowsy (after three hours and a half). Considerable inclination to sleep. Sleepiness all the afternoon (fourth day). One fell into a somnolent state, from which she could at first be roused by questioning. Soporous sleep, from which she was occasionally awakened by return of the pain. Sleepiness. Sleep uneasy (sixth night). Sleep very light, often awaking in the night, and unable to sleep on account of confusion of the head. Restless night (first day). Restless night, with some mild delirium; she tried to get up (fifth day). Night restless, disturbed by constant waking; sleep for two or three minutes, followed by waking change of position, tossing about, etc. (first night). Night restless; sleep frequently interrupted by distressing dreams (sixth night). Sleep restless; and for a month her dreams were of falling from high banks, and being let down into deep wells, or trying to get away from some one, who was intending to murder her. Sleep for only for a few minutes at a time (second night). Did not sleep more than five minutes at a time (first night). Sleep for the first eight nights lasted only till three o’clock. Sleep interrupted towards morning. Woke about midnight, tossed about the bed for three hours, was unable to sleep (first night). Night sleepless; could not lie comfortably upon either side (sixth night). Inability to sleep at night, on account of anxiety (eleventh day). Starting up suddenly from sleep. Frequent starting up on falling asleep at night (tenth day). Frequent starting during sleep (second night). Sleep not sound, with frequent starting up in fright (second day). Violent starting while falling asleep, with shuddering in the whole body (after eight hours). No sleep (first night). Dreams. Sleep disturbed by vivid dreams (fifth night). Very vivid dreams of remarkable, ludicrous, and disagreeable things, journeying, etc. (first night). Voluptuous dreams (second night). Sleep disturbed by frightful dreams; she was hurried in her sleep, by fancying that a horrid-looking figure was at her bedside, presenting a bottle to her (second night). Dreams of fire and death (fourth night).
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.