HERE are some rather charming little cases, sent by Dr. M. of Swansea some time ago. They show how Homoeopathy can come to the rescue, in otherwise intractable conditions.
(1) A baby, 12 days old had lost weight the last few days, then it developed fits. For about three days it was having a dozen fits or so each day. It was at this stage that we saw it, and the nurse told us that it was dying. The face was cyanosed, the hands blue and cold, pulse very slow it looked certainly “dying”. Allopathy said, “heart failure useless”. Homoeopathy said, “the brow is very frowning; the alae nasi work asynchronously with breathing; the fits are worse about tea time, and the urine stains brick-colour. We gave a bad prognosis and Lyc. 200. Next day we were amazed to find the child still living and it had only had one fit. Now, a month later, the baby is normal.
(2) A fat old lady, not the least prepossessing-looking, had been attended by me, and was incidentally always grumbling about her husband who accused her of being unfaithful. The thing was laughable but was causing great friction. I know these cases have been reported before; but when he had been given Lachesis cm. it quite stopped. Allopathy would not have stopped it, as far as I know.
(3) I had a confinement take place to-day when I was not there.
The last baby died. (I had had great difficulty with forceps as she is a slight “flat” pelvis).
This time she was also attending the Clinic, who said she must have a Caesarian if she wanted a living baby. However I had charge of the lady during the last month. She was rather frightened by the Clinic and worried as to what was going to happen. I gave Acon. with no effect. Then she was rather chilly and weak so I gave her Gels. I was then gratified to find this drug in Yinglings Repertory as being the best for Anticipation of labour. Anyway, the pains only developed slowly to-day, so I gave Cauloph. 200, and the baby was born two hours later.
