Lyssin [Lyss]
Hydro- Something terrible going to happen to him: impelled to throw phobinum child which he carries through the window, and the like.
Insane ideas, to throw glass of water into someone’s to stab him with the knife he is holding.
Mental faculties in state of excitement; with quick perception, amazing acuteness of understanding and rapidity of answers.
Or, range of ideas very limited: occupied continuously with the same thing, brings out same ideas always in the same manner.
Energetically protect themselves against fancied attacks and insults.
See objects, animals and men, not present.
Fear of becoming mad.
Cannot sleep: driven from bed by indescribable anxiety. Can only sit and walk- and pray.
(Hering gives cases of persons bitten by dogs, with symptoms of hydrophobia, quickly cured by Lyssin 200.)
Hearing water or seeing it, becomes irritable, nervous, with desire for stool, involuntary urination and other ailments.
Driven incessantly about without definite aim.
Felt the same rheumatic pain his brother complaint of.
A curious symptom, “copper, in his room, make him restless and full of pain.”
Curious exalted senses: on a watch held to epigastrium, he sees the hour and minute hands.
Can see hands on dial-plate of church clock.
Can hear what is spoken in next room, and counting of coppers in the room below.
Linen dipped in sugar water, put on pit of stomach, gives a sweet taste in mouth.
The sight of water, a looking-glass of white substance, renews, pain, distress, or convulsions.
Current of air, bright light, sight of any shining object, slight touch, even conversation nearby, may throw him into violent agitation, or bring on a convulsion. (See p.35.).
