A woman of 60, with arthritis deformans, who had had much sore throat in childhood, a lipoma removed, family history of tuberculosis and cancer was palliated well for seven or eight months with the 10M twice and the 50M once. There were no significant symptoms, perhaps a signification fact in itself. XVI.
Laura F., 17; arthritis began at 8, after tonsillectomy. Later, of course, the appendix was deposited in a jar. The lower extremities were the worst, one knee had been aspirated. The modalities were aggravated in damp weather, cool weather; stiffening worse after midnight, ameliorated by continued motion. The extension was from right to left. Craved salt; aversion to sweets. Easy perspiration, face mostly, cold feet, on breakfast, thirstless. Very patient disposition. She was greatly improved in every way after Streptococcin 1M d.u. then some stiffness returned. But just then the ACTH wonder was advertised and she fell or it. That was two years ago. Inquiring today she admits her error and promises to return for “the wonder” did her no good.
XVII.
Santa T., 16, recurrent sore throats, tonsils large, crypts, slimy throat, tongue large, indented. Acne, aggravated winter and by eggs. Headaches, frontal, better cold air, partly relieved by glasses.
Sensitive to heat. Legs ache nights. All symptoms improved by Strep.; then patient disappeared.
XVIII.
Miss R.T., tonsillectomy at 4, goitre operation, hysterectomy followed by neurasthenia. Lameness rising after sitting, foci in knees; left elbow, feet, hands lame in the morning. Feet hurt if on them long, worse first motion, worse descending. Tired, sleepy; frontal headaches; eyes glassy at times; lips red. Exhausted by slight loss of sleep. Streptococcin 1M. Three months later was reported much better.
XIX.
Mrs. MacD., 49,m had a tight sensation in the head for which she had had a series of innoculations. Then a sudden attack of arthritis, lasting six weeks during which she consumed four hundred aspirin tables. Present history was that she gets attacks every few days, which come suddenly and severely, lasting two or three days. The foci are wandering, rather worse on the left side, with stiffness and swelling. The character of the pain is soreness, throbbing, piercing like a knife. The attacks always begin in the afternoon, are positively worse in damp weather, by change of weather, approach of storm, relieved by heat. Heat waves accompany the onset of the attacks. She has cold feet. Streptococcin 10M checked the attacks for a month, then the symptoms were so pronounced for Psor. that I switched to that remedy. The 3M and 10M did good work. Then Sepia 1M. No attacks have appeared during the last year and a half.
XX.
P.S., boy of 12; tonsillectomy, vaccination, glycosuria. After washing his hair he had a sore throat and lay prescription of Belladonna 3x. for a few days “until the doctor comes.” Then he developed a fever and the cervical glands became sore and swollen. He also coughed in his sleep at night. Responded immediately to streptococcin 1M.
In the attempt to make the remedy more useful, at least to myself, I append a little scheme of numerical locations and conditions which appeared in these twenty cases. More amplification by experience with the remedy should bring a better profile into view.
Of course it can be only suggestive, but a “breech presentation” in need is better than none at all. Moreover, these cases were selected because of the positive action obtained, no doubtful ones being included. Even at that, we find that the importance of Streptococcin as to frequency is less than that of the old polycrests. But that does not impugn its real need on occasion.
The schema follows :
Significant locations in twenty cases.
Tonsils (including operated)…………………….. 13.
Joints………………………………………… 7.
Skin …………………………………………. 5.
Significant conditions in twenty cases.
Debility…………… 12 Skin lesions bleeding………. 3
Suppurations……….. 8 Weather change ……………. 2
Relapses ………….. 7 Minus appendix ……………. 2
Delicate children…… 6 Abortive pus formation……… 2
Recurrent suppuration.. 6 Melancholy ……………….. 2
Retarded growth ……. 5 Timidity …………………. 2
Cold feet …………. 5 Company aggr………………. 2
Lesions renewing at
origin ……………. 4 Before storm………………. 1
Cracks ……………. 4 Craving air ………………. 1
Damp weather ………. 3 Black crusts………………. 1
Winter aggravates…… 3 Red crusts ……………….. 1
Sickly facies………. 3 Incontinence………………. 1
Pallor…………….. 3 Full after a little………… 1
Heavy sleep………… 3 Hot feet …………………. 1
Cysts out………….. 3
WATERBURY CONNECTICUT.
Born in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA on 20 Oct 1871 to Royal Edmund Hayes and Harriet E Merriman. He had at least 4 sons and 1 daughter with Miriam Martha Phillips. He lived in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States in 1880. He died on 20 July 1952, in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.