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It is generally known that when any one can not lie quiet and finds relief in motion, that then Rhus tox. 6 will give relief.

Dry nose. When the nose of children is dry and respiration through the nose becomes difficult or impossible, Sambucus 3 will give relief.

Thin, watery, putrid secretions for wounds, ulcers, cancerous ulcers, etc, requires Silicea 30. The patient shuns cold and desires to have his head wrapped up; headache where the patient wraps up his head.

Extreme exhaustion, Stannum 30.

Arnica tincture should not be applied to the skin undiluted, as it is too strong an irritant; in order to obtain a good effect we should mix it with twenty parts of water.

In angina pectoris Magnesia phosph. is an excellent remedy to cut off the painful attacks.

Arum triphyllum 6 is indicated in redness and rawness of the lips and of the mouth when they look like raw beef.

Carbo vegetabilis is especially suitable when there is a gaseous distension of the stomach, while Lycopodium is most suitable when there is a distension of the bowels. In Carbo veg. there is a tendency to diarrhea, in Lycopodium to constipation. Dr. Bayes assures us that in the chronic bronchitis of old people with profuse accumulation of mucus and difficult expectoration, with blue nails and cold extremities, Carbo veg., from the 6 to the 30 potency, proves very useful.-Homeopathic Envoy.

More recent cases of displacements can be very much helped by such remedies as Secale, Sabina, Sepia, Belladonna; and in the beginning often Aconite and Bryonia will do much to relieve the pain. In cases where there is excessive menstruation with pain, I have found an old prescription used by Dr. Ludlam of Calcarea carb., two or three doses each day between the periods, and Belladonna every two hours during the menses, will work wonders. Sepia is the remedy par excellence for chronic cases with leucorrhea. There is almost always a peculiar mental irritability under Sepia. Sabina has one peculiar symptom; the flow is always worse at night. Secale is useful in subinvolution after confinement or miscarriage, and it has always the pecular coldness of the remedy. Belladonna and Apis are good for inflamed ovaries; Sepia when there is leucorrhea. Magnesia phos. and Pulsatilla for cramps; also Colocynth where the cramps seem to be in the ovary and are aggravated by the slightest movement. In displacement electricity, either the faradic and galvanic or violet ray, will help to relieve the congestion and strengthen the supports.

In chronic pelvic inflammations Hepar sulphur, or Silicea are of great benefit to help remove deposits after the cause is removed.

There are many remedies that come to use here, but I have mentioned those which I have found the most useful.-Pacific Coast Journal of Homeopathy.

Mastoid Disease. Capsicum:-Sovan, a robust young man, had been suffering from otorrhia for a long time. The pus used to come from right ear every now and then. But in the month of July last there appeared a great deal of swelling and pain in the region of mastoid process.

The pain was intense, had no sleep and sometimes he was like a mad man. He felt burning, shooting and lancinating pain, more in the afternoon, when he had a chilly feeling and subsequent heat and burning of body.

Great redness of the part with considerable swelling which was hard and tender.

Belladonna 30 and subsequently 200 was given without any improvement at all. Bowels always constipated but now became loose with frothy, greenish stools streaked with blood.

Considerable thirst but drinking caused chilliness. He had dyspepsia before.
Capsicum 6x morning and evening for six days.

The effect of this remedy was wonderful. Pain disappeared at once and swelling also went down. He required no more medicine.

Dental Fistula. Fluoric acid:-Panchu, a book-binder, had been suffering. from dental fistula for a long time. He was treated by allopaths without benefit. He became pale, his appetite failing, bowels constipated.

Thick yellowish white pus coming out in good quantity on pressing the gums. Gums were tender and loose.

Complained of acidity and tired feeling after slight exertion.

Fluoric acid 30 cured him in three weeks. He gained in strength and flesh after a few days of his recovery.

A case of fever in a young baby about three years old. The child had been suffering from fever about 14 days. He was under homeopathic treatment from the beginning. Got apparently all right four or five days ago and then had a relapse. The bowels were constipated. The fever ranging from 99 to 103°.

When I visited the patient about 5 p. m., I found him in high fever with great restlessness; he was tossing about in bed. He was vomiting blood in great quantities which had scared the family very much.

This patient passed a large worm 2 or 3 days ago. Aconite 3x every hour. The patient was all right the next morning. Only grinding the teeth at night which was very troublesome. Had only two doses of medicine when the fever left him and there was no more blood vomiting. Cina 200 one dose.

The patient has been continuing well since that day. Only the spleen is still perceptible. Recommended an occasional dose of Natrum mur.

A case of fever in Herambo Das's Lane. A girl of about eight or ten years of age. The fever began while the child was in a malarious place. Received quinine and other allopathic medicines without much effect. Was brought down to Calcutta. The bowels were fearfully constipated. The fever ranging from 100° to 103°. There was slight chill. Complained of pain in the small of the back, as in the joints of the hands and feet. The fever was generally worse at night. The child was very precocious. The spleen was slightly enlarged. Rhus tox 30, three times a day.

The next day I got the report that the child's temperature was 99.08.; felt better; placebo, 3 doses.

No fever the following day. Placebo continued.

The child had been free of fever since, but complained of constipation. Nux vom 30.

Had no return of the fever. (Discharged cured.) -Indian Homeopathic Review.

MEDICAL GYNECOLOGY.-As accidents and injuries, both external and internal, enter largely into the causation of gynecological conditions, such well known remedies as arnica, rhus tox, cocculus and hypericum come to mind.

Arnica may be used both internally and locally for extensive bruises or strains of the softer tissues. It is quick to relieve the abdominal tenderness after a fall or a blow. Even cases of years' standing will be considerably benefitted by its internal administration, although the pathological changes may be such that other remedies may be required to complete the cure. But rhus tox is best when the strain has involved the ligaments of the joints, and especially if there is a rheumatic tendency, with marked relief from continuous motion. Since a large number of gynecological conditions may follow childbirth, the proper care of every woman during and after pregnancy is essential and arnica will be found to be frequently indicated.

Hypericum follows arnica well in serious injury of the spine and is indicated where the pain is very severe.

Cocculus acts well in secondary effects of injuries, when there is general weakness accompanied by backache, or simple weakness, which may or may not affect the abdomen, in which there is often a feeling of strain or displacement of internal organs. There may be vertigo, aggravated by changing position; nausea, vomiting and fainting; the mind is confused and dull, also apprehensive; headache in the occiput, extending down the neck and back, is characteristic of cocculus; menstruation may be early and profuse, followed by great debility; or late and very painful.

Of the many drugs especialiy adapted for the treatment of women, sepia and pulsatilla are among those most frequently used.

Sepia is indicated in those of nervous, sensitive temperament, usually slender, of dark complexion, and inclined to sallowness; venous congestion and weakness govern all conditions of the patient; moderate exercise, tending to relieve the congestion, gives improvement; violent exercise will overtax the pa

tient's strength and increase or aggravate weakness and conditions causing same. Uterine prolapse is very marked in the sepia patient, and is aggravated by motion; there is backache and bearing down pains, as though the internal organs would be forced out; menstruation is usually delayed and scanty. With these symptoms, there may often be found some disturbance of the liver.

Lilium trigrinum also has many symptoms similar to sepia. Farrington tells us that "the uterus does not regain its normal size after confinement. When the patient rises to walk the uterus falls by its own weight. The patient complains of heavy, dragging sensation, principally in the hypogastric region. Lilium has shooting pains with the dragging sensation and frequently reflex heart symptoms, which help to differentiate it from sepia

The pulsatilla patient is of mild, gentle, yielding and tearful disposition; often imagines she has numerous diseases; general aggravation by heat and eating rich foods; relief follows when patient gets fresh air. This remedy is so commonly used for delayed or scanty or suppressed menstruation that it is scarcely necessary to mention these symptoms. Suppression usually follows cold or getting feet wet.

All these remedies have leucorrhea; that of pulsatilla is thick and may or may not be excoriating, while sepia and lilium have a yellow, excoriating discharge.

Cimicifuga, or actea racemosa, acts best in patients who are predisposed to rheumatism. It bears great similarity to sepia in the symptoms of nervousness, restlessnes, scanty menstruation and bearing down pains. There is also great tendency to neuralgia and occipital headache, seemingly reflex from uterine conditions; abdominal pains are sharp and cutting from side to side.

Both these remedies are useful at the climacteric: Sepia for the flushes of heat; actea, according to Hughes, "for irritation, pain at the vertex, and sinking at the stomach.'

At times, when the well indicated remedy does not seem to be doing good work, a few doses of such deep acting drugs as sulphur, psorinum, thuja, or the calcareas, will hasten the cure. The patient will not always tell of the eruption which has disappeared suddenly, but the proper medicine soon establishes the fact beyond a doubt.

In cases of delayed menstruation, which suddenly develop some skin disease, but of which little or nothing can be learned, sulphur or psorinum will re-establish the flow and clear the skin.

For dysmenorrhea, many remedies are available. Where the patient is of rheumatic diathesis, and has constant, steady pains, or shooting from side to side, cimicifuga is indicated. Magnesia phos. may be used for membraneous dysmenorrhea, with ovarian neuralgia, worse on right side.

Belladonna for severe pain, coming suddenly; flow too early and too profuse; with this is usually found severe, throbbing headache.

Gelsemium may be used "in neuralgic and congestive dysmenorrhea when bering down co-exists.''

The pulsatilla patient has great chilliness with severe pains; menstruation usually delayed and patient is tearful and depressed. This remedy is well known to be commonly used to assist in establishing menstruation in young girls.

Caulophyllum has "sensation as if the uterus were congested, with fulness and tension in the hypogastric region, spasmodic pains in uterus." Menorrhagia, metrorrhagia and the climacteric, all have remedies which cover the conditions perfectly; arsenicum, belladonna, cinchona, carbo veg. and ipecac suggest themselves for the hemorrhagic symptoms, while lachesis sepia and the calcareas apply frequently to the latter conditions.

The nosode remedies will be found to act beneficially in many gynecological cases of an obstinate character, as they seem to affect the organism more profoundly than ordinary drugs; thus we have psorinum for patients having a scrofulous or psoric diathesis; tuberculinum or bacillinum for those with a history of tuberculosis or the active disease; carcinosin for cases of known or suspected cancer; syphilinum for the syphilitic, and medorrhinum for those of gonorrheal infection.-Dr. Margaret H. Beeler, in Progress.

There was recently presented to the students of the Gottingen University Hospital a patient who had, in May last, fractured his spine in a fall. The bones of the vertebral column were reunited with aluminum wire and the affected part straightened with a tube of the same metal. As the slightest shock might have proved fatal the patient was placed in a specially constructed bath and kept lying in water for four months, by the end of which time the injury had healed sufficiently to allow of his being removed to an ordinary bed. A metal bandage was then placed about his body, rendering movement impossible, but after another two months the patient, with the aid of a metal waistcoat, was able to walk. He has since been able to do light work and it is expected that so long as he wears his armor and escapes another fall or similar hurt he may live the allotted human span.

Mumps, Mecurius 6.

Glanders in horses is regarded as a death warrant, but if there is a cure it will probably be found in Crotalus hor. 6.

Sanguinaria 3 is a great grippe remedy; patient wants to rest, has pain in chest, is thoroughly miserable, yet unlike Bryonia is not worse from moving.

For the warts sometimes caused by the X-rays, and which may become very malignant, Causticum is the remedy.

Boy, 7 years, couldn't retain urine, parts red, inflamed, smelled bad and legs looked raw as if scalded; been that way for a year. Sulphur 30 completely cured in a week.

It is said 10 drops of Gelsemium or 10 drop dose tablets taken in half a glass of water, in one dose and at bedtime will cut short any case of ordinary cold. A big dose when viewed homeopathically but a very small one viewed from the other side.

Out of 2,027 persons in Germany who took Belladonna during epidemics of scarlet fever, only 70 took the disease and these lightly. Pretty good "superstition" to tie to.

Chronic ills, diarrea, emaciation, scraggy neck, greasy skin are often cleared up by Natrum mur. 30.

Diabetes with canine hunger, great thirst, constipation, a red tongue and insomnia indicate Uranium nit. 6x.

Where there is a tendency to unhealthy obesity, especially if accompanied with constipation, Graphites 3x should be tried. A coarse skin and sticky eruptions add to the picture.

Discharges from the ear, offensive in smell. Tellurium 6. Will also sometimes relieve bad smelling feet, sweaty. Useful in irritable and painful spine. One dose of Bacillinum 30, once a week, will generally prove beneficial in every case of tuberculosis of lungs or any other part.

A case of facial paralysis in one who suffered from purulent nasal catarrh was quickly cured with Silica 30.

If one suffers from any ill accompanied by very marked dryness of the mouth, tongue and throat Nux moschata 6 may be the needed remedy, and especially if there is abnormal drowsiness or sleeping.

If one hates to wash, dislikes cold air, has heat and headache at top of head, burning soles of feet and is generally unkempt, Sulphur 30 may work wonders. Five tablets of Crataegus ox. three times a day will often do wonders in relieving any case of heart disease, even if dropsy has developed.-Homeopathic Envoy.

For "neuralgia, no guiding symptoms, just neuralgia, Magnesia phos. 12x is as good a random shot as can be made.

Colocynth has a reputation for rheumatism that develops when there are marked changes of the weather; also for colic that appears at such changes. It has also won reputation for curing a combination of colic and sciatica.

Lycopodium 6x trituration has been commended in chronic rheumatism and sciatica of long standing." Probably the 30th potency would act better. In the latter potency it is said to be a great remedy for the almost undefined ills of old persons.

Where there is "scratching, burning and dryness of the throat" Lobelia inf. is the remedy.

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Obituary.

ALLEN-ONE MORE ON THE OLD GUARD GONE!

Professor Henry Clay Allen, M. D., A. M., passed away Jan. 22nd at his home in Chicago, from heart disease. The Doctor was Canadian born, and first practiced at Brantford, Ontario, in the early sixty's, where he soon had a very large and aristocratic cliental. While there he was offered and eccepted the chair of Anatomy in the Cleveland Homeopathic College, his Alma Mater. This position he held for two years. Fourteen students came to Cleveland from Canada with him. Subsequently he removed to Ann Arbor and accepted the chair of Materia Medica in the Homeopathic Department of the University of Michigan. At this time he became associate elitor of the Medical Advance. From Ann Arbor he removed to Chicago, where he soon had a very lucrative practice. Dr. Allen was a close student of Materia Medica, a strict Hahnemannian. The writings of Hahnemaan was his medical shrine and the writings of Hering, Dunham, T. F. Allen and Boenighausen were his constant companions and study. The Materia Medica was to him the very breath of the air which he breathed. His life was one of high medical ideas-honest in his convictions, though frequently in the minority he was not discouraged even if opposed by the majority. In Medical Councils he was very active and his discussions much respected. A constant attendant at medical associations and always ready to assist the cause and faithful in the discharge of his professional duties.

Dr. Allen was a journalist and a medical author of books which are standard -he was an interesting and impressive lecturer and did not neglect to instruct his students in respect to the conduct of life. His name will have an honorable resting place in our medical libraries. He was an indefatigable worker and believed that genius consists in hard work. Dr. Allen received him M. A. from Queens College, Kingston, Canada. His reputation is more than national, for his reputation extended throughout all countries where homeopathy is practiced. Dr. Allen attended the Alumni Banquet of the New York Homeopathic College at the Hotel Astor, at the installation of Dr. Royal S. Copeland as Dean of the College. At that time he was well and in good spirits, and gave a very excellent speech.

Dr. Allen married Miss Louise Goold of Brantford, Canada, a most estimable and popular young lady. They were blessed with three children; all are now residents of Chicago. Dr. Allen was buried at Brantford, Ont. HAMILTON F. BIGGAR, SR.

DR. EDWARD ROLAND SNADER, of Philadelphia, was killed on January 3d, as the result of an automobile accident. He was 55 years old and was graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in the class of 1878. He was for two years resident physician in Hahnemann Hospital and then became chief of the dispensary staff. In 1866 he became demonstrator, two years later lecturer, and in 1897 professor of physical diagnosis. In 1907 he was transferred to the chair of the practice of medicine. He was at one time clinical chief in the department of diseases of the heart and lungs of the Children's Homeopathic Hospital, and consulting physician to Harper Memorial Hospital.

DR. VANROOM R. TINDALL died at Philadelphia on January 5th at the age of 69 years. He was graduated from Hahnemann College in the class of 1864. H. C. F. PERLEWITZ, M.D. Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, 1878; formerly of Algoma, Wis.; died at the home of his daughter in Seymour, Wis., January 3, aged 85.

LUTHER SCHOFIELD, M. D., Cleveland Medical College, 1897; died suddenly from cerebral hemorrhage, at his home in Maumee, Ohio, December 20, aged 48. GEORGE FREDERICK WHITWORTH, JR., M. D. Hahnemann. Medical College, Chicago, 1884; died at his home in Berkeley Cal., December 27, aged 51.

DR. ALICE BOOLE CAMPBELL, of Brooklyn, N. Y., died on December 31, after several months' illness from angina pectoris. Dr. Campbell was graduated from the New York Homeopathic College and Hospital for Women in 1867, and was one of the founders of the Eastern District Homeopathic Hospital and Dis

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