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 {{anchor:​s2}}BY E. W. BERRIDGE, M. D., LONDON. {{anchor:​s2}}BY E. W. BERRIDGE, M. D., LONDON.
  
-//​{{anchor:​s3}}Phosphorous—Sexual Weakness; Arsenic// —Piles; //​Sulphur//​—Post-partum—Melancholia;​ //Sulphur// in Prolapsus and Hemorrhoids;​ //​Phosphorus//​ in Deafness.+//​{{anchor:​s3}}Phosphorus—Sexual Weakness; Arsenic// —Piles; //​Sulphur//​—Post-partum—Melancholia;​ //Sulphur// in Prolapsus and Hemorrhoids;​ //​Phosphorus//​ in Deafness.
  
 {{anchor:​s4}}PHOSPHORUS IN SEXUAL WEAKNESS.—1877,​ July 17th, Mr. — has been married two months. {{anchor:​s5}}For two years has had emissions, at first about every two months, but since marriage very often; they occur during sleep, and are accompanied by amorous dreams. {{anchor:​s6}}Does not feel any escape of semen during coition. {{anchor:​s7}}Erection too short; sexual pleasure slight, and only experienced at the commencement of coition. {{anchor:​s8}}The greater the desire for coition the greater is the emission some hours after the act. {{anchor:​s4}}PHOSPHORUS IN SEXUAL WEAKNESS.—1877,​ July 17th, Mr. — has been married two months. {{anchor:​s5}}For two years has had emissions, at first about every two months, but since marriage very often; they occur during sleep, and are accompanied by amorous dreams. {{anchor:​s6}}Does not feel any escape of semen during coition. {{anchor:​s7}}Erection too short; sexual pleasure slight, and only experienced at the commencement of coition. {{anchor:​s8}}The greater the desire for coition the greater is the emission some hours after the act.
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 //​{{anchor:​s32}}Sulphur//​ IN POST-PARTUM MELANCHOLIA.{{anchor:​s33}}—June 26th, 1878.{{anchor:​s34}}— Mrs. — was delivered of her third child three months ago; was much worried, and had extra labor a month before the event, and felt worried afterward. {{anchor:​s35}}After delivery had strange fancies, e. g., that the nurse’s face was powdered; much excitement; milk ceased in fourteen days; was sleepless; felt that her head was enlarged, and that she was too tall or too short; with intolerance of noise. {{anchor:​s36}}She took from an allopath, //Sal Volatile, Valeria, Lavender, Chloroform,//​ and //Bromide of Potass//. {{anchor:​s37}}This treatment removed the intolerance of noise, but left the following symptoms, which the doctor says will disappear in the course of time; but with this comforting assurance she is not satisfied. //​{{anchor:​s32}}Sulphur//​ IN POST-PARTUM MELANCHOLIA.{{anchor:​s33}}—June 26th, 1878.{{anchor:​s34}}— Mrs. — was delivered of her third child three months ago; was much worried, and had extra labor a month before the event, and felt worried afterward. {{anchor:​s35}}After delivery had strange fancies, e. g., that the nurse’s face was powdered; much excitement; milk ceased in fourteen days; was sleepless; felt that her head was enlarged, and that she was too tall or too short; with intolerance of noise. {{anchor:​s36}}She took from an allopath, //Sal Volatile, Valeria, Lavender, Chloroform,//​ and //Bromide of Potass//. {{anchor:​s37}}This treatment removed the intolerance of noise, but left the following symptoms, which the doctor says will disappear in the course of time; but with this comforting assurance she is not satisfied.
  
-{{anchor:​s38}}Present state: feels indifferent to things, even to her children; indifferent to pleasant things, but alive to disagreeable;​ sits with out thinking or doing anything; hopeless of recovery; desire for solitude; more cheerful after meals; intense longing to get out of her mental state, of which she is quite conscious; weeps at times, but it does not relieve her; forgets the word she is going to use, and what she is about to do; desire to die; restlessness,​ only in the house as if she must walk about; confusion of head if she thinks much about her household duties. {{anchor:​s39}}Ever since confinement,​ feeling of want of faith in Providence; took last dose of the //Bromide// and //​Chloroform//​ this morning.+{{anchor:​s38}}Present state: feels indifferent to things, even to her children; indifferent to pleasant things, but alive to disagreeable;​ sits without ​thinking or doing anything; hopeless of recovery; desire for solitude; more cheerful after meals; intense longing to get out of her mental state, of which she is quite conscious; weeps at times, but it does not relieve her; forgets the word she is going to use, and what she is about to do; desire to die; restlessness,​ only in the house as if she must walk about; confusion of head if she thinks much about her household duties. {{anchor:​s39}}Ever since confinement,​ feeling of want of faith in Providence; took last dose of the //Bromide// and //​Chloroform//​ this morning.
  
 {{anchor:​s40}}DIAGNOSIS OF REMEDY.{{anchor:​s41}}—Taking as the starting point the “more, striking, singular, uncommon and peculiar (characteristic)” symptom of the relief of the mental symptoms from. food, I found that //Sulph//. has “weeping relieved by eating;” and as it corresponded well with the other symptoms, I gave one dose of //Sulph//., D. M. (Skinner’s F. C). {{anchor:​s40}}DIAGNOSIS OF REMEDY.{{anchor:​s41}}—Taking as the starting point the “more, striking, singular, uncommon and peculiar (characteristic)” symptom of the relief of the mental symptoms from. food, I found that //Sulph//. has “weeping relieved by eating;” and as it corresponded well with the other symptoms, I gave one dose of //Sulph//., D. M. (Skinner’s F. C).
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 {{anchor:​s82}}8th. {{anchor:​s83}}After the first dose, taken at 8.{{anchor:​s84}}30 P. M., I was a little better, the bells not quite so loud, and to-day I could hear watch at a greater distance than before. {{anchor:​s82}}8th. {{anchor:​s83}}After the first dose, taken at 8.{{anchor:​s84}}30 P. M., I was a little better, the bells not quite so loud, and to-day I could hear watch at a greater distance than before.
  
-{{anchor:​s85}}13th. {{anchor:​s86}}Continued the //​Amm. ​Garb//. with improvement till the 10th, after which I took no more because an aggravation of the deafness had occurred, though on that day I heard no bells while in the train. {{anchor:​s87}}The symptoms now increased again; the bells were more troublesome than before; for the last few days //deafness was momentarily relieved by boring finger in left ear, or by pressing on it externally//;​ at times slight deafness also in right ear, relieved by boring with finger. {{anchor:​s88}}As the symptoms were increasing, and even extending to the other ear, in spite of leaving off the //Amm. Carb// ., which seemed to have first relieved and then aggravated, I concluded that the last remedy had now done all it could, and that another must be selected.+{{anchor:​s85}}13th. {{anchor:​s86}}Continued the //​Amm. ​Carb//. with improvement till the 10th, after which I took no more because an aggravation of the deafness had occurred, though on that day I heard no bells while in the train. {{anchor:​s87}}The symptoms now increased again; the bells were more troublesome than before; for the last few days //deafness was momentarily relieved by boring finger in left ear, or by pressing on it externally//;​ at times slight deafness also in right ear, relieved by boring with finger. {{anchor:​s88}}As the symptoms were increasing, and even extending to the other ear, in spite of leaving off the //Amm. Carb// ., which seemed to have first relieved and then aggravated, I concluded that the last remedy had now done all it could, and that another must be selected.
  
 {{anchor:​s89}}The italicized symptoms, which were the latest, and so (//caeteris paribus//) the most characteristic pointed to //​Phosph//​.,​ of which I took one dose C.M. (F. C., Skinner) at 9.{{anchor:​s90}}40 A. M. At 10.55 A. M. there was a //​remarkable change//. {{anchor:​s91}}I could hear the watch at a greater distance than since my deafness, and much more distinctly. {{anchor:​s92}}At 5.15 P. M. heard the bells but less; ear felt more natural; less singing; hearing still improving. {{anchor:​s93}}In evening bells nearly gone; hearing nearly natural. {{anchor:​s89}}The italicized symptoms, which were the latest, and so (//caeteris paribus//) the most characteristic pointed to //​Phosph//​.,​ of which I took one dose C.M. (F. C., Skinner) at 9.{{anchor:​s90}}40 A. M. At 10.55 A. M. there was a //​remarkable change//. {{anchor:​s91}}I could hear the watch at a greater distance than since my deafness, and much more distinctly. {{anchor:​s92}}At 5.15 P. M. heard the bells but less; ear felt more natural; less singing; hearing still improving. {{anchor:​s93}}In evening bells nearly gone; hearing nearly natural.
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 {{anchor:​s114}}(3)The first three prescriptions failed because a complete picture of the case had not been obtained; in these cases where a partially homoeopathic remedy has been given, new symptoms often arise; these are of the greatest importance in the selection of the //​simillimum//;​ they are the voice of Nature pointing out the physician’s error, and how he may rectify it. {{anchor:​s114}}(3)The first three prescriptions failed because a complete picture of the case had not been obtained; in these cases where a partially homoeopathic remedy has been given, new symptoms often arise; these are of the greatest importance in the selection of the //​simillimum//;​ they are the voice of Nature pointing out the physician’s error, and how he may rectify it.
  
-{{anchor:​s115}}(4)The slight aggravation //after// the improvement which Hahnemann points out, was manifest in this case; under such circumstances the remedy should always be allowed to act with out change or repetition.+{{anchor:​s115}}(4)The slight aggravation //after// the improvement which Hahnemann points out, was manifest in this case; under such circumstances the remedy should always be allowed to act without ​change or repetition.
  
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