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{{anchor:s6}}The proving is arranged, for convenience of reference, in Hahnemannic order. {{anchor:s7}}A few symptoms, which the proving removed in me, are marked °. {{anchor:s8}}The numbers in parenthesis, following the symptoms, signify the days on which they occurred, reckoning from the //first// dose. | {{anchor:s6}}The proving is arranged, for convenience of reference, in Hahnemannic order. {{anchor:s7}}A few symptoms, which the proving removed in me, are marked °. {{anchor:s8}}The numbers in parenthesis, following the symptoms, signify the days on which they occurred, reckoning from the //first// dose. | ||
- | {{anchor:s9}}MIND AND DISPOSITION. | + | {{anchor:s9}} |
+ | ===== MIND AND DISPOSITION. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s10}}Think of everything which others have done to displease me; lie awake all night to lay plans to talk to them about it, but forget it in the morning (4 to 9). | {{anchor:s10}}Think of everything which others have done to displease me; lie awake all night to lay plans to talk to them about it, but forget it in the morning (4 to 9). | ||
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{{anchor:s26}}Sad, despondent, homesick; tears run down my cheeks in evening and at night; have lost all self-respect, for I cannot do anything right; feel I ought not to prescribe for a patient, am sure I do not know enough, despise myself because I do not know more; brain feels so thick, cannot get a thought through it, it will not act; when I see a patient come in the office I feel so badly because I know I cannot do well for them, so that I am all in a tremble and can hardly speak, the perspiration runs down my back; I tremble so, I lose the powder out of the paper when trying to do it up; I try to conceal these symptoms, I am so ashamed of them; cannot see anything good in myself, feel so out with myself, with utter contempt of self, but see good in every one else, even my worst enemy; will stand up for them, and point out some good in them, and make excuses for them; constantly admiring the good qualities I see in others, but think I am all bad, and that others think so: these symptoms lasted till end of proving (53). | {{anchor:s26}}Sad, despondent, homesick; tears run down my cheeks in evening and at night; have lost all self-respect, for I cannot do anything right; feel I ought not to prescribe for a patient, am sure I do not know enough, despise myself because I do not know more; brain feels so thick, cannot get a thought through it, it will not act; when I see a patient come in the office I feel so badly because I know I cannot do well for them, so that I am all in a tremble and can hardly speak, the perspiration runs down my back; I tremble so, I lose the powder out of the paper when trying to do it up; I try to conceal these symptoms, I am so ashamed of them; cannot see anything good in myself, feel so out with myself, with utter contempt of self, but see good in every one else, even my worst enemy; will stand up for them, and point out some good in them, and make excuses for them; constantly admiring the good qualities I see in others, but think I am all bad, and that others think so: these symptoms lasted till end of proving (53). | ||
- | {{anchor:s27}}HEAD. | + | {{anchor:s27}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== HEAD. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s28}}Vertigo, with pressure in centre of brain; was obliged to take hold of something to keep from falling (14). | {{anchor:s28}}Vertigo, with pressure in centre of brain; was obliged to take hold of something to keep from falling (14). | ||
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{{anchor:s49}}Pimples on scalp, commencing on crown, and extending all over scalp and down back of neck and upper parts of shoulders; these somewhat resemble small-pox, having the shot-like feeling under the skin, the lymph-indentation and the maturating; the itching was intense, and the hair fell out very badly; my head and neck became one mass of oozing matter, having a very unpleasant odor, something like india-rubber, and sweetish, and very sticky. {{anchor:s50}}On 64th day I felt a crawling as if there were lice on it, but thought it only a sensation; in the afternoon it was so troublesome and real that I used a fine comb, and discovered over 50 very small lice; the smell and the idea of lice made me gag and vomit I washed my head twice a day, and had been doing so during the eruption, to subdue the heat and itching, so that it did not arise from want of cleanliness. {{anchor:s51}}I continued the washing and combing twice a day, but it was impossible to get rid of them as long as there were any new pimples breaking out; the last were on my neck and shoulders, and the lice seemed to crawl from them the same as from my head, I could pick them off (57 to end of proving). | {{anchor:s49}}Pimples on scalp, commencing on crown, and extending all over scalp and down back of neck and upper parts of shoulders; these somewhat resemble small-pox, having the shot-like feeling under the skin, the lymph-indentation and the maturating; the itching was intense, and the hair fell out very badly; my head and neck became one mass of oozing matter, having a very unpleasant odor, something like india-rubber, and sweetish, and very sticky. {{anchor:s50}}On 64th day I felt a crawling as if there were lice on it, but thought it only a sensation; in the afternoon it was so troublesome and real that I used a fine comb, and discovered over 50 very small lice; the smell and the idea of lice made me gag and vomit I washed my head twice a day, and had been doing so during the eruption, to subdue the heat and itching, so that it did not arise from want of cleanliness. {{anchor:s51}}I continued the washing and combing twice a day, but it was impossible to get rid of them as long as there were any new pimples breaking out; the last were on my neck and shoulders, and the lice seemed to crawl from them the same as from my head, I could pick them off (57 to end of proving). | ||
- | {{anchor:s52}}EYES. | + | {{anchor:s52}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== EYES. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s53}}Dimness of sight; and when making an effort to see, objects seem double (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s53}}Dimness of sight; and when making an effort to see, objects seem double (15 to 27). | ||
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{{anchor:s63}}Have to sit down after dinner and sleep a few moments, otherwise eyes very painful and sore during remainder of day (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s63}}Have to sit down after dinner and sleep a few moments, otherwise eyes very painful and sore during remainder of day (15 to 27). | ||
- | {{anchor:s64}}EARS. | + | {{anchor:s64}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== EARS. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s65}}Indistinct hearing (50 to 53). | {{anchor:s65}}Indistinct hearing (50 to 53). | ||
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{{anchor:s69}}Drawing feeling through the whole of both internal ears (50). | {{anchor:s69}}Drawing feeling through the whole of both internal ears (50). | ||
- | {{anchor:s70}}NOSE. | + | {{anchor:s70}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== NOSE. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s71}}Sneezing (28 30). | {{anchor:s71}}Sneezing (28 30). | ||
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{{anchor:s77}}60. Pustules on nose (46 to 47). | {{anchor:s77}}60. Pustules on nose (46 to 47). | ||
- | {{anchor:s78}}FACE. | + | {{anchor:s78}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== FACE. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s79}}Contraction of skin of face and forehead; sense of stretching in face, causing me constantly to rub eyes and face (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s79}}Contraction of skin of face and forehead; sense of stretching in face, causing me constantly to rub eyes and face (15 to 27). | ||
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{{anchor:s89}}Pain and swelling of sub-maxillary glands; they feel tense upon the mouth being opened or moved (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s89}}Pain and swelling of sub-maxillary glands; they feel tense upon the mouth being opened or moved (15 to 27). | ||
- | {{anchor:s90}}TEETH. | + | {{anchor:s90}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== TEETH. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s91}}The lower front teeth feel too long, and as if they were not my own, but of china; constant uneasy feeling in the teeth; am all the time inserting toothpicks between them, and pressing them apart; they feel lame and sore (13 to 19). | {{anchor:s91}}The lower front teeth feel too long, and as if they were not my own, but of china; constant uneasy feeling in the teeth; am all the time inserting toothpicks between them, and pressing them apart; they feel lame and sore (13 to 19). | ||
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{{anchor:s101}}Pressing the teeth together sends a shock through head, ears and nose (45 to 69). | {{anchor:s101}}Pressing the teeth together sends a shock through head, ears and nose (45 to 69). | ||
- | {{anchor:s102}}MOUTH. | + | {{anchor:s102}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== MOUTH. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s103}}Bad smell from mouth perceived by myself (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s103}}Bad smell from mouth perceived by myself (15 to 27). | ||
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{{anchor:s111}}Vesicles on tongue at tip and edges, hindering eating and talking (38 to 46.) | {{anchor:s111}}Vesicles on tongue at tip and edges, hindering eating and talking (38 to 46.) | ||
- | {{anchor:s112}}THROAT. | + | {{anchor:s112}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== THROAT. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s113}}Great dryness of throat (37 to 41). | {{anchor:s113}}Great dryness of throat (37 to 41). | ||
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{{anchor:s117}}Great dryness of throat and hoarseness; catarrh; dry cough, worse at night; sensation of a feather down in throat (59 to 61). | {{anchor:s117}}Great dryness of throat and hoarseness; catarrh; dry cough, worse at night; sensation of a feather down in throat (59 to 61). | ||
- | {{anchor:s118}}STOMACH. | + | {{anchor:s118}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== STOMACH. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s119}}Unconquerable appetite for sugar (31 to 34, 36 to 40, 54 to 56). | {{anchor:s119}}Unconquerable appetite for sugar (31 to 34, 36 to 40, 54 to 56). | ||
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{{anchor:s130}}Heat of stomach which extends to bowels, as from drinking strong wine (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s130}}Heat of stomach which extends to bowels, as from drinking strong wine (15 to 27). | ||
- | {{anchor:s131}}ABDOMEN. | + | {{anchor:s131}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== ABDOMEN. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s132}}Weight in abdomen (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s132}}Weight in abdomen (15 to 27). | ||
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{{anchor:s143}}120. Eruption on abdomen, very thick and red (31 to 52). | {{anchor:s143}}120. Eruption on abdomen, very thick and red (31 to 52). | ||
- | {{anchor:s144}}STOOL AND RECTUM. | + | {{anchor:s144}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== STOOL AND RECTUM. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s145}}Constipation; hard balls, hard to press out (6 to 9; 36 to 40). | {{anchor:s145}}Constipation; hard balls, hard to press out (6 to 9; 36 to 40). | ||
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{{anchor:s151}}Tenderness of upper back part of rectum (41 to 60). | {{anchor:s151}}Tenderness of upper back part of rectum (41 to 60). | ||
- | {{anchor:s152}}URINE. | + | {{anchor:s152}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== URINE. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s153}}Violent pressure of urine upon bladder, with cutting and constant urging even at night, with diminished emission of urine, accompanied with burning (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s153}}Violent pressure of urine upon bladder, with cutting and constant urging even at night, with diminished emission of urine, accompanied with burning (15 to 27). | ||
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{{anchor:s159}}Urine dark, thick, scanty and frequent (4 to 7). | {{anchor:s159}}Urine dark, thick, scanty and frequent (4 to 7). | ||
- | {{anchor:s160}}SEXUAL ORGANS. | + | {{anchor:s160}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== SEXUAL ORGANS. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s161}}°Swelling and pain in breasts before menses, were removed by the proving. | {{anchor:s161}}°Swelling and pain in breasts before menses, were removed by the proving. | ||
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{{anchor:s166}}Aching tensive pain in left ovary, extending to left groin and left thigh; worse from movement (66, 67). | {{anchor:s166}}Aching tensive pain in left ovary, extending to left groin and left thigh; worse from movement (66, 67). | ||
- | {{anchor:s167}}CHEST. | + | {{anchor:s167}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== CHEST. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s168}}140. Sound of cracking in chest (48 to 53). | {{anchor:s168}}140. Sound of cracking in chest (48 to 53). | ||
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{{anchor:s190}}Small pimple on sternum, which, when touched, feels as if there were a splinter in it (37 to 40). | {{anchor:s190}}Small pimple on sternum, which, when touched, feels as if there were a splinter in it (37 to 40). | ||
- | {{anchor:s191}}BACK. | + | {{anchor:s191}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== BACK. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s192}}Pain in small of back, increased by motion and walking; also, when stooping; sensation as if the muscles were not strong enough to support the body, which constantly threatens to fall forward (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s192}}Pain in small of back, increased by motion and walking; also, when stooping; sensation as if the muscles were not strong enough to support the body, which constantly threatens to fall forward (15 to 27). | ||
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{{anchor:s202}}Enlarged gland back of neck, just at edge of hair, very painful indeed (64 to 72). | {{anchor:s202}}Enlarged gland back of neck, just at edge of hair, very painful indeed (64 to 72). | ||
- | {{anchor:s203}}UPPER EXTREMITIES. | + | {{anchor:s203}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== UPPER EXTREMITIES. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s204}}Burning, stinging and redness of a wart on back of left hand near wrist; constantly picking at it until I picked it off; it did not bleed and has not returned (2 to 5). | {{anchor:s204}}Burning, stinging and redness of a wart on back of left hand near wrist; constantly picking at it until I picked it off; it did not bleed and has not returned (2 to 5). | ||
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{{anchor:s213}}Weight and lameness in right arm; have no power in it; must let it hang (37). | {{anchor:s213}}Weight and lameness in right arm; have no power in it; must let it hang (37). | ||
- | {{anchor:s214}}LOWER EXTREMITIES. | + | {{anchor:s214}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== LOWER EXTREMITIES. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s215}}Ball of left great toe feels hot and bruised; worse in morning (32 to 40). | {{anchor:s215}}Ball of left great toe feels hot and bruised; worse in morning (32 to 40). | ||
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{{anchor:s224}}Sudden and great weakness in lower limbs (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s224}}Sudden and great weakness in lower limbs (15 to 27). | ||
- | {{anchor:s225}}GENERALITIES**.** | + | {{anchor:s225}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== GENERALITIES. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s226}}Constant stretching of arms, legs and feet (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s226}}Constant stretching of arms, legs and feet (15 to 27). | ||
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{{anchor:s236}}°Since an illness six years ago, the muscles and tissues have seemed to be so bound together, not moving freely on each other as they used to; could not lie on back, there seemed to be such a tightness of the flesh from chest to abdomen; can now lie on back with ease, and the muscles of body seem to act freely and naturally; can walk with much greater ease since taking the //Amm. Carb.// | {{anchor:s236}}°Since an illness six years ago, the muscles and tissues have seemed to be so bound together, not moving freely on each other as they used to; could not lie on back, there seemed to be such a tightness of the flesh from chest to abdomen; can now lie on back with ease, and the muscles of body seem to act freely and naturally; can walk with much greater ease since taking the //Amm. Carb.// | ||
- | {{anchor:s237}}SLEEP. | + | {{anchor:s237}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== SLEEP. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s238}}Light sleep at night; every little noise wakes me (15 to 27). | {{anchor:s238}}Light sleep at night; every little noise wakes me (15 to 27). | ||
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{{anchor:s242}}Dreams vivid, lewd and full of danger (41). | {{anchor:s242}}Dreams vivid, lewd and full of danger (41). | ||
- | {{anchor:s243}}FEVER. | + | {{anchor:s243}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== FEVER. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s244}}High fever, great internal heat; feel as if I were burning and drying up internally, in body, legs and arms (28 to 31). {{anchor:s245}}Continuous night-sweat (68). | {{anchor:s244}}High fever, great internal heat; feel as if I were burning and drying up internally, in body, legs and arms (28 to 31). {{anchor:s245}}Continuous night-sweat (68). | ||
- | {{anchor:s246}}SKIN. | + | {{anchor:s246}} |
+ | |||
+ | ===== SKIN. ===== | ||
{{anchor:s247}}In afternoon, body bright-red like scarlatina; the redness remained for nine days (29). | {{anchor:s247}}In afternoon, body bright-red like scarlatina; the redness remained for nine days (29). |