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evening twelve drops. Each time after taking, eructation; all the forenoon pain as before in the umbilical region, and itching in the anus; in the evening, after taking the drops, transient pain in left side of chest, and frontal headache; perspiration towards morning.

30th.-At 7 a.m., twenty drops. Soon afterwards eructations; violent pressing cramp-like pain in umbilical region for a second only, but often recurring; in the afternoon the pain is more constant, cramp-like; during the day three soft stools mixed with mucus.

May 1st.-At noon fifteen drops. Half an hour after itching of the skin; tearing pain in right shoulder; thereafter pains in left side of chest; itching in anus and great weariness; after two hours shooting in forehead under the skin, followed by dull frontal headache; eructation and constant itching of skin till evening. At 7 p.m., twenty drops. Soon afterwards tearing in right arm; sweat towards morning; stool as yesterday; good sleep, with dreams about ordinary things.

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2nd. At 7 a.m. twenty-four drops. Throughout the forenoon confusion of head; pressure in forehead and temples, especially the left; shootings in left side of chest. At 3 p.m. aching pains close above navel, drawing up to left side of chest; tearing in right arm; frequent discharge of flatus; in the evening twenty drops-thereupon pains in umbilical region and dull pain in forehead.

3rd. At 7 a.m., twenty-four drops. Immediately afterwards, eructation; tearing in right shoulder and dull frontal headache; on awaking, on blowing the nose, thick black blood appeared among the nasal mucus (I had been rather subject to epistaxis). Repeated bleeding of gums in the forenoon; at noon, fifteen drops. In half an hour eructation, itching of skin, tearing in right shoulder, and shooting in skin here and there.

4th. At 7 a.m., twenty drops. Soon afterwards transient pains in right side of chest.

5th.—At 7 a.m., twenty drops. Immediately eructation and pain in side, like yesterday; aching pains right over the navel. At 2 p.m., twenty drops. Soon after again the

same belly-ache and pains, first in the right and then in the left side; severe fluent coryza. At 6 p.m., twenty-five drops. Soon afterwards tension and swelling in gastric region; shootings on inside of left arm near elbow-joint, frequently recurring, also on inner side of left thigh; same in left side of chest; took nothing more till May 19th, and felt no symptoms.

19th. At 7 a.m., eighteen drops. Soon afterwards pain in right side of forehead; later still pain all over forehead; drawing in left meatus auditorius; itching of skin on dif ferent parts of the trunk. At noon eighteen drops; at 6 p.m., twenty drops. No symptom except itching of the side.

20th.—At 7 a.m., ten drops. Soon afterwards rumbling in bowels, and two hours after, until noon continued dull frontal headache; in the afternoon, rigor. At 6 p.m., twenty drops. Many dreams and sweat towards morning. 21st. At 7 a.m., twenty drops. Rigor, and itching of skin all day.

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22nd. At 7 a.m., twenty drops. In an hour painful feelings in the glans; frontal headache; drawing pain from left scapula to left upper arm, followed by painful drawing in back of left hand. At 6 p.m., twenty drops. Immediately afterwards drawing pain from left ear to left upper teeth.

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23rd. At 7 a.m., twenty drops. rumbling in bowels, followed by dull frontal headache; and later burning shooting pain in the right metatarsus and bones of toes; in the afternoon no symptoms. At 6 p.m., 20 drops. Whereupon the pain in the third toe of right foot recommenced.

24th. At 7 a.m., eighteen drops. Soon afterwards aching pain in gastric region, and pain in fourth and fifth toes of right foot; after this drawing from left meatus auditorius to left temple; dull frontal headache; five hours afterwards severe tearing in right then in left temple; tearing pain in thigh; no symptoms in afternoon.

25th. At 7 a.m., eighteen drops. In half an hour tearing in left upper arm and drawing in left hand;

transient pain in right side of chest; dull frontal headache; repeated attacks of pain in right foot drawing towards toes; drawing in left side of nape and left meatus auditorius; drawing rheumatic pains here and there all day.

June 2nd. As the drawing pains lasted all yesterday, I took no more of the medicine till to-day. At 7 a.m., twenty drops. Soon afterwards pains in right side of chest, and frontal headache; urging to stool. At noon, twenty drops. Soon afterwards rumbling in bowels. At 7 p.m., twenty drops. Violent pain in left side of forehead towards left temple, soon passing off.

3rd. At 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., twenty drops. Tearing and shooting all day, here and there; worst in right leg, drawing from above downwards.

4th. At 7 a.m., twenty-five drops. Soon afterwards transient violent shooting pain in the belly right over the navel. At noon, twenty-five drops. Great weariness after dinner; in the afternoon tearing in right shoulder. At 7 p.m., twenty drops. At night perspiration and many

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5th. In the morning, twenty-five drops. Soon afterwards violent toothache in the left side of both jaws, which occurs and lasts several minutes; aching pains in both temples; about noon, heartburn and great weariness. noon, twenty-five drops. Repeated tearing in the teeth of the left side in the afternoon; the pains draw into the left meatus auditorius; sweat bursts out when the pains come At 7 p.m., twenty drops. Continued toothache all night long.

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8th. The toothache continued, with few intermissions, till yesterday, wherefore I took no medicine. At 7 a.m., twenty drops. Soon afterwards toothache in the right side lasting till morning; violent but transient shoots in the right side of the chest. At 7 p.m., twenty drops. The toothache again passes to the left side.

9th. During the night the toothache extended to the whole left cheek, but was occasionally also felt in the right side, in consequence of which I took no medicine to-day.

18th.-Until the day before yesterday still frequent

attacks of toothache, now on the left now on the right side, alternating with flying stitches in left side of chest. At 7 p.m., twenty-four drops. Soon afterwards drawing in left ear and molar teeth.

19th. At 7 a.m., twenty-four drops. Soon afterwards confusion of head; in the course of two hours two stools of ordinary character.

20th. -At 7 a.m., twenty-four drops. Soon afterwards tearing in right arm; drawing in left teeth and left meatus auditorius.

23rd.—In the morning, twenty drops. Soon afterwards pinching in bowels and rumbling; cough caused by irritation in glottis, soon going off; drawing in left meatus auditorius.

July 4th.-From to-day I took the drops without water. At 7 a.m., five drops. Immediately afterwards violent aching shooting in right eye, soon afterwards in left eye; drawing in molar teeth and in left meatus auditorius, afterwards in left knee; slimy taste in the mouth; eructation; thereafter drawing in teeth first on the right side then on the left. 10th.-Morning and evening twenty drops without

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11th.—At 7 a.m., fifteen drops. Itching in rectum; tearing in teeth here and there.

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22nd. At 7 a.m., twenty drops. Immediately after heat in head; eructation. At 8, twenty drops. mediately afterwards shooting in left eyelid. At 2 p.m., twenty drops. Warmth and restlessness in whole body; eructation; sweat in axilla; transient toothache, first on the right then on the left side; itching in left palm; shooting in a corn on right foot; paralysed feeling in left forearm; dull aching frontal headache; itching in anus; tearing in left teeth. At 7 p.m., twenty drops. Shooting and tearing in teeth, first on left then on right side.

23rd. Early in morning tearing in teeth on right side; dazzling before eyes, and vertigo lasting more than a quarter of an hour. At 7 a.m., 10 drops. Soon afterwards violent drawing pain in left upper jaw and cheek-bones, with heat in cheek up to the eye.

25th. At 7 a.m., fifteen drops.

Immediately afterwards shooting in anus and left thigh. At 11, twenty drops. Immediately afterwards eructation. At 7 p.m., twenty drops. Drawing pains in teeth; fluent coryza.

26th.-At 7 a.m., twenty drops. The coryza continues; itching in anus; aching frontal headache; transient pain in right side of chest; continued drawing in teeth all day. 27th. On awaking continual drawing in teeth; took no medicine.

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28th. At 7 a.m., twenty drops. Some flying shoots in right side of chest; drawing in both cheekbones and left meatus auditorius. At 9, thirty drops. Soon afterwards tearing in shoulders and left arm. At 11, thirty drops. Periodical toothache; in the afternoon frequent tearings from right ear into right teeth.

29th. Toothache like yesterday. At 7 a.m., twenty drops at once. The toothache extends into cheekbones; tearing in left arm; violent shooting in a decayed right molar.

30th. The pains returning periodically all night as yesterday, and are still to-day troublesome.

31st.-At 7 a.m., one hundred and sixty drops at once. Throughout the day violent toothache, especially after eating warm food; sweat every morning for five weeks past.

August 3rd.-Periodical toothache on the 1st and 2nd; last night little sleep on account of violent toothache on left side.

7th.-Toothache not gone yet; frequent tearing in left ear and left upper arm; flying stitches in side and pains in throat.

22nd. For the last fortnight the toothache has never left me for the whole day; the appetite became bad, so that I could eat but little; the pains were worst last night; they extend into left temple and forehead, with heat in left side of forehead; the pain is periodical, tearing also in left ear; as the pains were insupportable they gave me Arsen. 30, whereafter the pains became better; emaciation; pale sunken countenance; hypochondriacal humour.

29th. The toothache, which always extended into the left

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