North American Journal of Homoeopathy (Volume 2) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1852 Excerpt: ... physiological properties; but now, after the interesting discoveries of Liebig, Faraday, Matteucci, Smee, Reichenbach, Bird, and Crosse, shall we confine their curative powers within the narrow limits first assigned them? The great master has made a noble commencement, considering the limited knowledge upon the subject when he instituted his experiments; it remains for his successors to perfect what he so wisely originated. In experimenting with drugs by means of electricity and galvanism, both in health and in disease, the same dilutions should be employed as when prescribed in the usual manner. Article XXIV.--On the Employment of Apis-mellifica in Post-scarlatinal Dropsy, and in some forms of Erysipelas. By E. A. Mungee, M. D., Waterville, K Y. Read before tlie Homoeopathic Medical Society of the State of New York; June I, 1852. A Child of Thomas Roberts, a girl about nine years of age, was attacked with scarlatina, Dec. 4th, 1851. No unusual symptoms occurred during the progress of the disease, and the remedies used were Acon., Bell., Merc-vw., two or three doses of Nux, and perhaps as many of Sulph.--the three first mentioned in the 3d and 6th attenuations, and Nux and Sulph., 30. On the 16th I dismissed the patient, and heard nothing from her again until the morning of the 31st, when I was called to see her, and was informed by her mother that she had not seemed to be very smart at any time after I dismissed her, but was about the house and comfortable until two or three days previous, when they noticed that her face began to bloat, and her bowels were unusually full and hard. The symptoms when I saw her were full, puffed face, remarkably so about the eyes, anxious expression of countenance, abdomen very much distended, and general anasarcous conditio...