Is often indicated with childless women . . Intermitting of accelerated pulse .... Partial sweat on back or lower part of body. Retards the decomposition of the poisoned. Sensation of coldness predom. in internal parts. Heat or sweat, with aversion to uncover . Least thii'st duriuo; chill, most during sweat. Sensitiveness of skin Is often indicated with women who have many cliildren. Intermitting of retarded pulse. Sweat on front or upper part of body. Hastens decomposition. Sensation of coldness predom. in external parts. Heat or sweat, with inclination to uncover. Thirst during all stages of the fever. Insensibility of the skin. C.Hg. Sensitiveness of disposition — Restlessness and haste — Fear — Consequences of grief and sorrow, or of vexation with vehe- mence. Most frequently loss of appetite .... Nausea in throat Urine scanty (with diarrhoea) or copious — Incontinence more frequent than retention of urine. Sleeplessness predom Spine-disease, with gressus gallinaceus . . Complaints predom. on upper arm. Insensibility of disposition — Indolence — Fancies — Yeiy rarely unconsciousness. Predom. hunger. Very rarely Nausea. Urine infrequent and scanty — Predom. re- tention of urine. Somnolence predom. Spine-disease, with gressus vaccinas. Complaints predom. on fore-arm. Aggravation in the evening, after mid- Aggravation, nocturnal. night, and in the morning. Remission during the day and before mid- RE>nssiON from morning till evening. night. Better or worse after getting out of bed . Better after getting out of bed. Predomin. tvorse Predomin. better From cold, growing cold, uncoverinff, and in cold weather, during rest, after lying down, while lying and sitting*, lying on the painful side, while sweating, from rubbing and scratching, and whea stretching out the diseased limb. Predomin. better Predomin. worse From warmthf and warmth of bed. when growing warm, wrappincr up, and in warm air, from exercise, walking, lying on the unpainful side, and from drawing up or bending the diseased limb. N.B. Although both remedies have the character of constitutional want of irritability, yet we often find with Arsenic over-sensitiveness to pain, while Secale has " unpainfulness" predom. Both remedies sometimes have '* sensitiveness of external parts." * Both remedies have improvement " token standing." t la Secale, exteraal warmth aggravates, particularly the pain of ulcers and in the limbs. C.Hg. Arsenic. Sepia. Rendinp: pain upwards — Complaints of in- Rcndiiicj pain downwards — Complaints of ternal parts prodoni. external parts prcdom. Sleeplessness predoni. after midnight. . . Sleeplessness prodom. ))efore midnight. Pulse quick in the morning, slow in the Pulse (juiek at night, slow during the day. evening. Least thirst during chill, most during sweat. Want of thirst, particularly during the sweat — Thirst only during eliill.* Partial sweat on lower part of body . . . Partial sweat on upper part of body. First chill, theu heat First heat, then chill. Pread of loneliness Likes to be alone. Obstinacy — Malice -Delirium Imbecility of the will — Absent-minded- ness— Fancies. Ailments from grief Ailments from rage. No Apoplexy Apoplexy. Swelling under the eves Swelling above the eyes. Eruptions, etc., on the upper lip .... Eruptions, etc., on the under lip. Appetite for bread^ particularly rye-bread ; Aversion to bread and milk, and also milk. Diseases of the pylorus Diseases of the cardia. Leucorrhoea, thick Leucorrhoea, watery. Expectoration during the day Expectoration is loosened at night and in the morning, and is swallowed. Complaints predom. on upper arm and in Complaints predom. on fore-arm and in hollow of the knee. hollow of the elbow. Complaints from violent bodily exertion . Better after bodily exertion, but worse after mental exertion. C.Hg. EE>nssiON during clay and before midnight. Remission of complaints in afternoon. Worse or better irom light (or in the dark.) Worse from light, better in the dark. Worse in cold weather, better in warm air . Worse or better in cold (or warm) air. Worse after lying down Worse or better after lying down. Better from warmth of bed Better or worse from warmth of bed. Worse when rising from a seat i?e/^er or worse when rising from a seat. Worse from exertion, walking fast, run- Improved oftener than aggravated by exer- ning. tion, etc. Worse from chewing tobacco Predom. better from smoking. Better or worse after passing urine . . . Worse after passing urine. Worse in the Autumn Worse in the Spring. Predomin. fvorse ^^-^ '" •- — -""'^ ——■■""-— ---. Predomin. belter When quite alone, closing the eyes, lying on the painful side, when turning in bed, drinking cold water, from cold diet in general, and after breakfast. (After bodily exertion. C. Ilg.) Predomin. better — -— ■-*-. -"^ — ■ Predomin. m^orse In company, when opening the eyes, lying on the unpainful side, drinkin<r coffee, from warm diet gen- erally, after eating till satislied, when biting, from pressure in general, leaning backwards, when washing, moistening or bending the diseased part, when standing, riding, from eructation, and on an empty stomach. * ButU remedies have tbirst be/ore and after the chill. Tsenic. Silicea. Upper left, lower right side — Want of bodily irritability. Muscles rigid — Rending pain upwards . . Complaints (constriction &c.) predom. in internal parts. Ulcers, discharge predom. too copious . . Scars burn Pulse very quick, small, and weak ; inter- mitting. Pulse quick in the morning, slow in evening Partial sweat on lower part of body . Distention of the veins of the feet . . Least thirst during chill, most during sweat Itching aggrav. by scratching .... Dreams of fire, thunderstorms, dead per sons, misfortunes, embarrassments, &c. Upper right, lower left side — Increased bodily irritability. Muscles lax — Rending pain downwards. Complaints (constriction, &c.) predom. in external parts. Ulcers, discharge predom. too scanty. C.Hg. Scars become painful, break open. C.llg. Pulse c^uick and small, but hard. Pulse quick at night, slow during day. Partial sweat on upper part of body. Distention of veins of the hands. Thirst predom. Itching, aggr. or unchanged by scratching. Dreams of water, sickness, thieves, business of the day, also erotic dreams, &c. fear — Mahce— Greediness — Irritability — Gentleness — Amativeness — Absent-minded- Dehrium. ness— Fancies. Ailments from fright or grief, or from vcxa- Very rarely unconsciousness — Apoplexy. tion with vehemence. Complaints of lower eyelids, and inner ear Complaints of upper eyelids and generally predom. of ej;/er«aZ ear predom. Secretion of saliva decreased Saliva increased. Nausea in throat Nausea in stomach, less frequently in ab- domen. Diarrhoea predom Costiveness predom. Urine scanty (with diarrhoea) or copious . Urine too frequent. Catamenia predom. too soon .... Catamenia oftener too late than too soon. Fluent coryza Coryza dry oftener than fluent. Expectoration, predom., but not constant. Expectoration almost constant. Remission during day and before midnight. Worse or better, from light, (or in the dark.) Worse or better on awaking, that is, better after sufficient sleep. Worse during rest; better when exercising. Better or worse when assuming an erect
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