(The following symptoms are by Hahnemann.) Intoxication, (a. 8 h.) Stupid feeling in the head. Intox- ication, and heaviness in the body. (a. 1 h.) Vertigo : the head feels drawn backward; he is moreover very drowsy. — 5. Dis- agreeable lightheadedness, with a feeling of weakness in the head. Diminished memory. The loss of sense seems to be accompanied with an internal uneasiness, and to proceed from it. Clawing headache. The black letters seem to him gray, and as if a second let- ter of the same kind, and of a light-gray color, were placed sideways or above (a kind of diplopia), for example : F Fi — 10. Objects appeared to be in an oblique position. He saw things as if through coarse linen, only fragments of them, and as if cut through ; for instance, of a face he only saw the nose, ' When he attempted to draw this phenomenon on paper while he saw it, he drew but one F, and afterwards carried ihe pen over the same lines, imagining that he had drawn a second F. DATURA STRAMONIUM. I93 etc., as if the eyes had but a small vision, and he was only able to see a small point at once. He imagines he sees a red- dish-gray border around white things, for instance, aromid paper. When reading, he was unable to distinguish a syllable ; the letters seemed to move and become blurred. Dullness of vision, like a fog before his eyes, as if he saw things through a glass of turbid water; the objects looked as if they had be- come diffused and were too distant. — 15. Almost complete blindness for six hours ; on the days following, he experienced a pressure as from the middle of the eyeball, at every change of light, either when going from a dark place into a lighter, or from a light place into a dark. Distinct vision, more so than usually. (Curative effect, after 24 hours.) Swelling and in- flammation of the eyelids. Involuntary lachrymation. Beating toothache, as if a portion of the teeth would fall out. — 20. Sensation as if the inner mouth were raw and sore, (a. 24 h.) Dryness in the throat. Great dryness in the mouth, so that white bread tastes to him like straw. Great dryness in the mouth, so that he is unable to spit, although the tongue looks moist. Ptyalism.
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