VOL. XIII.

DENVER, COLO., September 1, 1908.

Entered at Denver postoffice as second-class matter.

No. 9

THERIDION.

By James Tyler Kent, M. D., Professor of Materia Medica, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Chicago.

Hysterical sensitivity with extreme aggravation from noise, motion and exertion marks this remedy as unique. The pains are aggravated from noise, and motion, and the nerves are in such a state of sensitivity that a painful thrill passes over the body in waves and nausea follows. Nausea from noise is strikingly strange. It cures the most stubborn cases of spinal irritation, when the symptoms agree. Chronic catarrh of the nose. Necrosis of bone. Quick consumption. Emaciation. Enlargement of glands. Constant hunger and thirst. It was a remedy with the old masters for scrofulous conditions. Great lassitude. Complaints are ameliorated by warmth, and during rest. Fainting from least exertion. Chilliness, trembling and anxiety. So restless that she must keep busy, though she accomplishes nothing. The bones are sore.

Sadness and mental depression. Hysterical conduct, hilarity. Aversion to work, and to his business. Joyousness and singing with headache.

Vertigo on closing the eyes, from motion, from stooping, on board a vessel, from every noise, with nausea, vomiting, and cold sweat. Awakens at 11 p. m. with vertigo and slow pulse. Vertigo with dim vision and pain in eyes. Vertigo and nausea from closing the eyes when kneeling in church. Vertigo like sea-sick

ness.

The headache is most violent, aggravated on motion, aggravated talking, aggravated from warm drinks, with nausea and vomiting. Sensitive to light and noise. Pain in forehead ex

tending to occiput, aggravated from noise, motion, and cold air. Headache on beginning to move. Sensation as if vertex did not belong to her, as though she could lift it off. Pain deep in eyes. Complaints from sunstroke. Pressing pain in temples. Pulsating pain over left eye and across forehead. Cannot lie down with the headache. Itching of scalp, and nape in evening.

This remedy cures many nervous eye symptoms. Flickering, even when eyes are closed. Like a veil before the eyes. Double vision. Sensitive to light. Diplopia. Fluttering. Nausea, and cold hands. Pressing pain behind eyes. On closing eyes, nausea and vomiting.

The hearing is very acute. Every least noise penetrates the whole body, especially the teeth, aggravates vertigo and causes nausea. Rushing noises in ears like a waterfall. Pressure about the ears. Fullness behind the ears.

It has cured most obstinate catarrh of nose with offensive thick yellow or greenish yellow discharges. Pressing pain at root of nose. Dryness in nose. Paroxysms of violent sneezing. The face is pale and sickly. Lockjaw in morning on waking. Foam at mouth with chill. Teeth sensitive to cold water and shrill sounds. Toothache causes weeping. Burning in teeth. Salty taste in mouth. The tongue feels as if burnt. Mouth feels numb. Taste impaired.

Desires wine and sour drinks. Much thrist. Desires food, but does not know what.

Nausea with many complaints and from many causes. Nausea in the morning on rising, from noise, on closing the eyes, when looking too long at one object, on motion, from talking, from fast riding in a carriage, from riding on the cars or on a ship. Nausea with headache, with vertigo; nausea aggravated from warm drinks. In seasickness of nervous women when they close the eyes to get rid of the motion of the vessel they become deathly sick. Tenderness of stomach.

This is a useful remedy in many liver conditions, with burning pain, aggravated from touch, motion and noise, and bilious vomiting.

Pain in groin in a man after coitus; on motion, and on drawing up the limb. Constipation, with difficult, soft stool.

Contraction of anus. Enlarged prostate gland with sensation of 2 lump in perineum.

Must arise several times during the night to pass urine. Copious urine during the night.

Feeble erection and diminished desire. Seminal emissions during sleep in the afternoon.

Sore bruised pain in the ovarian region, aggravated by motion. Menses suppressed.

Sighing and short breath on ascending stairs.

Stitching in chest beneath left shoulder to throat. Quick consumption. Anxiety about heart.

Very sensitive spine, aggravated from motion, noise, a jar, stepping. Pain between scapulae. Spinal anaemia. Itching of back and nape.

Drawing in thighs with a cold sensation, ameliorated by warmth. Violent itching of calf. Swelling of feet. Heaviness of the limbs. Pain in bones as if broken.

Shaking chill. Sweats easily.
Sweats easily. Iey cold perspiration with

fainting, vertigo and vomiting at night.

Violent itching of skin.

THE INTERNATIONAL HOMEOPATHIC CONGRESS. -The congress will be composed of the following:

tute.

1. The American Institute of Homeopathy.

2. Delegates from foreign countries.

3.

The Surgical and Gynaecological Society of the Insti

4. The Obstetrical Society of the Institute.

5. The O., O. and L. Society (homeopathic.)

6. The National Society of Physical Therapeutics. Three State societies, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey merge their common interests with the congress.

The International Hahnemannian Association holds its sessions in Atlantic City a few days before the congress.

Thus it will be seen at a glance that the week, September 10th to 15th, will see the greatest gathering of homeopathic physicians that possibly the world has ever seen. -Medical Century.

GELSEMIUM.

By Dr. C. E. Alliaume, Utica, New York.

Yellow Jasmine:-A climbing plant native to the southern states. Introduced by John J. Henry in 1852 and proved by Douglas, Payne, Hering, Kemper, Morgan and Hare.

Tincture prepared from the root.

In the tincture it is poisonous. Allopathically it and its alkaloids are spoken of as antipyretic and antizymotic; they induce paralysis, both motor and sensory. Contra-indicated where the heart is weak. Useful whenever exaltation of function exists in sensory or motor nerves, often of special value in neuralgias, particularly trigominal and ovarian, in dysmenorrhoea, etc.

Antidotes:-Morphine and alcohol are the most complete physiological antagonists.

Homeopathic Indications:-It is especially suited to children, young people and nervous, hysterical women. (crocig.) The patients are always nervous, weak, and chilly, and the body is covered with "goose pimples," the chills running up the back.

There is profound relaxation and prostration and a lack of muscular co-ordination. There is confusion in the movements of the limbs and the muscles refuse to obey the will. Excitable, irritable, and sensitive persons of both sexes who suffer from the effects of onanism. (Kali. ph.) Bad effects of fright, fear, exciting news and sudden emotions. (Ig. Coff.) The anticipation of any unusual ordeal brings on a diarrhoea or involuntary urination. (Arg. met.).

Head:-Severe pain in the forehead, and vertex, dim sight, head feels too large, wild feeling alternating with uterine pains. Hyperaemia of the brain, medulla feels full and heavy, especially before a convulsion. Cerebro-spinal meningitis in the stage of congestion, severe chill and dilated pupils. (Bell).

CONGESTION OF THE SPINE AND BRAIN.

Pains of head begin in the cervical spine and extend over the head, with a bursting sensation in the forehead and eyes. Sensation of a band around the head above the eyes. (Merc. Sul.

Carb. ac. Plat). Dull, dragging pain in the occiput and upper cervical region extending to shoulders; better by resting quietly on a high pillow with the eyes half closed. Eyes sore, heavy and red.

Mind:-Desires to be alone, irritable. Dull, languid and listless, delirium during her sleep, loquacity. Fear of death, in fever. Catalepsy, with dilated pupils, closed eyes, but conscious. Child starts and grasps the nurse and screams, for fear of falling, (Borax, Sanic.) while being carried. Bad effects of fear or exciting news.

Eyes:-Pupils dilated (Bell.) double vision, when inclining the head towards the shoulder. Confused vision, eyes look heavy and feel sore; lids heavy, besotted look, can't keep them open. (Caust. Graph. Sep.).

Nose-Violent sneezing in the morning. Watery, excoirating discharge with a feeling from the throat into the left nostril like a stream of scalding water.

Coryza in spring and summer weather.

Face-Hot, heavy, flushed and besotted looking. (Bapt. Op.) yellow or jaundiced.

Neuralgia, with contraction of the muscles, especially about the mouth. Orbital neuralgia in distinct paroxysms.

Tongue:-Tongue and glotis partially paralyzed; speech thick, as if drunk, from congestion at base of brain.

Throat:-Dysphagia; paralysis of organs of deglutition. Painful sensation of a lump in the oesphagues, in hysterical

women.

Stomach:-Thirst absent or slight (Puls.) Sensation of emptiness and weakness in stomach and bowels or an oppression and fullness worse from pressure of the clothing.

Abdomen:-Acute, catarrhal enteritis during cold or warm weather. Gnawing pain in the transverse colon.

Stool:-Stools yellow, bilious, cream colored, clay-colored (Cal. c.) or color of green tea.

Diarrhoea in nervous persons subject to nervous chills; after sudden emotions or upon the anticipation of any unusual ordeal. (Arg. nit).