NATRUM MURIATICUM:-On the first of December, 1906, a letter requesting something for relief of headache, was received from Miss R. H., who had been suffering for ten days, the pain apparently reaching most intensity the day previous. She described it, beginning about 10 a. m., daily and improving in the evening. On stooping, the pain darted quickly through the entire left side of head, to which part the pain was confined. Also on stooping was sensation of blood rushing up left side of neck. Stooping, after it had ceased in evening, occasioned return of pain. Noise produced sensation of bursting in vertex. After severe pain abated, a soreness to touch remained in temple and behind left ear. Relief was obtained by reclining and wrapping the head or applying heat until the head was thoroughly warmed, when sleep was possible and pain ceased only to return on rising from bed.

Kent's Repertory supplied the following lists;-all in the section on head, under the general rubric pain:—

10 a. m. apis, BOR., cimic., gels., NAT-MUR., thuj.;

daily at same hour: gels., cimic.;

ameliorated in evening: nat-mur.;

bursting: apis, cimic., NAT-MUR., thuj,;

cutting: apis, nat-mur.;

violent: apis, nat-mur., thuj.;

aggravated noise: bor.;

aggravated stooping: apis, bor., gels., nat-mur., thuj.

ameliorated sleep, gels.;

ameliorated wrapping head: apis, nat-mur.;

ameliorated lying: gels., nat-mur.;

left side: nat-m., thuj.

Nat-mur., 20m., was sent to her. On January 29th she wrote for a bill declaring that her head had troubled her but slightly since receiving the medicine. Only once she had experienced any intense pain and then warming the head relieved it etirely.

On March 30th she required more medicine, complaining of three sieges of headache in four weeks after or during a term of busy time with a sick mother. The pains were again confined to the left side; on two occasions, beginning about five or six p. m., continuing until bed time. The third one began at noon and passed away at 5:30. A repetition of the medicine was followed

by the same happy result and the patient was one more grateful beneficiary of homeopathy. Shall we permit the allopaths to legislate it out of our states?-Julia C. Loos, M. D., H. M., Harrisburg, Pa.

ERYSIPELAS.-Baptisia. Mrs. S. F. B., aged 47, passing through the climacteric. While being treated for a severe case of facial erysipelas, was taken with delirium and other typhoid symptoms. She was insane for several days. Had a sister who became insane under similar circumstances, and never recovered. This fact caused much alarm to all concerned.

During her delirium she raved about being double, about there being two of her in the bed, and complained in the most distressed manner about "the other one" pulling her arms and legs off! Even during comparatively lucid intervals she talked of this, and complained bitterly because she couldn't seem to prevent dismemberment.

The administration of baptisia was followed promptly by a complete disappearance of all symptoms of delirium and insanity, and the patient made a perfect recovery.

PNEUMONIA.-Mrs. M., aged 26, red hair and scrofulous diathesis, during a severe attack of pneumonia was threatened with typhoid complications, became delirious, evidenced many typhoid symptoms, which greatly alarmed the household and myself. And this especially because her uncle, a physician in the East, had assured the family that if she ever had pneumonia she would surely die of it.

The only markedly peculiar symptom elicited was, she was very much distressed because "they" were detaching her leg from her body at the hips. This peculiar symptom, together with other typhoid manifestations, pointed to baptisia as the remedy, and its administration was promptly followed by a total disappearance of all typhoid symptoms, and final perfect recovery took place.

It is bad practice to prescribe on one symptom alone, and I seldom do so; but the great value of this symptom of baptisia would cause me to give it any case where another remedy was not well indicated.

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UTERINE PROLAPSE.-Miss G., age 24. Present symptoms, “crazy headache," as she describes it, with intense nervousHeadache begins in base of brain and spreads thence up over whole head. She said it seemed at times as if she would certainly lose her mind if the pain continued. Palpitation of heart, with occasional pain as if heart were pressed between two hard, flat surfaces.

She had been an unusually strong and healthy woman up to the time when, while menstruating, she had taken a long and very rough buggy ride about a year ago. She weighed at that time 160 pounds. She now weighs 130. She is tall, large and well formed. Had never previously been ill nor had menstrual trouble of any kind. Has now deep, wide, dark circles beneath the eyes. Extremely nervous; said "it seemed as if she must fly." Had been under the care of old school physicians during the last seven months, and had worn rubber pessaries with no apparent relief. Dragging and pressing down in pelvic region.

Prescribed lilium tigrinum. Her report of the effects of the remedy was interesting. She said she "could feel it like lightning" going all through her, especially from heart to head. She had never felt anything like it before. She took four doses two hours apart, and she said she felt the same way after each dose, but the immediate effect of the later doses was less marked than the first.

In three days the nervousness and " 'crazy feeling" headache had all disappeared. She said she hardly knew herself, and her surprise and delight were apparent in every word and look. The results were certainly remarkable.

I have seen similar results from the action of this remedy in a number of cases of a similar character. The symptoms of head and heart were undoubtedly reflex. The heart is sound and well. There is pronounced prolapsus, but no inflammation, ulceratiou or organic change.

The patient reported September 10th that all her symptoms. except great nervousness, had entirely disappeared. She said there were no pelvic symptoms nor any headache, nor palpitation. She has had no medicine since her first visit. The dose was repeated on this, her last call.

In view of this and other cases, it again seems pertinent to ask: "What of therapeutic nihilism?" and "the science of therapeutics?"-W. J. Hawkes, M.D., Los Angeles, Cal.

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CONTRIBUTE D

HOW ANTWINE LEROUX BECAME CONVERTED TO HOMEOPA

THY.

S. H. Sparhawk, M.D.

Ah 'spose yu Docteur want no sumting an' learn sumting new w'en yu hev w'at yu coll Convenshum once year, tu brag 'bout yusefs Ah dunno?

Ah tole ma ol' ooman-Phebe-Ah goin' tal yu som tam how Ah cam got holt dos leedle peel Docteur.

Ah leeve een one dos leedle back town enn Canadaw; an’ firs' few year after Ah marre onto Phebe, we no hav' sum seek

ness.

Dere wus but one ol' Le Docteur on town; an' he one Allopat', an' he do loik dreenk hees leedle rum mos' all tam. He us'd com roun' see us 'bout once yeer an' say he mus' bleed us 'bout quart, an' den-wid good dose physeec all 'roun'; he say he gess we go an udder yeer all rat.

Ov corse Phebe, he hav' one two babee ev'y leedle wile; an' som tam de ol' Doc cum, an' som' tam no-don' mak' much deefrence, mos' he do wus tak' good beeg dreenk rum.

Woll, tam go 'long 'bout so teel our firs' boy-Alphonsebe 'bout feefteen yeer ol'; an' he took seek wun nite ver' sudden, beeg pain tak' heem on hees gut, an' w'en de ol' Docteur com' see heem, he say he 'spec Mike Robe wus got holt o' heem. Ah tell heem Ah no b'leeve eet, fur Alphonse be wun peesable boy; an' hev no trubble wid anny wun; but, he say he no bess an' want sum more Docteur com' see heem 'fore he go off de handle. So, Ah sen' git Le Docteur Bogle-new Le Docteur jus' com' on town. Woll, w'en he com', he put wun leedle glass dingus een hees mout' a minnit, an' w'en he tak eet out he say; BAH GOSH! yur boy got beeg fee-ver. Den he tak' de ol' Docteur een odder room an' shut door an' stay long tam, (tu talk polytik an' hoss trade, Ah s'pose), but, bimeby dey com' back an

de ol' Doc say tu me: Antwine, yur boy be tam seek. He got pen-cee-tus, an' he hev jis wan chance een t'ousand to git well onless yu hev hun-dollair oprashun.

Ah tell heem git off ma house RAT off, Ah want som' Docteur CURE ma boy, not keel heem. One ma nabor tol' me 'bout som' NEW Docteur com' on town, wot yu coll OSTERPAT, an' he say, HAV' HEEM. So AH go for heem, an' he com' on ma house an' feel Alphonse all 'roun'-punch heem een de rib an' een hees BACK-bone; an' he look wise loik wun hoot owl heem; an' w'en Ah tole heem odder Le Docteur say he hev pen-cee-tus, he say: Antwine Leroux, dose man try mak' one beeg fool o' yu, an' scare hun' DOL-LAIR out yu. W'AT AIL DAT BOY? He lose wun leedle joint off hees BACK-bone, an' yu no fin' eet, he goin' die RAT off BIMEby. Ah tell heem af he lose eet, eet mus' be een hees clos; he no been off de house. Ah shak' out hees breeches-hees shirt-hees drawer, but Ah no see som' small bone drop out som'w'ere.

'Bout 'at tam ma fren' Monsieur Joe Gonyo com' 'long 'at way, an' stop on ma house an' say he hear ma boy ees seek, an’ he ax wat ail heem? Ah tell heem SACRE BAH GOSH! Ah do no. Ah got tree Monsieur Le Docteur; TWO ov 'em say he hev' hun' dol-lair wort PEN-CEE-TUS; de odder say he lose hees BACK-bone sum. Monsieur Gonyo he put hees mout' on ma ear an' wheesper: "PACK TAM FOOL! da want yur hun' dol-LAIR. ANTWINE, yu sen' for MA Monsieur Le Docteur! He mak yur boy well een short tam. Eef he don' did eet, yu can jes use MA bowel for STRING ON DE FIDDLE. He ees one Hompat, AN' HE NOZE HEES BEES!" Woll, de boy tak' on orful. Phebe, he so tam scat he ball OUT loud, an' BAH GORGE Ah 'bout crazee MAself; but Ah telphone Monsieur Le Docteur Smit, Le Hompat, com' on ma house rat off queek! Een ver' short tam he walk on ma house, an' he say: "Ees dis Monsieur Antwine Leroux?" an' Ah say to heem, "Oui, Monsieur." Den he say: "Ah'm Le Docteur Smit. Wat fur yu call me on yur house?" Ah say tu heem, "Ah got one tam seek boy; an' ma fren' Monsieur Jo Gonyo tole me yu hees Le Docteur; an' he want me let yu cure ma boy putty soon Ah spoze?” Den he say: "Le Docteur's highest an' ONLY calling ees tu