A PROVING OF THE ARSENIATE OF SODA. ( HYDR O-DISODIC ARSENIATE. ) BY THE HOM(EOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA CLUB OF ALLEGIIANY COUNTY, PA. THE PROVER'S RECORD ARRANGED BY J. F. COOPER, M.D. CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOM(EOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AT THE SESSION OF 1875. PRINTED BY THE HAHNEMANNIAN MONTHLY. 18 7 6. 6 ARSENIATE OF SODA. quantity of gas generated in the bowels and passed off per anum. Tenderness in the epigastric region and more or less distension of the abdomen. Appetite increased while taking the tincture and became poor after ceasing to take it. Tongue but little coated in some of the provers; somewhat reddened and corrugated in others. Thirst. Shooting pains in the chest on either side at the junction of the ribs with the cartilages. Neuralgic pains in the parts supplied by the sciatic and crural nerves. Skin. First Proving. R. R. —3d. Fine red rash on the face and neck, most of it on the right side,~. 6d. Rash still as above,~. 8d. The fine miliary rash still on the face and neck,0. On retaking the medicine after a lapse of twenty days the rash brought out by the first taking of the medicine did not again appear,~. J. C. K.-43d. An eruption of diffused irregular patches, with numerous papular elevations, without areola, with pointed apex, on the face and neck. Most abundant between the zygoma and the ramus of the lower jaw. A goodly number, however, on the neck, and more on the right side than on the left,~. 58d. Have a small boil on the right side of the chin and one on the tuberosity of the ischium,~. W. J. M. —51d. Within the last three days there has appeared on the skin covering the left superior maxilla, a number of hard very red pimples, not very painful,'0. MI. J. C.-8d. Yellowish blotches resembling moth patches appear on the cheeks and forehead, remaining a day or two,30. J. H. B. —l1d. A boil appears on the outer hamstring of the left leg,30. Reproving. O. R. S.-9d. The complexion a little red or purplish,~. 22d. The skin natural,~. 8 ARSENIATE OF SODA. Z. T. M.-3d. Extremely sleepy,30. 24d, P.M. Drowsy and sleepy while at work,15. 25d. Did not sleep well; awoke often through the night,'5. 39d, P.M. Yawning, without sleepiness. 40d. Slept unusually well for eleven hours, although I usually sleep but six and a half or seven hours,5. WT. J. M. —120. Slept well last night, but dreamed a great deal,6. 49d. Slept well but awoke early, with great pain in the bowels and a dreadful headache,6. 50d, 10 P.M. Took a bath and went to bed, but was restless, and could not sleep till after three A.M.,'5. WM. J. C.-8d. Could not sleep till late because of the uncomfortable feeling in the stomach, 2. J. H. B.-9d. Retired about 11 P.ri., but could not sleep till after midnight on account of a restless tossing about,30. Ild. Sleep disturbed,30. Reproving. O. R. S. —lld. Slept well through the night,0~. 12d. Slept well last night, and felt well on getting out of bed this morning,~. 13d. Slept well and felt moderately well, except dull and stupid,~. 14d. Did not sleep well. Dreamed of getting into a row and having difficulty,~. 5 d. Took but two doses of the medicine yesterday and slept soundly, but felt weary on waking,~. 17d. Slept well during the past night,~. 19d. Slept uneasily; dreamed, shifted, and was restless,0. 20d. Slept well,~. 22d. Slept well, but awoke in the morning with dry fauces and pharynx,0~. 24d. Slept well,~. J. G. T.-_5d. Slept well,~. 100. Last night, and the previous one, on laying down to sleep, on closing the eyes visions of small black animals appeared to pass as it were before the eyes, arousing him from sleep, and while sleeping black objects were dreamed of. Though the night's sleep was a troubled one he laid still,~. 12 ARSENIATE OF SODA. 19d. Irritable, dull, and wants to sit or lie and not be disturbed. Cannot study. Forgetfill,~. 20d. Mind much clearer,~. 24d. The mind clearer. The disposition to forget entirely changed, and the petulant disposition and feeling of taciturnity gone,~. J. G. T.-4d. Dull, and indisposed to study. Cannot be interested,~. 5d. Cannot concentrate the mind readily,~. 6d. Want of power to concentrate the mind continuous,~. 9d. Confusion, and want of' power of concentration, much worse all day,~. l Id. Still depressed,~. 12". Somewhat dull, and unable to concentrate the mind for study,~. 14d. Feeling of confusion through the head, and want of power to readily concentrate the mind,~. 15d. The symptoms of the mlind about as for several days,~. 19d. Still unable to bring himself to study,~. R. R.-3d. Could not think readily during the day, but this P.I. the mind is clear as usual,0. 24d. Cannot concentrate the mind, or recall names, and indisposed to study or to speak to any one while the afternoon headaches last. 37d. More impressionable to cold than formerly,~. Head. First Proving. J. G. T. —2. Dull aching in the frontal region on awaking in the morning,~. During the day pain in the frontal region, very severe. Every motion jars the brain,~. 3d. The head feels dull and heavy, with aching pain in the frontal region,~. 4d. The head feels heavy,0. 5d. Dull frontal headache,~. 6d. Confused feeling in the head,~. 7d. The head feels heavy,0. 8d. Dull frontal headache,~. ARSENIATE OF SODA. 19 16d. The nose discharging,0. 17d. The nose is discharging, and an odor perceived such as existed on having measles some years since. 18d. Profuse discharge of a watery mucus from the nose,~. 20d. The nose discharging freely a watery substance. The nasal orifices a little chafed, and the nasal cavities very much obstructed in the morning on waking, but free through the day,0. 22d. On waking this morning the nasal cavities were stuffed up, and remained so till 9 A.M., when both nostrils commenced discharging freely,~. 23d. The nose entirely stopped up on waking. The fauces and pharynx dry, and a quantity of tough yellowish mucus occupying the posterior nares and upper part of the pharynx. Through the day a firee discharge of yellowish mucus firom both nasal cavities. The sense of smell has been defective since the nose began to show symptoms from the taking of the drug,0. 24d. The nose is still discharging about as yesterday,~. 36d There is at times a watery mucous discharge from both nostrils; most free from the left,~. Reproving. J. G. T. —11ld. Thickening of the nasal mucous membrane. Can inhale air, but finds it difficult to exhale. Considerable yellowish, rather consistent mucus drawn by inspiration and hawking from the posterior nares,~. 12d. Through the day considerable sneezing, and a free watery discharge firom the nostrils, so far not irritating to the parts with which it comes in contact. The discharge from the posterior nares continues about as yesterday,~. 13d. But little discharge anteriorly through the nares, but the usual amount of hawking and clearing of the throat and posterior nares during the early part of the day, and a free watery discharge firom the nasal cavities all afternoon and evening,~. 14d. Has been sneezing, and a watery or semimucous discharge rather copious all day (12.30 M.). 15d. Sneezing brought on by an inspiration of cool air on moving about during the morning, accompanied by a free discharge of the same substance as yesterday. The sneezing was renewed every time he went into the cool air or took a fresh inspiration of cool air. The discharge was free till mid ARSENIATE OF SODA. 21 51d, 11.30 A.M. The corners of the mouth are indurated and painful, the right worst,~. 530, 9.30 p..m. The corners of the mouth still fissured, the right worst. Z. T. I.- 2d, 9 A.M. One' hour after taking ten drops of the medicine felt a very sensible constriction and burning in the lower part of the larynx, more markedly felt on the right side. Constrictive sensation in the throat below the larynx, all evening. Constrictive burning feeling in the esophagus,30. 3d. The tongue slightly coated and a pasty taste in the mouth. Hawking up of a grayish, viscid, tenacious mucus, with rough feeling in the throat. Constricted choking feeling still in the throat. An ulcer in the mouth, very sore,'. 5d, p..M. Great constriction in the throat. Pyrosis felt below the thyroid cartilage,"~. 7d, 9 P.M. Some constricted feeling in the throat,30. 26d, P.m. Roughness of the throat. A tenacious whitish mucus causes considerable hawking to free the throat,15. 27'. Scraping and raw tickling sensation in the throat,'5. 36a. Moderate feeling of constriction in the region of the thyroid cartilage, as if pressed between the thumb and finger,30. W. J. M.-7d. Ulceration, such as has heretofore occurred at the right commissure of the lips, from a cold, and continuing three or four days,30. 12d. Slight whitish coating on the tongue. The throat rough,5. 13d. The tongue coated a yellowish-white, and a bitter taste in the mouth,'5. 43d, p.mI. Dryness of the larynx; it feels as if inflamed. Great difficulty in detaching the mucus, which is very small in quantity and of a dirty slate-color,6. 49d. The throat is rough and clogged up with much mucus, difficult to dislodge and of a dark slate-color,6. 50d. Feel very weak at times; the mouth gets watery, and I think that I am going to vomit. Bitter taste in the mouth, with belching and sour eructations for two or three hours after eating. Entire absence of thirst, 6 J. H. B. —3d. The tongue feels dry, as if burned. Liquids do not remove the sensation,30. O. R. S. —12d. Disposition to hawk and draw from the posterior nares and throat a thick semi-solid whitish mucus, ARSENIATE OF SODA. 29 14d. The eyes more puffy and congested, and the balls sore to touch or if' pressed upon. At 1 P.M. noticed the pupil of the left eye to be much larger than that of the other (froin two to three diameters), there seeming to be but little difftrence bIetween the eyes in the prover to discern olbjects, but on noticing closely an object looked at has a misty appearance to both eves. The distension of thle pupil passed off while walking, an(.l did not return for the day,~. 15". The orbital region is not so much swollen as yesterday, and the eves were slightly agglutinated on waking,0. 16g. Dull aching across the orbits,0. 17d. At 5 P.AM. noticed that the pupil of the left eve was very much enlarged, which to some extent is the case now (11.30 Pi.M.),~. 18". The eves feel sticky, and a little gum is seen in the external canthus. The orbital region is somewhat swollen, and the vessels of the conljunctiva are turgid,0. 19d.'rhe eyes feel rather sorer and the light pains them. Some dilatation of the puplil of the left eye,0~. 20'. The vessels on the inner surface of the lid quite full, and the vessels of the globe less turgid. The soreness nearly gone,~. 22d. The eyes slightly congested, but not swollen or sore,~. 24'. The eyves a little red, but not swollen, and the sight much clearer. 36". T''he eyes a little red and watery, but feel almost well. Reading by lamp or gaslight cannot be endured, however, for any considerable time without giving discomfort..Reproving. J. G. T.-4d. The eyes are a little irritable, and the vessels of the conjunctiva are fuller than usual, and the white portion of the eye has a perceptibly yellowish tinge. Slirght (pdema of the orbital region, worse on the right si(le,. 5". The eyes feel sorer, the vessels are fuller, and they burn as if they had been all (lay irritated by wood smoke,~. 6'1. The eyes smart as if tlhey had been smoked. Some cedema of thle orbital region,~. 7'V. CEdenma of the infraorbital region. Tile conljunctival vessels congested. The eyes smart and there is mtioderate lachrymation on going into the open air. It is difficult keeping the eyelids from closing,~. ARSENIATE OF SODA. 31 phobia. The pain mnch severer in the orbits than any other place, compelling him to lie down. Never had this kind of pain before, except when taking this drug on a former occasion. The whole orbital region very much swollen, and the vessels of the ball and lids both largely congested. The severe pain began to diminish about 7 P.m., and by bedtime had almost passed away, leaving a dull supraorbital pain,~. 25d. The eyeballs remain sore on pressure all day, and also on looking steadily at an object they ache,0~. 29d. The eyes are sore, and smart and lachrymate on going into the open air, and the orbital region is some swollen in the mornings. The vessels of the ball and lids perceptibly congested, and the sight very much weakened from the condition of health,0. R. R.-7d. Slight swelling of the orbital region and moderate congestion of the vessels of the white portion of the eyes, but no disagreeable sensation in the eyes. 8". The eyelids swollen, more noticeable in the lower lids. Slight photophobia. Lachrymation in the open air, worse in the morning. 10d. The orbital region swollen and the eyes congested, especially so in the morning. The open air affects them and causes slight lachrymation,0. 11d. On waking this morning the whole orbital region swollen and the vessels of the eyes congested. The orbital swelling passed off gradually through the day,0. 12d. A little whitish gum was seen in the external canthus this morning. The eyes felt disagreeable and were caused to lachrymate on going into the open air,~. 13'. The symptoms of the eyes the same as yesterday,~. 24d. The eyes are slightly gummed in the mornings, and there is a feeling as of thickening of the structures within the lids, the right eye feeling the worst. They smart and feel badly on reading for a time; the vessels are still somewhat congested. Face. First Proving. J. G. T. —3d. The face flushed and hot,0~. 5d. The face feels puffed up and hot. Heavy aching pain in the ethmoid bone,0. 7d. The malar bones feel large, as if swollen. The muscles of mastication feel stiff and motion of the jaw is painful,~. ARSENIATE OF SODA. 41 each natural, the latter part laxative and pungent. Had a disposition to go to stool at two other times, which passed away when flatus was allowed to escape from the bowels. The escape of gas has nearly always been preceded by more or less pain through the small intestines,~. 11. The bowels moved at 7.30 P.ii., and again at 6 P.M. The first part of the morning stool was consistent, but the latter part quite soft. The evening stool was thin and lutnpy,0. 12d, 6 A.M. Had a large liquid stool, preceded by pain, and a little pungent,~. 14d. The bowels moved once, with slight pain through the abdomen previous to the discharge. The stool was small, pasty and light brown, with a slight burning in the bowel after stool. Had occasion frequently to go to stool, when the passing off of gas or urine relieved the sensation, and no stool came,~. 15'. The bowels moved at 8 A.M., the stool pasty, dark, and small. Stool again at 10 A.M. of the same character, but small also,~. 160. The bowels moved once. The stool soft, pasty, and dark,~. 170. After breakfast the bowels were moved once. The stool was of moderate size, yellowish, and sticky,0~. 19d. The bowels were moved once, and the stool the same as yesterday,~. 21d. The bowels moved at 9 A.M. The stool scant, and the same in appearance as the day before yesterday,~. 22d. The bowels were moved this A.M. The stool was almost natural,~. 23d. One natural stool,0. 240. The bowels were naturally moved this morning,0~. 36d. The bowels regular,0. Reproving. J. G. T.-5d. No movement of the bowels since yesterday morning (now 8.45 P.M.),0. 6d. No stool and no gas passed off,~. 70, 10 A.M. Stool perfectly natural,0. 8d. The bowels were not moved,~. 9d. The bowels were moved twice. The stools were natural,~. ild. The bowels rather looser than usual. Two stools between 6 and 8.30 this A.M.,~.