Iris tenax

Volume IV — Appendix

IRIS MINOR.

(See vol. iii, p. jS.)

I. Previftgs. — I. In Oct. I prepared a tinct. from the small buftj» bv pounding them to a pulp, and to each oz, of this adding loi-rf alcohol, letting mixture stand lo d, in a dark cool room, shA n. and m. Of this I took, Dec. ist, 5 dr. In 15 m. I mouth, which increased, mouth and throat seemed on fire ; colil «-* did not relieve feeling, which continued till midnight, jrd.— At 7 a.m. took 25 dr. In 15 m. terrible burning in throat, which »'? was very painful, he had to keep swallowing every second or tw* Mouth dry and without saliva. 2 p.m. very gloomy and cast«b**' At 8, feeling thus, went to bed i but could not sleep, and beatf more and more despondent. Fell asleep at i ; at 5 awoke with it^ aching in temples and itching in eyes. Could not sleep again but ke? turning pillow over, — cool side relieving pain of temples. The»y» ptoms passed off at 8. 30. 6th. — Took 30 dr. at 7 a.m. BurningsrJl

worse ; cold water gave no relief, but sweet oil and cam; "" "

comforting. 11, passed urine of brownish colour, and coi do so every if m. for 2 h. 1.30, pain in first I. upper molar, wh ; too long. 6, pain in tooth very severe j applied chloroform ^ -^ benefit. Went to bed at 7, but owing to pain did not sleep till »»- "* 7th. — Awoke at 6.15, tooth still aching. Upon standing up, jini^^ — " gone " feeling in stomach causing him to vomit up a quantify greenish-yellow slime, not bitter: this symptom passed offon di" ing a cup of tea. 1O.25, pain in tooth increasing ; hot and cold chloroform, camphor, failed to relieve it. Went to dentist and extracted, when all pain ceased. Tooth was decayed, but not uJorr^r*

8tb. — Awoke at 6 a.in. with fearful itching all over head. At 7, brushed hair well with a stiff brush } after 5 m. whole scalp was burning as if tinct. of capsicum had been rubbed over it ; at same time eyes began to smart, — they did not water. Itching and burning passed off in e., having lasted 11 h. loth. — 9 a'm.^ took 60 dr. Burning was fearful. 10, cutting pain in abdomen, more severe on r. than on 1. side ; pressure on ileo-caecal region caused deathly sensation at pit of stomach. 11. 40, courage all gone, could not help crying. 2 p.m., felt ill all over, and went to bed ; pain in bowels increasmg ; headache in both temples ; vomiting green bile. Hot applications relieved bowels, and at midnight there was copious evacuation, nth. — 8 a.m., so exhausted that he cannot leave bed, although pains have somewhat moderated. At 2 p.m. a hard chill came on, lasting 20 m., after which temp, ran up to 102°. As it fell perspiration came on, though not very profuse. The acute pains passed off during n. } but for 14 d. there was a painful spot over ileo-caecal region, as if an ulcer about the size of a quarter dollar (shilling) might be inside. The bowels did not act normally for 10 d. (G. Wigg, St. Louis Ptriscopt, Sept. 1886.)