This rosin which comes to us from the province of St. Paul, is used
empirically for hernia.
_First day._—1. Stupefying pain in the head, worse when stooping. Vertigo
as if one would fall to the right. Earache when the least dampness sets
in, extending to the articulation of the jaw. Numbness at the tarsal
joint, after sitting. 5. Pain in the abdomen, from within outwards.
Sense of chilliness at the hypogastrium, especially in the evening.
_Second day._—Light sleep at night, but continual. Continual hiccough.
Aching pain in the forehead and eyes. 10. Beating in the right temple.
The pain extends to the ear and the articulation of the jaw. Pain on the
left side like wry-neck. Lancination in the forehead, right side. Nausea
worse during motion. 15. Pain in the left hypochondrium, when inclining
forwards.
_Third day._—Violent itching near the sternal extremity of the right
clavicle, followed by a moist tetter, which scatters in six hours.
_Fourth day._—Violent itching at the right arm; it is covered with red
pimples, rounded like pins’ head. The itching ceases in the day-time, but
the eruption lasts all day. Pimples on the left side of the neck; they
itch as much, though less inflamed. 20. Numbness of the legs. On rising
from a chair one is unable to stand straight.
_Fifth day._—Stiffness of the nape of the neck, which prevents one from
raising or inclining the head. Pain at the nape of the neck, penetrating
to the forehead and causing a numbness and heaviness which carries the
head forward. The pimples on the arm and neck scatter gradually.
_Sixth day._—Cramps at the left tarsal joint. 25. Involuntary stools.
_Seventh day._—Sudden report in the ear, with frightful pain extending to
the teeth, for several minutes; this paroxysm recurs four times in the
morning, from hour to hour. Numbness in the tarsal joint every time one
rises from a seat. Profuse painless diarrhœa. Copious, yellow, diarrhœic
stools.
_Eighth day._—30. Reports in the ears, as often as eight times a day.
Profuse sweat after the reports. Air aggravates the pain. Lancinating
pain in the region of the liver, worse when walking or stooping.
Heaviness of the head, it inclines forwards. 35. Heaviness at the eyes
when walking. Burning pain at the anus after sitting. Twinkling of the
eyes. Burning in the eyelids. Muscæ volitantes like pins’-heads. 40. Pain
from the ear to the teeth, less but longer than previously. Lancinating
pain in the orbit of the left eye, extending to the eyebrow. Toothache
worse when taking a cold drink.
_Ninth day._—Burning at the vulva followed by violent itching. Crampy
pain at the tendo-Achillis. 45. Bright-yellow stool, which cannot be
retained as soon as one stands up. Repeated sneezing. Coryza. Crampy pain
from the calf to the heel. Heaviness in the legs and weariness towards
evening.
_Twelfth day._—50. Acute pain in the knee-joint. The tongue feels big,
as if it filled the whole mouth, though the swelling is but trifling.
Red tongue. Difficulty of moving the tongue and talking. Inflammation of
the tonsils. 55. Pain in the throat and sensation as of a lump in the
pharynx. Pain in the left breast worse when walking. Itching at the left
breast and nipple, especially in the morning. Pain at the posterior iliac
spine when stretching the leg or rising, several days in succession.