Sulphuricum Acidum sul-ac.

Adapted to the light-haired; old people, especially women; flushes of heat in climacteric years.

Unwilling to answer questions not from obstinacy, but inaptness.

Feels in a great hurry; everything must be done quickly (Arg. n.).

Pain of gradual and slowly-increasing intensity which ceases suddenly when at its height, often repeated (Puls.).

The pain is pressure as of a blunt instrument. Tendency to gangrene following mechanical injuries, especially of old people.

Child has a sour odor despite careful washing (Hep., Mag. c., Rheum).

Sensation as if the brain was loose in forehead and falling from side to side (Bell., Bry., Rhus, Spig.).

* "Just as the milk of Sulphur applied to the skin (worn in the stockings) is the best preventive of cholera, so Carbo v. is the best preventive of yellow fever."—HERING.

In Memphis, in 1873, charcoal came much into favor as a prophylactic; out of more than fifty persons who took it and were constantly exposed to the fever not one was attacked; the usual dose was half a teaspoonful of the crude powder, two or three times a day."—DR. MORSE.

Aphthæ; of mouth, gums, or entire buccal cavity; gums bleed readily; ulcers painful; offensive breath (Bor.).

Chronic heartburn, sour eructations, sets teeth on edge (Rob.).

Water drunk causes coldness of the stomach unless mixed with alcoholic liquor.

Sensation as if trembling all over, without real trembling; internal trembling of drunkards.

Bad effects from mechanical injuries, with bruises, chafing and livid skin; prostration (Acet. ac.).

Ecchymosis; cicatrices turn blood-red or blue, are painful (turn green, Led.).

Petechia: purpura hemorrhagica; blue spots; livid, red itching blotches.

Hemorrhage of black blood from all the outlets of the body (Crot., Mur. ac., Nit. ac.).

Concussion of brain from fall or blow where skin is cold and body bathed in cold sweat.

Weak and exhausted from some deep-seated dyscrasia; no other symptoms (Psor., Sulph.).

Complementary: Puls.

In contusion and laceration of soft parts it vies with Calendula.

Follows well: after, Arn. with bruised pain, livid skin and profuse sweat; after, Led. in ecchymosis.

Ailments, from brandy drinking.

Pernicious, malarial, putrid, typhoid, typhus, septic, yellow, zymotic; regular periods.

Not characteristic; evening most marked.

With thirst; frequent during the day; running down- ward; < in the room, > in open air when exercising. Shiver- ing, in paroxysms; shaking chill over whole body; pains in back and loins. Attacks begin with coldness and trembling, then general rigor.

With thirst; in evening and in bed; after cold shivers gets warm and perspires.

Fever with great disposition to hemorrhage from capillaries and rapid sinking of the vital forces; oozing of dark, liquid blood; face deathly pale; tendency to collapse and gangrene. Black vomit of yellow fever. Flushes of heat (Lach., Sulph.). Urine involuntary.

With thirst; profuse mostly on upper part of the body; sour; cold, soon after eating warm food; mornings; at night, > by drinking wine; with great debility. Nose-bleed.