ticularly that form of degeneracy denominated "Bright's disease;" debility from excessive losses by hæmorrhage, or otherwise; suppressed perspiration from cold; repelled cutaneous eruptions; suppressed habitual discharges; the injudicious use of Mercury, Arsenic, and Sulphur. I have seen two severe cases produced by the allopathic administration of Sulphur for the cure of Itch. Chronic Rheumatism, and Gout, are to be classed among the principal causes of this variety of dropsy.

TREATMENT.-During the first appearance of this disease, if there are inflammatory or febrile symptoms; pulse accelerated; increased heat of the surface and headache. Aconite.

When the swelling is principally confined to the feet, and occurs during pregnancy.

Lachesis.

When the inferior extremities are swollen; the dorsum of the feet puffed up; bowels constipated; urine scanty and high-colored; loss of appetite; metallic taste and thirst. Mercurius.

When the swelling is very general; the skin sallow; pressure upon the chest; dry cough; great difficulty of breathing, obliging the patient to sit up; burning sensation; the extremities feel cold to the hand; thirst; urine scanty and high-colored. Arsenicum.

And, as previously stated, it is an excellent drug in almost every variety of dropsy.

When there is drowsiness during the day and restlessness at night; the skin yellow or chlorotic; hands and feet cold; bowels constipated and a disposition to piles.

Sulphur.

And Sulphur is especially indicated in leuco-phlegmatic temperaments and scrofulitic diathesis.

For oedema of the feet during the day and diminishing at night. Bryonia in the morning and Sulphur at night.

There are many other remedies that have been used with success in Anasarca, such as Apis-mel, as recommended in Marcy's Practice, (vide page 547,) and Cannabinum Apocynum in Anasarca succeeding scarlet fever, by Drs. Gray and Hull.

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Cantharides, in dropsies, depending upon difficulty of the bladder, with stranguary pain in the limbs, chronic coryza, etc."

Digitalis removed anasarca, consequent upon scarlet rush; also cured a case of ascites and anasarca, and produced improvement in the co-existing affection of the heart.

China, one dose a day for eight days, afterwards every two days for one week, cured a case of anasarca consequent upon hæmorrhage." (Ruckert's Therapeutics, page 389.)

CHAPTER X.

HÆMORRHAGIA. (Flow of Blood.)

HÆMORRHAGIA, (derived from the Greek, the blood, and to break out;) is a hæmorrhage, or flow of blood from any part, and is divided into genera, or named according to the part from whence it flows, viz.: Epistaxis, from the nose; Hæmoptysis, from the lungs; Hæmatemesis, from the stomach; Hæmaturia, when voided with the urine; Menorrhagia, from the uterus, (womb,) etc. And it is further divided by pathologists into Active and Passive.

Active Hæmorrhages are said to occur when there is a preternatural determination or flow of blood to the part, and an increased activity of the entire circulatory system; occurring generally in those that are young, of full, plethoric habit, and predisposed to local congestion and determination.

Passive Hæmorrhages depend upon a decreased, instead of an increased vascular activity; the vis a tergo, or vital forces, are actually abridged; a relaxed and inactive state. of the vessels, the capillaries" suffering the blood to escape passively, from want of vital activity to resist its entrance and transmission."

The principal remedies for Active Hæmorrhage, are Aconite, Belladonna, Crocus, Hyosciamus, Arnica, Chamomilla, Ipecac., Mercurius, Nux-Vomica, Rhus-tox, Sabina, Sepia, Stramonium, and Sulphur.

The remedies for Passive Hæmorrhage, are China, Ferrum, Arsenicum, Phos.-acid, Pulsatilla, Secale, Staphysagria. Calcarea-carb., and Carbo.-veg., to be administered according to their special indications.

I. EPISTAXSIS. (Bleeding at the Nose.)

EPISTAXSIS. (From the Greek, to distill from.) Bleeding at the nose generally occurs among the young, those of full, plethoric habit, and those not yet arrived at manhood; and more frequently in males than females, particularly after menstruation becomes established.

It comes on frequently without any warning or visible cause e; is sometimes, however, preceded by headache, vertigo, flushed face, throbbing of the temporal arteries, and coldness of the extremities; and frequently is the result of a blow, or some mechanical injury, as we can all attest.

TREATMENT. When it occurs in persons of full, plethoric habit, who are subject to headache, dizziness, flushed face, and beating and throbbing of the temporal arteries. Aconite and Belladonna, in alternation.

When it occurs in those of lax fibre, or delicate structure; face pale, and general weakness. China, Ferrum.

When it occurs generally at night.

When it occurs in the morning.

When caused by a blow.

Arnica, internally and externally.

Rhus-tox.

Bryonia.

When caused by the free use of intoxicating drinks.

Nux-Vomica.

When caused by violent exertion.

Rhus-tox., Carbo.-veg.

⚫ ADMINISTRATION.-Give the remedy indicated every fifteen or twenty minutes, until the bleeding ceases. If it is to correct a disposition to it, give Aconite, Sulphur Sepia., Lycopodium; one dose of each every second day, for a week or two, will generally correct the habit.

DIET in accordance with homoeopathic rules while taking medicines.

II. HÆMOPTYSIS. (Spitting of Blood.)

HEMOPTYSIS. (From the Greek, blood, and to spit.) Bleeding from the lungs is generally preceded by pain, or a degree of fullness in the chest; some heat in the throat, and a sweet, insipid, saltish taste in the mouth; and is characterized by coughing up a florid, frothy blood, which last distinguishes it from hæmorrhage from the stomach, which is dark in appearance.

CAUSES. The exciting causes of bleeding from the lungs, or from the respiratory passages, are various. The most common are violent exertions; the free use of intoxicating drinks; the drying up of old ulcers; the suppression of habitual discharges; metastasis from Gout and Rheumatism; irritation from the inhalation of irritating substances, or heated air; blowing on wind instruments; loud speaking and singing; injuries of the chest by blows, etc.; and organic disease of the lungs.

TREATMENT. When bleeding of the lungs occurs in