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how far it lias already poisoned the organism, and 

 to what extent it may still be able to rouse a reac- 

 tion ; in which case, even those who know, may be 

 led to make dangerous mistakes. In all such cases 

 Apis is of the best use to us ; it is even sufficient to 

 arrest the disorganizing process, and to bring about 

 a satisfactorily progressing cure. 



The curative indications contained in the " Ame- 

 rican Provings," have been confirmed by my own 

 experience. We read in Nos. 903-911, "the pha- 

 langeal bones are painful; burning jerking, like a 

 stitching, contracting sensation, in the right numb, 

 from without inwards; drawing pains reaching the 

 extremities of the fingers ; distinct feeling of numb- 

 ness in the fingers, especially in the tips, around 

 the roots of the nails, with sensation as if the nails 

 were loose, and as if they could be shaken off; 

 burning in the tips of fingers, as from fire; fine 

 burning stinging in the tips of the fingers ; burning 

 around a hang-nail, on the outside of the fourth 

 finger of the right hand, with pain internally, with- 

 out redness and without aggravation from pressure, 

 with continual burning in the tip ; swelling of the 

 fingers, which remained painful for several days; 

 915, blister at the tip of the right index, discharg- 

 ing a bloody ichor when opened, and afterwards a 

 milky pus, with violent burning, throbbing, and 

 gnawing pains, continuing to spread for two days." 



From all this we deduce the highly important 

 practical rule : In a case of whitlow, first ascertain 

 whether and how far Sulphur has been abused by 

 the patient. Unfortunately the non-abuse of Sul- 



