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REPORTS OF CASES. 
CHRONIC GASTRITIS.* 
By Dr. Chas. J. Poeeard, Princeton, Ky. 
Chronic gastritis is a condition of the stomach almost daily 
met with in this country in a more or less well developed form, 
and to successfully treat these cases as they come to us is a goal 
we all desire to reach. 
This disease is almost invariably associated with more or 
less indigestion manifested by many protein symptoms and 
accompanied by more or less active vomiting of the ingested 
materials. 
The gastric secretions are almost without exception abnor¬ 
mal, many fermentative changes taking place in stomach con¬ 
tents, thus necessitating lavage more or less frequently for its 
relief. 
The report and treatment of the following case, while not 
strictly in accord with true homoeopathic prescribing, perhaps, 
was so prompt in effect and has proven so lasting in results that 
I shall be willing to shoulder any censure that may be heaped 
upon me. 
On May 21, 1900, Mr. H. came to me from an adjoining 
county and applied for treatment, having been through the 
hands of two old school physicians in the last four years. 
His age, 57 ; average build, lean, languid, dull, expression¬ 
less eyes, coated tongue, dirty, sallow-colored skin ; gave history 
of indigestion for last four years, characterized by eructations of 
sour materials, pain after eating, nervous depression, sleepless 
nights, constipation alternating with occasional attacks of diar¬ 
rhoea, vomiting, not marked, loss of flesh, weak pulse, flabby 
muscles ; in fact, a typical case of gastric catarrh in its chronic 
form. 
From the history of treatment and the many symptoms 
pointing to the drug, I prescribed nux vomica and diluted mu¬ 
riatic acid after meals, believing the digestive fluids deficient in 
quantity. The patient reported some improvement in two 
weeks, his medicine was repeated, and he was cautioned about 
diet, as formerly. 
He reported again on the '21st of June, 1900, and gave his¬ 
tory of an attack of rheumatism one week before, but still im¬ 
proving slowly of his stomach trouble. 
In the meantime I had been studying this case arduously; I 
read of a case having been successfully treated with hydrozone 
* Read before the Meeting of Kentucky State Homoeopathic Medical Society, May 
29, 3°> I9 QI - 
