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The Proving of X-ray by Bernhardt Fincke, MD
Introduction to the proving
The Provers and the Proving
Summary: Mind and Disposition
Head
Eyes, Ears, Nose, Face, Mouth
Throat, Appetite, Nausea, Vomiting
Abdomen, Stool, Urine, Sexual
Respiration, Chest, Heart
Back and Extremeties
Fever, Sleep, Skin, General
A Case from Dr. John B. Campbell
Discussion
Proving Of X-ray— IHA Transactions 1897 pages 47-76
Provings Of The X Ray.
By The Brooklyn Hahnemannian Union.
B. Fincke, MD, Brooklyn, N. Y.
A very able description of the discovery of the X Ray by Professor Roentgen was given in the Homeopathic Physician
(March 1896) by our vice-president, Dr. Walter M. James, and concluded with the words: "Why should not the
homeopathist seek to procure a proving of the effects of the X Ray upon the animal economy of the human being? An inviting
field is there opened up to the experimenters of our school. May it soon be cultivated!" Why not?
1897. March 27. A drachm vial filled with absolute alcohol was exposed to a Crook's tube in operation for half an hour,
and then brought up to the sixth centesimal potency. With this smallest globules were moistened and the vials containing
them presented to the members of the Brooklyn Hahnemannian Union, which met the same evening in regular session.
Of course everyone was curious of trying the new remedy and took a small number of globules on the tongue at once, and lo!
it began to reveal its existence immediately, and during the two hours of our being together a number of symptoms were
observed, which were at once announced and taken down by our diligent Secretary. Some of the members from that time
have been so seriously affected, that they would not for any consideration try any more of that mysterious power. The
following is a narrative of its action upon the several provers, being perfectly healthy up to that time, which lasted from the
beginning to two months. The action reveals not only new symptoms, but also hunted up many old ones, which called forth
the remark of Dr. John B. Campbell, "I noticed a grand characteristic in all the provings as far as heard from, viz., a
tendency to resurrect old symptoms, some unheard of for as much as thirty years, some twenty, or a year or two."
If it is assumed that glass is opaque to the X ray, it was not so in our case, for the alcohol in the vial was certainly affected
by it, as the result of the provings show. If the X ray penetrates certain tissues of the body in order to make the condition of
the opaque organs, such as the bones and foreign bodies contained in the body, visible, it also shows its penetration into that
invisible interior of the human being, which is under the dominion of the life-force.
But oh ! where is the bacillus ?
Provings Of The X Ray With One Dose Of The Sixth Cent. Potency.
1. Dr. B. L' B. B. After one dose X ray 6 cent.
A magnetic thrill in right hand extending up forearm, immediately.
No particular symptoms the next day.
Next morning awaked earlier than usual by dull aching in the left side of occiput, and immediately in left sacro-liliac region,
then on posterior aspect of left thigh and calf, a dull ache. These pains extended from above downward, not severe, lasting
fifteen minutes.
In afternoon suddenly a sharp ache in left side of occiput on a small area. This occurred two or three times at intervals of
some hours without regularity.
After that in the course of two or three days a trouble which he had once before, a catarrhal condition of inflammation of
rectum with discharge of mucus, slightly bloody, after action of bowels.
Corns on soles of feet more sensitive than formerly consisting of thickening of cuticle, and sometimes a little pinhead
depression in the middle which does not scale off.
2. Dr. Mrs. Alice B. C. after one dose X ray 6 cent.
A feeling on the external orbital margin as if it might be an ache, immediately.
Buzzing in right ear with pressure extending to temples.
Bearing down of eyelids.
Woke with headache next morning, continuing at intervals during whole day.
A pressing across forehead, with a miserable feeling generally as though going to be sick.
Sleepy with headache.
Bloody mucus from nose.
No appetite for anything only sweet pudding or cake most tolerable.
Aversion to meat.
Heaviness and fullness in lower abdomen after eating small quantity.
Uneasy feeling in lower abdomen at intervals like fomention, as though diarrhcea would follow.
Most distress after midday and evening meal.
Abdomen distended with full feeling.
(Pulsatilla, which a year ago helped for months a train of symptoms, had only very slight effect.)
Drawing gnawing in the region of appendix as though inflammation were beginning.
Sensation in right lower abdomen as though bubbles were forming and wanting to burst (relieved by Taraxacum for
twenty-four hours).
Flatulence with ineffectual desire for stool.
Seven days after taking the medicine was roused out of bed at 4 a.m. with desire for stool, and complete evacuation of
immense quantity followed by nausea and vomiting, profuse sweat.
Colicky pain in right lower abdomen, sometimes extending behind hip, and retained urine.
Tenesmus vesicae continuing for twelve hours to 4 p.m., when the urine came freer.
Vomiting ceased though colic-pains remained for twelve days.
Moving aggravated pains especially on right side of abdomen, which seemed to adhere to the walls, feeling as if being torn
off. Had to keep a large towel-pad between abdomen and thigh to support abdomen and prevent the excruciating pain.
Ate nothing for three days.
Thirst for cold drinks though nothing tastes good.
Tongue thickly coated.
Breath foul.
Only snatches of sleep during these twelve days, always followed by terrible mental depression, did not want to answer
questions, did not want to see anybody nor to speak to anybody; misanthropy.
Chills as soon as beginning to sleep running up back, preventing sleep.
Dreams of distressing nature. Recurrence of a dream that used to trouble many years ago. This dream was repeated at wide
intervals over twenty years ago. Now it came every night for five times.
Seven days from beginning of the attack had a return of renal colic with vomiting, continuous nausea, cold sweat and
retention of urine on left side. A clutching pain from kidney to bladder that never relaxed for four hours, causing the wildest
demonstrations of agony, ghastly face, blue rings around sunken eyes, violent trembling, frightful restlessness, cold sweat,
urine retained in ureter, giving a perfect picture of Tabacum which also relieved the symptoms. As soon as the pains in the
ureter relaxed, the urine seemed to fill up the bladder and then passed without pain. Some spasm remained and was relieved
by Cantharis in five minutes. (She had something like this before, about a year ago, by all means not so severe, a mere
strangury).
Varicose veins inside of knees and legs, with swelling and soreness (after years returned).
The palms of hands, which were rough and scaly and bleeding at times, became entirely smooth during proving. Healing
action. After that the hands went back to former condition while general health improved.
Prostration for a long time.
During the continued action of the X ray she suffered so much that for some time she had to take medicine to counteract it.
All these symptoms have been thrown out.
3. Dr. John B. C. 1897, March 28th, took X ray 6 cent. three doses in globules ten minutes apart.
Five minutes after second dose.
Sensation of fullness of head with slight full feeling in both ears, worse in right ear.
Feeling in head and nose as if coryza were about to commence, with some slight desire to sneeze.
Sense of pressive fullness starting from posterior prominence of vertex in a straight line to bridge of nose, followed by
fullness in entire vertex extending to bridge of nose.
Tingling in both arms as of an electric current, or as if asleep.
Intermittent, slightly burning rheumatic-like pain in right carpometacarpal articulation extending from index finger up outside
of forearm.
Aggravation of fullness over vertex worse along centre to nose, worse stooping.
Dull pain in right sciatic nerve, worse on walking.
Wandering pains in chest, sticking in character, worse on right side.
Sticking pains in different parts of head and face.
Rheumatic pains in different parts of head and face.
Rheumatic pains in front of right thigh.
March 29th. Bad taste in forenoon.
Disagreeable fullness of head all morning, with bland coryza and stoppage of nostrils.
General tired and sick feeling.
Symptoms gradually increasing in severity after noon.
Headache gradually extending to frontal region, worse in centre of forehead.
Sense of pressure in centre of forehead.
Dull headache in morning, worse stooping and after rising.
Symptoms all intermittent in character, they have all returned.
Sensation of sulphur-vapor in nose, with much sneezing.
Aching pain across top of head, coronal suture, on blowing nose and after it.
Pain in dorsal region.
Sulphur-vapor sensation in throat and nose.
Intermittent noise as of deep steam whistle in left ear, and singing in head.
Mental processes not clear; writes wrong words in letters.
Stitching pain in right upper chest, going through to upper part of scapula.
Rheumatic pain in left wrist and forearm.
Lame and stiff in back.
Aching whole length of spine.
Chilly while undressing in warm room.
March 30. Constant ache in vertex, worse on waking, also worse coughing, sneezing, motion or head low.
Rheumatic twinge in last two phalangeal articulations of index and middle finger for a short time in forenoon Appetite
diminished.
Nose stopped, worse on left side.
Throat painful on swallowing.
Sense of painful lump about left tonsil, worse swalowing.
Very vivid lewd dreams repeated night after night.
Dreams of strife, busy dreams.
Sleep not unrefreshing, though apparently dreaming all night.
Remark of the Prover. This medicine resurrects old troubles that have been long dormant, and remedies that formerly helped
have little, if any, effect against the renewed difficulty. In five provers old symptoms were brought to light. In some cases
the symptoms had been absent one year, some six, twelve or even thirty years.
May 24, No appetite for breakfast (an old symptom absent for years).
Re-appearance of an old slight pimply eruption on left side of forehead.
Persistent exhaustion and languor; this last was marked and not attributable to spring.
Return of a slight eruption on outside of lower legs, burning when scratched, worse after scratching (absent for months).
Observation of the Prover. It seems this medicine might be used in three ways: 1. To develop old troubles or those which
might become latent from any cause including suppression; 2. To develop acute symptoms already present as against its own
pathogenetic phenomena; 3. As an anti-psoric, somewhat like sulphur.
4. Dr. Miss C., March 27, 9 p.m. one dose X ray 6 cent.
An indescribable sensation in esophagus, immediately.
Pain in right side of head above temple.
Palpitation during evening, causing cough.
Pulsations greatly diffused and violent, provoking an exclamation which was repressed, accompanied with a desire to walk
in open air, and entirely relieved by lying down.
Before going to sleep, dull pain in upper jaw on right side.
Scraping pain in lateral incisor, aggravated by noises and Jarring of cars.
March 28. After waking at daybreak next morning sensation in dorsal region of spine, as if its convexity were anterior and
drawn far forward, lasting but a minute, and followed by a very uncomfortable feeling in that region lasting a much longer
time.
