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that is Carbolic acid. I have seen Carbolic acid administered in that state, and the patient described thesensation of the Carbolic acid going down his throat as a cooling comfort. He says "Why, doctor, I canfeel that dose go to the ends of my fingers". When you administer antidote under such circumstanceslisten to what your patient says. When you get the true natural antidote, and, at times, When you get thetrue curative medicine in a case, no matter how high the potency is, the patient will say: "I feel that tothe roots of my hair and to the ends of my toes". Such is the feeling it gives when the true antidotalmedicine goes to the +innermost portions of his economy, and that is the way we want to get ourmedicines always, to be guided by the symptoms of our patient that they will tell us what medicines toadminister, and when the medicine is administered its highest reaction is of that sort.If we are well acquainted with the symptoms of Apis we can many times get along withouthaving a specialist to treat the eyes. They make more people blind with their lotions, caustic solutions,etc., than they benefit. The old fashioned way was to cauterize with copper and silver nitrate solution,and the modern things are not much better. At the present day the homeopathic physician who is notcapable of taking eye symptoms as well as lung symptoms and symptoms of any part of the body is notcompetent to practice medicine. Eye cases can be prescribed for by the physician. In Homeopathy thereis no such thing as treating the eye and other organs of the body, but the patient with all his organs, notthe patient with one or two organs.Apis is a great remedy for the eyes. It has deep-seated inflammatory complaints of the eyes as aresult of disease.Inflammations that are erysipelatous in character, that leave thickening of the mucousmembrane and lids, and white spots over the eye; opacities. Inflammation with opacities very extensiveor in patches. Enlarged blood-vessels. When the inflammatory condition is active it is attended withedema of the lids, both upper and lower, and the whole face is sometimes in a state of oedema, such asyou would expect to see after a bee sting. The swelling of the mucous membranes of the lids is soenormous that they roll out, looking like pieces of raw beef. The fluid will run out over the cheeks ingreat abundance. Burning and stinging like fire, better from washing, from cold applications, worsefrom heat. Chronic eye troubles that are worse from looking into an open fire, worse from radiatedheat; wants something cold applied. Chronic granular lids. The results of chronic inflammation arenumerous and extensive. Worse from looking at white things, worse from looking at the snow. Pain inthe eyeballs, pain deep in the eyeballs, stitches burning, stinging and shooting. Chemosis. Apis is oftensuitable for old scrofulous affections of the eyes. Vascular affections, the veins are enlarged. "Iritis"."Congestion to the eyes, blood-vessels injected;" whole conjunctivitis inflamed. Photophobia.Rheumatic ophthalmia, that is, a high grade of inflammation of the eyes in rheumatic subjects.Catarrhal inflammation of the eyes; scrofulous inflammation of the eyes. Hot tears gush out of the eye;burning in the eyes. Erysipelas of the eyes and sides of the face. extruding from the right to the left.This direction is an Apis feature in many other respects. Erysipelas commences on the right side of theface, extends over the nose to the left side. Inflammation commences in the right side of the abdominalviscera and extends over to the left. In inflammation of the ovary the right is preferred to the left. Theright side of the uterus is preferred. Pains in the whole right side of the pelvis extending over towardsthe left. Burning stinging here and there extending from right to left.Inflammation of the middle ear in connection with or after scarlet fever. Now we come to thethroat troubles of Apis. We have much throat trouble. Apis cures diphtheria, especially when there is ahigh grade of inflammation and the membrane is scanty or comes slowly or insidiously, and it issomewhat of a surprise the gradual progress it makes; the parts are oedematous and the soft palate ispuffed like a water-bag, and the uvula hangs down with a semi-transparent appearance like a bag ofwater. All around the throat and mouth there is an oedematous condition looking as if it would flowwater if pricked. Burning, stinging pains in the throat ameliorated by cold and aggravated by heat.Aversion to all warm substances and drinks. The tongue swells until it fills the mouth, worse onthe right half of the tongue, or involving the right side first. Raw beef appearance, denuded appearanceof the tongue and buccal cavity and throat. Various kinds of swelling in the throat; benign swellings,with burning, stinging and redness. Ulcers in the throat that come as a result of this inflammation. Apisis suitable in the severest forms of sore throat accompanying scarlet fever. It cures scarlet fever whenthe symptoms agree, and it is not an uncommon thing for Apis to be suited to scarlet fever. though therash is sometimes rough. The scarlet fever rash in not always smooth and shiny.When the rash does not come out at all the face is very pallid with a high grade of inflammationof the throat; the scarlet fever is in the family, and the skin is red without any rash; in those cases thatare worse from heat, want the covers off, and are sensitive to the heat of the room. The patient desires alow temperature in the room, is worse from heat, wants cool things, worse from radiated heatespecially, or hot air that comes from a register or fire. He suffocates when a little warm air is radiating