middle finger of the left hand, as of a gathering, for a short time only; and at the same time pain in inner side of left forearm, as of a boil developing; two nights before similar pains in corresponding parts of the right arm--query, are these effects of _Bellis_ (this was written December 11, 1856). The boil on the neck came December 7, 1856; began as a slight pimple with burning pain in the skin, increasing until in six days' time it was very large, of a dark fiery purple color, and very sore burning and aching pain in it, accompanied with headache, extending from occiput to sinciput, of a cold aching character; brain as though contracted in frontal region, dizziness, etc. (as before stated). I now set to work to cure myself, which by use of hot fomentations and lint dipped in [Greek: theta] tincture of _Belladonna_ externally, taking at the same time 3d dil. _Belladonna_ internally, was soon accomplished. Three days after this was cured, another made its appearance, which speedily succumbed to the same remedies. As I had never previously had a boil, and had not made any change in my diet, I suspected _Bellis_ tincture to be the cause of the trouble. On the 12th of January, 1857, feeling my left foot somewhat strained after running, I applied _Bellis_ [Greek: theta] to the strain, which for several days aggravated the feeling; and in five hours after the application I had another small boil (three weeks after disappearance of the last), which yielded to same treatment as the others, by January 19, 1857. On March 7, 1857, I chewed some daisy flowers. On the 11th, a small boil appeared at the angle of the inferior maxilla, right side; _Belladonna_ [Greek: theta], externally, cured it. The last trial I made with the third centesimal dilution of _Bellis_, taking three drops on Tuesday, 2d March, 1858, on the following Friday a small pimple appeared a little behind the angle of _left_ inferior maxilla; it increased very much in size and pain by Saturday, when I treated it with _Belladonna_ [Greek: theta] externally, to which it soon yielded. As at no other time in my life have I suffered from boils, I am inclined to think these are due to the use of the daisy. BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM. NAT. ORD., Berberidaceæ COMMON NAMES, Oregon grape. Mountain grape. PREPARATION.--The fresh root and stem is pounded to a pulp and macerated in two parts by weight of alcohol. (This unintentional proving was published in August, 1896, under the signature J. d. W. C. The paper referred to by J. d. W. C. was a clipping from the _Eclectic Medical Journal_.) In the _Homoeopathic Recorder_ for March, 1896, p. 133, there appears an interesting article on the virtues of the plant named above--it starts out with: "From the fact that it will make a 'new' man of an old one in a short time it is an excellent remedy."