Mental characteristics of a tubercular miasmatic child:
1. Child of the union of the syphilitic and psoric dyscrasias presents a picture of a “problem child” slow in comprehension, dull, and unable to keep a line of thought.
2. Unsocial- keep to himself and becomes sullen and morose.
3. Lack of patience and tolerance. And inability or slowness to comprehend. They find it difficult to try again and there is continuous dissatisfaction.
4. On the other hand tubercular children can also be very bright and show great keenness of intellect.
5. Memory problems, especially in children, result from a lack of tolerance and manifest as a difficulty in comprehension and retaining facts.
6. Tubercular children manifest their traits in the extreme. They may be either slow or dull and experience difficulties in comprehension or they may be very bright intelligent and alert.
7. Children desire this or that especially toys but when offered they outrightly reject them and demand something new. Student frequently changes their perhaps study.
8. Tubercular miasm is generally fearless although there is an innate fear of dogs.
9. Tubercular children may exhibit some features of cruelty through the physical and mental torture of their friends and or siblings.
Physical characteristics of a tubercular miasmatic child:
1. Body growth is disproportionate to height.
2. Emaciated.
3. Stooped shoulder with a narrow chest and depressed sternum.
4. Winged scapula, curved spine with drawn clavicles.
5. A drum belly.
6. Attractive with blond or red hair.
7. Long decline fingers and fine silky hair with white spots on nails.
8. Posterior cervical glands are enlarged.
9. Causation-
a) Suppressed foot or axillary sweat.
b) Suppressed eruptions especially ringworms.
c) Dentition.
d) Anticipation.
e) Loss of vital fluid and.
f) Exposure to damp weather.
10. Headaches- in headaches they strike knock or pound their heads with their hand or against some objects. Worse in heat and better by resting quietly, sleeping, eating, and nose bleeding.
11. Moist eczematous eruption on the scalp. With copious thick, yellow, bland pus formations.
12. Destruction of the ossicles of the ears.
13. Round, skin fair, smooth, and clear waxy smoothness of complexion.
14. Soft, glossy, long and sicken eyebrows.
15. Excessive bleeding of gums.
16. Gums recede from teeth or they are soft and spongy.
17. Club-shaped irregular teeth order decaying before they are entirely through the gums.
18. Deep prolonged cough, worse in the morning.
19. Patient easily chilled about the abdomen and had many severe bowel troubles to follow.
20. Ulceration of the umbilicus with a yellowish discharge, which smells carrion-like offensive.
21. Hernia due to the lack of tone in the muscular system.
22. Saucer-shaped abdomen.
23. Intolerance to cow’s milk.
24. Least exposure to cold brings on diarrhea.
25. Stools are Ashy or grey in color showing a lack of bile matter.
26. Musty- moldy smell children.
27. Aggravation-
a) Exposure to cold.
b) Sitting in a draft.
c) Becoming fatigued.
d) Mental excitement or exertion.
e) Overeating & overwork.
f) Early morning.
g) From a warm room.
h) Evening till midnight.
i) Rest & standing.
j) Before and during a thunderstorm.
k) Weather changes.
l) Warm damp weather.
m) Rainy weather.
n) After sleep.
o) Before breakfast.
p) Uncovering.
q) Scratching.
r) Studding.
s) Bathing.
t) During menses.
u) Cow’s milk, potatoes and
v) Sunset.
28. Amelioration-
a) Open air.
b) Fresh air.
c) Motion.
d) Walking.
e) Heat.
f) Heat of fire.
g) Eating.
h) Nose bleed.
i) Rest.
j) Quiet place.
k) Sleep.
l) Natural discharges.