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I have had ↑a↑ full conversation with Mr
Black and find his disease to be what I am well acquainted
with but at the same time am sorry to observe that it is com¬
monly tedious and difficult. Tho you found no resistance
to the passage of a bougie I am perswaded there is a thickening
in some part of the Urethra and some phlogosis along the whole
course of it. The measures for curing this disorder which
I have found the most effectual are the following.

1. Let half an ounce of the Injection A. be thrown into
the urethra every night and morning.

2. Let a scruple of common Mercurial Ointment be
rubbed on the Perineum at the same times.

3. Let him drink every day a bottle of Arabic Emulsion

4. Let him abstain entirely from all fermented and
spiritous liquors but to t besides the Emulsion to take plenty¬
fully of any other watery liquor as Tea, gruel, whey &c

5. The injection ointment and Emulsion are to be
used for a week only at one time but after intermitting them
for a fortnight another course is again to be employed and
that tho the ailment should seem to be very much relieved.

6. During these courses and even in the interval his
diet should be light and cooling chiefly of Milk & Vegetables
with a little animal food at dinner ↑only↑ abstaining carefully
from every thing salt or seasoned.

7. During these courses tho they do not require any
close confinement, he should take great care to avoid cold and
particularly to have the parts to which the ointment is ap¬
plied very well covered.

8. He may go about business as usual but should walk
at leisure and use no brisk exercise and entirely avoid riding.

By these means I hope you shall find Mr Black much
mended and I shall be glad to have your report of it.

I have nothing to say about Mr Brisbane and wish I could
say anything to the purpose about your father. I am most sincerely