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Mr Dingwall

I have now recovered both Dr Skenes first
Account of your Case and my first Consultation upon it.
Both from these and from the late consersations I have had
with you I percieve that the state of your Ailments have
been all alone much the same. A weakness in your breast
that more readily allowed the humours to be thrown upon
it especially upon the application of Cold. This weakness
of the breast is not now to be entirely corrected; but it ap¬
pears to me to be better, than it was formerly and I
dare say from your having been more attentive to the
gaurding against cold and observing a proper Regimen.

At present I have little to advise more than I did before;
that is gaurding against cold by warm clothing very
uniformly observed; to be very moderate in bodily
exercise, but to take as much riding or travelling in
a Carriage as the weather and your convenience will

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allow, to avoid Malt drink and Spirituous liquors
and to take Wine very moderately, to use a midling Diet,
that is neither full nor very low and perticularly to
use very light Suppers. To be moderate in sitting at
business and to take pains to keep your feet and legs
always warm. This is the substance of what I formerly
advised and would advise still. I formerly proposed
some Medicines for keeping your breast as clear and free
as possible; but not being readily found at Aberdeen they
were I believe never employed, and now I think I can
improve upon them and particularly with a view to
the Convulsive Coughs that you are sometimes liable to
They are at the same time such Medicines, as I am
certain can be found at Aberdeen, and I give the Pres¬
cription of them inclosed. I should have written [all?]
this yesterday as soon as I recovered my Papers, {illeg}
unavoidable avocations prevented me. I send them now
and if you chuse after you have considered the above to

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For Mr Dingwall