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owing to some accident I had not
yours till last night, but since the time
of my writing there is a most happy
change on my Mother, I now daily see
her illness go off, and it is but now and
then these two days that any confution
of head remains. The blister never was
applied. My Mother began again to the
mustard seed, and continues it days night
and morn, every attention in my power
I pay'd to lead her to diet, that would ren¬
der laxative medecine least necessary
and it has in some measure succeeded
I this day press'd the cream of Tartar
but She assures me every Purgative me¬
decine occations her nervous complaints

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and would not hear of it. The Jalop if I
find it necessary, I think may be easily
given, and the Bark I hope my Mother
may agree to - since writing I learn two
circumstances that I imagine will confirm
your opinions, at first my Mother complain'd
much of a deadness on one Arm and that
She could not use it freely, from I return'd
She used it as the other, but spoke of a con¬
stant [princling?] and sleepy feeling, since
writing I look'd to it, I imagined the skin
shrivel'd, but now it is entirely pealling off.
and this day She said for a few minutes
that sleepy feeling ceased, but that still
She constantly had a want of feelling in
the roof of her mouth -- -- as to exercise
I know not what to propose, the season
advances and this part of the Country is
already so wet my Mother could seldom

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walk out, going out airings in a Carriage
She always disliked so much, as to make
me doubt prevailing with her, would you
approve any change of Place - I trouble
you my Dear Sir with every circumstance
because no Parents health can be of more im¬
portance to a large family than my Mothers
but still to ↑the↑ rest it is comparatively little, and
Your advice would alone satisfy me, and
shall entirely guide me. But would you
Pardon my earnestly requesting
you to say to me if there is reason
to apprehend a return of this disorder.
I am now often for weeks alone with my
Mother and you will easily judge my anxie¬
ty to know what I ought to expect, had
Dr. Moore let me know my Mother was siezed
with a Paralytic disorder, he would have sav'd
me an agony beyond what all the misfor¬
tunes of my family [ever?] cost me, but to truth
a long Journey with a Servants representation of

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such circumstances in my hand, to come home
and find a Mother I revered in such a situation and
not one of her family near me - I far for deceive
my self if Doctor Cullen would not have felt for
me, I therefore entreat him to treat me honestly
and what ever are his expectations will be the
rule of my conduct after

Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh