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For Sir William Murray Baronet.

After considering every circumstance of Sir William’s case
I can find nothing still at bottom, but a weakness of Stomach
It is true that a weakness at Stomach is sometimes founded
in an original weakness of the Nervous System & sometimes it is confined
to the Stomach itself, but there is little room in the present
case to suppose the first & tho the ailment has arisen in the
stomach itself this is very often communicated to the whole
of the Nerves so as to produce an endless variety of feelings
& disorders over the whole body.

The weakness of a particular part is always of difficult
cure & still more as it becomes general, but I am perswaded
that at Sir William’s time of life, a great deal can be done and
tho the system should not be entirely restored, that by regi¬
men & remedies, a great deal may be done to obviate and
relieve the disorders it is liable to.

With respect to Regimen, my former directions & his own
experience sufficient. It is only to be observed that there is
one fallacy in such cases that we are very much exposed to
The condition of the worst stomachs is very variable, in so much
that at some times, the stomach will digest & bear with impu¬
nity what at other times, would occasion a great deal of disorder
In the latter case we are ready to impute the disorder to

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some other cause than the meat or drink we have
taken & therefore with respect to these, to be negli¬
gent & innatentive – But we must gaurd against this
fallacy & be very constant & steady in avoiding all
these things, which we know to have a tendency or which we
know from ↑former↑ experience to produce disorders in the Stomach
or the parts connected with it.

With respect to remedies, I am averse to the
employing of more medicines than are absolutely necessary
because I am perswaded that many of the medicines com¬
monly employed for disorders of the stomach, do by
frequent & long continued use, become very hurtfull to it
There is therefore one Medicine only, which I am to advise
at present, as some late experience, has shewn it to
be very usefull & it is one which as far as I know, Sir William
has not before employed --

This medicine ordered below is a powder of which a dose is to
be taken at first once a day & afterwards twice a day,
as it shall be found to agree. The proper times are an
hour before dinner & supper. It may be either taken by
itself or it may be mixed with a little currant Jelly, but
cannot be taken conveniently in any liquid. It may how¬
ever, be washed down with a liquid & I what I would advise

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think best, is a glass of Hartfell Spaw water &
of this Sir William would do well to take a glass or two
at some other times of the day

Besides this medicine I have another remedy tor to recom¬
mend & this is Cold bathing – the most convenient way
of employing it is by the bathing machine & this again will
be most effectual if Sir William takes out so much of his
hair as to render it safe to receive the fall of water on
his naked head, the most proper time is in the morning, imme¬
diately or soon after getting out of bed.

For Sir William Murray.