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For Mr Sturrock

This his Ailments are very much of the nervous kind,
I think he is in danger of any fullness, & if upon any occa¬
sion his giddiness Headack or fullness of his eyeballs should
be considerable I think it would be proper for him to lose a
little blood from the arm/or jugular or by Leeches from his Tem¬
ples

With a view for the state of his nerves I propose the following
measures --

1 For a month or 6 weeks to come, let him take 2 table
spoonfuls of the aperient solution order'd below every
morning. Let these 2 spoonfuls be mixed with 1/2 a much¬
kin of Spring Water & let him drink this by taking the 4th
or 3rd part of it every 20 minutes till he has finished the
whole an hour before breakfast. This medicine is to
keep him regular in his belly ie. to one Stool a day
& if it does either less or more the dose of the Solution

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is to be encreased or diminished. --

After he has taken this course for 6 Weeks he is to
lay it aside for ↑as↑ long or longer if he finds himself free
from his complaints but towards the middle of August, he
should begin again & continue it for Weeks or a Month
at least - ---- During the interval of these 2 Courses
he is to take care his belly keeps regular, & if it
does not he should employ the Electuary ordered below, taking
to 1- 2 or 3 teaspoonfuls in a morning so as to procure
one motion every day or at least never to let 2 days pass
without a Stool. -- The Dose of the Electuary is to be regulated
in the same manner as the Solution, [ie.?] to keep regu¬
lar but without purging. ---

2 - At all times Mr Sturrock must give attention
to his diet, it may be exceedingly low but it must be
never full. He may take a little meat every day
at dinner but it should be of the lighter kinds, this ani¬
mal food should always be in very moderate quantity, filling
up his meals with broth, Pudding, or Vegetables. He
should be very sparing of fish especially of the heavier kinds
as Salmon or Herring. He should also avoid Salted
meat, Eggs & Cheese. -- At Breakfast he must
avoid Green & Bohea tea but if he chooses some
within that shape he may take Balm or Rosemary
with freedom. He may take some butter to his bread
but it should be sparingly & should take only dry toast. ---

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At Supper he should take no Animal food nor Eggs
If he digests milk tolerably well he might take some
kind of milk meat ie. milk with Bread, Rice, Barley
or Sago or even Oatmeal Porridge. ---

.3 His ordinary Drink should be plain water, but if he
finds that increases costiveness & the small Beer does
not increase the windiness of his Stomach he may take
that at meals or he may take a draught of Porter not
exceeding on the whole of a muchkin --- He may take
at Dinner or after it 2 or 3 Glasses of Wine, Punch,
but he ought not at any time to exceed that quantity --

4. Mr Sturrock would do well to employ the flesh brush
especially upon the left arm & leg. It is not necessary to
employ hard rubbing, It is best to have it gentle & long
continued, the best time is in the morning. --- Nothing will
be of more service than frequent Exercise in the Open Air
walking moderat↑e↑ly will be of service but he should be neither
heated nor fatigued by it & it will be still better to be
much on horseback --- Riding for 3 or 4 hours in the
forenoon will be of that service but whenever his Ailments
are otherwise pressing him entering upon a regular journey
for a week or two together will be the most effectual
remedies he can employ --

At All times Mr Sturrock should guard against
Cold & particularly in his feet & legs. ----

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For Mr Sturrock