The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5919] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr / Regarding: Miss Goodman (Patient) / 25? November 1789 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Goodman'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5919 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/21/189 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 25? November 1789 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Miss Goodman' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2346] |
Case of Miss Goodman who does not provide enough information for Cullen to comment adequately on why her regimen has failed to affect an improvement. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5511] | Addressee | Dr |
| [PERS ID:5510] | Patient | Miss Goodman |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5511] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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For Miss Goodman
I am heartily concerned to find this Lady
not so much recovered as I wished and expected
but there is no occasion for despair, for such
ailments are often recovered, and I hope they
shall be by the means I am now to advise,
tough her information is not so complete
as I could wish. In my former advice
I rested her cure upon much exercise on
horseback, and a proper management of diet.
It appears that she has been the better
for some Riding, but has been prevented
by the state of the weather, but it does not
appear to me that she has attempted it
so much as I recommended. We have
reason to expect that the weather will
prove more favourable, and I still re¬
commend it as the principal remedy for
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her, the going on horseback as often as very
cold or very wet weather will allow.
With respect to diet I cannot believe
that she finds no difference in what she
eats or drinks, and I am persuaded that malt
liquor, wine and even much vegetables
will always do her harm, and should
therefore be avoided.
She tells me nothing about the state
of her bowels, but I know that costiveness
will always hurt her, and it should be
obviated by her taking now and then a
Scotch pill at bedtime.
For the flatulency of her stomach
which is so troublesome, it must be cured
by the general remedies for strengthening
her body, but as that may come slowly I
have prescribed on the other page a set of
pills of which taken when the stomach is
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much pained and distended, may give a
temporary relief.
William Cullen
For Miss Goodman
Take half an ounce of the best Asafoetida, one drachm of powder of cardamom minor, two drachms of Extract of gentian, and enough Mucilage of Arabic gum in order to obtain a mass to be divided into pills of four grains each. Label: Stomachic pills; one, two, or three to be taken when the stomach is uneasy.
W.C.
25th. November
1789
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Goodman
I am heartily concerned to find this Lady
not so much recovered as I wished and expected
but there is no occasion for despair, for such
ailments are often recovered, and I hope they
shall be by the means I am now to advise,
tough her information is not so complete
as I could wish. In my former advice
I rested her cure upon much exercise on
horseback, and a proper management of diet.
It appears that she has been the better
for some Riding, but has been prevented
by the state of the weather, but it does not
appear to me that she has attempted it
so much as I recommended. We have
reason to expect that the weather will
prove more favourable, and I still re¬
commend it as the principal remedy for
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her, the going on horseback as often as very
cold or very wet weather will allow.
With respect to diet I cannot believe
that she finds no difference in what she
eats or drinks, and I am persuaded that malt
liquor, wine and even much vegetables
will always do her harm, and should
therefore be avoided.
She tells me nothing about the state
of her bowels, but I know that costiveness
will always hurt her, and it should be
obviated by her taking now and then a
Scotch pill at bedtime.
For the flatulency of her stomach
which is so troublesome, it must be cured
by the general remedies for strengthening
her body, but as that may come slowly I
have prescribed on the other page a set of
pills of which taken when the stomach is
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much pained and distended, may give a
temporary relief.
William Cullen
For Miss Goodman
℞ Asafetid. opt. ʒſs
pulv. cardamom. minor. ʒj
Extract. gentian. ʒij
Mucilag. g. Arab. q. s. ut f. massa dividenda
in pil. sing. gr. iv
Sig. Stomachic pills One, two, or three to
be taken when the stomach is uneasy
W.C.
25th. Novr.
1789
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