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I shall always be glad to have any opportunity of
showing the regard I have for you & therefore for your family, & as I do
not choose to delay the measures I propose for your daughter, I write
by the first Post to Dundee. On the other page, I have given you
two prescriptions, one for external and the other for internal use
about the bigness of half a small pea is to be applied to the
outer Corner of each Eye every night at bedtime. Endeavour to get
a little of it to go within the Eye lid at the outer Corner, and when
she shuts her Eye upon it, will spread it sufficiently to the
other. At first it will be enough to apply the ointment once a day
but if it does not smart her Eye very much, the ointment may
both be made stronger & it may be applied in the morning as well
as in the Evening --

The Infusion is to be taken by two table Spoonfuls for
a Dose twice a day once in the forenoon & again about an hour
before Supper & this to be Continued for 2 or 4 weeks. I have ordered
but a small quantity, because it is not proper to have much of
it made at once, & you can easily have it renewed as it becomes
necessary ---

With these medicines her Diet must be kept light &
cooling without any thing salted or high seasoned. She may have
a little Broth every day at Dinner, & two or three times a week

Take Care that she never uses so much Exercise as to be
heated by it. Let her meddle with no needle work & keep her
Eyes as well as you can from all strong light & especially
that of the fire. Write me from time to time how she goes
on & you may depend upon the attention of