The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:143] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr William Wilson / Regarding: Mr Moodie (Moody) (Patient) / 10 June 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Moodie', concerning a 'paralytic ailment' currently responding well to Cullen's treatment.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 143 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/14/29 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 10 June 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr Moodie', concerning a 'paralytic ailment' currently responding well to Cullen's treatment. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1399] |
Case of Mr. Moody whose headaches, dimness of sight and other symptoms threaten a paralytic condition. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:132] | Addressee | Dr William Wilson |
| [PERS ID:106] | Patient | Mr Moodie (Moody) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:132] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Wilson |
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 |
| Destination of Letter | Greenock | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Moodie
Mr Moodie is threatened with a paralytic ailment
but it has yelded so far ↑already↑ to the judicious treatment employed
that a farther recovery is to be expected and especially at
Mr. Moodies time ↑of life↑ I hope it may be very entire. To secure
this the following measures are to ↑be↑ pursued.
1. The Issue in his ↑head↑ to be continued and the discharge to be
supported by proper applications
2. If in Spite of due pains the discharge cannot be properly
supported let a pea Issue or Seton be put into the Nape of
the neck
If the symptoms of weakness in his limbs Should recurr
with any increase of headach, giddiness or dimness of Sight
and especially if these recur with any fullness of pulse let
leeches be again applied to both temples but particularly
in large number to the left
4. In the Same circumstances, after bleeding let a blis¬
ter be applied [over the?] whole head, which Should be
kept
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kept constantly Shaven & every time that it is Shaven let
it be washed with a mixture of one part brandy and two ---
parts vinegar.
5. Let care be taken to keep his belly constantly regular
by his taking as often as may be necessary at bed time a
dose of the laxative pills prescribed on the Separate
paper.
6. Once a week or fortnight at furthest let him be purged
with the Bolus ordered on the Same paper.
The Laxative pills will favour the return of Piles
and if these Should return with pain and Swelling with¬
out ant discharge of blood let Some leeches be applied to
the fundament.
8. While these measures are attended to, let him for a
month to come take twice a day a dose of the Cephalic
Electuary washing it down with two or three table¬
Spoonfulls of Cephalic Wine also ordered on the paper
apart.
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9. While Mr Moodie is employing these remedies he Should
take what exercise he conveniently can. He Should walk out
frequently but never be fatigued in this way. His best exercise
will be on horseback which he Should employ every fore¬
noon that is tolerably fair, taking always care never to
be cold or wet. Whatever warmth Sets in he Should never
quit his winter cloathing but he must also avoid being
much in the heat of the Sun. If either very warm of
weather or very wet weather Should Set in he must either
give up his exercise or take it in a carriage.
10. As a very usefull exercise he Should employ a flesh
brush over his whole left (↑right↑) Side every morning. The
rubbing Should be gentle but long continued and partly
before he gets out of bed upon his thigh and leg and
partly after he gets up upon his arm. -----
11. Among other remedies Mr Moodie must give Some
attention to his Diet which must neither be full nor
very low. He may take meat every day at dinner
but
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but not very largerly and Should take none at all at Supper.
He should be very Sparing of fish and the heavier kinds as
Salmon and Herring he Should avoid altogether. At dinner
instead of a full meal of meat he should fill it up with broth
pudding and vegetables. At Supper he Should take only
Some kind of milk meat or some vegetables. At breakfast
he Should not take either Common Tea or Coffee. He may
take Cocoa tea or a tea made of Balm Rosemary or other
plant of home growth. He must not take buttered toast
but may take a little butter with dry toast.
His ordinary drink at dinner may be Small beer but
at Supper water will be more proper. Every day at
dinner or after Supper he may take two or three glasses
of wine or punch with little Souring but he Should --
hardly exceed that quantity as nothing will do him more
hurt than his being in the least heated by Strong drink.
William Cullen
Edinburgh 10th June
1781
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For Mr Moodie
Take one drachm of Aloes, ten grains of Gamboge and one scruple of polychrest salts. Crush them into powder, then add two drachms of gentian Extract and enough Gum Arabic Mucilage in order to let there be made a mass to be divided into pills of five grains each. Label as Laxative Pills; one, two or three for a dose at bedtime.
Take one or one and a half drachms of Jallop powder, five grains of Sweet Mercury and enough Simple Syrup in order to let there be made a bolus to be taken from a little spoon. Label as Purging Bolus to be taken in a teaspoon in the morning.
Take one and a half ounces of wild valerian's Root, half an ounce of Peruvian Bark, one drachm of Russian Castor and one drachm of Cinnamon. After having crushed them into powder, add two drachms of cardiac Electuary, one ounce of conserve obtained from Oranges' peel and enough cloves' Syrup in order to let there be an electuary. Label as Cephalic Electuary; the bigness of a filbert to be taken twice a day washing it down with two or three spoons of the following.
Take half an ounce of Mustard powder, half an ounce of scraped wild radish's root and one drachm of crushed Jamaican Pepper. Pour over them two pounds of White Spanish Wine and four ounces of Juniper Water. Let it macerate for twelve hours and then strain using a paper or a thick rag. Label as Cephalic Wine; two or three spoons to be taken after every dose of the Electuary.
W.C.
10th June 1781
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Moodie
Mr Moodie is threatened with a paralytic ailment
but it has yelded so far ↑already↑ to the judicious treatment employed
that a farther recovery is to be expected and especially at
Mr. Moodies time ↑of life↑ I hope it may be very entire. To secure
this the following measures are to ↑be↑ pursued.
1. The Issue in his ↑head↑ to be continued and the discharge to be
supported by proper applications
2. If in Spite of due pains the discharge cannot be properly
supported let a pea Issue or Seton be put into the Nape of
the neck
If the symptoms of weakness in his limbs Should recurr
with any increase of headach, giddiness or dimness of Sight
and especially if these recur with any fullness of pulse let
leeches be again applied to both temples but particularly
in large number to the left
4. In the Same circumstances, after bleeding let a blis¬
ter be applied [over the?] whole head, which Should be
kept
[Page 2]
kept constantly Shaven & every time that it is Shaven let
it be washed with a mixture of one part brandy and two ---
parts vinegar.
5. Let care be taken to keep his belly constantly regular
by his taking as often as may be necessary at bed time a
dose of the laxative pills prescribed on the Separate
paper.
6. Once a week or fortnight at furthest let him be purged
with the Bolus ordered on the Same paper.
The Laxative pills will favour the return of Piles
and if these Should return with pain and Swelling with¬
out ant discharge of blood let Some leeches be applied to
the fundament.
8. While these measures are attended to, let him for a
month to come take twice a day a dose of the Cephalic
Electuary washing it down with two or three table¬
Spoonfulls of Cephalic Wine also ordered on the paper
apart.
[Page 3]
9. While Mr Moodie is employing these remedies he Should
take what exercise he conveniently can. He Should walk out
frequently but never be fatigued in this way. His best exercise
will be on horseback which he Should employ every fore¬
noon that is tolerably fair, taking always care never to
be cold or wet. Whatever warmth Sets in he Should never
quit his winter cloathing but he must also avoid being
much in the heat of the Sun. If either very warm of
weather or very wet weather Should Set in he must either
give up his exercise or take it in a carriage.
10. As a very usefull exercise he Should employ a flesh
brush over his whole left (↑right↑) Side every morning. The
rubbing Should be gentle but long continued and partly
before he gets out of bed upon his thigh and leg and
partly after he gets up upon his arm. -----
11. Among other remedies Mr Moodie must give Some
attention to his Diet which must neither be full nor
very low. He may take meat every day at dinner
but
[Page 4]
but not very largerly and Should take none at all at Supper.
He should be very Sparing of fish and the heavier kinds as
Salmon and Herring he Should avoid altogether. At dinner
instead of a full meal of meat he should fill it up with broth
pudding and vegetables. At Supper he Should take only
Some kind of milk meat or some vegetables. At breakfast
he Should not take either Common Tea or Coffee. He may
take Cocoa tea or a tea made of Balm Rosemary or other
plant of home growth. He must not take buttered toast
but may take a little butter with dry toast.
His ordinary drink at dinner may be Small beer but
at Supper water will be more proper. Every day at
dinner or after Supper he may take two or three glasses
of wine or punch with little Souring but he Should --
hardly exceed that quantity as nothing will do him more
hurt than his being in the least heated by Strong drink.
William Cullen
Edinr. 10th June
1781
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For Mr Moodie
℞ Aloes Socotorin. ʒj Gambog. gr. X. Sal. polycrest. ℈j
Terito Simul in pulverem et adde Extract. gentian. ʒij ---
Mucilag. G. Arab. q. s. ut f. massa dividenda in pil. Sing. gr. v.
Signa Laxative Pills one two or three for a dose at bedtime
℞ pulv. Jalap. comp. ʒj vel ʒifs Calomel. gr. V. Syr.
Simpl. q. s. ut f. Bolus ex cochleari parvulo Sumendus
Signa Purging Bolus to be taken in ↑a↑ Tea Spoon in the morning.
℞ Rad. valerian. Sylv. ℥jβ Cort. Peruv. ℥fs Castor Russ.
Cinnam. @ ʒj In pulverem tritis adde Elect. cardiac. ʒij
Cons. e cort. Aurantior. ℥j Syr. caryophyll. q. s. ut f. Electuarium
Signa Cephalic Electuaryum the bigness of a filbert to be taken
twice a day washing it down with two or three Spoonfulls of
the following.
℞ pulv. Sinapios rad raphan. rust. ras. @ ℥fs Piper.
Jamaic. trit. ʒj Affunde vin. alb. Hispan. ℔ij Aq. Juniper.
comp. ℥iv. Macera horas duodecim et per chartam vel pannum
densum cola. Signa Cephalic Wine two or three table spoonfulls
to be taken after every dose of the Electuary
W.C.
10th June 1781
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