The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:348] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Newall (Patient) / 15 October 1775 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Newall', whose constitution Cullen believes to have been damaged by 'an uncommon length of nervous fever'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 348 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/6/47 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 15 October 1775 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr Newall', whose constitution Cullen believes to have been damaged by 'an uncommon length of nervous fever'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:533] |
Case of Mr Newall weakened by 'an uncommon length of nervous fever'. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1853] | Patient | Newall |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
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 Mr Newall
By fast growing and by an uncommon len↑g↑th of ner¬
vous fever, Mr Newalls constitution must have suffered a
great deal so that it is no wonder if his present complaints
are obstinate but it is hoped that by attention and pains
they may still be relieved and for this purpose the
following measures appear to me the most probable. --
1. In diet he must abstain from all kind of animal food
and live entirely upon milk grain and other vegetables.
2. He must abstain also from all kind of strong drink
whether fermented or spirituous and take to water & watery
liquors alone. 3. While the weather is tolerable he should
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go on horseback every day and take what exercise that
way he can easily bear but walking and all bodily exercise
is very had for him. 4 At all times he must take particular
care to guard against cold and for that purpose wear
a flannel shirt next his skin both day & night.
5. Let a perpetual blister be made on his side or between
his shoulders or let a pea Issue be put in on each side of
the nape of his neck. 6. Let him use the pectoral pills
and Infusion as ordered on the other page.
October 15
1775
✍
Take a drachm of each thick Balsam of Sulphur powder and Camphor root, two drachms of Licorice extract. Pour enough hot water to the extracts to make smooth and then cautiously mix in pulp, add [?] and divide into singular pills of five grains. Label: Pectoral Pills.
Take an ounce of Tussilago and boil it with two pounds of water to reduce to one pound. Add a drachm of fine aniseed, mix and add an ounce of white sugar. Label it: Pectoral Aporem
a gill to be taken with every dose of the pills also at two other times
of the forenoon & afternoon --
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Newall
By fast growing and by an uncommon len↑g↑th of ner¬
vous fever, Mr Newalls constitution must have suffered a
great deal so that it is no wonder if his present complaints
are obstinate but it is hoped that by attention and pains
they may still be relieved and for this purpose the
following measures appear to me the most probable. --
1. In diet he must abstain from all kind of animal food
and live entirely upon milk grain and other vegetables.
2. He must abstain also from all kind of strong drink
whether fermented or spirituous and take to water & watery
liquors alone. 3. While the weather is tolerable he should
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go on horseback every day and take what exercise that
way he can easily bear but walking and all bodily exercise
is very had for him. 4 At all times he must take particular
care to guard against cold and for that purpose wear
a flannel shirt next his skin both day & night.
5. Let a perpetual blister be made on his side or between
his shoulders or let a pea Issue be put in on each side of
the nape of his neck. 6. Let him use the pectoral pills
and Infusion as ordered on the other page.
Octoth 15
1775
✍
℞ Bals. Sulphur. crass. pulv. rad. enula camp. @ ʒj Extract.
Glycyrrh. ʒij. Extracts affunde aqua calid. q.s. ut molles catet
confundutur in pulpam dein adde {illeg} ut. f. m. divid. in pil. Sing. gr. v Signa
Pectoral Pills
℞ fol. tussilag. sici. ℥j Coque ex aqua lbij @ lbj Subfinem adjicuis
Sem. anis. ʒj cola et adde Sacch. caud. ℥j Sig. Pectoral Aporem
a gill to be taken with every dose of the pills also at two other times
of the forenoon & afternoon --
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