The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3794] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Whytlaw (Patient) / 5 April 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mr Whytlaw'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3794 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/15 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 5 April 1776 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Mr Whytlaw' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:755] |
Case of Mr Whytlaw diagnosed as 'a meagre atrabilarian'. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1731] | Patient | Mr Whytlaw |
| [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 Whytlaw.
A meagre atrabilarian, & will never be quite well or at least always
liable to relapses. For such, Bark & Bitter do little good, &
sometimes harm. Vomiting may be necessary at times but these effects
not desirable & frequently used, do harm. I have found in such
cases Soluble Tartar serviceable -- & Mr W. may take from 2 to
4 drachms of it every morning so as to keep regular with out purging -- Dissolve
it in half a mutchkin Aqua fontana & take [par reprises?] like a mi¬
neral water for 2 or 3 weeks, He should apply mode¬
rately to business & in permitting weather, ride 2 or 3 hours in
forenoon. but he had better take a journey of 3 or 4 weeks
to a proper companion & travel on horseback at a mode¬
rate pace & moderate journeys not less than 24 nor more than 36
miles a day, to any place whither his business, curiosity, or
amusement may lead him. If any objection to riding (which
I should be sorry for) he may go in Carriage, but then he
may travel farther per day. In a carriage he may take
his wife, but I think she would be an improper compa¬
nion in many respects.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Whytlaw.
A meagre atrabilarian, & will never be quite well or at least always
liable to relapses. For such, Bark & Bitter do little good, &
sometimes harm. Vomg. m. b. necessary at times but these effects
not desirable & frequently used, do harm. I have found in sc
cases Solub. Tart. serviceable -- & Mr W. may take from 2 to
4 drachms of it evy. morng. so as to keep regr w out purgg. -- Dissolve
it in half a mutchkin Aq. font. & take [par reprises?] like a mi¬
neral water for 2 or 3 weeks, He should apply mode¬
rately to business & in permitting weather, ride 2 or 3 hours in
forenoon. but he had better take a journey of 3 or 4 weeks
to a proper companion & travel on horseback at a mode¬
rate pace & moderate journeys not less yn 24 nor more yn 36
miles a day, to any place whither his business, curiosity, or
amusement may lead him. If any objection to riding (wc
I should be sorry for) he may go in Carriage, but then he
may travel farther P day. In a carriage he may take
his wife, but I think she would be an improper compa¬
nion in many respects.
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