All the Ladies ailments seem to depend upon the cance¬
rous tumour affecting the whole of her left side. & even
to that I impute the loss of sight of her left eye. What we can
do for her must be by correcting or evacuating this
corrosive tumour & in some measure by obviating the
Effects of it. I have been long persuaded that the Cicuta
has some power in correcting the cancerous tumour &
therefore think your Lady may be the better for returning
to the use of it & it will now be of more service as she had
intermitted for so long a time, but for the same reason
you must begin with a small dose. Another means
of rendering the tumour mild may be the use of milk
I would have her diet consist of that with Farinacea alone
but with any kind of the Latter theLady likes best. --
Avoid every kind of animal food & also the more
ascescent vegetables roots & greens & fruits. It may be of
Service for the Lady to take largely of a Decoction of the Folium
Tussilag sweatened with Liquorice as I've formerly directed you.
Tho the feverish attacks have not appeared for a fortnight
past it is much to be feared they may return again & of ye do at
any seeming stated periods without very entire intervals, I would have you
try some bark. I speak of this conditionally but if there was no
cough I should advise it positively now I have it to your discretion
↑to use it↑ in ease of a manifestly intermitting disease, but be cautious
in case it seems to increase the cough. There is nothing would be a
greater blessing to this Lady than her bearing Opiates & [these?] must
upon ocassion still be tried but their bringing Dyspnoea
must restrain their use. These are the means for correcting the
Can -- tumour or for obviating its effect; but there is something
also to be hoped for from evacuating a part of the same &
therefore I think the Issues you have put, proper & a cooling
Laxative now & then is likely to be of service.