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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:4025] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Wemyss (of Pitkenny) / Regarding: Reverend Alexander Spears (Spiers, Speirs; of Kirkcaldy) (Patient) / 28 March 1777 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For the Revd Mr Spiers'.

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FieldData
DOC ID 4025
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/8/137
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date28 March 1777
Annotation None
TypeScribal 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 the Revd Mr Spiers'.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:595]
Case of Reverend Alexander Spears with palsy.
4


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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:325]AddresseeDr Alexander Wemyss (of Pitkenny)
[PERS ID:556]PatientReverend Alexander Spears (Spiers, Speirs; of Kirkcaldy)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:325]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr Alexander Wemyss (of Pitkenny)

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Kirkcaldy Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred

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For the Revd Mr Spiers


1. When settled at home. Let him put a Pea Issue on each side of spine.


2. A table spoonfull of unbruised white mustard seed every morning if
this gives him one stool, enough, if not, take it both morning & Evening.


3. Once a week let him take the Infus. Tamarind. sufficient to move
3 or 4 times, but not oftener.


4. Twice a day take two tablespoonfulls of the Infusion ordered
below - One dose in the forenoon at least an hour before dinner,
the other between 7 & 8 p.m.


5. Every morning his whole body espicially his left side to be rubbed
with the flesh brush
long continued but gentle


6. In tolerable weather Exercise and fresh air. -- Walking he
may use within doors, but if abroad great care must be taken to
avoid carrying it the length of heat or fatigue -- Till stronger
a Carriage & a single horse chair if he can drive it himself
the best -- When his strength is tolerably established a Horse.


7. Avoid cold in every way - Wear woollen everywhere next the
skin


8. Reading bad for his Eyes -- Any serious study also improper


9. In Diet he may take ordinary fare, but for some time & perhaps
all his life he must be sparing of Animal food - A little bid of light
meat at dinner & fill up with broth pudding & vegetables. --
Of Fish very sparingly & only of the lighter kinds - No meat at
supper. Cheese very sparingly -- No Indian Tea Coffee but
Cocoa Balm or Rosemary Tea -- for tea in the afternoon Valerian
ordinary drink plain water -- or if costive good Small Beer --
Every day at dinner he may take two or three glasses of wine but never more
& if so he may take any kind he likes best -- or two or three glasses of punch
or half a muchkin of Port ----

Take an ounce of Wild Valerian root, 2 drachms each of Virginia Snakeroot and freshly grated Radish, half an ounce of whole Mustard seed, 1½ pints of Spanish White Wine, 8 ounces of simple Cinnamon Water, and 2 ounces of Composite Radish Water. Steep for 24 hours and strain without pressing. Label: Cephalic Infusion 2 spoonfuls to be given twice.

28 March 1777

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[Page 1]
For the Revd Mr Spiers


1. When settled at home. Let him put a Pea Issue on each side of spine.


2. A table spoonfull of unbruised white mustard seed every morng. if
this gives him one stool, enough, if not, take it both morng & Eveng.


3. Once a week let him take the Infus. Tamarind. q. s. to move
3 or 4 times, but not oftener.


4. Twice a day take two tablespoonfulls of the Infus. ordered
below - One dose in the forenoon at least an hour before dinner,
the other between 7 & 8 p.m.


5. Every morng. his whole body espicially his left side to be rubbed
with the flesh brush
long continued but gentle


6. In tolerable weather Exercise and fresh air. -- Walking he
may use within doors, but if abroad great care must be taken to
avoid carrying it the length of heat or fatigue -- Till stronger
a Carriage & a single horse chair if he can drive it himself
the best -- When his strength is tolerably established a Horse.


7. Avoid cold in every way - Wear woollen everywhere next the
skin


8. Reading bad for his Eyes -- Any serious study also improper


9. In Diet he may take ordinary fare, but for some time & perhaps
all his life he must be sparing of Animal food - A little bid of light
meat at dinner & fill up with broth pudding & vegetables. --
Of Fish very sparingly & only of the lighter kinds - No meat at
supper. Cheese very sparingly -- No Indian Tea Coffee but
Cocoa Balm or Rosemary Tea -- for tea in the afternoon Valerian
ordinary drink plain water -- or if costive good Small Beer --
Every day at dinner he may take two or three glasses of wine but never more
& if so he may take any kind he likes best -- or two or three glasses of punch
or half a muchkin of Port ----


Rad. Valer. sylv. ℥i rad. serpent. virg.
rad. raphan. rust. @ recent. @ ʒii Sem. sinap. integr. ℥ſs vin alb Hisp. lbiſs Aq. cin.
simpl. ℥viii. Aq. raph. compt. ℥ii Macera horas XXIV et cola sine expressione
S. Cephalic Infusion cochl. ii bis dedr.

28 March 1777

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