The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4215] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Fulton (Fullton) / Regarding: Miss Alice Bethune (of Balfour) (Patient) / 10 February 1778 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Dr Fullton C[oncerning] Miss Bethune of Balfour
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4215 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/10/72 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 10 February 1778 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Dr Fullton C[oncerning] Miss Bethune of Balfour |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1065] |
Case of Miss Bethune of Balfour who has a palsy. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2321] | Addressee | Dr John Fulton (Fullton) |
| [PERS ID:466] | Patient | Miss Alice Bethune (of Balfour) |
| [PERS ID:2321] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Fulton (Fullton) |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | Pittenweem | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Dr Fullton Concerning Miss Bethune of Balfour
A Palsy at her time of Life & in a Constitution liable
to nervous weakness & disorder very unfavourable
but from the some recovery of her Speech and Motion
the Case does not seem so desperate as at first it did
& I think it is adviseable to employ all the Medicines we
safely can & particularly to persist with severals of
those which have been employed. -- The Issue should
certainly be continued - Dry rubbing with Flesh Brush or
Flannel should also be continued on the whole of the side
affected & if you could come at her back I would anoint
the whole of the Spine with such an oil as prescribed
below. -- Her Belly must be kept open & in spite
of the Piles - I would rather give Medicines by the Mouth
than by Glyster. - The Electuary ordered below might be
so managed as to keep her Belly open without purging
Let the compound Powder be well triturated.
As it has been difficult to get her to take food I would
be averse to disgusting her Stomach with Medicines they
certainly should be few and I would only advise the Wine
below -- The only other tho Remedy is Electricity con¬
fined to her hand & foot, & carefully avoiding the
bringing it near her head. &c.
Take three ounces of the most excellent olive oil, two drachms of lavender's oil, two drachms of rosemary's oil, one drachm of Oil of Amber and three ounces of Caustic Spirit of Ammoniac Salt. Mix and label as Cephalic Oil, to be anointed every evening and morning in the spine.
Take one ounce of Tartar, two drachms of powder obtained from Jallop, one drachm of volatile Nutmeg, half an ounce of lentive Electuary and a sufficient quantity of simple Syrup in order to make a delicate Electuary. Label as Laxative Electuary, one or two small spoonfuls to be taken in the morning as needed.
Take half an ounce of Radish's root, two drachms of Jamaican Pepper and two pounds of the best white Spanish wine Macerate for two days and then strain. Label Cephalic Wine. To be taken two spoonfuls a day.
Diplomatic Text
Dr Fullton C. Miss Bethune of Balfour
A Palsy at her time of Life & in a Constitution liable
to nervous weakness & disorder very unfavourable
but from the some recovery of her Speech and Motion
the Case does not seem so desperate as at first it did
& I think it is adviseable to employ all the Meds we
safely can & particularly to persist with severals of
those which have been employed. -- The Issue should
certainly be contd - Dry rubbing with Flesh Brush or
Flannel should also be contd on the whole of the side
affected & if you could come at her back I would anoint
the whole of the Spine with such an oil as prescribed
below. -- Her Belly must be kept open & in spite
of the Piles - I would rather give Meds by the Mouth
than by Glyster. - The Electy ordered below might be
so managed as to keep her Belly open without purging
Let the compd Powder be well triturated.
As it has been difficult to get her to take food I would
be averse to disgusting her Stomach with Meds they
certainly should be few and I would only advise the Wine
below -- The only other tho Remedy is Electricity con¬
fined to her hand & foot, & carefully avoiding the
bringing it near her head. &c.
℞ Ol. olivar. opt. ℥iij - Ol. lavend. Ol. roris. @ ʒij Ol. Succ. ʒj
Sprt Sal. Am. caust. ℥iij ℳ. S. Cephalic Oil Inung Spin Dors. V. et M. --
℞ Cryst. tart. ℥j P. Jal. compt ʒij Nuc. mosch. v. ʒj Elect. lenitiv. ℥ss Syr. simpl q. s. ut
f. Elect. tenue S. Lax. Elect. cochl. min. j vel ij mane pro re nata. --
℞ Rad. raphan rustic. rec. ras. ℥ss Piper. Jamaic cort. ʒij Vin. alb. Hisp opt. ℔ij
Macera per biduum et cola S. Cephalic Wine cochl. ij bis in die.
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