The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:430] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Miss Alice Bethune (of Balfour) / Regarding: Miss Alice Bethune (of Balfour) (Patient) / 7 January 1771 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Bethune'. Mentions delay in a letter arriving.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 430 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/3/13 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 7 January 1771 |
| 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 'For Miss Bethune'. Mentions delay in a letter arriving. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:323] |
Case of Miss Bethune at Kilconquhar whose has a weak stomach. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:466] | Addressee | Miss Alice Bethune (of Balfour) |
| [PERS ID:466] | Patient | Miss Alice Bethune (of Balfour) |
| [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 | Kilconquhar House | Kilconquhar | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
| Mentioned / Other | Kilconquhar House | Kilconquhar | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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For Miss Bethune.
I am very sensible of your distress and recollect so
much of the former state of your complaints that I think you un¬
derstand them as much as to give you some relief and I assure you
it will give me great pleasure to do it.
I have no doubt but your uneasiness arises chiefly from wind
but that wind has also its cause in the weakness of your stomach.
If you have not taken a vomit very lately I thingk you should take
one now. It may be 10 or 15 grains of Ipecacuana and the best
time for it is in the Evening. It is to be sure a hardship to get up sooner
than ordinary but till we can strengthen your stomach you
must get up in the morning as soon as you awake. Whether you
get up on not upon finding the uneasiness in your breast you will
please take half a tablespoonful of the Tincture ordered below or
mixed with one spoonful of water. This at first you may take at
first for several mornings together but after that [I would?] have you
take it only when your uneasiness in the morning is something
considerable and the seldomer you take it it will be of more ser¬
vice when you do. For strengthening your stomach so far as possible
please take every about an hour or half an hour before dinner
two tablespoonfuls of the strengthening tincture ordered also a
along with ten or 20 of the Stomachic Drops. These drops will
make the Tincture a little sour or acid and you may take as ma¬
ny of them as are not disagreeable by too much sharpness. This
Dose of Tincture and Drops should be repeated again about eight at
night and then at twice a day continued for a fortnight. With these
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medecines it will be necessary to take particular care to keep
your belly regular. At all times you will be much the better for
fresh air and exercise on horseback or in a carriage as the weather
allows. Particular attention to your diet is also proper but
I have formerly instructed you on that subject and I daresay
your own experience can guide pretty well. With very res¬
pectful compliments to all at Kilconquhar house I am with
great regard Madam & c
In looking again at the date of your letter I see it is of the
2d. but I received it only this forenoon.
Take two drachms of crushed Coriander seeds, and a drachm each of Cardamom, Peppermint and Ginger. Having crushed them, pour over a pint of Spirit of Juniper of [Cologne?]. Macerate for two days, strain and add half an ounce of candied Sugar. Label: Stomachic Tincture.
Take [three?] drachms each of Peruvian Bark Tincture and Cinnamon Water [s. v.?]. Mix. Label: Strengthening Tincture.
Take [half an ounce?] of Elixir of Vitriol. Label: Stomachic Drops.
1771.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Bethune.
I am very sensible of your distress and recollect so
much of the former state of your complaints that I think you un¬
derstand them as much as to give you some relief and I assure you
it will give me great pleasure to do it.
I have no doubt but your uneasiness arises chiefly from wind
but that wind has also its cause in the weakness of your stomach.
If you have not taken a vomit very lately I thingk you should take
one now. It may be 10 or 15 grains of Ipecacuana and the best
time for it is in the Evening. It is to be sure a hardship to get up sooner
than ordinary but till we can strengthen your stomach you
must get up in the morning as soon as you awake. Whether you
get up on not upon finding the uneasiness in your breast you will
please take half a tablespoonful of the Tincture ordered below or
mixed with one spoonful of water. This at first you may take at
first for several mornings together but after that [I would?] have you
take it only when your uneasiness in the morning is something
considerable and the seldomer you take it it will be of more ser¬
vice when you do. For strengthening your stomach so far as possible
please take every about an hour or half an hour before dinner
two tablespoonfuls of the strengthening tincture ordered also a
along with ten or 20 of the Stomachic Drops. These drops will
make the Tincture a little sour or acid and you may take as ma¬
ny of them as are not disagreeable by too much sharpness. This
Dose of Tincture and Drops should be repeated again about eight at
night and then at twice a day continued for a fortnight. With these
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medecines it will be necessary to take particular care to keep
your belly regular. At all times you will be much the better for
fresh air and exercise on horseback or in a carriage as the weather
allows. Particular attention to your diet is also proper but
I have formerly instructed you on that subject and I daresay
your own experience can guide pretty well. With very res¬
pectful compts to all at Kilconquhar house I am with
great regard Madam & c
In looking again at the date of your letter I see it is of the
2d. but I received it only this forenoon.
℞ Sem. Con. Coriandr. @ ʒii. Cardamom. men. Piper. long.
Zingiber. @ ʒi. Contusis affunde Spir. Junip. [Coloniens.?] lbi
Digere per biduum et colatura adde. Sacchar. Cand. ℥ſs. Sig.
Stomachic Tincture. ––
℞ Tinct. Cort. Peruvian. Aq. Cin¬
nam. S. v. @ ʒii[i?] ℳ. Signa Strengthening Tincture.
℞ Elix: Vitriol. A@ ℥[ſs?] Signa Stomachic Drops
1771.
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