The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4416] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr James Donaldson (Patient) / 23 April 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Mr James Donaldson', with summary advice on how to avoid patient sinking into 'idiotry and madness'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4416 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/154 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 23 April 1779 |
| 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 headed 'For Mr James Donaldson', with summary advice on how to avoid patient sinking into 'idiotry and madness'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1172] |
Case of Mr James Donaldson whose nerves and mind are so affected that he is at risk of impending mania and madness. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3086] | Patient | Mr James Donaldson |
| [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 James Donaldson
Nerves affected - mind more than body. - if not soon
remedied may pass into Idiotry or Madness ---
repair to the Country where he should take constant exercise
use cold bathing, and avoid cold & fatigue ---
Diet plain ordinary fair - great moderation both in
eating & drinking --
Costiveness carefully to be avoided - If necessary by the
Pills No 1. ---- The only other medicine is the Pills No 2.
No 1. Take two drachms of Aloetic pill mass. Divide into twenty-four pills. Label: Laxative Pills, one or two to be taken at bed time.
No 2. Take half a drachm of Camphor, a drachm of hard white Sugar Add a few droplets of rectified Ppirit of wine; crush into powder and to this add half a drachm of Myrrh, a drachm of Asafoetida, three drachms of Spanish soap, and enough Elixir proprietatis to make a Mass, to be divided into individual pills of four grams each. Label: Cephalic Pills, three to be taken at night.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr James Donaldson
Nerves affected - mind more than body. - if not soon
remedied may pass into Idiotry or Madness ---
repair to the Country where he should take constant exercise
use cold bathing, and avoid cold & fatigue ---
Diet plain ordinary fair - great moderation both in
eating & drinking --
Costiveness carefully to be avoided - If necessary by the
Pills No 1. ---- The only other med. is the Pills No 2.
No 1. ℞ Mass. pil. Aloet. Ʒij Divide in pil No xxiv. --
Sig. Lax Pills one or two h. S.
No 2. ℞ Camphor. Ʒſs Sacch. alb. d. Ʒj Adjectis Spirt
vin. rect. guttulis aliquot. terito in pulv. cui adde Myrrh. Ʒſs
As. foet. Ʒj Sapon. Hispan. Ʒiij Elix. propriet. q. s. ut. f.
s. a. Massa divid in pil. Sing. gr iv. S. Cephal. Pills. 3. am. nocte.
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