The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4544] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Amelia Clephane (Clephan) (Patient) / 28 November 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Amelia Clephane', signed by Cullen and 'Sir S. T.'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4544 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/111 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 28 November 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Miss Amelia Clephane', signed by Cullen and 'Sir S. T.'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1222] |
Case of Miss Amelia Clephane who in late-1779 is thought to have a temporary 'affection of the stomach and nerves'; in 1783 Cullen detects no particular disorder, but provides a regimen to manage her 'weak nerves'. |
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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:2859] | Patient | Miss Amelia Clephane (Clephan) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2839] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Sir Stuart Thriepland |
| [PERS ID:2839] | Supplemental Author | Sir Stuart Thriepland |
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 Miss Amelia Clephane
An affection of her Stomach & Nerves, from which
she will entirely recover but such complaints are tedious.
Exercise in a carriage; but in a better season it would
be best on horseback behind a man.
As the circulation seems weak in her feet, her legs and
feet should every morning be rubbed with flannel or a flesh
brush.
Avoid cold; especially in her feet & legs; & when these do
become cold it will be proper to bring them to heat again
sometimes by chafing them & sometimes by holding them
near the fire; but in doing this last she should have a Screen
to protect her face & the rest of her body. If her feet
are apt to become cold in lying down at night they
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should be wrapped in warm flannel & covered with
an additional blanket.
In her Diet we wish by degrees to introduce some
animal food & therefore every day at dinner a little of
any kind she likes: But she will hardly make a tolerable
meal in this way & she should therefore take a little broth
about two hours before she is to take her solid meat.
At any rate vegetables will also be proper, but we
prefer bread & grain to Greens or Roots. She may take
fruit with safety.
No tea or coffee: but for breakfast she may have
weak chocolate, cocoa or porridge. At the supper
the same or apple prepared to her taste.
Drink plain or toast water & if she like with
a little Red Port or Sherry in it, or with as much safe¬
ty, a little burnt brandy: tho if they appear to heat
her they must be used with more reserve.
While she has cough in the night time she
may continue the Paregoric every second night. 30 for
a dose in three or four tea spoonfuls of the balsamic
syrup & two table spoonfuls of water. Alternate the
use of these drops with the Laxative pills; as the
drops may find the belly.
To remove more speedily her cough & to strengthen
her stomach she should take three of the Stomachic
pills ordered, every night about an hour before Supper
washing them down with a glass of the Hartfell Spa.
To strengthen her stomach, she should take a glass¬
ful of Hartfell Spa every forenoon about an hour before
her broth, & again about an hour or two after dinner
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when she finds any tightness at stomach: & she may
add a teaspoonful or two of boiling water to it if it is
too cold.
Whenever her Cough is gone we Would have her to
return to her Strengthening drops. From 10 to 20 of
them in a glass of Hartfell Spa instead of plain water.
For a Cordial, have given her Eau de luce to be
smelled to or 20 drops taken in a spoonful or two of water.
She will perhaps find it better for bringing up wind
from her stomach than any thing she has taken.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Amelia Clephane
An affection of her Stomach & Nerves, from which
she will entirely recover but such complaints are tedious.
Exercise in a carriage; but in a better season it would
be best on horseback behind a man.
As the circulation seems weak in her feet, her legs and
feet should every morning be rubbed with flannel or a flesh
brush.
Avoid cold; especially in her feet & legs; & when these do
become cold it will be proper to bring them to heat again
sometimes by chafing them & sometimes by holding them
near the fire; but in doing this last she should have a Screen
to protect her face & the rest of her body. If her feet
are apt to become cold in lying down at night they
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should be wrapped in warm flannel & covered with
an additional blanket.
In her Diet we wish by degrees to introduce some
animal food & therefore every day at dinner a little of
any kind she likes: But she will hardly make a tolerable
meal in this way & she should therefore take a little broth
about two hours before she is to take her solid meat.
At any rate vegetables will also be proper, but we
prefer bread & grain to Greens or Roots. She may take
fruit with safety.
No tea or coffee: but for breakfast she may have
weak chocolate, cocoa or porridge. At the supper
the same or apple prepared to her taste.
Drink plain or toast water & if she like with
a little Red Port or Sherry in it, or with as much safe¬
ty, a little burnt brandy: tho if they appear to heat
her they must be used with more reserve.
While she has cough in the night time she
may continue the Paregoric every second night. 30 for
a dose in three or four tea spoonfuls of the balsamic
syrup & two table spoonfuls of water. Alternate the
use of these drops with the Laxative pills; as the
drops may find the belly.
To remove more speedily her cough & to strengthen
her stomach she should take three of the Stomachic
pills ordered, every night about an hour before Supper
washing them down with a glass of the Hartfell Spa.
To strengthen her stomach, she should take a glass¬
ful of Hartfell Spa every forenoon about an hour before
her broth, & again about an hour or two after dinner
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when she finds any tightness at stomach: & she may
add a teaspoonful or two of boiling water to it if it is
too cold.
Whenever her Cough is gone we Would have her to
return to her Strengthening drops. From 10 to 20 of
them in a glass of Hartfell Spa instead of plain water.
For a Cordial, have given her Eau de luce to be
smelled to or 20 drops taken in a spoonful or two of water.
She will perhaps find it better for bringing up wind
from her stomach than any thing she has taken.
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