The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:525] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Hogg (Hog) / Regarding: Mr William Hogg (Hog) (Patient) / 8 April 1782 / (Outgoing)
Reply to William Hogg, beginning 'I am sorry to hear that you cannot get quit of one ailment without falling into another'. Hogg has a bad cough and Cullen advises him on the use of laudanum, with a recipe enclosed.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 525 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/8 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 8 April 1782 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply to William Hogg, beginning 'I am sorry to hear that you cannot get quit of one ailment without falling into another'. Hogg has a bad cough and Cullen advises him on the use of laudanum, with a recipe enclosed. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:300] |
Case of William Hogg who has ulcers and then a severe cough. |
10 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:100] | Addressee | Mr William Hogg (Hog) |
| [PERS ID:100] | Patient | Mr William Hogg (Hog) |
| [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 | North Berwick | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mr William Hogg. vid. p 1. 1
I am sorry to find that you cannot get
quit of one ailment without falling into another but I
must tell you that your breast complaints were the most
dangerous of the two and if these keep away we shall soon
get the better of the looseness. If it had been from the Asses
Milk only it would have ceased before now or might have been
safely stopt but I must join you in suspecting it to be so
much an operation of nature that it shoud not be suddenly
stopt altogether. However I am clear for moderating it
and therefore send you here inclosed a prescription for an in¬
fusion to be used in the morning. I would still have you
continue the 30 drops of Laudanum every night
while the purging continues to return and about six, seven,
or eight hours after that dose and when its effects seem to be
worn off you are to take two table spoonfulls of the strength
ening Infusion and if still some purging returns you should
in two or three hours after the first dose take a second. This
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I hope will sufficiently moderate both the griping and and purging
and I would ↑not↑ desire either the Laudanum or my infusion to
be used further than is just necessary for that purpose. I have
no objection to the toasted rhubarb providing it is highly toasted
and thereby the purgative quality of it quite destroyed. I do not
↑at↑ all insist on the blister unless some of your breast complaints
shall return. Tho it may not be proper for you to return
soon to the Asses Milk it is possible that Cows Milk may
still agree with you and if it does I shall think it a very
↑proper↑ part of your diet with any kind of grain or preparation of
grain. For some times you must be sparing of every kind of
fruit. Wishing heartily better health I am
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For Mr Wm Hogg
Take half a drachm each of dried red Rose and Balaustria, a drachm of Cortex Granator and twelve pounds of boiling water. Let it rest for eight hours before adding: half an ounce of Tincture of Kino Gum, two drachms of Laudanum and one ounce of Syrup of dried rose. Mix and Label: Strengthening Mixture. Two tablesponfuls for a dose.
8th April
1782.
Diplomatic Text
Mr William Hogg. vid. p 1. 1
I am sorry to find that you cannot get
quit of one ailment without falling into another but I
must tell you that your breast complaints were the most
dangerous of the two and if these keep away we shall soon
get the better of the looseness. If it had been from the Asses
Milk only it would have ceased before now or might have been
safely stopt but I must join you in suspecting it to be so
much an operation of nature that it shoud not be suddenly
stopt altogether. However I am clear for moderating it
and therefore send you here inclosed a prescription for an in¬
fusion to be used in the morning. I would still have you
continue the 30 drops of Laudanum every night
while the purging continues to return and about six, seven,
or eight hours after that dose and when its effects seem to be
worn off you are to take two table spoonfulls of the strength
ening Infusion and if still some purging returns you should
in two or three hours after the first dose take a second. This
[Page 2]
I hope will sufficiently moderate both the griping and and purging
and I would ↑not↑ desire either the Laudanum or my infusion to
be used further than is just necessary for that purpose. I have
no objection to the toasted rhubarb providing it is highly toasted
and thereby the purgative quality of it quite destroyed. I do not
↑at↑ all insist on the blister unless some of your breast complaints
shall return. Tho it may not be proper for you to return
soon to the Asses Milk it is possible that Cows Milk may
still agree with you and if it does I shall think it a very
↑proper↑ part of your diet with any kind of grain or preparation of
grain. For some times you must be sparing of every kind of
fruit. Wishing heartily better health I am
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For Mr Wm Hogg
℞ Rosar. rubr. sicc.
Balaust @ ʒſs
Cort. granator. cont. ʒj
Aq. bullient. ℥xij
Digere horas octo et colato adde
Tinct. e Kino ℥ſs
--- Thebaic ʒij
Syr. e ros. sicc. ℥j
ℳ Signa Strengthening Mixture
two table spoonfulls for a dose
8th April
1782.
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