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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:5979] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Robert Redpath / Regarding: Mrs Christian Hogarth (Paterson) (Patient), Mr James Hogarth (Patient) / 20 February 1776 / (Outgoing)

Reply for 'Mr Redpath about Mrs Hogarth', and also her son, Mr Hogarth, both of whom suffer from fits of flatulency. Cullen provides dietary and exercise and prescriptions. Mrs Hogarth's ailments are partly attributed to her age and anxiety, while her son is described as corpulent.

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DOC ID 5979
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/6/89
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date20 February 1776
Annotation None
TypeScribal 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 'Mr Redpath about Mrs Hogarth', and also her son, Mr Hogarth, both of whom suffer from fits of flatulency. Cullen provides dietary and exercise and prescriptions. Mrs Hogarth's ailments are partly attributed to her age and anxiety, while her son is described as corpulent.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:672]
Case of Mr James Hogarth being treated for a 'nervous' complaint which includes stomach pain.
6
[Case ID:673]
Case of Mrs Hogarth, whose flatulence is related to age and anxiety.
1


People linked to this document

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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:901]AddresseeMr Robert Redpath
[PERS ID:5308]PatientMrs Christian Hogarth
[PERS ID:5309]PatientMr James Hogarth
[PERS ID:901]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr Robert Redpath
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:5308]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMrs Christian Hogarth
[PERS ID:5309]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMr James Hogarth

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) North-East England Europe inferred

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Mr. Redpath, about Mrs. Hogarth.


Considered carefully &c, but sorry &c from her time of life, long con¬
tinuance of her ailments & her having still an object of anxiety con¬
stantly before her, her cure very difficulty but we must try &ccc.


Diet. Avoid flatulent & acescent foods, & malt liquors, use spirits
& water or a little of the strongest wines as Madera or Red Port. For
medicine let her take the powders & Infusion below. must use these
constantly for 2 or 3 weeks, & when severe fits of pain & flatulence af¬
fect her stomach, use the Drops ordered below. In these drops I use
the common Elix. propriet. because I suspect you have not the Elix.
propriet. vitriol.
as in the latest edition of the Edinburgh Pharmacopœia I shall provide it for you.


Mr. Hog: must sit less at writing, & take more exercise, in riding
& walking, the latter may at first, be from his corpulency & want of use,
difficult, but must be by degrees &cc. Diet very moderate, avoid
flatulent food, take the lightest animal food joining a good deal of
farinacea. with regard to drink, do as his Mother. They ↑both↑ must both
avoid tea & coffee. A course of Solubl. Tart. for Mr. Hog: the
quantity just to purge him once a day. which quantity must be dissolved in an English
pint or more of good spring water & taken in several draughts before
breakfast. But one other medicine i.e. when his flatulent fits in the fore¬
noon seize him take the medicine ordered below.

For Mrs. Hogarth.

Take ten grains each of ground Columbo Root and of prepared Rust. Rub together to make a powder, and make in this way twelve doses. Label: Stomachic Powder. One to be taken twice a day in a little Currant jelly or made into a bolus & swallowed in a wafer washing it down with a small cupfull of the following infusion.

Take two drachms of ground Peruvian Bark and one drachm of ground Columbo Root. Having added a little water, rub into a powder in a glass or marble mortar for half an hour, then add up to a pint of water. Steep for eight hours and strain through paper. Label: Stomachic Infusion; a small cup full with every dose of the Powders.




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Take two ounces of Proprietary Vitriolic Elixir and half an ounce of Thebaic Tincture. Mix. Label: Stomachic drops; from 50 to 80 on a bit of sugar when the stomach is uneasy.

For Mr. Hog:

Take one ounce of compound Spirit of Lavender and half an ounce of Caustic Spirit of Ammoniac Salt. Mix. Label: Carminative drops; a teaspoon or two in a small cup of beef tea when the stomach is uneasy in the forenoon washing it down with more of the same beef tea or a little of a stronger broth.

W.C.
20th. February 1776.

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Mr. Redpath, about Mrs. Hogarth.


Considered carefully &c, but sorry &c from her time of life, long con¬
tinuance of her ailments & her having still an object of anxiety con¬
stantly before her, her cure very difficulty but we must try &ccc.


Diet. Avoid flatulent & acescent foods, & malt liquors, use spirits
& water or a little of ye strongest wines as Madera or Red Port. For
medicine let her take ye powders & Infusion below. must use these
constantly for 2 or 3 weeks, & wn severe fits of pain & flatulence af¬
fect her stomach, use ye Drops ordered below. In yse drops I use
ye common Elix. propriet. because I suspect you have not ye Elix.
propriet. vitriol.
as in Ph. Ed. ult. ed. I shall provide it for you.


Mr. Hog: must sit less at writing, & take more exercise, in ridg.
& walking, ye latter may at first, be from his corpulency & want of use,
difficult, but must be by degrees &cc. Diet very moderate, avoid
flatulent food, take ye lightest anim food joining a good deal of
farinacea. w regard to drink, do as his Mother. They ↑both↑ must both
avoid tea & coffee. A course of Solubl. Tart. for Mr. Hog: the
qty. just to purge him once a day. wc qty. must be dissolved in an English
pint or more of good spring water & taken in several draughts before
breakfast. But one other med i.e. wn his flatul. fits in ye fore¬
noon seize him take ye med ordd. below.

For Mrs. Hogarth.


Rad. colomb. pulv. rubig. ferr. pptt. @ gr. x: Terit. sim. ut
f. pulv. & f. h. m. dos. №. XII. S. Stomachic powd. one to be taken
twice a day in a little Curr. jelly or made into a bol. & swalld. in a wafer
washing it down w a small cupfull of ye followg. Infusion.


Pulv. cort. Peruv. ʒij -- rad. Colomb. ʒj Adjecto pauxillo aquæ
terito pulveres in mortar. vitr. vel marmor. p. h. ½. dein adde aq. ad ℔j
Digere h. 8. & p. chart. cola Signa Stomachic Infus. a small cup full
w every dose of ye Powders.




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Elix. propriet. ↑vitriol↑ ℥ij Tinct. Thebaic. ℥ſs ℳ. S. Stomachic
drops
fm 50 to 80 on a bit of sugar wn ye stom is uneasy.

For Mr. Hog:


Spirtt. lavend. compt. ℥j Spirt. Sal. commun. (↑Ammon.↑) caust. ℥ſs
ℳ. S. Carminative drops a tea spoonful or two in a small cup¬
ful of beef tea
wn. ye stom. is uneasy in ye forenoon washing
it down w more of ye same beef tea or a little of a stronger broth.

W.C.
20th. Febr. 1776.

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