The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:74] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Dunn (Patient) / 9 August 1769 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mrs Dunn', with guidance on bathing and aperient recipes.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 74 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/69 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 9 August 1769 |
| 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 Mrs Dunn', with guidance on bathing and aperient recipes. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:40] |
Case of Mrs Dunn, whose case is 'of a very peculiar kind'. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:18] | Patient | Mrs Dunn |
| [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 M.rs Dun
I have considered Mrs Dunns case and I think ↑it↑ of a
very peculiar kind, but what I think more particularly in the
subject I must refer to another occasion and now only say what I imagine
necessary for her Releif. This I would attempt in the first place (by warm
bathing which as she is still moveable about the haunches may be prac¬
tised with a little address. Let her remain in the bath as long as she can easi¬
ly bear it, and the heat of it can be easily kept up. After being taken out of
the bath I s would always let her sweat a little if it can be made to flow
easily and this practise I would employ every day or every other day for 6 or 7
Times. Observe that bathing in a hogshead or other Vessells of that form is
very ↑in↑convenient and that an oblong shallow Vessel makes it much more
easy and should therefore be procured for the purpose I propose this warm
bath as the only method I expect to be executed in the country but I would
prefer a Vapor Bath if either in n humid or dry way it could be ↑e↑xecuted
If you are acquainted with the method of applying either of these as she
lies in Bed and can get them executed I shall be glad to have it done or if
she can sit upright without support you may think of trying the sweating
Box. The only medicine I propose to join with this Course is an aroma¬
tick [Sanatise?] ordered below. you will readily perceive the purpose of it
and order the management of it accordingly.
Take one drachm each of Socotrine Aloes and Gentian extract, half a drachm each of Polychrest Salts and powdered Cardona mineral, and enough Balsamic Syrup as to make a mass, from which to make six half-drachm pills. Label: Aperient Pills one or two to be taken every night at bedtime washing them down with two table spoonfulls of the following mixture
Take four ounces of Rosewater, two ounces of Cinnamon [without V?], half an ounce of Aromatic Tincture, two drachms of Regenerated Tartar, and one and a half ounces of Balsamic Syrup. Mix. Label: Aperient Mixture.
Diplomatic Text
For M.rs Dun
I have considered Mrs Dunns case and I think ↑it↑ of a
very peculiar kind, but what I think more particularly in the
subject I must refer to another occasion and now only say what I imagine
necessary for her Releif. This I would attempt in the first place (by warm
bathing which as she is still moveable about the haunches may be prac¬
tised with a little address. Let her remain in the bath as long as she can easi¬
ly bear it, and the heat of it can be easily kept up. After being taken out of
the bath I s would always let her sweat a little if it can be made to flow
easily and this practise I would employ every day or every other day for 6 or 7
Times. Observe that bathing in a hogshead or other Vessells of that form is
very ↑in↑convenient and that an oblong shallow Vessel makes it much more
easy and should therefore be procured for the purpose I propose this warm
bath as the only method I expect to be executed in the country but I would
prefer a Vapor Bath if either in n humid or dry way it could be ↑e↑xecuted
If you are acquainted with the method of applying either of these as she
lies in Bed and can get them executed I shall be glad to have it done or if
she can sit upright without support you may think of trying the sweating
Box. The only medicine I propose to join with this Course is an aroma¬
tick [Sanatise?] ordered below. you will readily perceive the purpose of it
and order the management of it accordingly.
℞ Aloes soccotrin.
Extract. Gentian @ ʒi
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Sal. Polychrest.
Cardona. min. Pulv. @ ʒſs
Syrup. Balsam. q. s. ut f. Mass ex hujus Singulis
Semidrach. form. Pil. Sex. Signa: Aperient Pills one or
two to be taken every night at bedtime washing them down
with two table spoonfulls of the following mixture
℞ aq. Rosar. ℥iv
Cinnamom [sine V?] ℥ij
Tinct. Aromat ℥ſs
Tart. Regenerat ʒij
Syr Balsam ℥iſs ℳ
Signa Aperient Mixture.
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