The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:978] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr James Balmain / Regarding: Miss Elizabeth Charlotte? Balmain (Patient) / 15 June 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Balmain', who is 'Long delicate and frequently ailing & must require time to establish her health'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 978 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/33 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 15 June 1780 |
| 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 Miss Balmain', who is 'Long delicate and frequently ailing & must require time to establish her health'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1031] |
Case of Miss Balmain who has long been delicate and is advised to travel to Galloway via Moffat (see earlier consultation as Case 802). |
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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:882] | Addressee | Mr James Balmain |
| [PERS ID:881] | Patient | Miss Elizabeth Charlotte? Balmain |
| [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 | Moffat | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Galloway | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
For Miss Balmain ---
Long delicate and frequently ailing & must require time to restablish
her health --- Nothing promises better than moderate travelling
and therefore she may set out on her Galloway Expedition taking
great care to regulate her days Journey &cc. --- and as the Weather is
still uncertain should avoid travelling in the morning & Evening or
in wet weather.
When settled in any place she should use regular exercise -
walking, always in the most moderate manner --- and she must
depend on a carriage or rather on horseback --- ---
Diet milk & Grain - or light pudding --- ---
While liable to looseness - she must avoid broths roots
Greens or fruit - when her belly
is firmer she may take a
little of any of these. ---
I am clear that Animal food is not safe for - but she
may take a little bit of Chicken or other light thing if
she does not take it often nor make a meal of it ---
Ordinary drink Water - Milk & Water Barley
Water or Gruel - & no malt nor Spirituous liquor --
Whey & Buttermilk must be avoided while she is liable
to any Looseness - Tea and Coffee both bad -- but Cocoa
Tea very safe for her
For her looseness - she may take the following
Medicine along with her.
Take of each three and a half Ounces of Simple Compound of Cinnamon Water and of roses; an Ounce of Tincture of Kino; one-hundred and twenty drops of Thebaic Tincture; and ten ounces of simple Syrup, Label: Strong Strengthening Mixture to be taken for the bowels on the hour for urgent Diarrhœa
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Balmain ---
Long delicate and frequently ailing & must require time to restablish
her health --- Nothing promises better than moderate travelling
and therefore she may set out on her Galloway Expedition taking
great care to regulate her days Journey &cc. --- and as the Weather is
still uncertain should avoid travelling in the morning & Evening or
in wet weather.
When settled in any place she should use regular exercise -
walking, always in the most moderate manner --- and she must
depend on a carriage or rather on horseback --- ---
Diet milk & Grain - or light pudding --- ---
While liable to looseness - she must avoid broths roots
Greens or fruit - when her belly
is firmer she may take a
little of any of these. ---
I am clear that Animal food is not safe for - but she
may take a little bit of Chicken or other light thing if
she does not take it often nor make a meal of it ---
Ordinary drink Water - Milk & Water Barley
Water or Gruel - & no malt nor Spirituous liquor --
Whey & Buttermilk must be avoided while she is liable
to any Looseness - Tea and Coffee both bad -- but Cocoa
Tea very safe for her
For her looseness - she may take the following
med. along with her.
℞ Aq. cm. simpl.
rosar. @ ℥iiis
Tinct e Kino ℥i
Tinct. Thebaic gutt. 120 -
Syr. simpl. ℥x
Sig. Strong S. Mixture Cap. coelil,
j. h. S. urgente Diarrhœa
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