The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:107] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Reid (Patient) / September? 1770? / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Reid', in the form of a numbered regimen.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 107 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/102 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | September? 1770? |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr Reid', in the form of a numbered regimen. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:307] |
Case of Mr Reid who is given a regimen to help alleviate his 'suffocating fits' and manage his delicate constitution. |
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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:1346] | Patient | Mr Reid |
| [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 Mr Reid.
I am very confident that Mr Reid's ailments are attended
with no danger. His constitution has been originally delicate, & has
been further hurt by his sedentary life, & perhaps other causes &
the very continuance of this distemper has added to the weakness
of his nerves so that his ailments cannot be immediately discussed
but I have no doubt that a proper Regimen with a few Reme¬
dies will in a short time discuss them entirely. The measures
I would propose are the following.
1. The cold bathing at present employed must be regularly
continued & even through the whole of Winter, only when the bad
weather sets in it will be better for him to bath within doors & for
which I shall give him verbal directions.
2. Every morning after bathing he is to take a dose of the solution
ordered below. This dose is to be mixed with half a mutckin of Spring
Water & taken at two draughts at the distance of half an hour from
each other. After he has taken the dose in this manner for some days
the quantity of Spring Water is to be increased to three Gills & in some days
more to a muckin taking it always in draughts of a gill & at the
intervals mentioned. After taking the Solution in this manner for two
or three weeks he may also take half a dose of it in a gill of water ↑about↑ an
hour before Dinner. In all these cases the dose of the Solution is to
be determined by the effects. He is to begin with a single table
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spoonful & if that keeps his belly regular to once a day, & his excrement
soft, it is enough; but if it does not obviate every degree of Costiveness,
the dose is to be increased to two spoonfuls or more; minding always that
the purpose is not to purge but merely to keep his belly soft & regular.
3. This is the only Medecine I am to advise except that in case
of suffocating fits he may try to relieve them by smelling at Eau de
Luce or upon the first feeling of the fit he may try to swallow [15?] or 20
drops of it in a glass of Water. But he should employ this Remedy
as seldom as possible because a frequent repetition will render it
familiar & useless.
4. His diet is to be continued very much on the present footing,
only I think that the more he takes of Milk Meats the better & that tho
he may take a bit of any plain meat at dinner he should never take a
full meal of that kind but fill it up with pudding, pancake, or some kind
of Milk. The Vegetables from the Garden are likely to disagree with him just now
I would have him as soon as his digestion is a little better try to recon¬
cile his Stomach to More or Less Vegetables.
For ordinary drink Toast Water is the only proper one & I would
have him avoid all Malt Liquors & even all kinds of Wine. At Dinner he may
take a few glasses of Water with an eighth part of Spirits in it but without
any sugar or sowring. ______
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Reid.
I am very confident that Mr Reid's ailments are attended
with no danger. His constitution has been originally delicate, & has
been further hurt by his sedentary life, & perhaps other causes &
the very continuance of this distemper has added to the weakness
of his nerves so that his ailments cannot be immediately discussed
but I have no doubt that a proper Regimen with a few Reme¬
dies will in a short time discuss them entirely. The measures
I would propose are the following.
1. The cold bathing at present employed must be regularly
continued & even through the whole of Winter, only when the bad
weather sets in it will be better for him to bath within doors & for
which I shall give him verbal directions.
2. Every morning after bathing he is to take a dose of the solution
ordered below. This dose is to be mixed with half a mutckin of Spring
Water & taken at two draughts at the distance of half an hour from
each other. After he has taken the dose in this manner for some days
the qty of Spring Water is to be increased to three Gills & in some days
more to a muckin taking it always in draughts of a gill & at the
intervals mentioned. After taking the Solution in this manner for two
or three weeks he may also take half a dose of it in a gill of water ↑about↑ an
hour before Dinner. In all these cases the dose of the Solution is to
be determined by the effects. He is to begin wth a single table
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spoonful & if that keeps his belly regular to once a day, & his excrement
soft, it is enough; but if it does not obviate every degree of Costiveness,
the dose is to be increased to two spoonfuls or more; minding always tht
the purpose is not to purge but merely to keep his belly soft & regular.
3. This is the only Medecine I am to advise except that in case
of suffocating fits he may try to relieve them by smelling at Eau de
Luce or upon the first feeling of the fit he may try to swallow [15?] or 20
drops of it in a glass of Water. But he should employ this Remedy
as seldom as possible because a frequent repetition will render it
familiar & useless.
4. His diet is to be continued very much on the present footing,
only I think that the more he takes of Milk Meats the better & that tho
he may take a bit of any plain meat at dinner he should never take a
full meal of that kind but fill it up with pudding, pancake, or some kind
of Milk. The Vegetables from the Garden are likely to disagree wth him just now
I would have him as soon as his digestion is a little better try to recon¬
cile his Stomach to More or Less Vegetables.
For ordinary drink Toast Water is the only proper one & I would
have him avoid all Malt Liquors & even all kinds of Wine. At Dinner he may
take a few glasses of Water wth an eighth part of Spirits in it but wthout
any sugar or sowring. ______
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