The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:154] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Miss James (Patient) / 26 June 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss James', including detailed directions on cold bathing with spring water which require 'cutting out a great part of her hair'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 154 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/14/40 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 26 June 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Miss James', including detailed directions on cold bathing with spring water which require 'cutting out a great part of her hair'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1369] |
Case of Miss James who is advised on cold bathing which will require her to cut off most of her hair. |
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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:3236] | Addressee | |
| [PERS ID:122] | Patient | Miss James |
| [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 Miss James
Such an ailment as that of Miss James is commonly
tedious and obstinate but in this case it has yielded so far
to the remedies hitherto employed that there is good ground
to expect an entire recovery and for securing that I now pro¬
pose the following measures.
1. As soon as she is settled at home let her begin cold
bathing taking the water either from a spring or pitwell
but not from a river or brook. At first she may begin
bys sitting down in a common washing tub & have the
water poured from a hand basin upon her neck and
shoulders & by a wet towel carried over her whole body and
either this practice may be continued or she may have a
vessel large enough to dip her whole body. In either case
it is necessary to have the cold applied first to her head.
and there is no sure and safe way of doing this but ↑by↑ cutting
out a great part of her hair. The bathing should
always be in the morning and at first every second day
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afterwards every day.
2. At the same time she should be as much in the fresh air
and as often on horseback as she conveniently can, only
avoiding very hot weat or very wet weather.
3. At the same time every morning after bathing let her
take a table spoonfull more or less of the aperient solution
mixed with a pint of spring water drinking this at two
or three draughts leaving half an hour between each
and taking breakfast only an hour after finishing the
water.
4. During this course of artificial mineral water which
should continue for six weeks she is to take no other
medicine. The medicine has a tendency to purge but
it should ↑do↑ no more than move her once a day and if it
does either more or less the dose is to be diminished or
increased.
5. In diet Miss James may take any ordinary fare
but she should prefer the lighter meats and she should
entirely abstain from all fish, Eggs & cheese, all salted
meats
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and all high seasoning. Of fruit and garden things she
may take but always moderately avoiding always those --
which she finds to prove windy in her stomach or bowels
Milk she must take also sparingly and only at night.
At breakfast she may take tea with dry toast and a
little butter but she should take neither much tea nor
strong tea. Her ordinary drink should be plain water
and no kind of malt liquor is proper for her. At dinner
she may take a little wine either red or white with water.
Edinburgh 26th June
1781
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For Miss James
Take two ounces of soluble tartar, an ounce of Glauber's salts, half an ounce each of Spanish sea salt and polychrest salt, four ounces of simple cinnamon water, eight ounces of spring water. Dissolve and strain. Label Aperient solutions.
26th June
1781
Diplomatic Text
For Miss James
Such an ailment as that of Miss James is commonly
tedious and obstinate but in this case it has yielded so far
to the remedies hitherto employed that there is good ground
to expect an entire recovery and for securing that I now pro¬
pose the following measures.
1. As soon as she is settled at home let her begin cold
bathing taking the water either from a spring or pitwell
but not from a river or brook. At first she may begin
bys sitting down in a common washing tub & have the
water poured from a hand basin upon her neck and
shoulders & by a wet towel carried over her whole body and
either this practice may be continued or she may have a
vessel large enough to dip her whole body. In either case
it is necessary to have the cold applied first to her head.
and there is no sure and safe way of doing this but ↑by↑ cutting
out a great part of her hair. The bathing should
always be in the morning and at first every second day
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afterwards every day.
2. At the same time she should be as much in the fresh air
and as often on horseback as she conveniently can, only
avoiding very hot weat or very wet weather.
3. At the same time every morning after bathing let her
take a table spoonfull more or less of the aperient solution
mixed with a pint of spring water drinking this at two
or three draughts leaving half an hour between each
and taking breakfast only an hour after finishing the
water.
4. During this course of artificial mineral water which
should continue for six weeks she is to take no other
medicine. The medicine has a tendency to purge but
it should ↑do↑ no more than move her once a day and if it
does either more or less the dose is to be diminished or
increased.
5. In diet Miss James may take any ordinary fare
but she should prefer the lighter meats and she should
entirely abstain from all fish, Eggs & cheese, all salted
meats
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and all high seasoning. Of fruit and garden things she
may take but always moderately avoiding always those --
which she finds to prove windy in her stomach or bowels
Milk she must take also sparingly and only at night.
At breakfast she may take tea with dry toast and a
little butter but she should take neither much tea nor
strong tea. Her ordinary drink should be plain water
and no kind of malt liquor is proper for her. At dinner
she may take a little wine either red or white with water.
Edinr. 26th June
1781
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For Miss James
℞ Tartar. solub. ℥ij
Sal. Glauber. ℥j
-- marin. Hisp.
-- polychrest. @ ℥ſs
Aq. cinnam. simpl. ℥iv
-- font. ℥viij
Solve et cola
Signa Aperient solutions
26th June
1781
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