The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:32] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Bettie Graham (Patient) / 4 June 1765 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Miss Bettie Graham'. The patient should .lay aside all medication except the sour drops'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 32 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/27 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 4 June 1765 |
| 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 Miss Bettie Graham'. The patient should .lay aside all medication except the sour drops'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2074] |
Case of Miss Bettie Graham, who is advised to lay aside most of her medicines but continue the cold bathing. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1037] | Patient | Miss Bettie Graham |
| [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 Bettie Graham
1. I would have her now lay aside every medicine
except the sour drops. 1
2. Let the cold bathing be continued either in the sea or by
a bathing maching, 2 & the last is the safest & capable of the
most constant Execution.
3. Let her with great care avoid all bodily exercise, but
she may go frequently on horseback or in a machine 3 taking
care however that the motion is always slow & easy.
4. Let her Diet be as light as her stomach can digest. In¬
stead of tea which she should hardly taste, let her
take fresh drawn Cow milk whey with bread for break¬
& if she can take the same for supper also it will
be of service.
At Dinner let her meal be very light, & if her stomach
will bear vegetables the more of these she takes for a month
or two in summer, it will be the better. Let her carefully
avoid fish & all heavy or high seasoned Meats.
5. Let her avoid lying long abed in the morning but she
may rest on the bed as often thorough the day as she plea¬
ses. She will be the better for being much in the fresh air
but must avoid the heat of the sun.
Notes:
1: An unspecified bitter, liquid form of medicine.
2: For Cullen's "Bathing Machine", an indoor shower-bath employing a tub suspended on ropes and pulleys, see Letter ID:82 (CUL/1/1/77), which includes his diagram of the design.
3: Commonly used general term for any sort of horse-drawn vehicle.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Bettie Graham
1. I would have her now lay aside every medicine
except the sour drops. 1
2. Let the cold bathing be continued either in the sea or by
a bathing maching, 2 & the last is the safest & capable of the
most constant Execution.
3. Let her with great care avoid all bodily exercise, but
she may go frequently on horseback or in a machine 3 taking
care however that the motion is always slow & easy.
4. Let her Diet be as light as her stomach can digest. In¬
stead of tea which she should hardly taste, let her
take fresh drawn Cow milk whey with bread for break¬
& if she can take the same for supper also it will
be of service.
At Dinner let her meal be very light, & if her stomach
will bear vegetables the more of these she takes for a month
or two in summer, it will be the better. Let her carefully
avoid fish & all heavy or high seasoned Meats.
5. Let her avoid lying long abed in the morning but she
may rest on the bed as often thorough the day as she plea¬
ses. She will be the better for being much in the fresh air
but must avoid the heat of the sun.
Notes:
1: An unspecified bitter, liquid form of medicine.
2: For Cullen's "Bathing Machine", an indoor shower-bath employing a tub suspended on ropes and pulleys, see Letter ID:82 (CUL/1/1/77), which includes his diagram of the design.
3: Commonly used general term for any sort of horse-drawn vehicle.
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