The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:325] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Jane Gomeldon (Middleton) (of Newcastle) (Patient) / 25? August? 1775 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mrs [Jane] Gomeldon', including a recipe for ointment to be applied below each nostril.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 325 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/6/26 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 25? August? 1775 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mrs [Jane] Gomeldon', including a recipe for ointment to be applied below each nostril. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:509] |
Case of the poet Mrs Jane Gomeldon who is prescribed various medicines, including a diaphoretic and volatile oil to clear her sinuses. |
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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:1437] | Patient | Mrs Jane Gomeldon (of Newcastle) |
| [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 | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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For M.rs Gomeldon
As M.rs Gomeldon's Complaints have been originally Rheumatick it
is very necessary that she should carefully gaurd against cold coming at her
neck or head and therefore avoid being exposed to moist and cold air without
being well covered, but when she is within doors she should not be covered
too warm. – As soon as she is settled at home let a small per¬
petual blister be made in the nape of the neck and kept open for
two or three weeks – I don't think it necessary for her to continue
the use of Eau de luce. It has done little service and the frequent and
long continued use may rather do harm. - The syrup in the morning
should (↑may↑) still be used, but it should not be constant nor even very frequent
Instead of the Eau de luce, she may try to draw up through her nostrils
a little warm water with a sixth part of french brandy, and when she
does not use the syrup she may gargle with a little of the same brandy
only for that purpose adding as much honey as brandy to the water.
After the perpetual blister has been wearing for a week or ten days, if the
stoppage of her nose shall not be considerably relieved, let her try a
little of the Ointment ordered below. About the bigness of a pea is to
be put up each nostril by putting a part of it upon a soft hair
pencil, warming it before a fire or candle, and putting it as far up
the nostril as it conveniently can be. In the morning after the
warm water & brandy is to be snuffed up, and if it shall be found
that it cannot be conveniently snuffed up some of it should be in¬
jected with a small syringe – The application of the ointment should
be continued for a fortnight, and during that time M.rs Gomeldon should
keep at home and even there should take great care to avoid cold.
She should also for the same time abstain from taking snuff.
The pills I formerly ordered may still be of service, and tho there
does not seem to be ↑so↑ much occasion for them as there was, I think
it will be very proper for her to take them very constantly during
the use of the ointment.
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For Mrs Gomeldon
Take 2 drachms each of the Edinburgh Pharmacopœia's Mercurial Ointment and of pork lard. Rub them together thoroughly and at the same time add 20 drops of Camphor Oil. Mix to make a liniment. Label: Specific Liniment for the nostrils
Diplomatic Text
For M.rs Gomeldon
As M.rs Gomeldon's Complaints have been originally Rheumatick it
is very necessary that she should carefully gaurd against cold coming at her
neck or head and therefore avoid being exposed to moist and cold air witht.
being well covered, but when she is within doors she should not be covered
too warm. – As soon as she is settled at home let a small per¬
petual blister be made in the nape of the neck and kept open for
two or three weeks – I don't think it necessary for her to continue
the use of Eau de luce. It has done little service and the frequent and
long continued use may rather do harm. - The syrup in the morning
should (↑may↑) still be used, but it should not be constant nor even very frequent
Instead of the Eau de luce, she may try to draw up through her nostrils
a little warm water with a sixth part of french brandy, and when she
does not use the syrup she may gargle with a little of the same brandy
only for that purpose adding as much honey as brandy to the water.
After the perpetual blister has been wearing for a week or ten days, if the
stoppage of her nose shall not be considerably relieved, let her try a
little of the Ointment ordered below. About the bigness of a pea is to
be put up each nostril by putting a part of it upon a soft hair
pencil, warming it before a fire or candle, and putting it as far up
the nostril as it conveniently can be. In the morning after the
warm water & brandy is to be snuffed up, and if it shall be found
that it cannot be conveniently snuffed up some of it should be in¬
jected with a small syringe – The application of the ointment should
be continued for a fortnight, and during that time M.rs Gomeldon should
keep at home and even there should take great care to avoid cold.
She should also for the same time abstain from taking snuff.
The pills I formerly ordered may still be of service, and tho there
does not seem to be ↑so↑ much occasion for them as there was, I think
it will be very proper for her to take them very constantly during
the use of the ointment.
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For Mrs Gomeldon
℞ Ung. Mercurial. Ph. Ed. Axung. porcin. @ ʒii Terito simul probe et
simul adde Ol. Camphorat. g.tt xx. ℳ. f. Linimentum Sig. Specific Liniment for the nostrils
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