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For Miss McLachlan

Miss McL's ailment is commonly a tedious &
obstinate one & it appears particularly in this case in
which so many proper measures & medicines have
been employed by Mr Ivie Campbell. We can¬
not do better than advise the continuance of
several of his remedies & for the whole of Miss
McL.'s conduct we offer the following plan.

When her monthly period is over & she has
got as much as to allow her to be set upon
a horse, let her be carried by the gentlest motion
in the fresh air, for what length of time & dis¬
tance she can easily bear. It is probable that she
will bear but very little at one time, but this
ought to be made up, by her going abroad very
frequently, & if she cannot bear being set upon
a horse, let her be set or laid on a sledge or
car, for her being much & frequently in the open air, so often
as the weather is dry, we take to be a very necessary
measure.

When she is within doors, let her always be kept
cool, whether with respect to her chamber or her cloathing.

As her stomach does not seem to bear the bark
well & no quantity of any consequence can be given we
would have laid it aside entirely, & that in place
of it, she should take every day two doses of the powder

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of the leaves of the Uva ursi. The dose at first may
be half a dram but if her stomach bear it well the
dose may be gradually increased till she can bear a
dram twice a day. These doses are to be taken in a
glass of cold water & to be washed down, with another
glass of water in which is put 15 or rather 20 drops
of the Elixir Vitrioli & we think she has hither to
been sparing enough, of this last medicine & that
she would do well to take a 3d dose of it every day.

Very necessary that costiveness should be avoided
& for this purpose the cream of Tartar should be
employed in due quantity as often as seems neces¬
sary. It would be of advantage if her stomach
could bear ten grains of nitre with every dose of the
cream of Tartar.

when from any circumstances she can judge of
the approach of a menstruation, she should for some
days before, let alone going abroad should ly cons¬
tantly on her bed, but take care to be there as
cool as possible. At the same time Uva Ursi is
to be laid aside, but the Elix. Vitriol to be continued
& let her take once or 2ce a day as her stomach bears,
the following Bolus.

This Bolus may be continued as well as the Elixir

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Vitrioli during the time of the menstruation.

When the menstruation approaches nearer or is
actually come on let her take the Anodyne Pill
as formerly employed & it may be repeated every
night & at least for the two first nights. The
cordial mixture we suspect to be too warm & we
have even some doubts, if any wine be safe,
but in case of great lowness, we would admit of a
spoonfull of cold claret.

During thr whole interval of her menstruation
we would allow her loins behind to be washed every
morning with cold water but would still delay the
bathing of the whole body.

Diet entirely of milk & grain without any animal
food. During the period, the milk may be used
more sparingly.