The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3838] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Hearcy Fullarton (Hearsey; Fullerton) (Patient) / 21 June 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Miss Fullarton'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3838 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/59 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 June 1776 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Miss Fullarton' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:713] |
Case of Miss Hearcy Fullarton who spits blood and has a pain in her side from a lung condition. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1360] | Patient | Miss Hearcy Fullarton (Hearsey; Fullerton) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2104] | Other | Mr Wood |
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 |
| Mentioned / Other | Scotland | Europe | certain | |||
| Mentioned / Other | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain |
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For Miss Fullarton.
At going to Sea the first thing to be attended to, is
the management of the Sea Sickness. If she is very Sick She
must lie abed, but if She can bear to be a little upon the
Deck She will get over it the Sooner - The Vomiting is
not to be encouraged, but mus be indulged to a certain
degree. What drink She takes must be plain cold water
The Drinking of Salt water is by no means proper.
When She goes first Aboard & the Ship is first put in
motion, let her take care not to look upon the water
nor to fix her eyes upon any part of the Ship that is liable
to shift its Situation. Miss F.s. Diet must be much
the Same Aboard the Ship it has been on Shore, that is
Abstaining entirely from animal food. Let her lay
in a Stock of bread, as fine Biscuit & Some Sweet
bread as Sponge biscuit Diet Loaf & plain Sugair
biscuit. Let her also provide Sufficiently of Rice
Flower of Rice. Barley & Sage, & with these [figs?] {illeg}eason,
Currants, preserved fruits & Currant Jelly. Of the
Bread Different kinds of grain & fruits, a great
variety of Diet may be prepared. Breakfast of tea
or weak chocolate with bread & currant jelly.
At dinner, besides grain & fruit prepared & varied
as she pleases, she may have a little weak broth made
of potable soup. At supper, a little grain or
contrive to carry a little Turnip with her by laying them
in a box of dry sand, ✍& a little boiled Turnip may be
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taken either at dinner or supper.
Drink, always plain water.
Colder at sea than on shore, & therefore always
cloathe well & especially when upon deck which she
Should as often as the weather &c.
At sea, no medicines, except for Costiveness, & for
it use the powder prescribed at Mr Wood's.
The only other one which may be necessary is the Acid Mixture
below. Used in case of any redness in her spitting &
then a tea spoonfull in a glass of water twice a day
12 at noon & 7 p.m.
When in London, take a cool & airy lodging in the
skirts of the town, & never walk the streets.
Remain there as short as possible, & take the fist
opportunity of returning by sea to Scotland.
[Start of margin text]X[End of margin text] Take two ounces of Tartar Crystals and half an ounce of Compounded powder of jallop Work it into a thin pill immediately. Label: Laxative Powder a tea spoonfull in a little syrup in the mornings.
[Start of margin text]X[End of margin text] Take four ounces of Simple syrup Label: Syrup for the Powder.
[Start of margin text]X[End of margin text] Take two ounces of Rose water and half an ounce each of Syrup of dried roses and Spiritus vitrioli tenuis Mix. Label: Acid Mixture a teaspoon full in a glass of water twice aday.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Fullarton.
At going to Sea ye first thing to be attended to, is
ye management of ye Sea Sickness. If she is very Sick She
must lie abed, but if She can bear to be a little upon ye
Deck She will get over it ye Sooner - The Vomiting is
not to be encouraged, but mus be indulged to a certain
degree. What drink She takes must be plain cold water
The Drinking of Salt water is by no means proper.
When She goes first Aboard & ye Ship is first put in
motion, let her take care not to look upon ye water
nor to fix her eyes upon any part of ye Ship that is liable
to shift its Situation. Miss F.s. Diet must be much
ye Same Aboard ye Ship it has been on Shore, yt is
Abstaining entirely from animal food. Let her lay
in a Stock of bread, as fine Biscuit & Some Sweet
bread as Sponge biscuit Diet Loaf & plain Sugair
biscuit. Let her also provide Sufficiently of Rice
Flower of Rice. Barley & Sage, & wt these [figs?] {illeg}eason,
Currants, preserved fruits & Currant Jelly. Of ye
Bread Different kinds of grain & fruits, a great
variety of Diet may be prepared. Breakfast of tea
or weak chocolate with bread & currant jelly.
At dinner, besides grain & fruit prepared & varied
as she pleases, she may have a little weak broth made
of potable soup. At supper, a little grain or
contrive to carry a little Turnip with her by laying them
in a box of dry sand, ✍& a little boiled Turnip m. b.
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taken either at dinner or supper.
Drink, always plain water.
Colder at sea than on shore, & therefore always
cloathe well & especially wn upon deck wc she
Should as often as the weather &c.
At sea, no medicines, except for Costiveness, & for
it use the powder prescribed at Mr Wood's.
The only other one wc m. b. necessary is the Acid ℳ.
below. Used in case of any redness in her spitting &
then a tea spoonf. in a glass of water twice a day
12 at noon & 7 p.m.
When in London, take a cool & airy lodging in the
skirts of the town, & never walk the streets.
Remain there as short as possible, & take the fist
opportunity of returning by sea to Scotland.
[Start of margin text]X[End of margin text] ℞ Cryst. Tart. ℥ij P. e jalapp. comp. ℥ſs
Terito simul in p. tenuem S. Laxat. Powd. a tea
spoonf. in a little syrup in the morns.
[Start of margin text]X[End of margin text] ℞ Syr. simpl. ℥iv S. Syrup for the Powder.
[Start of margin text]X[End of margin text] ℞ Aq. ros. ℥ij Syr. e ros. sicc. Spt. vitriol. ten. aa ℥ſs
ℳ. S. Acid ℳ. a teasp. full in a glass of water twice
a day.
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