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For Mrs Crawford Dunside. Mr John Jack.

The Purging is what Mrs Crawford cannot bear &
must be immediately moderated. I think the Rhubarb a very
doubtful remedy & your anodyne was very proper, as fit both
for this & her other symptoms. I think you must not
spare it when either the Purging or pains require it.
Moreover I should be sorry to employ it very much, &
keep the loos↑e↑ness within bounds. But if it does not do so much

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as you wish, you must give a fuller dose of the Anodyne
at Bedtime. If you happen to employ the Anodyne often, you
may instead of looseness have a Costiveness to trouble you, which
may be hurtful, to her stomach & you must obviate it by
Rhubarb, or Magnesia & I prefer the last if it will answer
for I guess that his stomach may be troubled with acidity.
When you have got the better of the looseness you may try
to remedy the original disorders in her stomach by the
tincture ordered below, but it will be absolutely necessary
to get her into air & excercise, as soon as the roads & weather
Permit. You say nothing about her Diet, & while
her appetite is so bad, I will only bid her take what
she can, & I shall espect to hear farther from you, so that
I may be more particular. Let great care be taken to keep
her feet always warm, and when they are cold, chafing
them with warm flannels will be of service.