The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4043] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: [A matter not directly regarding a patient] / 18 April 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply titled 'Directions for the Shower bath'. No obvious incoming letter matches this one.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4043 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/9/16 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 18 April 1777 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply titled 'Directions for the Shower bath'. No obvious incoming letter matches this one. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2531] |
Case of an unnamed patient who is sent 'Directions for the Shower bath'. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [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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Directions for the Shower bath.
1. Six English
gallons or 12 Scotch pints of
Edinburgh pipe
water to be put into the Cylinder & immediately or
not a quarter of an hour before the person is to
take the bath, add to the cold water in the Cylinder
3 Scots pints of boiling
water to be mixed a little
with the hand or otherwise.
2 Every day afterwards the same quantity
of cold water
is to be employed but the boiling is to be dimini¬
shed by ½ an English
pint every day & this dimi¬
nition to be continued every day till the water
come to be employed quite cold. When two
Scotch pints of the boiling have been withdrawn
the remaining
parts if it must be diminished by a
English pint every day.
3. When the whole boiling water is drawn the
Cylinder must be filled with
Cold to what it will
contain & used so, for any length of time that
[must?] be proper.
4. When a person is at first to use the shower
bath they should have a stool set into the tub
which when
the person stands upon it may raise their
head to within
five inches of the Box. Every second
day afterwards an inch is to be cut off the feet of
the stool till by degrees the person come to stand
on the bottom of the tub.
5. The greatest benefit is to be got by this bath when
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the Person cuts out their hair & lets the water
come upon their shaven head. Otherwise it will be
necessary to prevent the hair being wet, by covering the
head with a cap of wax cloath or oiled Silk.
6. After a Person has received the Shower they
should immediately be very well dried & coarse
towels are the most proper for the purpose.
7. Ladies who use this bath, should intermit the
use of it for some days at the end of their month
& when they begin it again they may have for the
first 2 or 3 days h a little boiling added
with the cold wa–
ter.
8. The best time for taking the Bath is the mor¬
ning about an hour or half an hour before break¬
fast. If the rubbing
with the towels & putting on
their cloaths does not entirely recover their heat they
should for some time walk about pretty briskly.
Diplomatic Text
Directions for the Shower bath.
1. Six Engl.
gallons or 12 Scotch pints of
Edinr pipe
water to be put into the Cylinder & immediately or
not a quarter of an hour before the person is to
take the bath, add to the cold water in the Cylinder
3 Scots pints of boilg.
water to be mixed a little
with the hand or otherwise.
2 Every day afterwards the same qty
of cold water
is to be employed but the boiling is to be dimini¬
shed by ½ an Engl.
pint every day & this dimi¬
nition to be continued every day till the water
come to be employed quite cold. When two
Scotch pints of the boiling have been withdrawn
the remaing
parts if it m.b. diminished by a
Engl. pint every day.
3. When the whole boiling water is drawn the
Cylinder m.b. filled with
Cold to what it will
contain & used so, for any length of time that
m.b. proper.
4. When a person is at first to use the shower
bath they should have a stool set into the tub
wcwn
the person stands upon it may raise their
head to w'in
five inches of the Box. Every second
day afterwards an inch is to be cut off the feet of
the stool till by degrees the person come to stand
on the bottom of the tub.
5. The greatest benefit is to be got by this bath when
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the Person cuts out their hair & lets the water
come upon their shaven head. Otherwise it will be
necessary to prevent the hair being wet, by covering the
head w a cap of wax cloath or oiled Silk.
6. After a Person has received the Shower they
should immediately be very well dried & coarse
towels are the most proper for the purpose.
7. Ladies who use this bath, should intermit the
use of it for some days at the end of their month
& when they begin it again they may have for the
first 2 or 3 days h a little boiling added
wt the cold wa–
ter.
8. The best time for taking the Bath is the mor¬
ning about an hour or half an hour before break¬
fast. If the rubbg
with the towels & putting on
their cloaths does not entirely recover their heat they
should for some time walk about pretty briskly.
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