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For Mrs Stephenson

From a pretty long acquaintance with Ms Stephenson-s complaints it
appears to me that they have been chefly owing to a weakness of
her stomach & bowels. While she continued exposed to much
Motion & fatiguein business these complaints were difficultly
removed but leisure & ease with a few medicines have I hope re¬
moved them very entirely & I dont doubt that an easy journey to
London will be great service in confirming her health ---

However in case her ailments should in any measure return

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I give here my opinion how they should be managed & in the meantime
how they may be prevented.

Her diet should be of a middle kind. At dinner a little light meat or
fish but animal food always moderately filling up her meal with
a light soup, light pudding or what vegetables she can easily digest --

No meat at supper, but somewhat of Rice Barley or sago
sometimes with milk if she digests it easily & sometimes with a little
wine only . . -- At Breakfast cocoa tea or Chocolate are more
proper than common tea or Coffee, but if she takes either of
the two last, they should be weak & with a great deal of milk. -----

Her ordinary drink must be plain water. Malt Liquors of
all kinds are very improper. - Every day at dinner she may take
a glass or two of wine, but it should be of the stronger kinds as Madeira
strong sherry or red port taking little water with them. --

Ms Stephenson will always be the better of fresh air & gentle exer¬
cise but should never be heated or fatigued with any exercise & should always
take care to avoid cold. - It is necessary she should avoid costiveness
& for that purpose whenever it is necessary she should employ the laxative
pills prescribe on 't other page taking one for a dose at bedtime.

If in spite of all she should have any return of her ailments, if the
complaints should be heat or & uneasiness in her right side let her
emply the stomachic mixture ordered also on t' other page taking
two tablespoonfulls at going to bed & once or twice again in the
course of the night if she does not sleep.

If her complaints should be the windy pains & stirrings in her left
side let her take the aperient powder ordered in the morning & this may be
repeated twice a week. -----

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These medicines shall I hope soon remove her complaints but if her
appetite or digestion should at any time fall off while the flatulent
complaints should ↑threaten↑ frequently to return, let her take to the stomachic
tincture taking a teaspoonfull in an ordinary wine glassfull
of water an hour or two before dinner & supper.

For Mrs Stephenson.