The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4526] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Short / Regarding: Mr Charles Addison (Patient) / 21 October 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Chas. Addison'. Cullen advises John Short on Charles Addison's treatment: 'I believe the giddiness proceeds from the stomach'. He includes two stomachic recipes to strengthen it.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4526 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/93 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 October 1779 |
| 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 Mr Chas. Addison'. Cullen advises John Short on Charles Addison's treatment: 'I believe the giddiness proceeds from the stomach'. He includes two stomachic recipes to strengthen it. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1008] |
Case of Mr Charles Addison (patient of John Short), whose various chest, bladder, and other complaints may or may not be gouty. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:671] | Addressee | Mr John Short |
| [PERS ID:2568] | Patient | Mr Charles Addison |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:671] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr John Short |
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 |
| Destination of Letter | Bo'ness (Borness / Borrowstouneness) | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Chas. Addison.
I believe the giddiness proceeds from the stomach &
hope your vomit will relieve it. I believe however that the
weakness of the Stomach is to be considered as gouty and
I think it would be proper after your vomit to give him a
little course of the chalybeate ordered below. He ought also to
get on horseback & ride as often as the weather will allow:
I trust to former directions for guiding his Stomach so as
to obviate or avoid flatulence. If the giddiness continue
to be very troublesome the issue may be proper but
as it would not be easily got quit of I should wait a
little longer before putting it in.
Take 5 grains each of prepared Powdered Steel and ground Cinnamon, and 10 grains of white lump Sugar. Mix to make a powder and in this way make up 28 doses. Label: Stomachic powders, one to be taken twice a day in a little currant jelly washing it down with a small cupful of the following
Take 2 ounces of Peruvian Bark Tincture, ½ an ounce of Aromatic Tincture, 4 ounces of simple Cinnamon water and 8 ounces of spring water. Mix. Label: Stomachic Tincture; two table spoonfuls to be taken after every dose of the Powder.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Chas. Addison.
I believe the giddiness proceeds from the stomach &
hope your vomit will relieve it. I believe however that the
weakness of the Stomach is to be considered as gouty and
I think it would be proper after your vomit to give him a
little course of the chalybeate ord below. He ought also to
get on horseback & ride as often as the weather will allow:
I trust to former directions for guiding his Stomach so as
to obviate or avoid flatulence. If the giddiness continue
to be very troublesome the issue may be proper but
as it would not be easily got quit of I should wait a
little longer before putting it in.
℞ Limat. Mart. ppt. Cinnam. pulv. @ gr. V
Sacch. alb. duriss. gr. X ℳ. f. pulv. et f. h. m.
doses № 28. S. Stomachic powders, one to be taken twice
a day in a little currant jelly washing it down w a small
cupful of the following
℞ Tinct. cort. Peruv. ℥ij –– aromat. ℥ſs Aq. cinna¬
mom. simpl. ℥iv –– fontan. ℥viij ℳ. S. Stomachic
Tincture; two table spoonfuls to be taken after every
dose of the Powder.
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