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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:4548] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Farquharson / Regarding: Miss Amelia Farquharson (of Invercauld) (Patient) / 3 December 1779 / (Outgoing)

Reply headed 'For Miss Farquharson'. 'Having seen her I think she can expect little relief till the winter is well over & we can only attempt to prevent things growing worse till a better season come', so Cullen primarily gives dietary advice, and recommends the wearing of flannel.

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DOC ID 4548
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/12/115
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date3 December 1779
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply headed 'For Miss Farquharson'. 'Having seen her I think she can expect little relief till the winter is well over & we can only attempt to prevent things growing worse till a better season come', so Cullen primarily gives dietary advice, and recommends the wearing of flannel.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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[Case ID:1117]
Case of Miss [Amelia] Farquharson of Invercauld who travels to Edinburgh to see Cullen but whose dangerously advanced consumption soon proves fatal.
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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:663]AddresseeMr William Farquharson
[PERS ID:874]PatientMiss Amelia Farquharson (of Invercauld)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:663]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr William Farquharson

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Dunkeld Mid Scotland Scotland Europe inferred

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For Miss Farquharson.


Having seen her I think she can expect little relief till the
winter is well over & we can only attempt to prevent things growing
worse till a better season come when more effectual measures might
be taken: such as travelling & change of Climate. But any
attempt to move her at present to any distance might be fatal &
we must therefore attempt to relieve her by other means; which
must chiefly be by Diet properly ordered.


No animal food: except hartshorn or calves feet jelly once or
twice a day. Diet must consist of Milk, farinacea, & fruit.
She may have from one to two gills of Asss milk every morning.
At other times Cow milk as new ↑milked↑ as possible & diluted with equal
parts of thin water gruel or barley water, & well sweetened with
honey or sugar: This mixture to be used in every shape as plain
milk is used to be; taking with it bread, rice, sago, salep & cc.
These are to be separately boiled in water and added to her Milk
in what quantity she pleases; or they may be taken without milk, but
with boiled raisins or currants, boiled or roasted apple, currant
jelly or preserves & thus her Diet may be considerably varied.
She may sometimes have a light bread pudding, sometimes a
little custard & sometimes a little caudle.


Drink water or watery liquors. No fermented or spirituous.
She may take toast water, barley water, water gruel or milk with
a large proportion of boiled water in it, & particularly she may
take freely of Arabic emulsion: but all these must have
the cold taken off by a teaspoonful or two of boiling water.
No tea or coffee, unless sometimes & very weak & not very warm.
Cocoa may be taken at pleasure.


Flannel next the skin, day & night.


With respect to exercise I wait to speak untill I see what
the weather or her strength will allow of & as I am to
see her frequently I think it unnecessary in this paper (↑paper↑) to
say what Medicines may be proper.

W.C.
Edinburgh 3. December 1779.

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For Miss Farquharson.


Having seen her I think she can expect little relief till the
winter is well over & we can only attempt to prevent things growing
worse till a better season come when more effectual measures mt
be taken: such as travelling & change of Climate. But any
attempt to move her at present to any distance might be fatal &
we must therefore attempt to relieve her by other means; which
must chiefly be by Diet properly ordered.


No animal food: except hartshorn or calves feet jelly once or
twice a day. Diet must consist of Milk, farinacea, & fruit.
She may have from one to two gills of Asss milk every morning.
At other times Cow milk as new ↑milked↑ as possible & diluted with equal
parts of thin water gruel or barley water, & well sweetened with
honey or sugar: This mixture to be used in every shape as plain
milk is used to be; taking with it bread, rice, sago, salep & cc.
These are to be separately boiled in water and added to her Milk
in wt qty she pleases; or they may be taken wout milk, but
with boiled raisins or currants, boiled or roasted apple, currant
jelly or preserves & thus her Diet may be considerably varied.
She may sometimes have a light bread pudding, sometimes a
little custard & sometimes a little caudle.


Drink water or watery liquors. No fermented or spirituous.
She may take toast water, barley water, water gruel or milk with
a large proportion of boiled water in it, & particularly she may
take freely of Arabic emulsion: but all these must have
the cold taken off by a teaspoonful or two of boiling water.
No tea or coffee, unless sometimes & very weak & not very warm.
Cocoa may be taken at pleasure.


Flannel next the skin, day & night.


With respect to exercise I wait to speak untill I see what
the weather or her strength will allow of & as I am to
see her frequently I think it unnecessary in this paper (↑paper↑) to
say what Meds. may be proper.

W.C.
Edinr. 3. Decr. 1779.

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