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

 

[ID:497] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Captain Graham (Patient) / 21 June 1774 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'For Capt. Graham'

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FieldData
DOC ID 497
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/3/75
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date21 June 1774
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen Yes
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, 'For Capt. Graham'
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:464]
Case of Captain Graham, prescribed an aperient.
1


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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:260]PatientCaptain Graham
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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For Captain Graham


He will be pleased to take every morning fasting three
table spoonfuls of the aperient solution mixed with a muchkin
of spring water.


it is to be taken at 3 draughts leaving an interval
of half an hour between each.


If this dose does not give him one stool – he must
next day take four spoonfulls of the Solution and if
on the Contrary the three spoonfuls gives more than
one stool he must next day take only two and ever after
the dose must be regulated by this, that what ever
keeps his belly regular to one stool every day is enough
& whatever dose purges is too much. The quantity of
spring water is to be always the same In half an hour
or a little more after the last draught of the water he
may take his usual breakfast


His diet requires no nice regulations. He may take
any kind of plain meat at dinner, but he should not make
a full meal of animal food, but should fill up his meal
with animal broth pudding & Vegetables. He should
take fish seldom & sparingly. He should take no animal
food at supper. His ordinary drink may be water or good small
beer. He may take a few glasses of any kind of wine or punch



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but it should be a few only as much strong drink
will do much harm.


His medicine requires no confinement, and he
will be the better for being much in the fresh air
& taking gentle exercise but all violent exercise
will do much harm.

WC
For C Graham

Take an ounce of Soluble Tartar, two ounces of Glauber’s Salts, half an ounce each of Spanish Sea Salt and Polychrest Salts, and a pint of Spring Water. Dissolve and strain. Label: Aperient Solution

WC
21. June. 1774.

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[Page 1]
For Capt. Graham


He will be pleased to take every morning fasting three
table spoonfuls of the aperient solution mixed with a muchkin
of spring water.


it is to be taken at 3 draughts leaving an interval
of half an hour between each.


If this dose does not give him one stool – he must
next day take four spoonfulls of the Solution and if
on the Contrary the three spoonfuls gives more than
one stool he must next day take only two and ever after
the dose must be regulated by this, that what ever
keeps his belly regr to one stool every day is enough
& whatever dose purges is too much. The quantity of
spring water is to be always the same In half an hour
or a little more after the last draught of the water he
may take his usual breakfast


His diet requires no nice regulations. He may take
any kind of plain meat at dinner, but he should not make
a full meal of animal food, but should fill up his meal
with animal broth pudding & Vegetables. He should
take fish seldom & sparingly. He should take no animal
food at supper. His ordinary drink may be water or good small
beer. He may take a few glasses of any kind of wine or punch



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but it should be a few only as much strong drink
will do much harm.


His medicine requires no confinement, and he
will be the better for being much in the fresh air
& taking gentle exercise but all violent exercise
will do much harm.

WC
For C Graham

Tart. solubil ℥i
Sal. Gl. ℥ii
marin Hispan.
polychrest. @ ℥ſs
Aq. font. lbi
Solve et cola
Signa Aperient Solution

WC
21. June. 1774.

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