The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4989] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John McKie (Junior) / Regarding: Mrs McKie (Patient) / February 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply, for 'Mrs McKie'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4989 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/17/183 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | February 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, for 'Mrs McKie'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:793] |
Case of Mrs McKie, who in 1781 has had a miscarriage. Correspondence resumes in January 1785 over her cold and cough. |
13 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:114] | Addressee | Mr John McKie (Junior) |
| [PERS ID:113] | Patient | Mrs McKie |
| [PERS ID:114] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr John McKie (Junior) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:114] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr John McKie (Junior) |
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 | Stranraer | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mrs. Mc.Kie
Dear Sir,
I am favoured with yours of the 17th.
and am not much Surprised that Mrs. McKie
is not recovered during such a severe Season and
upon account of that season I cannot yet de¬
spair of the Case but I must own your present
accounts are less favourable than the former.
We must only however take the more pains
to relieve her. I have looked over my former
letter and find every direction there given still
more proper and necessary, for it is only possible
to save her by carefully avoiding cold, for during
the present Season She can neither get Air
nor Exercise with any advantage, nor can we
to any good purpose urge the use of other
remedies. I expected a good deal from Vomiting
but I cannot insist upon it at present
neither
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can I insist upon the mixture that is so disagre¬
able to her and the only medicine that I can
propose for her at present is the Pill pre¬
scribed on other page. Let her begin with one pill
for a dose every night and morning, for ↑and↑ if this
Sits easy on her stomach let her by degrees increase
the dose to two or three, or what may perhaps be
more easy let the mass be increased by a double
proportion of the root prescribed. If the uneasiness
from her lying upon her left side should increase
or if any pain or Stitch should come into that
side a blister upon the part may be necessary
but I would not willingly advise it till the
Season mends but I believe she might be the
better of a Burgundy Pitch plaister between
her shoulders. With respect to what she
should Eat and Drink, I gave you the substan[ce]
of what I had to advise in my former letter. I
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have only now to add that milk {illeg}
be the chief part of her diet. With respect to drink
She should avoid Wine, Spirits, and Malt liquors
Warm drink is not necessary but she should take no
drink that is quite cold. When you have got fresh
weather a little Settled I shall be glad to hear
from you again I am
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
William Cullen -
Edinburgh 23d. February
1785
Take one drachm of Liquorice Extract, one scruple of the best Myrrh and five grains of dried Squill Root. After having chopped the extract in little bits, pour enough hot water over it in order to let it soften and mashed into a pulp, to which you add {illeg} previously crushed into a fine powder and enough hot water in order to let there be made a mass to be divided into twenty pills. [Label:] Pectoral pills. One, two or three to be taken {illeg} {illeg} every night and morning.
{illeg}February 1785 --
W.C.
Diplomatic Text
Mrs. Mc.Kie
Dear Sir,
I am favoured with yours of the 17th.
and am not much Surprised that Mrs. McKie
is not recovered during such a severe Season and
upon account of that season I cannot yet de¬
spair of the Case but I must own your present
accounts are less favourable than the former.
We must only however take the more pains
to relieve her. I have looked over my former
letter and find every direction there given still
more proper and necessary, for it is only possible
to save her by carefully avoiding cold, for during
the present Season She can neither get Air
nor Exercise with any advantage, nor can we
to any good purpose urge the use of other
remedies. I expected a good deal from Vomiting
but I cannot insist upon it at present
neither
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can I insist upon the mixture that is so disagre¬
able to her and the only medicine that I can
propose for her at present is the Pill pre¬
scribed on other page. Let her begin with one pill
for a dose every night and morning, for ↑and↑ if this
Sits easy on her stomach let her by degrees increase
the dose to two or three, or what may perhaps be
more easy let the mass be increased by a double
proportion of the root prescribed. If the uneasiness
from her lying upon her left side should increase
or if any pain or Stitch should come into that
side a blister upon the part may be necessary
but I would not willingly advise it till the
Season mends but I believe she might be the
better of a Burgundy Pitch plaister between
her shoulders. With respect to what she
should Eat and Drink, I gave you the substan[ce]
of what I had to advise in my former letter. I
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have only now to add that milk {illeg}
be the chief part of her diet. With respect to drink
She should avoid Wine, Spirits, and Malt liquors
Warm drink is not necessary but she should take no
drink that is quite cold. When you have got fresh
weather a little Settled I shall be glad to hear
from you again I am
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
William Cullen -
Edinr. 23d. Febry
1785
℞ Extract. glychrrhiz. ʒj
Myrrh. opt. ℈j
Rad. Scill. sicc. gr. v
Extracto in frustula minuta conciso affunde aquæ fervens
q. s. ut molescat et contundatur in pulpam cui adde
{illeg} prius in pulverem tenuem trita et aquæ q. s.
fiat massa dividenda in pilulas №. XX
[Signa] Pectoral pills one, two, or three to be taken {illeg}
{illeg}every night and morning
{illeg}Febry. 1785 --
W.C.
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