The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5047] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr / Regarding: Reverend Ralph Ogle (Patient) / 7 May 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Ogle'. A full dietary and exercise regimen, recommending sea-bathing and horse-riding. Possibly given to the patient in person, as in document 5196 Cullen refers to the first time he had seen the patient.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5047 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/18/30 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 7 May 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr Ogle'. A full dietary and exercise regimen, recommending sea-bathing and horse-riding. Possibly given to the patient in person, as in document 5196 Cullen refers to the first time he had seen the patient. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1787] |
Case of Rev. Ralph Ogle who suffers from flatulence and general weakness. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5712] | Addressee | Dr |
| [PERS ID:5711] | Patient | Reverend Ralph Ogle |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5712] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr |
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 | Alnwick | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Ogle
It appears very clearly that his nerves have
sometime ago received a Shock and are considerably
weakened and the complaints of his Stomach may
↑be from this↑ having received a particular hurt but at present
are chiefly the effects of the general weakness
of his System. It is therefore my plan for
relieving all his complaints to direct the means
for strengthening the System in general.
For this purpose I advise in the first place
Cold-Bathing in the Sea whenever it may
be most convenient for him but especially
where he can at the same time have conveni¬
ent roads for going a good deal on horseback.
The Bathing should be always if
possible in the morning before Breakfast and
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if the tide does not allow of that he should delay
it for two hours after breakfast but always be¬
fore dinner and never after it.
At first it will be enough to take the
Bath three times a week but afterwards it
will be proper to take it every day except when
the weather is very bad. He should continue
the practice for at least three months in
Summer. I need hardly say that when he
does not bathe in the morning but in the
forenoon that he should never be warmed by
any exercise when he is going into the Sea.
The time of his remaining in the Sea should
at first be for a short time only. Afterwards
it may be longer but never very long and
he should always have his Skin dried immediatly
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upon his coming out of the water but by rubbing
it pretty well with coarse Towels. In going into
the sea he should always have his head dipped
under water as soon as possible, or at least
water poured upon it.
2d. Along with the Cold bathing nothing
will do him more Service than his going fre¬
quently on horseback and Riding for several
hours once or twice a day. He should never
Ride in the heat of the Sun when this is
very warm and therefore in hot weather
he should take it in the Mornings and
Evenings but in the mornings his Bath
ought if possible to be before his ride or,
if he is to Bathe in the forenoon he ought
always to rest after his ride for an hour
[Page 4]
before he goes in to the Sea. The riding [should?]
if possible never be so fast as to heat him much
or to Set him a sweating.
3. He may go to bed in the Evening as
early as he pleases and should never Sit up
late nor should ever lie long in the morning.
He should take care at all times to avoid
catching cold which may even happen in
Summer from an indiscreet change of Cloathing
or by getting wet and Sitting in wet Cloaths.
4th. In Mr. Ogles Case a great deal of
attention is necessary with respect to diet. He
may indeed take ordinary fare but should
take care never to load his Stomach with
any thing. At dinner he may take modera¬
tely of plain Soup but should take no
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Broth with roots or Greens in it. He
should every day at dinner take a little bit of Ani¬
mal food but it should be of the lighter kinds
and always in moderate quantity making
up his meal with some light bread or Rice
Pudding. Roots Greens or other Garden
things are in general bad for him but Pease
Turnips or Collyflower when they first come
in Season and are still young and tender
he may take a little of them but never
largely. At Breakfast Tea and Coffee
are both very improper but he may take
Cocoa or a weak Chocolate. He may take
a little Bread and butter but without
Honey, Jelly, Marmalade or other Sweet
Meat. At Supper he may take a soft
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boiled Egg but no other Animal food. He
may beside take water gruel with some dry
toast. He may take also Panada, boiled Rice
or Sago but the lighter the Supper the
better.
His ordinary drink should be plain
water and all sorts of Malt liquor are
to be entirely abstained from. After dinner
every day he may take two or three glasses
of Madeira, Sherry or Red Port
but he ought never to exceed this quantity
and the wines may be safer by being
diluted with an equal part of water.
But if he perceives that any kind of
wine is liable to become Sour on his stoma[ch]
he may in place of them take a little Spiri[ts]
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and water either Rum or Brandy as he
likes best.
5 By the whole of this Regimen I [hope?]
that Mr. Ogle will recover both health and
Strength and to assist this I think few
medicines can be of service to him but I have
in the inclosed paper prescribed what I
think may be useful and two three times
in Summer he may for a fortnight take
a course of what is ordered.
1785/
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For Mr Ogle
Take 15 grains of prepared Iron Rust, 5 grains of ground Cinnamon, and 10 grains of refined White Sugar. Mix to make a powder and in this way make 28 doses. Label: Strengthening Powder one to be taken twice a day washing down each dose with a dose of the following
Take 3 ounces of Tincture of Bitters, 2½ ounces of Peruvian Bark Tincture, and a ½ ounce of Aromatic Tincture. Mix. Label: Strengthening tincture a table spoonful to be taken with three table spoonfuls of Spring water after every dose of the powders. N. B. Two Phials of this tincture each of the quantity prescribed are to be prepared
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Ogle
It appears very clearly that his nerves have
sometime ago received a Shock and are considerably
weakened and the complaints of his Stomach may
↑be from this↑ having received a particular hurt but at present
are chiefly the effects of the general weakness
of his System. It is therefore my plan for
relieving all his complaints to direct the means
for strengthening the System in general.
For this purpose I advise in the first place
Cold-Bathing in the Sea whenever it may
be most convenient for him but especially
where he can at the same time have conveni¬
ent roads for going a good deal on horseback.
The Bathing should be always if
possible in the morning before Breakfast and
[Page 2]
if the tide does not allow of that he should delay
it for two hours after breakfast but always be¬
fore dinner and never after it.
At first it will be enough to take the
Bath three times a week but afterwards it
will be proper to take it every day except when
the weather is very bad. He should continue
the practice for at least three months in
Summer. I need hardly say that when he
does not bathe in the morning but in the
forenoon that he should never be warmed by
any exercise when he is going into the Sea.
The time of his remaining in the Sea should
at first be for a short time only. Afterwards
it may be longer but never very long and
he should always have his Skin dried immediatly
[Page 3]
upon his coming out of the water but by rubbing
it pretty well with coarse Towels. In going into
the sea he should always have his head dipped
under water as soon as possible, or at least
water poured upon it.
2d. Along with the Cold bathing nothing
will do him more Service than his going fre¬
quently on horseback and Riding for several
hours once or twice a day. He should never
Ride in the heat of the Sun when this is
very warm and therefore in hot weather
he should take it in the Mornings and
Evenings but in the mornings his Bath
ought if possible to be before his ride or,
if he is to Bathe in the forenoon he ought
always to rest after his ride for an hour
[Page 4]
before he goes in to the Sea. The riding [should?]
if possible never be so fast as to heat him much
or to Set him a sweating.
3. He may go to bed in the Evening as
early as he pleases and should never Sit up
late nor should ever lie long in the morning.
He should take care at all times to avoid
catching cold which may even happen in
Summer from an indiscreet change of Cloathing
or by getting wet and Sitting in wet Cloaths.
4th. In Mr. Ogles Case a great deal of
attention is necessary with respect to diet. He
may indeed take ordinary fare but should
take care never to load his Stomach with
any thing. At dinner he may take modera¬
tely of plain Soup but should take no
[Page 5]
Broth with roots or Greens in it. He
should every day at dinner take a little bit of Ani¬
mal food but it should be of the lighter kinds
and always in moderate quantity making
up his meal with some light bread or Rice
Pudding. Roots Greens or other Garden
things are in general bad for him but Pease
Turnips or Collyflower when they first come
in Season and are still young and tender
he may take a little of them but never
largely. At Breakfast Tea and Coffee
are both very improper but he may take
Cocoa or a weak Chocolate. He may take
a little Bread and butter but without
Honey, Jelly, Marmalade or other Sweet
Meat. At Supper he may take a soft
[Page 6]
boiled Egg but no other Animal food. He
may beside take water gruel with some dry
toast. He may take also Panada, boiled Rice
or Sago but the lighter the Supper the
better.
His ordinary drink should be plain
water and all sorts of Malt liquor are
to be entirely abstained from. After dinner
every day he may take two or three glasses
of Madeira, Sherry or Red Port
but he ought never to exceed this quantity
and the wines may be safer by being
diluted with an equal part of water.
But if he perceives that any kind of
wine is liable to become Sour on his stoma[ch]
he may in place of them take a little Spiri[ts]
[Page 7]
and water either Rum or Brandy as he
likes best.
5 By the whole of this Regimen I [hope?]
that Mr. Ogle will recover both health and
Strength and to assist this I think few
medicines can be of service to him but I have
in the inclosed paper prescribed what I
think may be useful and two three times
in Summer he may for a fortnight take
a course of what is ordered.
1785/
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For Mr Ogle
℞ Rubig. ferr. præp. gr. XV
Pulv. cinnamom. gr. V
Sacchar. alb. puriss. gr. X
ℳ ft. pulvis et f. h. m. dos. № XXVIII
Sig. Strengthening Powder one to be taken
twice a day washing down each dose with a
dose of the following
℞ Tinct. amar. ℥iij
cort. Peruv. ℥iiſs
Arom. ℥iſs
ℳ Sig. Strengthening tincture a table
spoonful to be taken with three table
spoonfuls of Spring water after every dose
of the powders.
N. B. Two Phials of this tincture each of the
quantity prescribed are to be prepared
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