The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:509] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Turnbull / Regarding: Mrs Younghusband (Young husband) (Patient) / 17 February 1775 / (Outgoing)
Reply, probably addressed to William Turnbull at Wooler, with directions for Mrs Younghusband who has complications during pregnancy. She is referred to as Mrs Y. H. [i.e. Young Husband]. in the body of the transcript.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 509 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/3/87 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 17 February 1775 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, probably addressed to William Turnbull at Wooler, with directions for Mrs Younghusband who has complications during pregnancy. She is referred to as Mrs Y. H. [i.e. Young Husband]. in the body of the transcript. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:26] |
Case of Mrs Younghusband with complications during pregnancy. |
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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:2837] | Addressee | Mr William Turnbull |
| [PERS ID:1419] | Patient | Mrs Younghusband (Young husband) |
| [PERS ID:2837] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Turnbull |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
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 | Wooler | North-East | England | Europe | inferred | |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Lindisfarne (Holy Island) | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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For Mrs Young Husband
Maybe entirely cured, but not without a constant
& strict attention to regimen - better than medicines
Diet light & cooling entirely of milk & vegetables
Milk & grain but, but she amy roots & greens to what
her stomack easily.
Her drink should be plain water & always cold
Sh she may take small beer, if it does not disturb the
digestion of other Vegetables but all stronger drink of
every kind she must avoid- If at any time a cordial seems
to be necessary, the utmost I would allow, is a little claret
and water- she must avoid Tea Coffee and every kind of warm
liquor
all bodily exercise bad for her.
She should frequently lye long, upon a couch and towards
the end of the month she should do this very constantly & better
on a couch lightly covered, than in bed - In bed she should
always lye on a Matress & never on a soft bed
She should use few & light bedcloathers, & avoid all
warm chambers.
Will be the better of being much in the fresh air, but
it must be either either on a smooth going horse or in a carriage
& a single horsechair is the most proper, avoiding wet
or cold - her feet & legs to be kept warm
with this regimen the Cold bath I expect much benefit
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from cold bathing & the best way of using
it is by the bathing machine got from this place
In using it, the coldness should be brought on by
degrees, by adding to the cold water, a 3d part of boiling
water & withdrawing, this by half a pint every day
till she comes to take the water quite cold. The best
time of taking it is immediately on getting out of bed in
the morning unless there has been some sweat in the night
& in that case, the bathing should be delayed till she
has been an our out of bed, & all moisture is off the skin.
This bathing may at first be only every 2d day, but after¬
wards may be every day & may be continued to the very end of
the month. - it may be employed both summer & winter
but if convenient she may go to Holy Island 1 during the
months of June & July & try Sea Bathing with all my ↑heart↑
Costiveness to be avoided, & if there is a disposition
[f?] to it a Laxative will be proper frequently. One
I think the most proper for her is ordered below. It is
to be taken by 2 3 or 4 teaspoonfulls in the morning
after her bathing. If this does not answer, she may by
some other, but only such as are as mild & cooling
Purging is improper & nothing but keeping the belly
easy & regular is required
By these means I hope Mrs Y.H. will in time
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get entirely the better of her complaints, but I am
willing to try a medicine which I hope may haster 2 her
recovery. - Ergo 3 an Electuary ordered below, to be
taken for a week immediately before the end of the month
Take one ounce each of powdered crystal Tartar, [washed?] flowers of sulphur, pulp of French prunes and a sufficient quantity of simple syrup to make a thin Electuary or Linctus. Signa: Laxative Electuary
Take one ounce of powdered Peruvian Bark, two drachms of powdered [Russian Alumin. ?], one drachm of powdered Terra Japonica, an ounce and a half of conserve of rose and a sufficient quantity of syrup of dried rose to make an Electuary. Signa: strengthening Electuary The bigness of a Hazel nut to be taken three or four times a day for a week.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Young Husband
Maybe entirely cured, but not without a constant
& strict attention to regimen - better than meds
Diet light & cooling entirely of milk & vegs.
Milk & grain but, but she amy roots & greens to what
her stomack easily.
Her drink should be plain water & always cold
Sh she may take small beer, if it does not disturb the
digestion of other Vegetables but all stronger drink of
every kind she must avoid- If at any time a cordial seems
to be necessary, the utmost I would allow, is a little claret
and water- she must avoid Tea Coffee and every kind of warm
liquor
all bodily exercise bad for her.
She should frequently lye long, upon a couch and towards
the end of the month she should do this very constantly & better
on a couch lightly covered, than in bed - In bed she should
always lye on a Matress & never on a soft bed
She should use few & light bedcloathers, & avoid all
warm chambers.
Will be the better of being much in the fresh air, but
it must be either either on a smooth going horse or in a carriage
& a single horsechair is the most proper, avoiding wet
or cold - her feet & legs to be kept warm
with this regimen the Cold bath I expect much benefit
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from cold bathing & the best way of using
it is by the bathing machine got from this place
In using it, the coldness should be brought on by
degrees, by adding to the cold water, a 3d part of boiling
water & withdrawing, this by half a pint every day
till she comes to take the water quite cold. The best
time of taking it is immediately on getting out of bed in
the morng unless there has been some sweat in the night
& in that case, the bathing should be delayed till she
has been an our out of bed, & all moisture is off the skin.
This bathing may at first be only every 2d day, but after¬
wards may be every day & may be contd to the very end of
the month. - it may be employed both S. & winter
but if convenient she may go to H. Island 1 during the
months of June & July & try S. Bathing with all my ↑heart↑
Costiveness to be avoided, & if there is a disposition
[f?] to it a Laxative will be proper frequently. One
I think the most proper for her is ordered below. It is
to be taken by 2 3 or 4 teaspoonfulls in the morng.
after her bathing. If this does not answer, she may by
some other, but only such as are as mild & cooling
Purging is improper & nothing but keeping the belly
easy & regr is required
By these means I hope Mrs Y.H. will in time
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get entirely the better of her compts, but I am
willing to try a med. wc I hope may haster 2 her
recovery. - Ergo 3 an Electry ordered below, to be
taken for a week immediately before the end of ye month
℞ Cryst. Tart. pulv.
Flor. sulph. pulv. lot.
Pulp. prun. Gallic @ ℥j
syr, simpl. q.s. ut. f. Elect. tenue sive Lochoch
Signa Laxative Elect.y.
℞ Cort. Peruv pulv. ℥j
[Alumin.rusſ.?] pulvi .ʒij
Terr. Japon. pulv. ʒj
Conserv. rosar. ℥jſs
Syr. e. ros. sicc. q.s.ut. f. Elect.
Signa: strengthening Electuary The bigness of a Hazel nut
to be taken three or four times a day for a week.
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