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I very willingly take a concern in Mrs. Watt.
I am very sorry for her present distress and will g[ive]
the best advice I possibly can for her relief. As she
was so much affected with Rheumatism before, the
fall she has had lately has been very unlucky and
will make it more difficult to relieve the pains
of her Loin now, but I have sent her the most effe¬
ctual remedy that I know of. It is an Oil with
which the loin and knee, and especially the former
is to be anointed every night and morning keeping
it afterwards constantly covered with flannel.
The anointing is to be with the two fore fingers
dipped in the oil, and the fingers are to be moved
over the whole joint for two or three minutes [together.?]
I hope this oil will both remove the pain and strengthen
the joint, but I do not find it so easy to cure her inward
ailments which I believe are chiefly from the piles which
I dare say are inward as well as outward. I know very
well that [she?] is not able to bear very strong medicines
and I will not order any such for her, but I have pre¬
scribed a medicine which I hope will relieve her both
from the hot fits she is liable to and likewise of the pain
in her bowels. She is to take two table spoonfuls of it every
night or at least every second night at bed time and let
her [observe?] that this medicine is particularly proper while
[her ?] laxative disorder continues, but that if the looseness {illeg}
{illeg} the medicine would not be so proper unless She takes
as much flowers of Sulphur as will serve to keep her

The management of such an ailment can only be
properly directed when we know from time to time the
particular circumstances of it as they may cast up and
if Mrs. Watt will be pleased to write me soon an
account of her state for the time I shall certainly with¬
out any further fee most willingly advise her as well
as I can.