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Mrs Lockharts ailment is of such a kind as hardly
admits of Cure & may readily be hurt by any attempts towards
it; but it is at the same time such as gives little trouble and
threatnens no danger unless some accidents happen to irratate
the disorder to a great degree & it is therefore the sole purpose
of Our advice to say how these accidents may be best avoided.

The Ailment favours the breeding of Wind in the bow¬
els and whatever breeds wind increases the disorder. -- Mrs L. Diet
therefore must be ordered chiefly with a view to avoid flatuency
She should take little liquid food & therefore no broth but a
little plain soup. SHe may take any kind of meet but preferring
always the lighter kinds & lightest dressing. The heavier kinds

Roots & Greens are likely to prove flatulent & Mrs Lockhart
must be cautious in taking them but some part of them is necessary
to our health & a little of the young & tender as they severally
come into season may be taken, especially with meat. All kinds of
Grain into Pudding without fruit or very sweet sauces, are very proper
& especially proper to fill up a meal & prevent the stomacks being
loaded with meat. Spiceries moderately used are very proper for
Mrs L. but Pickles of any kind should be taken very sparingly

For ordinary drink Water with a little strong wine or spirits in
it is the most proper. All small Wines, Cyder, & all Malt Liquors
are very improper, A Glass to two of strong wine with a little
wateror as many Glasses of Punch without sowring are allowable
at dinner & supper. Tea I think very bad for Mrs L. & & should
therefore be taken very sparingly & would be safer if always taken
with a little Cinnamon -- Coffee is not so bad as Tea but not
quite proper.

Whatever is the Diet, Costiveness will occasion flatulency &
that therefore must be carefully avoided. The best means is by Diet
if that can be found & is not of an improper kind -- If a medicine
is to be employed we find that different persons agree with different
laxatives & I must refer to Mrs Lockharts experience but as the
same medicine often repeated becomes ineffectual & a change
is necessary I have subjoined a prescription which I have found very
usefull

Nothing is more likely to hurt Mrs L. than cold & she ought
therefore ↑to↑ be very constantly attentive in avoiding that & the only
sure measure is to be always well cloathed

Anxiety of mind will always do harm & all occasions of
it ought therefore to be carefully avoided ~