The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:68] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Lockhart (John Lockhart of Lee) / Regarding: Mr John Lockhart (John Lockhart of Lee) (Patient) / July? 1769? / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Lockhart of Lee', giving advice on avoiding cold.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 68 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/63 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | July? 1769? |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr Lockhart of Lee', giving advice on avoiding cold. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:224] |
Case of Mr Lockhart of Lee with 'senile catarrh'. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:42] | Addressee | Mr John Lockhart (John Lockhart of Lee) |
| [PERS ID:42] | Patient | Mr John Lockhart (John Lockhart of Lee) |
| [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 | Castle Lee | Braidwood | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
| Mentioned / Other | Virginia | USA | North America | certain |
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For Mr Lockhart of Lee
For preserving your health I am very
desirous to give you the best advice I can. I have not
much time and must write shortly but hope I shall for¬
get nothing Needfull.
The ends to be kept in view are the avoiding
Cold and avoiding such a condition of body as may Dispose
you to be severly affected by cold when it happens to seize
you.
Our being affected with cold depends partly
on certain circumstances of the cold applied to us or certain
circumstances of our bodies disposing to be affected by it.
The circumstances of the cold applied that makes
it more readily act upon us are first any great or sudden
changes by the temperature of the air from hot to cold &
which happens at Virginia more frequently than any in
many other Places. It is to be observed that the air in all
Places is much colder than our Bodies & we avoid its
effects only by means of houses & cloathing and so often as
we go out of warm houses into the air we make a chang[e]
in the temperature of that applied to us but are often escap[ed]
the effects of it by our cloathing and it is then especially
we change the temperature when we make any conside¬
rable change in the thickness of our cloathing.
Secondly. The air in undergoing changes is more
Liable to affect us as the Degree of cold produced is greater
and theirfore in winter mor than in summer. It is true
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that great changes in the air itself but the changes that we make by our
houses or cloathing are alwise most dangerous as the airitsel itself is
colder
Thirdly. The coldness of the air affects us much more when it is in
a stream of wind Blowing upon us than when it is still & rest about us
Fourthly. A stream of air affects us more considerably when it is
Directed to one part of the Body more than to the rest and a stream
of air applied to the Whole Body will especially affect any part
that wants its usual covering. To apply this properly it is to be
observed that their is stream of air rushing in even the smallest
Oppening from the outward air into any Chamber that warmer and
theirfor a Person sitting in such a Chamber near a broken
Pane of Glass or other Chink of a Window or door are Liable
to be affected by cold and as every stream of air passes from
the oppening that admits it directly to the fire of a chamber
a Person sitting in the course of such a stream may be affected
by it. It is still to be further observed that the air not only
enter chambers by Doors & Windows but rushes from every
adjoining Chamber or Closet from even hole in the & even copi¬
ously from behind Panneling or hangings
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Lockhart of Lee
For preserving your health I am very
desirous to give you the best advice I can. I have not
much time and must write shortly but hope I shall for¬
get nothing Needfull.
The ends to be kept in view are the avoiding
Cold and avoiding such a condition of body as may Dispose
you to be severly affected by cold when it happens to seize
you.
Our being affected with cold depends partly
on certain circumstances of the cold applied to us or certain
circumstances of our bodies disposing to be affected by it.
The circumstances of the cold applied that makes
it more readily act upon us are first any great or sudden
changes by the temperature of the air from hot to cold &
which happens at Virginia more frequently than any in
many other Places. It is to be observed that the air in all
Places is much colder than our Bodies & we avoid its
effects only by means of houses & cloathing and so often as
we go out of warm houses into the air we make a chang[e]
in the temperature of that applied to us but are often escap[ed]
the effects of it by our cloathing and it is then especially
we change the temperature when we make any conside¬
rable change in the thickness of our cloathing.
Secondly. The air in undergoing changes is more
Liable to affect us as the Degree of cold produced is greater
and theirfore in winter mor than in summer. It is true
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that great changes in the air itself but the changes that we make by our
houses or cloathing are alwise most dangerous as the airitsel itself is
colder
Thirdly. The coldness of the air affects us much more when it is in
a stream of wind Blowing upon us than when it is still & rest about us
Fourthly. A stream of air affects us more considerably when it is
Directed to one part of the Body more than to the rest and a stream
of air applied to the Whole Body will especially affect any part
that wants its usual covering. To apply this properly it is to be
observed that their is stream of air rushing in even the smallest
Oppening from the outward air into any Chamber that warmer and
theirfor a Person sitting in such a Chamber near a broken
Pane of Glass or other Chink of a Window or door are Liable
to be affected by cold and as every stream of air passes from
the oppening that admits it directly to the fire of a chamber
a Person sitting in the course of such a stream may be affected
by it. It is still to be further observed that the air not only
enter chambers by Doors & Windows but rushes from every
adjoining Chamber or Closet from even hole in the & even copi¬
ously from behind Panneling or hangings
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