The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1023] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Lieutenant Ross (Patient) / 25 September 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Lieut. Ross', whose 'Complaints depend more upon an affection of his Spirits than upon any ailment in his breast'.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 1023 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/78 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 25 September 1780 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | Yes |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply 'For Lieut. Ross', whose 'Complaints depend more upon an affection of his Spirits than upon any ailment in his breast'. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
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Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1267] |
Case of Lieutenant Ross, whose 'Complaints depend more upon an affection of his Spirits than upon any ailment in his breast'. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:827] | Patient | Lieutenant Ross |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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For Lieutenant Ross
His Complaints depend more upon an affection of his Spirits
than upon any ailment in his breast,
For recovering his
health he should repair to his native Country travelling by
easy journies on horseback avoiding cold carefully ---
When settled at home for a day or two let him take
ten grains of Ipecacuanha
for a Vomit if his appetite
and digestion are not much considerably mended in eight
days let him repeat the Vomit ---
In the intermediate days let him take one of the
Stomachic Powders twice a day, washing down each dose
with a Cupfull of the Strengthening Infusion - After
second Vomit, he may then
lay aside the Powders but
continue the Infusion for a fortnight longer. ---
During this Course he should ride on horseback
every tolerable fair forenoon for two or three hours -
& his breakfast ought to be Cocoa Tea with dry
toast or a very little butter - and no sweets of any kind.
At Dinner beef tea and dry toast, after that a bit of
any plain meat roasted or boiled, but the quantity should
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be always very moderate and his Meat should be
made up with light pudding of bread or Rice, potatoe or a
little of some other Vegetables.
At supper no meat, but some boiled barley rice or
a little toasted bread.
As Milk does not digest well with him I cannot
advise it, but after his course of medicines
& second Vomit
let him try milk with an equal part of Watergruel &cc
Ordinary plain water, but after dinner & Supper
he may take two or three glasses of Toddy that is Punch
without souring. Taking care never to take so much as
to heat him. -- No malt Liquors nor Wines are proper.
Take a scruple of prepared Crab's Eyes, two grains of Salts of Steel. Mix and make into powders, sixteen doses as required. Label: Stomachic Powders see above --
Take two ounces of bruised Peruvian Bark, an ounce of bruised Cinnamon and a pound of boiled water; Macerate overnight, add two ounces of Tincture of Peruvian Bark and after settling strain through paper. Label: Strengthening Infusion a small cupful after every dose of the Powders & afterwards twice a day by itself.
Diplomatic Text
For Lieutt Ross
His Complaints depend more upon an affection of his Spirits
than upon any ailment in his breast,
For recovering his
health he should repair to his native Country travelling by
easy journies on horseback avoiding cold carefully ---
When settled at home for a day or two let him take
ten grains of Ipecacuanha
for a Vomit if his appetite
and digestion are not much considerably mended in eight
days let him repeat the Vomit ---
In the intermediate days let him take one of the
Stomachic Powders twice a day, washing down each dose
with a Cupfull of the Strengthening Infusion - After
second Vomit, he may then
lay aside the Powders but
continue the Infusion for a fortnight longer. ---
During this Course he should ride on horseback
every tolerable fair forenoon for two or three hours -
& his breakfast ought to be Cocoa Tea with dry
toast or a very little butter - and no sweets of any kind.
At Dinner beef tea and dry toast, after that a bit of
any plain meat roasted or boiled, but the quantity should
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be always very moderate and his Meat should be
made up with light pudding of bread or Rice, potatoe or a
little of some other Vegetables.
At supper no meat, but some boiled barley rice or
a little toasted bread.
As Milk does not digest well with him I cannot
advise it, but after his course of meds
& second Vomit
let him try milk with an equal part of Watergruel &cc
Ordinary plain water, but after dinner & Supper
he may take two or three glasses of Toddy that is Punch
without souring. Taking care never to take so much as
to heat him. -- No malt Liquors nor Wines are proper.
℞ Ocul cancr. pptt. ℈i
Sal mart. gr ij
ℳ. f. Pulv, et f.h.m. Dos No XIV --
Sig. Stomachic Powders see above --
℞ Cort. peruvian. contus. ℥ii
Cinnam. contus. ℥i
Aq. bullient. lbi
Digere per noctem et adde
Tinct. cort. Peruvian ℥ij
et post subsidentiam per chartam cola. --
Sig: Strengthening Infusion a small cupful after every
dose of the Powders & afterwards twice a day by itself.
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