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Tho' I am persuaded that the several circumstances of
pain of the Back, want of sleep, weakness & appression of
spirits depend entirely upon the Evacuation mentioned. I ob¬
serve there is another symptom not connected with it which
from my acquaintance formerly with Miss Frasers
constitution I would take notice of in the first place
This is the pain of her Breast shooting to her shoulder
for which I advise a Blister to be immediately applied
upon the pained part of her Breast & if one blister should
remove it entirely I would in eight or ten days after apply
a second blister to the samepart. Tho' Miss Frasers
breast for a long time past has been very well I think
from what she formerly suffered no ailment should be
allowed to fasten there.

Were it not for my caution with respect to her breast
for the other complaints distressing her I should advise
cold Bathing but I cannot at present & I hope we may
cure her Ailment by other means. For this purpose I
have ordered a medicine to be prepared here because I am
not certain that it can be got at Aberdeen. But I
have inclosed here a prescription for another medicine
which will be more conveniently got at Aberdeen and
the two medicines are to be get (↑taken↑) at the same time. The
medicine sent from hence is pills of which three are
to be taken every night at bed time washing them down
with two Table spoonfuls of the infusion to be prepared

My information does not say whether the looseness
which had formerly been so very troublesome, be now entirely
gone, but I presume that it is, & I think now that care
should be taken no costiveness should come on or be allowed
to continue, and if it does she should take either a little castor
Oil, some Cream of Tartar or some Flowers of sulphur
to keep her constantly regular in her belly for sometime past

Let it be observed that tho' she should at present
be liable to any returns of looseness the medicines just now
prescribed will not therefore be less proper. But if on
the other hand she is liable to be costive the medicines
now prescribed will rather increase that & therefore
render the discreet use of Laxatives more necessary

As I would judge from what is said about
the effect of riding on the pain of her Breast that she
is in some use of that exercise. I think it is extremely
proper for I advise the continuance of it as often as the
weather shall properly allow

In diet I find little occasion for Miss Fraser's
observing much nicity. It should be neither full
nor low & may therefore be of ordinary fare unless in