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Mrs. & Miss Ward

Since Mr. and Mrs. Ward came here
I have taken every opportunity I could have of examining
your little patient. I soon perceived that she was not a
subject for physic but I wished to find out what capability
there was of instruction. Her body has been and is still in
some respects weak but not so much so as to account for the
imperfection, that appears in her mind. Time may perhaps
do something for her and ↑the↑ only means that I can think of
for promoting that is by cold bathing to support the strength
of her body and by electricity to excite her nervous System
While these are applied some pains may be taken by degrees
to bring on some exercise of her intellect but the proper
measures are not very suitable to the lenity of parents and
who else could execute them I don't know.

Tho I do not find that I can be of any service to the Daugh¬
ter I flatter myself that I may be of some to the mother.

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She is troubled with a disagreeable eruption on her face and
is in danger of being more so unless we can find an effectual
remedy for it. My dependance would be upon Antimony both
in shape of an Æthiops as in the inclosed & in the shape of solu¬
tion as also prescribed in the inclosed. These ↑I↑ would alternate
giving the powders (↑Bolusses↑) for a fortnight and the ↑antimonial↑ draught for a --
week ↑after↑. Either of these medicines may affect her stomach but
if it is moderately I would have her bear it as a security for
their good effect her stomach because I have begun with a small
dose and if you find that they do not ↑at↑ all, you may increase
the dose especially in the second course to fifteen grains.
If you find the ↑Antimonial↑ draughts affet her much you must lessen
the dose. These medicines shall I hope be of service but
I cannot depend upon that unless her diet is regulated properly
at the same time. She must take no meat at night and but
the lightest and the least at dinner. She should taste no kind
of fish at any time & for these three months to come I would

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have her live almost entirely on vegetables. For ordinary drink
I think small beer is better for her than water, and at dinner a glass
or two of wine is very allowable and I believe I need not enjoin her
to go no further. Neither strong beer nor Punch so safe as wine.
I Shall be happy to hear of the success of this plan and if you
can at any time let me know wherein I can be further of service
to Mrs. Ward it will oblige me. With best Compliments to
Mr. Lambert I am with great regard

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For Mrs. Ward