The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:193] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Charles Meynell (Meynel) (Patient) / 5 September 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mr Meynell'. Cullen gives directions, chiefly dietary, in regards to young Mr Meynell's 'delicate' constitution and stomach.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 193 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/14/79 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 5 September 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Mr Meynell'. Cullen gives directions, chiefly dietary, in regards to young Mr Meynell's 'delicate' constitution and stomach. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1347] |
Case of Charles Meynell, a boy of thirteen, who has a fever and throat condition. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:166] | Patient | Charles Meynell (Meynel) |
| [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 |
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For Mr Meynell
It appears to me that Mr Meynells constitution and
particularly his stomach is delicate and therefore that his
diet should be regulated with some care and for this purpose
I offer the following directions
At breakfast he should take no common or Indian tea
but may take Balm or Cocoa tea. With these he may take
a large proportion of plain milk but of Cream he should
take sparingly. With his tea he may take dry toast
with a very little butter but at no time should he take any
buttered toast or even warm bread & butter. Jelly, Marma¬
lade, Honey or other such sweets must be taken very
sparingly or not at all.
At dinner Mr Meynell may take every day a bit of
any plain meat as Beef, Mutton, Veal, Lamb, Whitefowl
or Rabbit but should prefer the lighter kinds. Venison
Hare, Waterfowl, Wildfowl and Pigeons he may take some
part of but they are to be considered as the heavier and
hotter meats. He should ↑take↑ no Bacon, Pork or very fat meats
of any kind. All Hams and salted meats are also improper.
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A bit of cheese such as people commonly take after dinner
may be safe but cheese should make no part of his meal
and toasted cheese or Macaroni is extremely improper.
His meal for the most part should be plain roasted or boiled
and all baked or fryed meats are in danger of being too heavy
for him as are also all ragouts, fricassees or rich sauces.
Of the lighter kinds of white fish as Haddock, Whiting
Codling or Flounder Mr Meynell may take frequently
but the heavier kinds as Salmon, Herring, Turbot and Cod
he should abstain from. The fish he takes should be boiled
and served with a light plain sauce. Shell fish as Lobster
and Crab he may take a little of but never largely and
these shell fish dressed are very improper. The same is to
be said of oysters a few may be taken raw but none of them
any ways dressed. In the Cookery employed for Mr Meynell
a little spicery may be allowed but he should have nothing
high seasoned nor should take much spicery with any of
his meat. Pickles also are improper or should be taken
very sparingly.
Whether he takes flesh or fish He should be always
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very moderate in the quantity of animal food and
should never male a full meal of that alone. To prevent
this he should almost every day take some kind of broth
not very strong before his meat and along with his it he
should ↑take↑ a good deal of bread and some vegetables and frequently
a portion of the latter after his meat. These however should
be of the lighter and least flatulent kinds ↑and always very well boiled↑. Colly flower,
Broccoli, Turnip and French beans are of the lighter kinds.
Carrot and Potatoes may be taken but more sparingly and
the latter should be of a dry mealy kind. Cabbage and
Colworts are flatulent and Pease and Beans unless when very
young are of the same quality. All raw vegetables or sallading
as Cucumber, Lettuce and Celeri are improper. Mr Meynell
should also frequently frequently make a part of his dinner with
some light pudding or with tarts that are made with a light
paste. After dinner every day he may have a little of
any quite ripe fruit of any kind that is in season but he
should always take them very sparingly, and this ↑is↑ more es¬
pecially to be observed with respect to all kind of sweetmeats.
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For ordinary drink nothing is so proper for Mr Meynell
as plain water or toast water quite cold. All kinds of Malt
liquor are improper. At dinner or after it he may ↑take↑ a glass or
two of wine. If it is a french or Rhenish wine he may take his
wine plain but if it is a Portuguese or Spanish Wine he
should commonly take some water with it. Cyder, Perry,
and all home brewed Wines are unsafe.
At supper Mr Meynell should abstain entirely from
animal ↑food↑. He may take any kind of Milkmeat or some kind
of grain without milk.
He should always go to bed early and should ↑not↑ lie long abed
in the morning.
Every day that is tolerably fair, he should devote some
part of it to Air and moderate exercise. As his studies
may in some measure interfere with this, Cold bathing
will supply it and there is no manner of cold bathing so
convenient or more advantageous than the Shower Bath
Edinburgh 5th September
1781
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Meynell
It appears to me that Mr Meynells constitution and
particularly his stomach is delicate and therefore that his
diet should be regulated with some care and for this purpose
I offer the following directions
At breakfast he should take no common or Indian tea
but may take Balm or Cocoa tea. With these he may take
a large proportion of plain milk but of Cream he should
take sparingly. With his tea he may take dry toast
with a very little butter but at no time should he take any
buttered toast or even warm bread & butter. Jelly, Marma¬
lade, Honey or other such sweets must be taken very
sparingly or not at all.
At dinner Mr Meynell may take every day a bit of
any plain meat as Beef, Mutton, Veal, Lamb, Whitefowl
or Rabbit but should prefer the lighter kinds. Venison
Hare, Waterfowl, Wildfowl and Pigeons he may take some
part of but they are to be considered as the heavier and
hotter meats. He should ↑take↑ no Bacon, Pork or very fat meats
of any kind. All Hams and salted meats are also improper.
[Page 2]
A bit of cheese such as people commonly take after dinner
may be safe but cheese should make no part of his meal
and toasted cheese or Macaroni is extremely improper.
His meal for the most part should be plain roasted or boiled
and all baked or fryed meats are in danger of being too heavy
for him as are also all ragouts, fricassees or rich sauces.
Of the lighter kinds of white fish as Haddock, Whiting
Codling or Flounder Mr Meynell may take frequently
but the heavier kinds as Salmon, Herring, Turbot and Cod
he should abstain from. The fish he takes should be boiled
and served with a light plain sauce. Shell fish as Lobster
and Crab he may take a little of but never largely and
these shell fish dressed are very improper. The same is to
be said of oysters a few may be taken raw but none of them
any ways dressed. In the Cookery employed for Mr Meynell
a little spicery may be allowed but he should have nothing
high seasoned nor should take much spicery with any of
his meat. Pickles also are improper or should be taken
very sparingly.
Whether he takes flesh or fish He should be always
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very moderate in the quantity of animal food and
should never male a full meal of that alone. To prevent
this he should almost every day take some kind of broth
not very strong before his meat and along with his it he
should ↑take↑ a good deal of bread and some vegetables and frequently
a portion of the latter after his meat. These however should
be of the lighter and least flatulent kinds ↑and always very well boiled↑. Colly flower,
Broccoli, Turnip and French beans are of the lighter kinds.
Carrot and Potatoes may be taken but more sparingly and
the latter should be of a dry mealy kind. Cabbage and
Colworts are flatulent and Pease and Beans unless when very
young are of the same quality. All raw vegetables or sallading
as Cucumber, Lettuce and Celeri are improper. Mr Meynell
should also frequently frequently make a part of his dinner with
some light pudding or with tarts that are made with a light
paste. After dinner every day he may have a little of
any quite ripe fruit of any kind that is in season but he
should always take them very sparingly, and this ↑is↑ more es¬
pecially to be observed with respect to all kind of sweetmeats.
[Page 4]
For ordinary drink nothing is so proper for Mr Meynell
as plain water or toast water quite cold. All kinds of Malt
liquor are improper. At dinner or after it he may ↑take↑ a glass or
two of wine. If it is a french or Rhenish wine he may take his
wine plain but if it is a Portuguese or Spanish Wine he
should commonly take some water with it. Cyder, Perry,
and all home brewed Wines are unsafe.
At supper Mr Meynell should abstain entirely from
animal ↑food↑. He may take any kind of Milkmeat or some kind
of grain without milk.
He should always go to bed early and should ↑not↑ lie long abed
in the morning.
Every day that is tolerably fair, he should devote some
part of it to Air and moderate exercise. As his studies
may in some measure interfere with this, Cold bathing
will supply it and there is no manner of cold bathing so
convenient or more advantageous than the Shower Bath
Edinr 5th Septr
1781
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