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I have now sweated Mr. Waddell twice more
I did not receive your letter till Thursday last when it was
out of time to sweat him that day but I gave him the
same quantity as before of the Dover's powder on friday, I
waited on him till he had sweated an hour or two when
I was obliged to leave him to visit some other patients, he
bore it exceedingly well and sweated the usuall time, he
is always well and easy while sweating but in the inter¬
mediate days much the same as formerly only on Sunday
last said the sounding had left his head, for some little
time and remarked that having wanted his drops
for a night and but a small dose the preceeding night
the sounding had returned, his wanting them was
owing to one Glass having run out before he sent for
another, it perhaps may be considered as a lucky
Circumstance as it shows that the present plan if any
will be effectual, I observed that the sweat on friday
last was not so fluid as before, and he observed this himself
and told me I must increase my dose which I did

next time giving as much of the powder as contained
three grains of Opium it had the desired effect being
as fluid over the body as the first time and bore
it exceedinly easy. I was obliged to leave him after
the sweat was begun as before but returned in the
evening and found him very Chearfull in short he
is willing to do every thing you shall think proper
thinks himself a great deall better of the drops
i. e. Elixr. Guaiac: Vol: he had lately a stiffness ↑&numbness↑ in one
of his hands, (the right) with a hard knot in his palm
of the size of a pea, which is quite well again, only the
left is a little affected since tho not so much as the
right was, I observed him one day looking amazingly
well his risus sardon: being tolerably even when
something ruffling his temper his Cynic spasm
turned very suddenly worse his face loked thinner
and paller, and at such times I have observed his
Memory fail him much even with respect to his
own Case, he is not fond of drinking as much liquids
as the waste by sweat would seem to require he is

so far from being heat{illeg} {illeg}ish by the Medicine, and
I am not sure but that was the cause of the Clamy sweat
on Tuesday as he was that day a litle willfull in his
temper as I was told and would not take any almost
if you should think Electricity requesite at any time
he might have it here as I am erecting a Machine just
now as well for use as amusement your further orders
shall be carefully observed, and I am

Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinr.

Mr Young
C. Mr Waddell
Decr. 6 1781
V XIII p. 208