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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:23] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Campbell (Patient) / March? 1765? / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'For Miss Campbell' recommending a 'steady regimen'. Date inferred from place in case-book.

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FieldData
DOC ID 23
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/1/18
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
DateMarch? 1765?
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen Yes
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, 'For Miss Campbell' recommending a 'steady regimen'. Date inferred from place in case-book.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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[Case ID:289]
Case of Miss Campbell who is advised to follow a 'steady regimen'.
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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:903]PatientMiss Campbell
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:904]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr Moore

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For Miss Campbell


Tho Miss Campbell's complaints have hitherto been
obstinate & resisted the Use of very proper Remedies
they are by no means desperate and it is hoped
that a steady attention to a proper Regimen &
a few medecines may soon make her very well


1. The first thing to be observed is the taking
constant exercise walking gently upon
level ground not long continued at one time
may be of some service but any degree of
fatigue in this way will do much harm


The exercise that will do most service is
Riding which should be practiced daily
& to as great length as she easily bears.
I suspect that at present she can not bear
so much as may be [necessary?] & till she shall
be more free from the weakness & pain of her
Back if she can take Exercise in a
Chaise it will be proper to begin with that
& proceed to Riding by degrees -


2. At the same time she is taking Exercise I
would have her try Cold bathing taking it by
the bathing machine




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3. Exercise & Cold Bathing are the Remedies
chiefly to be depended on but some Medecines
are also proper & [one in?] the first place to
prevent costiveness. If the medecine proposed
by Mr Moore is found to answer the purpose
It is very proper & may be continued but if
the stomach does not bear it easily, or if it does
not answer I would recommend the the
use of flowers of Sulphur, Half a dram
to be taken early in the morning as much
at noon and if these do not take Effect
the same dose to be repeated at bedtime -
It may be taken in Gruel with Syrup or
Honey as Miss Campbell likes best, It should
be taken as often as a stool is missed for
two days together


4 Let the Elixir Vitriol advised by
Mr Moore be continued taking it an hour
more or less before dinner and taking
it always with as large a proper [dose?] of
[healer?] as the stomach easily bears


5 Let her take also a Table Spoonfull
of the Tincture ordered below ✍twice a day
in forenoon before she goes out to Ride & again at
seven at night. If it agrees with her stomach the
dose may be increased to a spoofull & a half
& at lenght to two spoonfulls. It may be taken at
first with two parts of water but by degrees the
water may be dimished or with drawn altogether. --


7 In Diet she must avoid much liquid food & there¬
fore broth of all kinds. The only ↑kind↑ that is likely
to agree {illeg} (↑with↑) her is plain soup made of a bit of
lean beef without Barley or vegetable of any
kind.




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For meat she may take of any kind she likes
best but it should not be fat & it should be
drest plain [w?]{illeg} without any heavy sauce. If fish
is to her tast she may take some of the lighter
kinds as whitting or haddock boiled & served up
with a very light sauce. Every thing fried of baked
is improper. Pudding of bread Rice Millet or sago
she may try but of all kinds of Roots or Greens
must be avoided.


8 For a drink she must take to water alone or
with a toast avoiding all kinds of wine or malt
liquors. If she finds that Porter sits upon her stomach
without becoming sour she may take a little of it
every day. Coffee & tea I would have her abstain
from altogether & try cocoa [tea?] for breakfast.

Take four ounces of Tincture of Peruvian Bark, one ounce of Sacred Elixir, half an ounce of Tincture of Aromatics and Mix Label: Stomachic Tincture ---

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[Page 1]
For Miss Campbell


Tho Miss Campbell's complaints have hitherto been
obstinate & resisted ye Use of very proper Remedies
they are by no means desperate and it is hoped
yt a steady attention to a proper Regimen &
a few medecines may soon make her very well


1. The first thing to be observed is the taking
constant exercise walking gently upon
level ground not long continued at one time
may be of some service but any degree of
fatigue in this way will do much harm


The exercise yt will do most service is
Riding which should be practiced daily
& to as great length as she easily bears.
I suspect that at present she can not bear
so much as may be [necessary?] & till she shall
be more free from ye weakness & pain of her
Back if she can take Exercise in a
Chaise it will be proper to begin with that
& proceed to Riding by degrees -


2. At the same time she is taking Exercise I
would have her try Cold bathing taking it by
the bathing machine




[Page 2]


3. Exercise & Cold Bathing are ye Remedies
chiefly to be depended on but some Medecines
are also proper & [one in?] ye first place to
prevent costiveness. If the medecine proposed
by Mr Moore is found to answer ye purpose
It is very proper & may be continued but if
the stomach does not bear it easily, or if it does
not answer I would recommend the the
use of flowers of Sulphur, Half a dram
to be taken early in ye morning as much
at noon and if these do not take Effect
the same dose to be repeated at bedtime -
It may be taken in Gruel with Syrup or
Honey as Miss Campbell likes best, It should
be taken as often as a stool is missed for
two days together


4 Let the Elix Vitriol advised by
Mr Moore be continued taking it an hour
more or less before dinner and taking
it always wt as large a proper [dose?] of
[healer?] as the stomach easily bears


5 Let her take also a Table Spoonfull
of the Tincture ordered below ✍twice a day
in forenoon before she goes out to Ride & again at
seven at night. If it agrees with her stomach the
dose may be increased to a spoofull & a half
& at lenght to two spoonfulls. It may be taken at
first with two parts of water but by degrees the
water may be dimished or with drawn altogether. --


7 In Diet she must avoid much liquid food & there¬
fore broth of all kinds. The only ↑kind↑ that is likely
to agree {illeg} (↑with↑) her is plain soup made of a bit of
lean beef without Barley or vegetable of any
kind.




[Page 3]


For meat she may take of any kind she likes
best but it should not be fat & it should be
drest plain [w?]{illeg} without any heavy sauce. If fish
is to her tast she may take some of the lighter
kinds as whitting or haddock boiled & served up
with a very light sauce. Every thing fried of baked
is improper. Pudding of bread Rice Millet or sago
she may try but of all kinds of Roots or Greens
must be avoided.


8 For a drink she must take to water alone or
with a toast avoiding all kinds of wine or malt
liquors. If she finds that Porter sits upon her stomach
without becoming sour she may take a little of it
every day. Coffee & tea I would have her abstain
from altogether & try cocoa [tea?] for breakfast.


Tinct. Cort Peruv. ℥iv Elix. Sacr. ℥j T. Arom ℥ſs ℳ
Sigma Stomachic Tincture ---

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