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The Diarrhœa encreasing on my
Father after the receipt of your favour on Sunday
night I gave him one of the powders about
two o'Clock on Monday morning -- Before four
o'Clock of the same morning the flux had
encreased to so alarming a degree that I thought
it proper to repeat the Doze intermixing
it with seven or eight Drops of Laudanum -
Yesterday forenoon the Diarrhœa which had
all along been unattended with gripes seemd
to yield considerably to the influences of the
powders - and about two o'Clock afternoon
I administered another doze in some mulld

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port wine which disagreeing with his Stomach
that had all along appeard to be much disorder¬
ed He threw up a few hours afterwards -
Since ten o'Clock last night however the flux
has entirely subsided: and we entertain hopes
that it is altog alltogether gone -- Since
friday morning last his Breath and the state
of his mouth have as you might perhaps have
observed been altered - The former becoming
offensive and the latter foul and painful -
There is now a small ulcer on the one side
of it - These symptoms may perhaps lead
to the influence that the Mercury having
entered the Blood has pervaded the system
and perhaps occaisond the flux -- Apprehen¬
sive of this we have thought proper
to suspend the use of unguentum citrinum

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till such time at least as we should have
further directions from you - I am sorry
to say that notwithstanding this severe turn
which has no doubt diminished my Fathers
Strength very considerably that the itching
is not abated or is at least very little
diminished. Last night it recurrd with con¬
siderable violence on his Back - but was
fortunately removed by the application
of the Sublimate which we have observed
has smarted him much less than the former
preparation that was sent. Whether the
next quantity which you may send aught
therefore to be stronger I shall leave you
to determine. In the mean time what we
had of it is exhausted as are also the Guilands
↑and other↑ Ointment from the application of which last
night He seemed to derive some relief.

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In this situation of Affairs I should think it
not improper to state the matter again to Dr.
Cullen - Of the necessity of this however you will
judge -- Mr. Stevenson proposes calling on you
but lest He should miss you I have thought it
proper to give you the above statement -
I must beg you to send me a glassfull of
the Laudanum as the stock is exhausted -
We propose continuing the Dozes of the Bark
provided his Stomach will receive it -

My Mother joins me in presenting
best wishes to you Mrs. Robertson and
family and I always am with esteem