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To Mr Dunlop concerning Mrs Fisher.

I have seen Mrs Fisher & attentively considered her
complaints. There has certainly been a heat in her blood but I
think of the feverish rather than Scorbutic kind. She has
been better of sea bathing but doubt if she has got much
benefit by the Salt water. At any rate she should intermit
this for some time & instead of that I would put her on an Anti¬
monial as below. She has tried the Tinctura or vin.
antimonial before but observe the difference. Must take
my medicine to the length of some nausea, & no farther.
This medicine taken every night will keep her Belly regular but if not, must
take 2 or perhaps 3 times a weak as much of the Aperient solution
below as will move her once. These the only medicines just now
except ointment for the lips which I hope will do better with the poultices

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she employs now, & which keep her lips tender. Under this course, some
attention to Diet. At dinner every day may take some meat of any
kind but pork & must abstain from all fish. She should be rather
sparing of animal food & always take vegetables with it & as much
of these as can digest without acidity or flatulency. Broths &
puddings of any kind will be proper for dinner. All spiceries
to be avoided. Must abstain from all strong drink but small
beer rather than water at meals. No meat at supper not even egg
but take some milk meat rather even than vegetables. At
breakfast tea & cc as usual. Tho she has been the better of cold
bathing she must intermit it till she has taken some weeks
of the Antimonial course but after that she may return to it when she
pleases. As ↑the difference↑ to ↓the↓ bathing in sea or common water I would
not come from Glasgow to Prestonpans. Desirous to serve & cc.

For Mrs Fisher