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For Mrs Gray

Her ailments are difficult to cure but that is owing
to their having been long neglected : & neglecting the proper
regimen when advised. But if this is attended to, I have no
doubt of Mrs G- getting better---

The first step towards it is avoiding all bodily exercise, except

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what is necessary. Bad to be much on her feet. - Standing
walking - &c -- always do much harm - these rules to be
observed at all times but especially when out of order & then
she should be almost constantly on a bed or Couch. Keep
the body cool, avoid the sun or heated chambers, whether
heated by [the?] sun, fires, or company. - Have no fire in
the bed chamber. even in Winter, & have in few bed cloaths
as possible -- -

Diet always light & cooling, avoiding fish entirely, &
taking little meat, & if her Stomach will bear it having
much on Milk & vegetables is the most proper -- take
fruit of all kinds. - Tea & coffee improper, take no
warm liquor nor broth unless very cool - Ordinary drink
may be water or small beer, but taken quite cold--

Strong drink improper. --- Wash face, neck, arms, hands
with cold water every night & morning- this at all times
but when not out of order, wash the small of the back with
cold water every morning. --- When she begins with
this the water should be tempered by taking one part
of boiling water to three of cold from a well or spring
& not from any burn or river. - This tempered water
to be used for her back but every day afterwards, an eight
part of the boiling water may be withdrawn till she
comes to use it quite cold & then {illeg} the water that
is at first employed with a wet towel may be afterwards
poured on by itself or from the pipe of a tea kettle.
To these I cheifly trust, & I have only one medicine

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to propose & that is an electuary prescribed on a paper
apart of which, take the bigness of a nutmeg three
times a day, but {illeg} or an hour before meals. - This
medicine to be taken only when well, & to be laid
aside when any alteration comes on., only if she hap¬
pens to be well for a longer time than she has been of
late it may be enough to take the Electuary for
eight or ten days before an alteration is expected. -

Nothing of more costiveness consequence than
an easy belly & therefore in case of the least degree-
of costiveness take a dose of sulphur at bedtime