The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4334] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr McRedie / Regarding: (A Young Lady) (Patient) / 13 November 1778 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For a Young Lady - Mr McRedie' advising on bathing at Bath to seek a cure for the eruption on the skin of her face.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4334 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/72 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 13 November 1778 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For a Young Lady - Mr McRedie' advising on bathing at Bath to seek a cure for the eruption on the skin of her face. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1062] |
Case of an unnamed 'young lady' wh is advised to go to Bath to treat a long-standing, but neglected complaint causing eruptions on her face. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2607] | Addressee | Mr McRedie |
| [PERS ID:2608] | Patient | (A Young Lady) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1646] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr John Mudie (Moodie) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Bath | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Bath | South-West | England | Europe | certain |
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For a Young Lady. Dr Mudie (↓MrMcRedie↓)
It does not appear to threaten life in any way.
The young lady has allowed her health to run into some
disorder & ↑it↑ may take a little time to restore it. She should
go immediately to Bath and pass some months there. I
think she should both drink & bathe. The first to
mend the eruptions on her face & the latter with a view
to make her more regular. In drinking she should be¬
gin with a small quantity and gradually increase
it to what her stomach easily bears it should be
drank rather cool. It sometimes heats a person a good
deal & if it do so with her she must take it in less quantity.
Tho it should seem at first to increase the eruptions
of her face it should be continued to put away the
eruption altogether. Let her choose the coolest
bath & on the first trials remain but a short time
in it. By degrees she may continue longer but never
above half an hour. The fittest time is evening but
she should not go to bed to sweat after it; only
keep her chamber for the Evening.
During all this, take fresh air, gentle exercise
& amusement -- I earnestly recommended abstaining
from all applications to the face. They may be
very hurtful to her health & can only be of service
when the blood is well washed out by the Bath
water.
I expect little from the crude Antimony &
would prefer the antimonial wine to the quantity
the stomach bears without sickness but a little nau¬
sea from it will of no harm. I would have
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this wine to be used un till she go to Bath.
Then laid aside till the water is tried alone for
a month or two. Costiveness is very bad for such
complaints of the face & therefore if the antimonial
wine do not keep the belly regular another medi¬
cine should be employed.
Diplomatic Text
For a Young Lady. Dr Mudie (↓MrMcRedie↓)
It does not appear to threaten life in any way.
The young lady has allowed her health to run into some
disorder & ↑it↑ may take a little time to restore it. She should
go immediately to Bath and pass some months there. I
think she should both drink & bathe. The first to
mend the eruptions on her face & the latter with a view
to make her more regular. In drinking she should be¬
gin with a small quantity and gradually increase
it to what her stomach easily bears it should be
drank rather cool. It sometimes heats a person a good
deal & if it do so with her she must take it in less qty.
Tho it should seem at first to increase the eruptions
of her face it should be continued to put away the
eruption altogether. Let her choose the coolest
bath & on the first trials remain but a short time
in it. By degrees she may continue longer but never
above half an hour. The fittest time is evening but
she should not go to bed to sweat after it; only
keep her chamber for the Evening.
During all this, take fresh air, gentle exercise
& amusement -- I earnestly recommended abstaing
from all applications to the face. They may be
very hurtful to her health & can only be of service
when the blood is well washed out by the Bath
water.
I expect little from the crude Antimony &
would prefer the antimonial wine to the quantity
the stomach bears without sickness but a little nau¬
sea from it will of no harm. I would have
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this wine to be used un till she go to Bath.
Then laid aside till the water is tried alone for
a month or two. Costiveness is very bad for such
complaints of the face & therefore if the antimonial
wine do not keep the belly regular another medi¬
cine should be employed.
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