The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:486] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Smart (of Wark) (Patient), Mr Patrick or Simon? Taylor (of Borrowfield) (Patient) / September? 1773? / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Smart at Wark in Northumberland', giving details on how to make a beef broth to disguise the taste of a course of Lixivium being prescribed to treat gravel. Followed by two deleted recipes which may be unconnected, being prescribed for a 'Mr Taylor'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 486 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/3/63 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | September? 1773? |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr Smart at Wark in Northumberland', giving details on how to make a beef broth to disguise the taste of a course of Lixivium being prescribed to treat gravel. Followed by two deleted recipes which may be unconnected, being prescribed for a 'Mr Taylor'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:377] |
Case of Mr Taylor with gravel in the kidneys. |
2 |
| [Case ID:378] |
Case of Mr Smart at Wark with gravel in the kidneys. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1279] | Patient | Mr Patrick or Simon? Taylor (of Borrowfield) |
| [PERS ID:249] | Patient | Mr Smart (of Wark) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
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 |
| Destination of Letter | Wark | North-East | England | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Wark | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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For Mr Smart at Wark
in Northumberland. –––
Mr Smarts ailments evidently depend upon
gravel in
his kidney & they
most probable means of preventing
it (↑them↑) for the
time to come is by the use of the
Lixivium ordered below. It is
to be taken in broth & it is by the broth that the dose of the
Lixivium (↑liquor↑) is to be determined & It is
therefore necessary that the
broth should be made at all times exectly of the same strength
and it may be done as follows. X Take four ounces of lean beef
cut it small & put it into
three pints (↑four muchkins↑)
of cold water. Set it
over the fire & let it boil until one pint (↑two muchkins↑) are boiled away,
then take it from
the fire & pass it thro a cloth. If at any time there
happens to be boiled
away than enough let it be supplied by boiling water, so
that it remains
exactly one ↑{illeg}↑ quart. If
when the broth cools any fat appears upon it let it be
taken way. It will be best to have this broth made fresh
every day & (↑or↑)
at least every second day. When it is made
only every second ↑day↑ let the half that
is to be reserved for next day, be set by &
covered ↑up↑ in a cold place ---
When the broth is cooled before the time of using it, it must be again a
little warmed when it is to be taken with the
Lixivium (↑Solution↑)
which must be
done in this manner. - Take half a
pint (↑muchkin↑)
of the broth & put into it
about forty drops of the liquour or
as many drops of the
the Lixivium (↑it↑)
as the broth will cover the taste & this
you are to do for a fortnight & if then it it
is found to agree very well
with your stomach, the dose
may be taken three times a day, that is an
hour before breakfast as well as before dinner &
Supper.* -- This course
↑is↑ to be continued for
six weeks (↑a month↑)
↑X↑ &
after you have taken it a month
I would wish to be informed of its affects that I may then advise your
future conduct. During this course you must drink no wine or other
fomented liquours & no you must take no
punch with out souring
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so you must be reduced to spirits & water with very little Sugar.
In Diet you must avoid the free use of pickles, lemon or Vinegar. You
must be sparing of all garden things, & you may take
any plain meat you
like best, but the ↑lighter and↑ plainer the better, & you may take any kind of pudding.
You may also take fish but seldom & sparingly. Salted meat of all
kinds must be avoided. You will be the better of being in the
fresh air, but you must take any kind of execise very gently & you
must be particularly carefull in guarding against cold.
Mr Taylor
Take twelve ounces of caustic Lixivium put into four well-covered bowls. Label: Antinephritic Liquour
Take half-an-ounce of powdered flowers of Uva Ursi and make into twenty-eight doses as required
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Smart at Wark
in Northumberland. –––
Mr Smarts ailments evidently depend upon
gravel in
his kidney & they
most probable means of preventing
it (↑them↑) for the
time to come is by the use of the
Lixivium ordered below. It is
to be taken in broth & it is by the broth that the dose of the
Lixivium (↑liquor↑) is to be determined & It is
therefore necessary that the
broth should be made at all times exectly of the same strength
and it may be done as follows. X Take four ounces of lean beef
cut it small & put it into
three pints (↑four muchkins↑)
of cold water. Set it
over the fire & let it boil until one pint (↑two muchkins↑) are boiled away,
then take it from
the fire & pass it thro a cloth. If at any time there
happens to be boiled
away than enough let it be supplied by boiling water, so
that it remains
exactly one ↑{illeg}↑ quart. If
when the broth cools any fat appears upon it let it be
taken way. It will be best to have this broth made fresh
every day & (↑or↑)
at least every second day. When it is made
only every second ↑day↑ let the half that
is to be reserved for next day, be set by &
covered ↑up↑ in a cold place ---
When the broth is cooled before the time of using it, it must be again a
little warmed when it is to be taken with the
Lixivium (↑Solution↑)
which must be
done in this manner. - Take half a
pint (↑muchkin↑)
of the broth & put into it
about forty drops of the liquour or
as many drops of the
the Lixivium (↑it↑)
as the broth will cover the taste & this
you are to do for a fortnight & if then it it
is found to agree very well
with your stomach, the dose
may be taken three times a day, that is an
hour before breakfast as well as before dinner &
Supper.* -- This course
↑is↑ to be continued for
six weeks (↑a month↑)
↑X↑ &
after you have taken it a month
I would wish to be informed of its affects that I may then advise your
future conduct. During this course you must drink no wine or other
fomented liquours & no you must take no
punch with out souring
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so you must be reduced to spirits & water with very little Sugar.
In Diet you must avoid the free use of pickles, lemon or Vinegar. You
must be sparing of all garden things, & you may take
any plain meat you
like best, but the ↑lighter and↑ plainer the better, & you may take any kind of pudding.
You may also take fish but seldom & sparingly. Salted meat of all
kinds must be avoided. You will be the better of being in the
fresh air, but you must take any kind of execise very gently & you
must be particularly carefull in guarding against cold.
Mr Taylor
℞ Lixiv. casutic. ℥xij Mitte in phialas iv sing. bene obturandas
Signa Antinephritic Liquour. -
℞ pulv. fol. Uva Ursi ℥ſs et fiant h.m. № xxviij
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