The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4975] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John McKie (Junior) / Regarding: Mrs McKie (Patient) / 4? February 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply probably to John Mackie junior concerning the case of Mrs Mackie, who needs to avoid cold to recover from a chest complaint.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4975 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/17/169 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 4? February 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply probably to John Mackie junior concerning the case of Mrs Mackie, who needs to avoid cold to recover from a chest complaint. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:793] |
Case of Mrs McKie, who in 1781 has had a miscarriage. Correspondence resumes in January 1785 over her cold and cough. |
13 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:114] | Addressee | Mr John McKie (Junior) |
| [PERS ID:113] | Patient | Mrs McKie |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:114] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr John McKie (Junior) |
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 | Stranraer | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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M.rs Mackie
Dear Sir
I am just now favoured with yours and am Sorry
{illeg} M.rs Mackie Ailing but I hope it is an
Ailment that need not Alarm you much. The
Season has been extremely unfavourable to any
persons recovering from a Cold and I find very few
persons who will [pay a]ttention to avoiding occasi¬
[ons] of fresh cold. I advise in the first place Mrs.
Mackie to Study this. Let her abstain from going
abroad in any shape for some time. Even at home
[let] her be warmly Cloathed and upon no account
[make?] any change from a thicker to a thinner dress
{illeg} Some time let her avoid going into any
{illeg} room. Let her avoid going through
passages or being exposed to [any?] shifting Airs from
[doors] or Windows. I begin with this advice
{illeg} unless it is observed the best medicines
{illeg}
In
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In the way of medicine let her take a gentle [Vomit?]
towards the Evening and go to bed soon after it. If S[he]
bears this easily let her in four or five days after
repeat it and even this a third time if her Cough {illeg}
not yield very much. Let her take care alway[s]
for the day after the Vomit to keep pretty wa[rm]
On the interveening days let her take the me[dicine]
prescribed on other page.
Let her take care to avoid Costiveness, which [I]
suspect her Constitution is disposed to by taking [a]
gentle laxative when it seems necessary and {illeg}
I have formerly given her some directions.
With respect to what you observe of her {illeg}
I can say nothing till I shall know how it {illeg}
out hereafter not is it proper to take any me[dicine]
for the [Whitlow?] till she gets quit of this ail[ment]
of her breast. The recovery from this at this [time]
may still be slow but when the Season ad[vances]
so far as to admitt of Riding this will {illeg}
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{illeg} most effectual remedy. In the mean time
diet be light and cooling. She may take a little {illeg}
lighter kinds of Animal food at dinner but {illeg}
Supper. She may take a single glass of wine at dinner
but hardly more and any thing of Spirituous liquor She
should not taste.
If after some weeks of trial of what is above
advised if you shall be pleased to let me know how,
She has gone on and how She then is you may
depend upon the best advice in the power of
Dear Sir your most Obedient Servant
[Edinburgh] 4.th February 1785
William Cullen
For M.rs McKie
Take one ounce of Gum Araabic and four ounces of hot water. Dissolve, and to the strained liquid add six drachms of Scilla Syrup and half an ounce of lemon syrup. Mix and label as Pectoral Mixture, half a tablespoon to be taken several times a day when the cough is troublesome.
W.C.
4.th February 1785. ---
Diplomatic Text
M.rs Mackie
Dear Sir
I am just now favoured with yours and am Sorry
{illeg} M.rs Mackie Ailing but I hope it is an
Ailment that need not Alarm you much. The
Season has been extremely unfavourable to any
persons recovering from a Cold and I find very few
persons who will [pay a]ttention to avoiding occasi¬
[ons] of fresh cold. I advise in the first place Mrs.
Mackie to Study this. Let her abstain from going
abroad in any shape for some time. Even at home
[let] her be warmly Cloathed and upon no account
[make?] any change from a thicker to a thinner dress
{illeg} Some time let her avoid going into any
{illeg} room. Let her avoid going through
passages or being exposed to [any?] shifting Airs from
[doors] or Windows. I begin with this advice
{illeg} unless it is observed the best medicines
{illeg}
In
[Page 2]
In the way of medicine let her take a gentle [Vomit?]
towards the Evening and go to bed soon after it. If S[he]
bears this easily let her in four or five days after
repeat it and even this a third time if her Cough {illeg}
not yield very much. Let her take care alway[s]
for the day after the Vomit to keep pretty wa[rm]
On the interveening days let her take the me[dicine]
prescribed on other page.
Let her take care to avoid Costiveness, which [I]
suspect her Constitution is disposed to by taking [a]
gentle laxative when it seems necessary and {illeg}
I have formerly given her some directions.
With respect to what you observe of her {illeg}
I can say nothing till I shall know how it {illeg}
out hereafter not is it proper to take any me[dicine]
for the [Whitlow?] till she gets quit of this ail[ment]
of her breast. The recovery from this at this [time]
may still be slow but when the Season ad[vances]
so far as to admitt of Riding this will {illeg}
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{illeg} most effectual remedy. In the mean time
diet be light and cooling. She may take a little {illeg}
lighter kinds of Animal food at dinner but {illeg}
Supper. She may take a single glass of wine at dinner
but hardly more and any thing of Spirituous liquor She
should not taste.
If after some weeks of trial of what is above
advised if you shall be pleased to let me know how,
She has gone on and how She then is you may
depend upon the best advice in the power of
Dear Sir your most Obedient Servant
[Edinburgh] 4.th Febry 1785
William Cullen
For M.rs McKie
Gum. Arabic. ℥j Aq. fervent. ℥iv Solve et colatura adde
Syr. scillit ʒvi Syr. limon. ℥fs ℳ. Sig. Pectoral Mixture
half a table Spoonfull to be taken several times a day when
the Cough is troublesome
W.C.
4.th Feb.ry 1785. ---
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