The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:503] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Alexander Crawfurd (Sandy, Crawford) (Patient) / 27 November 1774 / (Outgoing)
Reply for Mr Alexander Crawford who is consumptiveContains dietary and travel recommendations upon which "the safety of his life depends".
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 503 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/3/81 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 27 November 1774 |
| 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 Alexander Crawford who is consumptiveContains dietary and travel recommendations upon which "the safety of his life depends". |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:150] |
Case of Alexander 'Sandy' Crawford [Crawfurd, Crauford] who is consumptive and whose life, Cullen believes, is dependent upon him spending the winter in a warmer climate. |
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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:450] | Patient | Mr Alexander Crawfurd (Sandy, Crawford) |
| [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 |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Bristol | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Britain | Europe | certain | |||
| Mentioned / Other | Sanquhar | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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For Mr Alexander Crawfurd.
From the most carefull consideration of M.C.'s complaints
I am of opinion that the safety of his life depends upon his
living during the winter in a climate warmer than any part of
Britain but as it is not agreable to him to follow this measure I
shall now direct him as well as I can to manage himself at home.
His first & great attention should be to guard against the cold & for this
purpose he should be always warmly cloathed & particularly he should
always wear a flannel shirt next his skin & should also wear worsted
under stockings & thick shoes.
During the whole of winter he should never go abroad but when the
weather is very mild & then too only when the weather is very mild in the
forenoon & in a Carriage,. Exercise is very proper for him but in winter
he is more likely to be hurt by the cold than mended by any Exercise he
can get.
In diet he must observe the same rules which were formerly given
& that is to live very entirely on milk, grains, & fruit abstaining from
all animal food & all fermented or spirituous liquors. During the cold
fweather he may have at dinner a weak broth & a bit of boiled
chicken of (r) fowl, but this is all that can be allowed & he must never make
his meal entirely of the boiled fowl, but with a part of this make up his
meal with some kind of pudding, tart, roots or greens. His shupper sould
be always of some kind of milk meat. His breakfast may be Cocoa Tea
to bread & butter but taking the last very sparingly.
If asses milk can be conveniently got he may take from a gill
to half a mutchkin every morning about 2 or 3 hours before he is to get up.
There is little benefit to be got by it in the afternoon but it will be better
to take a gill of it about 6 o clock than to drink tea.
I have supposed above that Mr Crawf. is to live at home
during the winter, because I think there is little difference be¬
twen the different parts of Britain. I must own however that
Bristol is better than Sanquhar upon the whole but it is
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very doubtful if the care that can be taken of Mr C. at Sanquhar
will not compensate any benefit he might recieve from the
climate of Bristol
1774
Take a drachm of thick Balsam of Sulphur and half a drachm of powdered Elecampagne root. Thirdly, stir these together, then add a drachm of each Elderberry Rob and licorice Extract and a sufficient amount of balsamic Syrup to make a mass which are then divided into pills of 4 grams each. Label them: Pectoral Pills
three to be taken at bedtime
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Alexr. Crawfurd.
From the most carefull consideration of M.C.'s compts.
I am of opinion that the safety of his life depends upon his
living during the winter in a climate warmer than any part of
Britain but as it is not agreable to him to follow this measure I
shall now direct him as well as I can to manage himself at home.
His first & great attention should be to guard against θ cold & for ys
purpose he should be always warmly cloathed & particularly he should
always wear a flannel shirt next his skin & should also wear worsted
under stockings & thick shoes.
During the whole of winter he should never go abroad but when the
weather is very mild & then too only wn ye weather is very mild in the
forenoon & in a Carriage,. Exercise is very proper for him but in winter
he is more likely to be hurt by the cold than mended by any Exercise he
can get.
In diet he must observe the same rules which were formerly given
& that is to live very entirely on milk, grains, & fruit abstaining from
all animal food & all fermented or spirituous liquors. During the cold
fweather he may have at dinner a weak broth & a bit of boiled
chicken of (r) fowl, but this is all that can be allowed & he must never make
his meal entirely of the boiled fowl, but w- a part of this make up his
meal w- some kind of pudding, tart, roots or greens. His shupper sould
be always of some kind of milk meat. His breakfast may be Cocoa Tea
to bread & butter but taking the last very sparingly.
If asses milk can be conveniently got he may take from a gill
to half a mutchkin ev.y morn. about 2 or 3 hours before he is to get up.
There is little benefit to be got by it in the afternoon but it will be better
to take a gill of it about 6 o clock than to drink tea.
I have supposed above that Mr Crawf. is to live at home
during the winter, because I think there is little difference be¬
twen the different parts of Britain. I must own however that
Bristol is better than Sanquhar upon the whole but it is
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very doubtful if the care that can be taken of Mr C. at Sanquhar
will not compensate any benefit he might recieve from the
climate of Bristol
1774
℞ Bals. sulph. crass. ʒj. Pulv rad. enul. campian. ʒſs.
Terito simul probe dein adde Rob Sambuc.
Extr. glycyrrher. @ ʒi Syr. balsamic. q.s. ut f. Massa
dividenda in Pilulas, singulas gr. iv.
Signa Pectoral Pills
three to be taken at bedtime
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