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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:5116] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr George Maxwell (of Munchies, Munches) (Patient) / 5 August 1785 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'For Mr Maxwell of Munchies'

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DOC ID 5116
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/18/99
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date5 August 1785
Annotation None
TypeMachine scribal copy
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, 'For Mr Maxwell of Munchies'
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:2049]
Case of Mr Maxwell of Muches [Munchies], who is prescribed a linseed injection (enema).
2


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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3082]PatientMr George Maxwell (of Munchies, Munches)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Kirkcudbright Borders Scotland Europe inferred

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For Mr Maxwell of Munchies


Take two tea spoonfulls of good Lintseed and after
brusing it a little [put--?] in a Mortar put it into a
small teapot and [pour upon?] it about a gill and half
of boiling water. Let it infuse for two hours and then
pour off the liquor through the corner of a table napkin.


Into this liquor put half an Ounce of Gum Arabic
and set it over the fire till the Gum is dissolved, then
pour the liquor again through a table napkin and when
it is of a due temper let it be used as an injection
immediately after he lies down a bed at night, and if
possible it is not to be rendered again till morning


This practice may at first be repeated for
two nights following, but afterwards every second or
third night till the complaint is removed.


Curing this practice Mr. Maxwell should take
care to avoid costiveness and that by taking if necessary
a tea spoonful or two of flowers of Sulphur in the morning

William Cullen
5th. August 1785

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For Mr Maxwell of Munchies


Take two tea spoonfulls of good Lintseed and after
brusing it a little [put--?] in a Mortar put it into a
small teapot and [pour upon?] it about a gill and half
of boiling water. Let it infuse for two hours and then
pour off the liquor through the corner of a table napkin.


Into this liquor put half an Ounce of Gum Arabic
and set it over the fire till the Gum is dissolved, then
pour the liquor again through a table napkin and when
it is of a due temper let it be used as an injection
immediately after he lies down a bed at night, and if
possible it is not to be rendered again till morning


This practice may at first be repeated for
two nights following, but afterwards every second or
third night till the complaint is removed.


Curing this practice Mr. Maxwell should take
care to avoid costiveness and that by taking if necessary
a tea spoonful or two of flowers of Sulphur in the morning

William Cullen
5th. Augt. 1785

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