The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5167] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr / Regarding: Mr (Patient) / 5 November 1785 / (Outgoing)
Letter to an unnamed male patient. Cullen is happy to find him 'so well recovered from your late illness'.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There are 4 images for this document.
[Page 1]
[Page 2]
[Page 3]
[Page 4]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5167 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/18/147 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 5 November 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter to an unnamed male patient. Cullen is happy to find him 'so well recovered from your late illness'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1881] |
Case of an unidentified male patient who is getting better. No obvious incoming letter from these period matches the case. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3796] | Addressee | Mr |
| [PERS ID:3796] | Patient | Mr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3797] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs |
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 |
Normalized Text
Dear Sir
I am extremely happy in finding you so well
recovered from your late illness. I think it so very com¬
pleat and hope it shall continue. But I know
that when the Constitution has received any shock
it is so weak as to be easily hurt for sometime
after it the manner of living is not quite proper
and exact. I therefore offer you some Advices on
this subject, that without putting you under any
great restraint may secure your Health.
I am very clear that you will be better
in the Country than in town and therefore advise
you to go there immediately.
In the Country you will have much more
conveniency for taking Air and Exercise than
you can have in Town and therefore in the
Country I advise you to go abroad every forenoon
{illeg} tolerably fair either on horseback or
[Page 2]
or in a Carriage with this provision always that
you guard well both against fatigue and Cold.
This provision is still more necessary
with respect to walking which were it not
for the greater hazard of both fatigue and cold
and the latter especially from wet grounds
I should think especially proper for you
as it may be more for the Amusement
of your mind.
Such Amusement is indeed very
proper, but it ought to be always without
anxiety and without being exposed to any
fret or passion.
Next to your attention to Exercise and
Amusement your attention should be to diet
This should be always moderate both in
quantity and quality. You may always take
a little Animal food at dinner, but should
[Page 3]
prefer the lighter kinds and even these in
moderate quantity filling up your meal with
Broth, Pudding and Vegetables. You may take
fish, but not very often, and they should be
always plainly dressed. You should take no
Animal food at Supper and if milk digests
easily with you, it will be as proper as any
thing you can take.
For ordinary drink you may take water
with a small proportion of white wine, or
if you are much disposed to Costiveness, you
may take a well brewed small beer, or rather
good Porter with two parts of water. Plain
Porter I think a great deal too Strong for
you.
At dinner every day you may take two,
three Glasses of plain wine, but cannot safely
[Page 4]
go further, for your being in the least heated
by it, would be very hurtful, and with the
same attention you may take two or three
glasses of weak Punch. After Supper espe¬
cially when you take Milk, you should
take no strong drink of any kind.
You should always go to bed very soon at
night and should not lie too long a bed in
the morning.
You should always take care to keep your
belly regular and by a medicine when necessary.
When you have finished a fortnight in
your present course of Bark you may then
lay it aside for a week or two, but after¬
wards if you find any falling off of appetite or of di¬
gestion, you may then take another fortnights course
of bark. With respectful Compliments to your mother
I am Dear Sir Your most Obedient Servant
William Cullen
Edinburgh 5th. November 1785
Diplomatic Text
Dear Sir
I am extremely happy in finding you so well
recovered from your late illness. I think it so very com¬
pleat and hope it shall continue. But I know
that when the Constitution has received any shock
it is so weak as to be easily hurt for sometime
after it the manner of living is not quite proper
and exact. I therefore offer you some Advices on
this subject, that without putting you under any
great restraint may secure your Health.
I am very clear that you will be better
in the Country than in town and therefore advise
you to go there immediately.
In the Country you will have much more
conveniency for taking Air and Exercise than
you can have in Town and therefore in the
Country I advise you to go abroad every forenoon
{illeg} tolerably fair either on horseback or
[Page 2]
or in a Carriage with this provision always that
you guard well both against fatigue and Cold.
This provision is still more necessary
with respect to walking which were it not
for the greater hazard of both fatigue and cold
and the latter especially from wet grounds
I should think especially proper for you
as it may be more for the Amusement
of your mind.
Such Amusement is indeed very
proper, but it ought to be always without
anxiety and without being exposed to any
fret or passion.
Next to your attention to Exercise and
Amusement your attention should be to diet
This should be always moderate both in
quantity and quality. You may always take
a little Animal food at dinner, but should
[Page 3]
prefer the lighter kinds and even these in
moderate quantity filling up your meal with
Broth, Pudding and Vegetables. You may take
fish, but not very often, and they should be
always plainly dressed. You should take no
Animal food at Supper and if milk digests
easily with you, it will be as proper as any
thing you can take.
For ordinary drink you may take water
with a small proportion of white wine, or
if you are much disposed to Costiveness, you
may take a well brewed small beer, or rather
good Porter with two parts of water. Plain
Porter I think a great deal too Strong for
you.
At dinner every day you may take two,
three Glasses of plain wine, but cannot safely
[Page 4]
go further, for your being in the least heated
by it, would be very hurtful, and with the
same attention you may take two or three
glasses of weak Punch. After Supper espe¬
cially when you take Milk, you should
take no strong drink of any kind.
You should always go to bed very soon at
night and should not lie too long a bed in
the morning.
You should always take care to keep your
belly regular and by a medicine when necessary.
When you have finished a fortnight in
your present course of Bark you may then
lay it aside for a week or two, but after¬
wards if you find any falling off of appetite or of di¬
gestion, you may then take another fortnights course
of bark. With respectful Compliments to your mother
I am Dear Sir Your most Obedient Servant
William Cullen
Edinr. 5th. Novr. 1785
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:5167]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...
