The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5592] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) (Patient) / 4 January 1788 / (Outgoing)
Reply to 'Mr. Dirom', giving the directions to make alkaline mephitic water, possibly following Falconer's guidelines, and including brief dietary advice.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5592 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/20/211 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 4 January 1788 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply to 'Mr. Dirom', giving the directions to make alkaline mephitic water, possibly following Falconer's guidelines, and including brief dietary advice. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:787] |
Case of Alexander Dirom, who has a urinary tract ailment. |
16 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5422] | Addressee | Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) |
| [PERS ID:5422] | Patient | Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) |
| [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 | Banff (Bamf) | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mr. Dirom
I am favoured with yours yesterday
but being in the Country could not answer it in
course, and having been obliged to go again into
the Country to day, have very little time, but will
stretch a point rather than delay your business. I
believe that the apparatus for making Seltzer
water is exactly what we employ for the Alkaline
Mephitic and therefore Send you the best direc¬
tions I can for preparing the latter.
The method of preparing the Alkaline Solution
is by putting {illeg}
into an open {illeg} pouring upon it some¬
what more than two quarts of the {illeg} [water?]
that can be procured, and {illeg} them until
{illeg} twenty four hours, {illeg}
{illeg} from
{illeg} and soluble {illeg} that may {illeg}
{illeg}into the {illeg} part of {illeg}
{illeg} [machines for impregnating water with?] {illeg}
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{illeg} exposed to {illeg}
the water be {illeg}
hours it will be fit for use {illeg}
carefully bottled off {illeg}
{illeg}possible bottles should be set with the bottom
upwards in a cool place.
{illeg} Solution of
Salt of {illeg}with [this?] and by
{illeg} water, and of this liquor you
{illeg}
{illeg}
quantity sits well and easy on the stomach {illeg}
{illeg}
take a gill and half {illeg}
{illeg} every day. I beg [it shall?] {illeg}
{illeg}
{illeg}
{illeg}
{illeg}
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{illeg}but that you should avoid all fermented
[liquor?] {illeg}, [avoiding?] all kind
of acids. A little Rum, Brandy or Gin with
water you may continue to take, and may
take moderately of any kind of {illeg} you like best
Wishing you heartily relief I am
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
Edinburgh 4th. January
1788
Diplomatic Text
Mr. Dirom
I am favoured with yours yesterday
but being in the Country could not answer it in
course, and having been obliged to go again into
the Country to day, have very little time, but will
stretch a point rather than delay your business. I
believe that the apparatus for making Seltzer
water is exactly what we employ for the Alkaline
Mephitic and therefore Send you the best direc¬
tions I can for preparing the latter.
The method of preparing the Alkaline Solution
is by putting {illeg}
into an open {illeg} pouring upon it some¬
what more than two quarts of the {illeg} [water?]
that can be procured, and {illeg} them until
{illeg} twenty four hours, {illeg}
{illeg} from
{illeg} and soluble {illeg} that may {illeg}
{illeg}into the {illeg} part of {illeg}
{illeg} [machines for impregnating water with?] {illeg}
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{illeg} exposed to {illeg}
the water be {illeg}
hours it will be fit for use {illeg}
carefully bottled off {illeg}
{illeg}possible bottles should be set with the bottom
upwards in a cool place.
{illeg} Solution of
Salt of {illeg}with [this?] and by
{illeg} water, and of this liquor you
{illeg}
{illeg}
quantity sits well and easy on the stomach {illeg}
{illeg}
take a gill and half {illeg}
{illeg} every day. I beg [it shall?] {illeg}
{illeg}
{illeg}
{illeg}
{illeg}
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{illeg}but that you should avoid all fermented
[liquor?] {illeg}, [avoiding?] all kind
of acids. A little Rum, Brandy or Gin with
water you may continue to take, and may
take moderately of any kind of {illeg} you like best
Wishing you heartily relief I am
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
Edinr. 4th. Jany.
1788
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