From William Jenner to [William Walmisley Baxter?]1 [after 7 May 1864?]2
regulating the dose according to effect— Two or three grains of Sod. exsic. rubbed up with the podophylin sometimes makes it act more kindly—
I would continue the colch & taraxicum—3 If it depresses add a little ammonia to each dose—
Yours very truly | Wm. Jenner.
P.S. I direct this to you at Mr Darwin because I think Mr & Mrs D. will be glad to see that an answer to Mrs. D’s letter has arrived4
I hope I understood Mrs Darwin correctly that my answer to her questions were to be addressed to you—
Pray offer my kindest comps. to the patient & to Mrs. Darwin
P.S. 2— | I find I have omitted to answer one question viz as to increasing fluid. I would not at present. 5
Footnotes
Bibliography
Beasley, Henry. 1865. The book of prescriptions, containing more than 3000 prescriptions, collected from the practice of the most eminent physicians and surgeons, English and foreign. 3d edition. London: John Churchill and Sons.
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Post Office directory of the six home counties: Post Office directory of the six home counties, viz., Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. London: W. Kelly & Co. 1845–78.
Summary
Prescribes "Sod. exsic." with the podophyllin for CD.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4488
- From
- William Jenner
- To
- William Walmisley Baxter
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 168: 47
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp inc
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4488,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4488.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 12