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From Andrew Clark   17 March 1882

17 March 1882

Revised Directions1

1o. Rise just in time for breakfast. On rising sponge with tepid or warm water dry quickly and use as little exertion as possible.

2o. Clothe rather warmly and see that the dress is everywhere loose

3o. Breakfast: brown bread & butter plain or toasted with an egg or some fresh fish or the soft part of the wing of a cold chicken; and, at the close of the meal a cup of cocoatina slowly sipped

4o Dinner: fresh tenderly dressed meat bread, a very little grated potato and either some simple rice pudding or a little fresh softly boiled green vegetables— Drink half an ounce to an ounce of brandy in plain water

5 Tea: a meal like breakfast in every respect.

6o. On going to bed take if it is desired & agrees half an ounce of brandy in five ounces of water.—

7o. Avoid soups sauces pickles spices curries cured meats pies pastry cheese creams ices jams acid & all fruits salads effervescing beverages strong tea & coffee & much liquid of any kind.

8o Especially avoid lifting straining going upstairs when it can be avoided hurrying or doing any thing which will bring on the chest pain. Short of this walk about gently.

9o. Keep the bowels lax by any simple and do not strain to relieve them

10o. When very flatulent take a dose of the antispasmodic mixture

11o. When there is pain in the chest, of a severe kind, take one or two of the lozenges.—

12 With meals take the glycerin of Pepsin Mixture2

AC

Footnotes

CD mentioned being very unwell for several days in his letter to W. D. Crick, 10 March [1882].
Glycerin of pepsin was a commercial preparation of digestive enzyme (see, for example, Beale 1871).

Bibliography

Beale, Lionel S. 1871. Glycerine solutions of pepsin and other substances. Nature, 12 January 1871, p. 207.

Summary

Twelve "Revised Directions" for CD’s treatment, mainly diet.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13727
From
Andrew Clark, 1st baronet
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
unstated
Source of text
DAR 161: 152
Physical description
ALS 2pp

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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13727,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13727.xml

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