unworthy materials--or longer on worthy ones than nature finds
convenient, we recommend "Peristaltic Persuaders." See page 235.
When either the _Teeth_ or _Stomach_ are extremely feeble, especial
care must be taken _to keep Meat till it is tender_--before it is
cooked--and call in the aid of the _Pestle_ and _Mortar_.--And see Nos.
10,--18,--87,--89,--175,--178; from 185 to 250,--502--542--and
especially 503. Or dress in the usual way whatever is best liked--mince
it--put it into a Mortar--and pound it with a little Broth or melted
Butter,--Vegetable,--Herb,--Spice,--Zest, No. 255, &c.--according to the
taste, &c. of the Eater.--The business of the Stomach is thus very
materially facilitated.
"Mincing or Pounding Meat--saveth the grinding of the Teeth; and
therefore (no doubt) is more nourishing, especially in Age,--or to them
that have weak teeth; but Butter is not proper for weak bodies,--and
therefore, moisten it in pounding with a little Claret Wine, and a very
little Cinnamon or Nutmeg."--LORD BACON'S _Natural History_, Century
1.--54.
This is important Advice for those who are afflicted with "_Tic
Douloureux_,"--the paroxysm of which is generally provoked by the
exercise of Eating,--and the Editor has known that dreadful disorder
cured by the Patient frequently taking food thus prepared in small
portions, instead of a regular meal.
The TEETH should be cleaned after every meal with a "TOOTH PRESERVER,"
(_i. e._ a very soft brush,) and then rinsed with _tepid_ water--_never
neglect this at night_;--nothing destroys the Teeth so fast as suffering
food to stick between them--those who observe this rule, will seldom
have any occasion for _Dentifrices_--_Essences of Ivory_--_Indurating
Liquid Enamels_, _&c._
But it is the rage just now with some Dentists, to recommend Brushes so
hard, that they fetch Blood like a Lancet wherever they touch; and
instead of "_Teeth Preservers_," these should rather be termed "_Gum
Bleeders_."
Not even a Philosopher can endure the TOOTHACH patiently--what an
overcoming agony then it must be to a _Grand Gourmand_!--depriving him
of the means of enjoying an amusement which to him is the grand solace
for all sublunary cares.--To alleviate, and indeed generally to cure
this intolerable pain--we recommend
_Toothache and Anti-rheumatic Embrocation_, (No. 567.)
Sal Volatile--three parts.
Laudanum--one part.
Mix and rub the part in pain therewith frequently. If the Tooth which
aches is hollow, drop some of this on a bit of cotton, and put it into
the Tooth,--if the pain does not abate within an hour--take out the
cotton, and put another piece in--changing it every hour four or five
times, till the pain ceases.
In a general Face-ach, or sore Throat--moisten a piece of flannel with
it and put it to the part affected,--rub any part afflicted with
Rheumatism night and morning, and in the middle of the day. I have
frequently cured old and inveterate Rheumatic affections with this
Liniment.
INDEX.
Actors, Hints to, concerning their Health, 96
Ale, 11, 144
Stale ditto, how to make fresh, 11
Abernethy, Mr., quoted, 9, 41, 49, 102, 159, 178, 238
Abstinence, cheapest Cure for Intemperance, 159
Athletic weight, what, 59
Air, on the change of, 8
Do. Note at foot of 66
Stagnant, Dr. Struve's Obs. on, 114
General Obs. on change of, &c., 119
not always advisable 121
Animal Food, 10
Alcohol, proportion of, in Wines, Brandy, Gin, &c., 138
Dr. Philips's Obs. on 145
Arbuthnot, Dr., quoted, 1, 19
Obs. on Mastication 250
Anxiety of Mind, Evils arising from, 85 to 87
Do. Sir John Sinclair on, Note to, 86
Do. Dr. Whytt, do., 86
Do. Sir Thomas Barnard, do., 86
Do. Dr. Colton, do., 86
Appetite, to refresh, 163
Three Sorts of, in Note to, 163
Varieties of, 169
Montaigne's Obs. on, 200
Aperients, what the best, 215
what they ought to do, 219
Lord Bacon's Obs, 219
Mr. Locke's do., 221
Dr. Hamilton's do., 221
best time to introduce them to the Stomach, 235
for Children, 237
Astringents, 232
Bacon, Lord, his Obs. on Aperients, 219
on Food for those whose Teeth are defective, 263
Barclay, Captain, quoted, 3, 7
his Diet during his extraordinary walk, 13
Balsamum Vitæ, 97
Brown, Dr., his Obs. on the Materia Medica, &c., 5
Bath, tepid, 126
Brain, the two ways of fertilizing, 68
Bed Room, 90
Curtains, 91
Bed, best, 91
ventilated, 92
Do. in hot weather, 92
A Fire in, 93
Clothes, 103
Ditto, ditto, in cold weather, 104
Beef, 10, 22, 31
eaters preferred to Sheep-biters, 29
Tea, how to make, 96, 182
a good Tonic, 182
on the digestibility of, 177
Obs. on, by Bryan Robinson. By the Editor. By Mr. Astley Cooper,
177
Beer, 11, 23, 28, 144
Breakfast, 20
Do. of Beef Tea recommended after hard drinking, 161
of Queen Elizabeth, A.D. 1550, 184
of a Washerwoman in A.D. 1821, 184
Bread, Liquid, 144
Crust of, wonderful virtues of, 169
Broils, 26
Broths, in what degree nutritive, 30
excellent Mutton, 254
Breath, _Rose Jujubes_ for those who have not a remarkable sweet,
234
Blumenbach on the Pulse, 45
Bowels, constipated, how to regulate, 220
relaxed, do., 228
Braces, 111
Bons Vivants, hint to, 122
Do. do., 207 and 208
Brandy, how much it wastes in keeping, 135
where to buy it, 141
Bilious Attack, 172
Disorders, 238
Bishop, Essence of, 248
Bouillon, Tablettes de, 179
Do. how to make, 251
Cadogan, Dr., Address to him quoted, 169
quoted, 83
Calcavella Wine, 154
Calomel, 242
Cellar, the temperature of a good, 133
on the management of, 134
Cheyne, Dr., quoted, 87, 216
Corpulency, to reduce, 29, 50, 64
Authors who have written thereon, 64
by walking, 62
by fasting, 62
by purging, 62
Panacea for, 125
Customs, 17
Dr. Armstrong's Obs. on. Struve's do., 65
Crabs, 30
Colton, his Obs. on Intemperance, 34
Cornaro, a compendium of his system in his own words, 38
liked New Wine, 136
Cold Food and Drink, bad for the Dyspeptic and Gouty, 94
Cold, the frequent cause of Palsy, 113
an easy way to get rid of one, 117
Chronic Disorders, common cause of, 63
importance of Regimen in, 202
Cooper, Mr. Astley, quoted 177
Condiments, the excessive use of common, 210
Chimney Sweeping, 81
Boards, 91
Clothes, 103
how to adjust them to a nicety, 104
Disorders arising from change of, 106
J. Stewart's Obs. on, 106
tight and thin very injurious, 110
Coat, 106
Great one, where to keep, 110
Corks, Obs. on, 134
Cosmetic, 125
Crowdie, 250
Curaçoa, 141
how to make, 150
Cucumber, how to eat, 171
Claret, 153
Cheese, 171
Chyle, Dr. Moore's Obs. on the, 212
Sir John Sinclair's do., 213
Cinnamon Lozenges, aperient, 224
Tincture, 233
how to make, 244
Cramp in the Stomach, remedy for, 189
Costiveness, habitual, how to cure, 222
Do. by a Supper or Breakfast, 224
Do. by Grapes, 224
Do. fresh or dried Fruits, 224
Do. Cinnamon or Ginger Lozenges, 224
Do. Salad Oil, &c., 225
Darwin, Dr., quoted, 178
Diet, a general rule for, 33
The proportion of Meat to Drink, 57
Facts relative to, 213
Death, sudden in the night, a common cause of, 193
Digestibility of various Foods, 176
Digestion, the process of, how long about, 176
Spallanzani's Obs. thereon, 176
when it goes on merrily, 203
how exquisitely perfect in Children, 208
Dinner, 21 to 24
a Ban Yan, 24
best time for, 179
Hour of, A.D. 1570, 183
Dr. Cogan's Obs. on, 183
Mr. Warner's do., 183
Mr. Pye's do., 183
in the Northumberland Household Book for A.D. 1512, 184
Hour of in 1821, Verses on, 186
at Night, and Supper in the Morning, 186
Dining out, 114 & 153
bad effects from, 191
Doors, double, 91
Dogs, 80
Dyspeptic Disorders, the common cause of, 38
Do., 83
Persons should have warm Food, 94 & 95
when extreme, remedy for, 164
Hint to, 260
Drinkers, three sorts of, 141
Thermometer for, 142
Hints for hard, 162
Do., 164
Drinking, the Economy of, 144
Diarrhœa, 228
Rules for those subject to, 230
Eating, good, 172
Ear, instance of a fine one, 47
Edmonds, Mr. the Dentist 260
Eggs, how nutritive, 30
Ennui, remedy for, 73
Exercise, the indispensable importance of, 8
Mr. Abernethy on, 9
Dr. Cheyne, 9
must be increased, &c., 33
Neglect of, the great cause of Indigestion, 38
Obs. on the importance of, 122
Do. by Cowper, 122
Do. by Armstrong, 122
Do. by Dr. Cadogan, 123
Do. Sir Chas. Scarborough, 123
English Melodies, 233
Epicurism, Dr. Swift's Obs. on, 185
Eudiometer, 120
Economy of Drinking, 144
Epsom Salt, 217
the most agreeable way to take it, 218
Essence of Meat, how to obtain, 251
Oatmeal, 256
Fat, what makes animals, 64
Fasting a day, effect of, 62
too long, the bad effects of, and how to avoid them, 175, 180,
182
Feasting, intemperate, to remove the disorders arising from, 160
Falconer, Dr. quoted, 25
Fish not so nutritive as Flesh, 29 and 30
Shell, do., 30
Forty-Winks, a nap of, 23
Forty, a Man at, 199
Food, what easiest of Digestion, 26
Test of the relative restorative powers of Meat, Poultry, and
Fish, 28
Scale of, do., 28
Gelatinous, 30
what most invigorating, 31, 32
the Editor's own experience, 31
how important to Health, &c., 49
for those whose Teeth are defective, 263
Flannel Waistcoats, 106
Franklin, Dr. his Economical Project, 75
Fashionable Society, disorders of, 83
Fitzgerald, Mr. quoted, 84
Flatulence, the common cause of,
and how to prevent and remove it, 99, 172, and 175
Feet, when cold, 108
should be kept very clean, 126
Fire, on the management of a, 113
plan of lighting, 117
Garters, 111
Goose roasted, how invigorating, 29
the Latin for it, 171
Grog, the strength of, 89
Gruel, various ways of making and flavouring, 248
Tryon's Obs. on, 255
Gin, proportion of Spirit in, 139
Ginger Lozenges, 173
Aperient, 224
Ginger, Tincture of, how to make,
preferable and more convenient than the powder, 247
Gourmand's motto, 262
Gum-bleeders, 264
Hatching, 68
Health, Happiness, and Longevity, Pope's recipe for, 42
Heat, external, promotes Digestion, 158 and 159
Heartburn, remedy for, 161
Heart, palpitation of, 173
Horizontal Refreshment, 23
Heberden, Dr. his Obs. on Regimen, 198
Hunter, J. on digestibility of dressed and raw Meats, 27
Hunger, 180
Heidelburgh Tun, 131
Hours, early one's, how Healthful, 74
late, the bane of the delicate and nervous, 75
Huffeland quoted, 126
Jackson, Mr. teacher of Sparring, 51
Jameson, Dr. quoted, 35
Ice after Dinner, 167
Jones, Sir William, his Andrometer, 36
Jellies, in what degree nutritive, 30
Jockey, to waste one, 29
Inebriation, how to relieve the indispositions arising from, 160
when doubly debilitating, 162
Indigestion, 48
common cause of, 38
how to relieve, 157
Do. when extreme, 164
often caused by Anxiety of Mind, 172
Daubenton recommends Ipecacuanha for, 189
Ivanhoe, the preface to it quoted, 98
Johnson, his Curaçoa, 98, 141
Brandy, &c., 141
Irish Whiskey, 149
Intemperance, how to cure the Chronic complaints occasioned by it,
58
Instinct, the best guide in the choice of Aliment, 198
Dr. Heberden's Obs. on, 198
Mr. Abernethy, do., 198
from Domestic Management, 199
from Evylyn, 200
from Young, 200
from Montaigne, 200
from Dr. W. Hunter, 200
from J. Hunter, 201
from Dr. Armstrong, 201
from Dr. Smith, 201
from Dr. Adair, 201
from Dr. Withers, 202
from Dr. Sydenham, 202
from Spectator, 202
from Dr. Mandeville, 203
Kitchiner, Dr. quoted, 47
Life, how to live all the Days of, 2 and 42
the Meridian of, 17, 43
divided into Three Stages, 33 and 34
calculation showing the rate of Self-Consumption, 44
Do. of the expectations of, at various ages, 45
Do. note at foot of p., 83
what the great Art of, 67
Literary men, not long-lived, 69
a country, 82
Lavement, 228
Lettsom, Dr. his moral and physical Thermometer, 142
Lemon Peel, how to make Quintessence of, 218
Lip, under, plump and rosy, the most certain criterion of Health,
15
Liver, how to render Healthful, 63
Complaints, 239
Liver, Mr. Carlisle's Observations on, 239
Lobsters, 30
Locke, Mr. quoted, 221
Liquid Bread, 144
Luncheon, 21, 175
Lungs, 121
Longings, especially in Acute Diseases, 202
Withers' Obs. on, 202
LOZENGES, 60 sorts made by Mr. Smith,
Fell Street, Wood Street, Cheapside, 234
Magnesia, an uncertain Medicine, 161
Mastication, how important to Digestion, 88
Dr. Arbuthnot Obs. on, 256
Spallanzani ditto, 258
calculation of the mean number of Munches requisite, 259
Masticators, patent, where to buy, 262
Mathematical Valetudinarian, a calculation of, 18
Mattress, of Horse-hair, 91
Matrimony, 70
best ages for, 70
Meat _under_-done, 27
_over_-done, 27
thoroughly done most digestible, 27
Essence of, 251
Minced, recommended by Lord Bacon, 263
Mercury, Obs. on, 240
Measure, Lyne's glass, 129
Madeira, 134
Obs., 154
Mind, how important tranquillity of, 9
the vigour of, decays with that of the Body, 50
exertion of, more exhausting than that of the Body, 66, 67, and 87
Anxiety of, paralyses Digestion, 67
Anxiety of, a common cause of Indigestion, 172
Mellifluous Aromatics, 234
Mutton, 10-22
Digestibility of, 177
Chops, delicately stewed, 254
Broth, excellent, 254
Midnight, one hour's rest before, worth two after, 74
Mock Turtle recommended, 206
Birch's ditto, 206
Kay's ditto, 206
Mountain Wine, 154
Mulled Wine, to make extempore, 248
Nap of 40 winks, 69
Noisy Neighbours, hints to, 76 to 82
Actionable Nuisances, 80
Nervous Disorders, 83
Dr. Whytt's Obs. on, 181
people should keep a register of their Health, 197
Nightmare, chief cause of, 87
Obs. on, 189 and following pages.
the Editor's case of, 190
remedies for, 192, 193
Dr. Whytt's case of, 194
Mr. Waller's Essay on, 195
Northumberland Household Book, 185
Oysters, 30
not so nutritive as supposed, 30, 171
Opium, Obs. on, 88
Lozenges, 233
Orange Peel, for nervous people, 243
Palpitation of the Heart, the cause and cure of, 173
Do. oftener arises from Indigestion, than from Organic Disease,
173
Pocket Pistol, how to charge a, 182
Parkins, Sir Thomas, preferred Beef-Eaters to Sheep-Biters, 91
Parliament, hints to Members of, 179
Portable Soup, 249
Party-Walls, their thinness, 76
Peppermint Lozenges, 99, 173, 233
Peptic Precepts, 156
Prawns, 30
Perspiration, the panacea for Corpulence, 125
Pulse, an uncertain Index, 16
Scale of its pace at various ages, 45
when languid, 73
Peck, Mr., his Geographie de la Gourmandise, 185
Piano-Fortes, 80
Position, the influence of, in alleviating Disease, 97
Port, the contents of a Pipe of, 130
Obs. on, 137
how to purchase, 140
Purgatives, bad effects of violent, 157
Ditto, 240
Ditto, 241
Peristaltic Persuaders, 215, 219
how to make, 235
when to take, 227, 236
for Children, 237
Pills, the advantages of, 216
Ragout, a restorative, when advisable, 204
Regimen, Dr. Heberden's Obs. on, 198
Dr. Armstrong's Do., 213
Celsus' Do., 215
Dr. Arbuthnot's Do., 215
importance in chronic Complaints, 202
Restorative, Extempore, 206
Ratcliffe, Dr., quoted, 172
Riding, useful to reduce Corpulence, 52
Robinson, Dr. Bryan, extract from his Essay on Food and Discharges,
56
his own regimen, 58
Rhubarb, tincture of, to make, 217
Rhubarb Pill, recommended by Dr. Pemberton, 220
Rheumatism, remedy for, 265
Ruptures, 112
Relaxed Bowels, 228
Locke on, 228
Cheyne on, 229
Salad Oil, remedy for Constipation, 225
Salt, the best Sauce, 210
Sanctorius, the proportion of his Meat to his Drink, 57
Sauces recommended by Dr. Moffet, 208
Siesta, the, 68
recommended, 94
Do. by Sanctorius, 101
Do. Cruickshank, 101
Do. Dr. Darwin, 102
Do. Dr. Harwood, 102
Do. Dr. Adair, 102
Do. Mr. Abernethy, 102
Do. Eng. Proverb, 103
Do. Waller, 103
Do. Lord Bacon, 103
Semi-Siesta, 23, 101
Senna, tincture of, 217
Second Courses, Obs. on, 167
Scribblefast, Counsellor, his case, 78
Shell Fish, 30
Scudamore, Dr., quoted, 177
Sleep, 12 to 65
Struve, Dr., Obs. on the importance of, 71
time required to, 73
Dr. Cheyne's remark on, note to, 87
Exercise, the best source of it, 88
other means of inviting it, 88
Senses, few people have one perfect, 257
Mr. Stewart's division of, into noxious and innocent, 257
Supper, 24
the best for those who dine late, 24
Do. for those who dine early, 24
Obs. on its influence on Sleep, 87
Obs. on a solid one, 88
Supper, best for the Dyspeptic, 90
in the Morning, 186
Singers, hints respecting their Health, 96
Stark, his experiments on Diet, 29
Obs. on the Saliva, 261
Sparring, the exercise of recommended, 52
weight reduced during an hour, 55
Salads, 167
Soup, how to season, 163
Mock Turtle, 206
of Rattle Snakes, 214
Portable, to make, 249
Sun-shine preferred by Dr. Franklin to Candle-light, 75
Stock Fish, recommended by Dr. Mandeville, 207
Skin, the, 125
Sherry, the contents of a Butt of, 130
analysed for the Editor, 138
Obs. on, 154
Scotch and Irish Whiskey, 149
Soda Water, various ways of making, 245
Obs. on, 167
Stomach Warmers, where to be had, 158
how much it will hold, note under, 158
must occasionally have a Holiday, 163
centre of Sympathy, 165
Wind in the, 173
put out of temper by fasting too long, 182
Dr. Hunter says, tells the Head what it wants, 200
Dr. Smith Do., 201
Dr. Adair Do., 201
let it have what it asks for, 203
Dr. Whytt's Obs. on how much its disposition, &c. varies, 204
of Invalids require screwing up, 208
Cheyne's Obs. on the importance of a clean one, 216
Stomachic Tinctures, 244
Spice and Wine, 207
Spasms in Stomach, how to manage, 173, 189
Smith, Mr., his 60 sorts of Lozenges, 234
Stewart, John, the traveller, his Obs. on Clothes, 106
Do. on the Senses, 257
Spallanzani quoted, 258
Sweet Wines, 154
Tar Water, 242
Temperature, to preserve that of a room regular, 115
best for sitting rooms, 116
the influence of in alleviating Disease, 94
the mean of England, 108
Observations, &c., 113
Thermometers, where to be placed, 105
Tent Wine, 154
Training, Captain Barclay's Obs. on, 3
Do. quoted, 7
principal rules for, 7
rules, 9
Diet ordered, 10
time required to screw a Man up to his fullest strength, 14
Criterions of Good Condition, 15
first preparation for, 18
on the mode of Cookery, &c. most invigorating, 25
Food must be taken warm, 26
Do., and thoroughly done, 27
John Hunter's Obs. on Do., 27
Spallanzani, experiment to prove it, 27
diet in wasting a Jockey, 29
Teeth, to take care of, 260
the value of, 261
Food for those whose Teeth are defective, 263
Preservers, 264
Ache, remedy for, 265
Tic Douloureux, 264
Tewahdiddle, 89
Tongue of Pityllus, 210
Time, the Economy of, 69
Tonic Medicines, 182, 219
Tincture, 242
Toast and Water, to make, 230
Tablettes de Bouillon, how to make, 251
Thriving, the art of, quoted, 255
Valetudinarians, maxim for, from Comus, 72
Vegetables, undressed, 171
Voice, when the falsetto begins to fail, 47
what the power of depends upon, 99
Ventriloquism, 173, 200
Vinum Britannicum, 144
Wadd on Corpulency, 29
Waistbands, 111
Walking, how it reduces weight, 62
Water-Cresses, 171
Water-drinking, the advantages of, 147
Weather, wet, 108
Wesley, Mr. Chas., his extraordinary Ear, 47
Windows, Double, 91
Curtains, 91
Wine, 127
ounces in a Quart of, 128
how to measure the contents of a bottle of, 128, 129
Port, how old it ought to be, 132
the art of preserving, 133
White, why preferable to Red, 133, 153
when to bottle, 133
New, objection to, 135
Do. to make old, 136
Cornaro, Obs. on old, 136
proportion of Alcohol in, 138
Do. to Brandy, 138
Do. in Gin, 139
recommended by St. Paul, 143
Iceing Wine, 143
no man must drink it habitually before 30, 147
Do. Dr. Trotter's Obs. on, 147
silly rule of some people about drinking, 148
the relative wholesomeness of, 151
only three sorts of Wine, note under, 151
three sorts of drinkers, 141
Sweet Wines, Tent, &c., how made, 154
Vinum Britannicum, 144
Writers on, a list of, 154
Whiskey, 149
Wind in the Stomach, 173
Whytt, Dr., quoted, 181
his case of night-mare, 194
Wholesomes, the, 207
Worms, remedies for, 240
Young, his Obs. on Sleep, 65
THE END.
J. MOYES, GREVILLE STREET, LONDON.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] The advantages of the training system are not confined to
pedestrians and pugilists alone--they extend to every man; and were
training generally introduced instead of medicines, as an expedient for
the prevention and cure of diseases, its beneficial consequences would
promote his happiness and prolong his life. "Our Health, Vigour, and
Activity, must depend upon regimen and exercise; or, in other words,
upon the observance of those rules which constitute the theory of the
training process."--CAPT. BARCLAY _on Training_, p. 239.
"It has been made a question, whether Training produces a _lasting_, or
only a _temporary_ effect on the constitution? It is undeniable, that if
a man be brought to a better condition; if corpulency, and the
impurities of his body disappear; and if his wind and strength be
improved by any process whatever, his good state of health will
continue, until some derangement of his frame shall take place from
accidental or natural causes. If he shall relapse into intemperance, or
neglect the means of preserving his health, either by omitting to take
the necessary exercise, or by indulging in debilitating propensities, he
must expect such encroachments to be made on his constitution, as must
soon unhinge his system. But if he shall observe a different plan--the
beneficial effects of the training process will remain until the gradual
decay of his natural functions shall, in mature old age, intimate the
approach of his dissolution."--CAPT. BARCLAY _on Training_, p. 240.
[2] See the 338th aphorism in COULTON'S _Lacon_. 1820. 5th Edition.
[3] "Besides his usual or regular Exercise, a person under training
ought to employ himself, in the intervals, in every kind of exertion
which tends to activity, such as cricket, bowls, throwing quoits, &c.
that during the whole day, both body and mind may be constantly
occupied."--CAPT. BARCLAY _on Training_, p. 231.
"The nature of the disposition of the person trained should also be
known, that every cause of irritation may be avoided; for, as it
requires great patience and perseverance to undergo training, every
expedient to soothe and encourage the mind should be adopted."--CAPT.
BARCLAY _on Training_, p. 237.
[4] Forty years ago, Balls, &c. used to begin in the Evening, _i. e._ at
seven, and end at Night, _i. e._ twelve; now it is _extremely ungenteel_
to begin before Midnight, or finish till the Morning.
[5] "The Studious, the Contemplative, the Valetudinary, and those of
weak nerves--if they aim at Health and Long Life, must make Exercise in
a good air, a part of their Religion."--CHEYNE _on Long Life_, p. 98.
"Whenever circumstances would permit, I have recommended patients to
take as much exercise as they could, short of producing fatigue; to live
much in the open air; and, if possible, not to suffer their minds to be
agitated by anxiety or fatigued by exertion."--p. 90.
"I do not allow the state of the weather to be urged as an objection to
the prosecution of measures so essential to Health, since it is in the
power of every one to protect themselves from cold by clothing, and the
exercise may be taken in a chamber with the windows thrown open, by
actively walking backwards and forwards, as sailors do on
ship-board."--p. 93. See ABERNETHY'S _Surgical Observations_. 1817.
[6] One of the invariable consequences of training is to increase the
solidity, and diminish the frequency of the alvine exoneration, and
persons become costive as they improve in condition:--if this
disposition takes place to an inconvenient degree,--see _Peptic
Precepts_, _Index_.
[7] "Animal Food being composed of the most nutritious parts of the food
on which the animal lived, and having been already digested by the
proper organs of an animal--requires only solution and mixture--whereas
vegetable food must be converted into a substance of an animal nature by
the proper action of our own viscera, and consequently requires more
labour of the stomach, and other digestive organs."--BURTON _on the
Non-Naturals_, p. 213.
[8] The following was the Food taken by Capt. Barclay in his most
extraordinary walk of 1000 miles in 1000 successive hours, June 1, 1809.
"He _Breakfasted_ after returning from his walk, at five in the morning.
He ate a roasted Fowl, and drank a pint of strong Ale, and then took two
cups of Tea with Bread and Butter.
"He _Lunched_ at twelve; the one day on Beef Steaks, and the other on
Mutton Chops, of which he ate a considerable quantity.