Introduction, 251. The hands to be kept always warm, 252. Accustom
yourself in health to the food proper in sickness, 253. Avoid
all excess in eating and drinking, especially at feasts, 254. Be
prepared to excuse yourself if invited to drink to excess, 255.
Partake of agreeable food and drink, when needful; otherwise not,
256. Lean to the side of moderation and abstinence, rather than the
gratification of appetite, 257. Intemperance is as destructive of
pleasure as of health, 258. Sickness may be avoided by the use of a
moderate diet, 259. A luxurious course of living adds to the force
of other causes of disease, 260. Be especially careful of what you
do, when threatened with illness, 261. When the body is out of order,
things that are otherwise pleasant become disgusting, 262. Extreme
carefulness in our diet should be avoided, 263. Disturbed sleep and
distressing dreams show a diseased state of body, 264. Avoid things
which have proved causes of disease to others, 264, 265. Reading or
speaking aloud is to a scholar conducive to health, 266. Yet this
must not be carried to excess, 267. The cold bath not to be used
after exercise; use the warm bath, 268. Use solid food cautiously
and sparingly; light food more freely, 268. Drink wine diluted with
water, or water simply, 269, 270. After supper, there should be a
considerable interval, to be occupied with gentle exercise either
of body or mind, 271, 272. Sufferers from gluttony or excess should
not attempt to relieve themselves by physic but by abstinence, 273.
Do not fast when there is no need, 274. Idleness is not conducive to
health, 275. After severe labor, allow the body to rest, even from
pleasure, 276. A man should well study his own case, and know what he
can bear, 277. The body and the mind must deal carefully with each
other, 278, 279.