,transcriber's notes3 ,in this plain text version1 bold script is denoted by equals signs and italic script by underscores4 ,text that was originally rendered in small capitals now appears in full capitals4 ,no attempt has been made to standardise the numerous inconsistencies throughout the text with respect to punctuation1 e4g4 7,no4 #dij17_/7,no4 #dij47_/7,no4 #dij7_/7,no4 #dij741 spelling1 case and hyphenation e4g4 ,p4 #cf_/p4 #hh1 ,,dr4 ,,moffett_/,dr4 ,,muffett1 ,colton_/,coulton1 toothach_/toothache1 ,head-,ach_/,head-ach_/,head-ache1 nightmare_/,night-,mare_/night-mare1 mouthsful_/mouthfuls1 scum_/skum1 table-spoonful_/tablespooonful1 ,curacoa_/,curaoa1 and others4 ,these and various archaic spellings all remain as in the original4 ,the transcription also replicates the original text in its use of upper case1 lower case1 small capitals1 and italics4 ,on the other hand1 several errors1 omissions and uncertainties were corrected after referring to the subsequent edition 7#crd7 of the book for clarification3 for example1 missing characters resulting from incomplete scan images2 missing quotation marks2 a missing value for ',port' in the table on page #ach2 and a three-paragraph apparent 'blockquote' on page #ada 7actually a partial footnote that had become separated from its preceding paragraphs on page #aci71 is now reunited with the rest of the footnote4 ,a few incorrect page references have been rectified4 ,the incorrect sequencing of the index replicates that in the original publication4 ,in that era the letters i and j were interchangeable1 and words beginning with these letters are grouped together in the index4 ,the words and abbreviations ,ditto1 ditto1 ,do41 do41 are used inconsistently in the index4 ,numbered items 7sometimes asterisked7 of the style 7,no4 #dfc997 are references to the #crd edition of ,the ,cook's ,oracle as mentioned at the top of the page that follows the ,contents list4 ,the footnotes1 which are numerous and sometimes lengthy1 have been relocated to the end of the e-book4 ,a few of the original cross-references pointed to the page on which the relevant footnote was located rather than to the footnote itself4 ,as the footnotes are no longer on those pages1 readers of this plain text version might have difficulty following such cross-references4 ,on page #ag1 reference to a footnote that simply stated 'see ,index' has been changed to an in-line reference 7as used elsewhere in the text74 ,,the ,,art ,,of ,,invigorating ,,and ,,prolonging ,,life1 ,,by ,,food1 ,,clothes1 ,,air1 ,,exercise1 ,,wine1 ,,sleep1 c4 ,,and ,,peptic ,,precepts1 ,,pointing ,,out ,,agreeable ,,and ,,effectual ,,methods ,,to ,,prevent ,,and ,,relieve ,,indigestion1 ,,and ,,to ,,regulate ,,and ,,strengthen ,,the ,,action ,,of ,,the ,,stomach ,,and ,,bowels4 ,suaviter in modo1 sed fortiter in re4 ,,by ,,the ,,author ,,of ,,the ,,cook',s ,,oracle1 c4 c4 c4 ,,second ,,edition4 ,,london3 ,,printed ,,for ,,hurst1 ,,robinson1 ,,and ,,co4 ,,and ,a4 ,,constable ,,and ,,co41 ,,edinburgh4 #ahba4 ,,to ,,the ,,nervous ,,and ,,bilious1 ,,the ,,following ,,treatise1 ,,on ,,the ,,art ,,of ,,managing ,,those ,,temperaments1 ,,is ,,respectfully ,,inscribed4 ,,contents4 ,,page ,,art ,,of ,,invigorating ,,life #a ,reducing ,corpulence #ej ,sleep #fe ,siesta #id ,clothes #ajc ,fire #aac ,air #aai ,exercise #abb ,wine #abg ,peptic ,precepts #aef ,index #bfg ,,the ,,numbers affixed to the various ,articles of ,food1 c4 are those referred to in the ,,third ,,edition of ,,the ,,cook',s ,,oracle3 ,,containing ,,receipts ,,for ,,plain ,,cookery ,,on ,,the ,,most ,,economical ,,plan ,,for ,,private ,,families3 ,,also ,,the ,,art ,,of ,,composing ,,the ,,most ,,simple1 ,,and ,,most ,,highly ,,finished ,broths1 ,gravies1 ,soups1 ,sauces1 ,store ,sauces1 ,,and ,,flavouring ,,essences3 ,the ,quantity of each ,article is ,,accurately ,,stated ,,by ,,weight ,,and ,,measure2 ,,the ,,whole ,,being ,,the ,,result ,,of ,actual ,experiments ,,instituted ,,in ,,the ,,kitchen ,,of ,a ,,physician4 ,miscuit utile dulce4 ,,the ,,third ,,edition1 ,,which ,,is ,,almost ,,entirely ,,re-,,written4 ,,london3 ,,printed ,,for ,a4 ,,constable ,co4 ,,edinburgh2 ,,and ,,hurst1 ,,robinson1 ,co4 ,,cheapside4 ,and sold also by all ,booksellers in ,town and ,country4 #ahba4 ,,the ,,art ,,of ,,invigorating ,,and ,,prolonging ,,life ,,by ,diet and ,regimen4 ,the choice and measure of the materials of which our ,body is composed1--and what we take daily by ,,pounds1--is at least of as much importance as what we take seldom1 and only by ,grains and ,spoonsful4--,,dr4 ,,arbuthnot on ,aliment1 pref4 p4 iii4 ,the ,editor of the following pages had originally an extremely ,delicate ,constitution2--and at an early period devoted himself to the study of ,physic1 with the hope--of learning how to make the most of his small stock of ,health4 ,the ,system he adopted1 succeeded1 and he is arrived at his forty-third year1 in tolerable good ,health2 and this without any uncomfortable abstinence3--his maxim has ever been1 dum ,vivimus1 ,vivamus4 ,he does not mean the ,aguish existence of the votary of ,fashion--whose ,body is burning from voluptuous intemperance to-day1 and freezing in miserable collapse to-morrow--not extravagantly consuming in a ,day1 the animal spirits which ,nature intended for the animation of a ,week--but keeping the expense of the machinery of ,life within the income of ,health1--which the ,constitution can regularly and comfortably supply4 ,this is the grand arcanum duplicatum for ,living all the days of your ,life4 ,the ,art of ,invigorating the ,health1 and improving the ,strength of ,man1 has hitherto only been considered for the purpose of training#a him for ,athletic ,exercises--but ,i have often thought that a similar plan might be adopted with considerable advantage1 to animate and strengthen enfeebled ,constitutions--prevent ,gout--reduce ,corpulency--cure ,nervous and ,chronic ,weakness--,hypochondriac and ,bilious ,disorders1 c4--to increase the ,enjoyment1 and prolong the duration of ,feeble ,life--for which ,medicine1 unassisted by ,,diet ,,and ,,regimen1--affords but very trifling and temporary help4 ,the universal desire of repairing1 perfecting1 and prolonging ,life1 has induced many ingenious men to try innumerable experiments on almost all the products of the ,animal1 ,vegetable1 and ,mineral kingdoms1 with the hope of discovering ,agents1 that will not merely increase or diminish the force or frequency of the ,pulse2 but with an ardour as romantic as the search after the ,philosopher's ,stone1 they have vainly hoped1 that ,panaceas might be found possessing the power of curing all the evils that flesh is heir to4 ,this is evident enough to all who have examined the early ,pharmacopias1 which are full of heterogeneous compounds1 the inventions of interested1 and the imaginations of ignorant men4 ,the liberal and enlightened ,physicians of the last and present century have gradually expunged most of these1 and made the science of ,medicine sufficiently intelligible to those whose business it is to learn it--if ,medicine be entirely divested of its ,mystery1 its power over the ,mind1 which in most cases forms its main strength1 will no longer exist4 ,it was a favourite remark of the celebrated ,dr4 ,john ,brown#b1 that if a student in ,physic employed seven years in storing his memory with the accepted1 but1--unfortunately1 in nine cases out of ten1--imaginary powers of ,medicine1 he would1 if he did not possess very extraordinary sagacity1 lose a much longer time in discovering the multiform delusions his medical oracles had imposed upon him--before he ascertains that1 with the exception of ,mercury for the ,lues1--,bark for ,intermittents1--and ,sulphur for ,psora--the ,materia ,medica does not furnish many ,specifics--and may be almost reduced to ,evacuants and ,stimuli3--,however1 these1 skilfully administered1 afford all the assistance to ,nature1 that can be obtained from ,art6 ,let not the uninitiated in ,medical ,mysteries imagine for a moment1 that the ,editor desires to depreciate their ,importance--but observe once for all--that he has only one reason for writing this ,book--which is1 to warn you against the ordinary causes of ,disorder--and to teach you the easiest and most salutary method of preventing or subduing it1 and of recovering and preserving ,health and ,strength1 when1 in spite of all your prudence1 you are overtaken by sickness1 and have no ,medical ,friend ready to defend you4 ,experience has so long proved the actual importance of ,,training--that ,pugilists will not willingly engage without such preparation4 ,the principal rules for which are1--to go to ,bed early--to ,rise early--to take as much ,exercise as you can in the open air1 without fatigue--to ,eat and ,drink moderately of plain nourishing ,food--and especially1--to keep the ,mind diverted#c1 and in as easy and cheerful a state as possible4 ,somewhat such a system is followed at the fashionable watering places--and great would be the improvement of ,health that would result from it1--if it was not continually counteracted1 by visits to the ,ball ,room#d and the ,card ,table4 ,a residence in the ,country will avail little1 if you carry with you there1 the irregular habits1 and late hours of fashionable ,life4 ,do not expect much benefit from mere change of ,air--the purest breezes of the country will produce very little effect1 unless accompanied by plenty of regular ,exercise#e--,temperance--and1 above all1 ,tranquillity of ,mind4--,see ,obs4 on ,,air and ,,exercise4 ,the following is a brief sketch of the usual ,,method ,,of ,,training ,,persons ,,for ,,athletic ,,exercises4 ,the ,alimentary ,canal#f is cleansed by an ,emetic1 and then two or three ,purgatives4--,see ,index4 ,they are directed to eat ,beef and ,mutton#g--rather under1 than over-done1 and without either ,seasoning or ,sauce--,broils1 7,no4 #id71 are preferred to either ,roasts 7,no4 #ai71 or ,boils--and stale ,bread or ,biscuit4 ,neither ,veal--,lamb--,pork--,fish--,milk--,butt er--,cheese--,puddings--,pastry--or ,vegetables1 are allowed4 ,beef and ,mutton only 7fresh1 not salted7 are ordered2--but we believe this restriction is seldom entirely submitted to4 ,nothing tends more to renovate the ,constitution1 than a temporary retirement to the ,country4 ,the necessity of breathing a pure ,air1 and the strictest ,temperance1 are uniformly and absolutely insisted upon by all ,trainers2--the striking advantages resulting therefrom1 we have heard as universally acknowledged by those who have been trained4 ,mild ,home-brewed ,ale is recommended for ,drink--about three pints per day--taken with ,breakfast and ,dinner1 and a little at ,supper--not in large draughts--but by mouthfuls1 alternately with your food4 ,stale ,beer often disturbs delicate ,bowels--if your ,palate warns you that ,malt ,liquor is inclined to be hard1 neutralize it with a little ,carbonate of ,potash2--that good sound ,beer1 which is neither nauseous from its newness1 nor noxious from its staleness1 is in unison with the animating diet of ,animal ,food1 which we are recommending as the most effective antidote to debility1 c4 experience has sufficiently proved4--,there can be no doubt1 that the combination of the tonic power of the ,hop1 and the nourishment of the ,malt1 is much more invigorating than any simple vinous spirit1--but the difficulty of obtaining it good1 ready brewed--and the trouble of ,brewing is so great--that happy are those who are contented with ,good ,toast and ,water 7,no4 #dfc9971 as a diluent to solid food--and a few glasses of wine as a finishing ,bonne ,bouche4 ,those who do not like ,beer--are allowed ,wine and ,water--,red wine is preferred to ,white1 and not more than half a pint1 7i4 e4 eight ounces71 or four common sized wine glasses1 after ,dinner--none after ,supper--nor any ,spirits1 however diluted4 ,eight hours' ,sleep are necessary--but this is generally left to the previous habits of the ,person2 those who take active ,exercise1 require adequate ,rest4 ,,breakfast#h upon meat at eight o'clock--,,dinner at two--,,supper is not advised1 but they may have a little bit of cold meat about eight o'clock1 and take a walk after1 between it and ten1 when they go to ,bed4 ,the ,time requisite to screw a ,man up to his fullest ,strength1 depends upon his previous habits and ,age4 ,in the ,vigour of ,life1 between #bj and #ce1 a ,month or two is generally sufficient3--more or less1 according as he is older1 and as his previous ,habits have been in opposition to the above system4 ,by this mode of proceeding for two or three months--the ,constitution of the human frame is greatly improved1 and the ,courage proportionately increased1--a person who was breathless1 and panting on the least exertion--and had a certain share of those ,nervous and ,bilious ,complaints1 which are occasionally the companions of all who reside in great ,cities--becomes enabled to run with ease and fleetness4 ,the ,restorative ,process having proceeded with healthful regularity--every part of the ,constitution is effectively invigorated--a ,man feels so conscious of the actual augmentation of all his powers1 both ,bodily and ,mental1 that he will undertake with alacrity--a task which before he shrunk from encountering4 ,the clearness of ,,the ,,complexion is considered the best criterion of a ,man's being in good condition--to which we add the appearance of the ,,under-,,lip--which is plump and rosy1 in proportion to the healthy plethora of the constitution3--this is a much more certain symptom of vigorous ,health than any indication you can form from the appearance of the ,tongue--or the ,,pulse1 which is another very uncertain and deceiving ,index1--the strength and frequency of which1 not only varies in different persons1 but in the same person in different circumstances and positions2--in some ,irritable ,constitutions the vibration of the ,heart varies almost as often as it ,beats--when we walk--stand--sit--or lie down--early in the morning--late in the evening--elated with good news--depressed by bad1 c4--when the ,stomach is empty--after taking food--after a full meal of ,nutritive food--after a spare one of ,maigre materials4 ,moreover1 it is impossible to ascertain the degree of deviation from ,health by feeling a ,pulse--unless we are well acquainted with the peculiarity of it1 when the patient is in ,health4 ,the ,editor has now arrived at the most difficult part of his work1 and needs all the assistance that ,training can give1 to excite him to proceed with any hope of developing the subject1 with that perspicuity and effect--which it deserves1 and he desires to give it4 ,the ,food--,clothes--,fire--,air--,exercise- -,sleep--,wine1 c4 which may be most advisable for invigorating the ,health of one individual--may be by no means the best adapted to produce a like good effect with another2--at the time of ,life most people arrive at1 before they think about these things--they are often become the slaves of habits which have grown with their growth1 and strengthened with their strength--and the utmost that can be done after our #djth year1 is to endeavour very gradually to correct them4 ,we caution those who are past the ,meridian of ,life 7see ,index7--to beware of suddenly abandoning established ,customs1 7especially of diminishing the warmth of their ,clothing1 or the nutritive quality of what they ,eat and ,drink71 which1 by long usage1 often become as indispensable1 as a ,mathematical ,valetudinarian reckoned his ,flannel ,waistcoat was--in the ratio that my ,body would be uncomfortable without my ,skin--would my ,skin be1 without my ,flannel ,waistcoat4 ,we recommend those who are in search of ,health and ,strength1 to read the remarks which are classed under the titles ,,wine1--,,siesta1--,,clothes1--,,air--, ,fire--,,sleep--,,peptic ,,precepts1 c4 ,with the greatest deference1 we submit the following sketch1 to be variously modified by the ,medical ,adviser--according to the season of the ,year--the ,age--,constitution--and previous habits of the ,patient1--the purpose it is intended to accomplish--or the ,disorder it is intended to prevent or cure4 ,the first thing to be done1 is to put the ,principal ,viscera into a condition to absorb the pabulum vit1 we put into the ,stomach--as much depends on the state of the ,organs of ,digestion#i as on the quality of our ,diet3--therefore commence with taking1 early in the morning1 fasting1 about half an hour before ,breakfast1 about two drams of ,epsom ,salts 7i4 e4 as much as will move the ,bowels twice1 not more17 in half a pint of warm water4--,see ,index4 ,the following day1 go into a ,tepid ,bath1 heated to about #ie degrees of ,fahrenheit4 ,the ,third day1 take another dose of ,salts--keeping to a light diet of ,fish--,broths1 c4 7,nos4 #dij1 #efc1 #efd1 and #egb74 ,during the next week1 take the ,,tonic ,,tincture1 as directed in 7,no4 #efi74 ,see ,index4 ,thus far--any person may proceed without any difficulty1--and great benefit will he derive therefrom1 if he cannot pursue the following part of the ,system3-- ,,rise early--if the ,weather permits1 amuse yourself with ,exercise in the open air for some time before ,,breakfast--the material for which1 ,i leave entirely to the previous habit of the ,individual4 ,such is the sensibility of the ,stomach1 when recruited by a good night's rest1 that of all alterations in ,diet1 it will be most disappointed at any change of this ,meal--either of the time it is taken--or of the quantity1 or quality of it--so much so1 that the functions of a delicate ,stomach will be frequently deranged throughout the whole ,day after4 ,the ,,breakfast ,i recommend1 is ,good ,milk ,gruel 7,no4 #egb71 see ,index1 or ,beef ,tea 7,no4 #efc71 see ,index1 or ,portable ,beef ,tea 7,no4 #beb72 a pint of the latter may be made for two-pence halfpenny1 as easily as a ,basin of ,gruel4 ,the interval between ,breakfast and ,eleven o'clock1 is the best time for ,intellectual business--then ,exercise again till about ,twelve--when probably the ,appetite will be craving for a ,,luncheon1 which may consist of a bit of roasted ,poultry1--a basin of good ,beef ,tea1 or ,eggs poached1 7,no4 #edf71 or boiled in the ,shell1 7,no4 #edg71 ,fish plainly dressed1 7,no4 #add1 or #ade1 c471 or a ,sandwich 7,no4 #ejd71--stale ,bread--and half a pint of good ,home-brewed ,beer--or ,toast and ,water1 7,no4 #dfc9971--see ,index1--with about one-fourth or one-third part of its measure of ,wine1 of which ,port is preferred4 ,the solidity of the ,,luncheon should be proportionate to the time it is intended to enable you to wait for your ,dinner1 and the activity of the ,exercise you take in the mean-time4 ,take ,exercise and ,amusement as much as is convenient in the open air again1 till past ,four--then rest1 and prepare for ,,dinner at ,five--which should be confined to ,one ,dish1 of roasted ,beef 7,no4 #ai71 or ,mutton 7,no4 #bc71 five days in the week--boiled meat one--and roasted ,poultry one--with a portion of sufficiently boiled ripe ,vegetables--mashed ,potatoes are preferred1 see 7,no4 #ajf71 and the other fourteen ways of dressing this useful root4 ,the same restrictions from other articles of ,food#aj1 as we have already mentioned in the plan for ,training--i4 e4 if the person trained--has not arrived at that time of ,life1 when habit has become so strong--that to deprive him of those accustomed ,indulgencies1 c4 by which his health has hitherto been supported--would be as barbarous--as to take away ,crutches from the ,lame4 ,,drink at ,dinner1 a pint of home-brewed ,beer1 or ,toast and ,water 7,no4 #dfc9971 with one-third or one-fourth part ,wine1 and a few glasses of ,wine after--the less1 the better--but take as much as custom has made necessary to excite that degree of circulation in your system1 without which1 you are uncomfortable4 ,read ,obs4 on ,,wine4 ,,after ,,dinner sit quiet for a couple of hours--the ,semi-,siesta is a pleasant position--i4 e4 the ,feet on a stool about eight inches high1--or if your ,exercise has fatigued you1 lie down1 and indulge in ,horizontal ,refreshment#aa3--this you may sometimes do with advantage before ,dinner1 if you have taken more ,exercise than usual1 and you feel tired3--when the ,body is fatigued1 the ,stomach1 by sympathy1 will1 in proportion1 be incapable of doing its business of ,digestion4 ,,at ,,seven1 a little ,tea1 or warmed ,milk with a very little ,rum1 a bit of ,sugar1 and a little ,nutmeg in it--after which1 ,exercise and ,amusement again1 if convenient1 in the open air4 ,for ,,supper1 a ,biscuit1 or a ,sandwich1 7,no4 #ejd71 or a bit of cold ,fowl1 c4 and a glass of ,beer1 or ,wine1 and ,toast and ,water 7,no4 #dfc9971--;and occasionally 7,no4 #egb71 i4 e4 as light a ,supper as possible--the sooner after ,ten you retire to rest1 the better4 ,for those who ,dine very late--the best ,supper is ,gruel 7,no4 #egb71 or a little ,bread and ,cheese1 or ,pounded ,cheese 7,no4 #edb71 and a glass of ,beer--but if ,you have had an early1 or a ,ban ,yan ,dinner--or ,instinct suggests that the exhaustion1 from extraordinary exertion1 requires more restorative materials1--furnish your ,stomach with a ,chop or a ,chicken1 c4 or some of the easily digestible and nutritive materials referred to in the ,index under the article ,food for ,feeble ,stomachs--and as much diffusible stimulus as will animate the ,circulation1 and ensure the influence of ,nature's sweet restorer1 ,balmy ,sleep1--the soundness of which1--depends entirely on the ,stomach being in good temper1 and the ,heart supporting the circulation with ,salutary ,vigour4 ,see the ,art of ,sleeping4--,index4 ,for the ,diet to be confined to ,beef and ,mutton1 is a sufficient abridgment of the amusements of the ,mouth--it is a barbarous mortification1 to insist on these being always cooked the same way#ab1 and we advise an occasional indulgence in the whole range of plain ,cookery1 from 7,no4 #a7 to 7,no4 #ih74 ,broils 7,no4 #id7 are ordered in the plan for ,training1 probably1 because the most convenient manner of obtaining the desired portion ,hot1--7,food is then most easy of ,digestion--before the process of ,digestion can commence1 it must take the temperature of the ,stomach--which1 when in a languid state1 has no superfluous ,heat to spare--7 but as the ,lean part is often scorched and dried1 and the ,fat becomes empyreumatic1 from being in immediate contact with the ,fire--a slice of well roasted ,ribs 7,no4 #bj71--or ,sir ,loin of ,beef 7,no4 #ai71 or a ,leg1 ,neck1 ,loin1 or ,saddle of ,mutton 7,no4 #bc1 or #bf1 or #ca71 must be infinitely more succulent and nutritive--whether this be rather over1 or under-done1 the previous habits of the ,eater must determine--the ,medium1 between over and under-dressing--is in general most ,agreeable1 and certainly most ,wholesome4 ,that ,meat which is considerably under-done1 contains more ,nutriment than that which is over-done1 is true enough2--that which is not done at all1 contains a great deal more--but1 in the ratio that it is ,raw#ac1 so is it unfortunately difficult of digestion1 as ,spallanzani 7see ,index7 has proved by actual and satisfactory experiments4 ,,our ,,food ,,must ,,be ,,done--either by our ,cook1--or by our ,stomach1--before ,digestion can take place--7see #ast page of ,obs4 on ,siesta72 surely no man in his senses1 would willingly be so wanting in consideration of the comfort1 c4 of his ,stomach1 as to give it the needless trouble of ,cooking and ,digesting also--and waste its valuable energies in work which a ,spit or a ,stewpan can do better4 ,thoroughly dressed ,,beef 7,no4 #ai71 or ,,mutton 7,no4 #bc71 is incomparably the most animating ,food we can furnish our ,stomachs with1 and sound ,,home-,,brewed ,,beer1 the most invigorating ,drink--,it is indeed1 ,gentle ,reader1 notwithstanding a foolish fashion has banished the natural beverage of ,great ,britain--as extremely ungenteel4-- ,your ,wine tippling1 ,dram sipping fellows retreat1 ,but your ,beer-drinking ,briton can never be beat4 ,the best ,tests of the ,restorative qualities of ,food--are a small quantity of it satisfying ,hunger1--the strength of the ,pulse after it1--and the length of ,time which elapses before ,appetite returns again3--according to these ,rules1 the ,editor's own experience gives a decided verdict in favour of ,roasted or ,broiled ,beef 7,no4 #ai or #id71 or ,mutton 7,no4 #bf or #bc71 as most nutritive1--then ,game and ,poultry1 of which the meat is ,brown1 7,no4 #ei1 or #fa1 or #gd71 next ,veal and ,lamb and ,poultry1 of which the meat is ,white--the ,fat kinds of ,fish1 ,eels--,salmon--,herrings1 c4 and least nutritive1 the white kinds of ,fish--such as ,whiting1 ,cod1 ,soles1 ,haddocks1 c4 ,for further information1 see ,oysters1 7,no4 #aha74 ,the celebrated ,trainer1 ,sir ,thomas ,parkyns1 c41 greatly preferred ,,beef-,,eaters--to ,sheep-biters1 as they called those who ate ,mutton4 ,by ,,dr4 ,,stark',s very curious ,experiments on ,diet1 p4 #aaj1 it appears1 that when he fed upon ,roasted ,goose1 he was much more vigorous both in ,body and ,mind1 than with any other food4 ,that ,fish is less nutritive than ,,flesh--the speedy return of ,hunger after a dinner of ,fish is sufficient proof--when a ,trainer at ,newmarket#ad wishes to waste a ,jockey--he is not allowed ,pudding1 if ,fish can be had4 ,crabs1--,lobsters 7,no4 #agf71 ,prawns1 c4 unless thoroughly boiled1 7which those sold ready boiled seldom are71 are tremendously indigestible4 ,shell ,fish have long held a high rank in the catalogue of easily digestible and speedily restorative ,foods3--of these ,oysters 7,no4 #aha71 certainly deserve the best character2 but we think that they1 as well as ,eggs1--,gelatinous ,substances1--,rich ,broths#ae1 c4 have acquired not a little more reputation for these qualities than they deserve4 ,,oysters are often cold and uncomfortable to ,dyspeptic ,stomachs--unless warmed with a certain quantity of ,pepper1 and good ,white ,wine4 ,to recruit the ,animal ,spirits1 and produce ,strength1 there is nothing like ,,beef and ,,mutton--moreover1 when kept till properly tender1 none will give less trouble to the ,digestive organs--and more substantial excitement to the ,constitution4 ,the ,editor has dined for some years principally upon plainly roasted or boiled ,beef and ,mutton1 and has often observed1 that if he changes it for any other ,food for several days together--that he suffers a diminution of strength1 c4 and is disposed on such days to drink an additional ,glass of ,wine1 c4 ,see ,index4 ,however1 the fitness of various ,foods1 and ,drinks--and the quantity of ,nutriment which they afford--depends very much upon how they are prepared1 and as much on the inclination and abilities of the concoctive faculties1 which have the task of converting them into ,chyle4 ,it is quite as absurd1 to suppose1 that one kind of ,diet1 c4 is equally adapted to every kind of ,constitution--as that one ,remedy will cure all ,diseases4 ,to produce the highest degree of ,health and ,strength--we must supply the ,stomach with not merely that material which contains the greatest quantity of ,nourishment--but in making our reckoning1 must take into the account1 the degree in which it is adapted to the habits and powers of the ,organ which is to digest it--the ,arms of a ,giant are of little use in the ,hands of a ,dwarf4 ,the ,plan we have proposed1 was calculated for ,midsummer-day1--when plenty of hard ,exercise in the open ,air will soon create an ,appetite for the substantial ,diet we have recommended--it is taken for granted1 that a ,person has the opportunity of devoting a couple of months to the re-establishment of his ,health--and that during that time1 he will be content to consider himself in the same state as any other ,animal out of condition--and disposed to submit cheerfully to such a modification of the rules recommended1 as his ,medical ,adviser may deem most convenient to the circumstances of the ,case1 and the ,age1 the ,constitution1 and previous habits of the ,patient1 c4 c4 ,every part of this system must be observed in proportion--and ,,exercise increased in the same degree1 that ,,nourishment is introduced to the ,constitution4 ,the best ,general ,rule for ,diet that ,i can write1 is to ,eat and ,drink only of such ,foods--at such times1--and in such quantities--as ,experience has convinced you1 agree with your ,constitution--and absolutely to avoid all other4 ,a very different ,regimen must be observed by those who live a ,life with ,labour--or ,exercise--or of ,indolence1--and at the different ,periods of ,life4 ,,human ,,life may be divided into ,three ,stages4 ,the ,,first1 ,the period of ,preparation from our birth1 till about our #bast year1 when the ,body has generally attained the acm of expansion3--till then1 a continual and copious supply of ,chyle is necessary1 not only to keep our machinery in repair1 but to furnish material for the increase of it4 ,the ,,second from #ba to #db1 ,the period of ,active ,usefulness2 during which1 nothing more is wanted1 than to restore the daily waste1 occasioned by the actions of the ,vital and ,animal ,functions4 ,the ,,third1 ,the period of ,decline3 this comes on and proceeds with more or less celerity1 according to the original strength of the ,constitution1 and the ,economy#af with which it has been managed during the second period4 7,age is a relative term1--one man is as old at #dj as another is at #fj73 but after #db1 the most vigorous become gradually more passive#ag--;and after #fc1 pretty nearly quite so4 ,,sir ,,william ,,jones',s ,,andrometer4 #c #f #i #ab -------------------- #a --,ideas received through the ,senses4 --,speaking1 and ,pronunciation4 --,letters1 and ,spelling4 --,ideas retained in the ,memory4 #e --,reading and ,repeating4 --,grammar of his own ,language4 --,memory exercised4 --,moral and ,religions ,lessons4 --,natural ,history and ,experiments4 #aj --,dancing1 ,music1 ,drawing1 ,exercises4 --,history of his own ,country4 --,latin4 --,greek4 --,french and ,italian4 #ae --,translations4 --,compositions in ,verse and ,prose4 --,rhetoric and ,declamation4 --,history and ,law4 --,logic and ,mathematics4 #bj --,rhetorical ,exercises4 --,philosophy and ,politics4 --,compositions in his own ,language4 --,declamations continued4 --,ancient ,orators studied4 #be --,travel and ,conversation4 --,speeches at the ,bar1 or in ,parliament4 --,state ,affairs4 --,historical ,studies continued4 --,law and ,eloquence4 #cj --,public ,life4 --,private and ,social ,virtues4 --,habits of ,eloquence improved4 --,philosophy resumed at leisure4 --,orations published4 #ce --,exertions in ,state and ,parliament4 --,civil ,knowledge mature4 --,eloquence perfect4 --,national ,rights defended4 --,the ,learned protected4 #dj --,the ,virtuous assisted4 --,compositions published4 --,science improved4 --,parliamentary ,affairs4 --,laws enacted1 and supported4 #de --,fine ,arts patronized4 --,government of his ,family4 --,education of his ,children4 --,vigilance as a ,magistrate4 --,firmness as a ,patriot4 #ej --,virtue as a ,citizen4 --,historical ,works4 --,oratorical ,works4 --,philosophical ,works4 --,political ,works4 #ee --,mathematical ,works4 ,continuation of former ,pursuits4 #fj --,fruits of his ,labour enjoyed4 --,a glorious ,retirement4 --,an amiable ,family4 --,universal ,respect4 #fe --,consciousness of a ,virtuous ,life4 ,perfection of ,earthly ,happiness4 #gj --,preparation for ,,eternity4 ,the most common cause of ,dyspeptic ,disorders1 which are so prevalent at the commencement of the ,third ,period of ,life--is an increasing indolence1 inducing us to diminish the degree of the active ,exercise we have been in the habit of taking--without in a corresponding degree diminishing the quantity of our ,food--on the contrary1 people seem to expect the ,stomach to grow stronger and to work harder as it gets ,older1 and to almost entirely support the ,circulation without the help of ,exercise4-- ,as the activity of our existence--and the accommodating powers of the ,stomach1 c4 diminish--in like degree--must we lessen the quantity--and be careful of the quality of our ,food1 eat oftener and less at a time--or ,indigestion--and the multitude of ,disorders of which it is the fruitful parent1 will soon destroy us4 ,the ,system of ,,cornaro has been oftener quoted1 than understood--most people imagine1 it was one of rigid ,abstinence and comfortless ,self-denial--but this was not the case3--his ,code of ,longevity consisted in steadily obeying the suggestions of ,instinct--and ,economizing his ,vitality1 and living under his income of ,health1--carefully regulating his temper--and cultivating cheerful habits4 ,,the ,,following ,,is ,a ,,compendium ,,of ,,his ,,plan--in his own words4 ,he tells us that when ,fourscore ,i am used to take in all twelve ounces of solid nourishment1 such as ,meat1 and the yolk of an ,egg1 c4 and fourteen ounces of drink3--,i eat ,bread1 ,soup1 ,new-laid ,eggs1 ,veal1 ,kid1 ,mutton1 ,partridge1 ,pullets1 ,pigeons1 c4 and some ,sea and ,river ,fish4 ,i made choice of such ,wines and ,meats as agreed with my ,constitution1 and declined all other diet--and proportioned the quantity thereof to the strength of my ,stomach1 and abridged my ,food--as my years increased4 ,every one is the best judge of the food which is most agreeable to his own ,stomach1--it is next to impossible1 to judge what is best for another2--the ,constitutions of men are as different from each other as their complexions4--p4 #cf4 #ast4 ,take care of the quality4 #b;dly4 ,of the quantity--so as to eat and drink nothing that offends the ,stomach1 nor any more than you can easily digest3 your experience ought to be your guide in these two principles when you arrive at ,forty3 by that time you ought to know that you are in the midst of your life2 thanks to the goodness of your ,constitution which has carried you so far3 but that when you are arrived to this period1 you go down the hill apace--and it is necessary for you to change your course of life1 especially with regard to the quantity and quality of your diet--because it is on that1 the health and length of our days do radically depend4 ,lastly2 if the former part of our lives has been altogether sensual--the latter ought to be rational and regular2 order being necessary for the preservation of all things1 especially the life of man4--,longevity cannot be attained without continence and sobriety#ah4 ,at thirty ,man suspects himself a ,fool1 ,knows it at forty1 and reforms his plan4 ,by the small quantity of ,food1 and great proportion of his ,meat to his ,drink1 this noble ,venetian1 at the age of forty1 freed himself1 by the advice of his ,physicians1 from several grievous disorders contracted by intemperance1 and lived in health of body1 and great cheerfulness of mind1 to above an hundred4--,briefly1 the secret of his ,longevity seems to have been1 a gradually increasing ,temperance in omnibus--and probably1 after a certain time of ,life1 abstinence from the opus magnum4 ,the source of physical and moral ,health1 ,happiness1 and ,longevity1-- ,reason's whole pleasure1 all the ,joys of ,sense ,lie in three words1 ,health1 peace1 and competence4 ,but ,health consists in temperance alone2 ,and ,peace1 oh ,virtue6 ,peace is all thy own4 ,,pope4 ,intensive ,life1 can only be purchased at the price of ,extensive4 ,if you force the ,heart to gallop as fast during the second1 as it does during the first stage of life--and make the steady fire of #db1 to blaze as brightly as the flame of #ba1--;it will very soon be burnt out4 ,those who cannot be content to submit to that diminution of action ordained by nature1 against which there is no appeal1--as it is the absolute covenant1 by the most attentive and implicit observance of which we can only hope to hold our lease of life comfortably1--will soon bring to the diminished energy of the ,second ,stage of ,life--the ,paralysis of the ,third4 ,from #dj to #fj1 a witty ,french author tells us1 is ,la belle saison#ai pour la ,gourmandise2--for the artificial pleasures of the ,palate1 it may be1 and the ,bon ,vivant cultivates them as the means of prolonging the vigour of ,youth--and procrastinating the approach of ,age4 ,restoration may certainly be considerably facilitated1 by preparing and dressing food so as to render it easily soluble--if the secret of ,rejuvenization be ever discovered2 it will be found in the ,kitchen4 ,very soon after we pass the ,meridian of ,life1 7which1 according to those who train men for athletic exercises1 and to ,dr4 ,jameson1#bj is our #bhth1 and to ,dr4 ,cheyne1 about our #ceth year17 the elasticity of the ,animal ,system imperceptibly diminishes1--our ,senses become less susceptible1 and are every hour getting the worse for wear1 however ,self-,love1 assisted by your ,hair-dresser1 and ,tailor1 c4 may endeavour to persuade you to the contrary4 ,digestion and ,sleep are less perfect--the restorative process more and more fails to keep pace with the consuming process--the body is insufficiently repaired1 more easily deranged1 and with more difficulty brought into adjustment again2 till at length the vital power being diminished1 and the organs deteriorated1--,nourishment can neither be received1 or prepared and diffused through the constitution--and ,consumption so much exceeds ,renovation1 that decay rapidly closes the scene of ,life4 ,one may form some ,idea of the ,self-consumption of the human body1 by reflecting that the pulsation of the ,heart1 and the motion of the ,blood connected with it1 takes place #ajj1jjj times every day2 i4 e4 on an average the pulse#ba beats #gj times in a minute1 multiplied by #fj minutes in an hour1 ---- #dbjj #bd hours in a day1 ----- #afhjj #hdjj ------ #ajjhjj pulsations in a day4 ,what ,machine1 of the most adamantine material1 will not soon be the worse for wear1 from such incessant vibration--especially if the ,mainsprings of it are not preserved in a state of due regulation8 ,the generative faculties1 which are the last that ,nature finishes--are the first that fail4--,economy in the exercise of them--especially before and after the second period of ,life--is the grand precept for the restoration and accumulation of ,strength1 the preservation of ,health1 and the prolongation of ,life2--we are vigorous1 in proportion to the perfection of the performance of the ,restorative process1 i4 e4 as we ,eat hearty1 and ,sleep soundly--as our ,body loses the power of renovating itself1 in like ratio1 fails its faculty of creating--what may be a salutary subduction of the superfluous health of the ,second--during the ,third period of life1 will be a destructive sacrifice of the strength of both the ,mind and the ,body4--,see also the #ith chapter of the ,first ,edition of ,,willich on ,diet4 #hvo4 #agii4 ,the next organical defect1 7we perceive too plainly for our self-love to mistake it17 is manifested by ,,the ,,eye#bb4 ,to read a small print--you must remove it from the ,eye further than you have been accustomed to do--and place it in a better light4 ,the ,,falsetto ,voice now begins to fail1 and ,,the ,,ear loses some of its quickness--several extraordinary ,musicians have been able till then1 if a handful of the keys of a ,harpsichord were put down so as to produce the most irrelative combinations--to name each half note without a mistake4--,when ,i mentioned this to that excellent ,organ ,player1 ,mr4 ,charles ,wesley1 he said1 ,at the age of twenty1 ,i could do it myself--but ,i can't now4 ,he was then in his #eeth year4 ,about the same time1 the ,palate is no longer contented with being employed as a mere shovel to the ,stomach1--and as it finds its master becomes every day more difficult to please--learns to be a more watchful ,purveyor4 ,after #dj1--the strongest ,people begin to talk about being ,bilious1 or ,nervous1 c4 c4 and the ,stomach will no longer do its duty properly--unless the ,food offered to it is perfectly agreeable to it--when offended1 ,indigestion brings with it1 all that melancholy depression of the ,animal ,spirits1 which disables a ,man from either thinking with precision1 or acting with vigour--during the distressing suspension of the restorative process--arise all those miseries of ,mind and ,body1 which drive ,fools to get drunk1 and make ,madmen commit suicide3--without due attention to ,diet1 c4 the ,third period of ,life is little better than a ,chronic ,disease4 ,as our assimilating powers become enfeebled1 we must endeavour to entertain them with food so prepared1 as to give them the least trouble1 and the most nourishment#bc4 ,in the proportion that our ,food is restorative1 and properly digested--our bodies are preserved in ,health and ,strength--and all our faculties continue vigorous and perfect4 ,if it is unwholesome1 ill-prepared1 and indigestible--the ,body languishes1 and is exhausted even in its youth--its strength and faculties daily decrease1 and it sinks beneath the weight of the painful sensations attendant on a state of ,decay4 ,would to ,heaven that a ,cook could help our ,stomachs1 as much as an ,optician can our ,eyes3 our ,existence would be as much more perfect than it now is1 as our ,sight is superior to our other ,senses4 ,the vigour of the ,mind decays with that of the ,body--and not only ,humour and ,invention1 but even ,judgment and ,resolution1 change and languish1 with ill constitution of ,body and of ,health4--,sir ,,william ,,temple4 ,the following account of the successful ,,reduction ,,of ,,corpulence ,,and ,,improvement ,,of ,,health1 the ,editor can vouch for being a faithful statement of ,facts4 #cj ,january1 #ahba4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sir1 ,in consequence of the ,conversation ,i had with you1 upon the advantages ,i had derived from ,exercise and attention to ,diet in the reduction of ,weight1 and your desire that ,i should communicate as far as ,i recollect them1 the particulars of my ,case2 ,i have great pleasure in forwarding to you the following ,statement4 ,i measure in height six ,feet and half an ,inch1--possess a sound ,constitution and considerable activity4--,at the age of ,thirty ,i weighed about #ah ,stone--two years afterwards ,i had reached the great weight of nineteen ,stone1 in perfect ,health1 always sleeping well and enjoying good ,appetite and ,spirits--soon after1 however1 ,i began to experience the usual attendants on fullness of ,habit1 a disinclination to rise in the morning from drowsiness1 heaviness about the ,forehead after ,i had risen1 and a disposition to ,giddiness2--,i was also attacked by a complaint in one of my ,eyes1 the ,symptoms of which it is unnecessary to describe1 but it proved to be occasioned by fullness of blood1 as it was removed by cupping in the temple4 ,i lost four ounces of blood from the temple2 and thinking that the loss of a little more might be advantageous1 ,i had eight ounces taken from the back2 and in order to prevent the necessity1 as far as possible1 of future bleeding1 ,i resolved to reduce the system--by increasing my ,exercise and diminishing my ,diet4 ,i therefore took an early opportunity of seeing ,mr4 ,jackson1 7whose respectability and skill as a teacher of sparring is universally acknowledged17 and after some ,conversation with him1 determined upon acting under his ,advice4 ,i accordingly commenced ,sparring1 having provided myself with flannel ,dresses1 which ,i always used1 being extremely careful on changing them to avoid the risk of cold1 and ,i recollect no instance in which ,i was not successful4 ,i also had recourse to ,riding ,schools1 riding without stirrups1 so as to have the advantage of the most powerful exercise the ,horse could give2--these exercises ,i took in the morning in the proportion probably of sparring twice a week1 and riding three or four times4 ,frequently at night ,i resumed my ,exercise1--,walking and sometimes ,running1 generally performing about five miles an hour1 till ,i again produced perspiration2 every other ,opportunity ,i could resort to of bodily exercise ,i also availed myself of4 ,in respect to diet1 ,i had accustomed myself to ,suppers and drinking excellent ,table ,beer in large quantities1 and for probably ten ,years1 had indulged myself with ,brandy and ,water after ,supper3--this practice ,i entirely discontinued1 substituting ,toast and ,water with my ,dinner1 and ,tea and a good allowance of ,toast for ,supper1 always avoiding copious ,draughts4 ,i left off drinking malt ,liquor as a habit1 and indeed1 very seldom drank it at all4--,i took somewhat less meat at ,dinner1 avoiding ,pies and ,puddings as much as possible1 but always took three or four ,glasses of ,port after dinner4 ,during the time ,i was under this training1 ,i took the opinion of an eminent ,physician upon the subject1 who entirely approved of my ,plan1 and recommended the occasional use of ,aperient medicine1 but which ,i seldom resorted to4 ,the ,result of all this1 was a reduction of my ,weight of upwards of three ,stone1 or about ,forty-five ,pounds1 in about six or seven months4--,i found my activity very much increased1 and my wind excellent1 but1 ,i think1 my ,strength not quite so great1 though ,i did not experience any material ,reduction of it3 my ,health was perfect throughout4 ,i then relaxed my ,system a little1 and have up to the present time1 being a period of ten ,years1 avoided the necessity of bleeding1 and have enjoyed an almost uninterrupted continuance of good ,health1 although my ,weight has gradually increased2 sometimes1 however1 fluctuating between #g or #h ,pounds and a ,stone1 according to my means of ,exercise1--always increasing in ,winter1 and losing in ,summer2--and at this moment 7,january #bith1 #ahba17 ,i am about a ,stone more than ,i ought to be1 having ascertained1 that my best bodily ,strength1 is at sixteen ,stone and a half4 ,when the object is to ,reduce ,weight1 rest and moderate ,food will always sufficiently restore the exhaustion arising from ,exercise2--if an additional quantity of ,food and nourishing ,liquors be resorted to1 the ,body will in general be restored to the weight it was before the ,exercise4 ,i have sometimes lost from ten ounces to a ,pound in weight by an ,hour's sparring4 ,if the object be not to reduce the weight1 the ,food may safely be proportioned to the ,exercise4 ,you will readily perceive1 that the plan ,i adopted1 ought only to be resorted to by ,persons of sound ,constitution and of athletic bodily ,frame1--it would be absurd to lay down a general rule for the adoption of all fat men4 ,i think1 with all lusty men1 the drinking of malt ,liquor of any kind is injurious1--,meat taken more than once a day is liable to the same ,objection4 ,i still persevere in the disuse of malt ,liquors and ,spirits1 and ,suppers1 seldom taking more than four ,glasses of ,wine as a habit1--although ,i do not now deem it necessary to make myself so far the ,slave of habit1 as to refuse the ,pleasures of the ,table when they offer4 ,i am1 dear ,sir1 ,yours very truly1 99 99 99 99 99 ,the following are the most interesting ,facts in ,dr4 ,bryan ,robinson's ,essay on the ,food and ,discharges of the ,human ,body1 #hvo4 #agdh1 which has become scarce4 ,i am now1 in ,may #agdg1 in the #fhth year of my age4 ,the length of my ,body is #fc ,inches3 ,i am of a sanguine but not robust constitution--and am at present neither lean nor fat4 ,in the year #agba the ,morning weight of my body without ,clothes1 was about #aca ,avoirdupois pounds1 the daily weight of my food at a medium was about #he ,avoirdupois ounces1 and the proportion of my ,drink to my ,meat1 ,i judge was at that time about #b4e--to #a4 ,at the latter end of ,may #agdd1 my weight was above #afd pounds1 and the proportion of my ,drink to my ,meat was considerably greater than before1 and had been so for some time4 ,i was then seized with a ,paralytic disorder1 which obliged me to make an alteration in my diet4 ,in order to settle the proportion of my ,drink to my ,meat1 ,i considered what others have said concerning this proportion4 ,according to ,sanctorius1 though he reckons it a disproportion1 the drink to the meat in his time1 was about #aj to #c in temperate bodies4 ,,cornaro',s drink to his ,meat1 was as #g to #f4 ,mr4 ,,rye',s1 in winter1 as #d to #c4 ,dr4 ,,lining',s1 at a medium #aa to #c4 ,and my drink to my meat #e to #b4 ,a mean taken from all these makes the ,drink to the ,meat--about #b to #a4 ,b4 ,,robinson on ,food and ,discharges1 p4 #cd4 ,at the age of #fd1 by lessening my food1 and increasing the proportion of my meat to my drink1 i4 e4 by lessening my drink about a third part1 7i4 e4 to #bj ounces7 and my meat about a sixth1 7i4 e4 #ch ounces7 of what they were in #agba1 ,i have freed myself for these two years past from the returns of a ,sore throat and ,diarrha1--,disorders ,i often had1 though they were but slight1 and never confined me4 ,i have been much more costive than ,i was before1 when ,i lived more fully1 and took more ,exercise1 and have greatly1 for my age1 recovered the paralytic weakness ,i was seized with three years ago4 ,hence we gather1 that good and constant ,health consists in a just quantity of food2 and a just proportion of the meat to the drink3 and that to be freed from chronical disorders contracted by ,intemperance--the quantity of food ought to be lessened2 and the proportion of the meat to the drink increased--more or less1 according to the greatness of the disorders1 p4 #fa4 ,i commonly ate four ounces of ,bread and ,butter1 and drank half a pound of a very weak infusion of ,green ,tea for ,breakfast4 ,for ,dinner ,i took two ounces of ,bread1 and the rest ,flesh-meat1--,beef1 ,mutton1 ,pork1 ,veal1 ,hare1 ,rabbit1 ,goose1 ,turkey1 ,fowl tame and wild1 and ,fish4 ,i generally chose the strongest meats as fittest1 since they agreed well with my stomach1 to keep up the power of my body under this great diminution of my food2 ,i seldom took any ,garden stuff--finding that it commonly lessened perspiration and increased my weight4--,i drank four ounces of water with my meat and a pound of ,claret after ,i had done eating4 ,at night ,i ate nothing1 but drank #ab ounces of water with a pipe of ,tobacco1 p4 #fc4 ,there is but one ,weight1 under which a grown body can enjoy the best and most uninterrupted ,health4 p4 #ia4 ,that ,weight is such as enables the ,heart to supply the several parts of the body with just quantities of ,blood4 p4 #ajj4 ,the weight under which an ,animal has the greatest strength and activity--which ,i shall call its ,athletic weight1--is that weight under which the ,heart--and the proportion of the weight of the ,heart to the weight of the body are greatest3 the strength of the ,muscles is measured by the strength of the ,heart1 p4 #aag4 ,if the weight of the body of an ,animal be greater than its ,athletic ,weight1 it may be reduced to that weight by evacuations1 dry food and exercise4 ,these lessen the weight of the ,body1 by wasting its fat1 and lessening its ,liver2 and they increase the weight of the ,heart1 by increasing the quantity and motion of the blood4 ,thus a game ,cock in ten days is reduced to his athletic weight1 and prepared for fighting4 ,if the ,food1 which with ,evacuations and ,exercise1 reduced the ,cock to his athletic weight in ten days1 be continued any longer1 the ,cock will not have that strength and activity which he had before under his athletic weight2 which may be owing to the loss of weight going on after he arrives at his athletic weight4 ,it is known by experiment1 that a ,cock cannot stand above #bd hours at his athletic weight1 and that a ,cock has changed very much for the worse in #ab hours4 ,when a ,cock is at the top of his condition1 that is1 when he is at his athletic weight1 his ,head is of a glowing red colour1 his ,neck thick1 and his ,thigh thick and firm2--the day after his complexion is less glowing1 his ,neck thinner1 and his ,thigh softer2--and the third day his ,thigh will be very soft and flaccid4 p4 #aai4 ,if the increase of weight in a small compass of time1 rise to above a certain quantity1 it will cause disorders4 ,i can bear an increase of above a pound and a half in one day1 and an increase of three or four pounds in six or seven days1 without being disordered2 but think ,i should suffer from an increase of five or six pounds in that time4 ,an increase of weight may be carried off by lessening the ,food1--or by increasing the ,discharges4--,the discharges may be increased either by exercise1 or by evacuations procured by art4 ,by lessening the daily quantity of my food to #bc ounces1 ,i have lost #bf ounces2--by fasting a whole day1 ,i lost #dh ounces1 having gained #bg the day before4 ,mr4 ,rye was a strong1 well set1 corpulent man1 of a sanguine complexion2 by a brisk walk for one hour before breakfast he threw off1 by insensible perspiration1 one pound of increased weight2 by a walk of three hours1 he threw off two pounds of increased weight4 ,the best way to take off an increase of weight which threatens a distemper1 is either by fasting or exercise4 p4 #hd4 ,the mean loss of weight by several grown bodies caused by a purging medicine composed of a drachm of ,jalap and ten grains of ,calomel1 was about #b-c_/d ,avoirdupois pounds2 and the mean quantity of ,liquor1 drank during the time of ,purging1 was about double the loss of ,weight4--,,robinson on the ,animal ,economy1 p4 #deh4 ,i have lost1 by a spontaneous ,diarrha1 two pounds in twenty-four hours2 and ,mr4 ,rye lost twice that quantity in the same time4--,on the ,food and ,discharges of ,human ,bodies1 by ,b4 ,,robinson1 p4 #hd4 ,most ,chronic ,diseases--arise from too much ,food and too little ,exercise1--both of which lessen the weight of the ,heart and the quantity of ,blood2--the first by causing fatness2 the second by a diminution of the blood's motion4 ,hence1 when the ,,liver is grown too large by ,intemperance and ,inactivity1 it may be lessened and brought to a healthful magnitude by ,temperance and ,exercise4--,it may be emptied other ways by art2 but nothing can prevent its filling again1 and consequently secure good and constant ,health--but an exact ,diet and ,exercise4 ,purging and ,vomiting may lessen the ,liver1 and reduce it to its just magnitude2--but these evacuations cannot prevent its increasing again1 so long as persons live too fully1 and use too little exercise--and can only be done by lessening the ,food and increasing the ,exercise4 ,much sleep1 much food1 and little exercise1 are the principal things which make animals grow fat4 ,if the ,body1 on account of ,age or other ,infirmities1 cannot use sufficient ,exercise1 and takes much the same quantity of ,sleep1 its weight must be lessened by lessening the ,food1 which may be done by lessening the ,drink1 without making any change in the ,meat2 as ,i have proved myself by experience4--p4 #ij4 ,on this subject1 see also--,dr4 ,,stark on ,diet1 and ,,sanctorius' ,medecina ,statica4 ,dr4 ,,heming on ,corpulency4--,mr4 ,,wadd on ,corpulency4--,dr4 ,,arbuthnot on ,aliment4 ,,sleep4 ,when tired with vain rotations of the ,day1 ,sleep winds us up for the succeeding dawn4 ,,young4 ,health may be as much injured by interrupted and insufficient ,sleep1 as by luxurious indulgence4 ,valetudinarians who regularly retire to rest1 and arise at certain hours1 are unable1 without injurious violence to their feelings--to resist the inclination to do so4 ,pliant ,nature more or less demands ,as ,custom forms her2 and all sudden change ,she hates1 of ,habit even from bad to good4 ,if faults in ,life--or new emergencies ,from ,habits#bd urge you by long time confirm'd1 ,slow must the change arrive1 and stage by stage1 ,slow as the stealing progress of the ,year4 ,,armstrong',s ,art of ,preserving ,health4 ,how important it is1 then1 to cultivate good and convenient ,habits3--,custom will soon render the most rigid rules1 not only easy1 but agreeable4-- ,the ,strong1 by bad habits1 grow weaker1 we know2 ,and by good ones1 the ,weak will grow stronger also4 ,the ,debilitated require much more rest than the ,robust3--nothing is so restorative to the nerves1 as sound1 and uninterrupted ,sleep1 which is the chief source of both ,bodily and ,mental ,strength4 ,the ,studious need a full portion of ,sleep1 which seems to be as necessary nutriment to the ,brain1 as ,food is to the ,stomach4 ,our ,strength and ,spirits are infinitely more exhausted by the exercise of our ,mental1 than by the labour of our ,corporeal faculties--let any person try the effect of ,intense ,application for a few hours--,he will soon find how much his ,body is fatigued thereby1 although ,he has not stirred from the ,chair ,he sat on4 ,those who are candidates for ,health--must be as circumspect in the task they set their mind1--as in the exercise they give to their ,body4 ,dr4 ,,armstrong1 the ,poet of ,health1 observes1 ',tis the great ,art of ,,life to manage well ,the restless ,mind4 ,the grand secret seems to be1 to contrive that the exercise of the ,body1 and that of the ,mind1 may serve as relaxations to each other4 ,over ,exertion1 or ,anxiety of ,mind1 disturbs ,digestion infinitely more than any fatigue of ,body--the ,brain demands a much more abundant supply of the ,animal ,spirits1 than is required for the excitement of mere ,legs and ,arms4 ',tis the ,sword that wears out the ,scabbard4 ,of the two ways of fertilizing the ,brain--by ,sleep1 or by ,spirituous ,stimulus--7for some write best in the ,morning1 others when wound up with ,wine1 after ,dinner or ,supper37 the former is much less expensive--and less injurious to the constitution than either ,port1 or ,brandy1 whose aid it is said that some of our best ,authors have been indebted to1 for their most brilliant productions4 ,calling one day on a literary friend1 we found him reclining on a ,sofa--on expressing our concern to find him indisposed1 he said1 ,no1 ,i was only hatching1--,i have been writing till ,i was quite tired--my paper must go to ,press to day--so ,i was taking my usual restorative--,a ,nap--which if it only lasts five minutes1 so refreshes my ,mind--that my ,pen goes to work again spontaneously4 ,is it not better ,economy of ,time1 to go to sleep for half an hour1--than to go on noodling all day in a nerveless and semi-superannuated state--if not asleep1 certainly not effectively ,awake--for any purpose requiring the ,energy of either the ,body1 or the ,mind4 ,a ,forty ,winks ,nap1 in an horizontal posture1 is the best preparative for any extraordinary exertion of either4 ,those who possess1 and employ the powers of the ,mind most--seldom attain the greatest ,age#be3--see ,,brunaud de ,l',hygiene des ,gens de ,lettres1 ,paris1 #hvo4 #ahai3--the ,envy their ,talent excites1--the ,disappointment they often meet with in their expectations of receiving the utmost attention and respect1 7which the world has seldom the gratitude to pay them while they live17 keep them in a perpetual state of irritation and disquiet--which frets them prematurely to their ,grave#bf4 ,to rest a whole ,day--under great fatigue of either ,body or ,mind1 is occasionally extremely beneficial--it is impossible to regulate ,sleep by the hour2--when the ,mind and the ,body have received all the refreshment which ,sleep can give1 people cannot lie in ,bed1 and till then1 they should not ,rise#bg4 ,preach not me your musty ,rules ,ye ,drones1 that mould in idle cell2 ,the ,heart is wiser than the ,schools1 ,the ,senses always reason well4 ,,comus4 ,our ,philosophical ,poet here gives the best practical maxim on the subject for ,valetudinarians--who1 by following his advice1 may render their ,existence1 instead of a dull unvaried round of joyless1 useless self-denial1--a circle of agreeable sensation2--for instance1 go not to your ,bed till ,you are tired of sitting up--then remain in an ,horizontal posture1--till ,you long to change it for a ,vertical3 thus1 by a little management1 the inevitable business of ,life may be converted into a source of continual ,enjoyment4 ,all-healing ,sleep soon neutralizes the corroding caustic of ,care--and blunts even the barbed arrows of the marble-hearted ,fiend1 ,ingratitude4 ,when the ,pulse is almost paralysed by ,anxiety1--half an hour's repose1 will cheer the circulation1 restore tranquillity to the perturbed spirit--and dissipate those heavy clouds of ,ennui1 which sometimes threaten to eclipse the brightest ,minds1 and best ,hearts4--,child of ,woe1 lay thy ,head on thy pillow1 7instead of thy ,mouth to the bottle17 and bless me for directing ,thee to the true source of ,lethe--and most sovereign ,nepenth for the ,sorrows of ,human ,life4 ,the ,time requisite to restore the waste occasioned by the action of the ,day--depends on the activity of the habits1 and on the ,health of the ,individual1--in general it cannot be less than ,seven--and need not be more than ,nine hours#bh4 ,invalids will derive much benefit from indulging in the ,siesta whenever they feel languid4 ,a ,sailor will tell you1 that a ,seaman can sleep as much in five hours1 as a ,landsman can in ten4 ,whether rising very early lengthens ,life we know not1--but think that sitting up very late shortens it1--and recommend you to rise by eight1 and retire to rest by eleven2 your feelings will bear out the adage1 that one ,hour's rest before midnight1 is worth two after4 ,when ,,old ,,people have been examined with a view to ascertain the causes of their ,longevity1 they have uniformly agreed in one thing only1--that they ,,all went to ,bed early1 and rose early4 ,early to bed1 and early to rise1 ,will make you healthy1 wealthy1 and wise4 ,dr4 ,,franklin published an ingenious ,essay on the advantage of early rising--,he called it an ,economical ,project1 and calculated1 that the saving that might be made in the ,city of ,paris1 by using ,sunshine instead of ,candles--at no less than #d1jjj1jjj ,sterling4 ,if the ,delicate1 and the nervous1 the very ,young1 or the very ,old--sit up beyond their usual hour1 they feel the want of artificial aid1 to raise their spirits to what is no more than the ordinary pitch of those who are in the vigour of their ,life--and must fly from the festive board--or purchase a few hours of hilarity at the heavy price of ,head-,ach and ,dyspepsia for many days after2 and a terrible exasperation of any ,chronic ,complaint they are afflicted with4 ,when the ,body and ,mind are both craving repose--to force their action1 by the spur of spirituous stimulus1 is the most extravagant waste of the ,,vis ,,vit1 that ,fashion ever invented to consume her foolish ,votaries--for ,fools they certainly are1 who mortgage the comfort of a ,week1 for the conviviality of an ,hour--with the certainty of their term of ,life being speedily foreclosed by ,gout1 ,palsy1 c4 ,among the most distressing miseries of this ,elysium of ,bricks and ,mortar1 may be reckoned how rarely we enjoy the sweets of a ,slumber unbroke4 ,sound passes through the thin ,,party ,,walls of modern ,houses1 7which of the first rate1 at the ,,fire ,,place1 are only four inches in thickness27 with most unfortunate facility2 this is really an evil of the first magnitude1--if ,you are so unlucky as to have for next door neighbours--fashionable folks who turn night into day1 or such as delight in the sublime ,economy of ,cindersaving1 or ,cobweb catching1--it is in vain to seek repose1 before the former has indulged in the ,evening's recreation of raking out the ,fire1 and has played with the ,poker till it has made all the red coals black2 or1 after ,molidusta1 the ,tidy ,one1 has awoke the ,morn--with the ,broom1 the bonny1 bonny ,broom4 ,a determined ,dusthunter1 or ,cindersaver1 murders its neighbour's sleep--with as little mercy1 as ,macbeth did ,malcolm's--and bangs doors1 and rattles ,window shutters1 till the ,earth trembles1 and ,air is aghast6 ,all attempts to conciliate a ,savage who is in this fancy--will be labour in vain--the arrangement of its fire#bi is equally the occupation of the morning1 and the amusement of the evening2 the preservation of a ,cinder and the destruction of a ,cobweb1 are the main business of its existence3--the best advice we can give you1 gentle ,reader--is to send it this little ,book--and beseech it to place the following pages opposite to its ,optic nerves some morning--after you have diverted it from ,sleep every half hour during the preceding ,night#cj4 ,counsellor ,,scribblefast1 a ,special ,pleader1 who lived on a ground-floor in the ,temple--about the time that ,sergeant ,,ponder who dwelt on the first floor1 retired to rest1 began to practise his ,violoncello1 ,and his loud voice in ,thunder spoke4--,the ,student above--by way of giving him a gentle hint1 struck up ,gently strike the warbling ,lyre1 and ,will4 ,harmony's favourite ,hornpipes of ,dont ,ye1 and ,pray be ,quiet3 however1 the dolce and pianissimo of poor ,,ponder produced no diminution of the prestissimo and fortissimo of the indefatigable ,,scribblefast4 ,,ponder1 prayed silence in the ,court1 and complained in most pathetic terms--but1 alas6 his lowly suit and plaintive ditty made not the least impression on him who was beneath him4--,he at length procured a set of ,skettles1 and as soon as his musical neighbour had done fiddling1 he began con strepito1 and bowled away merrily till the morning dawned4--,the enraged ,musician did not wait long after daylight1 to put in his plea against such proceedings1 and received in reply1 that such exercise had been ordered by a ,physician1 as the properest ,paregoric1 after being disturbed by the thorough ,bass of the ,big ,fiddle below--this soon convinced the tormentor of ,catgut1 who dwelt on the ,ground-,floor1 that ,he could not annoy his superior with ,impunity1 and produced silence on both sides4 ,people are very unwisely inconsiderate how much it is their own ,interest to attend to the comforts of their ,neighbours1 for which we have a divine command to love our neighbour as ourself4 ,sic utere tuo1 ut alienum non ldas1 is the maxim of our ,english law4 ,interrupting one's ,sleep is as prejudicial to ,health1 as any of the nuisances ,blackstone enumerates as actionable4 ,the majority of the ,dogs1--,parrots1--,piano-,fortes1 c4 in this ,metropolis1 are ,actionable ,nuisances666 ,however inferior in rank and fortune1 c4 your next door neighbour may be--there are moments when ,he may render you the most valuable service4--,a ,lion owed his life to the exertions of a ,mouse4 ,those who have not the power to please--should have the discretion not to offend2--the most humble may have opportunities to return a ,kindness1 or resent an ,insult4 ,it is ,madness to wantonly annoy any one4 ,there is plenty of ,time for the performance of all offensively noisy operations1 between #aj in the ,morning and #aj at ,night--during which the industrious ,housemaid may indulge her ,arms in their full swing--and while she polishes her black-leaded grate to the lustre which is so lovely in the eyes of the ,tidy1 the ,,tat-,,too her brush strikes up against its sides may be performed without distressing the irritable ears of her ,nervous ,neighbours--to whom undisturbed ,repose is the most ,vital ,nourishment4 ,little ,sweep ,soot ,ho is another dreadful disturber4--,the shrill screaming of these poor boys1 making night hideous1 7indeed at any time7 at five or six o'clock in cold dark weather1 is a most barbarous custom1 and frequently disturbs a whole street before they rouse the drowsy sluggard who sent for him--his ,row dy ,dow when he reaches the top of the ,chimney1 and his progress down again1 awaken the soundest sleepers1 who often wish1 that1 instead of the ,chimney1--he was smiting the skull of the ,barbarian who set the poor ,child to work at such an unseasonable hour4 ,the ,editor's feelings are tremblingly alive on this subject4 ,finis coronat opus4 ,however soundly he has slept during the early part of the night--if the finishing ,nap in the morning is interrupted from continuing to its natural termination--his whole ,system is shook by it1 and all that sleep has before done for him1 is undone in an instant2--he gets up distracted and languid1 and the only part of his head that is of any use to him1 is the hole between his ,nose and ,chin4 ,the firm ,health of those who live in the ,country1 arises not merely from breathing a purer ,air1--but from quiet and regular habits1 especially the enjoyment of plenty of undisturbed ,repose1--this enables them to take ,exercise1 which gives them an ,appetite1 and by taking their food at less distant and more equally divided intervals--they receive a more regular supply of that salutary nourishment1 which is necessary to restore the wear of the system1 and support it in an uniform state of excitement1--equally exempt from the languor of inanition1 and the fever of repletion4 ,thus1 the ,animal ,functions are performed with a perfection and regularity1 the tranquillity of which1 in the incessantly irregular habits of a ,town-life1 is continually interrupted1--some ridiculous ,anxiety or other consumes the ,animal ,spirits1 and the important process of ,restoration is imperfectly performed4 ,dyspeptic and ,nervous disorders1 and an inferior degree of both extensive and intensive ,life#ca are the inevitable consequence1 and are the lowest price for 7what are called7 the ,pleasures of ,fashionable ,society4 ,dr4 ,cadogan has told us 7very truly7 that ,chronic diseases1 7and we may add1 most of those equivocal ,disorders1 which are continually teasing people1 but are too insignificant to induce them to institute a medical process to remove them17 are caused by ,indolence--,intemperance--and ,vexation4 ,it is the fashion to refer all these ,disorders to ,debility--but ,debility is no more than the effect of ,indolence1 ,intemperance1 and ,vexation--the two first are under our own immediate control--and ,temperance1 ,industry1 and ,activity1 are the best remedies to prevent1 or remove the ,debility which reduces our means of resisting the third4 ,during the ,summer of ,life#cb1 i4 e4 the second period of it1 7see page #cd17 while we hope that every thing may come right1 the ,heart bounds with vigour1 and the ,vital flame burns too brightly to be much1 or long subdued by vexation4 ,this originally least cause1 soon becomes the greatest1 and in the ,autumn of our existence1 when ,experience has dissipated the theatric illusion with which ,hope varnished the expectations of our earlier days1 we begin to fear that every thing will go wrong4 ,the whips and scorns of ,time1 ,the oppressor's wrong1 the proud man's contumely1 ,the pangs of despis'd ,love1 the ,law's delay1 ,the insolence of office1 and the spurns ,that patient merit of the unworthy takes4 ,the insatiable ruling passions of the second and third periods of ,life1--,ambition and ,avarice1--the loss of our first and best friends1 our ,parents1--regret for the past1 and anxiety about the future1 prevent the enjoyment of the present1--and are the cause of those ,nervous and ,bilious ,disorders1 which attack most of us at the commencement of the third period of ,life--these precursors of ,palsy and ,gout1 may generally be traced to ,disappointments and ,anxiety of mind#cc2 and ,people need not groan about the ,insanities and ,absurdities of others--it is surely quite sufficient to suffer for our own1 of which most of us have plenty--we ought to endeavour to convert those of others1 into causes of comfort and consolation1 instead of fretting about them--if you receive rudeness in return for civility--and ingratitude for kindness1 it may move your ,pity--but should never excite your ,anger--instead of murmuring at ,heaven for having created such ,crazy ,creatures6 be fervently thankful that you are not equally inconsistent and ridiculous--and ,pray1 that your own ,mind1 may not be afflicted with the like aberrations4 ,indigestion#cd1 is the chief cause of perturbed ,sleep1 and often excites the imaginary presence of that troublesome ,bedfellow the ,nightmare4 ,on this subject see ,peptic ,precepts 7,index47 ,some cannot ,sleep if they eat any ,supper--and certainly the lighter this meal is1 the better--,others1 need not put on their ,night cap1 if they do not first bribe their ,stomachs to good behaviour by a certain quantity of ,bread and ,cheese and ,beer1 c4 c41 and go to ,bed almost immediately after4 ,as to the wholesomeness of a ,solid ,supper1 per se1 we do not think it advisable1--but habit may have made it indispensable1 and we know it is often the most comfortable ,meal among the middle ranks of ,society1 who have as large a share of ,health as any4 ,we caution ,bad sleepers to beware how they indulge in the habit of exciting sleep1 by taking any of the preparations of ,opium--they are all injurious to the ,stomach--and often inconvenient in their effects upon the ,bowels3-- ,,repose by small fatigue is earned1 and ,weariness can snore upon the flint1 when nesty ,sloth1 finds a down pillow hard4 ,as there can be no good ,digestion without diligent ,mastication1--so there can be no sound ,sleep1 without sufficient ,exercise4 ,the most inoffensive and agreeable ,anodyne is to drink some good ,white ,wine1 or ,mulled ,wine1 by way of a supplement to your ,night cap4--,one glass1 taken when in ,bed1 immediately before lying down1 is as effective as two or three if you sit up any time after4--7,see ,tewahdiddle1 ,no4 #dfg47 ,many people1 if awoke during their first sleep1 are unsettled all that night--and uncomfortable and nervous the following day4--,the first sleep of those who eat ,suppers1 commonly terminates when the food passes from the ,stomach4--,invalids then awake1 and sometimes remain so1 in a ,feverish state1--the ,stomach feeling discontented from being unoccupied1 and having nothing to play with3--a small crust of ,bread1 or a bit of ,biscuit well chewed1 accompanied or not1 as ,experience and ,instinct will suggest1 with a few mouthsful of ,mutton or ,beef ,broth 7,no4 #efd71 or ,toast and ,water 7,no4 #dfc9971 or single ,grog#ce1 7i4 e4 one ,brandy to nine ,waters71 will often restore its tranquillity1 and catch ,sleep again1 which nothing invites so irresistibly1 as introducing something to the ,stomach1--that will entertain it1 without fatiguing it4 ,we have heard persons say they have been much distressed by an intemperate craving for ,food when they awoke out of their first sleep1 and have not got to sleep soundly again after--and risen in the morning as tired as when they went to bed at night--but without any appetite for ,breakfast--such will derive great benefit from the foregoing ,advice4 ,a ,broth 7,no4 #efd71 or ,gruel 7,no4 #egb7 ,supper1 is perhaps the best for the ,dyspeptic1--and those who have eaten and drank plentifully at ,dinner4 ,,the ,,bed ,,room should be in the quietest situation possible1 as it were the ,temple of ,silence1--and1 if possible1 not less than #af feet square--the height of this ,apartment1 in which we pass almost half of our ,time1 is in modern houses absurdly abridged1 to increase that of the ,drawing ,room1 which is often not occupied once in a month3--instead of living in the pleasant part of the ,house1 where they might enjoy ,light and ,air1 how often we find people squeezing themselves into a nice snug ,parlour1 where ,apollo cannot spy4 ,we do not recommend either ,curtains or ,tester1 c4 to the ,,bed1 especially during the ,summer2--by the help of these1 those who might have the benefit of the free circulation of air in a large ,room1 very ingeniously contrive to reduce it to a small ,closet3--,chimney-,boards and ,window-,curtains are also inadmissible in a ,bed ,room2 but ,valetudinarians who are easily awoke1 or very susceptible of ,cold1 will do wisely to avail themselves of well made ,double#cf ,windows and ,doors1 these exclude both ,noise and ,cold in a very considerable degree4 ,the best ,bed is a well stuffed and well curled ,horsehair ,mattress1 six inches thick at the ,head1 gradually diminishing to three at ,feet1 on this another ,mattress five or six inches in thickness3 these should be unpicked and exposed to the air1 once every ,year4 ,an elastic ,horsehair mattress1 is incomparably the most pleasant1 as well as the most wholesome ,bed4 ,bed ,rooms should be thoroughly ventilated by leaving both the ,window and the ,door open every day when the weather is not cold or damp--during which the ,bed should remain unmade1 and the ,clothes be taken off and spread out for an hour1 at least1 before the ,bed is made again4 ,in very ,hot ,weather1 the temperature becomes considerably cooler every minute after ten o'clock--between eight o'clock and twelve1 the ,thermometer often falls in ,sultry weather--from ten to twenty degrees--and those who can sit up till twelve o'clock1 will have the advantage of sleeping in an ,atmosphere many degrees cooler1 than those who go to bed at ten3--this is extremely important to ,nervous ,invalids--who however extremely they may suffer from heat1 we cannot advise to sleep with the smallest part of the window open during the night--in such sultry days1 the ,siesta 7see page #id17 will not only be a great support against the heat1 but will help ,you to sit up to enjoy the advantage above stated4 ,a ,fire in the ,bed ,room1 is sometimes indispensable--but not as usually made--it is commonly lighted only just before bed-time1 and prevents ,sleep by the noise it makes1 and the unaccustomed stimulus of its light4 ,chimneys frequently smoke when a fire is first lighted1 particularly in snowy and frosty weather2 and an ,invalid has to encounter not only the damp and cold of the ,room--but has his ,lungs irritated with the sulphureous puffs from the fresh lighted ,fire4 ,a ,fire should be lighted about three or four hours before1 and so managed that it may burn entirely out half an hour before you go to ,bed--then the air of the room will be comfortably warmed--and certainly more fit to receive an ,invalid who has been sitting all day in a parlour as hot as an ,oven1--than a damp chamber1 that is as cold as a ,well4 ,,the ,,siesta4 ,the ,power of ,position and ,temperature to alleviate the ,paroxysms of many ,chronic ,disorders1 has not received the consideration it deserves--a little attention to the variations of the ,pulse1 will soon point out the effect they produce on the ,circulation1 c4--extremes of ,heat and ,cold1 with respect to ,food1 ,drink1 and ,air1 are equally to be guarded against4 ,old and ,cold ,stomachs--,the ,gouty--and those whose ,digestive ,faculties are ,feeble--should never have any thing ,cold#cg1 or ,old1 put into them--especially in ,cold ,weather4 ,food must take the temperature of our ,stomach1 7which is probably not less than #abj17 before ,digestion can commence4 ,when the ,stomach is feeble1 ,cold ,food frequently produces ,flatulence--,palpitation of the ,heart1 c4--and all the other troublesome accompaniments of ,indigestion4--,the immediate remedy for these is ,hot ,brandy and ,water1 and the horizontal ,posture4 ,dyspeptic ,invalids will find #ge a good temperature for their drink at ,dinner1 and #abj for ,tea1 c4 ,persons who are in a state of ,debility from ,age1--or other causes1--will derive much benefit from laying down1 and seeking ,repose whenever they feel fatigued1 especially during 7the first half-hour at least of7 the business of ,digestion--and will receive almost as much refreshment from half an hour's ,sleep--as from ,half a ,pint of ,wine4 ,the ,restorative influence of the recumbent ,posture1 cannot be conceived--the increased energy it gives to the circulation1 and to the organs of ,digestion1 can only be understood by those ,invalids who have experienced the comforts of it4 ,the ,siesta is not only advisable1 but indispensable to those whose occupations oblige them to keep late hours4 ,,actors especially1 whose profession is1 of all others1 the most fatiguing--and requires both the ,mind and the ,body to be in the most intense exertion between #aj and #ab o'clock at ,night1--should avail themselves of the ,siesta--which is the true source of ,energy--half an hour's repose in the horizontal posture1 is a most beneficial ,restorative4 ,good ,beef ,tea#ch1 7,no4 #efc71 with a little bit of slightly toasted ,bread taken about nine o'clock--is a comforting restorative1 which will support ,you through exertions that1 without such assistance1 are exhausting--and you go to bed fatigued--get up fevered1 c4 ,when ,performers feel ,nervous1 c4--and fear the circulation is below ,par1--and too languid to afford the due excitement1 half an hour before they sing1 c4--they will do wisely1 to wind up their ,system1 with a little ,balsamum ,vit4--,see ,,peptic ,,precepts4--,or tune their throats to the pitch of healthy vibration with a small glass of ,,johnson',s#ci ,witte ,curacoa1 see 7,no4 #dgd7 and ,index1 a glass of ,wine1 or other stimulus4-- ,to ,wet your ,whistle1 is occasionally1 as absolutely necessary1 as to rosin the ,bow of a ,violin4--,see ,observations on ,vocal ,music1 prefixed to the ,opera of ,ivanhoe4 ,,actors and ,,singers are continually assailed by a variety of circumstances extremely unfavourable to ,health--especially from sitting up late at night--to counteract which1 we recommend the ,siesta1 and plenty of ,exercise in a pure ,air4 ,when they feel ,nervous--,bilious1 c4 i4 e4 that their whole ,system is so deranged by fatigue and anxiety1 that they cannot proceed effectively and comfortably1--they must give their ,throats two or three days' rest--cleanse the ,alimentary ,canal with ,peristaltic ,persuaders--see ,index--and corroborate the ,organs of ,digestion with the ,tonic ,tincture 7,no4 #efi71 see ,index4 ,strong ,,peppermint ,,lozenges1 made by ,,smith1 ,fell ,street1 ,wood ,street1 ,cheapside1 are very convenient portable ,carminatives3--as soon as they are dissolved1 their influence is felt from the beginning to the end of the ,alimentary ,canal--they dissipate ,flatulence so immediately1 that they well deserve the name of ,vegetable ,ether2 and are recommended to ,,singers and ,,public ,,speakers--as giving effective excitement to the ,organs of ,voice--as a support against the distressing effects of ,fasting too long--and to give energy to the ,stomach between ,meals4 ,,the ,,power ,,of ,,the ,,voice depends upon the vigorous state of the circulation supplying the ,organs of ,voice1 with energy to execute the intentions of the ,singer or ,speaker--without which--the most accurate ,ear and experienced ,throat1 will sometimes fail in producing the exact quality and quantity of ,tone they intend4 ,that the ,,voice is sometimes too ,flat1 or too ,sharp1 c4 is not a matter of astonishment--to those who really understand how arduous a task ,singers have sometimes to perform2--it would only be wonderful if it was not--how is the ,throat exempted from those collapses which occasionally render imperfect the action of every other fibre and function of our ,body8 ,the ,dyspeptic1 who ,tries the effect of ,recumbency after ,eating1--will soon be convinced that ,tristram ,shandy was right enough1 when he said1 that both pain1 and pleasure1 are best supported in an horizontal posture4 ,if after ,dinner the ,poppies of repletion shed their influence on thy ,eyelids--indulge thou kind ,nature's hint4--,a quiet slumber in a comfortable warm room1 favoureth the operation of ,digestion--and thou shalt rise1 refreshed1 and ready for the amusements of the ,evening4 ,the ,semi-,siesta is a pleasant position--7i4 e4 putting up the feet on a stool about eight inches high27 but catching a nap in a ,chair is advisable only as a substitute when the ,horizontal posture is not convenient--when you can1 lie down on a ,sofa--loosen all ligatures--and give your ,bowels fair play4 ,these opinions1--which are the results of ,personal experience--are exactly in unison with those of the following ,medical ,professors4 ,from ,eating comes ,sleep--from ,sleep ,digestion4--,,sanctorius1 ,sec4 iv4 ,aph4 #ei4 ,perhaps one of the uses of ,sleep1 and of the horizontal posture during that period--may be to facilitate the introduction of ,chyle into the ,blood4--,,cruickshank on the ,absorbents1 p4 #ie4 ,the ,brute ,creation invariably lay down and enjoy a state of rest1 the moment their stomachs are filled4 ,people who are feeble1 digest their ,dinner best1 if they lie down and sleep as most ,animals do1 when their stomachs are full4--,,darwin',s ,zoonomia1 vol4 iv4 p4 #acg4 ,dr4 ,,harwood1 ,professor of ,anatomy at ,cambridge1 took two pointers who were equally hungry1 and fed them equally well1--one he suffered to follow the promptings of ,instinct--curled himself round till he was comfortable--and went to sleep1 as animals generally do after eating--the other was kept for about two hours in constant exercise4 ,on his return home--the two ,dogs were killed4--,in the ,stomach of the one who had been quiet and asleep1 all the food was digested2 in the ,stomach of the other1 that process was hardly begun4 ,quiet of ,body and ,mind for two hours after ,dinner1 is certainly useful to the ,studious1 the ,delicate1 and the ,invalid4--,,adair on ,diet1 p4 #dd4 ,after ,dinner1 rest for three hours4--,,abernethy',s ,surgical ,obs4 #hvo4 #ahag1 p4 #ic4 ,after ,dinner sit a while4--,eng4 ,prov4 ,if you have a strong propensity to ,sleep after ,dinner--indulge it1 the process of ,digestion goes on much better during ,sleep1 and ,i have always found an irresistible propensity to it--whenever ,dyspeptic symptoms were considerable4--,,waller on ,incubus1 #ahaf1 p4 #aji4 ,aged ,men--and weake bodies1 a short ,sleepe after ,dinner doth help to nourish4--,,lord ,,bacon',s ,nat4 ,hist4 ,cent4 ,i4 #eg4 ,,clothes4 ,of all the ,customs of ,clothing1 the most extremely absurd is the usual arrangement of ,bed ,clothes1 which in order as the chambermaid fancies to make the ,bed look pretty in the ,day time--are left long at the head1 that they may cover the ,pillows2 when they are turned down1 ,you have an intolerable load on your ,lungs1 and that part of the ,body which is most exposed during the day--is smothered at night--with double the quantity of ,clothes that any other part has4 ,sleep is prevented by an unpleasant degree of either ,heat or ,cold2 and in this ever-varying climate1 where often in one monstrous day all seasons mix1 delicate ,thermometrical persons will derive much comfort from keeping a ,counterpane in reserve for an additional covering in very ,cold ,weather3 when some extra clothing is as needful by ,night1--as a great coat is by ,day4 ,a ,gentleman who has a mind to carry the adjustment of his ,clothes to a nicety--may have the shelves of his ,wardrobe numbered #cj1 #dj1 #ej1 #fj1 c4 and according to the degree of ,cold pointed to by his ,fahrenheit#dj1 he may wear a corresponding defence against it3--,this mode of adjusting ,dress according to the vicissitudes of the weather1 c4 is as rational as the ordinary practice of regulating it by the ,almanack1 or the ,fashion1 which in this uncertain ,climate and capricious ,age--will as often lead us wrong1 as right4 ,leave off your ,winter ,clothes late in the ,spring2--put them on early in the ,autumn4 ,by wearing your ,winter ,clothes during the first half dozen warm days--,you get some fine perspirations--which are highly salutary in removing obstructions in the cutaneous pores1 c4 ,delicate and ,dyspeptic persons are often distressed by changing their ,dress1--which must be as uniform as possible1--in thickness--in quality--and in form1--especially 7,flannel1 or indeed7 whatever is worn next to the ,skin4 ,the change of a thick ,waistcoat for a thin one--or a long one for a shorter one--not putting on ,winter garments soon enough1 or leaving them off too soon1--will often excite a violent disorder in the ,lungs--or ,bowels1 c4 and exasperate any constitutional complaint4 ,those who wear ,flannel ,waistcoats1 are recommended to have their new ones about the middle of ,november1 with sleeves to them coming down to the wrist--the shortening these sleeves in the warm weather1 is as effective an antidote against extreme ,heat--as lengthening them1 and closing the ,cuff of the ,coat1 is against intense ,cold4 ,our ,,coat#da should be made so large--that when buttoned we may be as easy as when it is unbuttoned1 so that without any unpleasant increase of pressure on the ,chest1 c4 we can wear it closely buttoned up to the ,chin--the power of doing this is a convenient provision against the sudden alternations from heat to cold--buttoning up this outer garment1 will protect the delicate from many mischiefs which so often arise in this inconstant climate from the want of such a defence2 and the additional warmth it produces will often cure slight ,colds1 c4 ,another way of accumulating ,caloric1 is to have two sets of button holes to the ,,cuff of the ,coat1 7especially of your ,great ,coat17 one of which will bring it quite close round the wrist4 ,when the ,circulation is languid1 and your ,feet are ,cold--wear worsted ,stockings1 have your ,shoes well warmed--and when you take them from the ,fire--put your ,slippers#db to it--that they may be warm and comfortable for you on your return home4 ,in ,wet ,weather wear ,shoes with double upper-leathers--- two thin leathers will keep you much drier than one thick one1 and are more pliable--the ,currier's ,dubbing is the best nourisher of ,leather--and renders it as soft as satin1 and impervious to ,water4 ,the mean temperature of ,england is about #ej degrees of ,fahrenheit--it sometimes rises #be degrees above this1 in the height of ,summer1--falls about as much below1 in the depth of ,winter--and in ,summer frequently varies from #bj to #cj degrees between ,mid-day and ,midnight4 ,the restoration1 and the preservation of the ,health1 especially of those who have passed their ,,fortieth ,year1--depends upon minute and unremitting attentions to ,food1--,clothes1--,exercise1 c4 which taken singly may appear trifling--but combined1 are of infinite importance4 ,if you are careful of it1 ,glass will last as long as ,iron4 ,by a regular observance of a few salutary precepts1 a delicate ,constitution will last as long1 and afford its ,proprietor as many ,amusements1 as a ,strong ,body1--whose ,mind takes but little care of it4 ,invalids are advised to put on a ,great ,coat when they go out1 and the temperature of the external air is not higher than #dj4 ,some susceptible ,constitutions require this additional clothing when the ,thermometer falls below #ej2 especially at the commencement of the ,cold weather4 ,a ,,great ,,coat must be kept in a ,room where there is a ,fire1--if it has been hung up in a cold damp ,hall1 as it often is1 it will contribute about as much to your ,calorification1--as if ,you wrapped a ,wet ,blanket about ,you4 ,clothes should be warm enough to defend us from ,cold#dc1--;and large#dd enough to let every movement be made with as much ease when they are on1--as when they are off4 ,those whose employments are sedentary1--especially hard ,students--who often neglect taking sufficient ,exercise#de1 suffer extremely from the pressure of tight ,waistbands--,garters1 c4 which are the cause of many of the mischiefs that arise from long sitting--during which they should be loosened4 ,braces have been generally considered a great improvement in modern dress--because they render the pressure of the ,waistband unnecessary1 which when extremely close is certainly prejudicial--but we have always thought they have produced more inconvenience than they have removed--for if the inferior ,viscera get thereby more freedom of action--the superior suffer for it--and1 moreover1 ,ruptures are much more frequent--the ,girdle which formerly prevented them being removed1--and1 instead of that useful and partial horizontal pressure1 in spite of the elastic springs which have been attached to the ,braces1 the whole body is grievously oppressed by the ,vertical ,bands4 ,the best material for ,breeches1 is the elastic worsted stocking stuff4 ,tight ,stays--and ,braces--obstruct the circulation of the ,blood1 c4 are the cause of many ,chronic ,complaints1 and often create ,organic ,diseases#df4 ,,fire4 ,as we advance in ,age--the force of the circulation being lessened1 the warmth of our ,clothes and our coverings at night should be gradually increased4 ,after the age of #ce1 it may be better to exceed1 rather than be deficient in clothing4--,,adair',s ,cautions1 p4 #cij4 ,cold often kills the infirm and the aged1 and is the proximate cause of most ,palsies2--it is extremely desirable that ,bed and ,sitting ,rooms for ,winter occupation1 should have a ,southern aspect--when the ,thermometer is below #cj1 the proper place for people beyond #fj1 is their own ,fire-side3--many of the disorders and ,deaths of persons at this period of ,life--originate from irregularity in ,diet1 ,temperature1 c4 by ,dining out1 and frisking about1 joining in ,christmas ,gambols1 c4 in ,cold weather4 ,the ,art of making a room comfortably warm1 does not consist merely in making a very large ,fire in it--but depends as much on the keeping of cold air out--this is best done by ,double ,windows1 see page #ia1 and double ,doors1--at least take care that your ,sashes fit close1--that the beads of the window frames are tight--stop the aperture between the skirting boards and the floor with putty--and list the ,doors4 ,we suppose it almost needless to say that every room in the house should be thoroughly ventilated#dg by a current of fresh ,air--at least once every day1 when the weather is not very damp--or cold4 ,by making a ,fire accordingly--this may be done almost every ,day in the ,year4 ,if ,you leave the ,door open for ,five minutes--it will let in more cold air than your ,fire can make warm in ,fifteen--therefore1 initiate your ,domestics in these first principles of the ,economy of ,caloric1--and when the ,weather is cold1 caution them to keep ,doors shut4 ,a regular ,temperature may be preserved by a simple contrivance attached to a ,thermometer1 which will open an aperture to admit the external air--when the apartment is heated above the degree desired 7i4 e4 about #fj for common constitutions17 and exclude it when it falls below it4 ,a ,room1 which is in constant occupation all day--may be occasionally pumped by moving the door backward and forward for several minutes4 ,we do not advise ,invalids to indulge themselves in heating their rooms to a higher temperature#dh than from #fj to #fe4--,those who have resided the best part of their ,life in warm climates--will like the latter best4 ,while we recommend the ,aged and ,infirm to be kept comfortably warm--they must at the same time cautiously avoid excess of heat4 ,when the ,thermometer tells them that the external air is under #fj1--whether it be in ,july1 or in ,january1--those who are susceptible of ,cold1 must tell their ,servants to keep a small fire--especially if the ,weather be at the same time damp4 ,those who1 from caprice1 or parsimony1--instead of obeying this comfortable and salutary precept1 sit shivering and murmuring1 and refuse to employ the ,coal-merchant1 as a substitute for the ,sun--may soon spend in ,physic1 more than they have saved in ,fuel4 ,by raising the temperature of my ,room to about #fe1 taking a full dose of ,epsom ,salts1 and a ,broth ,diet1 and retiring to rest an hour sooner than usual1 ,i have often very speedily got rid of ,colds1 c4 ,the following ,plan of ,lighting and managing a ,fire1 has been attended with great comfort and convenience to myself1 7particularly at the beginning and the end of winter1 when a very small fire is sufficient71 and ,i think considerable saving of coals4 ,fill your ,grate with fresh coals quite up to the upper bar but one1 then lay in your faggot of wood in the usual manner1 rather collected in a mass1 than scattered1 that a body of concentrated heat may be produced as soon as possible2 over the faggot place the cinders of the preceding day--piled up as high as the grate will admit1 and placed loosely in rather large fragments--in order that the draft may be free--a bit or two of fresh coal may be added to the cinders when once they are lighted1 but no small coal must be thrown on at first1 for the reason above stated3--when all is prepared1 light the wood1 when the cinders becoming in a short time thoroughly ignited--the gas rising from the coals below1 which will now be effected by the heat1 will take fire as it passes through them1 leaving a very small portion of smoke to go up the ,chimney4 ,the advantage of this mode of lighting a fire is1 that small coal is better suited to the purpose than large--except a few pieces in front to keep the small from falling out of the ,grate--it may be kept in reserve1 to be put on afterwards if wanted4 ,i have frequently known my fire lighted at #h o'clock in the morning1 continue burning till #aa at night1 without any thing being done to it3 when apparently quite out1 on being stirred1 you have in a few minutes a glowing fire3 it will sometimes be necessary to loosen1 or stir slightly the upper part of the fire if it begins to cake--but the lower part must not be touched1 otherwise it will burn away too soon4 ,,air4 ,many ,invalids are hurried into their ,grave--by the indiscreet kindness of their friends forcing them from the comforts of ,home--for the sake of ,air more abounding with ,oxygen1 i4 e4 the vivifying part of the atmosphere3--that great benefit is received from what is called change of air is true enough--it is seldom considered that there is also a change in most of the other circumstances of the patient--many1 of infinitely more importance1 than that which derives all the credit of the ,cure4 ,for instance1 if a person living in a confined part of the ,city--neglecting exercise1 harassed all day by the anxieties of ,business1 and sitting up late at ,night1 c4 be removed to the tranquillity of rural scenes1 which invite him to be almost constantly taking ,exercise in the open ,air1 and retiring to rest at an early hour--and thus1 instead of being surrounded by irritations unfavourable to ,health1 enjoying all the jucunda oblivia vit which are favourable to it--such a ,change will often do wonders1 and sufficiently account for the miraculous cures attributed to--,change of ,air4 ,chemical ,philosophers assert indeed--that a ,gallon of the unsavoury ,gas from ,garlick ,hill1 gives as high a proportion of ,oxygen1 as the like quantity of the ethereal element of ,primrose ,hill3--this seems incredible1 and must arise either from the imperfection of the ,eudiometer giving erroneous results1 or from the air being impregnated with matter unfriendly to ,health1 which the instruments employed to analyze it1 have not the power of denoting3--let any one thread the mazes of a crowded city1 and walk for the same space of time in a pleasant ,country--the animal spirits will soon testify1 which is the most exhilarating4 ,however1 people certainly do live long1 and enjoy ,health1 in situations apparently very unfavourable to ,animal ,life4 ,our ,omniscient ,creator has given to our ,lungs1 the same faculty of extracting nutriment from various kinds of ,air--as the ,stomach has from various kinds of ,aliment3--the ,poor man who feeds on the coarsest food1 is supported by it in as sound ,health1 as the ,rich man who fares sumptuously every day4 ,well then1 in nine cases out of ten1 to change the ,atmosphere we have been long accustomed to1 is as unadvisable as a change in the ,food we have been used to--unless other circumstances make it so1 than the mere change of ,place4 ,the ,opulent ,invalid who has been long indulged with a ,home arranged to his humour--must beware 7especially during any exacerbation of his infirmity7 of leaving it--it would be almost as desperate a procedure as to eject an ,oyster from his ,shells4 ,,exercise4 ,by ceaseless action1 all that is subsists1 ,constant rotation of the unwearied wheel ,that nature rides upon1 maintains her health1 ,her beauty1 her fertility4 ,she dreads an instant's pause1 ,and lives but while she moves4--,,cowper',s ,task4 ,the wise1 for ,health on ,,exercise depend2 ,god never made his work for ,man to mend4 ,the more luxuriously you live1 the more ,exercise#di you require1--the ,bon ,vivant may depend upon the truth of the advice which ,sir ,charles ,scarborough gave to the ,duchess of ,portsmouth1 ,you must ,eat less1--or take more ,exercise#ej--or take ,physic1--or be ,sick4 ,exercise is the grand power to promote the ,circulation through the capillary vessels1 by which the constitution is preserved from obstructions1--,appetite increased1 and ,digestion improved in all its stages1--the due distribution of nourishment1 invigorates the ,nervous ,system1 gives firmness and elasticity to the ,muscles1 and strength to every part of the ,system4 ,exercise1 to have its full effect1 must be continued till we feel a sensible degree of ,perspiration1--7which is the ,panacea for the prevention of ,corpulence7--see page #ej--;and should1 at least once a-day1 proceed to the borders of fatigue1 but never pass them1--or we shall be weakened instead of strengthened4 ,health depends upon perpetual ,secretion and ,absorption1 and ,exercise only can produce this4 ,after ,exercise1 take care to get cool gradually--when your ,head perspires1 rub it1 and your ,face1 c4 dry with a cloth3--this is better for the ,hair than the best ,bear's ,grease1 and will beautify the ,complexion beyond ,la ,cosmtique ,royale1 or all the ,red and ,white ,olympian ,dew that was ever imported4 ,one of the most important precepts for the preservation of ,health1 is to take care of the ,skin#ea4 ,in ,winter1 the surface of the ,body1 the ,feet1 c4 should be washed twice or thrice a ,week1 with water of the temperature of about #ih1 and wiped every ,day with a wet towel2--a ,tepid ,bath of the like temperature once a fortnight will also conduce much to both health and comfort4 ,some advise that the surface of the ,body be wiped every morning with a wet sponge1 and rubbed dry after1 with not too fine a cloth4 ,,wine4 ,le ,vin est l'un des produits de la nature les plus difficiles juger et bien choisir3 et les plus habiles gourmets sont souvent mis en dfaut4--,manuel du ,sommelier1 ,paris1 #ahag1 p4 #a4 ,wine1 especially ,port1 is generally twice spoiled--before it is considered fit to be drank666 ,the ,wine-,maker spoils it first1 by over-loading it with ,brandy to make it keep4-- ,the ,wine-,drinker keeps it till time has not only dissipated the superabundant spirit1--but even until the acetous fermentation begins to be evident1--this1 it is the taste now to call ,flavour1--and ,wine is not liked1 till it has lost so much of its exhilarating power1 that you may drink a ,pint of it1 before receiving that degree of excitement1--which the ,wine-drinker requires to make him ,happy4 ,we mean a legal ,,pint containing #af ounces4 ,the measure of a ,,bottle ,,of ,,wine ought to be as definitive1 as that of a ,,pot ,,of ,,porter3--is it not astonishing that the ,legislature have not ordered a ,standard and ,stamped ,quart1 for the ,wine-merchant--as they have a ,pot for the ,publican8 ,this would be equally as desirable to the respectable ,wine-merchant1--as to the ,public4 ,it would protect the former against the injurious competition of those who at present1 by vending ,wine in ,bottles of inferior dimension1 impose on the unwary purchaser under pretence of selling at a lower than the ,market price4 ,the purchaser of a ,dozen ,bottles of ,wine expects to receive ,three ,gallons of ,wine4 ,proportions of the ,wine ,gallon1 according to the last ,london ,pharmacopia3-- ,gallon4 ,pints4 ,fluid ,ounces4 ,drachms4 ,minims or ,drops4 #a #h #abh #ajbd #fa1ddj ,there are #cb ounces in a legal wine quart4 ,multiply by #ab quarts in three gallons4 #chd ounces in ditto4 ,measure the number of ounces your bottle holds--divide #chd by it1 and the quotient will give you the number of such bottles required to contain three gallons of wine4 ,some ,bottles do not contain more than #bf ounces4 #bf7 #chd 7#ad ,bottles1 #a ,pint1 and a ,quarter4 #bf #abd #ajd #bj ,or1 ,multiply #bf1 i4 e4 the number of ounces ,by #ab your bottle will contain4 #cab the number of ounces contained in your dozen bottles1 which ,ought to hold #chd the number of ounces in ,subtract #cab ,three ,gallons4 ,divide by the number #cb7 #gb 7#b ,quarts and half a ,pint of ounces in a ,quart1 #fd short of measure4 #h ounces4 ,so1 instead of ,,three ,,gallons--you have only ,two ,gallons1 one ,quart1 and a ,pint and a half4 ,the ,quantity a ,bottle will contain1 may easily be accurately ascertained1 by ,,lynes',s graduated ,glass measure1 which holds half a pint1 and is divided into ounces1 c4--it is a convenient vessel to mix ,,grog in4 ,a ,,pipe ,,of ,,port contains1 on the average1 #ach ,gallons1 of which three must be allowed for ,lees1 c4--,this is enough for waste1 if the ,wine has been properly fined1 and steadily bottled4 ,a ,,butt ,,of ,,sherry contains #acj gallons4 ,,madeira1 #aaj ditto4 ,hogshead of ,,claret1 #ee ditto4 ,it is convenient for small ,families to have part of their ,wine in ,pint ,bottles4 ,that ,wine is much best when quite fresh opened1 is a fact it is needless to observe1--half a ,pint of ,wine 7i4 e4 #h ounces1 i4 e4 #d ordinary wine-glasses7 is as much as most people 7who have not spoiled their stomachs by intemperance7 require4 ,the ,rage for ,superannuated ,wine1--is one of the most ridiculous ,vulgar ,errors of ,modern ,epicurism1--the ,bee's ,wing1 thick ,crust#eb on the ,bottle1 loss of strength1 c4 which ,wine-fanciers consider the ,beauty of their tawny favourite1 fine ,old ,port1--are forbidding manifestations of decomposition1 and the departure of some of the best qualities of the ,wine4 ,the ,age#ec of maturity for exportation from ,oporto1 is said to be the second year after the ,vintage1 7probably sometimes not quite so long47 ,our ,wine-merchants keep it in ,wood from two to six years longer1 according to its original strength1 c4--surely this must be long enough to do all that can be done by keeping it--what crude ,wine it must be to require even this time to ameliorate it--the necessity for which1 must arise either from some error in the original manufacture1--or a false taste1 which does not relish it1 till ,time has changed its original characteristics4 ,ordinary ,port is a very uncleansed1 fretful ,wine--and experienced judges have assured us1 that the ,best ,port is rather impoverished than improved1 by being kept in ,bottle longer than ,two#ed ,years1 i4 e4 supposing it to have been previously from two to four years in the ,cask in this ,country1--observing1 that all that the outrageous advocates for vin pass--really know about it1 is1 that ,,sherry is ,yellow1--and ,,port is ,black1--and that if they drink enough of either of them1--it will make them ,drunk4 ,,white ,,wines1 especially ,sherry and ,madeira1 being more perfectly fermented1 and thoroughly fined before they are bottled--if kept in a cellar of uniform temperature1 are not so rapidly deteriorated by ,age4 ,the ,temperature of a ,good ,cellar is nearly the same throughout the year4 ,double ,doors help to preserve this4 ,it must be dry1 and be kept as clean as possible4 ,the ,art of preserving ,wines1 is to keep them from fretting1 which is done by keeping them in the same degree of heat1 and careful ,corking#ee4 ,if persons wish to preserve the fine flavour of their ,wines1 they ought on no account to permit any ,bacon1 ,cheese1 ,onions1 ,potatoes1 or ,cider1 in their wine-cellars4 ,or1 if there be any disagreeable stench in the ,cellar1 the wine will indubitably imbibe it2 consequently1 instead of being fragrant and charming to the nose and palate1 it will be extremely disagreeable4--,,carnell on ,wine ,making1 #hvo4 #ahad1 p4 #abd4 ,see also ,manuel du ,sommelier1 par ,a4 ,jullien1 ,paris1 #ahag4 ,that ,,madeira 7if properly matured before7 improves in quality by being carried to the ,east ,indies and back1 by which ,voyage it loses from #h to #aj ,gallons1--or to the ,west1 by which about #e are wasted#ef1--;however these round-about manuvres may tickle the fancy of those folks who cannot relish any thing that is not far-fetched1 dear-bought1 and hard to be had1 and to whom rarity is the sine qua non of recommendation--it is one of those inconvenient prejudices1 from which common sense preserve us6 ,the ,vulgar objection to ,new ,wine--7by which we mean ,wine that has been maturing in ,wood two years in ,portugal--two in ,england--and in ,bottle more than twelve months71 is1 that its exhilarating qualities are too abundant1 and intoxicate in too small a dose--those ,bons ,vivants1 to whom the ,bottle1 the ,sun of the table1 and who are not in the habit of crying to go home to ,bed while they can see it shining1--require ,wines weaker than those which are usually imported from ,spain and ,portugal1--however ,,port and ,,sherry may be easily reduced to the standard desired by the long-sitter1--paululum aceti acetosi1 will give the ,acid ,got1--aqua pura will subdue their ,spirit ad libitum1--and produce an imitation of the flavour acquired by ,age1 extempore--and ,you can thus very easily make fine fruity nutritious new ,wine1--as ,light1--and as ,old#eg1--;and as ,poor1 as you please--and fit it exactly to your customer's palate1 whether ,massa drinky for ,drinky1--or drinky for ,drunky ,massa4 ,to ameliorate very new1 or very old ,wine--mix a bottle of the one with a bottle of the other--or to a bottle of very old ,port add a glass or two of good new ,claret--to very new1 a glass of ,sherry4 ,of all our ,senses1--the ,taste1 especially for ,liquids1 is the most sophisticated ,slave of ,habit--,de gustibus1 non est disputandum4 ,the ,astringent matter1 and ,alcohol--which render ,,port ,,wine the prop of an ,englishman's ,heart--are intolerable to the palate of an ,italian1 or ,frenchman4--,but a ,stomach which has been accustomed to be wound up by the double stimulus of ,astringents1 and ,alcohol also1--will not be content with the latter only1--especially if that be in less quantity--as it is in the ,italian and ,french ,wines2 which1 therefore1 for the generality of ,englishmen1 are insufficiently excitant4 ,he who has been in the habit of drinking ,,porter at ,dinner1--and ,,port after--will feel uncomfortable with ,home-brewed ,ale1 and ,claret4 ,mr4 ,,accum1 the chemist1 analyzed for the ,editor1 some ,,port and ,,sherry of the finest quality--the ,,port#eh yielded #bj per cent--and the ,,sherry #ai-be per cent1 of ,,alcohol of #hbe specific gravity--i4 e4 the strongest ,spirit of ,wine that can be drawn1 full double the strength of ,,brandy1 which seldom has #dj per ,cent1 and common ,,gin#ei not more than #cj--or #be4 ,some people have a notion that if they go to the ,docks1 they can purchase a ,pipe of ,wine for twenty pounds less1 than they must pay to a regular ,wine ,merchant--and1 moreover1 have it neat as imported--as if all ,wines of the same ,name1 were of the same ,quality4 ,,port varies at ,oporto in quality and price as much as ,,porter does in ,london--it is needless to say how difficult it is to obtain the best ,beer at any price--it is quite as difficult to obtain the best ,port ,wine at ,oporto1 where the very superior wine is all bought up at a proportionately high price by the agents for the ,london ,wine ,merchants4 ,,brandies and ,,wines vary in quality quite as much as they do in ,price3 not less than twenty pounds per ,pipe in the country where they are made4 ,the only way to obtain genuine wholesome liquor1 is to apply to a respectable ,wine ,merchant--and beg of him to send you the best wine at the regular market price4 ,if you are particular about the ,quality of what you buy--the less ,you ask about the price of it the better--if you are not1 bargain as hard as you please4 ,the ,editor buys his ,wines of ,messrs4 ,,danvers and ,,clarke1 ,no4 #abb1 ,upper ,thames ,street2 his ,brandy and ,liqueurs#fj of ,messrs4 ,,johnson1 in ,pall ,mall2 and his ,spirits1 c4 of ,mr4 ,,rickards1 ,piccadilly4 ,a ,moral and ,physical ,thermometer2 or1 a ,scale of the ,progress of ,temperance and ,intemperance1 by ,j4 ,c4 ,,lettsom1 ,m4 ,d4 ,,liquors1 with their ,,effects1 in their usual ,order4 ,,temperance4 #gj-- ,,water4 ,health1 ,wealth1 - - - ,serenity of ,mind1 - #fj-- ,milk and ,water4 - ,reputation1 long ,life1 - and - - ,happiness4 #ej-- ,small ,beer4 - - - - #dj-- ,cyder and ,perry4 ,cheerfulness1 - - - - ,strength1 and #cj-- ,wine4 - - - ,nourishment1 when taken - #bj-- ,porter4 - only at ,meals1 and in - - - moderate ,quantities4 #aj-- ,strong ,beer4 - - - - #j-- ,,intemperance4 - - - ,,vices4 ,,diseases4 ,,punishments4 - #aj--,punch4 ,idleness4 ,sickness1 - ,puking1 and - ,tremors of the ,debt4 - ,peevishness4 ,hands in the - ,morning4 #bj--,toddy and ,crank4 ,black ,eye4 - - ,quarrelling4,bloatedness4 - -,grog1 and ,inflamed ,eyes4 #cj--;,brandy and ,fighting4 ,rags4 -,water4 ,red ,nose and ,face4 - ,lying4 ,sore and swelled ,hunger4 - ,legs4 - #dj--;,flip and ,shrub4 ,swearing4 ,jaundice4 ,hospital4 - - -,bitters infused,obscenity4 ,pains in the ,limbs1,poor-house4 -in ,spirits4 and burning in #ej--,usquebaugh4 ,swindling4 the ,palms of the -,hystericwater4 ,hands1 and ,soles ,jail4 - of the ,feet4 -,gin1 ,anniseed1 ,perjury4 ,dropsy4 ,whipping4 -,brandy1 ,epilepsy4 #fj--,rum1 and ,burglary4 ,melancholy4 ,the ,hulks4 -,whisky in the ,madness4 -,morning4 ,palsy4 ,botany ,bay4 - ,murder4 ,apoplexy4 -,do1 during #gj--the ,day and -,night4 ,suicide4 ,,death4 ,,gallows4 ,those who drink ,wine#fa1 c4 for the purpose it was given1 as a ,cordial1 to cheer the ,circulation1 when it falters from ,fatigue1 ,age1 or profuse ,evacuations of any kind1 for the ,stomach's sake1 as ,st4 ,paul recommends it1 and for our often infirmities as a medicine--will understand1 that of all the ways of saving1 to run any risk of buying inferior ,wine1 is the most ridiculously unwise ,economy4 ,to ,ice ,wine is another very unprofitable and inconvenient custom--and not only deteriorates its flavour1 but by rendering it dull in the mouth--people are induced to drink too much1 as they are deprived of the advantage of knowing when they have got enough--for as soon as the ,wine becomes warm in their ,stomachs1--the dose they have taken merely to exhilarate them--makes them drunk4 ,the true ,economy of ,drinking1--is to excite as much ,exhilaration as may be1--with as little ,wine4 ,we deprecate the custom of sitting for ,hours after ,dinner1 and keeping the ,stomach in an incessant state of irritation by sipping ,wine1--nothing can be more prejudicial to ,digestion#fb--;it is much better to mix ,food and ,drink--and to take them by alternate mouthsful4--,see page #aa4 ,our ,,vinum ,,britannicum--good ,home-brewed ,beer--which has been very deservedly called ,liquid ,bread1 is preferable to any other ,beverage during ,dinner or ,supper--or ,port or ,sherry diluted with about three or four times their quantity of ,toast and ,water--7,no4 #dfc9973 undiluted1 these ,wines are too strong to be drank during ,dinner1--they act so powerfully on the feelings of the ,stomach1 that they dull the desire for solid ,food1 by producing the sensation of ,restoration1--and the ,system1 instead of receiving material to repair and strengthen it1--is merely stimulated during the action of the ,vinous spirit4 ,however1 the dull stimulus of ,distention1 is insufficient for some delicate ,stomachs1 which do absolutely require to be screwed up with a certain quantity of diffusible ,stimulus#fc1--without which1 they cannot proceed effectively to the business of ,digestion1--or indeed any other business--we do not recommend such1 especially if they have passed the ,meridian of ,life1 to attempt to entirely wean themselves of it--but advise them1 immediately after ,dinner1 to drink as much as is necessary to excite that degree of action in their ,system1 without which they are uncomfortable1 and then to stop4--,see ,observations on ,siesta4 ,now-a-days1 ,babies are brought to table after ,dinner by ,children of larger growth--to drink ,wine1--which has as bad an effect on their tender susceptible stomachs1 as the like quantity of ,,alcohol would produce upon an ,adult4 ,wine has been called the ,milk of ,old ,age1 so ,milk is the ,wine of ,youth4 ,as ,dr4 ,johnson observed1 it is much easier to be abstinent than to be temperate--and no man should habitually take ,wine as ,food till he is past #cj years of age#fd at least2--happy is ,he who preserves this best of ,cordials in reserve1 and only takes it to support his ,mind and ,heart when distressed by anxiety and fatigue4 ,that which may be a needful stimulus at #dj or #ej1 will inflame the ,passions into madness at #bj or #cj--;and at an earlier period is absolute ,poison4 ,among other innumerable ,advantages which the ,water-drinker enjoys1 remember he saves at least ,,fifty ,,guineas per annum--which the ,beer and ,wine drinker wastes--as much to the detriment of his health1 as the diminution of his ,finances3 moreover1 nothing deteriorates the sense of ,taste so soon as strong liquors--the ,water-drinker enjoys an exquisite sensibility of ,palate1 and relish for plain food1 that a ,wine-drinker has no idea of4 ,some people make it a rule to drink a certain number of ,glasses of ,wine during and after dinner1 whether they are dry1 or languid1 or not--this is as ridiculous as it would be to eat a certain number of ,mutton ,chops whether you are hungry or not4 ,the effect produced by ,wine is seldom the same1 even in the same person--and depends on the state of the animal spirits at the time--whether the stomach be full or empty1 c4 ,the more simply ,life is supported1 and the less ,stimulus we use1 the better--and ,happy are the ,young and ,healthy who are wise enough to be convinced that ,water is the best drink1 and ,salt the best sauce4 ,but in ,invalids past the ,meridian of ,life1 we believe as much mischief is going on when our ,pulse hobbles along as if the ,heart was too tired to carry on the ,circulation1 as can possibly be done to the constitution by taking such a portion of ,wine as will remove the collapse--and excite the mainspring of ,life to vibrate with healthful vigour4 ,the following is the ,editor's plan of taking liquid food at ,dinner1--when he cannot get ,good ,beer3--he has two wine glasses of ,sherry1 or one of ,whiskey#fe1 or ,brandy1 7,no4 #dga71 and three-fourths of a pint of good ,toast and ,water1 7,no4 #dfc71 7which when ,dyspeptic he has warmed to about ,summer ,heat1 i4 e4 #ge of ,fahrenheit17 and puts a wine-glass of ,sherry1 or half a glass of ,whiskey1 c4 into half a pint of the water1 and the other glass of ,sherry1 or half glass of ,whiskey1 c4 into the remaining quarter pint--thus increasing the strength of the liquid towards the conclusion of ,dinner1 after which he drinks from two to four glasses of ,port or ,sherry--as ,instinct suggests the state of the circulation requires--if it be very languid1 a ,liqueur glass of ,,johnson',s#ff ,witte ,curaoa#fg is occasionally recommended as a renovating ,bonne ,bouche--about a quarter of an hour after dinner1 he lies down on a ,sofa1 and sleeps for about half an hour--this has been his custom for the last twenty years--half an hour's horizontal posture is more restorative to him--than if he had sat up and drank three or four more glasses of wine4 ,as to the ,wholesomeness of various ,wines#fh1--that depends on the integrity and skill of the ,wine-maker1--and upon the peculiar state of the stomach of the ,wine-drinker3--when my ,stomach is not in ,good ,temper1--it generally desires to have ,red ,wine1--but when in best ,health1--nothing affronts it more than to put ,port into it--and one of the first symptoms of its coming into adjustment1 is a wish for ,white ,wine4 ,one of the chief causes of that derangement of the ,stomach1 which delicate and aged persons so constantly complain of after ,dining out--is the drinking of ,wines1 c4 which they are unused to4 ,white1 deserve to be preferred to ,red ,wines1--because the latter being harder pressed1 and subjected to a stronger fermentation to extract the colouring matter from the husks of the ,grape1 are more loaded with feculence4 ,of ,,red ,,wines1 ,claret is the best2 and it is to be lamented1 that the ,duty imposed upon it is so great1 that to moderate fortunes it amounts to a prohibition--when we make this observation1 we do not mean to impeach the prudence which has induced those who no doubt best understand the subject1--to determine that political necessity imperatively decrees that the delightful and salubrious wines of ,france--must be taxed twice as high as the coarse unwholesome wines of ,portugal4 ,of the ,white ,wines1 we believe that ,sherry is the most easy--and ,madeira the most difficult to obtain genuine--most of the ,,sweet ,wines are as artificially compounded1 as the ,beers of this country2 the addition of ,capillaire to ,port wine1 makes what is commonly called ,tent4 ,mountain1 ,calcavella1 c4 are made up in the same manner4 ,for further ,illustrations of this subject1 see ,,accum on ,adulterations1 #b;d ,edition1 #abmo4 #ahbj4 ,an ,inquiry into the ,effects of ,fermented ,liquors1 by a ,water-drinker1 #b;d ,edit4 #ahah4 ,,sandford',s ,remarks on ,wine4 ,worcester1 #agii4 ,,lettsom1 on the ,effects of ,hard ,drinking4 ,,trotter1 on ,drunkenness1 #ahjd4 ,,accum',s ,art of making ,english ,wine1 #ahbj4 ,,carnell1 on ,family ,wine ,making1 #ahad4 ,,accum1 on ,brewing1 #ahbj4 ,,rawlinson1 on ,brewing in ,small ,quantities1--printed for ,johnson1 #ahjg1 price #as42 and ,home ,brewed ,ale1 printed for ,robinson1 #ahjd1 price #bs4 ,facts ,proving ,water the best ,beverage4 ,printed by ,smeeton1 in ,st4 ,martin's ,lane4 ,manuel de ,sommelier1 par ,a4 ,,jullien1 ,paris1 #ahag4 ,,peptic ,,precepts4 ,suaviter in modo1 sed fortiter in re4 ,not one ,constitution in a thousand1 is so happily constructed or is constantly in such perfect adjustment1 that the operations of the ,abdominal ,viscera 7on which every other movement of the system depends7 proceed with healthful regularity4 ,the following hints will point out to the ,reader1 how to employ ,art to afford that assistance to ,nature1 which in ,indisposition and ,age1 is so often required1 and will teach him to counteract in the most prompt and agreeable manner--the effects of those accidental deviations from strict ,temperance1--which sometimes overcome the most abstemious philosopher--when the seducing charms of ,conviviality tempt him to forego the prudent maxims of his cooler moments4 ,they will help those who have delicate ,constitutions1 to obtain their fair share of ,health and ,strength1--and instruct the ,weak1 so to economize the powers they have1 that they may enjoy ,life as well as the ,strong4 ,to humour that desire for the marvellous1 which is so universal in medical 7as well as in other7 matters1--the makers of ,aperient ,pills generally select the most ,,drastic ,,purgatives1 which operating considerably in a dose of a few grains1 excite admiration in the ,patient1 and faith in their powers1 in proportion as a small dose produces a great effect1--who seldom considers how irritating such materials must be1--and consequently how injurious to a ,stomach in a state of ,debility1 and perhaps deranged by indulging ,appetite beyond the bounds of moderation4 ,,indigestion will sometimes overtake the most experienced ,epicure2--when the gustatory nerves are in good humour1 ,hunger and ,savoury ,viands will sometimes seduce the ,tongue of a ,grand ,gourmand to betray the interest of his ,stomach#fi in spite of his ,brains4 ,on such an unfortunate occasion1--whether the intestinal commotion be excited by having eaten too much1 or too strong food--lie down--have your ,tea early after ,dinner--and drink it warm4 ,this is a hint to help the ,invalid1 whose digestion is so delicate1 that it is sometimes disordered by a ,meal of the strictest ,temperance4 ,if the anxiety1 c4 about the ,stomach does not speedily abate1 apply the ,stomach ,warmer4 ,this valuable companion to ,aged and ,gouty ,subjects1 may be procured at ,no4 #eh1 ,haymarket4 ,a certain degree of ,heat is absolutely necessary to excite and support a regular process of ,digestion2--when the ,circulation is languid1 and the food difficult of solution1 in ,aged persons and ,invalids1--,external ,heat will considerably assist ,concoction1 and the application of this califacient concave will enable the ,digestive organs to overcome refractory materials1--and convert them into laudable ,chyle4 ,unless the ,constitution is so confoundedly debilitated1 that the ,circulation cannot run alone--,abstinence#gj is the easiest--cheapest--and best cure for the disorders which arise from ,indigestion or ,intemperance4 ,i do not mean what ,celsus calls the first degree of it1 when the sick man takes nothing1 but the second1 when he takes nothing but what he ought4 ,the ,chylopoietic organs are uncomfortable when entirely unoccupied1--when the ,stomach is too tired to work1 and too weak to be employed on actual service1--it desires something to be introduced to it1 that will entertain it till it recovers its energy4 ,after ,,intemperate ,,feasting one day1 let the food of the following day be ,liquid1 or of such materials as are easy of solution4 ,various expedients have been recommended for preventing and relieving the disorders arising from too copious libations of the ,regal purple ,stream4 ,when a good fellow has been sacrificing rather too liberally at the shrine of the ,jolly ,god1 the best remedy to help the ,stomach to get rid of its burthen1 is to take for ,supper some ,,gruel1 7,no4 #egb1 see ,index17 with half an ounce of ,butter1 and a teaspoonful of ,epsom ,salt in it2 or two or three ,peristaltic ,persuaders1--which some ,gastropholists take as a provocative to appetite1 about an hour before ,dinner4 ,some persons take as a sequitur a drachm of ,carbonate of ,soda4 ,others a teaspoonful of ,calcined ,magnesia3--when immediate relief is required1 never administer this uncertain medicine1 which1 if the ,stomach has no ,acid ready to dissolve it1--will remain inert2 it must be taken1 only when ,heart-burn and symptoms of ,acidity are manifest4 ,as a ,finale to the day of the ,feast1 or the ,overture of the day after1 take 7,no4 #dha9917 or two drachms of ,epsom ,salt in half a pint of ,beef ,tea1--or some ,tincture of ,rhubarb in hot water1--the first thing to be done1 is to endeavour to get rid of the offending material4 ,a ,breakfast of ,beef ,tea#ga 7,no4 #efc17 is an excellent ,restorative2--when the ,languor following ,hard ,drinking is very distressing1 indulge in the horizontal posture2 7see ,siesta1 p4 #id27 nothing relieves it so effectually1 or so soon cheers the ,circulation1 and sets all right2--get an early ,luncheon of restorative ,broth or ,soup4 ,,hard ,,drinking is doubly debilitating1 when pursued beyond the usual hour of retiring to ,rest4 ,those devotees to the ,bottle1 who never suffer the orgies of ,bacchus to encroach on the time which ,nature demands for ,sleep1--escape with impunity1 many of the evils which soon--and irreparably--impair the ,health of the ,midnight reveller4 ,a facetious observer of the inordinate degree in which some people will indulge their ,palate1 to the gratification of which they sacrifice all their other senses1--recommends such to have their ,soup seasoned with a tasteless purgative1 as the ,food of insane persons sometimes is1 and so prepare their bowels for the hard work they are going to give them66 ,to let the ,stomach have a holiday occasionally--i4 e4 a ,liquid diet1 of ,broth and ,vegetable ,soup1 is one of the most agreeable and most wholesome ways of restoring its ,tone4 ,if your ,appetite#gb be languid1 take additional ,exercise in a pure open ,air1--or ,dine half an hour later than usual1 and so give time for the ,gastric ,juices to assemble in full force2--or dine upon ,fish--or ,chinese ,soup1 i4 e4 ,tea4 ,if these simple means are ineffectual1--the next step1 is to produce energetic vibration in the ,alimentary tube1 without exciting inordinate action1 or debilitating depletion2 and to empty the ,bowels1 without irritating them4 ,sometimes when the languor occasioned by ,dyspepsia1 c4 is extreme1 the ,torpor of the ,system becomes so tremendous--that no ,stimulus will help it1 and the ,heart feels as if it was tired of beating--a moderate dose of a quickly operating ,aperient1 i4 e4 half an ounce of ,tincture of ,rhubarb1 and two drachms of ,epsom ,salts in a tumbler of hot water--will speedily restore its wonted energy4 ,,the ,,stomach is the centre of ,sympathy2--if the most minute fibre of the human frame be hurt1 intelligence of the injury instantaneously arrives2--and the ,stomach is disturbed1 in proportion to the importance of the ,member1 and the degree in which it is offended4 ,if either the ,body or the ,mind be fatigued1--the ,stomach invariably sympathizes2--if the most robust do any thing too much1 the ,stomach is soon affronted1--and does too little3--unless this mainspring of ,health be in perfect adjustment1 the machinery of life will vibrate with languor2--especially those parts which are naturally weak1 or have been injured by ,accidents1 c4 ,constipation is increased in costive habits--and ,diarrha in such as are subject thereto--and all ,chronic complaints are exasperated1 especially in persons past the age of #ce years4 ,of the various helps to ,science1 none perhaps more rapidly facilitate the acquirement of knowledge1 than analogical reasoning2 or illustrating an ,art we are ignorant of1 by one we are acquainted with4 ,,the ,,human ,,frame may be compared to a ,watch1 of which the ,heart is the ,mainspring--the ,stomach the regulator1--and what we put into it1 the ,key by which the machine is wound up2--according to the quantity1--quality1--and proper digestion of what we ,eat#gc and ,drink1 will be the pace of the ,pulse1 and the action of the ,system in general3--when we observe a due proportion between the quantum of ,exercise and that of ,excitement1 all goes well4--,if the machine be disordered1 the same expedients are employed for its re-adjustment1 as are used by the ,watch-maker2 it must be carefully cleaned1 and judiciously oiled4 ,eating ,salads after ,dinner1--and chilling the ,stomach1 and checking the process of digestion by swilling cold ,soda ,water--we hold to be other ,vulgar ,errors4 ,it is your superfluous ,,second ,,courses1--and ridiculous variety of ,wines1--,liqueurs1--,ices1 ,desserts1 c4--which 7are served up more to gratify the pride of the ,host1 than the appetite of the ,guests that7 overcome the ,stomach1 and paralyze ,digestion1 and seduce ,children of larger ,growth to sacrifice the health and comfort of several days--for the ,baby-pleasure of tickling their tongue for a few minutes1 with ,trifles and ,custards66 ,most of those who have written on what--by a strange perversion of language--are most non-naturally termed the non-naturals1--have merely laid before the ,public a nonsensical register of the peculiarities of their own ,palate1 and the idiosyncracies of their own ,constitution#gd4 ,some omnivorous ,cormorants have such an ever-craving ,appetite1 that they are raging with hunger as soon as they open their ,eyes1--and bolt half a dozen hard ,eggs before they are well awake2--,others are so perfectly restored by that chief nourisher in ,life's feast1 ,balmy ,sleep1 that they do not think about ,eating1--till they have been up and actively employed for several hours4 ,the strong ,food1 which the strong action of strong bodies requires--would soon destroy weak ones1--if the latter attempt to follow the example of the former1--instead of feeling invigorated1 their ,stomachs will be as oppressed1 as a ,porter is with a load that is too heavy for him1--and1 under the idea of swallowing what are called strengthening nourishing things1--will very soon make themselves ready for the ,undertaker4 ,some people seem to think1 that the more plentifully they stuff themselves1 the better they must thrive1 and the stronger they must grow4 ,it is not the quantity that we swallow1--but that which is properly digested1 which nourishes us4 ,a ,moderate ,meal well digested1 renders the body vigorous1--glutting it with superfluity1 7which is only turned into excrement instead of aliment1 and if not speedily evacuated17 not only oppresses the ,system1 but produces all sorts of ,disorders4 ,some are continually inviting ,indigestion1--by eating ,water-cresses1 or other undressed ,vegetables#ge1 to sweeten their ,blood1--or ,oysters to enrich it4--,others fancy their ,dinner cannot digest till they have closed the orifice of their ,stomachs with a certain portion of ,cheese1--if the preceding ,dinner has been a light one1 a little bit of ,cheese after it may not do much harm1 but its character for encouraging concoction is undeserved1--there is not a more absurd ,vulgar ,error1 than the often quoted proverb1 that ,cheese is a surly ,elf1 ,digesting all things1 but itself4 ,a ,third never eats ,goose1 c4 without remembering that ,brandy or ,cayenne is the ,latin for it4 ,a much less portion of ,stimulus is necessary after a hearty meal of califactive materials1 such as good ,beef or ,mutton--than after a maigre ,dinner of ,fish1 c4 ,another ,vulgar ,error in the school of ,good ,living1 is1 that ,good eating requires ,good drinking4--,good eating generally implies high seasoned ,viands1--the savoury ,herbs1 and stimulating ,spices with which these ,haut-,gouts are sprinkled and stuffed1 c4 are sufficient to encourage the digestive faculties to work con amore without any douceur of ,vinous irrigation1--but many persons make it a rule1 after eating ,pig1 c4 to take a glass of ,liqueur1 or ,eau de ,vie1 c4--or1 as when used in this manner1 it would be as properly called1 eau de mort4 ,,indigestion1 or1 to use the term of the day1 ,a ,,bilious ,,attack1--as often arises from over-exertion1 or ,,anxiety ,,of ,,mind1--as from refractory ,food2 it frequently produces ,,flatulence#gf1 and flatulence produces ,palpitation of the ,heart2 which is most difficult to stop1 when it comes on about an hour or two after a ,meal2--the ,stomach seems incapable of proceeding in its business1 from being over-distended with wind1 which pressing on the ,heart and larger vessels1 obstructs the ,circulation3--as soon as this flatulence is dispelled1 all goes well again3--inflating the ,lungs to the utmost1 i4 e4 taking in as much breath as you can1 and holding it as long as you can1 will sometimes act as a counterbalance1 and produce relief4 ,this is the first thing to do when this distressing ,spasm attacks you1--if it is not immediately checked2 take a strong ,peppermint1 or ,ginger ,lozenge1 7see page #ii17 sit1--or if possible lie down and loosen all ligatures2 the horizontal posture and perfect quiet are grand ,panaceas in this disorder2--if these do not soon settle it1 drink some stimulus3 sometimes a teacupful of ,hot water1 with a teaspoonful of common salt in it1 will suffice1--or a couple of glasses of ,wine1--or one of ,brandy in one of hot water3 either of these will generally soon restore sufficient energy to the ,stomach1 to enable it to expel the enemy that offends it1 and set the circulation to work freely again4--,if these means are not immediately efficacious1 take half an ounce of ,tincture of ,rhubarb in a quarter pint of hot water1--or three or four ,peristaltic ,persuaders1 with half a pint of hot water4 ,if this complaint comes on when the ,bowels are costive1--they must be put into motion as speedily as possible1 by some of the means recommended in the following pages4 ,it will sometimes come on during the collapsed state of the system1 from ,,fasting ,,too ,,long4 ,those who take no ,food between an early ,,breakfast--and a late ,,dinner1--for fear1 as they term it1 of spoiling the latter meal1--generally complain of ,flatulence1--,languor1 ,lowness of ,spirits1 c4 7and those who are troubled by a ,cough1 have often a paroxysm of it17 for the hour or more before ,dinner2--and ,heartburn1 c4 after it3--the former arising from fasting too long1 the latter from indulging an ,appetite so over excited1 that a ,baron of ,beef1 a ,pail of ,port ,wine1 and a ,tubful of ,tea1 will hardly satisfy it4 ,the languor of ,inanition1 and the fever of ,repletion1 may be easily avoided by eating a ,,luncheon1--solid and nutritive1 in proportion as the ,,dinner is protracted1 and the activity of the ,exercise to be taken in the mean-time4 ,the oftener you eat1 the less ought to be eaten at a time2 and the less you eat at a time1 the oftener you ought to eat3--a weak ,stomach has a much better chance of digesting two light meals1 than one heavy one4 ,the ,stomach should be allowed time to empty itself1 before we fill it again4 ,there is not only a considerable difference in the digestibility of various ,foods1--but also of the time required by different ,stomachs to digest them--the sign of which1 is the return of ,appetite4 ,the digestion of ,aliment is perfect1 and quickly performed1 in proportion to the keenness of our ,appetite at the time of taking it--more or less perfect ,mastication--and the vigorous state of the organs of ,digestion1--as a general rule1 the interval of ,fasting should seldom be less than three1 nor more than five hours#gg1--;,digestion being generally completed within that time4 ,the ,fashion of ,a4,d4 #ahbj has introduced a much longer fast 7a windy recreation1 as father ,paul assures the lay brother7 than even the elasticity of robust ,health can endure1 without distressing the adjustment of the ,system1--and creating such an over-excited appetite1 that the ,stomach does not feel it has had enough1--till it finds that it has been crammed too much#gh4 ,when ,hunger#gi calls1 obey1 nor often wait ,till hunger sharpen to corrosive pain2 ,for the keen appetite will feast beyond ,what nature well can bear4 ,this important truth--we would most strongly press on the consideration of ,those who attend our ,,courts ,,of ,,law1 and ,,parliament4 ,many industrious ,professional men1 in order to add a few pounds to their ,income--in a few years are quite worn out--from their digestive faculties being continually disordered and fretted for want of regular supplies of ,food2 and sufficient ,sleep4 ,an ,egg boiled in the shell for five minutes1 or ,les ,tablettes de ,bouillon 7,no4 #beb71 and a bit of ,bread1 is a convenient provision against the former--the ,siesta 7see page #id7 is the best ,antidote for the latter4 ,the sensation of ,hunger arises from the ,gastric juices acting upon the coats of the ,stomach--how injurious it must be to fast so long1 that by neglecting to supply it with some alimentary substance which this fluid was formed to dissolve1--the ,stomach becomes in danger of being digested itself666 ,those who feel a gnawing1 as they call it1 in their ,stomach1 should not wait till the stated hour of dinner1 but eat a little forthwith1 that the ,stomach may have something to work upon4 ,by too long ,fasting1 ,wind accumulates in the ,stomach1 especially of those who have passed the meridian of ,life--and produces a distressing ,flatulence--,languor--,faintness--,gidd iness--,palpitation of the ,heart1 c4 ,if the ,morning has been occupied by anxiety in ,business1--or the ,mind or ,body is fatigued by over-exertion--these symptoms will sometimes come on about an hour or two before the usual time of ,dining1--well masticating a bit of ,biscuit1 and letting a strong ,peppermint ,lozenge 7see page #ii7 dissolve in the mouth as soon as you feel the first symptoms of ,flatulence1--will often pacify the ,stomach1 and prevent the increase of these complaints4 ,,dr4 ,,whytt1 whose observations on ,nervous ,disorders1 7like this work71 are valuable1 inasmuch as they are the authentic narrative of his own ,experience--says1 page #cdd1 ,when my ,stomach has been weak1 after ,i have been indisposed1 ,i have often found myself much better for a glass of ,claret and a bit of bread1 an hour or more before ,dinner1 and ,i have ordered it in the same way to others1 and again in the evening1 an hour or more before ,supper1 with advantage4 ,there is no doubt of the propriety of ,,dr4 ,w4's prescription1 the ,editor's own feelings bear witness to it4 ,for those who are just recovering from ,diseases which have left them in a state of great ,debility1 a glass of ,wine and a bit of ,bread1--or a cup of good ,beef ,tea1 7see page #if7 are perhaps as good ,,tonics as any1--they not only remove ,languor1 but at the same time furnish ,nutriment4 ,we have known weak ,stomachs1 when kept fasting beyond the time they expected1--become so exhausted--they would refuse to receive any solid ,food1--until restored to good temper1--and wound up by some ,wine1 or other stimulus--as ,instinct proposed4 ,feeble ,persons1 who are subject to such sudden attacks1 should always travel armed with a ,pocket ,pistol charged with a couple of glasses of ,white ,wine1 or1 ,veritable ,eau de ,vie1--a ,biscuit1 and some strong ,peppermint or ,ginger ,lozenges1 or see ,tablettes de ,bouillon 7,no4 #beb73--when their ,stomach is uneasy from emptiness1 c4 these crutches will support the ,circulation1--and considerably diminish1 and sometimes entirely prevent the distressing effects which ,invalids suffer from too long a ,fast#hj4 ,what a contrast there is between the materials of the morning meal ,a4,d4 #aeej1 when ,queen ,elizabeth's ,maids of ,honour began the day with a ,round of ,beef1--or a ,red ,herring1 and a flaggon of ,ale--and in #ahba1 when the ,sportsman1 and even the day-,labourer1 breakfast on what ,cooks call ,chinese ,soup1 i4 e4 ,tea4 ,,swift has jocosely observed1 such is the extent of modern ,epicurism1 that the ,world#ha must be encompassed--before a ,washerwoman can sit down to ,breakfast1 i4 e4 by a voyage to the ,east for ,tea1 and to the ,west for ,sugar4 ,in ,,the ,,northumberland ,,household ,,book for #aeab1 we are informed that a ,thousand ,pounds was the sum annually expended in ,housekeeping1--this maintained #aff ,persons1--and the ,wheat was then #es4 #h;d4 per quarter4 ,the ,family rose at six in the morning1--my ,lord and my ,lady had set on their ,table for ,,breakfast1 at ,seven o'clock in the morning1 ,a quart of ,beer1 ,a quart of ,wine1 ,two pieces of ,salt ,fish1 ,half a dozen ,red ,herrings1 ,four ,white ones1 and ,a ,dish of ,sprats666 ,they ,,dined at ,ten--,,supped at ,four in the afternoon1--,the ,gates were all shut at nine1 and no further ingress or egress permitted4--,see pages #cad and #cah4 ,but now1 ,a4,d4 #ahba1 ,the ,gentleman who dines the latest ,is1 in our ,street1 esteemed the greatest3 ,but surely greater than them all1 ,is he who never ,dines#hb at all4 ,,dinners at ,night1 ,,and ,,suppers in the ,morning1 ,a few ,cautionary ,hints to ,modern ,fashionables4-- ,the ,ancients did delight1 forsooth1 ,to sport in allegoric ,truth2 ,apollo1 as we long have read since1 ,was ,god of ,music1 and of ,med'cines4 ,in ,prose1 ,,apollo is the ,sun1 ,and when he has his course begun1 ,the allegory then implies ',tis ,time for wise men to arise2 ,for ancient sages all commend ,the morning1 as the ,muses friend2 ,but modern ,wits are seldom able ,to sift the moral of this fable2-- ,but give to ,sleep's oblivious power ,the treasures of the morning hour1 ,and leave reluctant1 and with ,pain1 ,with feeble nerve1 and muddy ,brain1 ,their favorite couches late at noon1 ,and quit them then perhaps too soon1 ,mistaking by a sunblind sight ,the ,night for ,day--and ,day for ,night4 ,quitting their healthful guide ,apollo1 ,what fatal follies do they follow6 ,dinners at night--and in the ,morn ,suppers1 serv'd up as if in scorn ,of ,nature's wholesome regulations1 ,both in their ,viands and ,potations4 ,besides1 ,apollo is ,m4 ,d4 ,as all ,mythologists agree1 ,and skill'd in ,herbs and all their virtues1 ,as well as ,ayton is1 or ,curtis4 ,no doubt his excellence would stoop ,to dictate a ,receipt for ,soup1 ,show as much skill in dressing ,salad1 ,as in composing of a ,ballad1 ',twixt ,health and ,riot draw a line1 ,and teach us ,how--and ,when--to dine4 ,the ,stomach1 that great ,organ1 soon1 ,if overcharg'd1 is out of tune1 ,blown up with ,wind that sore annoys ,the ,ear with most unhallow'd noise66 ,now all these ,sorrows and ,diseases ,a man may fly from if he pleases2 ,for rising early will restore ,his powers to what they were before1 ,teach him to ,dine at ,nature's call1 ,and to ,sup lightly1 if at all2 ,teach him each morning to preserve ,the active brain1 and steady nerve2 ,provide him with a share of ,health ,for the pursuit of fame1 or wealth2 ,and leave the folly of ,night ,dinners ,to ,fools and ,dandies1 and ,old ,sinners666 ,that distressing interruption of the ,circulation1 which is called ,,nightmare1 ,globus ,hystericus1 ,spasms1 ,cramp1 or ,gout1 in the ,stomach1 with which few who have passed the ,meridian of ,life#hc1 are so fortunate as not to be too well acquainted1 we believe to arise from the same causes--which in the day produce ,palpitation of the ,heart4 ,the ,editor is now in his forty-third year1 and has been from his youth occasionally afflicted with both these disorders2 sometimes without being able to imagine what has produced them3--sometimes he has not been attacked with either of these complaints for many months2 they have then seized him for a week or more1--and as unaccountably ceased4 ,,the ,,nightmare has generally come on about three o'clock in the morning1--at the termination of the first1 or rather at the commencement of the second sleep2--quite as often when he has taken only a liquid or very light supper1--as when he has eaten some solid food1 and gone to bed soon after2--and most frequently after he has ,dined#hd out3 not from the quantity1 but the quality of the food and drink he has taken1 the change of the time of taking it4 ,the fatigue attending his performance of ,amphytrion at his own table1 has also occasionally produced it4 ,it appears to be occasioned by want of ,action in the ,system1 being generally preceded by ,languor--7which1 if not removed1 may proceed to produce--,palsy--or ,death17 caused either by depression of the power of the ,heart by anxiety1--obstruction of the peristaltic motion by the oppression of indigestible matter1--or interruption of the performance of the ,restorative ,process4 ,it is certainly not to be prevented by ,abstinence1 for during the time that the ,editor was trying the effect of a spare diet1 he was most frequently afflicted with it4--,see ,obs4 on ,,sleep1 c4 ,it is only to be relieved by ,stimulants1 and in an extreme case--by quickly acting ,aperients1 c4 ,see following pages4 ,some persons are peculiarly subject to it when they lie on their back1--others if on their left side3--when the ,editor has any disposition to this malady1 it is certainly exasperated if he lays upon his right side1--especially during the first part of the ,night1--it is a good ,custom to lay one half of the ,night on one side1 and the other half on the other4 ,when this appalling pause of the ,circulation takes place--he wakes1 with the idea that another minute of such suspended action will terminate his ,existence3--his first recourse is to force the action of the ,lungs by breathing as quick and as deep as possible4--,he feels very languid1--and to prevent a return of the fit1 drinks a couple of glasses of ,white ,wine1--or half a wine-glass of ,brandy1 in a wine-glass of ,peppermint ,water4 ,sometimes the ,disorder does not terminate with one paroxysm1 but recurs as soon as ,sleep returns3--when this is the case1 get half a tumbler of ,hot ,water1 add to it a wine-glass of ,peppermint ,water1 and half that quantity of ,tincture of ,rhubarb1 or fifty drops of ,sal ,volatile1 or both4 ,the symptom of security from a repetition of the ,fit1 is a vermicular sensation1 betokening that the peristaltic motion1 and the ,circulation is restored to its regular pace again4 ,his belief that many sudden and unaccountable ,deaths in the night have arisen from ,invalids not knowing how to manage this ,disorder1 induces the ,editor to relate his own personal experience concerning it--and the ,remedies which he has found effectual to remove it4 ,non ignara mali1 miseris succurrere disco4 ,the case is very similar to what ,dr4 ,,whytt relates of himself1 in his ,observations on ,nervous1 ,hysteric1 and ,hypochondriac ,disorders1 #hvo4 #agfghe2 by which1 ,dr4 ,,cullen1 in p4 #aj of his ,clinical ,lectures1 says1 he has done more than all his predecessors4 ,mr4 ,,waller has written a very sensible ,essay on the ,nightmare--those who are much afflicted with it1 cannot lay out #cs4 #f;d4 better1 than in buying his book--#abmo4 #ahaf4 ,he says1 it most frequently proceeds from acidity in the ,stomach1 and recommends ,carbonate of ,soda1 to be taken in the ,beer you ,drink at dinner4 ,he tells us he derived his information1 as to the cause1 and cure of this distressing disorder1 from a personal acquaintance with it for many years4 ,how devoutly it is to be wished that all ,authors would follow good old ,,sydenham and ,mr4 ,,waller',s example1--and give us a register of the progress of those chronic complaints which they have themselves been afflicted with1 and the regimen1 c4 which they have found most effectual to alleviate and cure them2--and1 instead of what they think1--write only what they know1--as the pains-taking ,,sanctorius--,,spallanzani--,,bryan ,,robinson1--and the persevering and minutely accurately observing ,dr4 ,,stark have in their ,dietetical ,experiments4 ,dr4 ,,whytt has immortalized himself by the candid relation of his own infirmities1 and his circumstantial account of the ,regimen1 c4 which enabled him to bear up against them1--which forms the most valuable collection of observations on ,nervous ,complaints1 that experience and liberality have yet presented to the public4 ,one page of ,,personal ,,experience1 is worth folios of theoretic ,fancies1--or ,clinical ,cases1 which can only be illuminated by the twilight of conjecture3--they may be faithful narratives of the accounts given by ,patients1 yet1 as these are very often imposed upon by their imagination attributing effects to very different causes than those which produce them1 they are often very inaccurate deductions4 ,,the ,,delicate ,,and ,,the ,,nervous1 will derive the greatest advantage from keeping a ,register of their ,health1--they should note1 and avoid whatever disagrees with them1--and endeavour to ascertain1 what kind and quantity of ,food--,exercise--,occupation and ,pleasures1 c4 are most agreeable to their constitution1 and take them at those regular periods which appear most convenient to them4 ,however this advice may excite the smiles of those who are swelling in all the pride of superfluous ,health1 such methodical movements will considerably improve the enjoyment1 and prolong the life of the ,valetudinary and the ,aged3 for whom1 ,instinct is the best ,guide in the choice of ,aliment4 ,none but the most obstinately ignorant ,visionary1 would dream of laying down absolute ,rules#hf for governing the caprice and whims of the infirm ,stomachs of ,crazy ,valetudinarians4 ,codes of ,dietetics#hg are almost useless1--the suggestions of ,reason are often in direct opposition to the desires of ,appetite4 ,in most matters regarding the adjustment of that supreme organ of existence1--the ,,stomach1--honest ,instinct#hh comes a ,volunteer4--,ventriloquism seldom falls to make out a fair title1 to be called unerring4 ,a due respect to the suggestions of ,instinct1 every ,invalid will find highly advantageous1--natural longing has frequently pointed out ,food--by which ,acute ,diseases have been cured1 when the most consummate medical skill was at fault1 and ,life at its lowest ebb4 ,it is needless to insist upon the importance of ,diet and ,regimen in ,chronic ,disorders4 ,be content with ,,one#hi ,dish1--from want of submission to this salutary rule of ,temperance--as many men dig their ,grave with their ,teeth1 as with the ,tankard2--,,drunkenness is deplorably destructive1 but her demurer sister ,,gluttony destroys an hundred to her one4 ,instinct speaks pretty plainly to those whose instruments of ,digestion are in a delicate state--and is an infinitely surer guide than any ,dietetic rules that can be contrived4 ,that the ,food which we fancy most--generally sits easiest on the ,stomach--is a fact which the experience of almost every individual can confirm4 ,the functions of ,digestion go on merrily when exercised by ,aliment which the ,stomach asks for--they often labour in vain when we eat merely because it is the usual hour of ,dining--or out of necessity1 to amuse the ,gastric juices1 and lull the grinding stomach's hungry rage4 ,to affirm that any thing is wholesome1 or unwholesome1--without considering the subject in all the circumstances to which it bears relation1 and the unaccountable peculiarities of different ,constitutions1--is1 with submission1 talking nonsense4 ,let every ,man consult his ,stomach2--to eat and drink such things--and in such quantities--as agree with that perfectly well1 is wholesome for him1 whilst they continue to do so#ij3--that which satisfies and refreshes us1 and causes no uneasiness after1 may safely be taken in moderation--whenever the ,appetite is keen--whether it be at ,dinner or ,supper4 ,what we have been longest used to1 is most likely to agree with us best4 ,the wholesomeness1 c4 of all ,food1 depends very much on the quality of it--and the way in which it is cooked4 ,those who are poor in ,health1 must live as they can2--certainly the less ,stimulus any of us use the better1 provided it be sufficient to properly carry on the ,circulation3--,i sometimes hold it lawful to excite ,appetite when it is feeble by ,age1 or debilitated by ,indisposition4 ,those ,stimuli which excite the circulation at the least expense of nervous irritation--and afford the greatest quantity of nutriment1 must be most acceptable to the ,stomach1 when it demands restorative diet4 ,a healthful impetus may be given to the ,system by a well seasoned ,soup1 or a restorative ,ragout1 at half the expense to the machinery of ,life1 than by the use of those ,spirituous ,stimuli--which fan a feverish fire--exciting action without supplying the expenditure of the principle producing it--and merely quicken the circulation for a few minutes1 without contributing any material to feed the ,lamp of ,life--which1 if it be originally or organically defective--or is impaired by ,time or ,disease--will sometimes not burn brightly1 unless it be supplied with the best oil1 and trimmed in the most skilful manner4 ,good ,mock ,turtle1 see 7,no4 #bdf1 or #bdg9917 will agree with weak stomachs surprisingly well2 so will that made by ,,birch in ,cornhill1 and by ,,kay at ,albion ,house1 ,aldersgate ,street4--,this excellent ,soup1 is frequently ordered for ,dyspeptic patients1 by the senior ,physician to one of the largest hospitals in this ,metropolis3 as a man of science and talent1 certainly in as high estimation as any of his cotemporaries4 ,ox-tail ,soup 7,no4 #bdj17 ,giblet ,soup 7,no4 #bdd17 and 7,no4 #hg17 and 7,no4 #hi17 7,no4 #dhi17 and 7,no4 #ejc17 are very agreeable extempore ,restoratives1--so easy of digestion1 that they are a sinecure to the ,stomach1 and give very little trouble to the chylopoietic organs--those whose ,teeth are defective--and those whose ,circulation is below par1--will find them acceptable ,foods4 ,experto crede1--the reader will remember ,baglivi's chapter de ,idolis ,medicorum1 wherein he tells us1 that ,physicians always prescribe to others1 what they like themselves4 ,the learned ,,mandeville has favoured us with five pages on the incomparably invigorating virtues of ,stock ,fish66 a kind of ,cod which is dried without being salted4 ,see pages #caf1 c4 of his ,treatise on ,hypochondriasis4 ,the best ,answers1 to all inquiries about ,the ,wholesomes1 are the following ,questions2--,do you like it8 ,does it agree with you8--then eat in moderation1 and you cannot do very wrong4 ,those who have long lived luxuriously1 to be sufficiently nourished1 must be regularly supplied with ,food that is nutritive1 and ,drink that is stimulating#ia1--,spice and ,wine1 are as needful to the ,,bon ,,vivant of a certain ,age--as its ,mother's ,milk1 is to a ,,new-,,born ,,babe4 ,the decrease of the energy of ,life arises from the decrease of the action of the organs of the ,body--especially those of ,digestion1--which in early life is so intense and perfect1 that a ,child1 after its common unexcitant meal of ,bread and ,milk1 is as hilarious and frolicsome as an ,adult person is after a certain quantity of ,roast ,beef and ,port4 ,the infirm stomachs of ,invalids1 require a little indulgence#ib--like other bad instruments1 they often want oiling1 and screwing1 and winding up and adjusting with the utmost care1 to keep them in tolerable order2--and will receive the most salutary ,stimulus1 from now and then making a full meal of a favourite dish4 ,this is not a singular notion of my own1 though it may not exactly agree with the fastidious fancy of ,dr4 ,sangrado's disciples1--that ,starvation and ,phlebotomy1 are ,sovereign ,remedies for all ,disorders4 ,those philanthropic ,physicians1 ,dr4 ,diet1--,dr4 ,quiet1--and ,dr4 ,merryman1--hold the same doctrine as the ,magnus ,coquus--i4 e4 the ,author of the ,cook's ,oracle1 to whose culinary skill we have been so repeatedly indebted in the composition of this work4 ,as excessive ,eating and ,drinking is certainly the most frequent cause of the disorders of the ,rich1--so privation is the common source of complaints among the ,poor2--the cause of the one1 is the cure of the other--but where one of the latter dies of ,want1 how many thousands of the former are destroyed by ,indigestion6 ,if strong ,spices and savoury ,herbs excite appetite--they 7in an increased ratio17 accelerate the action of the ,bowels--and hurry the food through the alimentary canal1 too rapidly to allow the ,absorbents to do their work properly4 ,salt is the most salubrious and easily obtainable relish which ,nature has given us to give sapidity to other substances2 and has this advantage over all other ,sauces1 that if taken to excess--it carries its remedy with it in its ,aperient quality4 ,we suspect that most mischief is done by the immoderate and constant use of the ,common ,condiments4--,we have seen some puritanical folks1 who are for ever boasting that ,they never touch ,,made ,,dishes1 c4 7one would suppose they had the ,tongue of ,pityllus#ic17 so be-devil every morsel they put into their ,mouth--with ,,pepper1 and ,,mustard1 c4 that they made their common food ten times more piquante--than the burn-gullet ,bonne ,bouche of an eastern ,nabob1 or a ,broiled ,devil1 enveloped in veritable ,sauce d',enfer4--,see 7,no4 #cee and #ech74 ,we do not condemn the moderate use of ,spices1 but the constant and excessive abuse of them1--by which the papillary nerves of the tongue become so blunted1 that in a little time they lose all relish for useful nourishing food1 and the ,epicure is punished with all the sufferings of incessant and incurable ,indigestion1--perturbed ,sleep--and the horrors of the ,night-,mare1 c4 c4--,however1 enough has been written by a thousand cautionists1 to convince any rational creature of the advantage resulting to both the ,body and the ,mind from a simple and frugal fare3--the great secret of ,health and ,longevity is to keep up the sensibility of the ,stomach4 ,no ,regimen#id can be contrived that will suit every body4 ,try all the bounties of this fertile ,globe1 ,there is not such a salutary ,food ,as suits with every ,stomach4 ,dr4 ,,armstrong',s ,art of ,preserving ,health1 book ii4 line #abj4 ,i knew a black servant of ,mr4 ,pitt1 an ,indian ,merchant in ,america1 who was fond of ,,soup made of ,,rattle ,,snakes1--in which the ,head1 without any regard to the ,poison1 was boiled along with the rest of the animal4--,dr4 ,g4 ,,fordyce1 on ,digestion1 c4 #hvo4 #agia1 p4 #aai4 ,no food is so delicious that it pleases all palates1--nothing can be more correct than the old adage1 one man's meat is another man's poison4 ,it would be as difficult for a ,laplander1 or an earth-eating ,ottomaque1 to convince our good citizens that ,train ,oil1 and gutter-mud1 is a more elegant relish than their favourite ,turtle--as for the former to fancy that ,kay or ,birch's ,soup can be as agreeable as the ,grease and ,garbage which custom has taught them to think delicious4 ,man differs more from ,man ,than ,man from ,beast4--,,colman4 ,celsus#ie very sensibly says1 that a healthy man1 under his own government1 ought not to tie himself up by strict rules1--nor to abstain from any sort of food2 that he ought sometimes to fast1 and sometimes to feast4 ,sanis1 sunt omnia ,sana4 ,when the ,stomach sends forth eructant signals of distress1 for help against ,indigestion1 the ,peristaltic ,persuaders 7see the end of this ,essay7 are as agreeable and effectual assistance as can be offered2 and for delicate ,constitutions1 and those that are impaired by ,age or ,intemperance1 are a valuable ,panacea4 ,they derive1 and deserve this name1 from the peculiar mildness of their operation#if4 ,one or two very gently increase the action of the principal viscera1 help them to do their work a little faster1--and enable the ,stomach to serve with an ejectment whatever offends it1--and move it into the ,bowels4 ,thus ,indigestion is easily and speedily removed1--,appetite restored1--7the mouths of the absorbing vessels being cleansed7 ,nutrition is facilitated1--and ,strength of ,body1 and ,energy of ,mind#ig1 are the happy results4 ,if an immediate operation be desired1 take some ,tincture of ,rhubarb--as a ,pill is the most gentle and gradually operating form for a drug--a ,tincture in which it is as it were ready digested1 is the most immediate in its action4 ,,to ,,make ,,tincture ,,of ,,rhubarb4--,steep three ounces of the best ,rhubarb 7pounded7 and half an ounce of ,carraway ,seeds1 7pounded7 in a bottle of ,brandy1 for ten days4 ,a table-spoonful in a wine-glass of hot water will generally be enough4 ,compound ,tincture of ,senna1 has been recommended1 especially to those who have accustomed themselves to the use of spirituous ,liquors and high living4 ,several similar preparations are sold under the name of ,daffy's ,elixir--or as much ,,epsom ,,salt1 in half a pint of hot water1 as experience has informed you1 will produce one motion1--a ,tea-spoonful 7i4 e4 from one to two drachms7 will generally do this--especially if it be taken in the morning1 fasting1 i4 e4 at least half an hour before ,breakfast4 ,the best way of covering the taste of ,,salt1 is to put a lump of ,sugar and a bit of thin-cut ,lemon ,peel#ih into the hot water1 for a few minutes before you stir the ,salt into it1--to which you may add a few grains of grated ,ginger4 ,,epsom ,,salt is a very speedy laxative1 often operating within an hour1--does the business required of it with great regularity1--and is more uniform in what it does1--and when it does it1--than any ,aperient2--ten minutes after you have taken it1 encourage its operation by drinking half a pint1 or more1 of warm water--weak ,broth--,tea--thin ,gruel 7,no4 #egb71 with some salt and butter in it--or ,soda ,water 7,no4 #dha4997 ,see ,index4 ,nil tam ad sanitatem1 et longevitatem conducit1 quam crebr et domestic purgationes4--,,lord ,,bacon4--i4 e4 ,nothing contributes so much to preserve ,health1 and prolong ,life1 as frequently cleansing the alimentary canal with gentle laxatives4 ,we perfectly agree with ,lord ,bacon1 and believe that in nine cases out of ten1 for which ,,tonic ,,medicines are administered1 ,peristaltic ,persuaders will not only much more certainly improve ,appetite1--but invigorate the ,constitution2 by facilitating the absorption of nutriment1--which1 in aged and debilitated people1 is often prevented by the mouths of the vessels being half closed by the accumulation of viscid mucus1 c4 ,,aperient ,,medicine does enough1 if it increases the customary ,evacuation1--and does too much1--if it does more1--than excite one additional motion4 ,bowels which are forced into double action to-day--must1 consequently1 be costive to-morrow1 and ,constipation will be caused by the remedy you have recourse to to remove it1--this has given rise to a ,vulgar ,error1--that the use of even the mildest ,laxative is followed by ,costiveness4 ,rhubarb is particularly under this prejudice1--because it has been more frequently employed as a domestic remedy1--and unadvisedly administered in either too little1 or too large a ,dose4 ,it has1 however1 been recommended by a ,physician of acknowledged ,ability1 and extensive ,experience4 ,if the ,bowels are constipated1 they should be kept regular by a ,pill of ,rhubarb of five grains every morning4--,,pemberton on the ,abdominal ,viscera1 p4 #aac4 ,people are often needlessly uneasy about the ,action of their ,bowels4--,if their general ,health is good1 and they have neither ,head-ach nor other deranged sensations1 and they live temperately1 during the second period of ,life1 whether they have two motions in one day1 or one in two days1 perhaps is not of much consequence2--however1 that the ,alvine ,exoneration should take place regularly is certainly most desirable2--especially after ,thirty-,five years of age#ii1 when the elasticity of the machinery of ,life begins to diminish4 ,to acquire a ,habit of ,regularity1 ,mr4 ,,locke1 who was a ,physician as well as a ,philosopher1 advises that if any person1 as soon as he has breakfasted1 would presently solicit nature1 so as to obtain a stool1 he might in time1 by a constant application1 bring it to be habitual4 ,he says ,i have known none who have been steady in the prosecution of this plan1 who did not in a few months obtain the desired success4--,on ,education1 p4 #bc1 c4 ,it is well known that the alvine evacuation is periodical1 and subjected to the power of habit2 if the regular call is not obeyed1 the necessity for the evacuation passes away2 and the call being again and again neglected1 habitual costiveness is the consequence4--,,hamilton on ,purgatives1 p4 #gb4 ,it will facilitate the acquirement of this salutary evacuation1--to take at night--such a dose of an ,aperient medicine1 as ,experience has pointed out1 as just sufficient to assist nature to produce a ,motion in the ,morning4 ,,habitual ,,costiveness is not curable by ,drugs alone1--and is most agreeably corrected by ,diet and ,regimen1 those most important1 and only effectual1 although much neglected 7because little understood7 means of permanently alleviating ,chronic ,complaints1 for which ,coquina est optima ,medicina4 ,strong ,constitutions are generally ,costive#ajj1--that perfect and vigorous action of the absorbents1 which is the cause of their strength1 is also the cause of their ,constipation3-- ,oportet sanorum1 sedes esse figuratas4 ,this ought to make them content1--but the ,constipated are for ever murmuring about a habit--which1 if managed with moderate care1--is the fundamental basis of ,health and ,long ,life4 ,a little attention to ,regimen will generally prevent it--a simple ,laxative will suffice to remove it--and neither will be often necessary1 for those who observe a deobstruent ,diet--take proper ,exercise in a pure ,air--sufficient liquid ,food--and eat freely of ,butter1 ,salt1 and ,sugar4 ,the peculiarity of most ,constitutions is so convenient1 that almost all ,costive persons--by attending to the effects which various things produce upon their ,bowels--may find1 in their usual ,food and ,drink1 the means of persuading their sluggish ,viscera to vibrate with healthful celerity4 ,a ,,supper or ,,breakfast of thin ,gruel1 7,no4 #egb17 with plenty of ,butter and ,salt in it1--ripe ,fruits1 particularly ,grapes#aja1--,oranges1-- ,strawberries1--,raspberries1--,mulberri es1--,marmalade1--,honey1-- ,treacle1--roasted ,apples1--stewed ,prunes1--,figs1--,raisins1-- ,tamarinds1--,french ,plumbs1 c42--will almost always produce the desired effect4 ,two or three strong ,cinnamon or ,ginger ,lozenges1 7see page #bcd17 gradually dissolved in the mouth when the ,stomach is empty1 will act as an ,aperient on many persons4 ,,salad ,,oil is a very pleasant ,peristaltic ,persuader3--by the following means it may be introduced 7as a supper7 to the most delicate ,stomach1--without any offence to the most fastidious ,palate4 ,put a table-spoonful of ,sherry into a wine-glass--on this a table-spoonful of ,olive ,oil--on this another table-spoonful of ,sherry--or rub together a table-spoonful or two of ,oil1 with the yolk of an ,egg boiled hard1 7,no4 #edg17 add a little ,vinegar and ,salt to it1 and eat it at ,supper as a ,sauce to a ,salad 7,no4 #ach997 of ,mustard and ,cresses1--or ,lettuce1--,radishes1--,button ,onions1--,celery1--,cucumber1 c42--or cold boiled ,asparagus1--,brocoli1--,cauliflower1--, carrot1--or ,turnip1--,kidney or ,french ,beans1--or ,pease2--or ,pickled ,salmon1 7,no4 #afa17 ,lobster1 7,no4 #agf17 ,shrimps1 ,herrings1 ,sprats1 7,no4 #agj999917 or ,mackarel1 7,no4 #afh17 or as a ,sauce to cold ,meat1 c4 ,you may give it an infinite variety of agreeable flavours2 the ingredients to produce which are enumerated in 7,no4 #cgb7 of ,,the ,,cook',s ,,oracle4 ,hypochondriac people are fond of taking ,medicine at certain times1 the spring and fall1--at the full or the new ,moon1 c4 whether they want it or not4--,for those in ,health to attempt to improve it by taking ,physic1 is absurd indeed4 ,remember the epitaph on the ,italian ,count-- ,i was well-- ,wished to be better-- ,took ,physic--and died4 ,hypochondriasis--,spleen--,vapours--the ,blue ,devils--the ,bile--,nervous ,debility1 c4 are but so many different names for those ,disorders which arise either from ,,chronic ,,weakness of the ,constitution--or an inconsiderate management of it4--,a man who has a strong stamina will bear irregularities with impunity--which will soon destroy a more delicate frame4 ,we do not laugh at the melancholy of the ,hypochondriac1--or consider his ,complaints as merely the hallucinations of un ,malade ,imaginaire2 but trace the cause of them to either some ,indigestion interrupting the functions of the ,alimentary ,canal--which a gentle ,aperient would immediately remove--or the ineffective performance of the ,restorative ,process--insufficiently nutritive ,diet--or depression of the vital and animal functions from anxiety or over-exertion of either the ,mind or the ,body3--which nothing but ,rest and nutritive ,food can repair4 ,the ,editor of this little treatise has had from his ,youth to bear up against an highly irritable nervous system1--the means he has found useful to manage and support it1 he is now recording for the benefit of other ,nervous ,invalids4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we advise our ,friends--never to call in even the gentle aid of ,peristaltic ,persuaders1--but when ,instinct absolutely insists upon it--some of the ,indications of which are1 ,a disagreeable taste in the ,mouth--,eructations--,want of ,appetite--,sensations of distention in the ,stomach and ,bowels--,pains in the ,stomach or ,head--,vertigo--,feverishness--,restles sness--,peevishness1 c4--but these will often disappear by taking a liquid meal1 instead of a solid one1 or using more exercise1 will often answer the purpose4--,mr4 ,jones very sensibly observes1 if people will by no means rest from constantly tampering with laxatives1 instead of using exercise1 the habit of using the ,lavement every evening cannot be so destructive1 as it irritates only twelve inches of intestine1 and spares raking down the other thirty-nine feet4--,see ,med4 ,vul4 ,errors1 p4 #dd4 ,,relaxed ,,bowels#ajb are often extremely unmanageable1 and difficult to regulate--and are the principal cause of that ,chronic ,weakness which is so generally complained of1 and of many other distressing ,nervous ,disorders4 ,if the ,bowels are unfaithful to the ,stomach1 and1 instead of playing fair1--let go their hold of the ,pabulum ,vit1 before the ,absorbents have properly performed the process which that grand organ has prepared for them--,nutrition will be deficient2 and ,flatulence1 c4 c4 ,giddiness1--,spasms1--,head-ache1--and ,back-ache1--and what are called ,bilious and ,nervous ,disorders1--and all the ,diseases incident to ,debility1 will attack you on the slightest cause4 ,those who are afflicted with a relaxation of the ,bowels1 are advised to a ,dry diet1 rather than a ,liquid one1 and must submit to a ,regimen diametrically contrary to that we have recommended to cure ,constipation4 ,since ,i lessened my ,drink ,i have been much more costive than ,i was before1 and have for two years past freed myself from a ,diarrha4 ,costiveness generally attends dry food in other animals as well as men4--,b4 ,,robinson1 on ,food and ,discharges1 p4 #hb and #fd4 ,live principally upon ,animal ,food sufficiently cooked1 and ,stale ,bread1 or biscuit2--instead of ,malt liquor 7unless it be very mild and good ,homebrewed ,beer1 which is the best of all ,beverages7 drink ,beef-,tea1 7,no4 #efc71 or well made ,toast and ,water#ajc 7,no4 #dfc9971 with about one-fourth part of ,wine1 and a little ,sugar and grated ,nutmeg or ,ginger in it2--if the ,stomach be troubled with ,acidity1 or great ,flatulence1 one-eighth part of ,brandy may agree with it better3--whatever ,you eat and drink should be ,warmed4--,see page #id on ,siesta1 and page #aeh4 ,be watchful of the effects of the ,food which you take1--avoid whatever appears to irritate1 and eat only that which experience has proved acceptable4 ,,irritable ,,bowels are excited to inconveniently increased action by any thing that the ,stomach has either not the ability1 or the inclination1 to prepare for them1--and ,diarrha is the consequence4 ,the easiest and most effectual method of restoring tranquillity in the ,bowels--is to be content with a light diet of ,gruel1 ,broth1 or ,fish1 c4 till the return of a keen ,appetite assures you1 that the ,stomach has recovered its powers1 and being ready for action1 requires its usual supply of solid food4 ,when the ,bowels get a trick of emptying themselves too often1--a teaspoonful of ,compound ,powder of ,chalk in your ,tea1--or a wine-glassful of the following mixture1 taken twice or thrice a day1 will generally cure them of it very speedily3-- ,chalk mixture1 six ounces4 ,tincture of ,cinnamon 7,no4 #daf9971 one ditto4 ,opiate ,confection1 one drachm4 ,mixed together4 ,if ,diarrha continues obstinate1 more powerful ,astringents#ajd may be necessary4 ,,tincture ,,of ,,cinnamon 7,no4 #daf997 is one of the best cordial tonics--see also 7,no4 #efi7 and 7,nos4 #dac #ae47 ,,opium ,,lozenges1 containing a quarter of a grain each1 and strongly flavoured with ,oil of ,peppermint1 are recommended to those who are troubled with relaxed ,bowels4 ,,strong ,,peppermint ,,lozenges are the most convenient portable carminative3--as soon as they are dissolved1 their influence is felt from the beginning1 to the end of the ,alimentary ,canal2--they dissipate flatulence so immediately1 that they well deserve the name of ,vegetable ther2 and are recommended to ,,singers#aje ,,and ,,public ,,speakers1 as giving effective excitement to the organs of the ,voice1--as a support against the distressing effects of fasting too long--and to give energy to the ,stomach between meals4 ,n4,b4 ,sixty different sorts of ,lozenges1 are made in the most superlative manner1 by ,mr4 ,smith1 ,fell ,street1 ,wood ,street1 ,cheapside4 ,his ,rose ,jujubes--are a very elegant preparation1 which those who have not a remarkably ,sweet ,breath1 are recommended to take the last thing at night1 and the first in the morning--the breath smells faintest when the ,stomach is emptiest4 ,his ,mellifluous ,aromatics are so delicately flavoured1 they moisten the mouth and throat without cloying the ,palate1 ,stomach1 c41 which is more than can be said of most ,lozenges4 ,to make ,,forty ,,peristaltic ,,persuaders4 ,take1 ,turkey ,rhubarb1 finely pulverized1 two drachms4 ,syrup 7by weight7 one drachm4 ,oil of ,carraway1 ten drops 7minums74 ,made into ,pills1 each of which will contain ,three ,grains of ,rhubarb4 ,,the ,,dose ,,of ,,the ,,persuaders must be adapted to the constitutional peculiarity of the ,patient3--when you wish to accelerate or augment the ,alvine ,exoneration--take two1 three1 or more1 according to the effect you desire to produce--two ,pills will do as much for one person as five or six will for another2 they generally will very regularly perform what you wish to-day1--without interfering with what you hope will happen to-morrow2--and are1 therefore1 as convenient an argument against ,constipation as any we are acquainted with4 ,the most convenient opportunity to introduce them to the ,stomach--is early in the ,morning1 when it is unoccupied1--and has no particular business to attend to1 i4 e4 at least half an hour before ,breakfast4 ,physic should never interrupt the ,stomach1 when it is engaged in digesting ,food--perhaps the best time to take it1 is when you awake out of your first ,sleep--or as soon as you awake in the morning4 ,moreover1 such is the increased sensibility of some ,stomachs at that time1 that half the quantity of ,medicine will suffice4 ,from two to four ,persuaders will generally produce one additional motion within twelve hours4 ,they may be taken at any time--by the most ,,delicate ,,females1 whose ,constitutions are so often distressed by ,constipation#ajf1 and destroyed by the drastic purgatives they take to relieve it4 ,see also page #bbd4 ,their agreeable flavour recommends them as the most convenient aperient for ,,children1 whose indispositions most frequently arise from obstructions in the ,bowels2--it is not always a very easy task to prevail upon a spoiled ,child to take ,physic2--therefore--we have made our ,pill to taste exactly like ,gingerbread4 ,for ,,infants1 too young to swallow a ,pill1 pound it1 and mix it with ,currant ,jelly1 ,honey1 or ,treacle4 ,,on ,,the ,,first ,,attack ,,of ,,disease--it may generally be disarmed by discharging the contents of the ,bowels3--,,in ,,every ,,disorder#ajg the main point is carefully to watch1 and constantly to keep up the activity of the ,alimentary ,canal--for want of due attention to this1 ,,millions 7especially of ,children7 ,,have ,,died ,,of ,,medicable ,,disorders66 ,,for ,,bilious ,,or ,,liver#ajh ,,complaints1 7which are now the fashionable names for all those deranged sensations of the ,abdominal ,viscera--which as often arise from the want1 as from the excess of ,bile--and perhaps most frequently from ,indigestion7--and for expelling ,,worms#aji1 for which it is the fashion to administer ,mercury#aaj 7which1 because it is the only remedy for one ,disease1 people suppose must be a panacea for every disorder7 and other drastic mineral medicines1 which are awfully uncertain both in their strength and in their operation4 ,if1 instead of two or three times a week tormenting your ,bowels with ,corrosive ,cathartics1--,hydragogues1--,phlegmagog ues1 c41 you take one or two gentle ,,persuaders1 twice or thrice a day2--they will excite a gradual and regularly increased action of the ,viscera--restore the tone of the ,alimentary tube--and speedily and effectually cure the disorder1 without injuring the ,constitution4 ,there is not a more universal or more mischievous ,vulgar ,error1 than the notion1 that ,physic is efficacious1 in proportion as it is extremely disagreeable to take1 and frightfully violent in its operation1--unless a medicine actually produces more ,distress in the ,system1 than the ,disorder it is administered to remove--in fact1 if the ,remedy be not worse than the ,disease1 the million have no faith in it--and are not satisfied that they can be perfectly cured if they escape ,phlebotomy1--unless put to extreme pain1 and plentifully supplied with ,black ,doses1 and drastic ,drugs2--they have the best opinion of that ,doctor who most furiously ,vomits--,purges--,blisters--,bleeds1 and ,sweats 'em4 ,to perfectly content them that you have most profoundly considered their case1 you must to such ,prescription--add a ,proscription of every thing they appear particularly partial to666 ,people who in all other respects appear to be very rational--and are apt to try other questions by the rules of ,common ,sense1 in matters relating to their ,health1 surrender their understanding to the fashion of the ,day1--and in the present ,century1 on all occasions take ,calomel as coolly as in the last1 their ,grandfathers inundated their poor ,stomachs with ,tar-,water4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tonic ,,tincture1 7,no4 #efi7 is ,peruvian ,bark1 bruised1 one ounce and a half4 ,orange ,peel1 do4 one ounce4 ,brandy1 or ,proof ,spirit1 one pint4 ,let these ingredients steep for ten days1 shaking the bottle every day--let it remain quiet two days--and then decant the clear liquor4 ,dose--one teaspoonful in a wineglass of water1 twice a day1 when you feel languid1 i4 e4 when the ,stomach is empty1 about an hour before ,dinner1 and in the ,evening4 ,twenty grains of the ,powder of ,bark may be added to it occasionally4 ,to this agreeable ,aromatic ,tonic we are under personal obligations1 for frequently putting our ,stomach into good temper1 and procuring us good ,appetite and good ,digestion4 ,in low ,nervous affections1 arising from a languid ,circulation--and1 when the ,stomach is in a state of shabby debility from age--intemperance1 or other causes--this is a most acceptable restorative4 ,n4,b4 ,,tea made with dried and bruised ,seville ,orange ,peel1 7in the same manner as common ,tea17 and drank with milk and sugar1 has been taken for ,breakfast by ,nervous and ,dyspeptic persons with great benefit4 ,,chewing a bit of ,orange ,peel twice a day when the ,stomach is empty1 will be found very grateful1 and strengthening to it4-- 99 99 99 99 99 ,,stomachic ,,tinctures4 ,two ounces of ,,cascarilla ,bark 7bruised7--or dried ,,orange ,,peel1--or ,,colomba ,,root--infused for a fortnight in a pint of ,brandy1 will give you the ,tinctures called by those names4 ,dose--one or two teaspoonsful in a wine-glass of water4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tincture ,,of ,,cinnamon1 7,no4 #daf9974 ,this excellent ,cordial is made by pouring a bottle of genuine ,cogniac 7,no4 #dga7 on three ounces of bruised ,cinnamon 7,cassia will not do74 ,this cordial restorative was more in vogue formerly1 than it is now2--a teaspoonful of it1 and a lump of ,sugar1 in a glass of good ,sherry or ,madeira1 with the yolk of an ,egg beat up in it--was called ,balsamum ,vit4 ,cur moriatur homo1 qui sumit de ,cinnamomo8--,cinnamon is verie comfortable to the ,stomacke1 and the principall partes of the bodie4 ,ventriculum1 ,jecur1 ,lienem ,cerebrum1 nervosque juvant et roborat4--,i reckon it a great treasure for a student to have by him1 in his closet1 to take now and then a spoonfull4--,,cogan',s ,haven of ,health1 #dto4 #aehd1 p4 #aaa4 ,obs4--,two teaspoonsful in a wineglass of water--are a present and pleasant remedy in ,nervous ,languors--and in relaxations of the ,bowels--in the latter case five drops of ,laudanum may be added to each dose4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,soda ,,water1 7,no4 #dha9947 ,the best way of producing agreeable ,pneumatic ,punch1 as a learned ,chemist has called this refreshing refrigerant1 is to fill two half-pint ,tumblers half full of ,water1--stir into one #cj grains of ,carbonate of ,potash1--into the other #be grains of ,citric#aaa ,acid1 7both being previously finely pounded17--when the powders are perfectly dissolved--pour the contents of one tumbler into the other--and sparkling ,soda ,water is instantaneously produced4 ,to make ,,double ,,soda ,,water1 use double the quantity of the ,powder4 ,single ,soda ,water is a delightful drink in sultry weather--and may be very agreeably flavoured by dissolving a little ,raspberry or ,red ,currant ,jelly in the ,water1 7before you add the ,carbonate of ,potash to it71 or a little ,tincture of ,ginger1 7,no4 #daa17--or ,syrup of ,ginger1 7,no4 #cid17--or ,syrup of ,lemon ,peel1 7,no4 #cic17--or infuse a roll of fresh and thin-cut ,lemon ,peel1 and a bit of ,sugar in the water--or rub down a few drops of 7,no4 #djh17 with a bit of ,lump ,sugar1 with or without a little grated ,ginger2--a glass of ,sherry or a tablespoonful of ,brandy is sometimes added4 ,the addition of a teaspoonful of the ,,tonic ,,tincture 7,no4 #efi17 will give you a very refreshing ,stomachic--and ten drops of ,tinct4 ,ferri ,muriati put into the water in which you dissolve the ,citric ,acid--a fine effervescing ,chalybeate4 ,the day after a ,feast1 if you feel fevered and heated1 you cannot do better than drink a half-pint glass or two of ,single ,soda ,water between ,breakfast and ,dinner4 ,,double ,,soda ,,water 7especially if made with tepid water7 is an excellent auxiliary to accelerate the operation of ,aperient ,medicine--and1 if taken in the ,morning fasting1 will sometimes move the ,bowels without further assistance4 ,if some good ,cogniac or ,essence of ,ginger 7,no4 #daa7 be added to it1 it is one of the best helps to set the ,stomach to work--and remove the distressing languor which sometimes follows hard drinking4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,essence ,,of ,,ginger1 7,no4 #daa74 ,the fragrant aroma of ,ginger is so extremely volatile1 that it evaporates almost as soon as it is pounded--the fine ,lemon peel got flies off presently4 ,if ,ginger is taken to produce an immediate effect--to warm the ,stomach--dispel ,flatulence1 c41 or as an addition to ,aperient ,medicine--the following is the best preparation of it3-- ,steep three ounces of fresh grated ,ginger1 and one ounce of fresh ,lemon ,peel1 7cut thin7 in a quart of ,brandy--or ,proof ,spirit1 for ten days1 shaking it up each day4 ,n4,b4 ,,tincture ,,of ,,allspice1 which is sometimes called ,essence of ,bishop1 for making ,mulled ,wine1 c4 extempore1 is prepared in the same manner4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,gruel1 7,no4 #beb74 #ast4 ,ask those who are to eat it1 if they like it ,,thick or thin2 if the latter1 mix well together by degrees1 in a pint basin1 one tablespoonful of ,oatmeal with three of cold water2--if the former1 two spoonsful4 ,have ready1 in a ,stewpan1 a pint of boiling water or milk--pour this by degrees to the ,oatmeal you have mixed--return it into the ,stewpan--set it on the fire--and let it boil for five minutes--stirring it all the time to prevent the ,oatmeal from burning at the bottom of the ,stewpan--skim--and strain it through a ,hair ,sieve4 #b;d4 ,to convert this into ,,caudle--add a little ,ale--,wine--or ,brandy--with ,sugar--and if the ,bowels are disordered1 a little ,nutmeg or ,ginger grated4 ,gruel may be made with ,broth#aab 7,no4 #dij17 or 7,no4 #beb17 or 7,no4 #efd17 instead of ,water--7to make ,crowdie1 see ,no4 #bje9917--;and may be flavoured with ,sweet ,herbs--,soup ,roots and ,savoury ,spices--by boiling them for a few minutes in the water you are going to make the ,gruel with--or ,,zest 7,no4 #bee7--,pea ,powder 7,no4 #deh7--or dried ,mint--,mushroom ,catsup 7,no4 #dci7--or a few grains of ,curry ,powder 7,no4 #dee7--or ,savoury ,ragout ,powder 7,no4 #deg7--or ,cayenne 7,no4 #djd7--or ,celery ,seed bruised--or ,soup ,herb ,powder 7,no4 #dei7--or an ,onion minced very fine and bruised in with the ,oatmeal--or a little ,eschalot ,wine 7,no4 #djb7--or ,essence of ,celery 7,no4 #dji7--or 7,no4 #dac7--7,no4 #dag7--or 7,no4 #dbj71 c4 ,,plain ,,gruel1 such as is directed in the first part of this ,recipe1 is one of the best ,breakfasts and ,suppers that we can recommend to the rational ,epicure2--is the most comforting soother of an irritable ,stomach that we know--and particularly acceptable to it after a hard day's work of ,intemperate ,feasting--when the addition of half an ounce of ,butter1 and a teaspoonful of ,epsom ,salt will give it an aperient quality1 which will assist the principal ,viscera to get rid of their burden4 ,water ,gruel 7says ,tryon in his ,obs4 on ,health1 #afmo4 #afhh1 p4 #db17 is the ,,king of ,spoon ,meats1 and the ,,queen of ,soups1 and gratifies nature beyond all others4 ,in the ,art of ,thriving1 #afig1 p4 #h1 are directions for preparing ,fourscore ,noble and ,wholesome ,dishes1 upon most of which a ,man may live excellent well for ,twopence a day3 the author's ,obs4 on ,water ,gruel is1 that ,,essence ,,of ,,oatmeal makes a noble and exhilarating meal6 ,dr4 ,,franklin',s favourite ,breakfast was a good basin of warm ,gruel1 in which there was a small slice of ,butter with ,toasted ,bread and ,nutmeg--the expense of this1 he reckoned at three half-pence4 ,mastication is a very necessary ,preparation of solid ,aliment1 without which there can be no good ,digestion4--,the above are the first lines in ,,arbuthnot',s ,essay on ,aliment4 ,this first act of the important process of ,digestion1 is most perfectly performed1 when the flavour1 c4 of our ,food is agreeable to our ,taste2--we naturally detain upon our ,palate those things which please it1--and the ,meat we relish most1 is consequently most broken down by chewing1 and most intimately incorporated with the ,saliva--this is the reason why what we desire most1 we digest best4 ,here1 is a sufficient answer1 to the ,folios which have sprung from the ,pens of cynical and senseless ,scribblers--on whom ,nature not having bestowed a ,palate1 they have proscribed those pleasures they had not ,sense#aac to taste1 or comprehend the wise purposes for which they were given to us1 and ,compound for ,sins they are inclin'd to1 ,by damning those they have no mind to4 ,how large a share of the business of ,digestion is managed by ,mastication1 has been shown by the experiments of ,spallanzani#aad4 ,to ,chew long1 and leisurely1 is the only way to extract the essence of our food--to enjoy the taste of it1 and to render it easily convertible into laudable ,chyle1 by the facility it gives to the gastric juices to dissolve it without trouble4 ,the pleasure of the ,palate1 and the health of the ,stomach1 are equally promoted by this salutary habit1 which all should be taught to acquire in their infancy4 ,the more tender meat is1 the more we may eat of it4--,that which is most difficult to ,chew1 is of course most difficult to ,digest4 ,from #cj to #dj 7according to the tenderness of the meat7 has been calculated as the mean number of ,munches1 that solid meat requires1 to prepare it for its journey down the ,red ,lane2 less will be sufficient for tender1 delicate1 and easily digestible white meats4 ,the sagacious ,gourmand1 will calculate this precisely1--and not waste his precious moments in useless ,jaw-work1 or invite an ,indigestion by neglecting ,mastication4 ,i cannot give any positive rules for this1 it depends on the state of the ,teeth#aae2 every one1 especially the ,dyspeptic1 ought to ascertain the condition of these useful working tools2 and to use them with proportionate diligence1 is an indispensable exercise which every rational ,epicure will most cheerfully perform1 who has any regard for the welfare of his ,stomach#aaf4 ,it has been recommended1 that those whose ,teeth are defective1 should mince their meat--this will certainly save trouble to both ,teeth and ,stomach--nevertheless1 it is advisable1 let the meat be minced ever so fine1 to endeavour to mumble it into a pulp before it be introduced to the ,stomach--on account of the advantage derived from its admixture with the ,,saliva4 ,by experiment1 ,i determined the quantity of ,saliva secreted in half an hour1 to be whilst the parts were at rest1 four drachms1--whilst eating1 five ounces four drachms4--,,stark on ,diet1 p4 #ii4 ,,mastication is the source of all good ,digestion2--with its assistance1 almost any thing may be put into any stomach with impunity3--without it1 ,digestion is always difficult1 and often impossible3 and be it always remembered1 it is not merely what we eat1 but what we digest well1 that nourishes us4 ,the sagacious ,gourmand is ever mindful of his motto-- ,masticate1 ,denticate1 ,chump1 ,grind1 and ,swallow4 ,the four first acts1 he knows he must perform properly1--before he dare attempt the fifth4 ,those who cannot enjoy a savoury morsel on account of their ,teeth1 or rather on account of the want of them1 we refer to the note at the foot of p4 #bfj1 and also have the pleasure to inform them1 that ,,patent ,,masticators are made by ,,palmer1 ,cutler1 in ,st4 ,james's ,street4 ,to those who may inadvertently exercise their ,masticative faculties on unworthy materials--or longer on worthy ones than nature finds convenient1 we recommend ,peristaltic ,persuaders4 ,see page #bce4 ,when either the ,teeth or ,stomach are extremely feeble1 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 ,mortar4--,and see ,nos4 #aj1--ah1--hg1--hi1--age1--agh2 from #ahe to #bej1--ejb--edb--;and especially #ejc4 ,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 ,butter1--,vegetable1--,herb1--,spice1-- ,zest1 ,no4 #bee1 c4--according to the taste1 c4 of the ,eater4--,the business of the ,stomach is thus very materially facilitated4 ,mincing or ,pounding ,meat--saveth the grinding of the ,teeth2 and therefore 7no doubt7 is more nourishing1 especially in ,age1--or to them that have weak teeth2 but ,butter is not proper for weak bodies1--and therefore1 moisten it in pounding with a little ,claret ,wine1 and a very little ,cinnamon or ,nutmeg4--,,lord ,,bacon',s ,natural ,history1 ,century #a4--ed4 ,this is important ,advice for those who are afflicted with ,tic ,douloureux1--the paroxysm of which is generally provoked by the exercise of ,eating1--and the ,editor has known that dreadful disorder cured by the ,patient frequently taking food thus prepared in small portions1 instead of a regular meal4 ,the ,,teeth should be cleaned after every meal with a ,,tooth ,,preserver1 7i4 e4 a very soft brush17 and then rinsed with tepid water--never neglect this at night2--nothing destroys the ,teeth so fast as suffering food to stick between them--those who observe this rule1 will seldom have any occasion for ,dentifrices--,essences of ,ivory--,indurating ,liquid ,enamels1 c4 ,but it is the rage just now with some ,dentists1 to recommend ,brushes so hard1 that they fetch ,blood like a ,lancet wherever they touch2 and instead of ,teeth ,preservers1 these should rather be termed ,gum ,bleeders4 ,not even a ,philosopher can endure the ,,toothach patiently--what an overcoming agony then it must be to a ,grand ,gourmand6--depriving him of the means of enjoying an amusement which to him is the grand solace for all sublunary cares4--,to alleviate1 and indeed generally to cure this intolerable pain--we recommend ,toothache and ,anti-rheumatic ,embrocation1 7,no4 #efg47 ,sal ,volatile--three parts4 ,laudanum--one part4 ,mix and rub the part in pain therewith frequently4 ,if the ,tooth which aches is hollow1 drop some of this on a bit of cotton1 and put it into the ,tooth1--if the pain does not abate within an hour--take out the cotton1 and put another piece in--changing it every hour four or five times1 till the pain ceases4 ,in a general ,face-ach1 or sore ,throat--moisten a piece of flannel with it and put it to the part affected1--rub any part afflicted with ,rheumatism night and morning1 and in the middle of the day4 ,i have frequently cured old and inveterate ,rheumatic affections with this ,liniment4 ,,index4 ,actors1 ,hints to1 concerning their ,health1 #if ,ale1 #aa1 #add ,stale ditto1 how to make fresh1 #aa ,abernethy1 ,mr41 quoted1 #i1 #da1 #di1 #ajb1 #aei1 #agh1 #bch ,abstinence1 cheapest ,cure for ,intemperance1 #aei ,athletic weight1 what1 #ei ,air1 on the change of1 #h ,do4 ,note at foot of #ff ,stagnant1 ,dr4 ,struve's ,obs4 on1 #aad ,general ,obs4 on change of1 c41 #aai not always advisable #aba ,animal ,food1 #aj ,alcohol1 proportion of1 in ,wines1 ,brandy1 ,gin1 c41 #ach ,dr4 ,philips's ,obs4 on #ade ,arbuthnot1 ,dr41 quoted1 #a1 #ai ,obs4 on ,mastication #bej ,anxiety of ,mind1 ,evils arising from1 #he to #hg ,do4 ,sir ,john ,sinclair on1 ,note to1 #hf ,do4 ,dr4 ,whytt1 do41 #hf ,do4 ,sir ,thomas ,barnard1 do41 #hf ,do4 ,dr4 ,colton1 do41 #hf ,appetite1 to refresh1 #afc ,three ,sorts of1 in ,note to1 #afc ,varieties of1 #afi ,montaigne's ,obs4 on1 #bjj ,aperients1 what the best1 #bae what they ought to do1 #bai ,lord ,bacon's ,obs1 #bai ,mr4 ,locke's do41 #bba ,dr4 ,hamilton's do41 #bba best time to introduce them to the ,stomach1 #bce for ,children1 #bcg ,astringents1 #bcb ,bacon1 ,lord1 his ,obs4 on ,aperients1 #bai on ,food for those whose ,teeth are defective1 #bfc ,barclay1 ,captain1 quoted1 #c1 #g his ,diet during his extraordinary walk1 #ac ,balsamum ,vit1 #ig ,brown1 ,dr41 his ,obs4 on the ,materia ,medica1 c41 #e ,bath1 tepid1 #abf ,brain1 the two ways of fertilizing1 #fh ,bed ,room1 #ij ,curtains1 #ia ,bed1 best1 #ia ventilated1 #ib ,do4 in hot weather1 #ib ,a ,fire in1 #ic ,clothes1 #ajc ,ditto1 ditto1 in cold weather1 #ajd ,beef1 #aj1 #bb1 #ca eaters preferred to ,sheep-biters1 #bi ,tea1 how to make1 #if1 #ahb a good ,tonic1 #ahb on the digestibility of1 #agg ,obs4 on1 by ,bryan ,robinson4 ,by the ,editor4 ,by ,mr4 ,astley ,cooper1 #agg ,beer1 #aa1 #bc1 #bh1 #add ,breakfast1 #bj ,do4 of ,beef ,tea recommended after hard drinking1 #afa of ,queen ,elizabeth1 ,a4,d4 #aeej1 #ahd of a ,washerwoman in ,a4,d4 #ahba1 #ahd ,bread1 ,liquid1 #add ,crust of1 wonderful virtues of1 #afi ,broils1 #bf ,broths1 in what degree nutritive1 #cj excellent ,mutton1 #bed ,breath1 ,rose ,jujubes for those who have not a remarkable sweet1 #bcd ,blumenbach on the ,pulse1 #de ,bowels1 constipated1 how to regulate1 #bbj relaxed1 do41 #bbh ,braces1 #aaa ,bons ,vivants1 hint to1 #abb ,do4 do41 #bjg and #bjh ,brandy1 how much it wastes in keeping1 #ace where to buy it1 #ada ,bilious ,attack1 #agb ,disorders1 #bch ,bishop1 ,essence of1 #bdh ,bouillon1 ,tablettes de1 #agi ,do4 how to make1 #bea ,cadogan1 ,dr41 ,address to him quoted1 #afi quoted1 #hc ,calcavella ,wine1 #aed ,calomel1 #bdb ,cellar1 the temperature of a good1 #acc on the management of1 #acd ,cheyne1 ,dr41 quoted1 #hg1 #baf ,corpulency1 to reduce1 #bi1 #ej1 #fd ,authors who have written thereon1 #fd by walking1 #fb by fasting1 #fb by purging1 #fb ,panacea for1 #abe ,customs1 #ag ,dr4 ,armstrong's ,obs4 on4 ,struve's do41 #fe ,crabs1 #cj ,colton1 his ,obs4 on ,intemperance1 #cd ,cornaro1 a compendium of his system in his own words1 #ch liked ,new ,wine1 #acf ,cold ,food and ,drink1 bad for the ,dyspeptic and ,gouty1 #id ,cold1 the frequent cause of ,palsy1 #aac an easy way to get rid of one1 #aag ,chronic ,disorders1 common cause of1 #fc importance of ,regimen in1 #bjb ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,astley1 quoted #agg ,condiments1 the excessive use of common1 #baj ,chimney ,sweeping1 #ha ,boards1 #ia ,clothes1 #ajc how to adjust them to a nicety1 #ajd ,disorders arising from change of1 #ajf ,j4 ,stewart's ,obs4 on1 #ajf tight and thin very injurious1 #aaj ,coat1 #ajf ,great one1 where to keep1 #aaj ,corks1 ,obs4 on1 #acd ,cosmetic1 #abe ,crowdie1 #bej ,curaoa1 #ada how to make1 #aej ,cucumber1 how to eat1 #aga ,claret1 #aec ,cheese1 #aga ,chyle1 ,dr4 ,moore's ,obs4 on the1 #bab ,sir ,john ,sinclair's do41 #bac ,cinnamon ,lozenges1 aperient1 #bbd ,tincture1 #bcc how to make1 #bdd ,cramp in the ,stomach1 remedy for1 #ahi ,costiveness1 habitual1 how to cure1 #bbb ,do4 by a ,supper or ,breakfast1 #bbd ,do4 by ,grapes1 #bbd ,do4 fresh or dried ,fruits1 #bbd ,do4 ,cinnamon or ,ginger ,lozenges1 #bbd ,do4 ,salad ,oil1 c41 #bbe ,darwin1 ,dr41 quoted1 #agh ,diet1 a general rule for1 #cc ,the proportion of ,meat to ,drink1 #eg ,facts relative to1 #bac ,death1 sudden in the night1 a common cause of1 #aic ,digestibility of various ,foods1 #agf ,digestion1 the process of1 how long about1 #agf ,spallanzani's ,obs4 thereon1 #agf when it goes on merrily1 #bjc how exquisitely perfect in ,children1 #bjh ,dinner1 #ba to #bd a ,ban ,yan1 #bd best time for1 #agi ,hour of1 ,a4,d4 #aegj1 #ahc ,dr4 ,cogan's ,obs4 on1 #ahc ,mr4 ,warner's do41 #ahc ,mr4 ,pye's do41 #ahc in the ,northumberland ,household ,book for ,a4,d4 #aeab1 #ahd ,hour of in #ahba1 ,verses on1 #ahf at ,night1 and ,supper in the ,morning1 #ahf ,dining out1 #aad #aec bad effects from1 #aia ,doors1 double1 #ia ,dogs1 #hj ,dyspeptic ,disorders1 the common cause of1 #ch ,do41 #hc ,persons should have warm ,food1 #id #ie when extreme1 remedy for1 #afd ,hint to1 #bfj ,drinkers1 three sorts of1 #ada ,thermometer for1 #adb ,hints for hard1 #afb ,do41 #afd ,drinking1 the ,economy of1 #add ,diarrha1 #bbh ,rules for those subject to1 #bcj ,eating1 good1 #agb ,ear1 instance of a fine one1 #dg ,edmonds1 ,mr4 the ,dentist #bfj ,eggs1 how nutritive1 #cj ,ennui1 remedy for1 #gc ,exercise1 the indispensable importance of1 #h ,mr4 ,abernethy on1 #i ,dr4 ,cheyne1 #i must be increased1 c41 #cc ,neglect of1 the great cause of ,indigestion1 #ch ,obs4 on the importance of1 #abb ,do4 by ,cowper1 #abb ,do4 by ,armstrong1 #abb ,do4 by ,dr4 ,cadogan1 #abc ,do4 ,sir ,chas4 ,scarborough1 #abc ,english ,melodies1 #bcc ,epicurism1 ,dr4 ,swift's ,obs4 on1 #ahe ,eudiometer1 #abj ,economy of ,drinking1 #add ,epsom ,salt1 #bag the most agreeable way to take it1 #bah ,essence of ,meat1 how to obtain1 #bea ,oatmeal1 #bef ,fat1 what makes animals1 #fd ,fasting a day1 effect of1 #fb too long1 the bad effects of1 and how to avoid them1 #age1 #ahj1 #ahb ,feasting1 intemperate1 to remove the disorders arising from1 #afj ,falconer1 ,dr4 quoted1 #be ,fish not so nutritive as ,flesh1 #bi and #cj ,shell1 do41 #cj ,forty-,winks1 a nap of1 #bc ,forty1 a ,man at1 #aii ,food1 what easiest of ,digestion1 #bf ,test of the relative restorative powers of ,meat1 ,poultry1 and ,fish1 #bh ,scale of1 do41 #bh ,gelatinous1 #cj what most invigorating1 #ca1 #cb the ,editor's own experience1 #ca how important to ,health1 c41 #di for those whose ,teeth are defective1 #bfc ,flannel ,waistcoats1 #ajf ,franklin1 ,dr4 his ,economical ,project1 #ge ,fashionable ,society1 disorders of1 #hc ,fitzgerald1 ,mr4 quoted1 #hd ,flatulence1 the common cause of1 and how to prevent and remove it1 #ii1 #agb1 and #age ,feet1 when cold1 #ajh should be kept very clean1 #abf ,fire1 on the management of a1 #aac plan of lighting1 #aag ,garters1 #aaa ,goose roasted1 how invigorating1 #bi the ,latin for it1 #aga ,grog1 the strength of1 #hi ,gruel1 various ways of making and flavouring1 #bdh ,tryon's ,obs4 on1 #bee ,gin1 proportion of ,spirit in1 #aci ,ginger ,lozenges1 #agc ,aperient1 #bbd ,ginger1 ,tincture of1 how to make1 preferable and more convenient than the powder1 #bdg ,gourmand's motto1 #bfb ,gum-bleeders1 #bfd ,hatching1 #fh ,health1 ,happiness1 and ,longevity1 ,pope's recipe for1 #db ,heat1 external1 promotes ,digestion1 #aeh and #aei ,heartburn1 remedy for1 #afa ,heart1 palpitation of1 #agc ,horizontal ,refreshment1 #bc ,heberden1 ,dr4 his ,obs4 on ,regimen1 #aih ,hunter1 ,j4 on digestibility of dressed and raw ,meats1 #bg ,hunger1 #ahj ,heidelburgh ,tun1 #aca ,hours1 early one's1 how ,healthful1 #gd late1 the bane of the delicate and nervous1 #ge ,huffeland quoted1 #abf ,jackson1 ,mr4 teacher of ,sparring1 #ea ,jameson1 ,dr4 quoted1 #ce ,ice after ,dinner1 #afg ,jones1 ,sir ,william1 his ,andrometer1 #cf ,jellies1 in what degree nutritive1 #cj ,jockey1 to waste one1 #bi ,inebriation1 how to relieve the indispositions arising from1 #afj when doubly debilitating1 #afb ,indigestion1 #dh common cause of1 #ch how to relieve1 #aeg ,do4 when extreme1 #afd often caused by ,anxiety of ,mind1 #agb ,daubenton recommends ,ipecacuanha for1 #ahi ,ivanhoe1 the preface to it quoted1 #ih ,johnson1 his ,curaoa1 #ih1 #ada ,brandy1 c41 #ada ,irish ,whiskey1 #adi ,intemperance1 how to cure the ,chronic complaints occasioned by it1 #eh ,instinct1 the best guide in the choice of ,aliment1 #aih ,dr4 ,heberden's ,obs4 on1 #aih ,mr4 ,abernethy1 do41 #aih from ,domestic ,management1 #aii from ,evylyn1 #bjj from ,young1 #bjj from ,montaigne1 #bjj from ,dr4 ,w4 ,hunter1 #bjj from ,j4 ,hunter1 #bja from ,dr4 ,armstrong1 #bja from ,dr4 ,smith1 #bja from ,dr4 ,adair1 #bja from ,dr4 ,withers1 #bjb from ,dr4 ,sydenham1 #bjb from ,spectator1 #bjb from ,dr4 ,mandeville1 #bjc ,kitchiner1 ,dr4 quoted1 #dg ,life1 how to live all the ,days of1 #b and #db the ,meridian of1 #ag1 #dc divided into ,three ,stages1 #cc and #cd calculation showing the rate of ,self-,consumption1 #dd ,do4 of the expectations of1 at various ages1 #de ,do4 note at foot of p41 #hc what the great ,art of1 #fg ,literary men1 not long-lived1 #fi a country1 #hb ,lavement1 #bbh ,lettsom1 ,dr4 his moral and physical ,thermometer1 #adb ,lemon ,peel1 how to make ,quintessence of1 #bah ,lip1 under1 plump and rosy1 the most certain criterion of ,health1 #ae ,liver1 how to render ,healthful1 #fc ,complaints1 #bci ,liver1 ,mr4 ,carlisle's ,observations on1 #bci ,lobsters1 #cj ,locke1 ,mr4 quoted1 #bba ,liquid ,bread1 #add ,luncheon1 #ba1 #age ,lungs1 #aba ,longings1 especially in ,acute ,diseases1 #bjb ,withers' ,obs4 on1 #bjb ,,lozenges1 #fj sorts made by ,mr4 ,smith1 ,fell ,street1 ,wood ,street1 ,cheapside1 #bcd ,magnesia1 an uncertain ,medicine1 #afa ,mastication1 how important to ,digestion1 #hh ,dr4 ,arbuthnot ,obs4 on1 #bef ,spallanzani ditto1 #beh calculation of the mean number of ,munches requisite1 #bei ,masticators1 patent1 where to buy1 #bfb ,mathematical ,valetudinarian1 a calculation of1 #ah ,mattress1 of ,horse-hair1 #ia ,matrimony1 #gj best ages for1 #gj ,meat under-done1 #bg over-done1 #bg thoroughly done most digestible1 #bg ,essence of1 #bea ,minced1 recommended by ,lord ,bacon1 #bfc ,mercury1 ,obs4 on1 #bdj ,measure1 ,lyne's glass1 #abi ,madeira1 #acd ,obs41 #aed ,mind1 how important tranquillity of1 #i the vigour of1 decays with that of the ,body1 #ej exertion of1 more exhausting than that of the ,body1 #ff1 #fg1 and #hg ,anxiety of1 paralyses ,digestion1 #fg ,anxiety of1 a common cause of ,indigestion1 #agb ,mellifluous ,aromatics1 #bcd ,mutton1 #aj-bb ,digestibility of1 #agg ,chops1 delicately stewed1 #bed ,broth1 excellent1 #bed ,midnight1 one hour's rest before1 worth two after1 #gd ,mock ,turtle recommended1 #bjf ,birch's ditto1 #bjf ,kay's ditto1 #bjf ,mountain ,wine1 #aed ,mulled ,wine1 to make extempore1 #bdh ,nap of #dj winks1 #fi ,noisy ,neighbours1 hints to1 #gf to #hb ,actionable ,nuisances1 #hj ,nervous ,disorders1 #hc ,dr4 ,whytt's ,obs4 on1 #aha people should keep a register of their ,health1 #aig ,nightmare1 chief cause of1 #hg ,obs4 on1 #ahi and following pages4 the ,editor's case of1 #aij remedies for1 #aib1 #aic ,dr4 ,whytt's case of1 #aid ,mr4 ,waller's ,essay on1 #aie ,northumberland ,household ,book1 #ahe ,oysters1 #cj not so nutritive as supposed1 #cj1 #aga ,opium1 ,obs4 on1 #hh ,lozenges1 #bcc ,orange ,peel1 for nervous people1 #bdc ,palpitation of the ,heart1 the cause and cure of1 #agc ,do4 oftener arises from ,indigestion1 than from ,organic ,disease1 #agc ,pocket ,pistol1 how to charge a1 #ahb ,parkins1 ,sir ,thomas1 preferred ,beef-,eaters to ,sheep-,biters1 #ia ,parliament1 hints to ,members of1 #agi ,portable ,soup1 #bdi ,party-,walls1 their thinness1 #gf ,peppermint ,lozenges1 #ii1 #agc1 #bcc ,peptic ,precepts1 #aef ,prawns1 #cj ,perspiration1 the panacea for ,corpulence1 #abe ,pulse1 an uncertain ,index1 #af ,scale of its pace at various ages1 #de when languid1 #gc ,peck1 ,mr41 his ,geographie de la ,gourmandise1 #ahe ,piano-,fortes1 #hj ,position1 the influence of1 in alleviating ,disease1 #ig ,port1 the contents of a ,pipe of1 #acj ,obs4 on1 #acg how to purchase1 #adj ,purgatives1 bad effects of violent1 #aeg ,ditto1 #bdj ,ditto1 #bda ,peristaltic ,persuaders1 #bae1 #bai how to make1 #bce when to take1 #bbg1 #bcf for ,children1 #bcg ,pills1 the advantages of1 #baf ,ragout1 a restorative1 when advisable1 #bjd ,regimen1 ,dr4 ,heberden's ,obs4 on1 #aih ,dr4 ,armstrong's ,do41 #bac ,celsus' ,do41 #bae ,dr4 ,arbuthnot's ,do41 #bae importance in chronic ,complaints1 #bjb ,restorative1 ,extempore1 #bjf ,ratcliffe1 ,dr41 quoted1 #agb ,riding1 useful to reduce ,corpulence1 #eb ,robinson1 ,dr4 ,bryan1 extract from his ,essay on ,food and ,discharges1 #ef his own regimen1 #eh ,rhubarb1 tincture of1 to make1 #bag ,rhubarb ,pill1 recommended by ,dr4 ,pemberton1 #bbj ,rheumatism1 remedy for1 #bfe ,ruptures1 #aab ,relaxed ,bowels1 #bbh ,locke on1 #bbh ,cheyne on1 #bbi ,salad ,oil1 remedy for ,constipation1 #bbe ,salt1 the best ,sauce1 #baj ,sanctorius1 the proportion of his ,meat to his ,drink1 #eg ,sauces recommended by ,dr4 ,moffet1 #bjh ,siesta1 the1 #fh recommended1 #id ,do4 by ,sanctorius1 #aja ,do4 ,cruickshank1 #aja ,do4 ,dr4 ,darwin1 #ajb ,do4 ,dr4 ,harwood1 #ajb ,do4 ,dr4 ,adair1 #ajb ,do4 ,mr4 ,abernethy1 #ajb ,do4 ,eng4 ,proverb1 #ajc ,do4 ,waller1 #ajc ,do4 ,lord ,bacon1 #ajc ,semi-,siesta1 #bc1 #aja ,senna1 tincture of1 #bag ,second ,courses1 ,obs4 on1 #afg ,scribblefast1 ,counsellor1 his case1 #gh ,shell ,fish1 #cj ,scudamore1 ,dr41 quoted1 #agg ,sleep1 #ab to #fe ,struve1 ,dr41 ,obs4 on the importance of1 #ga time required to1 #gc ,dr4 ,cheyne's remark on1 note to1 #hg ,exercise1 the best source of it1 #hh other means of inviting it1 #hh ,senses1 few people have one perfect1 #beg ,mr4 ,stewart's division of1 into noxious and innocent1 #beg ,supper1 #bd the best for those who dine late1 #bd ,do4 for those who dine early1 #bd ,obs4 on its influence on ,sleep1 #hg ,obs4 on a solid one1 #hh ,supper1 best for the ,dyspeptic1 #ij in the ,morning1 #ahf ,singers1 hints respecting their ,health1 #if ,stark1 his experiments on ,diet1 #bi ,obs4 on the ,saliva1 #bfa ,sparring1 the exercise of recommended1 #eb weight reduced during an hour1 #ee ,salads1 #afg ,soup1 how to season1 #afc ,mock ,turtle1 #bjf of ,rattle ,snakes1 #bad ,portable1 to make1 #bdi ,sun-shine preferred by ,dr4 ,franklin to ,candle-light1 #ge ,stock ,fish1 recommended by ,dr4 ,mandeville1 #bjg ,skin1 the1 #abe ,sherry1 the contents of a ,butt of1 #acj analysed for the ,editor1 #ach ,obs4 on1 #aed ,scotch and ,irish ,whiskey1 #adi ,soda ,water1 various ways of making1 #bde ,obs4 on1 #afg ,stomach ,warmers1 where to be had1 #aeh how much it will hold1 note under1 #aeh must occasionally have a ,holiday1 #afc centre of ,sympathy1 #afe ,wind in the1 #agc put out of temper by fasting too long1 #ahb ,dr4 ,hunter says1 tells the ,head what it wants1 #bjj ,dr4 ,smith ,do41 #bja ,dr4 ,adair ,do41 #bja let it have what it asks for1 #bjc ,dr4 ,whytt's ,obs4 on how much its disposition1 c4 varies1 #bjd of ,invalids require screwing up1 #bjh ,cheyne's ,obs4 on the importance of a clean one1 #baf ,stomachic ,tinctures1 #bdd ,spice and ,wine1 #bjg ,spasms in ,stomach1 how to manage1 #agc1 #ahi ,smith1 ,mr41 his #fj sorts of ,lozenges1 #bcd ,stewart1 ,john1 the traveller1 his ,obs4 on ,clothes1 #ajf ,do4 on the ,senses1 #beg ,spallanzani quoted1 #beh ,sweet ,wines1 #aed ,tar ,water1 #bdb ,temperature1 to preserve that of a room regular1 #aae best for sitting rooms1 #aaf the influence of in alleviating ,disease1 #id the mean of ,england1 #ajh ,observations1 c41 #aac ,thermometers1 where to be placed1 #aje ,tent ,wine1 #aed ,training1 ,captain ,barclay's ,obs4 on1 #c ,do4 quoted1 #g principal rules for1 #g rules1 #i ,diet ordered1 #aj time required to screw a ,man up to his fullest strength1 #ad ,criterions of ,good ,condition1 #ae first preparation for1 #ah on the mode of ,cookery1 c4 most invigorating1 #be ,food must be taken warm1 #bf ,do41 and thoroughly done1 #bg ,john ,hunter's ,obs4 on ,do41 #bg ,spallanzani1 experiment to prove it1 #bg diet in wasting a ,jockey1 #bi ,teeth1 to take care of1 #bfj the value of1 #bfa ,food for those whose ,teeth are defective1 #bfc ,preservers1 #bfd ,ache1 remedy for1 #bfe ,tic ,douloureux1 #bfd ,tewahdiddle1 #hi ,tongue of ,pityllus1 #baj ,time1 the ,economy of1 #fi ,tonic ,medicines1 #ahb1 #bai ,tincture1 #bdb ,toast and ,water1 to make1 #bcj ,tablettes de ,bouillon1 how to make1 #bea ,thriving1 the art of1 quoted1 #bee ,valetudinarians1 maxim for1 from ,comus1 #gb ,vegetables1 undressed1 #aga ,voice1 when the falsetto begins to fail1 #dg what the power of depends upon1 #ii ,ventriloquism1 #agc1 #bjj ,vinum ,britannicum1 #add ,wadd on ,corpulency1 #bi ,waistbands1 #aaa ,walking1 how it reduces weight1 #fb ,water-,cresses1 #aga ,water-drinking1 the advantages of1 #adg ,weather1 wet1 #ajh ,wesley1 ,mr4 ,chas41 his extraordinary ,ear1 #dg ,windows1 ,double1 #ia ,curtains1 #ia ,wine1 #abg ounces in a ,quart of1 #abh how to measure the contents of a bottle of1 #abh1 #abi ,port1 how old it ought to be1 #acb the art of preserving1 #acc ,white1 why preferable to ,red1 #acc1 #aec when to bottle1 #acc ,new1 objection to1 #ace ,do4 to make old1 #acf ,cornaro1 ,obs4 on old1 #acf proportion of ,alcohol in1 #ach ,do4 to ,brandy1 #ach ,do4 in ,gin1 #aci recommended by ,st4 ,paul1 #adc ,iceing ,wine1 #adc no man must drink it habitually before #cj1 #adg ,do4 ,dr4 ,trotter's ,obs4 on1 #adg silly rule of some people about drinking1 #adh the relative wholesomeness of1 #aea only three sorts of ,wine1 note under1 #aea three sorts of drinkers1 #ada ,sweet ,wines1 ,tent1 c41 how made1 #aed ,vinum ,britannicum1 #add ,writers on1 a list of1 #aed ,whiskey1 #adi ,wind in the ,stomach1 #agc ,whytt1 ,dr41 quoted1 #aha his case of night-mare1 #aid ,wholesomes1 the1 #bjg ,worms1 remedies for1 #bdj ,young1 his ,obs4 on ,sleep1 #fe ,,the ,,end4 ,j4 ,,moyes1 ,,greville ,,street1 ,,london4 ,,footnotes3 #a ,the advantages of the training system are not confined to pedestrians and pugilists alone--they extend to every man2 and were training generally introduced instead of medicines1 as an expedient for the prevention and cure of diseases1 its beneficial consequences would promote his happiness and prolong his life4 ,our ,health1 ,vigour1 and ,activity1 must depend upon regimen and exercise2 or1 in other words1 upon the observance of those rules which constitute the theory of the training process4--,,capt4 ,,barclay on ,training1 p4 #bci4 ,it has been made a question1 whether ,training produces a lasting1 or only a temporary effect on the constitution8 ,it is undeniable1 that if a man be brought to a better condition2 if corpulency1 and the impurities of his body disappear2 and if his wind and strength be improved by any process whatever1 his good state of health will continue1 until some derangement of his frame shall take place from accidental or natural causes4 ,if he shall relapse into intemperance1 or neglect the means of preserving his health1 either by omitting to take the necessary exercise1 or by indulging in debilitating propensities1 he must expect such encroachments to be made on his constitution1 as must soon unhinge his system4 ,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 shall1 in mature old age1 intimate the approach of his dissolution4--,,capt4 ,,barclay on ,training1 p4 #bdj4 #b ,see the #cchth aphorism in ,,coulton',s ,lacon4 #ahbj4 #eth ,edition4 #c ,besides his usual or regular ,exercise1 a person under training ought to employ himself1 in the intervals1 in every kind of exertion which tends to activity1 such as cricket1 bowls1 throwing quoits1 c4 that during the whole day1 both body and mind may be constantly occupied4--,,capt4 ,,barclay on ,training1 p4 #bca4 ,the nature of the disposition of the person trained should also be known1 that every cause of irritation may be avoided2 for1 as it requires great patience and perseverance to undergo training1 every expedient to soothe and encourage the mind should be adopted4--,,capt4 ,,barclay on ,training1 p4 #bcg4 #d ,forty years ago1 ,balls1 c4 used to begin in the ,evening1 i4 e4 at seven1 and end at ,night1 i4 e4 twelve2 now it is extremely ungenteel to begin before ,midnight1 or finish till the ,morning4 #e ,the ,studious1 the ,contemplative1 the ,valetudinary1 and those of weak nerves--if they aim at ,health and ,long ,life1 must make ,exercise in a good air1 a part of their ,religion4--,,cheyne on ,long ,life1 p4 #ih4 ,whenever circumstances would permit1 ,i have recommended patients to take as much exercise as they could1 short of producing fatigue2 to live much in the open air2 and1 if possible1 not to suffer their minds to be agitated by anxiety or fatigued by exertion4--p4 #ij4 ,i do not allow the state of the weather to be urged as an objection to the prosecution of measures so essential to ,health1 since it is in the power of every one to protect themselves from cold by clothing1 and the exercise may be taken in a chamber with the windows thrown open1 by actively walking backwards and forwards1 as sailors do on ship-board4--p4 #ic4 ,see ,,abernethy',s ,surgical ,observations4 #ahag4 #f ,one of the invariable consequences of training is to increase the solidity1 and diminish the frequency of the alvine exoneration1 and persons become costive as they improve in condition3--if this disposition takes place to an inconvenient degree1--see ,peptic ,precepts1 ,index4 #g ,animal ,food being composed of the most nutritious parts of the food on which the animal lived1 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 viscera1 and consequently requires more labour of the stomach1 and other digestive organs4--,,burton on the ,non-,naturals1 p4 #bac4 #h ,the following was the ,food taken by ,capt4 ,barclay in his most extraordinary walk of #ajjj miles in #ajjj successive hours1 ,june #a1 #ahji4 ,he ,breakfasted after returning from his walk1 at five in the morning4 ,he ate a roasted ,fowl1 and drank a pint of strong ,ale1 and then took two cups of ,tea with ,bread and ,butter4 ,he ,lunched at twelve2 the one day on ,beef ,steaks1 and the other on ,mutton ,chops1 of which he ate a considerable quantity4 ,he ,dined at six1 either on ,roast ,beef1 or ,mutton ,chops4 ,his drink was ,porter1 and two or three glasses of wine4 ,he ,supped at eleven1 on a cold fowl4 ,he ate such vegetables as were in season2 and the quantity of ,animal food he took daily1 was from five to six pounds4--,see ,pedestrianism1 p4 #f4 ,his style of ,walking is to bend forward the body1 and to throw its weight on the knees4 ,his step is short1 and his feet are raised only a few inches from the ground4 ,any person who will try this plan1 will find that his pace will be quickened1 at the same time he will walk with more ease to himself1 and be better able to endure the fatigue of a long journey1 than by walking in a posture perfectly erect1 which throws too much of the weight of the body on the ankle-joints4 ,he always uses thick-soled shoes1 and lamb's wool stockings4 ,it is a good rule to shift the stockings frequently during the performance of a long distance2 but it is indispensably requisite to have shoes with thick soles1 and so large1 that all unnecessary pressure on the feet may be avoided4--p4 #bjh4 #i ,according to the force of the ,chylopoetic ,organs1 a larger or less quantity of ,chyle may be abstracted from the same quantity of ,food4--,,arbuthnot on ,aliment1 p4 #bd4 #aj ,nothing comes to perfection under a stated period of growth2 and till it attains this1 it will1 of course1 afford inferior nutriment4 ,beef and ,mutton are much easier of digestion1 and more nutritious1 than ,veal or ,lamb4 ,if the flesh of ,mutton and ,lamb1 ,beef and ,veal1 are compared1 they will be found of a different texture1 the two young meats of a more stringy indivisible nature than the others1 which makes them harder of digestion4--,domestic ,management1 #abmo4 #ahac4 p4 #aea4 #aa ,a #dj ,winks ,nap1 in an ,horizontal posture1 is the most reviving preparative for any great exertion of either the ,mind or the ,body2--to which it is as proper an ,overture as it is a ,finale4--,see ,siesta1 ,index4 #ab ,few persons1 even in the best health1 can1 without disgust1 bear to be confined to a peculiar food1 or way of living1 for any length of time1 7which is a strong argument that variety of food is natural to mankind72 and if so1--the debilitated stomachs of ,valetudinarians cannot be expected to be less fastidious4--,,falconer on ,diet1 p4 #h4 #ac ,it appears from my experiments1 that boiled1 and roasted1 and even putrid meat1 is easier of digestion than raw4--,see ,j4 ,,hunter on the ,animal ,economy1 p4 #bbj4 #ad ,newmarket affords abundant proofs1 how much may be done by training2 ,jockies sometimes reduce themselves a ,stone and a half in a week4--,,wadd on ,corpulency1 #hvo4 #ahaf4--p4 #ce4 #ae ,a ,dog was fed on the ,richest ,broth1 yet could not be kept alive2 while another1 which had only the ,meat boiled to a ,chip1 7and water71 throve very well4 ,this shows the folly of attempting to nourish ,men by concentrated ,soups1 ,jellies1 c4--,,sinclair',s ,code of ,health4 ,if this experiment be accurate--what becomes of the theoretic visions of those who have written about ,strengthening ,jellies1 ,nourishing ,broths1 c48 #af ,the excesses of our ,youth1 are drafts upon our old ,age1 payable with interest1 about twenty years after date4--,,colton',s ,lacon4 #eth ,edition1 #ahbj4 p4 #ea4 #ag ,the ,teeth are renewed at the #gth year4 ,puberty arrives at twice seven #ad4 ,full stature at three times seven #ba4 ,the vigour of growth at four times seven #bh4 ,the greatest vigour of ,body and ,mind at five times seven #ce4 ,the commencement of decay at six times seven #db4 ,general ,decay1 and decrease of energy1 at seven times seven #di4 ,old ,age at eight times seven #ef4 ,and the grand climacteric of the ,ancients at nine times seven #fc4 ,dr4 ,,jameson on the ,changes of the ,human ,body1 p4 #ca4 #ah ,cornaro found that as the powers of his stomach declined with the powers of ,life in general1 that it was necessary that he should diminish the quantity of his food2 and by so doing1 he retained to the last the feelings of ,health4--,,abernethy',s ,surg4 ,obs4 p4 #ga4 #ai ,and for ,culinary ,operators from #be to #dj4 ,before the former1 they can hardly accumulate sufficient experience2 and after the latter1 they every day lose a portion of their bon got and activity4 #bj ,see his sensible ,essay on the ,changes of the ,human ,body at different ,ages4 #hvo4 #ahaa4--p4 #hi4 #ba ,the ,pulse in the new-born ,infant1 while placidly sleeping1 is about #adj in a minute4 ,towards the end of the first ,year #abd ,towards the end of the second ,year #aaj ,towards the end of the third and fourth ,years #if ,when the first ,teeth drop out #hf ,at ,puberty #hj ,at ,manhood #ge ,at ,sixty1 about #fj ,,blumenbach',s ,physiology1 p4 #dj4 ,the expectations of ,life are thus calculated by ,de ,moivre--,subtract the age of the person from #hf1 half the remainder will be the expectation of that ,life4 #bb ,see the history of a case of ,spectacles1 c4 in page #fa of ,dr4 ,,kitchiner',s ,practical ,observations on ,telescopes1 ,opera ,glasses1 c4--,third ,edition4 #bc ,in proportion as the powers of the ,stomach are weak1 so ought we to diminish the quantity of our food1 and take care that it be as nutritive1 and as easy of digestion as possible4--,,abernethy',s ,surgical ,observations1 p4 #fg4 #bd ,nothing is a greater ,enemy to feeble life1 than laying aside old habits--or leaving a climate1 or place1 to which one has been long accustomed3 the irritation occasioned by such changes is highly prejudicial4 ,even pernicious habits1 insalubrious air1 c4 must be abandoned with great caution--or we shall thereby hasten the end of our ,patient4--,,struve',s ,asthenology1 p4 #cih4 #be ,those who have lived longest1 have been persons without either ,avarice or ,ambition1 enjoying that tranquillity of ,soul1 which is the source of the happiness and health of our early days--and strangers to those torments of mind which usually accompany more advanced years1 and by which the ,body is wasted and consumed4--,code of ,health1 vol4 i4 p4 #fj-fc1 c4 ,in the return made by ,dr4 ,,robertson1 7and published by ,sir ,,john ,,sinclair1 in the #afdth page of the second volume of the ,appendix to his ,code of ,health17 from ,greenwich ,hospital1 of #bdaj ,in-,pensioners1 ninety-six--i4 e4 about one-twenty-fifth are beyond eighty--thirteen beyond ninety--and one beyond one hundred4 ,they almost all used ,tobacco--and most of them acknowledged the habit of ,drinking freely4 ,some of them had no teeth for twenty years--and fourteen only had good ones--one who was one hundred and thirteen years old1 had lost all his ,teeth upwards of thirty years4 ,the organ of ,vision was impaired in about one-half--that of ,hearing in only one-fifth3 this may be accounted for--the ,eye is a more delicate organ than the ,ear--and the least deterioration of its action is more immediately observed4--,of the ninety-six they almost all had been married1 and four of them after eighty years of age--only nine were ,batchelors--this is a strong argument in favour of ,matrimony4 ,the ,best ,ages for ,marriage1 all other circumstances being favourable1 are between the eighteenth and twenty-fifth year for ,females1 and between the twenty-fifth and thirty-sixth for ,males4 ,the body is then in the most complete state to propagate a healthy ,offspring--the ,ages when the prolific powers begin to cease in both sexes will nearly correspond--and the probable expectation of ,life will be sufficiently long1 for parents to provide for their children4--,,jameson on the ,human ,body1 p4 #ccf4 #bf ,regular and sufficient ,sleep1 serves on the one hand1 for repairing the lost powers1 and on the other1 for lessening consumption1 by lessening vital activity4 ,hence the lives of people who are exposed to the most debilitating fatigue1 are prolonged to a considerable age1 when they enjoy ,sleep in its fullest extent4--,,struve',s ,asthenology1 #hvo4 #ahja1 p4 #aii4 #bg ,it is a perfect barbarism to awake any one1 when ,sleep1 that balm of hurt minds1 is exerting its benign influence1 and the worn body is receiving its most cheering restorative4--,hints for the ,preservation of ,health1 #abmo4 #bh ,in high ,health seven or eight hours will complete this refreshment1 and hence arises the false inference drawn from an observation probably just1 that long-lived persons are always early risers3 not that early rising makes them long-lived1 but that people in the highest vigour of ,health are naturally early risers--- because they sleep more soundly1 and all that repose can do for them1 is done in less time1 than with those who sleep less soundly4 ,a disposition to lie in ,bed beyond the usual hour1 generally arises from some derangement of the ,digestive ,organs4--,hints for the ,preservation of ,health1 p4 #cb4 #bi ,the best ,fire-feeder is a pair of ,steak ,tongs4 #cj ,the method taken to tame unruly ,colts1 c4 is to walk them about the whole of the night previous to attempting to break them3--want of ,sleep speedily subdues the spirit of the wildest1 and the strength of the strongest creatures1 and renders savage animals tame and tractable4 #ca ,in ,vienna1 ,berlin1 ,paris1 and ,london1 the twentieth or twenty-third person dies annually2 while1 in the ,country around them1 the proportion is only one in thirty or forty2 in remote country villages1 from one in forty to one in fifty--the smallest degree of human mortality on record is one in sixty4 #cb ,when warm with ,hope1 in ,life's aspiring morn1 ,the ,tints of ,fancy every scene adorn1 ,the glowing landscape charms the poet's view1 ,and ,youth believes the fairy prospect true4 ,but soon1 ,experience proves his ,eye betray'd1 ,and all the picture darkens into shade4 ,,fitzgerald4 ,beautifully ,set to ,music by ,,shield1 and printed in his ,cento4 #cc ,above all1--it is of essential importance to ,health1 to preserve the tranquillity of the mind1--and not to sink under the disappointments of life1 to which all1 but particularly the old1 are frequently exposed4--,nothing ought to disturb the mind of an individual who is conscious of having done all the good in his power4--,,sinclair',s ,code of ,health1 p4 #dei4 ,nothing hurts more the nervous ,system1 and particularly the concoctive powers1 than fear1 grief1 or anxiety4--,,whytt on ,nerves1 p4 #cdi4 ,i shall add to my list1 as the eighth deadly sin1 that of ,,anxiety ,,of ,,mind2 and resolve not to be pining and miserable1 when ,i ought to be grateful and happy4--,sir ,,thomas ,,barnard1 ,bt4 on the ,comforts of ,old ,age1 p4 #ace4 ,anguish of mind has driven thousands to suicide2 anguish of body1 none4 ,this proves that the health of the ,mind1 is of far more consequence to our happiness than the health of the ,body2--both are deserving of much more attention than either of them receive4--,,coulton',s ,lacon4 #ahbj1 p4 #bdj4 #cd ,sleep is sound--sweet--and refreshing1 according as the alimentary organs are easy1 quiet1 and clean4--,,cheyne on ,long ,life1 p4 #gi4 #ce ,the ,grog on board a ship is generally one ,spirit and three waters--this is too strong4--,see the ,hon4 ,,john ,,cochrane',s ,seaman's ,guide1 #hvo4 #agig1 p4 #cg4 #cf ,if they are not extremely well made1 by a superior workman--and of seasoned ,wood1--they are of little or no use4 #cg ,cold ,drink is an enemy to ,concoction1 and the parent of ,crudities4--,essay on ,warm ,beer1 #hvo4 p4 #ae4 #ch ,to make ,,beef ,,tea4--,cut a pound of lean gravy ,meat into thin slices1--put it into a quart and half a pint of cold water1 set it over a gentle fire where it will become gradually warm--when the scum rises catch it1 cover the saucepan close1 and let it continue boiling for about two hours1--skim the fat off1 strain it through a sieve or napkin1 skim it again--let it stand ten minutes to settle1 and then pour off the clear ,tea4 ,to make half a pint of ,beef ,tea in five minutes for three halfpence1 see 7,no4 #beb71--;and to make good ,mutton ,broth for nothing1 7,no4 #dij71 of the third ,edition of the ,,cook',s ,,oracle4 ,n4,b4 ,an ,onion1 and a few grains of ,black ,pepper1 are sometimes added4 ,if the meat is boiled till it is thoroughly tender1 mince it1 and pound it as directed in 7,no4 #ejc7 ,,of ,,the ,,cook',s ,,oracle1 and you may have a dish of ,potted ,beef for the trouble of making it4 #ci ,brandy and ,liqueur ,merchant1 ,no4 #b1 ,colonnade1 ,pall ,mall4 #dj ,thermometers intended to give the temperature of ,rooms1 should be so placed as to be equally removed from the radiant heat of the ,fire--and from currents of ,air from the ,door4 ,out of ,doors they should be in a northern situation1 sheltered from ,sunshine1 or reflected ,heat1 c4 #da ,the following ,observations on ,clothing1 are copied from the life of ,john ,stewart1 the ,traveller1 printed for ,egerton1 #ahac1 p4 #i4--;,i clothed myself at all times very warm1 and by buttoning and unbuttoning ,i could accommodate to the sudden change of climate and season1 and preserved thereby that equilibre of the secretions and excrements on which ,health and ,life depends2 for clothing forms a factitious heat1 as a substitute to the muscular heat1 declining with age or sickness2 on which action of heat vitality and all the other functions of vital organism depend4 #db ,,the ,,best ,,slippers are a pair of old shoes--the worst1 those of plaited cloth--which make the feet tender--and are a hotter covering for them in the ,house--than you give them when you go out4 #dc ,only ,fools and ,beggars suffer from ,cold1 the latter not being able to procure sufficient clothes1 the former not having the sense to wear them4--,,boerhaave4 #dd ,narrow sleeves are a very great check on the muscular exercise of the ,arms--the ,waistcoat1 in its present fashionable form1 may be very properly termed a strait one4 ,the ,waistcoat should be long enough to cover the breeches two or three inches all round4 ,the wrists and knees1 but more particularly the latter1 are braced with ligatures1 or tight buttoning2 and the ,legs1 which require the utmost freedom of motion1 are secured into leathern cases or ,boots--though the wearer perhaps is never mounted on ,horseback4 ,to complete the whole1 as the ,head is confined by a tight ,hat1 but rarely suited to its natural shape1 so in regard to shoes the shape of the foot and the easy expansion of the ,toes are never consulted--but the shape regulated by the fashion of the ,day1 however tight and uncomfortable4--,,sinclair',s ,code of ,health1 #dth ,edit4 p4 #ceg4 #de ,those who do not take a sufficient quantity of ,,exercise--soon suffer from a number of ,disorders1--want of ,appetite--want of ,sleep--flatulence1 c4 c4 ,obstruction--relaxation of the ,bowels--and all the diversified symptoms of ,nervous ,complaints4 ,men of ,letters suffer much1 and from neglecting to take ,exercise1 are often the most unhealthy of human beings--even that ,temperance by which many of them are distinguished1 is no effectual remedy against the mischiefs of a sedentary life1 which can only be counteracted by a proper quantity of ,exercise and ,air4 #df ,stays and stiff ,jackets are most pernicious2 they disfigure the beautiful and upright shape of a ,woman1 and injure the ,breast and ,bowels2 obstruct the breathing and digestion2 hurt the breast and nipples so much that many ,mothers have been prevented by their use from suckling their ,children2 many hence get ,cancers1 and at last lose both ,health and ,life--for they render the delivery of ,women very difficult and dangerous both to ,mother and ,child4--,from ,,dr4 ,,faust',s ,catechism of ,health1 #abmo4 p4 #ci4 ,edinburgh1 #agig4 #dg ,stagnant air becomes corrupted in the same manner as stagnant water1--opening windows and making currents of air1 are the best means of purifying it4--,,struve',s ,asthenology1 p4 #cdh4 #dh ,the natural heat of the ,human ,body is #ih of ,fahrenheit's ,thermometer--any temperature applied to it lower than #ih1 gives a sensation of ,cold1 but if the temperature applied is not below #fb1 the sensation of cold will not continue long1 but be soon changed to a sensation of heat1 and in this climate1 ,air1 c4 applied to the living man1 does not diminish the temperature of his ,body1 unless the temperature of it be below #fb2 if it is above that1 it increases it4--,,cullen',s ,first ,lines1 vol4 i4 p4 #acj4 #di ,the ,cordials1 ,volatiles1 ,bracers1 ,strengtheners1 c4 given by common practitioners1 may keep up an increased circulation for a few hours1 but their action soon subsides4 ,the ,circulation of the ,blood can only be properly carried on through the medium of ,exercise or labour4--,see page #ch4 ,art cannot come up to ,nature in this most salutary of all her operations4 ,that sprightly ,vigour1 and alacrity of ,health1 which we enjoy in an active course of ,life--that ,zest in appetite1 and refreshment after eating1 which sated ,luxury seeks in vain from art1 is owing wholly to new blood made every day from fresh food1 prepared and distributed by the joint action of all the parts of the ,body4--,,cadogan on ,gout1 p4 #cd4 #ej ,there is no rule more essential to those who are advanced in ,life1 than never to give way to a remission of ,exercise4 ,by degrees the demand for exercise may shrink1 in extreme old age1 to little more than a bare quit-rent2 but that quit-rent must be paid1 since life is held by the tenure4 ,whoever examines the accounts handed down to us of the ,longest ,livers1 will generally find1 that to the very last they used some exercise1 as walking a certain distance every day1 c4 ,this is mentioned as something surprising in them1 considering their great age2 whereas the truth is1 that their living to such an age1 without some such exercise1 would have been the wonder4 ,exercise keeps off obstructions1 which are the principal sources of diseases1 and ultimately of death4 ,motion then is the tenure of life2 and old people who humour or indulge an inclination to sloth and inactivity1 7which is too apt to grow upon them on the least encouragement71 act as unwisely as the poor traveller1 who1 bewildered in trackless snow1 and surprised by a chilling frost1 instead of resisting the temptation to sleep1 suffers it to steal upon him1 though he knows1 that1 by its fatal blandishments1 he can never expect to wake again1 but must inevitably perish4--,institutes of ,health1 p4 #bd4 #ea ,the most ignorant person knows1 that proper care of the skin is indispensably necessary for the well-being of horses1 c4 ,the ,groom often denies himself rest1 that he may dress and curry his horses sufficiently2 it is1 therefore1 wonderful1 that the enlightened people of these days should neglect the care of their own skin so much1 that ,i think ,i may1 without exaggeration1 assert1 that among the greater part of men1--the ,pores of the ,skin are half closed and unfit for use4--,from p4 #bce of ,,huffeland',s ,art of ,prolonging ,life1--which persons of all ages may peruse with much advantage4 #eb ,a thick ,crust is not always the consequence of the ,wine having been very long time in the ,bottle--but is rather a sign that it was too little time in the ,cask1 or has been kept in a very cold cellar4 #ec ,had the man that first filled the ,heidelburgh ,tun1 been placed as sentinel to see that no other ,wine was put into it1 ,i believe that he would have found it much better at #be or #cj years old1 than at #ajj or #aej1 had he lived so long--retained his senses1 and been permitted now and then to taste it--a privilege with which the natives are seldom indulged4 ,to give a great price for ,wine1 and keep it till it begins to perish1 is a great pity4 ,i cannot believe that very aged ,wine1 when bordering on ,acid1 is wholesome1 though some ,wine-drinkers seem to prefer it in that state4 ,respecting ,port ,wine1 there is a great fuss made by some about its age1 and the crust on the bottle2 as if the age and crust on the bottle constituted the quality of the ,wine4 ,such crusty gentlemen shall not select ,wine for me4--,,young',s ,epicure1 #hvo4 #ahae1 p4 #bc1 #bh1 c4 #ed ,wines bottled in good order1 may be fit to drink in six months1 7especially if bottled in ,october71 but they are not in perfection before twelve4 ,from that to two years they may continue so2 but it would be improper to keep them longer4--,edinburgh ,encyclop4 ,britan4 vol4 xviii4 p4 #gb1 ,article ,wine4 #ee ,cork the bottles very closely with good ,cork1 and lay them on their sides1 that the ,cork may not dry and facilitate the access of the air4 ,for the greater safety1 the ,cork may be covered with a coating of cerement applied by means of a ,brush1 or the neck of the bottle may be immersed in a mixture of melted wax1 rosin1 or pitch4--,,accum on making ,wine1 #ahbj1 p4 #dj4 #ef ,a ,,puncheon ,,of ,,brandy containing #acj ,gallons1 after remaining in ,cask in a ,merchant's ,cellar for three years1 lost two ,gallons in measure1 and ten ,gallons in strength4 ,the stronger the ,spirit1 the sooner it evaporates4 ,the ,london ,dock ,company are not answerable for any decrease of quantity in a ,,pipe ,,of ,,wine left under their care1 provided it does not exceed one ,gallon for each year--which it is supposed to waste in that time4 #eg ,,cornaro complains that old ,wine was very disagreeable to his ,stomach1 and new wine very grateful2 his dose was fourteen ounces1 7i4 e4 seven wine-glasses7 per day4 #eh ,fermented liquors furnish very different proportions of ,alcohol--and it has been sometimes supposed that it does not pre-exist to the amount in which it is obtained by distillation2 but some experiments ,i made upon the subject in #ahaa and #ahac1 and which are printed in the ,phil4 ,trans4 for three years1 tend to show that it is a real educt1 and not formed by the action of heat upon the elements existing in the fermented liquor4 ,the following table exhibits the proportion of ,alcohol by measure1 existing in one hundred pints of ,wine4--,,brande',s ,manual of ,chemistry1 #hvo4 #ahai1 p4 #djj4 ,hock #ad ,claret #ae ,sherry #ai ,port #bj ,madeira #bd per cent ,alcohol4 #ei ,it would save many lives if ,gin1 c4 was not allowed to be sold until reduced to one third the strength of ,proof ,spirit4 ,people do not at first drink from any liking or desire1 but being cold1 or faint with hunger or fatigue1 they find immediate comfort and refreshment from the use of ,spirits--and as they can purchase a dram with less money than they can cover their back1 or fill their belly1 so they gratify the strongest and least expensive appetite--and insensibly become drunkards4 ,ardent ,spirits are not only eminently destructive to the ,body1 but are the most powerful incentives to ,vice of every kind2 ,drunkenness engenders all other ,crimes4 ,does the ,robber pause in his ,trade8 ,does the ,murderer hesitate8--they are presently wound up at the ,gin shop4 ,has the ,seducer tried his arts in vain8 ,the ,brothel is more indebted to this source1 than to all the other lures to ,seduction4--,from ,hints for the ,preservation of ,health4--,,callow1 #ahac1 #abmo4 p4 #b4 ,there are ,three sorts of ,drinkers3 one drinks to satisfy ,nature1 and to support his ,body1 and requires it as necessary to his ,being4 ,another drinks a degree beyond this1 and takes a larger dose to exhilarate and cheer his mind1 and help him to sleep--these two are lawful drinkers4 ,a third drinks neither for the good of the ,body or the ,mind1 but to stupify and drown both4--,,maynwaringe on ,health1 c4 #abmo4 #afhc1 p4 #abc4 #fj ,,johnson',s ,,witte ,,cura,,oa takes precedence of all the ,liqueurs we have ever tasted4 #fa ,the ,blood of the ,grape appeareth to be ,blood1 in it is ,life1 it is from the ,vine1 and that the ,plant of life2 and that the difference between this ,plant1 and the ,tree of ,life in ,paradise1 were but magis and minus1 is not so improbable as to be rejected by any1 for they will be both granted ,plants of ,life1 and they very much respond in their nature as well as ,appellation4 ,what the fruit was that sprang from that in ,paradise1 is not as yet known1 or not so perfectly understood as that of the ,vine1 the nature of which is so lively as that ,galen will affirm it to augment radical heat1 which is the way to live for ever4--,see ,dr4 ,,whitaker on the ,blood of the ,grape1 #afmo4 #afed1 p4 #c and #ca4 #fb ,in our ,,peptic ,,precepts1 we have pointed out the most convenient ways of counteracting the dilapidating effects of excessive vinous irrigation1 which is doubly debilitating1--when you suffer the fascinations of the festive ,bowl to seduce ,you to sacrifice to ,bacchus1 those hours which are due to the drowsy ,god of ,night4 #fc ,more or less ,alcohol is necessary to support the usual vigour of the greater number of people even in ,health--nothing therefore can be more injudicious than wholly to deprive them of this support when they are weakened by disease--,dyspeptics who have been accustomed to its use1 cannot be deprived of it--a very moderate use of ,wine can hardly be said to be injurious3 we see those who use it in this way1 live as long1 and enjoy as good health1 as those who wholly abstain from it4--,dr4 ,,philip1 on ,indigestion1 #hvo4 #ahba1 pp4 #aci and #add4 #fd ,no man in health can need ,wine till he arrives at #dj3 he may then begin with two glasses in the day3 at #ej he may add two more4--,see ,,trotter on ,drunkenness1 #ahjd1 p4 #aea4 #fe ,scotch or ,irish ,,whiskey is an infinitely purer spirit than ,english ,,gin--which is an uncertain compound of various ,essential ,oils1 c4 #ff ,brandy and ,liqueur ,merchant1 ,no4 #b1 ,colonnade1 ,pall ,mall4 #fg ,,to ,,make ,a ,,quart ,,of ,,cura,,oa4--,to a pint of the cleanest and strongest ,rectified ,spirit1 7sold by ,rickards1 ,piccadilly17 add two drachms and a half of the ,sweet ,oil of ,orange ,peel1 7sold by ,stewart1 ,no4 #aa1 ,old ,broad ,street1 near the ,bank17 shake it up1--dissolve a pound of good ,lump ,sugar in a pint of cold water1 make this into a ,clarified ,syrup1 7,no4 #dge71 which add to the ,spirit1 shake it up1 and let it stand till the following day--then line a funnel with a piece of muslin1 and that with filtering paper1 and filter it two or three times till it is quite bright2--or dissolve a drachm and a half of ,carbonate of ,potash in about a quarter pint of the ,liqueur by rubbing it together in a mortar--adding it to the ,liqueur1 and shaking it well up--then incorporate a like quantity of pounded ,alum in another quarter pint of the ,liqueur--and return it to the ,liqueur1 shake it well up--and in a little time it will become fine4 ,this ,liqueur is an admirable cordial--and a tea-spoonful in a ,tumbler of water1 is a very refreshing ,summer drink1 and a great improvement to ,,punch4 ,obs4 ,we do not offer this ,receipt as a ,rival to ,mr4 ,johnson's ,curaoa--it is only proposed as an humble substitute for that incomparable ,liqueur4 #fh ,il y a pour le ,gourmet plus de soixante sortes de vins2--il n'y en a que trois pour le ,chimiste2--savoir1 les vins mousseux1 les vins faits1 les vins sucrs4 ,le sucre existe tout form par la nature dans les raisins mrs de tous les pays2 sa proportion fait la principale diffrence des vins2 c'est le sucre seul qui tablit la fermentation vineuse3 si l'on enferme le vin avant qu'elle soit termine1 le gaz1 qui tait sur le point de s'chapper1 reste dans la liqueur1 et le vin est mousseux4 ,ce gaz est de l'acide carbonique1 le mme air qui fait mousser le cidre1 la bire1 l'hydromel1 et les eaux minrales de ,seltz1 de ,chateldon4 ,il est dangereux respirer en quantit1 puisqu'il asphyxie les animaux2 mais il est trs-salubre boire ainsi combin4 ,si1 au contraire1 la fermentation est termine1 le sucre s'est chang dans le vin1 en eau de vie1 qui tient en dissolution le tartre1 le principe colorant1 et le principe extractif du raisin4 ,voil1 ce qui constitue les vins faits2 ils ne moussent plus1 et ils sont plus ou moins gnreux suivant les proportions de leurs principes4 ,enfin1 quand le sucre naturel au raisin est trop abondant pour fermenter en totalit1 une portion reste dans la liqueur sous forme de ,sirop1 et constitue les vins sucrs d',espagne1 de ,constance1 etc4--,la diffrence de saveur dpend d'un arme particulier1 propre au raisin de chaque climat4--,cours ,gastronomique1 #hvo4 #ahji4 p4 #bhi4 #fi ,the human ,stomach is capable1 in the adult1 of containing about three quarts of water4--,,blumenbach',s ,physiology1 p4 #ade4 #gj ,by adopting an abstinent plan of diet1 even to a degree that produces a sensation of want in the ,system1 we do that which is most likely to create appetite and increase the powers of digestion4--,,abernethy',s ,surg4 ,obs4 #fh4 #ga ,to make ,,beef or ,,mutton ,,tea4--,cut a pound of lean gravy-meat into thin slices--put it into a quart and half a pint of cold water--set it over a gentle fire where it will become gradually warm--when the skum rises catch it1 cover the ,saucepan close1 and let it continue boiling for about two hours--skim the fat off1 strain it through a sieve or a napkin--skim it again--let it stand ten minutes to settle1 and then pour off the clear ,tea4 ,to make half a pint of ,,beef ,,tea in five minutes for three half-pence1 see ,no4 #beb2 and to make good ,mutton ,broth for ,nothing1 ,no4 #dij4 ,n4,b4--,an ,onion1 and a few grains of ,black ,pepper1 c4 are sometimes added4 ,if the ,meat is boiled till it is thoroughly tender1 mince it and pound it as directed in ,no4 #ejc of the ,,cook',s ,,oracle--and you may have a dish of ,,potted ,,beef for the trouble of making it4 #gb ,il y a trois sortes d'apptits2 celui que l'on prouve jen2 sensation imprieuse qui ne chicane point sur le mets1 et qui vous fait venir l'eau la bouche1 l'aspect d'un bon ragot4 ,je le compare au dsir imptueux d'un jeune homme qui voit sourire la beaut qu'il aime4--,le second apptit est celui que l'on ressent lorsque1 s'tant mis table sans faim1 on a dj got d'un plat succulent1 et qui a consacr le proverbe1 l'apptit vient en mangeant4 ,je l'assimile l'tat d'un mari dont le cur tide s'chauffe aux premires caresses de sa femme4--,le troisime apptit est celui qu'excite un mets dlicieux qui parat la fin d'un repas1 lorsque1 l'estomac satisfait1 l'homme sobre allait quitter la table sans regret4 ,celui-l trouve son emblme dans les feux du libertinage1 qui quoique illusoires1 font natre cependant quelques plaisirs rels4 ,la connaissance de cette mtaphysique de l'apptit doit guider le ,cuisinier habile dans la composition du premier1 du second et du troisime service4--,cours ,gastronomique1 p4 #fd4 #gc ,it is but ,,increasing or diminishing the velocity of certain fluids in the animal machine1--to elate the ,soul with the gayest hopes1--or to sink her into the deepest despair2 to depress the ,,hero into a ,coward--or advance the ,coward into a ,,hero4--,,fitzosborne',s ,letters1 #a4 viii4 #gd ,,salt1 ,,pepper1 and ,,mustard1 ay1 ,,vinegar too1 ,are quite as unwholesome as ,,curry ,i vow1 ,all lovers of ,goose1 ,duck1 or ,pig1 he'll engage1 ,that eat it with ,onion1 ,salt1 ,pepper or ,sage1 ,will find ill effects from 't1 and therefore no doubt ,their prudence should tell them1--best eat it without6 ,but1 alas6 these are subjects on which there's no reas'ning1 ,for you'll still eat your ,goose1 ,duck1 or ,pig1 with its seas'ning2 ,and what is far worse--notwithstanding his huffing1 ,you'll make for your ,hare and your ,veal a good stuffing3 ,and ,i fear1 if a ,leg of good ,mutton you boil ,with ,sauce of vile ,capers1 that ,mutton you'll spoil2 ,and tho'1 as you think1 to procure good ,digestion1 ,a mouthful of ,cheese is the best thing in question3 ,in ,gath do not tell1 nor in ,askalon blab it1 ,you're strictly forbidden to eat a ,welsh ,rabbit4 ,and ,bread1 the main staff of our life1 some will call ,no more nor no less1--than the worst thing of all4-- ,see ,,the ,,lady',s ,address to ,willy ,cadogan in his ,kitchen1 #dto4 #agga4 ,some ,minute ,philosopher has published an #hvo4 pamphlet of #ef pages6 on the omnipotent virtues of a ,crust of ,bread eaten early in the morning fasting66 ,we have no doubt it is an admirable ,specific for that grievous disorder of the ,stomach called ,hunger4 #ge ,are very crude indigestible materials for a weak ,stomach1 unless warmed by 7,no4 #cgb72--with the assistance of which1 and plenty of ,pepper1 you may eat even ,cucumber with impunity4 #gf ,,dr4 ,,radcliffe1 who succeeded better by speaking plainly to his ,patients1 than some of his successors have by the most subtle ,politeness1--when asked what was the best ,remedy for ,wind in the ,stomach1 replied1 ,that which will expel it quickest--inquiring of the ,ventose subject whether the ,wind passed per ,ascensum1 vel per ,descensum1 observing1--that the former is the most aggravated state of ,ventriloquism1 the latter a sign that the ,bowels are recovering their ,healthful ,tone4 #gg ,my ,stomach digests food so slowly1 that ,i cannot study for five or six hours after a very sparing dinner4--,,spallanzani on ,digestion1 c41 vol4 i4 p4 #bhj4 ,if the quantity of ,food be given1 its ,quality will cause a difference in the time of digesting2 for instance1 slimy and viscid meats are longer in digesting in the ,stomach than meats of a contrary nature2 the flesh of some young animals is not so soon digested as the flesh of the same animals arrived at their full growth2 thus ,veal and ,lamb are not so soon digested as ,beef and ,mutton4 ,a man who took a vomit every second night for some months1 observed1 that when he had taken ,,chicken for ,dinner1 he always threw it up undigested1 but never threw up any of his ,food undigested when he made his ,dinner of ,beef or ,mutton4--,,bryan ,,robinson on the ,food and ,discharges of ,human ,bodies1 #agdh1 p4 #ie4 ,beef and ,mutton seem to give less trouble to the ,editor's ,stomach than any kind of ,poultry4 ,the following is copied from ,dr4 ,scudamore on ,gout1 #b;d ,edition1 p4 #eji1 being some of the ,experiments related by ,mr4 ,astley ,cooper in his lecture delivered at the ,royal ,college of ,surgeons in #ahad1 which have only been published in ,dr4 ,s4's book1 who informs us1 they were performed upon ,dogs1 with a view to ascertain the comparative solvent power of the gastric juice upon different articles of food4 ,experiment #e4 ,food4 ,form4 ,quantity4 ,animal killed4 ,loss by ,digestion4 ,cheese4 ,square4 #ajj pints4 #d hours4 #gf4 ,mutton4 ----- ----- ----- #fe4 ,pork4 ----- ----- ----- #cf4 ,veal4 ----- ----- ----- #ae4 ,beef4 ----- ----- ----- #aa4 ,experiment #f4 ,food4 ,form4 ,quantity4 ,animal killed4 ,loss by ,digestion4 ,beef4 ,long ,nar4 #ajj pints4 #b hours4 #j4 ,rabbit4 ----- ----- ----- #j4 ,cod ,fish4 ----- ----- ----- #gd4 ,experiment #i4 ,roast ,veal ,do4 #ajj pints4 #b hours4 #g4 ,boiled do4 ,do4 ----- ----- #cj4 #gh ,those who have weak stomachs1 will be better able to digest their food1 if they take their meals at regular hours2 because they have both the stimulus of the aliment they take1 and the periodical habit to assist digestion4--,,darwin',s ,zoonomia1 vol4 i4 p4 #ded4 ,we often tease and disorder our ,stomachs by fasting for too long a period1 and when we have thus brought on what ,i may call a discontented state of the organ1 unfitting it for its office1 we set to a meal1 and fill it to its utmost1 regardless of its powers or its feelings4--,,abernethy',s ,surg4 ,obs4 p4 #gj4 #gi ,a ,philosopher being asked what was the best time to dine1 answered1--,for a ,rich man1 when he could get a ,stomach2--for a ,poor man1 when he could get ,meat4 #hj ,when four hours be past1 after ,breakfast1 a man may safely taste his ,dinner1--the most convenient time for dinner1 is about eleven of the clocke before noone1--in #aegj1 this was the usual time of serving it in the ,university of ,oxford1--elsewhere about noone1--it commonly consisted of boyled biefe1 with pottage1 bread and beere1 and no more1--the quantity of biefe was in value an halfe-penny for each mouth1--they supped at five of the clocke in the ,afternoon4--,vide ,,cogan',s ,haven of ,health1 #aehd1 p4 #ahg4 ,early hours were as ,genteel in ,dr4 ,cogan's time1 as late ones are now1 #ahba4 ,perhaps none of our ,old ,english customs have undergone so thorough a change1 as the hours of rising1--taking refreshment--the number of meals per day--and the time of retiring to rest4 ,the stately dames of ,edward ,,iv4's ,court1 rose with the ,lark1 despatched their dinner at eleven o'clock in the forenoon1 and shortly after eight were wrapt in slumber4--,how would these reasonable people 7reasonable at least in this respect7 be astonished could they but be witnesses to the present distribution of time among the ,children of ,fashion6--,would they not call the perverse conduct of those who rise at one or two1 dine at eight1--and retire to bed when the morning is unfolding all its glories1 and nature putting on her most pleasing aspect1--absolute insanity66--,,warner',s ,antiq4 ,cul4 p4 #acd4 ,the modern hours of eating are got to an excess that is perfectly ridiculous4 ,now1 what do people get by this8 ,if they make ,dinner their principal ,meal1 and do not wish to pall their appetite by eating before it--they injure their health4 ,then in ,winter they have two hours of candlelight before ,dinner1 and in ,summer they are at table during the pleasantest part of the ,day2 and all this1 to get a ,,long ,,morning1--for ,idle ,people1 to whom one would suppose the shortest morning would seem too ,long4--,,pye',s ,sketches1 #abmo4 #agig1 p4 #agd4 #ha ,mr4 ,peck1 ,grocer1 c41 ,no4 #age1 ,strand1 has printed a very ingenious chart of the ,geographie de la ,gourmandise4--,a ,map of the four quarters of the ,world1 intended to show the different parts from whence all the articles in his catalogue are imported4--,see also ,,carte ,,gastronomique ,,de ,,la ,,france1 prefixed to that entertaining work1 ,,cours ,,gastronomique1 #hvo4 #ahji4 #hb ,a ,wag1 on being told it was the fashion to dine later and later every day1 said1 ,he supposed it would end at last in not dining till to-morrow66 #hc ,it is at the commencement of ,decline1 i4 e4 about our #djth year1 that the ,stomach begins to require peculiar care and precaution4 ,people who have been subject to ,indigestions before1 have them then more frequent and more violent2 and those who have never been so afflicted1 begin to suffer them from slight causes3 a want of attention to which too frequently leads to the destruction of the best constitutions1 especially of the studious1 who neglect to take due exercise4 ,the remedy proposed is ,ipecacuanha1 in a dose that will not occasion any nausea2 but enough to excite such an increased action of the vermicular movement of the stomach1 that the phlegm may be separated and expelled from that organ4 ,the effects of it surpassed his most sanguine hopes3 by the use of it1 notwithstanding he had naturally a delicate constitution1 he weathered the storms of the ,revolution1 c41 and lived to be #hd4 ,the above is an extract from ,dr4 ,,buchan',s translation of ,mr4 ,,daubenton',s ,observations on ,indigestion4 ,this treatise brought ,ipecacuanha ,lozenges into fashion1 as the most easy and agreeable manner of taking it3 they contain about one-sixth of a grain1 and are prepared and sold by ,,savory and ,,moore1 ,chemists1 in ,bond ,street4 #hd ,delicate people1 who are accustomed to dine at a certain hour1 on certain food1 c41 are generally deranged as often as they dine out1 and change the hour1 c4 ,the ,editor has a patient who never ,dines out without suffering severely for several days after--not from over-eating or drinking1 c41 but from the change of ,diet1 and the time of taking it4 ,his habit is to make a hearty meal off one dish at ,five o'clock1 and drink with it some good heartening home-brewed ,beer1 and two or three glasses of ,wine--that has not been kept till it has lost its best qualities4 #he ,dr4 ,w4 says3 ,when the ,stomach is in a sound state1 and ,digestion is properly performed1 the spirits are good1 and the ,body is light and easy2 but when that organ is out of order1 a languor1 debility1 discontent1 melancholy watchfulness1 or troublesome dreams1 the nightmare1 c4 are the consequences4 ,i have often been seized with a slight ,incubus1 attended with a faintness1 as if the circulation was a good deal obstructed1 before ,i was fully asleep1 which has made me get up suddenly3 while ,i lay awake ,i felt nothing of these symptoms1 except some degree of uneasiness about my stomach2 but when ,i was just about to fall asleep1 they began to return again4 ,in this way ,i have gone on for two or three hours or more1 in the beginning of the night4 ,at last1 ,i found that a dram of ,brandy1 after the first attack1 kept me easy the whole night1 p4 #cab4 ,when affected with uneasy sensation from wind1 ,i have not only been sensible of a general debility and flatness of spirits1 but the unexpected opening of a door1 or any such trifling unforeseen accident1 has instantly occasioned an odd sensation about my heart1 extending itself to my head and arms1 c4 ,at other times1 when my stomach is in a firmer state1 ,i have no such feeling3 at least1 in a very small degree1 from causes which might be thought more apt to produce them4 ,fainting1 ,tremors1 ,palpitations of the ,heart1 convulsive motions1 and all those disorders which are called nervous1 c4 c4 are often owing more to the infirm state of the first passages1 than to any fault either in the ,brain or ,heart1 p4 #acb1 c4 ,dr4 ,whytt died ,a4,d4 #agff1 in his #eb;d year4 #hf ,physicians appear to be too strict and particular in their rules of diet and regimen2 too anxious attention to those rules hath often hurt those who were well1 and added unnecessarily to the distresses of the sick4--,whether meat should be boiled or roasted1 or dressed in any other plain way1 and what sort of vegetables should be eaten with it1 ,i never yet met with any person of common sense 7except in an acute illness7 whom ,i did not think much fitter to choose for himself1 than ,i was to determine for him4--,,dr4 ,,heberden on ,diet4 ,when the ,stomach is weak1 it seems particularly necessary that our food should be nutritive and easy of digestion4 ,i may further observe1 that its qualities should be adapted to the feelings of the stomach4 ,in proof of this proposition1 numerous instances might be mentioned of apparently unfit substances agreeing with the ,stomach1 being digested and even quieting an irritable state of the stomach1 merely because they were suitable to its feelings4 ,instances might also be mentioned of changes in ,diet producing a tranquil and healthy state of stomach in cases where medicines had been tried in vain4--,,abernethy1 ,surg4 ,obs4 p4 #fh4 #hg ,a ,fool1 or a ,,physician at ,forty1 is an adage containing more truth than is commonly believed4--,he who has not by that time learned to observe the causes of self-disorder--shows little signs of wisdom2 and ,he who has carefully noted the things which create disorder in himself1 must by his own experience possess much knowledge1 that a ,physician at a pop visit ought not to pretend to4--,domestic ,management1 #ahac1 p4 xxxvi4 #hh ,,grillus1 who1 according to the doctrine of ,transmigration1 7as ,plutarch tells us7 had1 in his turn1 been a ,,beast1 discourses how much better he fed and lived then1 than when he was turned to ,,man again1 as knowing then what food was best and most proper for him1 which ,sarcophagists 7flesh-eaters7 in all this time were yet to seek4--,,evylyn',s ,acetana1 #abmo4 #afii1 p4 #hf4 ,instinct than ,reason makes more wholesome ,meals4--,,young4 ,my ,appetite is in several things of itself happily enough accommodated to the health of my ,stomach2 whatever ,i take against my liking does me harm2 but nothing hurts me that ,i eat with appetite and delight4--,vide honest ,,montaigne',s ,essay on ,experience1 book iii4 chap4 xiii4 ,the ,stomach gives information when the supplies have been expended1 and represents with great exactness the quantity and quality of whatever is wanted in the present state of the machine1 and1 in proportion as it meets with neglect1 rises in its demand1 and urges its petition with a louder voice4--,,dr4 ,,wm4 ,,hunter',s ,introductory ,lecture1 #dto4 p4 #ha4 ,take ,food in proportion to the quantity of nourishment contained in it1 of which the ,stomach appears from ,instinct to be capable of judging4--,j4 ,,hunter on the ,animal ,economy1 #dto4 p4 #bba4 ,prompted by ,instinct's never erring power1 ,each creature knows its proper aliment1 ,directed1 bounded by this power within1 ,their cravings are well aimed2 ,voluptuous ,man1 ,is by superior faculties misled2 ,misled from pleasure--even in quest of ,joy4 ,,armstrong',s ,art of ,preserving ,health4 ,our stomach is1 in general1 a pretty good ,judge of what is best for it1--thousands have perished for being inattentive to its calls--for one who has implicitly obeyed them4--,,dr4 ,,smith',s ,guide in ,sickness1 #hvo4 p4 #ei4 ,in every case wherein we wish to preserve strength1 7as in most chronical complaints7 we should be extremely cautious in prescribing a rigid regimen1--especially if it is intended to be long continued4--,things disagreeable to the palate1 seldom digest well1 or contribute to the nourishment of the ,body4--,,falconer on ,diet1 pp4 #g1 and #h4 ,what is most grateful to the ,palate1 sits most easy on the ,stomach4--,,adair on ,diet1 p4 #bh4 ,,longings directed by the pure guidance of ,,instinct1 and not arising merely from opinion1 may not only be satisfied with ,impunity1 but generally be indulged in with advantage4--,,withers on the ,abuse of ,medicine1 #hvo4 p4 #bcc4 #hi ,as to the quality of food1 although whatever is easy of digestion1 singly considered1 deserves the preference1 yet regard must be had to the palate and to the appetite1 because it is frequently found1 that what the ,stomach earnestly covets1 though of difficult digestion1 does nevertheless digest better than what is esteemed of easier digestion if the ,stomach nauseates it3 ,i am of opinion the patient ought to eat only of one dish at a meal4--,,sydenham on ,gout4 ,every ,animal but ,man keeps to one dish--,herbs are the food of this species--,fish of that--and ,flesh of a third4--,,spectator1 ,no4 #ie4 ,be content with one dish at a meal1 in the choice of that consult your palate4--,,mandeville on ,hypochondriasis1 p4 #caf4 #ij ,it is surprising how much the condition and disposition of the ,stomach and ,intestines will vary in the same person at different times4--,,whytt on the ,nerves2 p4 #abg4 #ia ,many people1 to be sufficiently nourished1 must be supplied with food exceedingly stimulating4--,,struve',s ,asthenology1 #hvo4 #ahja1 p4 #bhj4 #ib ,whosoever dreameth that no ,sick ,man should be allured to meat1 by delightful and pleasant ,sauces1 seemeth as froward and fantastical as ,he that would never whet his knife4 ,why hath nature brought forth such variety of ,herbs1 ,roots1 ,spices1 c4 fit for nothing but ,sauces1 c4 but that by them1 the ,sick should be allured to feed4 ,abstinence is as dangerous1 as ,fulness and ,satiety is inconvenient4--,,dr4 ,,moffett on ,foods1 #abmo4 #agdf1 p4 #cdc4 #ic ,this gentleman had so cold a ,stomach1 7saith ,suidas17 that he made a sheath for his ,tongue1 that he might swallow down his ,pottage scalding hot2 yea1 ,i myself have known a ,shropshire ,gentleman of the like quality4--,dr4 ,,muffett on ,food1 #dto4 #afee1 p4 #bhg4 #id ,the ,chyle appears to be of the same nature1 from whatever aliment it has been extracted2 if the medical people in different countries were questioned1 each would probably approve of the diet used in their own--and would find plausible arguments to prove its superiority1 with numerous and admirable examples among their countrymen in support of their theory4 ,an ,englishman would probably be of opinion that wheat-bread1 and a large portion of animal food1 gives the strongest and most substantial nourishment4 ,an ,irishman1 or a ,scotsman1 would probably maintain that a small portion of animal food1--with plenty of potatoes and oatmeal1 is far better adapted to form a vigorous and hardy race4 ,the ,laplanders live almost entirely upon ,animal food--the ,hindoos1 ,gentoos1 c4 never taste any thing but ,vegetables4--,,moore',s ,mat4 ,med4 p4 #gj4 ,in the course of a few years1 the produce of several acres of land1 a number of large oxen1 and many tuns of liquor1 are consumed by one individual2 whilst he continues nearly the same1 whether he drinks the pure stream1 or beverage the most skilfully compounded2 whether he feeds on a variety of articles produced from the animal and vegetable kingdom1 or confines himself to one particular substance2 and whether his food is prepared in the most simple manner1 or by the most refined and artificial modes that luxury has invented4--,code of ,health1 vol4 i4 p4 #djb4 ,facts relative to ,diet4--,dr4 ,b4 ,franklin1 of ,philadelphia1 informed me that he himself1 when a journeyman printer1 lived a fortnight on bread and water1 at the rate of ten pennyworth of bread per week1 and that he found himself stout and hearty with this diet4 ,by ,sir ,john ,pringle ,i was told that he knew a lady now #ij years of age1 who eat only the pure fat of meat4 ,dr4 ,cirelli says1 that the ,neapolitan ,physicians frequently allow their patients in fevers1 nothing but water for forty days together4--,dr4 ,,stark1 on ,diet1 c4 #dto4 #aghh1 p4 #ib1 a work well worth the purchase of any person curious upon this subject4 ,as is also ,dr4 ,,bryan ,,robinson1 on ,food and ,discharges of ,human ,bodies4 #ie ,a constant adherence to one sort of ,diet1 may have bad effects on any ,constitution4 ,nature has provided a great ,variety of ,nourishment for ,human ,creatures1 and furnished us with ,appetites to desire1 and ,organs to digest them4 ,an unerring ,regularity is almost impracticable1 and the swerving from it1 when it has grown habitual1 dangerous2 for every unusual thing in a human body becomes a stimulus1 as ,wine or ,flesh ,meat to one not used to them2 therefore ,celsus's ,rule1 with proper moral restrictions1 is a good one4--,,arbuthnot on ,aliment1 pp4 #bah and #bai4 #if ,a ,,pill is the mildest form of administering ,medicine1 because of its gradual solution in the ,stomach1 and the same quantity of the same material1 taken in a draught1 produces a very different effect4 #ig ,he that would have a clear ,head1 must have a clean ,stomach4--,,cheyne on ,health1 p4 #cd4 #ih ,quintessence of ,lemon ,peel1 7,no4 #dah74--;,best oil of ,lemon1 one drachm1--strongest rectified ,spirit1 two ounces1 introduced by degrees1 till the spirit kills and completely mixes with the oil4 ,this elegant and useful preparation1 possesses all the delightful fragrance and flavour of the freshest ,lemon ,peel--for which you will find it a satisfactory substitute4 ,a few drops on the ,sugar you make ,punch with1 will instantly impregnate it with as much flavour as the troublesome and tedious method of rubbing the sugar on the rind4 #ii ,i have observed that in mature ,age1 and in the decline of ,life1 symptoms which are attributed to previous irregularities1 to idiosyncracy1 to hereditary disposition1 to disease1 and to approaching old age1 frequently arise from ,constipation of the ,bowels4--,,hamilton on ,purgative ,medicines1 #ahjf1 p4 #g4 #ajj ,astriction of the ,belly is commonly a sign of strong ,chylopoetick ,organs4--,,arbuthnot on ,aliment1 p4 #bd4 #aja ,beautiful and full ripe ,hot-house ,grapes may be procured in the greatest perfection at the ,fruit ,shops in ,covent ,garden1 almost all the year round--and the ,editor has frequently given them to delicate women1 who have been afflicted with feverish complaints1 to the quantity of a ,pound per day1 with the most satisfactory effect--they were extremely grateful in cooling their parched mouths1 and at once most agreeably and effectually supplied the place of both ,saline ,draughts and ,aperient ,medicine4 #ajb ,people who have ,relaxed ,bowels have seldom strong thoughts or strong bodies4--,,locke on ,education1 sec4 #bc4 ,the cure for relaxed ,nerves 7the source of all chronic disorders7 must necessarily begin at the ,stomach4 ,he who attempts to cure a ,nervous distemper without firm ,bowels--labours in vain2 for it is impossible that the ,constitution of those who have ,slippery ,bowels--should ever be braced4--,,cheyne on ,long ,life1 p4 #ajg4 #ajc ,to make ,,toast ,,and ,,water4--,cut a bit of the upper crust of ,bread1 about twice the thickness ,toast is usually cut--toast it carefully1 till it be completely browned all over1 but not at all blackened or burnt3 put this into a jug1 and pour upon it as much boiling water as you wish to make into drink--cover the jug--let it stand till cold4 ,the fresher made--the better4 ,obs4--,a roll of fresh thin cut ,lemon ,peel or dried ,orange ,peel1 infused with the ,bread1 is a grateful addition1 and makes a very refreshing ,summer drink--and when the proportion of the fluids is destroyed by profuse perspiration1 may be drank plentifully4 ,let a large jug be made early in the day1 it will then become warm by the heat of the ,air1 and may be drank freely with impunity2 cold ,water fresh drawn from a well cannot without danger4 #ajd ,dr4 ,pemberton recommends the following ,bolus3-- ,kino4 pulv4 j4 ,confect4 ,opiat4 gr4 xii4 ,misc4 ,fiat bolus1 ter quotidie sumendus4 ,see his ,observations on the ,diseases of the ,abdominal ,viscera1 #hvo4 #ahjg1 p4 #adj4 #aje ,here followed1 in the first ,edition1 some ,observations on ,singing4 ,see page #ih of this book--,but most of them are taken out1 and will shortly be published by ,messrs4 ,hurst and ,robinson1 ,no4 #ij1 ,cheapside1 as part of the ,prefatory matter of ,,the ,,english ,,melodies1 selected by the ,author of this work1 from the ,library of ,wm4 ,kitchiner1 ,m4 ,d4 #ajf ,a knowledge how to regulate the alvine evacuation1 constitutes much of the prophylactic part of ,medicine2 hence1 how necessary it is to advise those who either wish to preserve good ,health1 or are in quest of the lost treasure1 to attend to this circumstance4--,,hamilton on ,purgatives1 p4 #g4 ,how much it behoves those who have the charge of young people1 particularly of the female sex1 to impress them with the propriety1 nay with the absolute necessity of attention to the regular state of the ,bowels2 and to put it in their power1 by the use of proper means1 to guard against constipation2 and at the same time to watch over them1 lest1 through indolence1 they neglect a circumstance which1 promoting in the gay season of youth1 the enjoyment of health and happiness1 opposes a sure barrier against the inroads of chlorosis1 c41 always a distressing1 and sometimes a fatal complaint4--,ibid4 p4 #gf4 #ajg ,there are three things which ,i consider as necessary to the cure of disorder4 #ast1 ,that the ,stomach should thoroughly digest all the food that is put into it4 ,the patient perceiving the necessity of obtaining this end1 becomes attentive to his ,diet1 and observes the effect which the quantity and quality of his food and medicines have upon his feelings1 and the apparent powers of his ,stomach4 #b;dly1 ,that the residue of the food should be daily discharged from the ,bowels3 here1 too1 the patient1 apprised of the design1 notes what kind and dose of purgative medicine best effect the intention1 and whether it answers better if taken at once1 or at intervals4 #c;dly1 ,that the secretion of ,bile should be right1 both with respect to quantity and quality4 ,in cases wherein the secretion of ,bile has been for a long time deficient or faulty1 ,i recommend unirritating and undebilitating doses of ,mercury1 7i4 e4 pil4 hydrarg47 to be taken every second or third night till the stools become of the wet rhubarb colour4--,p4 #ij4 ,any kind of ,brown1 which dilution will not convert into yellow1 ,i should consider as unhealthy4--,p4 #cf4 ,see ,,mr4 ,,abernethy',s ,surgical ,observations4 #ajh ,a popular hypothesis is now very prevalent1 which attributes nearly all ,diseases to a disturbed state of ,,the ,,liver--for which1 ,mercurial drugs are lavished almost indiscriminately4 ,the folly of expecting to repel this1 or any other opinion which is favourable to the natural indolence of mankind1 is obvious1 especially when it is at the same time upholden by the empirical interests of greedy individuals4--,a4 ,,carlisle on ,old ,age1 #b;d edit4 p4 #hh4 #aji ,it is a dubious question1 whether ,,worms or the ,violent ,purgatives which are forced into the human ,stomach1 by the decisive energy of medical logic1 to destroy and expel them1 have been most destructive to the human species4--,,withers on the ,abuse of ,medicine1 #hvo4 #agid1 p4 #ai and #aag4 #aaj ,,mercury and ,,antimony1 elaborated into ,poisons by ,chemistry--i4 e4 ,calomel1 ,emetic ,tartar1 ,james's ,powders1 c4 have torn many a ,stomach into rags1 so that it could never bear common food after4--,,cadogan on ,gout1 #hvo4 #agga1 p4 #gi4 #aaa ,the flavour of ,coxwell's ,citric ,acid is much more agreeable than the ,tartaric1 which1 being cheaper1 is sometimes substituted for it4 #aab ,,portable ,,soup1 or ,,glaze4--7,no4 #beb47--;,desire the ,butcher to break the bones of a ,leg or a ,shin of ,beef1 of #aj pounds weight 7the fresher killed the better71 put it into a ,soup-pot 7a ,,digester is the best utensil for this purpose7 that will well hold it2 just cover it with cold water1 and set it on the fire to heat gradually till it nearly boils1 7this should be at least an hour72--skim it attentively while any scum rises1--pour in a little cold water1 to throw up the scum that may remain1--let it come to a boil again1 and again skim it carefully3 when no more scum rises1 and the broth appears clear1 7put in neither ,roots nor ,herbs nor ,salt17 let it boil for eight or ten hours1 and then strain it through a hair sieve into a brown stone pan2 set the ,broth where it will cool quickly2 put the meat into a sieve1 let it drain1 make ,potted ,beef 7,no4 #ejc71--or it will be very acceptable to many poor families4 ,next day remove every particle of ,fat from the top of it1 and pour it through a ,tammis or fine sieve as quietly as possible into a ,stewpan1 taking care not to let any of the settlings at the bottom of the stone pan go into the ,stewpan1 which should be of thick ,copper1 perfectly well tinned2 add a quarter of an ounce of whole ,black ,pepper to it1 let it boil briskly1 with the stewpan uncovered1 on a quick fire3 if any scum rises1 take it off with a skimmer2 when it begins to thicken1 and is reduced to about a quart1 put it into a smaller stewpan2 set it over a gentler fire1 till it is reduced to the thickness of a very thick ,syrup2 take care that it does not burn1--a moment's inattention now will lose you all your labour1 and the soup will be spoiled3--take a little of it out in a spoon and let it cool2 if it sets into strong ,jelly1 it is done enough2--if it does not1 boil it a little longer1 till it does2--have ready some little pots1 such as are used for ,potted ,meats1 about an inch and a half deep1 taking care that they are quite dry2--we recommend it to be kept in these pots1 if it is for home consumption--7the less it is reduced1 the better is the flavour of the ,soup7--if it be sufficiently concentrated to keep for six months2--if you wish to preserve it longer1 put it into such bladders as are used for ,german ,sausages1--or if you prefer it in the form of ,cakes1 pour it into a dish about a quarter of an inch deep2 when it is cold1 turn it out and weigh the ,cake1 and divide it with a paste-cutter into pieces of half an ounce and an ounce each2 place them in a warm room1 and turn them frequently till they are thoroughly dried2--this will take a week or ten days2 turn them twice a day2--when well hardened1 if kept in a dry place1 they may be preserved for several years in any climate4 ,this extract of ,meat makes excellent ,tablettes de ,bouillon1 for those who are obliged to endure long fasting4 ,obs4--,the uses of this concentrated ,essence of ,meat are numerous4 ,it is equally economical and convenient for making extempore ,broths1 ,sauces and ,gravies for ,hashed or ,stewed ,meat1 ,game1 or ,poultry1 c4 ,you may thicken it and flavour it as directed in 7,no4 #cbi72--to make ,gravy1 ,sauces1 c4 take double the quantity ordered for ,broth4 ,if you have time and opportunity1 as there is no seasoning in the ,soup1 either of ,roots1 ,herbs1 or ,spice1 boil an ,onion with or without a bit of ,parsley1 and ,sweet ,herbs1 and a few corns of ,allspice1 or other ,spice1 in the water you melt the ,soup in1 which may be flavoured with ,mushroom ,catsup 7,no4 #dci71--or ,eschalot ,wine 7,no4 #djb71--;,essence of ,sweet ,herbs 7,no4 #dag71--,savoury ,spice 7,nos4 #dba1 or #deg71--;,essence of ,celery 7,no4 #dji71 c4 or ,zest 7,no4 #bee72--these may be combined in the proportions most agreeable to the palate of the ,eater--and are as portable as ,portable ,soup1 for a very small portion will flavour a ,pint4 ,the ,editor adds nothing to the solution of this ,soup1 but a very little ground ,black ,pepper and some ,salt4 ,mem4 ,,this ,,portable ,,soup is a most convenient article in ,cookery--especially in ,small ,families1 where it will save a great deal of time and trouble4 ,it is also ,economical1 for no more will be melted than is wanted--so there is no waste4 ,,shin ,,of ,,beef1 weighing nine pounds1 and costing #as4 #aj-a_/b;d4 produced nine ounces of concentrated ,soup1 sufficiently reduced to keep for several months4 ,after the boiling1 the ,bones in this joint weighed two pounds and a quarter1 and the ,meat two pounds and a quarter4 ,as it is difficult to obtain this ready-made of good quality--and we could not find any proper and circumstantial directions for making it1 which on trial answered the purpose1--and it is really a great acquisition to the ,army and ,navy--to ,travellers1 ,invalids1 c4--the ,editor has bestowed some time1 c4 in endeavouring to learn--and to teach how it may be prepared in the easiest1--most economical and perfect manner4 ,the ordinary selling price is from #ajs4 to #abs4--but you may make it according to the above ,receipt for #cs4 #f;d4 per ,pound--i4 e4 for #b-a_/b;d4 per ,ounce1 which will make you a ,pint of ,broth4 ,those who do not regard the expense1 and like the flavour1 may add the lean of ,ham1 in the proportion of a pound to eight pounds of ,leg of ,beef4 ,it may also be flavoured1 by adding to it1 at the time you put the ,broth into the smaller ,stewpan1 ,mushroom ,catsup1 ,shallot ,wine1 ,essences of ,spice or ,herbs1 c42--we prefer it quite plain--it is then ready to be converted in an instant into a basin of ,beef ,tea for an ,invalid1 and any flavour may be immediately communicated to it by the ,magazine of ,taste 7,no4 #dfc47 ,mutton ,chops delicately ,stewed1 and good ,mutton ,broth4--7,no4 #dij47--,put a ,pound of ,chops into a stewpan with cold water enough to cover them1 and half a pint over1 and an ,onion1--when it is coming to a boil1 skim it1 cover the pan close1 and set it over a very slow ,fire till the ,chops are tender1--if they have been kept a proper time1 they will take about three quarters of an hour's very gentle simmering4 ,send up ,turnips with them1 7,no4 #acj71 they may be boiled with the chops1 skim well1 and then send all up in a deep dish1 with the ,broth they were stewed in4 ,n4,b4 ,the ,broth will make an ,economist one1--and the ,meat another wholesome and comfortable meal4 #aac ,men are but rarely framed so in the prodigality of ,nature1 as to have all their ,senses in perfection--very few have a single one1 that approximates within many degrees of it--the ,eye of ,raphael1 the ,ear of ,handel1 the ,palate of ,apicius--or the sensitive touch of the blind ,girl1 who could feel ,colours--are pancratic faculties which are seldom produced4 ,the following division of the ,senses is so excellent1 that ,i copy it from the scarce ,book referred to below3-- ,i distinguish the ,,six ,,senses by the character of noxious and innocent4 ,the first three1 ,thinking--,seeing--and ,hearing--are the innocent4 ,the last three1 ,feeling--,tasting--and ,smelling--the noxious4 ,i pursue ,happiness1 or systematic pleasurable sensation1 in the cultivation of the first class--and in the control of the latter4--,see the ,,life ,,of ,,john ,,stewart ,,the ,,traveller1 p4 #ab4 #aad ,i took two pieces of ,mutton1 each weighing #de grains1 and having chewed one as much as ,i used to chew my food--enclosed them in two separate spheres--and swallowed them at the same time--these tubes were voided at the same time--of the masticated meat there remained only #d grains--of the other there were #ah left4 ,the necessity of ,mastication is sufficiently known--there is perhaps no person who has not1 some time or other1 suffered from ,indigestion1 for want of having chewed his food properly4 ,the reason is obvious4 ,not to mention the saliva which moistens the food1 and predisposes it to be dissolved1 it cannot be doubted1 that when it is reduced to pieces by the action of the ,teeth1 the gastric fluid penetrates1 and attacking it at more points1 dissolves it more speedily than when it was whole4 ,this is true of menstrua in general1 which always dissolve bodies sooner when they have been previously broken to pieces4 ,this is also the reason why1 in other experiments1 masticated bread and dressed flesh were more readily dissolved than unchewed bread and raw flesh4 ,the boiling had made it tenderer1 and consequently disposed it to allow ingress to the gastric fluid4--,,spallanzani on ,digestion1 vol4 i4 p4 #bgg4 #aae ,in no branch of the practice of ,physic1 is there more ,dangerous ,quackery1 than in this department--the only means we can furnish our friends with to avoid this--is to recommend them to apply to a scientific ,dentist of acknowledged integrity and experience4--,our own ,mouth is under considerable obligations to ,mr4 ,,edmonds1 of ,conduit ,street1 ,hanover ,square4 #aaf ,slave-dealers are well acquainted with the characteristic signs of perfect ,health--any defect of which much diminishes the value of a ,slave4 ,the want of a ,tooth makes a ,slave worth two ,dollars less4--,,finke',s ,medical ,geography1 vol4 i4 p4 #ddi4