Thoroughly dressed BEEF (No. 19), or MUTTON (No. 23), is incomparably the most animating Food we can furnish our Stomachs with, and sound HOME-BREWED BEER, the most invigorating Drink--It is indeed, Gentle Reader, notwithstanding a foolish fashion has banished the natural beverage of Great Britain--as extremely ungenteel.-- "Your Wine tippling, Dram sipping fellows retreat, But your Beer-drinking Briton can never be beat." _The best Tests of the Restorative qualities of Food_--are a small quantity of it satisfying Hunger,--the strength of the Pulse after it,--and the length of Time which elapses before Appetite returns again:--according to these Rules, the Editor's own experience gives a decided verdict in favour of Roasted or Broiled Beef (No. 19 or 94), or Mutton (No. 26 or 23), as most nutritive,--then Game and Poultry, of which the meat is Brown, (No. 59, or 61, or 74), next Veal and Lamb and Poultry, of which the meat is White--the Fat kinds of Fish, Eels--Salmon--Herrings, &c. and least nutritive, the white kinds of Fish--such as Whiting, Cod, Soles, Haddocks, &c. For further information, see _Oysters_, (No. 181). The celebrated Trainer, Sir Thomas Parkyns, &c., "greatly preferred BEEF-EATERS--to _Sheep-biters_, as they called those who ate Mutton." By DR. STARK'S _very curious Experiments on Diet_, p. 110, it appears, that "when he fed upon _Roasted Goose_, he was much more vigorous both in Body and Mind, than with any other food." 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[14] wishes _to waste a Jockey_--he is not allowed _Pudding_, if Fish can be had. Crabs,--Lobsters (No. 176), Prawns, &c. unless thoroughly boiled, (which those sold ready boiled seldom are), are tremendously indigestible. _Shell Fish_ have long held a high rank in the catalogue of easily digestible and speedily restorative Foods:--of these _Oysters_ (No. 181), certainly deserve the best character; but we think that they, as well as _Eggs_,--_Gelatinous Substances_,--_Rich Broths_[15], &c. have acquired not a little more reputation for these qualities than they deserve. OYSTERS are often cold and uncomfortable to Dyspeptic Stomachs--unless warmed with a certain quantity of Pepper, and good White Wine. _To recruit the Animal Spirits, and produce Strength_, there is nothing like BEEF and MUTTON--moreover, when kept till properly tender, none will give less trouble to the Digestive organs--and more substantial excitement to the Constitution. The Editor has dined for some years principally upon plainly roasted or boiled Beef and Mutton, and has often observed, that if he changes it for any other Food for several days together--that he suffers a diminution of strength, &c. and is disposed on such days to drink an additional Glass of _Wine_, &c. See _Index_.