The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life: By Food, Clothes, Air, Exercise, Wine, Sleep, &c. and Peptic Precepts, Pointing Out Agreeable and Effectual Methods to Prevent and Relieve Indigestion, and to Regulate and Strengthen the Action of the Stomach and BowelsKitchiner, William
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The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life: By Food, Clothes, Air, Exercise, Wine, Sleep, &c. and Peptic Precepts, Pointing Out Agreeable and Effectual Methods to Prevent and Relieve Indigestion, and to Regulate and Strengthen the Action of the Stomach and Bowels
Kitchiner, William
Diet; Digestion; Hygiene
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|-|{Grog, and }{ }{Inflamed Eyes. }{
30-|-|{Brandy and }{Fighting. }{ }{Rags.
|-|{Water. }{ }{Red Nose and Face. }{
|-| }{Lying. }{Sore and swelled }{Hunger.
|-| }{ }{ Legs. }{
|-| }{ }{ }{
40-|-|Flip and Shrub. }{Swearing. }{Jaundice. }{Hospital.
|-| }{ }{ }{
|-| }{ }{ }{
|-|{Bitters infused}{Obscenity. }{Pains in the Limbs,}{Poor-house.
|-|{in Spirits. }{ }{ and burning in }{
50-|-|{Usquebaugh. }{Swindling. }{ the Palms of the }{
|-|{Hystericwater. }{ }{ Hands, and Soles }{Jail.
|-| }{ }{ of the Feet. }{
|-|{Gin, Anniseed, }{Perjury. }{Dropsy. }{Whipping.
|-|{Brandy, }{ }{Epilepsy. }{
60-|-|{Rum, and }{Burglary. }{Melancholy. }{The Hulks.
|-|{Whisky in the }{ }{Madness. }{
|-|{_Morning_. }{ }{Palsy. }{Botany Bay.
|-| }{Murder. }{Apoplexy. }{
|-|{Do, during }{ }{ }{
70-|-|{the _Day and_ }{ }{ }{
|-|{_Night_. }{Suicide. }{DEATH. }{GALLOWS.
_Those who drink Wine[61], &c. for the purpose it was given_, as a
Cordial, to cheer the Circulation, when it falters from Fatigue, Age, or
profuse Evacuations of any kind, "for the Stomach's sake," as St. Paul
recommends it, and for our "often infirmities" as a medicine--will
understand, that of all the ways of saving, to run any risk of buying
inferior Wine, is the most ridiculously unwise Economy.
To _Ice Wine_ is another very unprofitable and inconvenient custom--and
not only deteriorates its flavour, but by rendering it dull in the
mouth--people are induced to drink too much, as they are deprived of the
advantage of knowing when they have got enough--for as soon as the Wine
becomes warm in their Stomachs,--the dose they have taken merely to
exhilarate them--makes them drunk.
_The true Economy of Drinking_,--is to excite as much Exhilaration as
may be,--with as little Wine.
We deprecate the custom of _sitting for Hours after Dinner, and keeping
the Stomach in an incessant state of irritation by sipping
Wine,--nothing can be more prejudicial to Digestion_[62]--it is much
better to mix Food and Drink--and to take them by alternate
mouthsful.--See page 11.
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