"He _Dined_ at six, either on Roast Beef, or Mutton Chops. His drink was Porter, and two or three glasses of wine. "He _Supped_ at eleven, on a cold fowl. He ate such vegetables as were in season; and the quantity of Animal food he took daily, was from five to six pounds."--See _Pedestrianism_, p. 6. "_His style of Walking is_ to bend forward the body, and to throw its weight on the knees. His step is short, and his feet are raised only a few inches from the ground. Any person who will try this plan, will find that his pace will be quickened, at the same time he will walk with more ease to himself, and be better able to endure the fatigue of a long journey, than by walking in a posture perfectly erect, which throws too much of the weight of the body on the ankle-joints. He always uses thick-soled shoes, and lamb's wool stockings. It is a good rule to shift the stockings frequently during the performance of a long distance; but it is indispensably requisite to have shoes with thick soles, and so large, that all unnecessary pressure on the feet may be avoided."--p. 208. [9] "According to the force of the Chylopoetic Organs, a larger or less quantity of Chyle may be abstracted from the same quantity of Food."--ARBUTHNOT _on Aliment_, p. 24. [10] "Nothing comes to perfection under a stated period of growth; and till it attains this, it will, of course, afford inferior nutriment. Beef and Mutton are much easier of digestion, and more nutritious, than Veal or Lamb. If the flesh of Mutton and Lamb, Beef and Veal, are compared, they will be found of a different texture, the two young meats of a more stringy indivisible nature than the others, which makes them harder of digestion."--_Domestic Management_, 12mo. 1813. p. 151. [11] "_A 40 Winks Nap_," in an Horizontal posture, is the most reviving preparative for any great exertion of either the Mind or the Body;--to which it is as proper an _Overture_ as it is a _Finale_.--See _Siesta_, Index. [12] "Few persons, even in the best health, can, without disgust, bear to be confined to a peculiar food, or way of living, for any length of time, (which is a strong argument that variety of food is natural to mankind); and if so,--the debilitated stomachs of Valetudinarians cannot be expected to be less fastidious."--FALCONER _on Diet_, p. 8. [13] "It appears from my experiments, that _boiled_, and _roasted_, and even _putrid_ meat, is easier of digestion than _raw_."--See J. HUNTER _on the Animal Economy_, p. 220. [14] "Newmarket affords abundant proofs, how much may be done by training; Jockies sometimes reduce themselves a Stone and a half in a week."--WADD _on Corpulency_, 8vo. 1816.--p. 35. [15] "A Dog was fed on the _Richest Broth_, yet could not be kept alive; while another, which had only the _Meat boiled to a Chip_, (and water), throve very well. This shows the folly of attempting to nourish Men by concentrated Soups, Jellies, &c."--SINCLAIR'S _Code of Health_.