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
[70] "By adopting an abstinent plan of diet, even to a degree that
produces a sensation of want in the System, we do that which is most
likely to create appetite and increase the powers of
digestion."--ABERNETHY'S _Surg. Obs._ 68.
[71] To make BEEF or MUTTON TEA.--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 it, cover the Saucepan close, and let it continue boiling
for about two hours--skim the fat off, strain it through a sieve or a
napkin--skim it again--let it stand ten minutes to settle, and then pour
off the clear Tea. To make _half a pint_ of BEEF TEA _in five minutes
for three half-pence_, see No. 252; and to make good _Mutton Broth for
Nothing_, No. 490.
N.B.--An Onion, and a few grains of Black Pepper, &c. are sometimes
added. If the Meat is boiled till it is thoroughly tender, mince it and
pound it as directed in No. 503 of the COOK'S ORACLE--and you may have a
dish of POTTED BEEF for the trouble of making it.
[72] "Il y a trois sortes d'appétits; celui que l'on éprouve à jeûn;
sensation impérieuse qui ne chicane point sur le mets, et qui vous fait
venir l'eau à la bouche, à l'aspect d'un bon ragoût. Je le compare au
désir impétueux d'un jeune homme qui voit sourire la beauté qu'il
aime.--_Le second_ appétit est celui que l'on ressent lorsque, s'étant
mis à table sans faim, on a déjà goûté d'un plat succulent, et qui a
consacré le proverbe, _l'appétit vient en mangeant_. Je l'assimile à
l'état d'un mari dont le cœur tiède s'échauffe aux premières caresses
de sa femme.--_Le troisième_ appétit est celui qu'excite un mets
délicieux qui paraît à la fin d'un repas, lorsque, l'estomac satisfait,
l'homme sobre allait quitter la table sans regret. Celui-là trouve son
emblème dans les feux du libertinage, qui quoique illusoires, font
naître cependant quelques plaisirs réels. La connaissance de cette
métaphysique de l'appétit doit guider le Cuisinier habile dans la
composition du premier, du second et du troisième service."--_Cours
Gastronomique_, p. 64.
[73] "It is but INCREASING or _diminishing_ the velocity of certain
fluids in the animal machine,--to elate the Soul with the gayest
hopes,--or to sink her into the deepest despair; to depress the HERO
into a _Coward_--or advance the _Coward_ into a HERO."--FITZOSBORNE'S
_Letters_, 1. viii.
[74]
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