INDEX.

Actors, Hints to, concerning their Health, 96 Ale, 11, 144 —— Stale ditto, how to make fresh, 11 Abernethy, Mr., quoted, 9, 41, 49, 102, 159, 178, 238 Abstinence, cheapest Cure for Intemperance, 159 Athletic weight, what, 59 Air, on the change of, 8 —— Do. Note at foot of, 66 —— Stagnant, Dr. Struve’s Obs. on, 114 —— General Obs. on change of, &c., 119 —— not always advisable, 121 Animal Food, 10 Alcohol, proportion of, in Wines, Brandy, Gin, &c., 138 —— Dr. Philips’s Obs. on, 145 Arbuthnot, Dr., quoted, 1, 19 —— Obs. on Mastication, 250 Anxiety of Mind, Evils arising from, 85 to 87 —— Do. Sir John Sinclair on, Note to, 86 —— Do. Dr. Whytt, do., 86 —— Do. Sir Thomas Barnard, do., 86 —— Do. Dr. Colton, do., 86 Appetite, to refresh, 163 —— Three Sorts of, in Note to, 163 —— Varieties of, 169 —— Montaigne’s Obs. on, 200 Aperients, what the best, 215 —— what they ought to do, 219 —— Lord Bacon’s Obs, 219 —— Mr. Locke’s do., 221 —— Dr. Hamilton’s do., 221 —— best time to introduce them to the Stomach, 235 —— for Children, 237 Astringents, 232 Bacon, Lord, his Obs. on Aperients, 219 —— on Food for those whose Teeth are defective, 263 Barclay, Captain, quoted, 3, 7 —— his Diet during his extraordinary walk, 13 Balsamum Vitæ, 97 Brown, Dr., his Obs. on the Materia Medica, &c., 5 Bath, tepid, 126 Brain, the two ways of fertilizing, 68 Bed Room, 90 —— Curtains, 91 Bed, best, 91 —— ventilated, 92 —— Do. in hot weather, 92 —— A Fire in, 93 —— Clothes, 103 —— Ditto, ditto, in cold weather, 104 Beef, 10, 22, 31 —— eaters preferred to Sheep-biters, 29 —— Tea, how to make, 96, 182 —— a good Tonic, 182 —— on the digestibility of, 177 —— Obs. on, by Bryan Robinson. By the Editor. By Mr. Astley Cooper, 177 Beer, 11, 23, 28, 144 Breakfast, 20 —— Do. of Beef Tea recommended after hard drinking, 161 —— of Queen Elizabeth, A.D. 1550, 184 —— of a Washerwoman in A.D. 1821, 184 Bread, Liquid, 144 —— Crust of, wonderful virtues of, 169 Broils, 26 Broths, in what degree nutritive, 30 —— excellent Mutton, 254 Breath, Rose Jujubes for those who have not a remarkable sweet, 234 Blumenbach on the Pulse, 45 Bowels, constipated, how to regulate, 220 —— relaxed, do., 228 Braces, 111 Bons Vivants, hint to, 122 —— Do. do., 207 and 208 Brandy, how much it wastes in keeping, 135 —— where to buy it, 141 Bilious Attack, 172 —— Disorders, 238 Bishop, Essence of, 248 Bouillon, Tablettes de, 179 —— Do. how to make, 251 Cadogan, Dr., Address to him quoted, 169 —— quoted, 83 Calcavella Wine, 154 Calomel, 242 Cellar, the temperature of a good, 133 —— on the management of, 134 Cheyne, Dr., quoted, 87, 216 Corpulency, to reduce, 29, 50, 64 —— Authors who have written thereon, 64 —— by walking, 62 —— by fasting, 62 —— by purging, 62 —— Panacea for, 125 Customs, 17 —— Dr. Armstrong’s Obs. on. Struve’s do., 65 Crabs, 30 Colton, his Obs. on Intemperance, 34 Cornaro, a compendium of his system in his own words, 38 —— liked New Wine, 136 Cold Food and Drink, bad for the Dyspeptic and Gouty, 94 Cold, the frequent cause of Palsy, 113 —— an easy way to get rid of one, 117 Chronic Disorders, common cause of, 63 —— importance of Regimen in, 202 Cooper, Mr. Astley, quoted, 177 Condiments, the excessive use of common, 210 Chimney Sweeping, 81 —— Boards, 91 Clothes, 103 —— how to adjust them to a nicety, 104 —— Disorders arising from change of, 106 —— J. Stewart’s Obs. on, 106 —— tight and thin very injurious, 110 Coat, 106 —— Great one, where to keep, 110 Corks, Obs. on, 134 Cosmetic, 125 Crowdie, 250 Curaçoa, 141 —— how to make, 150 Cucumber, how to eat, 171 Claret, 153 Cheese, 171 Chyle, Dr. Moore’s Obs. on the, 212 —— Sir John Sinclair’s do., 213 Cinnamon Lozenges, aperient, 224 —— Tincture, 233 —— —— how to make, 244 Cramp in the Stomach, remedy for, 189 Costiveness, habitual, how to cure, 222 —— Do. by a Supper or Breakfast, 224 —— Do. by Grapes, 224 —— Do. fresh or dried Fruits, 224 —— Do. Cinnamon or Ginger Lozenges, 224 —— Do. Salad Oil, &c., 225 Darwin, Dr., quoted, 178 Diet, a general rule for, 33 —— The proportion of Meat to Drink, 57 —— Facts relative to, 213 Death, sudden in the night, a common cause of, 193 Digestibility of various Foods, 176 Digestion, the process of, how long about, 176 —— Spallanzani’s Obs. thereon, 176 —— when it goes on merrily, 203 —— how exquisitely perfect in Children, 208 Dinner, 21to 24 —— a Ban Yan, 24 —— best time for, 179 —— Hour of, A.D. 1570, 183 —— Dr. Cogan’s Obs. on, 183 —— Mr. Warner’s do., 183 —— Mr. Pye’s do., 183 —— in the Northumberland Household Book for A.D. 1512, 184 —— Hour of in 1821, Verses on, 186 —— at Night, and Supper in the Morning, 186 Dining out, 114 & 153 —— bad effects from, 191 Doors, double, 91 Dogs, 80 Dyspeptic Disorders, the common cause of, 38 —— Do., 83 —— Persons should have warm Food, 94 & 95 —— when extreme, remedy for, 164 —— Hint to, 260 Drinkers, three sorts of, Footnote 59 —— Thermometer for, 142 —— Hints for hard, 162 —— Do., 164 Drinking, the Economy of, 144 Diarrhœa, 228 —— Rules for those subject to, 230 Eating, good, 172 Ear, instance of a fine one, 47 Edmonds, Mr. the Dentist, 260 Eggs, how nutritive, 30 Ennui, remedy for, 73 Exercise, the indispensable importance of, 8 —— Mr. Abernethy on, 9 —— Dr. Cheyne, 9 —— must be increased, &c., 33 —— Neglect of, the great cause of Indigestion, 38 —— Obs. on the importance of, 122 —— Do. by Cowper, 122 —— Do. by Armstrong, 122 —— Do. by Dr. Cadogan, 123 —— Do. Sir Chas. Scarborough, 123 English Melodies, 233 Epicurism, Dr. Swift’s Obs. on, 185 Eudiometer, 120 Economy of Drinking, 144 Epsom Salt, 217 —— the most agreeable way to take it, 218 Essence of Meat, how to obtain, 251 —— Oatmeal, 256 Fat, what makes animals, 64 Fasting a day, effect of, 62 —— too long, the bad effects of, and how to avoid them, 175, 180, 182 Feasting, intemperate, to remove the disorders arising from, 160 Falconer, Dr. quoted, 25 Fish not so nutritive as Flesh, 29 and 30 —— Shell, do., 30 Forty-Winks, a nap of, 23 Forty, a Man at, 199 Food, what easiest of Digestion, 26 —— Test of the relative restorative powers of Meat, Poultry, and Fish, 28 —— Scale of, do., 28 —— Gelatinous, 30 —— what most invigorating, 31, 32 —— the Editor’s own experience, 31 —— how important to Health, &c., 49 —— for those whose Teeth are defective, 263 Flannel Waistcoats, 106 Franklin, Dr. his Economical Project, 75 Fashionable Society, disorders of, 83 Fitzgerald, Mr. quoted, 84 Flatulence, the common cause of, —— and how to prevent and remove it, 99, 172, and 175 Feet, when cold, 108 —— should be kept very clean, 126 Fire, on the management of a, 113 —— plan of lighting, 117 Garters, 111 Goose roasted, how invigorating, 29 —— the Latin for it, 171 Grog, the strength of, 89 Gruel, various ways of making and flavouring, 248 —— Tryon’s Obs. on, 255 Gin, proportion of Spirit in, 139 Ginger Lozenges, 173 —— Aperient, 224 Ginger, Tincture of, how to make, —— preferable and more convenient than the powder, 247 Gourmand’s motto, 262 Gum-bleeders, 264 Hatching, 68 Health, Happiness, and Longevity, Pope’s recipe for, 42 Heat, external, promotes Digestion, 158 and 159 Heartburn, remedy for, 161 Heart, palpitation of, 173 Horizontal Refreshment, 23 Heberden, Dr. his Obs. on Regimen, 198 Hunter, J. on digestibility of dressed and raw Meats, 27 Hunger, 180 Heidelburgh Tun, 131 Hours, early one’s, how Healthful, 74 —— late, the bane of the delicate and nervous, 75 Huffeland quoted, 126 Jackson, Mr. teacher of Sparring, 51 Jameson, Dr. quoted, 35 Ice after Dinner, 167 Jones, Sir William, his Andrometer, 36 Jellies, in what degree nutritive, 30 Jockey, to waste one, 29 Inebriation, how to relieve the indispositions arising from, 160 —— when doubly debilitating, 162 Indigestion, 48 —— common cause of, 38 —— how to relieve, 157 —— Do. when extreme, 164 —— often caused by Anxiety of Mind, 172 —— Daubenton recommends Ipecacuanha for, 189 Ivanhoe, the preface to it quoted, 98 Johnson, his Curaçoa, 98, 141 —— Brandy, &c., 141 Irish Whiskey, 149 Intemperance, how to cure the Chronic complaints occasioned by it, 58 Instinct, the best guide in the choice of Aliment, 198 —— Dr. Heberden’s Obs. on, 198 —— Mr. Abernethy, do., 198 —— from Domestic Management, 199 —— from Evylyn, 200 —— from Young, 200 —— from Montaigne, 200 —— from Dr. W. Hunter, 200 —— from J. Hunter, 201 —— from Dr. Armstrong, 201 —— from Dr. Smith, 201 —— from Dr. Adair, 201 —— from Dr. Withers, 202 —— from Dr. Sydenham, 202 —— from Spectator, 202 —— from Dr. Mandeville, 203 Kitchiner, Dr. quoted, 47 Life, how to live all the Days of, 2 and 42 —— the Meridian of, 17, 43 —— divided into Three Stages, 33 and 34 —— calculation showing the rate of Self-Consumption, 44 —— Do. of the expectations of, at various ages, 45 —— Do. note at foot of p., 83 —— what the great Art of, 67 —— Literary men, not long-lived, 69 —— a country, 82 Lavement, 228 Lettsom, Dr. his moral and physical Thermometer, 142 Lemon Peel, how to make Quintessence of, 218 Lip, under, plump and rosy, the most certain criterion of Health, 15 Liver, how to render Healthful, 63 —— Complaints, 239 Liver, Mr. Carlisle’s Observations on, 239 Lobsters, 30 Locke, Mr. quoted, 221 Liquid Bread, 144 Luncheon, 21, 175 Lungs, 121 Longings, especially in Acute Diseases, 202 —— Withers’ Obs. on, 202 Lozenges, 60 sorts made by Mr. Smith, —— Fell Street, Wood Street, Cheapside, 234 Magnesia, an uncertain Medicine, 161 Mastication, how important to Digestion, 88 —— Dr. Arbuthnot Obs. on, 256 —— Spallanzani ditto, 258 —— calculation of the mean number of Munches requisite, 259 Masticators, patent, where to buy, 262 Mathematical Valetudinarian, a calculation of, 18 Mattress, of Horse-hair, 91 Matrimony, 70 —— best ages for, 70 Meat under-done, 27 —— over-done, 27 —— thoroughly done most digestible, 27 —— Essence of, 251 —— Minced, recommended by Lord Bacon, 263 Mercury, Obs. on, 240 Measure, Lyne’s glass, 129 Madeira, 134 —— Obs., 154 Mind, how important tranquillity of, 9 —— the vigour of, decays with that of the Body, 50 —— exertion of, more exhausting than that of the Body, 66, 67, and 87 —— Anxiety of, paralyses Digestion, 67 —— Anxiety of, a common cause of Indigestion, 172 Mellifluous Aromatics, 234 Mutton, 10-22 —— Digestibility of, 177 —— Chops, delicately stewed, 254 —— Broth, excellent, 254 Midnight, one hour’s rest before, worth two after, 74 Mock Turtle recommended, 206 —— Birch’s ditto, 206 —— Kay’s ditto, 206 Mountain Wine, 154 Mulled Wine, to make extempore, 248 Nap of 40 winks, 69 Noisy Neighbours, hints to, 76 to 82 —— Actionable Nuisances, 80 Nervous Disorders, 83 —— Dr. Whytt’s Obs. on, 181 —— people should keep a register of their Health, 197 Nightmare, chief cause of, 87 —— Obs. on, 189 and following pages. —— the Editor’s case of, 190 —— remedies for, 192, 193 —— Dr. Whytt’s case of, 194 —— Mr. Waller’s Essay on, 195 Northumberland Household Book, 185 Oysters, 30 —— not so nutritive as supposed, 30, 171 Opium, Obs. on, 88 —— Lozenges, 233 Orange Peel, for nervous people, 243 Palpitation of the Heart, the cause and cure of, 173 —— Do. oftener arises from Indigestion, than from Organic Disease, 173 Pocket Pistol, how to charge a, 182 Parkins, Sir Thomas, preferred Beef-Eaters to Sheep-Biters, 29 Parliament, hints to Members of, 179 Portable Soup, 249 Party-Walls, their thinness, 76 Peppermint Lozenges, 99, 173, 233 Peptic Precepts, 156 Prawns, 30 Perspiration, the panacea for Corpulence, 125 Pulse, an uncertain Index, 16 —— Scale of its pace at various ages, 45 —— when languid, 73 Peck, Mr., his Geographie de la Gourmandise, 185 Piano-Fortes, 80 Position, the influence of, in alleviating Disease, 97 Port, the contents of a Pipe of, 130 —— Obs. on, 137 —— how to purchase, 140 Purgatives, bad effects of violent, 157 —— Ditto, 240 —— Ditto, 241 Peristaltic Persuaders, 215, 219 —— how to make, 235 —— when to take, 227, 236 —— for Children, 237 Pills, the advantages of, 216 Ragout, a restorative, when advisable, 204 Regimen, Dr. Heberden’s Obs. on, 198 —— Dr. Armstrong’s Do., 213 —— Celsus’ Do., 215 —— Dr. Arbuthnot’s Do., 215 —— importance in chronic Complaints, 202 Restorative, Extempore, 206 Ratcliffe, Dr., quoted, 172 Riding, useful to reduce Corpulence, 52 Robinson, Dr. Bryan, extract from his Essay on Food and Discharges, 56 —— his own regimen, 58 Rhubarb, tincture of, to make, 217 Rhubarb Pill, recommended by Dr. Pemberton, 220 Rheumatism, remedy for, 265 Ruptures, 112 Relaxed Bowels, 228 —— Locke on, 228 —— Cheyne on, 229 Salad Oil, remedy for Constipation, 225 Salt, the best Sauce, 210 Sanctorius, the proportion of his Meat to his Drink, 57 Sauces recommended by Dr. Moffet, 208 Siesta, the, 68 —— recommended, 94 —— Do. by Sanctorius, 101 —— Do. Cruickshank, 101 —— Do. Dr. Darwin, 102 —— Do. Dr. Harwood, 102 —— Do. Dr. Adair, 102 —— Do. Mr. Abernethy, 102 —— Do. Eng. Proverb, 103 —— Do. Waller, 103 —— Do. Lord Bacon, 103 Semi-Siesta, 23, 101 Senna, tincture of, 217 Second Courses, Obs. on, 167 Scribblefast, Counsellor, his case, 78 Shell Fish, 30 Scudamore, Dr., quoted, 177 Sleep, 12 to 65 —— Struve, Dr., Obs. on the importance of, 71 —— time required to, 73 —— Dr. Cheyne’s remark on, note to, 87 —— Exercise, the best source of it, 88 —— other means of inviting it, 88 Senses, few people have one perfect, 257 —— Mr. Stewart’s division of, into noxious and innocent, 257 Supper, 24 —— the best for those who dine late, 24 —— Do. for those who dine early, 24 —— Obs. on its influence on Sleep, 87 —— Obs. on a solid one, 88 Supper, best for the Dyspeptic, 90 —— in the Morning, 186 Singers, hints respecting their Health, 96 Stark, his experiments on Diet, 29 —— Obs. on the Saliva, 261 Sparring, the exercise of recommended, 52 —— weight reduced during an hour, 55 Salads, 167 Soup, how to season, 163 —— Mock Turtle, 206 —— of Rattle Snakes, 214 —— Portable, to make, 249 Sun-shine preferred by Dr. Franklin to Candle-light, 75 Stock Fish, recommended by Dr. Mandeville, 207 Skin, the, 125 Sherry, the contents of a Butt of, 130 —— analysed for the Editor, 138 —— Obs. on, 154 Scotch and Irish Whiskey, 149 Soda Water, various ways of making, 245 —— Obs. on, 167 Stomach Warmers, where to be had, 158 —— how much it will hold, note under, 158 —— must occasionally have a Holiday, 163 —— centre of Sympathy, 165 —— Wind in the, 173 —— put out of temper by fasting too long, 182 —— Dr. Hunter says, tells the Head what it wants, 200 —— Dr. Smith Do., 201 —— Dr. Adair Do., 201 —— let it have what it asks for, 203 —— Dr. Whytt’s Obs. on how much its disposition, &c. varies, 204 —— of Invalids require screwing up, 208 —— Cheyne’s Obs. on the importance of a clean one, 216 Stomachic Tinctures, 244 Spice and Wine, 207 Spasms in Stomach, how to manage, 173, 189 Smith, Mr., his 60 sorts of Lozenges, 234 Stewart, John, the traveller, his Obs. on Clothes, 106 —— Do. on the Senses, 257 Spallanzani quoted, 258 Sweet Wines, 154 Tar Water, 242 Temperature, to preserve that of a room regular, 115 —— best for sitting rooms, 116 —— the influence of in alleviating Disease, 94 —— the mean of England, 108 —— Observations, &c., 113 Thermometers, where to be placed, 105 Tent Wine, 154 Training, Captain Barclay’s Obs. on, 3 —— Do. quoted, 7 —— principal rules for, 7 —— rules, 9 —— Diet ordered, 10 —— time required to screw a Man up to his fullest strength, 14 —— Criterions of Good Condition, 15 —— first preparation for, 18 —— on the mode of Cookery, &c. most invigorating, 25 —— Food must be taken warm, 26 —— Do., and thoroughly done, 27 —— John Hunter’s Obs. on Do., 27 —— Spallanzani, experiment to prove it, 27 —— diet in wasting a Jockey, 29 Teeth, to take care of, 260 —— the value of, 261 —— Food for those whose Teeth are defective, 263 —— Preservers, 264 —— Ache, remedy for, 265 Tic Douloureux, 264 Tewahdiddle, 89 Tongue of Pityllus, 210 Time, the Economy of, 69 Tonic Medicines, 182, 219 —— Tincture, 242 Toast and Water, to make, 230 Tablettes de Bouillon, how to make, 251 Thriving, the art of, quoted, 255 Valetudinarians, maxim for, from Comus, 72 Vegetables, undressed, 171 Voice, when the falsetto begins to fail, 47 —— what the power of depends upon, 99 Ventriloquism, 173, 200 Vinum Britannicum, 144 Wadd on Corpulency, 29 Waistbands, 111 Walking, how it reduces weight, 62 Water-Cresses, 171 Water-drinking, the advantages of, 147 Weather, wet, 108 Wesley, Mr. Chas., his extraordinary Ear, 47 Windows, Double, 91 —— Curtains, 91 Wine, 127 —— ounces in a Quart of, 128 —— how to measure the contents of a bottle of, 128, 129 —— Port, how old it ought to be, 132 —— the art of preserving, 133 —— White, why preferable to Red, 133, 153 —— when to bottle, 133 —— New, objection to, 135 —— Do. to make old, 136 —— Cornaro, Obs. on old, 136 —— proportion of Alcohol in, 138 —— Do. to Brandy, 138 —— Do. in Gin, 139 —— recommended by St. Paul, 143 —— Iceing Wine, 143 —— no man must drink it habitually before 30, 147 —— Do. Dr. Trotter’s Obs. on, 147 —— silly rule of some people about drinking, 148 —— the relative wholesomeness of, 151 —— only three sorts of Wine, note under, 151 —— three sorts of drinkers, Footnote 59 —— Sweet Wines, Tent, &c., how made, 154 —— Vinum Britannicum, 144 —— Writers on, a list of, 154 Whiskey, 149 Wind in the Stomach, 173 Whytt, Dr., quoted, 181 —— his case of night-mare, 194 Wholesomes, the, 207 Worms, remedies for, 240 Young, his Obs. on Sleep, 65

THE END.

J. MOYES, GREVILLE STREET, LONDON.