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Show Hysternrgor, _of lie ([72 if tée NONmNATURAlsi it is neceilhrv to obferve that when the Stomach is bad, Perlbriz; well as a due Secretion of all the Humours; for it accelerates the animal Spirits, and facilitates their Diftribution into all the Fibres of the Body, which {trengthens the Parts, creates an Appetite, and helps Digef'tion. Whence it ariles that thofe who accuttom them- 38 fliould not begin to cat again till the lat Meal is digeftcd. V'Vhen a Pam»: is grmz‘ly e'z‘igzzrd, and his Spirits dillipated, it will benecelii W to reft before eating. In Cafes of Diflrets and Sorrow, the Aliment lhould be very light, and {mall in Qirantity, becaule the Stomach is weal: at hofe 'IV'imes. In the Summer, when the Spirits and fluid Parts are apt to evaporate, the Aliment lhonld be light, moil'r, fluid, and eafy of Di- gefiion, to repair the Lois with greater Speed ; whereas in flyinler the Stomach will admit of gi‘oller Food. "W‘ -..n....--,. .x<_.- m, _‘,- _ ... As Digzy'limz depends in Part on the due Preparation of the Allments, it is necefiary to chew them well, efpeeially if they are- hard, that they maybe more intimately mixed with the Saliva. For tliole who eat in a Hurry, without much chewing, are ver fubieit to lndigeltions. For this Reafon Infants fhould have little folid Alinxnt, and old Perfons, and thole who have loll their T 'eth, for h'lafiication is oi'e:-;cellent Ute to promote Digefi'ion; Wherefore light Food is hell for thofc who cannot perform it. It is not pcflible for thofe to preferve their Health who do not go toflrcp in a regular Manner; for S/ccp repairs the Spirits, , which are difi‘pated by watching ; and eonlequently it reflores the Strength of thoie who are weak, indilpofed, or labour much; it likewile promotes Pertpiration, contributes greatly to Digeltion, and more to Nutrition. The Night, when all Nature is in a profound Tranquillity, is the molt pmpcr Tin/cf}? 3/65,!) 5 for the Vigour of the Bodvi and Blind a 'e better reil'ored in the Night than in the Day. Thus noclu: nal Labour and Lucrubrations impair the Health. Aflzmn' Z/r‘Zr'@/z'!.'7'1//."r'[5123]) is much the bell. Unqzricz‘ interrupter! Shir/2 contributes little to rellore the Strength, but hinders Perfpiration and Digeltion. Eizrrcile and Ctzii'om ought to refitulate the Duration afé‘dvp, fix or {even Hours at a dime is generally thought to be lhfi‘icicnt; for too much Sleep makes a Perlon llaggifh, hueavy, dulls; the 121 culties, and renders them unlit for Bulinefs. 112:2/19n'n‘zus err-Itching is as prejudicial to Health as Sleep is bene- ficial. it may occalion great Diforders in the Animal Oceonomf by wading the .‘o‘pirits and fluid Parts of the Blood. The bell flace ler Sleep is in a dry {pacious Room, where the Air is good; for clofe, little, moilt Places, too mucn heated, are bad. The bell: Vulture is to lie on the right Side at Night, and on the left in the hlorning, with the Head railed and the Body bait. .-" ,r ' ' 1'31]? contribute no leis to Health than Sleep. ll/IO" i ‘ creates the Circulation of the lilo/‘41, attenuateq l"1‘~l"‘n and Promotes a ream‘ar l'crh'iiration. a; win 39 {elves to Exercife are generally very robult, and feldom fubjec‘l~ to Diteafes. But immoderate Exercife diflipates the Spirits, weakens the B0dy, def'troys the Elaltieity of the Fibres, and exhaults the fluid. Parts of the Blood. Emmi/é may be {aid to be either active or pamve ; the ac'tive is walking, hunting, dancing, playing‘at Lewis, and the like; as alfo (peaking, and other Labour of the Body and Mind. The paflive is riding in a Cart, Coach, on Horfe-back, or in any other Nlanner. Exercife may be continued to a Beginning of Vicari- nefs, and ought to be uled before Dinner in a pure light Air. . l‘ or this Realon Journeys, and going into the Country, contribute greatly to preterve and re-eltablith Health. < Madurai: Rafi, in Proportion to the Exercife, is likewile {alumry, but a ledentary, idle Life brings on many lndifpohtions. Excrrtimr, I mean [hole which evacuate lhperfluous and hetero~ geneous Humours, purify the Mats of Blood. The Humours which are generated in the Blood, are excreted by the Glands, and are replaced by a {utficient Quintity ofAliment. '1 his in Adults keeps the Body of an equal Vieight, and conlequently preferre‘s Life and Health. Therefore the Secretions ihould neither be dil- turbed 0r diminithed, fupprez'léd or inereafed. But thefe have been particularly mentioned leewhere; l {hall only oblerve, that Par- l/Ii/z'mz‘z'm may be promoted by dry Frictions, With a condo. linen Cloth, or a Flelh-brulh, and by cleaning the Skin from 7 ime to Time, by warm Baths, wafhing the Hands, Feet, Head, and other Parts, which perfpircmueh. . . _ It is well known that Cold {tops the Pores, and duninifliesboth Stuart and Peifliraz‘iwz. To {hun this Inconvenience it Will be necellary to put on V‘finter Garments pretty early, and to leave them off late, and not to pats too [bddenly from a hot into‘a cola All: and to avoid drinking any Thing cold, when the Body is hot, or when a Perfon has been f eaking publicly tor tome Tune. The Paflmzs and fjfi‘flz‘mzr of 1/}: [Mind produce very lenfible Efl‘i‘éiS. 3‘0}, finger, and Fear are the principal. In the firl'c the Spirits are hurried with too great Vivacity, and inyh ear or Dread they am: as it were, curbed dud concentrated. W hence we may conclude that they have a bad Ellefi upon Health 3 and therefore it will be belt to keep them within Bounds as much as polliDlC': and to preferve an inward Serenity, Cahnnefi, and 'l‘rantpnlhty. Continual Sorrow and Anguilh of Mindreuder the l‘h'ids of the ‘§ body |