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A treatise of health and long life, with the sure means of attaining it, in two books. / The first by Leonard Lessius, the second by Lewis Cornaro, a noble Venetian: translated into English, by Timothy Smith, apothecary.

  • Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.
Date:
1743
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise of health and long life, with the sure means of attaining it, in two books. / The first by Leonard Lessius, the second by Lewis Cornaro, a noble Venetian: translated into English, by Timothy Smith, apothecary. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lives. are finifhed by either the Plague, or Peftilence, or Poifon, or by fome other, the like fatal Infe@tion. And it is not to be quef=° tioned, but there are a.great Number of Souls,’ who with a Store and Plenty ofall Things good : in their Poffeffion, do die and perifh through this Abundance of malignant Humours in their Bodies; who, had they been condemned for Galley-Slaves, and kept fober oh Bread and Water, might have endured lefs, enjoyed a bet- ter State of Health, and longer Life. This Danger therefore may ina great Meafure be a-’ voided by purging feafonably, at leaft twice e- very Year, For thus will it be found upon Expe- rience, that neither the Quantity of il] Humours will be fo very large, nor their Malicnity fo- great, being evacuated and kept under by pro- per Medicines, taken as before directed, And - many, who have been careful in obferving this - fame Method, have I myfelf known to have arrived ata good old Age, and to have paffed their Daysin innocent Mirth, and with Freedom of Spirits, uninterrupted by any remarkable Sicknefs or Diforder. CHAP... v. - Of the Benefits arifing from a fober Diet to the Body; and the firft is, That it preferves a Man from almofi all Difeafes. “AVING finifhed the two firft Heads £ I propofed to treat of, viz. The true Meaning of a Life of Sobriety, andthe Method’ : required