Copy 1, Volume 1
The code of health and longevity. Or, A concise view, of the principles calculated for the preservation of health, and the attainment of long life... / By Sir John Sinclair.
- Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet
- Date:
- 1807
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The code of health and longevity. Or, A concise view, of the principles calculated for the preservation of health, and the attainment of long life... / By Sir John Sinclair. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![as soon as they get teeth, and begin ‘to live on more sup stantial diet, and'their bones and ligaments become stronger, they should be laid to sleep, sometimes on the one side, and sometimes on the other, that both may grow alike, and be- come equally strong. The cradle in which a child is put, ‘otight to be turned directly to that side of the room from which the light . comes otherwise he will be in danger of learning to squint™. Weakly children ought to be accustomed to a hard bed, and a slight covering, and the body will be thereby invigor- ated. It is particularly to be observed, that feather beds are more injurious to the health of children, than even of adults +. Sleep 1S sO great a refreshment to children, that we sec new-born infants, when they are well, are almost always asleep; but if their sleep is frequently interrupted, soon they become lean and emaciated, and lose their strength ft. 7 9. Manhood.—All the observations in the former part of this chapter, are principally calculated for manhood, or middle age, it is therefore UAE CERPaLy, to 0 recapitulate any of them i in this place. 7 a Sickness.—Sleep i is of infinite advantage to the sick ; for it greatly repairs their strength, helps to concoct and expel the morbific matter, and eases their pains §. Invalids, whether from weakness, or fatigue, often ex- press an inclination to sleep for an hour during the day ; and * ‘The Nurses Guide, with an Essay on Preserving Health, p. 46. 4 Faust’s Catechism of Health, p.’81, { Valangin on Diet;-p. 27] Cf Thid.. pu272](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33089127_0001_0776.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
