Letters from an Arabian philosopher to a nobleman of Greece ; containing very curious and rare observations concerning the philosophy, physick, divinity and customs of the Eastern philosophers / Translated from an ancient Latin manuscript communicated by P. Grinau ... To which are added, the Entertainments of an Indian king with Pythagoras: and Alexander's conference with Dindimus the Brachman. Extracted out of Palladius.

Averroes

Date:: 1707[08]

Credit: Letters from an Arabian philosopher to a nobleman of Greece ; containing very curious and rare observations concerning the philosophy, physick, divinity and customs of the Eastern philosophers / Translated from an ancient Latin manuscript communicated by P. Grinau ... To which are added, the Entertainments of an Indian king with Pythagoras: and Alexander's conference with Dindimus the Brachman. Extracted out of Palladius. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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that they drink nothing but pure Wa- ter as it comes from the Spring. ‘ They command them to eat at fet Meals, viz. about Bight in the Morn- ing, and Four in the Afternoon: For when the Werlds great Eye the Sun, | that Centre ofHeat, hach mounted the Meridian, they command all Labour- s People to reft and abftain from eat- Bind drinking, efpecially Women with Child. For that the Sun does forcibly open the paffages of Nature, exhaling fie Spirituous Vertues, from whence proceed Wind and Vapours, 7. but about Four Afternoon they allow a greater Liberty for a full Meal, — for the Evening being cool, they have - | confiderable time to digeft their Food, he greateft part of that time being al- düedióF Mel 972 They likewife advife a due Fafting, ind at forie times to abate in the qua- ity, and at others increafe it again. Alfo to give Nature that which is moft ike herfelf, viz. variety of Foods, but hisat fevera] Meals, and not all at one - Y

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