An essay of health and long life / By George Cheyne.

  • George Cheyne
Date:
1724
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Credit: An essay of health and long life / By George Cheyne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    9. I advife therefore all Gentlemen of a fedentary Life, and of learned Pro- feffions, to uie as much Abflinence as poflibly they can, confident with the Pre- fervation of their Strength and Freedom of Spirits: Which ought to be done as foon as they find any Heavinefs, Inquie¬ tudes? reftlefs Nights, or Averlion to Ap¬ plication 5 either by leflening one half of their ufual Quantity of animal Food andJlrongL\(\oms? tillfuch Time as they regain their wonted Freedom and Indo¬ lence; or by living a due Time wholly upon vegetable Diet, fuch as Sago, Rice? Fudding, and the like, and drinking on- •ly a little Wine and Water. And if they would preferve their Health and Confii- tution, and lengthen out their Days $ they muft either inviolably live low (or mai- gre, as the French call it) a Day or two in the Week 5 or once a Week, Fort¬ night, or Month at farthefl, take fome domejlick Purge, which fhall require nei¬ ther Diet? nor keeping at Home •? but may at once ftrengthen the Bowels, and difcharge fuperfluous Humours. Of this Kind are a Dofe (<5 or 7) of the Scotch Pills 5 half a Dram of the Filulie Stoma- chicee cum Gummi? with three or four Grains 1
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