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The art of invigorating and prolonging life, by food, clothes, air, exercise, wine, sleep, &c. and peptic precepts, pointing out agreeable and effectual methods to prevent and relieve indigestion, and to regulate and strengthen the action of the stomach and bowels ... To which is added, The pleasure of making a will ... / By the author of "The cook's oracle" [i.e. W. Kitchiner].

William Kitchiner

Date:: 1822

Credit: The art of invigorating and prolonging life, by food, clothes, air, exercise, wine, sleep, &c. and peptic precepts, pointing out agreeable and effectual methods to prevent and relieve indigestion, and to regulate and strengthen the action of the stomach and bowels ... To which is added, The pleasure of making a will ... / By the author of "The cook's oracle" [i.e. W. Kitchiner]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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eight ounces), or four éoniihon sized wine elasses, after Dinner—none after Supper — nor any Spirits, however diluted. Eight hours’ Sleep are necessary — but this is generally left to the previous habits of the Person; those who take active Exer- cise require adequate Rest. “BreakFAstT™* upon meat at eight o’clock * The following was the Food taken by Capt. Bar- clay in his most extraordinary walk of 1000 miles in 1000 successive hours, June 1, 1809. “ He Break- fasted after returning from his walk, at five in the morn- ing. He ate a roasted Fowl], and drank a pint of strong Ale, and then took two cups of Tea with Bread and Butter. . ’ “He Lunched at twelve ; the one day on Beef Steaks, and the other on Mutton Chops, of which he ate a con- siderable quantity. “ He Dined at six, either on Roast Beef, or Mutton Chops. His drink was Porter and two or three glasses of wine. ““ He Supped at eleven, on a cold fowl. He ate such vegetables as were in season; and the quantity of Animal food he took daily, was from five to six pounds.” _ —See Pedestrianism, p. 6. @

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