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live for many years, after it was thought they were in a deep decline, by
avoiding weakening medicines, taking exercise on horse-back and on foot, and
never indulging in a full meal.
Sometimes such persons have very good appetites, and it is a satisfaction to
their friends to see them eat heartily; but they should eat something
frequently, rather than over-load the stomach too much.
When they come in hungry from a ride, to beat up an egg with a tea-spoonful of
wine, and a little sugar and nutmeg put in a tumbler with some milk, and taken
with a cracker or biscuit, or a piece of thin toast broken up in it, has a very
strengthening effect.
Persons are seldom benefitted by a strict diet, but it is sometimes enforced
till they lose their appetite and cannot eat.
If the weather is so that exercise cannot be taken out of doors, some method
should be devised for taking it in the house. Rubbing furniture and playing
battle-door, are good exercise for a female, but should not be taken too much at
a time.
Men that are confined to the house are sometimes very much at a loss what to do;
if such would purchase a few tools, and appropriate a spare room as a work-shop,
it would promote their health. I have known men that were but little acquainted
with the use of tools, do many useful and ornamental pieces of work, that were
greatly valued by their friends; and the exertion kept their spirits from
sinking, when the weather was too inclement to take exercise in the open air.
For a Cough.
Take a wine glass of the juice of the green hoarhound, or if that cannot be
obtained, a strong decoction
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