Vitaque mancupio nulli datur, omnibus usu.

None have a right to life, all to its use.

nd, likewise, that there is no absurdity in this saying of ippocrates—

Ολος άνθρωπος ἐκ γενετής νῆσος ἔτι *.

The whole man from his birth is a disease.

410-20

Epist. ad Damaget.

er alone, are the properest liquors at meals. s mixed with water have gradually led on sots, and have ruined more constitutions than "t by small beer from its first invention.

little more restraint is necessary, but not so ~ften enjoined. The stronger sorts of meat and usually loathed by the sick themselves, nor be eaten without offending the stomach, and in

distemper, while it is at all considerable; but ne, the sick are often desirous of some of the ́s of meat, and no harm follows from indulging e. The English nation are said to eat more a they are well than most others; but were re, so long ago as the time of Erasmus, for avoid..ore scrupulously when they are sick, than any

ple. How high soever the fever be, the sick may e nourished with weak broths and gellies, and with etable substances, if we except the acrid and aro, or with the infusions or decoctions prepared from and I know no reason for preferring any of these rest. Eggs and milk have been, I know not by authority, forbidden in all fevers; but, as far as my ience goes, they both afford innocent food in the

where they are grateful to the patients.

The feverish thirst is best allayed by pure water, which

be drunk either warm, or cold, at the option of the -person, and he may drink as much as he pleases; but ce no advantage in persuading him to gorge himself with uids, as is often done, against his inclination and stoach. If water be deemed too insipid, currant-jelly, and variety of syrups, may be dissolved in it; or apples liced or roasted, tamarinds, sage, or balm, or toasted bread, may be infused in it; or decoctions may be made of oatmeal, barley, or rice; or the water may be made into an emulsion with the oily seeds; all which, with a variety of

similar

No. VI.

WILLIAM HEBERDEN, M.D.

OF DIET.

MANY physicians appear to be
in the rules of diet and regim
proper to be observed by all
preserve or recover their he
tion to these rules hath ofte
added unnecessarily to:
common experience of
any one with the sorts
generality of men; a
which of these agre
Scarcely any other
cept that, as varie

sauces, will tempt
well digest, they
are afflicted with any
free from them. Bu
roasted, or dressed in
vegetables should be
any person of comm
whom

ees, or water alone, are the properatorssto

e or spirits mixed with water eral to be sots, and have ruined

were hurt by small beer from a fevers a little more restraints has is often enjoined. The are most usually loathed by id they be eaten without offens asing the distemper, while i rs decline, the sick are often der sorts of meat, and no im desire. The English

at when they are well arkable, so long ago a is more scrupulous? er people. How h ely be nourished = 7 vegetable subst. – atic, or with the

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asatories are become so much the fashion, seem to be employed in reducing the mediebounds, and rendering physical

understanding, the Editor of

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