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Singularities Of Mr. Howard, The Philanthropist.
„„ ne and frequently prevent—not only my amusements , but my duties ; nnd e very one knows that a pleasure , or a duty deferred , is oheiwle . roved Procrastination you very justly called the Thief of lime : And if , ' pressed by my affections , or by the necessity of affairs , I did venture forth in desp ite of the elements , the consequences , were MiuaUv absurd and incommodious , not seldom afflictive . lammed crack in the lass of chaise was ' sufncient
no even to my nostrils ; a g my to distress me ; a sudden slope of the wheels , to the right or left , set me a trembling ; a jolt seemed like dislocation ; and the sight of a bink or precipice , near which my horse or carriage was to pass , would disorder me so much , that I would order the driver to stop , that I set out and walk the difficult laces Mulled
winesspiritumiMit by p . , ous cordials , and great fires , were to comfort me , and keep out the cold , as it is called , at every stage : and if I felt the least damp m my feet , or other parts of my body , dry stockings , linen , & c . were to be instantly put on - , the perils of the day were to be baffled by something taken hot going to bed ; and before I pursued my journey the next dram to be swallowed down to fortifthe stomach .
morning a was y In a wold , I lived , moved , and had my being , so much by rule , that the slightest deviation was a disease . _ . " Every man ( continued Mr . Howard ) must , in these cases , be his own physician . He must prescribe for , and practise on , himself : I did this by a very simple , but as you will think , very severe regimen ; namely , by ' denying myself almost every thing m which I had harder to get rid ot bad
Jono- indulged . But as it is always much a habit , than to contract it , 1 entered on my reform gradually ; that is to say , I beo-an to diminish my usual indulgences by degrees . I found that a heavy meal , or a hearty one , as it , is termed , and a cheerful o-lass , that is to sav , one more than does you good , made me incapable , or , at , best , disinclined to any useful exertions , for some hours after dinner : and if the diluting powers of tea assisted the work of a
disturbed digestion , so far as to restore my faculties , a luxurious supper comes so close upon it , that I was fit for nothing but dissipation , till I went to a luxurious bed , where I finished the enervating practices , by sleeping eight , ten , and sometimes a dozen of hours on the stretch . ... ., r , " You will not wonder , that I rose the next morning with the solids thickenedand the constitu
relaxed , the nerves unstrung , the juices , - tion weakened . To remedy all this , I ate a little less at every meal , and reduced my drink in proportion . It is really wonderful to consider how imperceptibly a single morsel of animal food , and a teaspoonful of liquor deducted from the usual quantity daily , will restore the mental functionswithout injury to the corporeal : naywith
, any , increase of vigour to both . I broug ht myself , in the first instance , from dining upon many dishes , to dining on a few , and then to being satisfied with one ; in like manner , instead of drinking a variety of wines , I made my election of a single sort , and adhered to it alone . " hi the next place—but I shall tire you . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Singularities Of Mr. Howard, The Philanthropist.
„„ ne and frequently prevent—not only my amusements , but my duties ; nnd e very one knows that a pleasure , or a duty deferred , is oheiwle . roved Procrastination you very justly called the Thief of lime : And if , ' pressed by my affections , or by the necessity of affairs , I did venture forth in desp ite of the elements , the consequences , were MiuaUv absurd and incommodious , not seldom afflictive . lammed crack in the lass of chaise was ' sufncient
no even to my nostrils ; a g my to distress me ; a sudden slope of the wheels , to the right or left , set me a trembling ; a jolt seemed like dislocation ; and the sight of a bink or precipice , near which my horse or carriage was to pass , would disorder me so much , that I would order the driver to stop , that I set out and walk the difficult laces Mulled
winesspiritumiMit by p . , ous cordials , and great fires , were to comfort me , and keep out the cold , as it is called , at every stage : and if I felt the least damp m my feet , or other parts of my body , dry stockings , linen , & c . were to be instantly put on - , the perils of the day were to be baffled by something taken hot going to bed ; and before I pursued my journey the next dram to be swallowed down to fortifthe stomach .
morning a was y In a wold , I lived , moved , and had my being , so much by rule , that the slightest deviation was a disease . _ . " Every man ( continued Mr . Howard ) must , in these cases , be his own physician . He must prescribe for , and practise on , himself : I did this by a very simple , but as you will think , very severe regimen ; namely , by ' denying myself almost every thing m which I had harder to get rid ot bad
Jono- indulged . But as it is always much a habit , than to contract it , 1 entered on my reform gradually ; that is to say , I beo-an to diminish my usual indulgences by degrees . I found that a heavy meal , or a hearty one , as it , is termed , and a cheerful o-lass , that is to sav , one more than does you good , made me incapable , or , at , best , disinclined to any useful exertions , for some hours after dinner : and if the diluting powers of tea assisted the work of a
disturbed digestion , so far as to restore my faculties , a luxurious supper comes so close upon it , that I was fit for nothing but dissipation , till I went to a luxurious bed , where I finished the enervating practices , by sleeping eight , ten , and sometimes a dozen of hours on the stretch . ... ., r , " You will not wonder , that I rose the next morning with the solids thickenedand the constitu
relaxed , the nerves unstrung , the juices , - tion weakened . To remedy all this , I ate a little less at every meal , and reduced my drink in proportion . It is really wonderful to consider how imperceptibly a single morsel of animal food , and a teaspoonful of liquor deducted from the usual quantity daily , will restore the mental functionswithout injury to the corporeal : naywith
, any , increase of vigour to both . I broug ht myself , in the first instance , from dining upon many dishes , to dining on a few , and then to being satisfied with one ; in like manner , instead of drinking a variety of wines , I made my election of a single sort , and adhered to it alone . " hi the next place—but I shall tire you . "