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Plain Rules For Attaining To A Healthful Old Age.
The doctors will not thank me for this , but I do not write it for their service ; they must own it is true , though they dislike the publishing it . If men would . pa 3 * more regard to their own constitutions they would want little of their assistance ; which always comes too iiite to prevent mischief ; and often to relieve it .
Of preserving a Healthful Stale in Old Age . Exercise has through the 3 'ounger part of life been very instrumental in preserving the health : when we grow old we cannot use so much ; and we must therefore be doubty careful in our diet . — - That will go off with exercise , which will overload the body whenkept quiet : that will nourish while we walk abroadwhichwhen
, , we stay at home , breeds fevers . The . less exercise we use , the less we should eat ; and what we do should be of the milder nature . We must not make this change violently ; for all sudden alterations in the diet are dangerous . Qur strength for exercise will leave us b 3 * degrees , and we must reduce our food in quantity and quality accordingly- ; In * a little at a timenot 113 * a harsh change at once .
, Winter is the season when old men are least healthy ; therefore they must then be most careful . Tlie 3 * are colder than young persons , therefore cold more affects them . The weakness of their circulation makes them cold , and this is known by their feeble and slew pulse . The 3 * '" know therefore that the cold weather has hurt them , - . yhen they perceive the pulse more weak and slow than usual ;
a « d they must preserve themselves against it , and recover the n , e \ y damage b 3 ^ more warmth , and a somewhat hi gher diet . If perspiration have been stopped b 3 * external cold , and no other ill effect follow , it will be seen by the urine being , paler , and more in quantity than usual . . In this case let flannel be put on carefully , it will increase or restore the perspiration , and the urine will come to its due colour and quanti ty , after that let it be very carefull y left off again .
The good we shew it can do , proves it may do harm ; . health consists in the evacuations having all their proper course azid quantity ; and flannel will diminish one as much as it increases another . No disorder is more troublesome . to old people than costiveness ; and the use of flannel improperty will sometimes occasion this ; 03 * taking off too much of the natural moisture . By thisas by the other rulesthe old person will see that a care r
, , ful attention to his health is the only way to preserve it ; and that things are excellent when properly' used , which may otherwise be destructive . If the appetite fail , or wind oppress the stomach after meals , let the person take more air and exercise , and read or study less ; for much study always hurts the digestion , and when that is impaired , worse mischiefs will follow .
Of tbe Did of Old Men . It has been customaty to recommend a particular diet to old persons ; as if one course of living would suit all constitutions : but this VOL . III . it F
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Plain Rules For Attaining To A Healthful Old Age.
The doctors will not thank me for this , but I do not write it for their service ; they must own it is true , though they dislike the publishing it . If men would . pa 3 * more regard to their own constitutions they would want little of their assistance ; which always comes too iiite to prevent mischief ; and often to relieve it .
Of preserving a Healthful Stale in Old Age . Exercise has through the 3 'ounger part of life been very instrumental in preserving the health : when we grow old we cannot use so much ; and we must therefore be doubty careful in our diet . — - That will go off with exercise , which will overload the body whenkept quiet : that will nourish while we walk abroadwhichwhen
, , we stay at home , breeds fevers . The . less exercise we use , the less we should eat ; and what we do should be of the milder nature . We must not make this change violently ; for all sudden alterations in the diet are dangerous . Qur strength for exercise will leave us b 3 * degrees , and we must reduce our food in quantity and quality accordingly- ; In * a little at a timenot 113 * a harsh change at once .
, Winter is the season when old men are least healthy ; therefore they must then be most careful . Tlie 3 * are colder than young persons , therefore cold more affects them . The weakness of their circulation makes them cold , and this is known by their feeble and slew pulse . The 3 * '" know therefore that the cold weather has hurt them , - . yhen they perceive the pulse more weak and slow than usual ;
a « d they must preserve themselves against it , and recover the n , e \ y damage b 3 ^ more warmth , and a somewhat hi gher diet . If perspiration have been stopped b 3 * external cold , and no other ill effect follow , it will be seen by the urine being , paler , and more in quantity than usual . . In this case let flannel be put on carefully , it will increase or restore the perspiration , and the urine will come to its due colour and quanti ty , after that let it be very carefull y left off again .
The good we shew it can do , proves it may do harm ; . health consists in the evacuations having all their proper course azid quantity ; and flannel will diminish one as much as it increases another . No disorder is more troublesome . to old people than costiveness ; and the use of flannel improperty will sometimes occasion this ; 03 * taking off too much of the natural moisture . By thisas by the other rulesthe old person will see that a care r
, , ful attention to his health is the only way to preserve it ; and that things are excellent when properly' used , which may otherwise be destructive . If the appetite fail , or wind oppress the stomach after meals , let the person take more air and exercise , and read or study less ; for much study always hurts the digestion , and when that is impaired , worse mischiefs will follow .
Of tbe Did of Old Men . It has been customaty to recommend a particular diet to old persons ; as if one course of living would suit all constitutions : but this VOL . III . it F