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 William Kitchiner.

  • Kitchiner, William, 1775?-1827.
Date:
1824
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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 William Kitchiner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    add the Carbonate of Potash to it, (or a little Tincture of Ginger, (No. 411,)—or Syrup of Ginger, (No. 394,) — or Syrup of Lemon Peel, (No. 393,) — or infuse a roll of fresh and thin-cut Lemon Peel, and a bit of Sugar in the water — or rub down a few drops of (No. 408) with a bit of Lump Sugar, with or without a little grated Ginger; — a glass of Sherry or a tablespoonful of Brandy is sometimes added. The addition of a teaspoonful of the Tonic Tincture (No. 569), will give you a very refreshing Stomachic — and ten drops of Tinct. Ferri Muriati put into the water in which you dissolve the Citric Acid — a fine effervescing Chalybeate. The day after a Feast, if you feel fevered and heated, you cannot do better than drink a half-pint glass or two of Single Soda Water between breakfast and Dinner. Double Soda Water (especially if made with tepid water) is an excellent auxiliary to accelerate the operation of