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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    and two ounces of fresh Lemon Peel, (cut thin) in a quart of Brandy—or Proof Spirit, for ten days, shaking it up each day. N.B. Tincture of Allspice, which is sometimes called Essence of Bishop, for making Mulled Wine, fyc. extempore, is pre- pared in the same manner. Gruel, (No. 252.) 1st. Ask those who are to eat it, if they like it thick or thin; if the latter, mix well together by degrees, in a pint basin, One tablespoonful of Oatmeal with three of cold water ; — if the former, Tioo spoonsful. Have ready, in a Stewpan, a pint of boiling water or milk'—pour this by degrees to the Oatmeal you have mixed with the cold water — return it into the Stewpan — set it on the fire—and let it boil for five minutes, stirring it all the time to prevent the Oat-