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 ; suaviter in modo, fortiter in re : to which is added, the pleasure of making a will ; finis coronat opus / by the author of "The cook's oracle," &c. &c. &c. ; from the third London edition.

  • Kitchiner, William, 1775?-1827.
Date:
1823
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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 ; suaviter in modo, fortiter in re : to which is added, the pleasure of making a will ; finis coronat opus / by the author of "The cook's oracle," &c. &c. &c. ; from the third London edition. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    have often thought that a similar plan might be adopted with considerable advantage, to animate and strengthen enfeebled Constitutions—prevent gout—reduce corpulen- cy—cure Nervous and Chronic Weakness—Hypochron- diac and Bilious Disorders, &c.—to increase the enjoyment and prolong the duration of Feeble Life—for which Med- icine, unassisted by Diet and Regimen,—affords but very trifling and temporary help. The universal desire of repairing, perfecting, and pro- longing Life, has induced many ingenious men to try innu- merable experiments on almost all the products of the Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral kingdoms, with the hope of discovering Agents, that will not merely increase or diminish the force or frequency of the Pulse; but with an ardour as romantic as the search after the Philosopher's Stone, they have vainly hoped, that Panaceas might be found possessing the power of curing all the evils that flesh is heir to. This is evident enough to all who have examined the early Pharmacopoeias, which are full of heterogeneous compounds, the inventions of interested, and the imagina- tions of ignorant men. The liberal and enlightened Physicians of the hist and present century have gradually expunged most of these, < raining generally introduced instead of medicines, as an expedient lor the prevention and cure of diseases, its beneficial consequences would promote his happiness and prolong his life. Our Health, Vi- gor, and activity, must depend upon regimen and exercise ; or, in o- ther words, upon the observance of those rules which constitute the theory of the training process.—Cap!. Barclay on, training -p. 230. It has been made a question, whether Training produces a last- ing, or only a temporary effect on the constitution] It is undeni- able, that if a man be brought^to a better condition; if corpulen- cy, and the impurities of his body disappear; and if his wind and strength be improved by any process whatever,* his good state of health will continue until some derangement of his frame shall take place from accidental or natural causes. If he shall relapse into intemperance, or neglect the means of preserving his health, either by omitting to take the necessary exercise or by indulging in debilitating propensities, he must expect such encroachments to be made on his constitution, as must soon unhinge his system. But if he shall observe a different plan—the beneficial effects of the training process will remain until the gradual decay of his natur- al functions shall, in mature old age, intimate the approach of hi lutiott.—Capt. Barclay on Traming, p. 240.