Volume 1

Portraits and lives of remarkable and eccentric characters.

Date:
[1819?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Portraits and lives of remarkable and eccentric characters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ Pains he lessens much; often speedily. Now ^ives worthy friends, fragrant, wholesome tea; himself prepares it very carefully;—and uses daily with his family ; wife, and eight chil¬ dren. One small tea-spoon full makes enough, for two ounces serve fifteen times; taken for breakfast; instead of such thing, as have done much harm. Used to shave his beard, ’till twelve years ago, then he thought it wrong. “ He does not take wine or any strong drink. Eats but little flesh, “ Frequently rides out on his grey poney. Goes to bed early; and rises betimes. . “ Was the inventor, of elastic bands ; (gentle¬ men wear them to keep up small clothes.) Also cork buttons, to iron stirrups ; spring girths for saddles ; and many like things. “ Is of opinion that horses should not be dock’d, nick’d, nor trimm’d. “ More than thirty years he has resided in his present house ; Mount-street, in London ; Nuni” her 56; very near Hyde Park. M. V. B.”