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D I B itrongcr kinds of t !. If there be no particulai n ason for ihc contra- ry, | -a in< .^, and whole- ■ ale, together with warm broths and infusions, maybe then taken, to promote t h<_- insensible perspirauon, which is in some de- gree checked ; as the cold air i<- m.:;kably contracts the cutaneous I ores. Some attention should also be paid to this circumstance, that the perspiration bear a due propor- tion to the liquid an J solid nutri- ment eoi)sum< d. in the spring, the quantity of food ought to he somewhat dimi- nished, and an additional allowance of die liquor Usually drunk, might be granted. In autumn, similar regulations are to be observed, as in the spring ; because the mois- ture and density of the air are nearly the same, and the weather is equal- ly variable ; so that perspiration is easily obstructed. During the sum- mer, health may be most effec- tually preserved by vegetables, and diluent liquors. Considerable care should be taken to abstain from provisions that are heavy and diffi- cult to be digested, but especially from wine and brandy. The feeble and convalescent ought to cat frequently, and but little at a time : the number of meals should be proportioned to the weakness of their frame : — for it is far less hurtful to a debilitated person, to eat a few mouthfuls every hour, than to make two or three hearty meals in one day : an exception, however, ought to be made with respect to those who are naturally of a delicate and irritable constitution. — See Food and Drink. Family-Diet. After the vari- ous and successful experiments made by Count Rvmford, and DIE f,„ others, who have written on do- mestii economy, little novelty can be expected in 1 1 1 i — article ; but a-, the present work might be consi- dered as incomplete, without some information on this important sub- we have selected a few prac- tical hints which appear to merit particular a. tendon. Dr. Lettsom lias observe d — ■ (■ l Hints designed to promote Bene- jicence, Temperance, and Medical Science," 8yo. 1797), that pies are more advantageous than either roasted or boiled meat. This he illustrates by an account of a din- ner, where eight persons were com- pletely dined off a pye, consisting ot"24oz. of wheaten flour, 6'4 of mutton, and eaten w.di 85 oz. of bread ; weighing ii: the whole Q6$ oz., while 60 oz. of mutton roasted, and eaten with 33 oz. of bread, weighing in the whole C)3 ounces, dined onW.five of the same persons. Milk pottage is far more whole- some than tea with bread and but- ter j and, if made after the follow- ing manner, is in many respects preferable to milk alone : Let equal quantities of milk and water be boiled np with a little oatmeal, which will break die viscidity of die milk, and be at the same time more easily digested than the latter in an undiluted state. Besides, oatmeal is a much warmer nou- rishment than wheaten flour, and agrees better with weak stomachs. Potatoes, if properly boded, are an excellent and nutritious food. Particular care ought to be taken that diey be good, and nearly all of the same size; the larger and smaller ooes should, therefore, be boiled separately. They must be washed clean, without paring or scraping, and put into a pot with cold water, but not sufficient to K 4 cov^