INDEX.

of Great Britain, 36; precautions
against cough, 42; on asylums for
old age, 52.

good effects of changing, 320;
materials for, 320; what kind of,
recommended, and what con-
demned, 320; what clothing pro
per for, 320; the custom of warm-
ing condemned, 322; should not be
made up till after exposure to
air, 322, 425; why should not be
placed against a wall, 425.
Bed-rooms, danger of having fires
in, p. 425; best situations for, 426.
Bedsteads, origin and progress of,
318; should not be placed against
a wall, 322; proper height of,
321; use of curtains to, 321.

- pensile, invented by As-
clepiades, 274,

Bathing, good effects of, 48, 49; ser-
viceable in removing cost.veness,
224; use of, the head and feet
in warm water, 331, 491; anti-Beds,
quity of daily, 472; benefic.! uses
of, in regard to promoting clean-
liness, 472; removing fatigue,
473; augmenting strength, 473;
preventing diseases, 475; curing
diseases, 474; avoiding conta-
gion, 474; relieving bodily pain,
475; and assuaging mental dis-
tress, 475; directions for cold,
475; use of salt in, 476; un-
der what circumstances it should
not be persisted in, 480; alterna-
tion of warm and cold, recom-
mended, 488; the head and feet,
good effects of, 491; effects of,
on children, 498; on the middle
aged, 492; on the aged, 500.
Bathing-river, directions for, 477.
Bathing-sea, superiority of, to fresh
water, 477; beneficial effects aris-
ing from, 477; rules for, 478; in
regard to seasons, 478; to period,
478; to preparation, 478; to me-
dicine before commencing, to las-
situde, to the state of the stomach,
478; to strong and delicate consti-
tutions, 479; to warmth, 479; to
choice of place, 479; to method
of, 479; to continuance in the
water, 480; to immediate dressing
after coming out of the water,
480; to exercise, 480; to preven-
tion of chilliness, 480; to the use
of the flesh-brush, 480; to what
disorders particularly applicable,
482; enumeration of tracts on,
483; necessity of consulting a me-
dical practitioner as to the pro-
priety of, 482.

Bathing-dresses, uses of, 481.
Bathing-machines, conveniences and
inconveniences of, 480.
Bathing-tubs, use of suspended,
among the Romans, 476.
Baths, temperature of, at Bath, Chel-
tenham, Matlock, Bristol-hotwells,
Buxton, Aix-la-Chapelle, Barége,
Carlsbad, the Pfeffer on the Alps,
184; tepid swimming, recommend-
ed, 488; various kinds of, 488;
substances employed in, 488; va-
pour, 489; shower, 490; partial,
491; air, 492; earth and sand,
493; public, 493; acidulous, 494.
Beans, uses of, 138.

Beddoes, Dr., on the medical climate

Beef, superiority of, to mutton, in
regard to nourishment, 146; not
so digestible as mutton, 157;
boiled, best adapted to weak sto-
machs, 171.

Beef-tea, useful to delicate constitu-
tions, 86, 172.
Beer, tax on, recommended to be
reduced, and causes why, 81.
Bell-ringing, an useful exercise, 256.
Berchtold, Count, rules by, for tra-
velling, 431.

Bilberry; vide Whortleberry.
Bile, properties of, in forming chyle,
217; two sorts of, 217.
Billiards, the use of, preferable to
idleness, 273.

Bilious colic, cured by exercise, 289.
Bilious people should eat often, and
a little at a time, 186.
Biscuits, use of, recommended, as not
creating acidity, 174.
Bissett, Dr., remark of, on a hot and
dry summer, 30.

Bite of a mad dog, remedies sug-
gested for the cure of the, 509.
Bitters, bad effects of, if taken for a
long time, 245.

Blagden, experiment by, on heat, 29.
Blegborough, Dr., invention by, of
the air-pump vapour-bath, 490.
Blisters, use of, in alleviating the

gout, 525.
Blood, formation and uses of, 23;
its circulation essential to the con-
tinuance of life, 24; quantity of,
lost per day, 24; is improved or
vitiated according to the qualities
of the air, 25; proportion of, in a
human body, 54; formation of,

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by the means of chyme, chyle,
bile, and the pancreatic juice, 217,
et seq.; use of the, on the various
organs of the body, 219; exercise
necessary to the circulation of the,
282; freed from impurities by ex-
ercise, 283.

Board of clothing, plan of a, recom-
mended for the British army, 400;
benefits likely to result therefrom,
401.

Body, modes of covering and pro-
tecting the, 375; by the use of
shirts, 375; waistcoats, 376; coats,
376; plaids, 376; cloaks, 377;
great coats, spencers, round frocks,
377; breeches and pantaloons,
378; drawers, 379; stockings, 379;
shoes, &c. 382; wristlets, 386;
dressing gowns, 386; night-gar-
ments, 386.

Boerhaave, experiment by, on heat

on animals, 28; method of treat-
ing fevers, 48; advice of, for the
preservation of health, 382.
Boiled milk, properties and uses of,71.
Boiling, a means of ascertaining the
purity of water, 64.

Bolsters, materials recommended to
make, 321.

Bonnet, woollen, use of, as cloth-
ing, 371.

Bowels, prescription for a pain in
the, 231.

Bowling, antiquity and use of, as an
exercise, 272.
Box-beds, danger of using, 423.
Boxing, ancient method of, 265; ad-
vantages to be derived from the
knowledge of the art of, 265;
App. 41; vide Training.
Bramble-berries, use of, in alleviat-
ing the stone, 524.
Bread, articles employed in the mak-
ing of, 173; modes of manufac-
turing, 173; of leavened, 179; of un-
leavened, 174; of sour, 174; good,
made with a mixture of barley, oat,
or white pease meal, 174; proper-
ties of fine and coarse, 174; reasons
for using, in diet, 175; directions
regarding the use of, 175; propor-
tion of, to be taken at dinner, 176;
the most expensive way of using
grain, 176; effects of, in producing
costiveness, 222.

Breakfast, time of taking, 187; ar-
ticles to form a, 188; a dry, said
to be useful in catarrhous deflux-

ons, 188.

Breast, the, affected by fogs, 41.
Breeches, use of tight leather, con-
demned, 378, 896; proper mate-
rials for making, 378, 396.
British army, hints in regard to the
clothing of the, 396; construction
of the helmet to save the eyes, 397;
form of the coat and waistcoat,
397; flannel shirts recommended
to the, 398; black stocks objected
to for the, 398; pantaloons and
stocks recommended instead of
breeches and stockings, 398; an
easy shoe particularly necessary
for the, 399; half gaiters, in the
adoption of pantaloons, to be sub-
stituted for long ones for the, 399;
the great-coat to be changed for
the plaid, 399; a Board to super-
intend the clothing of the, recom-
mended, 400.

British navy, hints in regard to the
clothing of the, 401.

Broths and soups, objections against
the use of, 86; arguments in fa-
vour of, 87; Scotch barley broth,
recipé for, 87.

Bruises, remedies for, 517.
Buchan, Dr. A. P., method recom

mended by, to obtain sleep, 983;
communication by, on the various
uses of muriatic acid in fevers,
App. 50.

Buckles, use of, when introduced
into England, 386.
Burns, remedies for, 511.
Butter, properties of, 152,
Butter-milk, use of, in colds, &c.
72; qualities of, 72; a substantial
food, 72.

Cadogan, Dr., remark of, on the
use of wine, 91, 122.

clothing recommended by,
for children, 389.
Calcutta, Black Hole, a dreadful in-

stance of the necessity of fresh air
for the preservation of life, 26.
Calomel, uses of, 225.
Canary wine, uses of, 89.
Candles, the use of tallow, less in-
jurious to the eyes than wax, 457.
Capillaire, uses of, 87.
Caps, fur, use of, as clothing, 372.
leather, use of, as clothing,

in a day, 24; a component part of |
water, 57.
Cardinal de Salis, rules of, for the
preservation of health, 10.

Alexander (Jerome), an in-
stance of the folly and danger of
quackery, 14.

Cards, when invented, 561; inju-
rious effects arising from excessive
play with, 561.

Carraways, use of, as a condiment,
and as a medicine, 182.
Carrots, properties and uses of, 141.
Cast-iron pipes, use of, in conveying
water, 63.

Catarrh, symptoms of, removed by
drinking plentifully of cold water,
40; effects of air on, guarded
against by wearing crape over the
face, 42.

Catsup, mode of making, 183.

Cattle, stall-fed, not so nutritious as

when fattened on their natural
food, 155; best method of killing
them, 156.

Caves, good effects of resorting to,
in hot climates, 37, 444,
Celsus, advice of, regarding the num-
ber of meals in a day, 186; for
the preservation of health, 463.
Chamois leather, use of, recommend-
ed for the cure of rheumatism,
523.
Chamomile-tea, remark on the bad
effects of, if kept too long, 245.
Champuing, friction by the hand,
and so called in the East Indies,
276; good effects of, 276.
Charcoal, danger of the vapour of,
27; powdered, useful in preserv.
ing and purifying water, 67; me-
thod of using, to extract putres.
cent smell or taste from meat, 168.
Charcoal-powder, use of, in sweeten-
ing water, 432.

Cheese, properties of, 158; use of,
184, 205.

Cherries, the propertics of, 133.
Chesnuts, boiled, use of, as a sub-
stitute for potatoes, 137.
Chess, use of the knowledge of, as an
amusement, 561.

Chest, broad, gives greater play to
the lungs than a narrow, 40; good
effects of a, 40.

Cheyne, Dr., advice of, to delicate

persons, 49; plaster for old strains,
103; calculation by, of the quantity
of food necessary for twenty-four
hours, 196.

Chicory, the root of, used as a sub-
stitute for coffee, 85.

Chilblains, sometimes the precursor
of more dangerous complaints,
526; applications tending to re-
move, 527.

Children, deaths of, from want of
fresh air, 25, 26; bad custom of
covering the faces of, when asleep,
44; should be accustomed to bear
transitions of heat and cold, 45;
should not be allowed to walk too
much at a time, 293; require more
sleep than adults, 307; clothing
recommended for, 389; should al-
ways reside in the country, if pos-
sible, 443; remedies to be applied
for the recovery of smothered,
508; clothing proper for, 542;
air requisite for, 542; exercises
adapted for, 542; amusements
suited to, 543; education of, treated
of, under the heads of food, 540;
clothing, 542; air, 542; exercise,
542; amusements, 548; habits or
customs, 543; exemption from per-
sonal defects, and preservation of
health, 544; politeness of carriage
and address, 544; mental infor-
mation, 544; times of beginning
to instruct, 545; exercise of the
memory, and means of forwarding
it, 546; the use of schools, 547;
and the improvement of the moral
character in regard to truth, fide-
lity, honesty, affection for the more
immediate connexions, a fixed amor
patriæ, and a deep sense of the at-
tributes of the Deity, as revealed
in the Scriptures, 548.
Chimney-boards, should rarely be
used, 423.

China, water used in, for diet, is al-
ways boiled, 64; mode practised
in, for purifying water, 67; me-
thod of making tea in, 79; popu-
lation of, 404; instances of lon-
gevity in, rare, 404.

Chinese, the, ascribe the exemption
from gout, stone, and gravel, to
the use of tea, 78; take all their
liquids warm, 120; use the sub-
stance called a nest, in their soups,
154; maxim of the, in regard to
sleep, 325; good practice of, in
cleaning their teeth, and using the
flesh-brush before going to bed,
S29; custom of, in regard to
clothing, 359.

Chocolate, nourishing qualities of,