clusion of fresh air, 46, 47; how
to be treated, 46, 47; slight, how
removed, 458.
Fibrina, a part in the blood neces-
sary to supply the waste occasioned
in the body, 23.
Figs, uses of, 133, 136.
Filtering stones, uses and construc-
tion of, 66.
Filtration, useful in purifying water,
66; modes of, adopted at Paisley
and Glasgow, to supply the inha-
bitants with pure water, 66.
Fires, approach to, when coming in
from the cold air, the cause of
colds and coughs, 38; effects of,
on a frost-bitten part, 38; should
be avoided, 39, 462.
Fish, varieties and properties of fresh-
water, 150; of salt-water, 150; of
shell, 151; rules regarding the con-
sumption of, 151.
Fish-diet, different opinions on, 149.
Fives, an useful exercise, 257.
Flannel should not be worn in bed,
223, 367; use of, in applying em-
brocations, 277; directions for
wearing next to the skin, 366; in
regard to age, sex, situation in
life, time, and change, 366; best
mode of washing, 367; beneficial
effects arising from the use of, 393.
Flannel-shirts, recommended for the
use of the British army, 398; and
navy, 401.
Flatulency, causes of, and means of
removing, 246.
Fleecy-hosiery, use of, in curing
rheumatism, 288; best method of
washing, 367.
Flesh-brush, good effects of in colds,
39; great advantages to be derived
from the use of, 276, et seq., and
280, 456, 519; in many cases su-
persedes the necessity of using flan-
Fluids, remarks on, compounded
with water, but unfermented, 74.
Fluxes, hint as to the use of the rust
Fæces, proper consistency of, to de-
note health, 222.
Fogs, dangerous to delicate people,
29; injurious to the eyes, the
throat, and the breast, 41.
Food, adapted to dry climates, 42;
best times to take, 119; adapted to
cold and hot climates, 21; for
children, 540; proportion of solid,
and vegetable, and bread, to be
taken at dinner, 176; should not
be too long abstained from, 192;
small quantity of, taken by Cor-
naro, 195; by Dr. Stark, 196;
what, recommended by Dr. Cheyne,
196; recommended for sedentary
persons, 197; for active persons,
197; for laborious persons, 197;
good effects of occasional absti-
nence from, 198; experiment on
quantity of, by Dr. Robinson, 202;
quantity of, to be taken, depen-
dent on climate, 201; the seasons,
202; infancy, 202; childhood, 203;
youth, 203; manhood, 203; sick-
ness, 204; old age, 204; a pro-
portion of solid animal, requisite
to produce great bodily strength,
App. 35.
Food, liquid, necessary to the support
of life, 54; a greater proportion
of, than of solid, should be taken,
54, 117; great attention should be
paid to, 54; objects of taxation,
54; on the necessity of, 55; on
the uses of, in dissolving solid ali-
ment, 55; in conveying nourish-\
ment from the stomach into the
different parts of the body, 56; in
keeping the blood in a proper
state, 56; in removing putrescent
substances, 56; in promoting the
necessary secretions, 56, 117; in
keeping the body in a due tempe-
rature, 56; in affording nourish-
ment, 56; and in reviving the spi-
rits, 57; abuse of, to be guarded
against, 57, 116; four kinds of,
57; proportion of, to solid, 117;
evils arising from too great an use
of, 118; best times of taking, 118,
720; caution against taking too
great a variety of, 119; modes of
taking, 120, 121; what, best cal-
culated for digestion, 122; expe-
riment on different kinds of, 122;
observations connected with rules
for drinking, 122, 123; a greater
quantity of, should be taken in
summer, than in winter, 202.
solid, necessity of, for the
growth of the human frame, 129;
for restoring the waste of the
body, 129; for preventing, alle-
viating, or curing disorders, 130;
for restoring strength, 130; pro-
portion of substances between ve-
getable and animal, 132; into
what resolvable, 132; of beef and
veal, 146; of mutton, 146; of
pork, 147; of goat's flesh, 147;
of venison, 147; of hares, 147;
of rabbits, 148; of fowls, 148; of
turkies, 148; of Guinea fowls, 148;
of peacocks, 148; of swans, 148;
of pigeons, 149; of geese, 149; of
ducks, 149; of game birds, 149;
of wild water-fowl, 149; of fresh-
water fish, 150; of salt-water fish,
150; of shell-fish, 151; of the tur-
tle, 152; of butter, 152; of cheese,
153; of eggs, 153; of honey, 154;
of the nest, 154; observations on
animal, 154; directions for the
choice of, 156; arguments in fa-
vour of, 160; objections to, 161;
effects of, exemplified in the Tar-
tars, 162; should be qualified by
vegetable, 162; best adapted to
cold climates, 201; a greater pro-
portion of, should be taken in win-
ter than in summer, 202; general
rules for taking, in regard to exer-
cise and the mind, 205; to time
of retiring to bed, 206; to process
of digestion, 206; to mastication,
206; to kinds of, 207; to simpli-
city of, 207; to quantity of, 208;
to customary, 209; remarks on,
209, 210; time required for conver-
sion of, into chyle and blood, 218.
Food, vegetable, divisions of, 182;
of stone fruits, 133; of apples, 133;
of small-seeded fruits, as grapes,
&c. 134; of berries, 135; of fari-
naceous fruits, 135; of nuts, 136;
of pulses, 138; of grains, 138; of
roots, 140; of salads, 141; of pot-
herbs, 142; of mushrooms, 143;
of marine plants, 144; arguments
in favour of, 158; arguments
against, 159; Cullen's observation
on, 161; effects of, exemplified in
the Gentoo, 162; should be qua-
lified by animal, 162; adapted to
warm climates, 202.
Foot-ball, an ancient pastime, 264.
Foot-racing, a celebrated exercise in
antient times, 264.
Fountain, use of a, in preserving wa-
ter, 64.
Franklin, Dr., the usual breakfast of,
76; comparison by, of the nutri-
tive quality of bread and beer,
101; remark of, on fish, 154;
opinion of, on the good effects of
temperance, 159; suggestion of,
concerning beds, 320; rules of, to
obtain sleep, 332.
Friction, advantages resulting from,
275, 456; modes of applying, by
hand, flannel, the flesh-brush and
sponge, 276; when best applied,
277; great use of, in forming and
promoting the growth and activity
of children, 278; in preventing
the rickets, 278; serviceable in
the gout, 278; rheumatism, paraly-
tic affections, corpulency, &c. 278;
the best substitute for exercise in
the open air, 279; times and me-
thods of applying, 279; benefits
of applying unction with, 279;
use of, in curing sore throats,
Frocks, carmen's, an useful article
of clothing for labourers, 377.
Frogs, croaking of, a sign of a bad
season, 36.
Frost, remarkable instance of the ef-
fects of, being guarded against,
383; remedies to be applied to re-
cover from the effects of severe,
509.
Fruits, divisions of, 130; properties
of stone, 133; of the apple species,
133; of the small seeded sorts of,
134; of small berry, 185; of fa-
rinaceous, 135; should not be eaten
when unripe, 135; remarks on,
135; modes of consuming, 135,
136; boiled with sugar, easy of
digestion, 167; useful in remov-
ing costiveness, 223; immoderate
use of, in hot climates, prejudicial,
Fuel, a bad substitute for exercise,
209; uses of, 412; properties of
different kinds of, 412.
Fumigation, necessity of, in sick
rooms, doubted, 48.
Fur, advantages and disadvantages
of, as clothing, 368.
Galen, great age of, acquired by at-
tention to rules to preserve his
health, 9; advice of, in his trea-
tise on health, most excellent, 10;
rules of, concerning wine, for aged
people, 95.
Galloshes, use of, recommended, 383.
Galvanism, properties of, in exciting
the muscles, 281.
Games of chance, destructive conse-
quences resulting from playing at,
Gardening, good effects of, as an ex-
ercise, 260.
Garnett, Dr., directions of, for treat-
ing colds, 30.
Garlic, uses of, 141.
Gastric juice, properties of the, in
promoting digestion, 215.
Genius, men of, seldom attain old
age, 342; causes why, 342.
Gestation, or riding in a carriage,
bad effects occasionally arising
from, 271; useful to invalids un-
der certain regulations, 271; in
open carriages most conducive to
health, 271.
Giddiness, prevented by exercise,
App. 38.
Ginger, the use of, strongly recom-
mended in gouty cases, 83; quan-
tity of to be taken, 83; effect of,
in increasing urine, 83.
Glysters, uses and properties of, 228;
of cold water recommended, 228.
Goat's flesh, properties of, 147.
Goat's milk, properties of, in nou-
rishing infants, 541.
Golf, or goff, an excellent exercise,
258; method of playing it in Scot-
land, 258.
Goulard, use of, in removing bruises,
Gout, opinion of Dolæus, concern-
ing a milk system for the, 74;
treatment of the, by Sydenham,
75; effects and pain of, amelio-
rated by the constant use of gin-
ger, 89; cured by abstinence, 163;
cured by the use of sulphur, 227;
effects of the, alleviated by fric-
tion, 278; cause of the, 287; ex-
ercise conducive to the removal of
the, 287; effects of the, alleviated
by the use of magnesia and rhu-
barb, 525; by the use of blisters
525; recipé for the cure of the,
Grains, species of, 140.
Grapes, uses of, 134.
Grasshoppers, silence of, a sign of a
bad season, 36.
Gravel, the, increased by the use of
malt liquors, 105.
Gravelly soil, effects of, on the air,
35.
Gregory, Dr., condemnation by, of
late dinner hours, 192.
Grosvenor, Mr., treatment by, of
sprains, 516.
Ground-ivy, uses of, in dissolving
the stone, 234.
Gruel-water, use of, for invalids, 76.
Guinea, climate of, though unhealthy
to strangers, is healthful to natives,
Gum, Arabic, properties of, 145.
Gums, advantages of keeping clean
the, 456.
Gymnastics, uses of, 262; enumera-
tion of, 263, et seq., 559.
Habits, effects of, 126; what, which
influence health, 453; as time of
rising and retiring, hours of sleep,
time of dressing, cleanliness, 454;
attention to the eyes, bathing the
head, washing the feet, 454; shav-
ing, 455; to cleaning the gums and
teeth, rinsing the mouth, using the
flesh-brush, 456; using motion,
avoiding couches, to proper pos
ture for reading and writing, 457;
immersing the hands, taking a re-
storative, wearing flannel, 458;
adopting an erect posture, pre-
serving an equanimity of temper,
attention to diet and digestion,
459; good or ill results of, 471.
Habitations, observations on, 403; in
regard to climate, 404; to situation,
407; to exposure, 408; to contiguity
to, or distance from water, 409; to
neighbourhood of woods, 411; to
soil, 411; to fuel, 412; to the at-
mosphere, 412; on continents or
in islands, 413; in a town, in a
village, or in the country, 415;
construction of, on what depend-
ent, 419; should not be too cold,"
419; too hot, 420; or in the small-
est degree damp, 421; the air within
should, if possible, be as pure as
the air without, 421; directions
in regard to the sitting rooms of,
421; the eating-rooms, 422; bed-
rooms, 422. Vide Residence.
Hahnemann, Professor, test recom-
mended by, for the discovery of
adulterated wine, 93.
Hail-water, properties of, 60.
Hair, colour of the, varies at differ-
ent times, App. 26; causes, why,
27; instances of a renovation of
the, 27, 29.
Hales, experiment by, on air, 27.
Haller, Dr., opinion of, on habitual
dram-drinking, 111.
Handkerchief, use of, in preventing
colds, 520.
Hands, methods of protecting the,
Harrison, Dr. C., remark of, on the
Fens of Lincolnshire, 31.
Hats, uses and construction of, as
clothing, 371.
Hay, Mr., experiment by, for the
cure of the stone, 524.
Head, the, directions for clothing,
370; should not be kept too warm,
370; articles used for clothing, as
the turban, 370; the woollen-bon-
net, 371; the hat, 371; leather
caps, 371; fur caps or bonnets,
372; wigs, 372; night-caps, 372;
remarks on clothing, 373; shav-
ing, or bathing, recommended,
Head-ache, cure for the, 83, 85;
method of curing the, in India, 532.
Health, importance of ascertaining
the means of preserving, 2; cir-
cumstances which injure, in regard
to the rich and the poor, 3; influ-
ence which the mind has on the
body from various causes, in res-
pect to, 4; motives which led the
author to publish a treatise on, 4,
5; materials on which the work
has been drawn up, on, 6, 7; ad-
vantages to be derived from an at-
tention to rules on the subject of,
7; rules for acquiring and pre-
serving, by Parr and Donald, 8;
by Plutarch, 9; by Galen, 9, 10;
by Cornaro, 10; by Cardinal de
Salis, Archbishop of Seville, 11;
and John Wesley, 11; causes why
attention to, too often ineffectual,
12; by being too late deferred,
and from want of means of infor-
mation concerning, 13; over at-
tention to, may be injurious, 15;
greatly promoted by the freshness
of the air, 25; by inhaling the va-
pour of fresh earth, 35; affected
by the change of the seasons, 36;
the, of infants, how promoted, 44;
of youth, 44; of manhood, 45; of
old age, 49; greatly injured by
improvident use of tea, 79, 80;
summary of rules for the preserva-
tion of, 350; promoted by the feet
being kept warm, 382; best se-
cured by living in the country,
416; rules for preserving, on board
of ships, 435, et seq.; advice to
persons going to the East and West
Indies, as to the means of preserv-
ing their, 438, 446, 449; habits
beneficial to, 454, et seq.; rules and
customs tending to promote, 459,
et seq.; Plutarch's system for the
preservation of, 468; effects of
professional occupations on, 549;
as the husbandman's, 549; the ma-
nufacturing and labouring classes,
550; the mining class, 551; the
military, 552; the voluptuous in
towns, 553; the voluptuous in the
country, 553; the sedentary, stu-
dious, and learned, 553; the po-
litical, 555; the married state fa-
vourable to, 556; injured by the
anxiety attendant on gaming, 562;
greatly promoted by innocent and
entertaining amusements, 563; plan
of a society to be formed, for the
preservation of, App. 52, et seq.
Hearing, the sense of, not so liable
to decay as that of sight, and rea-
sons why, App. 29.
Heat, temperature of, most conge-
nial to the human frame, 28; ex-
periments on,by Boerhaave, 28, and
Blagden, 29; ill effects of, how to
be guarded against in hot coun
tries, 37, 420; extremes of, more
dangerous than those of cold, 45;
an enlivener of the faculties, 125;
comparison of degrees of, between
boiled and fried meat, 171, 172.
Heavy air, properties of, 31.
Heberden, Dr., observations of, on
pump-water, 61.
Highlanders, the dress of, as sol-
diers, should be preserved, 399;
as well as their language and mu-
sic, 400; evils resulting from the
emigrations of the, 400.
Hippocrates, remark of, on air, 25;
on climate, 35, 36; on wine, 95.
Hoffman, Dr., recipé for making his
drops, 434.
Hollinshed, account by, of_the
English in the time of Queen Eliza-
beth, 589.
Holwell, Mr., confinement of, in the
Black Hole at Calcutta, 26.
Honey, uses of, 108, 109; proper-
ties of, 154.
Hoop, trundling of a, an useful ex-
ercise for children, 254.
Hope, analysis of the passion of, App.
Hoppe, Dr., precautions of, against
the ill effects of rarefied air, 42.
Hopping, an useful exercise for chil-
dren, 254.
Hops, an useful ingredient in brew-
ing, 102; properties of, 102.
Horse-radish, use of, as a condiment,
182; as a remedy for removing
phlegm from the stomach, 246.
Horses, service done to, by being
curried, 276.
Hot air, effects of, on vegetation, and
the human species, 28.
Hot-food, bad effects of taking, 461.
House-baths, construction and use
of, recommended, 475.
House of Commons, not large enough
to contain the members, 27; dan-
ger of warming it by charcoal, 27.
Houses, construction of, for the sick,
51, 52.
Hunter, Mr., treatise by, on the
benefit of applying oils to the hu-
man body, 279.
Hunter, John, the celebrated sur-
geon, remark of, on heat and cold,
361; description of the structure of
the human body, by, App. 2.
Hunting, a manly exercise, 260.
Hurling, the pastime of, tends to
make men strong, 264.
Hydromel, mode of making, 108.
Hydrophobia, remedies suggested to
be applied in the, 509.
Ice, use and abuse of taking, 184.
Idiotism, an instance of, cured by ex-
ercise, 289.
Ice-water, properties and uses of, 60.
Immersion, of the hands, favourable
to procure sleep, 458.
Inactivity, should be carefully guard-
ed against, 261, 262, 300, 460, 465;
produces liver complaints and other
glandular obstructions, 284.
Increase of a cold, how to be avoided,
Indians, practice of, to prevent colds,
Indies, East, directions for those who
are going to the, 446.
air, 44; should not have their faces
covered when asleep, 44; proper
food for, 202, 203; exercises for,
Infusions of barley, 75; oatmeal, 76;
bread, 76; tea, 77; sage, 81; balm,
82; whortleberry and woodroof,
82; lime-flowers, 89; juniper-ber-
ries, anniseed, fennel, coriander,
betony, rosemary, and ginger, 83;
coffee, 84; chocolate, 85; cocoa,
85; beef-tea, 86; broths, 86; ca-
pillaire, 87; lemonade, 87; orgeat,
87; sugar and water, 87.
Ingenhouz, Dr., experiments by, on
the salubrity of air at sea, on the
coast, and inland, 414.
Inhabitants, of warm and cold coun-
tries, how affected, 36; of cities,
should invariably take exercise for
air at least once a day, 45.
Inland air, more or less pure, ac-
cording to the state of cultivation
of the country, 32.
Insalubrity of climate, indications of,
Insects, remedies suggested to de-
stroy the poison of the sting of, 510.
Intoxication. Vide Drunkenness.
Ipecacuanha, use of, in removing in-
digestion, 242.
Ireland, the climate of, healthy, 415.
Islands, small, conducive to the at-
tainment of old age, causes why,
Jackson, Mr., opinion of, of the su-
periority of malt liquor over wine,
105.
Jail distemper, how generated, 27.
Indies, West, rules for those who Jellies, how made from the marine
are going to the, 438.
Indigestion, causes of, 54, 241; may
in some cases be removed by air
and exercise alone, 241; remedies
recommended for removal of, by
Jernitz, 241; by D'Aubenton, 242;
prevented by the French system of
living, 243; removed by the use
of mineral waters, 244; of elixir
of vitriol, 245; of preparations of
iron, 245; of chamomile tea, 245;
of bitters, 246; prescription to
remove, 247; who most liable
to, 248; regimen recommended to
remove, 248; change of scene re-
commended as likely to remove,
249; sleep prevented by, 325; should
be carefully guarded against, 460.
Infants, effect of gradual exposure to
plant, fucus, 144; in some cases
prove injurious, 172.
Jernitz, Dr., recipé of, for making the
elixir of longevity, 241.
Jockies, methods practised by, in
sweating, or wasting, App. 40.
Johnson, Dr., approval of, of the
Scotch plan of breakfasting, 81.
Joy, analysis of the passion of, App.
Keelmen, the mode of living adopted
by the, at Newcastle, recommended
as a proper system for the poor ge-
nerally, 211, 212.
Kidneys, uses of the, in separating
the urine from the blood, 232.
Kirkland, Dr., remark of, on a moist
climate, 41.
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