Actors, Hints to, concerning their Health, 96
Ale, 11, 144
—— Stale ditto, how to make fresh, 11
Abernethy, Mr., quoted, 9, 41, 49, 102, 159, 178, 238
Abstinence, cheapest Cure for Intemperance, 159
Athletic weight, what, 59
Air, on the change of, 8
—— Do. Note at foot of, 66
—— Stagnant, Dr. Struve’s Obs. on, 114
—— General Obs. on change of, &c., 119
—— not always advisable, 121
Animal Food, 10
Alcohol, proportion of, in Wines, Brandy, Gin, &c., 138
—— Dr. Philips’s Obs. on, 145
Arbuthnot, Dr., quoted, 1, 19
—— Obs. on Mastication, 250
Anxiety of Mind, Evils arising from, 85 to 87
—— Do. Sir John Sinclair on, Note to, 86
—— Do. Dr. Whytt, do., 86
—— Do. Sir Thomas Barnard, do., 86
—— Do. Dr. Colton, do., 86
Appetite, to refresh, 163
—— Three Sorts of, in Note to, 163
—— Varieties of, 169
—— Montaigne’s Obs. on, 200
Aperients, what the best, 215
—— what they ought to do, 219
—— Lord Bacon’s Obs, 219
—— Mr. Locke’s do., 221
—— Dr. Hamilton’s do., 221
—— best time to introduce them to the Stomach, 235
—— for Children, 237
Astringents, 232

Bacon, Lord, his Obs. on Aperients, 219
—— on Food for those whose Teeth are defective, 263
Barclay, Captain, quoted, 3, 7
—— his Diet during his extraordinary walk, 13
Balsamum Vitæ, 97
Brown, Dr., his Obs. on the Materia Medica, &c., 5
Bath, tepid, 126
Brain, the two ways of fertilizing, 68
Bed Room, 90
—— Curtains, 91
Bed, best, 91
—— ventilated, 92
—— Do. in hot weather, 92
—— A Fire in, 93
—— Clothes, 103
—— Ditto, ditto, in cold weather, 104
Beef, 10, 22, 31
—— eaters preferred to Sheep-biters, 29
—— Tea, how to make, 96, 182
—— a good Tonic, 182
—— on the digestibility of, 177
—— Obs. on, by Bryan Robinson. By the Editor. By Mr. Astley Cooper, 177
Beer, 11, 23, 28, 144
Breakfast, 20
—— Do. of Beef Tea recommended after hard drinking, 161
—— of Queen Elizabeth, A.D. 1550, 184
—— of a Washerwoman in A.D. 1821, 184
Bread, Liquid, 144
—— Crust of, wonderful virtues of, 169
Broils, 26
Broths, in what degree nutritive, 30
—— excellent Mutton, 254
Breath, Rose Jujubes for those who have not a remarkable sweet, 234
Blumenbach on the Pulse, 45
Bowels, constipated, how to regulate, 220
—— relaxed, do., 228
Braces, 111
Bons Vivants, hint to, 122
—— Do. do., 207 and 208
Brandy, how much it wastes in keeping, 135
—— where to buy it, 141
Bilious Attack, 172
—— Disorders, 238
Bishop, Essence of, 248
Bouillon, Tablettes de, 179
—— Do. how to make, 251

Cadogan, Dr., Address to him quoted, 169
—— quoted, 83
Calcavella Wine, 154
Calomel, 242
Cellar, the temperature of a good, 133
—— on the management of, 134
Cheyne, Dr., quoted, 87, 216
Corpulency, to reduce, 29, 50, 64
—— Authors who have written thereon, 64
—— by walking, 62
—— by fasting, 62
—— by purging, 62
—— Panacea for, 125
Customs, 17
—— Dr. Armstrong’s Obs. on. Struve’s do., 65
Crabs, 30
Colton, his Obs. on Intemperance, 34
Cornaro, a compendium of his system in his own words, 38
—— liked New Wine, 136
Cold Food and Drink, bad for the Dyspeptic and Gouty, 94
Cold, the frequent cause of Palsy, 113
—— an easy way to get rid of one, 117
Chronic Disorders, common cause of, 63
—— importance of Regimen in, 202
Cooper, Mr. Astley, quoted, 177
Condiments, the excessive use of common, 210
Chimney Sweeping, 81
—— Boards, 91
Clothes, 103
—— how to adjust them to a nicety, 104
—— Disorders arising from change of, 106
—— J. Stewart’s Obs. on, 106
—— tight and thin very injurious, 110
Coat, 106
—— Great one, where to keep, 110
Corks, Obs. on, 134
Cosmetic, 125
Crowdie, 250
Curaçoa, 141
—— how to make, 150
Cucumber, how to eat, 171
Claret, 153
Cheese, 171
Chyle, Dr. Moore’s Obs. on the, 212
—— Sir John Sinclair’s do., 213
Cinnamon Lozenges, aperient, 224
—— Tincture, 233
—— —— how to make, 244
Cramp in the Stomach, remedy for, 189
Costiveness, habitual, how to cure, 222
—— Do. by a Supper or Breakfast, 224
—— Do. by Grapes, 224
—— Do. fresh or dried Fruits, 224
—— Do. Cinnamon or Ginger Lozenges, 224
—— Do. Salad Oil, &c., 225

Darwin, Dr., quoted, 178
Diet, a general rule for, 33
—— The proportion of Meat to Drink, 57
—— Facts relative to, 213
Death, sudden in the night, a common cause of, 193
Digestibility of various Foods, 176
Digestion, the process of, how long about, 176
—— Spallanzani’s Obs. thereon, 176
—— when it goes on merrily, 203
—— how exquisitely perfect in Children, 208
Dinner, 21to 24
—— a Ban Yan, 24
—— best time for, 179
—— Hour of, A.D. 1570, 183
—— Dr. Cogan’s Obs. on, 183
—— Mr. Warner’s do., 183
—— Mr. Pye’s do., 183
—— in the Northumberland Household Book for A.D. 1512, 184
—— Hour of in 1821, Verses on, 186
—— at Night, and Supper in the Morning, 186
Dining out, 114 & 153
—— bad effects from, 191
Doors, double, 91
Dogs, 80
Dyspeptic Disorders, the common cause of, 38
—— Do., 83
—— Persons should have warm Food, 94 & 95
—— when extreme, remedy for, 164
—— Hint to, 260
Drinkers, three sorts of, Footnote 59
—— Thermometer for, 142
—— Hints for hard, 162
—— Do., 164
Drinking, the Economy of, 144
Diarrhœa, 228
—— Rules for those subject to, 230

Eating, good, 172
Ear, instance of a fine one, 47
Edmonds, Mr. the Dentist, 260
Eggs, how nutritive, 30
Ennui, remedy for, 73
Exercise, the indispensable importance of, 8
—— Mr. Abernethy on, 9
—— Dr. Cheyne, 9
—— must be increased, &c., 33
—— Neglect of, the great cause of Indigestion, 38
—— Obs. on the importance of, 122
—— Do. by Cowper, 122
—— Do. by Armstrong, 122
—— Do. by Dr. Cadogan, 123
—— Do. Sir Chas. Scarborough, 123
English Melodies, 233
Epicurism, Dr. Swift’s Obs. on, 185
Eudiometer, 120
Economy of Drinking, 144
Epsom Salt, 217
—— the most agreeable way to take it, 218
Essence of Meat, how to obtain, 251
—— Oatmeal, 256

Fat, what makes animals, 64
Fasting a day, effect of, 62
—— too long, the bad effects of, and how to avoid them, 175, 180, 182
Feasting, intemperate, to remove the disorders arising from, 160
Falconer, Dr. quoted, 25
Fish not so nutritive as Flesh, 29 and 30
—— Shell, do., 30
Forty-Winks, a nap of, 23
Forty, a Man at, 199
Food, what easiest of Digestion, 26
—— Test of the relative restorative powers of Meat, Poultry, and Fish, 28
—— Scale of, do., 28
—— Gelatinous, 30
—— what most invigorating, 31, 32
—— the Editor’s own experience, 31
—— how important to Health, &c., 49
—— for those whose Teeth are defective, 263
Flannel Waistcoats, 106
Franklin, Dr. his Economical Project, 75
Fashionable Society, disorders of, 83
Fitzgerald, Mr. quoted, 84
Flatulence, the common cause of,
—— and how to prevent and remove it, 99, 172, and 175
Feet, when cold, 108
—— should be kept very clean, 126
Fire, on the management of a, 113
—— plan of lighting, 117

Garters, 111
Goose roasted, how invigorating, 29
—— the Latin for it, 171
Grog, the strength of, 89
Gruel, various ways of making and flavouring, 248
—— Tryon’s Obs. on, 255
Gin, proportion of Spirit in, 139
Ginger Lozenges, 173
—— Aperient, 224
Ginger, Tincture of, how to make,
—— preferable and more convenient than the powder, 247
Gourmand’s motto, 262
Gum-bleeders, 264

Hatching, 68
Health, Happiness, and Longevity, Pope’s recipe for, 42
Heat, external, promotes Digestion, 158 and 159
Heartburn, remedy for, 161
Heart, palpitation of, 173
Horizontal Refreshment, 23
Heberden, Dr. his Obs. on Regimen, 198
Hunter, J. on digestibility of dressed and raw Meats, 27
Hunger, 180
Heidelburgh Tun, 131
Hours, early one’s, how Healthful, 74
—— late, the bane of the delicate and nervous, 75
Huffeland quoted, 126

Jackson, Mr. teacher of Sparring, 51
Jameson, Dr. quoted, 35
Ice after Dinner, 167
Jones, Sir William, his Andrometer, 36
Jellies, in what degree nutritive, 30
Jockey, to waste one, 29
Inebriation, how to relieve the indispositions arising from, 160
—— when doubly debilitating, 162
Indigestion, 48
—— common cause of, 38
—— how to relieve, 157
—— Do. when extreme, 164
—— often caused by Anxiety of Mind, 172
—— Daubenton recommends Ipecacuanha for, 189
Ivanhoe, the preface to it quoted, 98
Johnson, his Curaçoa, 98, 141
—— Brandy, &c., 141
Irish Whiskey, 149
Intemperance, how to cure the Chronic complaints occasioned by it, 58
Instinct, the best guide in the choice of Aliment, 198
—— Dr. Heberden’s Obs. on, 198
—— Mr. Abernethy, do., 198
—— from Domestic Management, 199
—— from Evylyn, 200
—— from Young, 200
—— from Montaigne, 200
—— from Dr. W. Hunter, 200
—— from J. Hunter, 201
—— from Dr. Armstrong, 201
—— from Dr. Smith, 201
—— from Dr. Adair, 201
—— from Dr. Withers, 202
—— from Dr. Sydenham, 202
—— from Spectator, 202
—— from Dr. Mandeville, 203

Kitchiner, Dr. quoted, 47

Life, how to live all the Days of, 2 and 42
—— the Meridian of, 17, 43
—— divided into Three Stages, 33 and 34
—— calculation showing the rate of Self-Consumption, 44
—— Do. of the expectations of, at various ages, 45
—— Do. note at foot of p., 83
—— what the great Art of, 67
—— Literary men, not long-lived, 69
—— a country, 82
Lavement, 228
Lettsom, Dr. his moral and physical Thermometer, 142
Lemon Peel, how to make Quintessence of, 218
Lip, under, plump and rosy, the most certain criterion of Health, 15
Liver, how to render Healthful, 63
—— Complaints, 239
Liver, Mr. Carlisle’s Observations on, 239
Lobsters, 30
Locke, Mr. quoted, 221
Liquid Bread, 144
Luncheon, 21, 175
Lungs, 121
Longings, especially in Acute Diseases, 202
—— Withers’ Obs. on, 202
Lozenges, 60 sorts made by Mr. Smith,
—— Fell Street, Wood Street, Cheapside, 234

Magnesia, an uncertain Medicine, 161
Mastication, how important to Digestion, 88
—— Dr. Arbuthnot Obs. on, 256
—— Spallanzani ditto, 258
—— calculation of the mean number of Munches requisite, 259
Masticators, patent, where to buy, 262
Mathematical Valetudinarian, a calculation of, 18
Mattress, of Horse-hair, 91
Matrimony, 70
—— best ages for, 70
Meat under-done, 27
—— over-done, 27
—— thoroughly done most digestible, 27
—— Essence of, 251
—— Minced, recommended by Lord Bacon, 263
Mercury, Obs. on, 240
Measure, Lyne’s glass, 129
Madeira, 134
—— Obs., 154
Mind, how important tranquillity of, 9
—— the vigour of, decays with that of the Body, 50
—— exertion of, more exhausting than that of the Body, 66, 67, and 87
—— Anxiety of, paralyses Digestion, 67
—— Anxiety of, a common cause of Indigestion, 172
Mellifluous Aromatics, 234
Mutton, 10-22
—— Digestibility of, 177
—— Chops, delicately stewed, 254
—— Broth, excellent, 254
Midnight, one hour’s rest before, worth two after, 74
Mock Turtle recommended, 206
—— Birch’s ditto, 206
—— Kay’s ditto, 206
Mountain Wine, 154
Mulled Wine, to make extempore, 248

Nap of 40 winks, 69
Noisy Neighbours, hints to, 76 to 82
—— Actionable Nuisances, 80
Nervous Disorders, 83
—— Dr. Whytt’s Obs. on, 181
—— people should keep a register of their Health, 197
Nightmare, chief cause of, 87
—— Obs. on, 189 and following pages.
—— the Editor’s case of, 190
—— remedies for, 192, 193
—— Dr. Whytt’s case of, 194
—— Mr. Waller’s Essay on, 195
Northumberland Household Book, 185

Oysters, 30
—— not so nutritive as supposed, 30, 171
Opium, Obs. on, 88
—— Lozenges, 233
Orange Peel, for nervous people, 243

Palpitation of the Heart, the cause and cure of, 173
—— Do. oftener arises from Indigestion, than from Organic Disease, 173
Pocket Pistol, how to charge a, 182
Parkins, Sir Thomas, preferred Beef-Eaters to Sheep-Biters, 29
Parliament, hints to Members of, 179
Portable Soup, 249
Party-Walls, their thinness, 76
Peppermint Lozenges, 99, 173, 233
Peptic Precepts, 156
Prawns, 30
Perspiration, the panacea for Corpulence, 125
Pulse, an uncertain Index, 16
—— Scale of its pace at various ages, 45
—— when languid, 73
Peck, Mr., his Geographie de la Gourmandise, 185
Piano-Fortes, 80
Position, the influence of, in alleviating Disease, 97
Port, the contents of a Pipe of, 130
—— Obs. on, 137
—— how to purchase, 140
Purgatives, bad effects of violent, 157
—— Ditto, 240
—— Ditto, 241
Peristaltic Persuaders, 215, 219
—— how to make, 235
—— when to take, 227, 236
—— for Children, 237
Pills, the advantages of, 216

Ragout, a restorative, when advisable, 204
Regimen, Dr. Heberden’s Obs. on, 198
—— Dr. Armstrong’s Do., 213
—— Celsus’ Do., 215
—— Dr. Arbuthnot’s Do., 215
—— importance in chronic Complaints, 202
Restorative, Extempore, 206
Ratcliffe, Dr., quoted, 172
Riding, useful to reduce Corpulence, 52
Robinson, Dr. Bryan, extract from his Essay on Food and Discharges, 56
—— his own regimen, 58
Rhubarb, tincture of, to make, 217
Rhubarb Pill, recommended by Dr. Pemberton, 220
Rheumatism, remedy for, 265
Ruptures, 112
Relaxed Bowels, 228
—— Locke on, 228
—— Cheyne on, 229

Salad Oil, remedy for Constipation, 225
Salt, the best Sauce, 210
Sanctorius, the proportion of his Meat to his Drink, 57
Sauces recommended by Dr. Moffet, 208
Siesta, the, 68
—— recommended, 94
—— Do. by Sanctorius, 101
—— Do. Cruickshank, 101
—— Do. Dr. Darwin, 102
—— Do. Dr. Harwood, 102
—— Do. Dr. Adair, 102
—— Do. Mr. Abernethy, 102
—— Do. Eng. Proverb, 103
—— Do. Waller, 103
—— Do. Lord Bacon, 103
Semi-Siesta, 23, 101
Senna, tincture of, 217
Second Courses, Obs. on, 167
Scribblefast, Counsellor, his case, 78
Shell Fish, 30
Scudamore, Dr., quoted, 177
Sleep, 12 to 65
—— Struve, Dr., Obs. on the importance of, 71
—— time required to, 73
—— Dr. Cheyne’s remark on, note to, 87
—— Exercise, the best source of it, 88
—— other means of inviting it, 88
Senses, few people have one perfect, 257
—— Mr. Stewart’s division of, into noxious and innocent, 257
Supper, 24
—— the best for those who dine late, 24
—— Do. for those who dine early, 24
—— Obs. on its influence on Sleep, 87
—— Obs. on a solid one, 88
Supper, best for the Dyspeptic, 90
—— in the Morning, 186
Singers, hints respecting their Health, 96
Stark, his experiments on Diet, 29
—— Obs. on the Saliva, 261
Sparring, the exercise of recommended, 52
—— weight reduced during an hour, 55
Salads, 167
Soup, how to season, 163
—— Mock Turtle, 206
—— of Rattle Snakes, 214
—— Portable, to make, 249
Sun-shine preferred by Dr. Franklin to Candle-light, 75
Stock Fish, recommended by Dr. Mandeville, 207
Skin, the, 125
Sherry, the contents of a Butt of, 130
—— analysed for the Editor, 138
—— Obs. on, 154
Scotch and Irish Whiskey, 149
Soda Water, various ways of making, 245
—— Obs. on, 167
Stomach Warmers, where to be had, 158
—— how much it will hold, note under, 158
—— must occasionally have a Holiday, 163
—— centre of Sympathy, 165
—— Wind in the, 173
—— put out of temper by fasting too long, 182
—— Dr. Hunter says, tells the Head what it wants, 200
—— Dr. Smith Do., 201
—— Dr. Adair Do., 201
—— let it have what it asks for, 203
—— Dr. Whytt’s Obs. on how much its disposition, &c. varies, 204
—— of Invalids require screwing up, 208
—— Cheyne’s Obs. on the importance of a clean one, 216
Stomachic Tinctures, 244
Spice and Wine, 207
Spasms in Stomach, how to manage, 173, 189
Smith, Mr., his 60 sorts of Lozenges, 234
Stewart, John, the traveller, his Obs. on Clothes, 106
—— Do. on the Senses, 257
Spallanzani quoted, 258
Sweet Wines, 154

Tar Water, 242
Temperature, to preserve that of a room regular, 115
—— best for sitting rooms, 116
—— the influence of in alleviating Disease, 94
—— the mean of England, 108
—— Observations, &c., 113
Thermometers, where to be placed, 105
Tent Wine, 154
Training, Captain Barclay’s Obs. on, 3
—— Do. quoted, 7
—— principal rules for, 7
—— rules, 9
—— Diet ordered, 10
—— time required to screw a Man up to his fullest strength, 14
—— Criterions of Good Condition, 15
—— first preparation for, 18
—— on the mode of Cookery, &c. most invigorating, 25
—— Food must be taken warm, 26
—— Do., and thoroughly done, 27
—— John Hunter’s Obs. on Do., 27
—— Spallanzani, experiment to prove it, 27
—— diet in wasting a Jockey, 29
Teeth, to take care of, 260
—— the value of, 261
—— Food for those whose Teeth are defective, 263
—— Preservers, 264
—— Ache, remedy for, 265
Tic Douloureux, 264
Tewahdiddle, 89
Tongue of Pityllus, 210
Time, the Economy of, 69
Tonic Medicines, 182, 219
—— Tincture, 242
Toast and Water, to make, 230
Tablettes de Bouillon, how to make, 251
Thriving, the art of, quoted, 255

Valetudinarians, maxim for, from Comus, 72
Vegetables, undressed, 171
Voice, when the falsetto begins to fail, 47
—— what the power of depends upon, 99
Ventriloquism, 173, 200
Vinum Britannicum, 144

Wadd on Corpulency, 29
Waistbands, 111
Walking, how it reduces weight, 62
Water-Cresses, 171
Water-drinking, the advantages of, 147
Weather, wet, 108
Wesley, Mr. Chas., his extraordinary Ear, 47
Windows, Double, 91
—— Curtains, 91
Wine, 127
—— ounces in a Quart of, 128
—— how to measure the contents of a bottle of, 128, 129
—— Port, how old it ought to be, 132
—— the art of preserving, 133
—— White, why preferable to Red, 133, 153
—— when to bottle, 133
—— New, objection to, 135
—— Do. to make old, 136
—— Cornaro, Obs. on old, 136
—— proportion of Alcohol in, 138
—— Do. to Brandy, 138
—— Do. in Gin, 139
—— recommended by St. Paul, 143
—— Iceing Wine, 143
—— no man must drink it habitually before 30, 147
—— Do. Dr. Trotter’s Obs. on, 147
—— silly rule of some people about drinking, 148
—— the relative wholesomeness of, 151
—— only three sorts of Wine, note under, 151
—— three sorts of drinkers, Footnote 59
—— Sweet Wines, Tent, &c., how made, 154
—— Vinum Britannicum, 144
—— Writers on, a list of, 154
Whiskey, 149
Wind in the Stomach, 173
Whytt, Dr., quoted, 181
—— his case of night-mare, 194
Wholesomes, the, 207
Worms, remedies for, 240

Young, his Obs. on Sleep, 65