128 JEROME CARDAN. 



honey. It would be well if he would sup often on bread 

 and goat's milk. There was a cardinal in Milan advanced 

 in years who derived much benefit from two goats that he 

 kept. Ass's milk, however, would do as well, or even 

 better. At eight or half-past eight his lordship was ad- 

 vised to go to bed. The nature of the bed he was to use 

 has been described already. In it he was to secure to 

 himself ten hours of continued sleep. 



For the better assurance of punctuality in the carrying 

 out of the system thus laid down, Jerome suggested to his 

 grace the usefulness of a good clock. He therefore re- 

 commended him to get such a thing ; it was but respect- 

 able ; " for," he said, " every Italian prince has many, and 

 good ones 1 ." 



All the advice left by Cardan, Archbishop Hamilton 

 resolved to follow, and promised that at the end of two 

 years when the new system should have had a full and 

 perfect trial he would send a report of its results to 

 Milan. 



1 Consilia Medica. Opera, Tom. ix. p. 228. 



