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Aihii/es in running.— ^^-^m/^, a great Advantage that a civilized People have over 

 Barbarians.— The Neceflity of Exercifes in Hot Countries.— The Natural Life of 

 Man, in the open Aair, like that of Horfes and Cattle.— Animals living in that 

 Way, not affeaed by Peftilential Difeafes.— Faas concerning Horfes and Cattle 

 loving to be in the Air. — Even a fudden Tranfition from the Houfed Life to the 

 Fields, not dangerous.— The contrary Tranfition very dangerous.— Fa^s to this 

 Purpofe.— The fame Changes with refpea to Diet will have the fame Effea.— Pro- 

 grefs of Men out of the Air into Trunks of Trees and Caverns.— Of Houfes;--' 

 very large in fome Barbarous Nations.— Of Clothes, which exclude the Air alto- 

 gether.— Of the great Hurt by Clothes. -Several Remedies for this,— Wearing 

 few Clothes,-Anointing,— Bathing.-Of the Ufe of 7^/r..-The Mifchiefs of it. 

 —Only good Ufe of it made in Jamaica.— The Diet of Man very various.— Part;i'- 

 cular Account of the Efquimaux Diet, and Manner of Life.— In fome Countries 

 Men never lived in a perfea natural State.— Drink in the natural State, WaUr,-^ 

 Men, by Nature, have an Averfion to all Strong Liquors.— Examples of 



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CHAP. III. 



Opinion of thofe who think that Men have always been the fame in their Bodies in all 

 Ages of Society, and even in a State of Nature.— Improbability of this Opinion 

 ivith refpea to the State of Nature.- The Opinion, that we are improved as to the 

 Body, much more probable.-V/e muft judge of Men in the State of Nature, by 

 Men in States of Society near to that State.«Of the Heroic Age in Greece.- 

 Homer, the Hiftorian of that Age :-His Poems not to be confidered as a mere 

 Fable, particularly as to Manners and Cuftoms.-The Size and Strength of his 

 Heroe's to be confidered as Part of thefe Manners.- No Allegories in Homer.-The 

 Heroic Age in Greece lafted for fome Generations;— continued after the Trojan 

 War,-p.rticularly in Sparta.— The Greek Race much declined at the Time of 

 Xerxes'slnvafion.— The Romans originally Greeks,- had their Heroic Age too.— 

 Though declined in later Times, did wonderful Things.-Of the Arts they em- 

 ployed to preferve their Bodies flrong and vigorous.-The Opinion that Men 

 have continued always the -fame, not reconcilable either with Sacred or Profane 



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CHAP. IV. 



Of the Health of Men in the Natural Statc.-No Animal in that State liable to any 

 Difcafe.-The Longevity of the Natural Man, proved from Abttraa Reafoning and 



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