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Antient Nations mentioned, the Egyptian, the Gr-ecian, and the Roman. — Thr 

 Egyp;ian, the moll Antient and Wilelt Nation in the W-'dd. — Governed by Reli- 

 gion and Philofophy. — Their Nation lalleJ longer than any other Nation, and died 

 at lad a violent death, that i^, by Conqueft. — Their Families alfo lafted longer than 

 the Families of any other Country, — zs it appCcirs from the age of the Family of the 

 High Prleft of Jujjiter in Thebes. — Of their manner of livmg. — They indulged in. 

 the pleafutes of the Table to a certain degree, — did not practice the Athletic exer- 

 cifes of the Greeks, bat preferved their healths by bathing in cold water, — and by 



violent phyficing every month The reafon they gave for this practice, a good 



one — Their bathing in cold water may be praftifed by us, and is pradlifed by the 

 People of Oitaheite. — Phyfic too, taken to a certain degree, proper for preferving 

 our Health. — It was fo taken by the People of Rank, in France, 30 y^ars ago — In 

 fo variable a Climate as ours, air and cxercife abfolutely necelTiry. — The viciffitudes 

 of Weather and Climate, the Egyptians faiJ were the chief caufes of Difeafes. — In 

 other Climates, as well as ours, great viciflitudes of Weather, as in the South of 

 France, in Italy, and in South Carolina in North America, — The Health of Man, 

 therefore, not to be preferved in any Country, except Egypt, without exercife in the 

 open air. — Among the Greeks, two Arts relating to the Human Body pradiled, the 

 Gymnaft.c and Medicinal. — The Gymnaftic pradlifeil naked, and not only for pre- 

 ferving Health, but for (ur'ng Difeafes, — Thefc exerciies produced what they called 

 «t/s|'«» ^r t^Je good order 0/ their Bodies. — Tney gave itrength to the Mmd as well as to 

 the Body : — Exercifes fliould be praftifed in Britain as much as they were formerly. 

 — They made the Greeks enjoy very much all the plealures of the Table, particular- 

 ly Drinking The Ro^nan pleafures of the Table confifted chiefly in eating. — Of 



the Roman exercife. — In the days of A'lgullus thfy had Paiaeltras luch as the 

 Greeks, — praflifed Swimming much more than the Greeks — f his a good exercife 

 both for Health and for Sleep. — Of the Antient IVlanner of living among the Ro- 

 mans. — Their ruftic Tribes lived in the Country, and came to town only occafionaily, 

 — cuUivated their lands with their own hands. — The Romans diltinguiflied from all 

 Civilifed N?tions, of Antient Times, by their application to Agriculture, — and refcm- 

 bling more the Antient Heroes of Greece. — Of the manner of living of the Spartans 

 — quite ditferent from that of the R.omans in the firit ages of their State. — They had 

 lupplied to them not only the neceffiries of life, but the luxuries, by the labour of 

 others — yet by the regulation of their Diet, and by their Athletic lixercifes, the Peo- 

 pl were kept Virtuou?, and their State lalted 700 year.-«. — Of their fuperiority in 

 Ciois fight, even to the Romans j — but the Rouan manner of living, upni the wnole, 

 better, — particularly as to the prefervat'on of Health, and the num hts of Men. — 

 Tiiefe decrealid wonderfully among the Spirtans, but increafed very aiuch among 

 x\\c komaiis. — A reformation of our manner of living may be got, by the ftuuy of 



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