CONTENTS. 



LETTER VIII. 



Subject continued Unnatural habits of artificial society consi- 

 dered, 214 Comforts compared to opiates, 217 Discomforts, 

 their use Incentives to healthy Exertion therefore neces- 

 sary, 218 Not to be avoided with impunity, 223 Analogy 

 between animals and plants, 226 Instances of great hard- 

 ship and privation unaccompanied by disease, 227. 



LETTER IX. 



Necessity of temperance in eating, 231 Formation of fat, 

 considered as a natural remedy, against indulgence in feeding, 

 has no other use, 243 Disrelish or disgust a natural instinct, 

 as much so as hunger, 243 Modern Cookery, 245 Daily 

 quantity of food depends on amount of labour undergone, 249 

 Stimulants considered Wine, 250 its real value exa- 

 mined, 252 Definition of Poison, 255 Mr. Brodie's experi- 

 ment, 257 Maxim of Euripides, 260 Common fallacies 

 answered, 262 Eastern Allegory, 263 Exercise, the only 

 talismanic agent, 265 Waste must precede Repair, 267 

 Natural means of Disorganization, 270' How is it that the 

 Intemperate frequently escape the natural penalty? replied 

 to, 275 Good humour and equanimity of mind the offspring 

 of healthy exercise, 277 Remarks on training, 282 Solidifi- 

 cation can only proceed during sleep, 284. 



LETTER X. 



General Remarks on Civilization. 



