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and drink as . little as he can manage to do with at break- 

 fast and dinner. The training should commence with a 

 strong dose of physic, say three Cockle's pills at night and 

 an ounce of Epsom salts next morning. On that day, 

 nothing beyond a quiet walk should be done ; but on 

 the next and succeeding days he should take a sweat, 

 and about every third day an ounce of salts the first 

 thing in the morning. On the day physic is taken, a 

 long walk without sweaters will be enough. The sweat 

 should be arranged in something of the following 

 fashion : A pair of long knickerbocker stockings, over 

 which a pair of thick worsted ones and a pair of boots 

 for the feet. A pair of drawers and a couple of pairs 

 of thick cloth trousers for the legs. A jersey, three 

 flannel shirts, a thick kumurbwnd, a couple of warm 

 waistcoats, two shooting coats and a great coat for the 

 body. A pair of warm gloves for the hands, a large 

 woollen comforter wrapped round and round the neck, 

 and a couple of large cloth caps pulled down over the ears, 

 will do as far as clothing is concerned. A pair of thick 

 woolen socks, folded as if they were about to be put on the 

 feet, are a capital substitute for gloves. Great care should 

 be taken that every part be protected from the air, for 

 even if the hands or neck be left bare, perspiration will 

 be materially checked. With this amount of clothes, on 

 a warm day, most men will find that a sharp walk of 

 four miles will be as much as they can do without over- 

 taxing their strength ; one should arrange, if possible, so 

 as to have the wind at one's back when returning 

 home. The walk being finished, the man in training 

 should lie down with a lot of rugs heaped over him, and 



