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it is very seldom that any other medicine is had 

 recourse to. 



Q. — Would Mr. Sandevir recommend a similar 

 process to reduce corpulence in other people, whe- 

 ther male or female ? 



A. — Mr. Sandevir would certainly recommend a 

 similar process to reduce corpulency in either sex, 

 as from experience, heperceives that the constitution 

 does not appear to be injured by it. But he is appre- 

 hensive that hardly any person could be prevailed 

 upon to submit to such severe discipline, that had 

 not been inured to it from his infancy. John Ar- 

 nold, when rider to His Royal Highness the Prince 

 of Wales, was desired to reduce himself as much as 

 he possibly could, to enable him to ride some fa- 

 vourite horse, without his carrying more weight 

 than was agreed upon ; in consequence of which 

 he abstained from animal, and even farinaceous 

 food, for eight succeeding days, and the only substi- 

 tute was now and then a 'piece of apple ; he was not 

 injured by it at the time, and is noiu in good 

 health. Added to which, Dennis Fitzpatrick, a 

 person at this time continually employed as a rider, 

 declares that he is less fatigued by riding, and has 

 more strength to contend with a determined horse, 

 in a severe race, when moderately reduced, than 

 when allowed to live as he pleased, although he 

 never weighs more than nine stone, and fre- 

 quently has reduced himself to 7st. 71b." 



Newmarket, June 28, 1805. 



