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fy fatiguing, take but little exercise in the open air; hence 

 they are very slow in recovering from that disease. No 

 house exercise for females, is better than spinning on the 

 large wheel. Playing at Battledore will be occasionally 

 a good substitute. Being much over the fire in hot 

 weather, should be carefully avoided. 



With respect to the quantum of exercise I would ob- 

 serve generally, that persons who are much debilitated, 

 or unaccustomed to an active life, should begin mode- 

 rately, and increase as their strength increases. Several 

 medical writers of considerable respectability, have as- 

 serted, that, to continue exercise till free sweating is in- 

 duced^ is hurtful. With this opinion I cannot agree. On 

 the contrary, I have uniformly found, and in a great num- 

 ber of cases, that exercise was of much less service where 

 this effect was not produced, that is, in warm weather : 

 Should it be occasioned chiefly by extreme heat, though 

 with the aid of gentle exercise^ I acknowledge it may 

 prove prejudicial ; as it may also, if the patient is much 

 debilitated, and it is continued so long as to produce great 

 weariness ; but where a tolerable degree of strength re- 

 mains, and he has been accustomed to exercise, between 

 one and two hours brisk hoeing in a garden before break- 

 fast, so as to occasion the sweat to drop freely from the 

 forehead, will, instead of debilitating, greatly increase 

 the appetite, promote digestion, and speedily give a uni- 

 versal tone to the muscular system. If he will proceed 

 as his strength will permit, to work through the summer 

 more and more, and to accustom himself more and more 

 to hardships, he will be not a little benefitted. It has re- 

 peatedly happened, that rich men, severely afiiicted with 

 Chronic Debility of the Stomach, and living in a state of 

 indolence and torpidity, with an intention merely to en- 

 joy the good things of this life, without sharing in an}'" 

 part of the curse denounced on man at the fall, have in 

 consequence of being reduced by some misfortune to 

 poverty, been compelled to labour for their daily subsist- 

 ence, or to lead a very active life, and have thereby be- 

 come healthy and energetic. 



With respect to the time of the day which is most suit- 

 able, it need- only be observed, that in hot Vv'eather, in a 



