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next two chapters: 1, continually to be done are : worldly affairs and religious 

 exercises or occupations ; first, the leaving off every immoral action committed 

 by the body, speech, and the mind ; and the doing of such things as are agree- 

 able to these, in every circumstance of life: as in eating, walking, sitting, mount- 

 ing a horse, sleeping, &c. 



2, Religious occupations are the exercise of moral virtues, and the desisting 

 from the ten immoral actions. 



14th Chapter. — On the periodical conduct of life, according to the different 

 seasons, (as the first and last part of winter, the spring, the hot season, summer, 

 and autumn ;) with respect to diet, exercise, medicine, and chiiurgical operations. 



15th Chapter. — On the circumstantial conduct of life, with respect to several 

 cases, teaching that, one should not obstruct hunger and thirst (or abstain from 

 meat and drink) ; not hinder yawning or gaping, sneezing, breathing, coughing, 

 (or ejecting phlegm,) spitting, sleeping, nor any of the natural discharges, 

 since the obstruction or hindrance of them may give rise to any disease, of 

 which several cases or examples are enumerated. 



1677* Chapter. — The manner of using meat and drink : 1. The several kinds 

 of food, and the manner of using them. 2. Several kinds of food that do not 

 agree, and therefore may not be used together. 3. Temperature to be observed. 



For food are used, grain (or corn), flesh, butter, vegetables or greens, and 

 dressed victuals. There are two kinds of grain: 1, growing in ears, and 2, in 

 pods (as pulse). Flesh or animal food of eight kinds or sorts. Several kinds of 

 unctuous or oily substances; as, butter, oil expressed from grains, kernels, fruits, 

 berries, and trees or shrubs ; grease, fat, marrow, &c. To vegetable or green, 

 things belong potherbs, &c. To dressed victuals or meals belong boiled rice, 

 soup, &c. Drinkable things are milk, water, wine, &c. 



17th Chapter. — Enumeration of several kinds of food that it were dangerous 

 to take together ; as, fish and milk, &c. 



ISth Chapter. — On the proper measure of food to be taken, or on temperance 

 in meat and drink. 



19th Chapter. — On pharmacy, or the preparing of medicaments for healing 

 any disease. Taste of medicament, efficacy, digestive quality, mode of com- 

 posing, &c. appropriate to any specified disease. 



20th Chapter. — On materia medica, the efficacy of every simple medicament. 

 The materials for medicaments are : precious and natural stones, earths, woods, 

 vegetables, and those obtained from animals. In the text, and in another quoted 

 work, 915 articles are enumerated, and stated of each to what disease it may be 

 applied especially, as a remedy. 



21s/ Chapter. — Specification of the classes of medicaments ; their preparation 

 and application to specified diseases. 



22nd Chapter. — On the five sorts of (chirurgical) instruments, employed in 

 trying or sounding any disease, in cutting, &c. 



2'6rd Chapter. — That one may remain in health and ease, rules are prescribed 

 to be observed. 



24th Chapter. — Discrimination of the humours as the cause of any inward or 

 outward disease. 



25th Chapter. — When the former are insufficient, it is taught, to seek it in the 

 vicious inclination of the mind. 



26th Chapter. — To exhibit medical help, when the disease may be healed ; 

 and to give it up, when it cannot be cured. 



