210 



TCIDD'S OWN JOURNAL. 



omnibuses— we must in all Christian charity 

 entreat all who value their health, or clean- 

 liness of person, not to enter them. Their 

 patrons are, for the most part, people who 

 are suffering from maladies and ailments of 

 all kinds. Locomotion is needful for them, 

 as they are obliged to go hither and thither to 

 their daily tasks; and " the Penny omnibus" 

 assists their infirmities. 



It is a matter for rejoicing that these poor 

 creatures are so provided for ; but when we 

 know that they carry in with them catarrhs, 

 colds, sore throats, quinsey, leprosy, 

 fever, ring-worm, cum multis aliis, it is 

 wisdom to " take care of ourselves." We 

 were once tempted to have a pennyworth. 

 We sat, however, all the way, next the door, 

 with our head out of the window ; and so 

 perhaps escaped much evil. Nevertheless, 

 we carried home with us a lively remem- 

 brance of our folly, and were iidgetty for a 

 month afterwards. We felt as if our nerves 

 were being played upon — by a Highlander's 

 violin ! Verbum sat. 



We might multiply cautions without 

 number, and bring before our readers 1 eye 

 many other fearful risks that we all thought- 

 lessly incur daily ; but we forbear, merely 

 recommending the constant use of good 

 common sense. By avoiding the semblance 

 of danger, we often esca.pe when many suffer. 

 Although not superstitious by any means, 

 we never even by chance pass under a 

 scaffold, or expose ourselves where danger 

 may be fairly supposed to lurk. 



The same with the good things brought 

 to table — at dinner and after dinner. Un- 

 moved can we behold that which, we know 

 to be indigestible, or foreign to our stomach. 

 Why ? Simply because we value the blessing 

 of health ; and know the penalty of an 

 offence against the rules of temperance. 

 Modus est in rebus is our motto ; and we let 

 moderation in all things be our guiding star. 



For these, and other little proprieties of 

 ours, we have been well " towelled"— ridi- 

 culed, and rated. Of course ; we can. afford 

 it. Having the mens sana in corpore sano ; 

 or, in the vernacular, being " sound in 

 mind,wind, and limb" — we enjoy all the gibes 

 that pass round at our expense. We are 

 " good " for some fourteen hours 1 of daily 

 mental occupation ; while our laughing 

 friends can hard'y get through six — and posi- 

 tively do not know what to do with their 

 " vacmt hours." 



Non est vivere, sed valere vita — 

 Life is only life when blessed with health. 

 We believe this, and act upon it. But now 



together. Even on a very wet night, we would 

 prefer riding outside an omnibus, to being smo- 

 thered or poisoned within by the foul air. — 

 Ed. K. J. 



for some plain directions for general observ- 

 ance by those who ask our aid. We can of 

 course offer but an outline, for others to 

 fill up : — 



diir §mtnl Hife fur fealtjr. 



Quit your bed at sun-rise, generally ; in 

 the height of summer, always. 



Immediately on rising, wash and sponge 

 yourself all over with cold spring water ; or, 

 if you cannot conveniently do this, take a 

 tepid bath, at least once a-ioeek. When 

 dressed, rush into the open air ; and if an 

 inhabitant of the metropolis or any other 

 large town, either walk or ride on horseback 

 (to walk is preferable) as far out into the 

 country as may be compatible with the ne- 

 cessary occupations of the day ; for, in the 

 morning, the air is far more invigorating 

 than at any subsequent period of the day. 

 Having by this means acquired a capital, 

 because a natural appetite, you may take a 

 hearty breakfast. But beware of excess, and 

 make a sparing use of animal food. 



After breakfast, if business calls, it must 

 of course be attended to ; but, if not, let the 

 middle of the forenoon be invariably spent 

 in some vigorous exercise in the open air. 



If you do not dine till rive or six o'clock 

 (always dine between one and two, if you can), 

 you will require a little refreshment in the 

 meantime ; but a dry crust, or a biscuit, 

 midway between breakfast and dinner, will 

 amply suffice ; and anything much more sub- 

 stantial would be really hurtful. 



If your occupations be sedentary, exee- 

 cise in the open air, again before dinner, is 

 as essential as the dinner itself '; be, therefore, 

 as particular as if your subsistence depended 

 upon it (for your existence does), and let 

 none but the most imperative obligations inter- 

 fere. When thus prepared, you may safely 

 take your seat at a well- spread board, and 

 eat without fear ; but still within the bounds 

 of healthy moderation. Scotch the snake 

 (your appetite), but clonH kill it. 



Your dinner may consist of anything in 

 season; but let every dish be cooked in the 

 simplest manner. Of all beverages, water is 

 the very best at dinner. Forget that there is 

 such a thing as wine. Ale, beer, and porter 

 might also be very profitably " forgotten ; " 

 and spirits should be treated like wine. If 

 you will take them, you must; then look out 

 for disease as a necessary and well-deserved 

 consequence. 



Both in eating and drinking, more indul- 

 gence may be allowed to those who by ori- 

 ginal endowment and by wise training are 

 possessed of sound and robust health, than 

 to persons of feeble constitutions or debili- 

 tated frames ; but experience, if consulted, 

 will prescribe the rule, whether as to kind or 

 degree. 



