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gefts,that, in a voyage to the Weft Indies, “after the warm 
latitudes are reached, it becomes every perfon to-prepare 
his body, by temperance, for the unavoidable change it 
niuft undergo; and to people of a grofs habit, and of a 
ftrong and full conftitution, a mild purge or two, or fre¬ 
quently diluting with a weak folution of cream of tartar 
in water, if not bleeding, is neceffary. The neglect of 
thefe precautions occafions violent perfpirations, trouble- 
fome heats, and eruptions.” On the arrival, every excdfs, 
more efpecially in young perfons, is dangerous; and tem¬ 
perance in all things is neceffary to be obferved by men, 
women, and children. Great rcfolution, however, ap¬ 
pears to be requifite in controlling the defires in climates 
where “ the brilliancy of the Ikies and the levity of the 
atmofpliere confpire to influence the nerves againlt philo- 
fophy and her frigid tenets, and forbid their practice 
among the children of the fun.” But thefe tendencies 
have been encouraged by the abfurd notion, that people 
mull die of putrid difeafes in hot climates unlefs they em¬ 
balm their bodies by the a Alliance of wine, ftrong liquors, 
and good living, as it is called ; notions which have 
caufed the death of thoufands. Thofe difeafes, impro¬ 
perly called putrid, occur molt frequently in the young 
and ftrong, bearing marks of an inflammatory diathelis; 
and the fymptoms, fo called, feem to be the rpfult of the 
previous high or inflammatory excitement. The avoid¬ 
ing of all fpirituous liquors, taking little wine, and drink¬ 
ing principally water, feem to be the molt effeftual means 
of eleaping the difeafes alluded to. “ Whatever mode of 
living,” fays the author juft quoted, " may be proper af¬ 
ter people have lived long in hot climates, and when, per¬ 
haps, by having been frequently difeafed, the inflamma¬ 
tory diathelis of the body is pall; while it remains (as it 
will with fome people for many years), thofe who life wa¬ 
ter for their common drink will never be l'ubjefl to trou- 
blefoine or dangerous difeafes.” Again, he lays, “I aver, 
from my own knowledge and cuftom for feveral years, as 
well as from the cuftom and obfervations of many other 
perfons, that thofe who drink iTMhing but water are but 
little aftefted by the climate, and can undergo the greateft 
fatigue without inconvenience.” 
In a word, temperance is in itfelf the aft of avoiding 
the caufes of half the difeafes to which the organs and 
functions of thediuman frame are liable. And its advan¬ 
tages can hardly be placed in a ftronger light than by 
what has occurred during his majelty’s prefent unfortu¬ 
nate illnefs. The phyficians who were examined before 
the privy-council, Dec. 15, 1810, being afked, Whether 
the probability of his majelty’s recovery was not much 
abated on account of his great age, (72,) they unani- 
tnoufly declared, That his majelfy had lived fo temperately, 
that his conftitution was entirely Unbroken; and that, 
although in mo ft cafes age was a material circumftance, 
yet in the prefent cafe they fcarcely took it into- the ac¬ 
count in forming their opinion. 
INTEM'PER ANCY, f. Intemperance. 
INTEM'PER ATE, adj. [intemperant, Fr. intemperatus, 
Lat] Immoderate in appetite; exceflive in meat or drink; 
drunken ; gluttonous.—More women fliould die than men, 
if the number of burials anfwered in proportion to that 
of ficknefles ; but men, being more intemperate than wo¬ 
men, die as much by reafon of their vices as women do 
by the infirmity of their lex. Grant.- —Paflionate; ungo¬ 
vernable; without rule.—Ufe not thy mouth to intem¬ 
perate fwearing: for therein is the word of fin. Eccles:. 
xxiii. 13,. 
You are more intemperate in your blood 
Than thofe pamper’d animals, 
That rage in favage fenfuality. Shakefpeare. 
Exceflive; exceeding the juft or convenient mean : as. An 
intemperate climate; We have intemperate weather. 
INTEM'PERATELY, adv. With breach of the laws 
of temperance.—-How grofsly do many of us contradict 
the plain precepts of the Gofpel, by living intemperately or 
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unjultly. Tillotfon. —Immoderately; excelilvely.—Do not 
too many believe no religion to be pure, but what is in¬ 
tern per ate !y rigid? Whereas no religion is true, that is not 
peaceable as well as pure. Spratt. 
INTEM'PER ATE NESS, f. Want of moderation. Un- 
feafonablenels of weather. Ainfioortk, 
INI EM'PER AT UR E, / Excefs of fome quality. 
INTEM'PERIES, J. A dyfcrafy ; an ii! habit. Bailey. 
INTEMPES'TIVE, adj. [from in, Lat. contrary to, and 
tempus, time.] Unfeafonable; untimely. Not ufed. 
INTEN'ABLE, adj. [in and tenable. ) Indefenfible; as. 
An intenable opinion ; an intertable fortrefs. See Untena¬ 
ble. 
To INTEND 7 , v.n. [intendo, Lat.] To ftretch out. Oh- 
folete : 
The fame, advancing high above his head. 
With ftiavp intended fling fo rude him finote, 
That to the earth him drove* as ltricken dead; 
Ne living wight would have him life behot. Spenfer. 
To enforce; to make intenfe; to ftrain.-—Magnetifm may 
be intended and remitted, and is found only in the magnet 
and in iron. Newton. —To regard ; to attend ; to ta'ke care 
of. — This they Ibould carefully intend, and not, when the 
facrament is adminiftered, imagine themfelves called only 
to walk up and down in a white and Alining garment. 
Hooker.— Having no children, flie did with lingular care 
and tendernefs intend the education of Philip. Bacon. —The 
king prayed them to have patience ’till a little finoak, 
that was railed in his country, was over: flighting, as his 
manner was, that openly, which neverthelels he intended. 
ferioufly. Bacon. —To pay regard or attention to. This 
fenfe is now little ufed. —They could not intend to the reco¬ 
very of that country of the north. Spenfer. —Neither was 
there any who might fliare in the government, while the 
king intended his pleafure. Bacon.-- -The earl was a very 
acute and found fpeaker, when he would intend it. Woitom 
Go therefore, mighty pow’rs! intend at home. 
While here lhall be our home, what belt may eafe 
The prelent mifery. Milton. 
To mean ; to defign.-—The opinion Ihe had of his wifdom 
was Inch, as made her elteem greatly of his words; but 
that the words themfelves founded fo, as Ihe could not 
imagine what they intended. Sidney. 
Thou art fworn 
As deeply to affeCt what we intend. 
As clofely to conceal what we impart. Shakefpeare. 
INTEN'DANCY, f. The department or office of an 
intendant. Scott. 
INTEN'DANT, f. [French.] An officer of the higheft. 
clafs, who overlees any particular allotment of the public 
bufinefs.—Nearchus, who commanded Alexander’s fleet,, 
and Onefrcrates, his intendant general of marine, have both 
left relations of the Indies. Arbuthnot .— The civil governor 
of a province or city.—I hope you go into the belt com¬ 
pany there is at Montpelier; there is always fome at the 
intendant's. Chejlerfield .— This is a title frequent among 
the French : they have intendants of the marine, who are of¬ 
ficers in the feaports, whole bufinefs it is to take care the 
ordinances and regulations relating to Tea-affairs be ob¬ 
ferved : intendants of the finances, who have the direction of 
the revenues: intendants of provinces, who are appointed by 
the king to take care of the adminiftration of juitice, po¬ 
licy, and finances, in the province : alia intendants of build¬ 
ings, of houfes, &c. 
INTEN'DIMENT, f. [entendement, Fr.] Attention ; 
patient hearing ; accurate examination- This word is only 
to be found in Spenfer: 
Be nought hereat difmay’d, 
’Tfll well ye wot,, by grave intendiment' 
What woman,, and wherefore,, doth we upbraid. Spenfer. 
INTENDING,/. The act of defigning. 
INTEND'MENT, /. [entendement., Fr.] Intention ; de¬ 
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