Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-08

London, "Les bourgeois dc Londrcs les plus charges
de yentre, that the fatgues Of war might the soon>
or incline them to call out for peace.
Many il!ustrious cases might have been found in
france equal TO the specimens Edward took with him,
even among royal aud noble persons-of which
Charles the Fat, Louis 10 Gros, Sanctius Crassus,
and 'Corpus. Poctarum," the fat poetic Ecctor of
Cologne, were notable instances.
Ia the court Of Louis Nv were two very fat noble
men, the Duke de Il, and the Duke do N.
They We're both at the lcvce day, when the King
began To rally the former on his corpucncy: "You
take no exercise, suppose said the King. "Par-
don me, SIRE" said lie L., II walk twice day
round my cousin de n" About the same time
the French Queen, in naughty tone, demanded ofa
tat French WI, "Quand il accoucheroil, "-"Ouand
aurais trotfvc une sage femme" was the ready
reply, which stopped further Undergraduates Nor
ought we to omit, among other minor personaf disad
Vantages Oh these great pcrsonages, the expense OF
clothlng and the Inconvenience that has hecn known
10 arse IRON the likeness of one lat man TO another,
WHICH during the search for Georges in Franco, ha-
raised all he fat people from end of Gual TO the
other"
He goes on to state some OF the causes of ccrpu-
lcncc, and 10 illustrate his remarks by CASES. which
are made mp of letters complaints from patients
and HIS own observations upon them. We extract
from these the following:
CASE il.-ErugI a Eft Sportsqoa
"ilaving had some conversation with YOU upon the
subject sciorc, ard hearing that you have made II
matter OF study, am DESTROYS of nquirng your opn
ION further to the safety and treatment by winch
weight may be diminished by medicine.
am growing heavier and iattcr than wish to be,
(my ordinary weight few years ago was fifteen
stone and am now increased TO ninctcen) The
exercise take does not prevent it ut ALL siO,.if
not quite like to be pa on resine, of abstinence
but upon some system which, with moderate living
ight gradually bring back TO about my old stan
dard. All THE time am quite we'll ad should have
little to complain of, fond os sports which
pArsurd with greater convenience when was thin
ner, aud did not observe that persons inclined TO
increase in size, lose their activity rather too soon in
| life"
| ONerraions.This gentleman was an arden.
sportsman, took excessive exercise, went through
great eyertion every morning, and in the after
noon rewarded his viruous laborS By eating drink
ing and sleeping-the fatigue of his sporting Plea
snres being prcviouSly sustained by an occasional
draught of stout ale. He lid me the favor of n
visit. when found, he had stated that he was in
excellent health but his size nterfcrcd with his plans
he could not get through the woods so easily A.,
he used TO do, and"it 50 easy as former
| ly TO fnd horse tn carry him." Now what do
you recommend, me To do" Keep yonr eyes open and
your mouth shut" "Poh, Numscnsel that wont
do for megive me something 10 irkc--have Won no
pills.: The same question has been SO often rcpcat-
cd To some very able pra ctoncrs that with Mohcrcs
doctor they answer, PrGncz les pi!ules, Preuez
des pules"
The pills this gentleman was in search Of were 70
countcract the effects of dose of stronp ale tive
gallons day being his moderate allowance. As he
was not only merry fellow but a scholar. gave
him the opinion OF Ill old poet upon the subject OF
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