Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-08

As to the quantity, am 20 great es.,
find my appetite sooner satisfied now ,h,rs
merly. There is one peculiarly in NV =. ~"
which, as il may perhaps have con,rihn.uas
health, would mention; I am fond If Nv
and have This 80 Or mere years daily inda'
in eating freely Of those Of the season. a, ss
berries. eurra"'s, peaches, pumbs, apples :.
which in summer and winter eat iuN h.s
dinner, and seldom at any other time. and !.
deed very seldom eat any thing uhaso,,.rS
tween meals. My breakfast vary eon,inn,S'
CofIes, tea, chocolate, with toasted b,,r,
butter, milk with bread toasted in no, w.,n aug
bu; never any meat IN my life-seldom IN. ,,s
breakfas, more than Two or three days rum,""
Bread of -four makes large por,ioo of
food, perhaps near one half After dim
mos, commonly drink one glass Of win, -
boiled rice am fond Oft makes pe,rs ~
half OF my tiHner, perhaps as oren a,sr.~
other day rarely eS1 pickles or any hi,s ~.
soned food-Vegetable food u one kind ., -.
err makes commonly two thirds or ,hrcero,' W.
Of nv nourishment-'he eondim.n's u,. -,
chiefly mustard, horse radish and cni,D, :,
to drinks, seldom 'ake any but at meal ,;r al
and with my pipe. In younger life nv WV r'
common draft was cider, seldom wine, .,E %N
or never beer or ale, or distilled spirits M,G'
the las, 40 or so years, my most usual iH'.
has been mixture, little singular INDEED A..
as for me il is still pala able and aeree,hI.
still prefer il: the mix ure is his viz good r.
India rum, two spoopful,; good cider, wbrn.
new or old, aspoonfui,; Of water, or 10 ,no,,
fUls. Of This mixture (Which ST. ,po,e n y.
about the strength Of common cidrrl I din
about half a PIN with my dinner, and aeon, IL.
same quantity with my pipe after dinner AM
my pipe in the evening, never exceeding a N,
the whole day; and desire nothing else rze,,,
one glass Of wine INN, dia,ely after dinner i,
whole day. generally take one pipe after dir,
ner and another in the evening, and hold sn,y
pice Of pigtail tobacco in my mouth from
breakfast till near dinner, and again in III, 4
ternoon ill tea. This has been my prae,its "a
80 yea,s-I use no snuff drink tea about 81,
sci, and eat with il a small slice Of bread toast
I'd with butter--l never eat any thing MOI. m
breakfast.
have not often had any complaint from i.
digestion; but when have, abs.inent, hr
breakfas. or dinner, or both, has usually n.
moved il; indeed l have severa! time, ,hroy,
of serious complaints by abstinence. As.
clothing, j, is what my friends call thin; lrs,
YER wear flannel next my skin, 'hough ofer al.
vised 10 it, and am less liable to take cold, nl
is called, than mos, people: agdsd warm DOT
bic breasted waislcoat and q cloth coat answer
me for winter, and as the season grows warm.
err gradually conform my covering to it. Al
to The passions, sir, need no, tell you, lta
when INDUCED they injdre the health; thai I.
calm, quiet sell possession, and moderate.
in our expectations and pursuits, conlri1va
much 10 our health, as well as our happireN
and that ankle, is in furious to both.
had good set Of teeth but they failed n.
gradually, withou, pain so that By &c lost h'.
Thus, Sir,you have laundering and inperita
AS il is, an answer to your request, with rJ
best wishes that il may be Of any serlt,a
The purpose for which it was made-Dut mi,
rely upon it that nothing have written b
made public in my name. Wishing ycaIc
life and many happy days,
am yours, Sc.
E. A. HOLYOKE
P. S. forgot 70 speak OF my repose Wiz
| began the practice Of Physic, l was 50 dc
call'd up soon after retiring 10 rest, that ouI
il most convenient 10 sit 10 q late hour, w.
thus acquired habit Of sitting up late, Wiki
necessarily occasioned my lying in bed 10
late hour in the morning-till O'clock
Summer and 8 in Winter. My business VII
fatiguing and called for ample rpose and
nave always taken care to have foil por!1nd
sleep, which suppose has contributed toni
long. Why