Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-09-03
---, WilliomsviIle, Person
90. N. Carolina. =

T--, WSll;0mSVille, Person
90. N. Carolina.
SALEM, Oct. -, 1928.
SIR, I received yours of tho goth ult.
on the S0th, wherein you wish mo to give
YOU some account ofmy mode Of life, DC.
In answer to which would first mention
that I was providentially blessed with an
excellent constitution-that never inju-
red this constitution by intemperance OLA
ny kind--but invigorated it by constant
exercise, having from my s0h to my soth
year walked on foot lin the practice ofmy
profession) probably as many rs 5 or 6
miles every day, amounting to more than a
million Of miles, and tho sometimes much
fatigued, the next nights refreshing sleep,
always completely restored me. In early
life, between 20 and 30,- used to ride on
horse back, but being often pesered, by
my horses slipping their brides, found ii
moro convenient TO walk.
As to my diet, having been taught to eat
Of any thing that was provided for me, and
having always good appetite, am never
anxious about my food, and l do not recol-
lect anything, that Is commonly eaten, that
does not agree with my stomach, excep,
fresh roasted pork, which though very a.
greeable TO my palate, almost always dsa-
grees with me for which however have
Il remedy, In tho spirit Of Sal Ammoniac.
Eight or ten drops Of Aqua Ammonia pure
in O wine glass Of water, gives mo relief
after pork, and indeed after any thing else
that offonds my stomach. As to the guam
tity, am no great eater, and l find my
appetite sooner satisfied now than formerly;
there IL one peculiarly in my diet which as
1t may perhaps have contributed to health
l would mention; ! am fond offruit, and
have this so or more years daily INDUCED
in eating freely Of those Of the season, as
strawberries, currants, peaches, plums, ap-
pies, sc, which In summer and winter
cat Just before dinner, and seldom any
other time, and indeed very seldom eat a.
ny thing between meals. My breakfast
vary continually. Coffee, tea, chocolate,
with toasted bread and butter, milk with
bread toasted in hot weather, but never a.
ny meat In my liie.-seldom the same break
fast more than four or five days Running.
Bread Of -four makes large portion ofmy
food, perhaps near 1-2. After dinner
most commonly drink glass Of wine---
plain rice am fond of---it makes nearly
one half Of my dinner perhaps as often as
every other day.--I rarely eat pickles or
any other high seasoned food---vegetabl
food of one kind or other makes common
" 2-3 or Sd Of my nourishment-.-
condiments / use are chiefly mustard,
horse radish and onions. As to drinks, !
seldom take any but at meal times and with
my pipe---in younger life my most COM
mon draft was cider, seldom wine, seldom
or never beer OF distilled spirits---but for
the last 20 or SO years, my most usual
drink has been mixture, little singul ar
indeed, but as for me ii Is still palatable
and agreeable, ! still prefer it.--the mix
ture is this, viz. good West India rum 2
spoonfuls, good cider whether new or old
spoonfuls, Of water 9 or 10 spoonfuls---
Of this mixture (which / suppose to be a.
bout the strength ofcommon CIDER drink
about LIZ pint with my dinner and about
the same quantity with my pipe after din
ner and my pipe in the evening, never ex-
ceeding pint the whole day aud I de-
sire nothing else except one glass of wine
Immediately after dinner the whole day. !
] generally take one pipe after dinner and
another in the evening, and hold a small
piece ofpigtail tobacco in my mouth from
breakfast till near dinner, and az ~. in tho
afternoon till tea; this has been my prac-
tice for so years---l use no snuif---I drink
tea about sunset and eat with II a small slice |
Of bread toasted with butier---I never eat
any thing more till breakfast.
] have not often had ary complaint
from indigestion, but when have, absti-
nence from breakfast or dinner, or both,
has usually removed IL; indeed have
several times thrown off serious complaints
by abstinence. As TO clothing, il Is what
my friends call thin never wear flannel
nexe my skin, though often advised TO il,
and am less liable to take cold, as il is CALI
. than most people---a good warm double
IEeassed waist.coat and cloth coat an.
werN me Tor The winter, and as the season :
FowswprmoF I conform my covering TO II. ! !