Running Recollections and How to Train

142 not fond of malt liquor, but never more than half-a-pint after dinner. Too much liquor swells the abdomen, and, of course, injures thebreath. The quantity of beer, there­ fore, should not exceed three pints during the whole day, and it must be taken with breakfast and dinner, nosupper being allowed. Water isnever given alone, and ardent spirits are strictly prohibited, however diluted. It is an established rule to avoid liquids as much as possible, andno more liquor of any kind is allowed to be taken than what is merely requisite to quench the thirst. Milk is never allowed, as it curdles on the stomach. Soups are not used ; nor is anything liquid taken warm, but gruel orbroth, to promote the operation of the physic, and the sweating liquor mentioned above. The broth must becooled in order to take off the fat,when it may be again warmed, or beef tea may be used in the same manner, with little orno salt. In the days between the purges, the pedestrian must be fed as usual, strictly adhering to the nourishing diet,by which he is invigorated. Profuse sweating is resorted to as an expedient for removing the superfluities oflesh and fat. Three or four sweats are generallyrequisite, andthey may be considered the severest part ofthe process. Emetics are only prescribed if the stomachbe disordered, which may sometimes happen, when due cai'eis not taken to proportion the quantity of food to the digestivepowers ; but in general, the quantity of aliment is not limited by the trainer, but leftentirely to the discretion of the pedestrian, whose appetite should regulate him in this respect. Although the chief parts of the training system depend upon sweating, exercise, and feeding, yet the object to be obtained by the pedestrian would be defeated if they were not adjusted to each other, and to his constitution. The