The Code of Health and Longevity

ON ATHLET I C EXERC I SES . 9 7 prefer rlfing early in the morning, indeed it is indilpen- fable. Perfpiration is ufually produced by exercife, and no drugs arc given for that purpofe. The pupil is rubbed extremely dry with cold flannel, and has a change of clothes of courfe. Young people might wear calico next the Ikin, but older people wear flannel, which is more ge­ neral. The Ikinof a fat man when he becomes lean, does not hang quite loofe about him, but gets pretty tight and elaftic. The bones get harder and tougher, and are lefs liable to be injured by blows or exercife. They have an extra quantity of clothes to increafe the perfpiration, during the race, which may be continued for a mile or two in a morning. Their race is always in flannel; their walking exercife in their ufual clothes; they come home, are rubbeddry gradually, generally are laid down on the bed and are rubbed in that fituation^one limb after another, rubbed and clothed. They get their breakfaft about eight o'clock, and after remaining at home about an hour, they take their regular exercife, either walking or cricket. The more they are in the open air, the firmer their flefh becomes, and they never mind the weather, only change their clothes if wet. Thofe who are trained to boxing, get a run in the morn­ ing, as thofe who are trained to running, and the fame exercife, phyfic, &c. But they are not put between fea­ ther beds, or over-loaded with clothes, as thofe who run are. It is known when a man is up to his height, by the eafe and fpeed with which he does his mile, and his condi­ tion at the end. They go to bed at ten, and are allowed from fix to eight hours deep. They are fometimes a little feverifli at firfl training, but are not liable to any other indifpofition. If feverifla, not quite fo much exercife ; exercife always creates a lit­ tle thirftuntil they are in high condition. f The v