The Code of Health and Longevity

i G l APPEND I X , place of hurt. I Hever faw any gentlemen who hare been trained, look better than immediately after their •walking matches. Mr Barclay's, in particular, was a monllrous exertion : you know his bet was, that he was to walk ninety miles, in nineteen hours and a-half, I think, and he performed it nearly a full hour within the time. 1 have been affured, that at his laft trial, before performing, he walked one hundred miles in twenty hours, in Lord Fauconberg's park, and in a day which rained the greateft part of the time. He walked in the month of November, too, which was much againft him." BOXING. I N a fmall traft, intituled " The Art of Manual DE- fence, or a Syflem of Eoxing," by a pupil both of Humphreys and Mendoza, printed by Kearfley in Fleet Street, London, anno 1789, there is a fhort account of training, of which the following is a copy ; Training is undergoing a particularexercife and regi­ men, for the purpofe of gaining additional ftrength agaiinft engaging in any battle. Thus Humphreys always trains himfelf for fome months previous to fighting with Men­ doza, who, on his part, very foolifhly negleib this necef- fary preparation. The method of training which I would moil recommend is, to live temperately, but not abfte- mioufly, and to take a great deal of exercife, but not fo much as fhall prove fatiguing. You muft be in the coun- try, go to bed about ten o'clock, rife about fix or feven, go into the bath, dry-rub yourfelf, throw out the dumb bells till you feel they tire you, take a walk out for a mile, returnhome and eat a good breakfaft, amufe your­ felf in walking moderately, and fparring, till dinner time, when ou muft avoid eating a great quantity, drink wine mixed