be varied, and all excesses should be avoided. The total amount of solid
food taken in the twenty-four hours should not exceed two and a half
pounds, and not more than one-third of this quantity should consist of
animal food. Many persons do not require more than one pound and a half
of mixed food. To avoid parasitic diseases, meat should not be eaten
rare, especially pork. The amount of drink taken should not be more than
three pints in twenty-four hours. The excessive use of tea and coffee
should be avoided. Pickles, boiled cabbage, and other indigestible
articles should never be eaten.

5. To avoid the evil effects of alcoholic liquors, perfect abstinence is
the only safe course to pursue. Although one may use spirituous liquors
in moderation for a long period of time and possibly remain healthy, yet
such an indulgence is unnecessary and exceedingly dangerous. A person
who abstains entirely from their use is safe from their pernicious
influence; a person who indulges ever so moderately is in danger; a
person who relies on such stimulants for support in the hour of need is
lost.

6. While the use of tobacco is less pernicious than alcohol in its
effects, et it exerts a profound disturbing influence upon the nervous
system, and gives rise to various functional and organic diseases. This
is the verdict of those who have given the subject the most study, and
who have had the best opportunities for extensive observation. Suddenly
fatal results have followed excesses in the use of tobacco. Therefore,
the habit should be avoided, or if already acquired, it should be
immediately abandoned.

7. The clothing should be light and porous, adapted in warmth to the
season. It is especially important that persons in advanced life should