A pocket-companion, containing things necessary to be known by all that values their health and happiness being a plain way of nature's own prescribing, to cure most diseases in men, women and children, by kitchen-physick only : to which is added, an account how a man may live well and plentifully for two-pence a day / collected from The good housewife made a doctor, by Tho. Tryon.

How a Man may Live for Two Pence or Three Pence a Day very well.

A Man in the Countrey may Live Plentifully for Two Pence a Day; for in many Countries you may have Two quarts of milk for a Penny, to which add a Pint of Water, and not half a penny∣worth of Flower, and make it into Flower'd-milk, ac∣cording to our Directions, and you will have a Noble Dish, sufficient for Four People, and this stands but in Three-half-pence; eat some Bread with it, and there is no Victuals affords better Nourishment, and that to all Ages, but especially young people. The like is to be understood of other Foods, where every one observes his time of eating, and his weight and measure of Food, and a great Trouble and Waste will thereby be avoided. As to Quantity of other Foods, we suppose that Sixteen Ounces, solid Food, to wit, Bread, Cheese, Butter, and Eggs, may be sufficient Twenty-four hours for a la∣bouring man, and the best time for eating, we suppose to be about Eight in the Morning, and Four in the Afternoon.

If the Food be Flower'd-milk, then a Pint of it, and four Ounces of Bread and Butter or Cheese, is sufficient: If Water-Grewel or Pottage, a Pint and four Ounces of Bread and Cheese: If Raw milk, the same; but if Flower'd-milk with an Egg in it, Three Ounces of Bread and Butter or of Cheese, will be sufficient.

If you eat Raw Sallad, weigh only your Bread, ••nd about Five Ounces will be sufficient, with an Ounce of Cheese or Butter to eat after your Herbs▪ As for Puddings, Apple-Pies, and the like, I leave ••o every ones Discretion, but you must be sparing ••nd temperate.

As for Drink, Water has the first place; and a quart of Water mixt with two Spoonfuls of ground Oatmeal, and well brew'd together, Ten or Twelve times out of one Porringer into ano∣ther, make an Excellent Drink, and in Summer∣time 'tis very pleasant. In Winter-time if you make it blood warm, it will drink well; milk and water is an Excellent Drink. Thus you see a Small Matter sufficeth a Moderate Man.