Galen's art of physick ... translated into English, and largely commented on : together with convenient medicines for all particular distempers of the parts, a description of the complexions, their conditions, and what diet and exercise is fittest for them / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. ...

Diet and Exercise fitting.

Excess of eating, drinking, and sleeping, are as great Enemies to the Nature of such a man as R••ts-bane, for they fill the Bodie full of tough and congealed Humors, from whence proceed Morphew and other Infirmities of the Skin, and other Infirmities that are more than Skin deep, as stoppings of the Liver, corruptions of the Lungues, Asthma, Phtisick, Wind, Belly-ach, Chollick. If such will be ruled by me (if they will not I cannot help it) let them eat and drink moderately, let their care be to suffice Nature and not to stuff their

Guts with Meat, nor make a Hog-wash-tub of their Bellies with drink, I will not deny them, but advise them now and then to drink a cup of strong Beer or Wine, especially after meat, for excess of small Beer cools the Liver, hinders their digestion, and bids them beware of a Dropsie, it spoils both Apprehension and Memory, and fills the Head full of superfluites, but—

The immoderate use of strong Beer fills that Brain full of Fancies which should be imployed about better matters.

Moderate Exercise is very good for them, and helps much to destribute vital heat, which in this Complexi∣on seems to be but weak; above all things let them have a care of catching wet at their feet.