The family dictionary, or, Houshold [sic] companion wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health ... directions for making oils, ointments, salves, ... chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales and other liquors and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers ... and parts of living creatures used in medicinal potions, ... likewise directions for cookery, ... also the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... together with the art of making all sorts of English wines, ... the mystery of pickling and keeping all sorts of pickles ... : to which is added as an appendix the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare ... : with the art of carving and many other useful matters / by J.H.

Labour and Rest, how thy contribute to Health.

MOderate Labour, or Exercise, where the whole Body is actively employed, contributes much to Health, by stirring the Humours, and sweating out what is noxious or offensive: but the Body continuing in idleness, gathers much Flegm and Excrements, which would be dissipated by Exer∣cise; for it helps the natural Heat, quickens the Spirits, makes the Senses the better perform their several Offices, opens the Pores of the Body, and by perspiration wasts the Ex∣crement that other ways would afflict it: finally, it com∣forteth all the Spirit and Members, that they may the better undergo their Function. In Exercise, consider first the time, which is the fittest before Meat; secondly, the manner of the Exercise, which is general, or particular, as playing at Ball, or Leaping particularly, as when one Part only is exerci∣sed, as the Legs by walking, the Arms by another Motion; the Belly is stirred by riding, and the Lungs by much Dis∣course, or loud calling. Now as there are many Convenien∣cies by Exercise used in due quality and time, so are there many inconveniencies and dangers proceeding from Rest and Idleness; as Crudities, Obstructions, Stone in the Reins, and Bladder, Gouts, and Apoplexy, and sundry others: and it not only dulleth the principal Instruments of our Body, but also of our Mind.