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Let Mr Home seek for a lodging that is quite dry, and
which can upon occasion be made warm, with these Cir¬
cumstances that it be as near as possible to the place where
the Goats are milked. Let the rennet be put to the Milk of
the natural warmth as it comes from the Goat. If the Goats
are at a distance from Mr Home's lodging, we think it better
to carry the Milk Curdled than to carry it afterwards to be
Artificially heated. Let Mr Home take the whey only that runs
from the Curd by Cutting it thro' as that which is got by
pressure is not so fit. He should at first take but a small
quantity of whey, for the first day not above a Gill, but
every day after he should increase the quantity by half a
Gill to what his Stomach easily bears, It is not proper
for him at any time to take more than a Chopin. Whenever
Mr Home is to take more than half a Mutchkin, he should
always take it divided into different draughts, leaving an
interval of twenty minutes or half an hour between each.
He may take the first draught of whey abed about 7 OClock
in the Morning, but he should be out of bed to take the
second, and if the weather is good he should walk a
little between the draughts, and particularly after the
whole is finished he should walk out for half an hour
before breakfast, and which indeed he should hardly
do till an hour after the last draught of whey. He

is to judge of the proper quantity of whey by its sitting light
in his Stomach, by its not proving very windy, by its not taking
away his appetite for breakfast, and by its passing readily by
Stool and Urine, especially the last. If the Whey prove windy
on his Stomach he should take a tea-spoonful of Anise seed sugar
in the first or last draught of the whey, or perhaps both
If the whey proves purgative he should take less of it, or take a tea
spoonful of prepared Crab's Eyes in the first draught of it. If the
whey does not keep his belly regular, and on the contrary Cos¬
tiveness takes place, he must take a tea spoonful of Magnesia
in in the first draught of the whey, and if that does not answer
he must take one or two of the laxative pills, and that every
second or third night as occasion requires. If with every precaution
the whey does not digest easily it may be proper to try a gentle
Vomit. We expect little benefit from his drinking Goat whey in
the evening. It seldom can be regularly got, and tho' it could
we would only propose his taking a draught of new drawn whey
with a bit of dry toast instead of any Supper. During the
Course of Goat whey his breakfast may be of Bohea tea and
dry toast, or with a very little butter on it, but if it could be
agreeable to him, we would prefer Cocoa tea to the Bohea.
At Dinner every day, or at least often he may take some
beef tea with bread, but for the rest he must make
up his meal with milk, Grain and Vegetables abstaining
entirely from any solid Animal food. At Supper he may
take Sowens wit or milk with any kind of Grain. During
the whole of the Course he must take no fermented liquors
whether Wines or Ales, his drink must be boiled water, barley
water or water gruel, and in case of any tendency to purging
Rice water. It will be necessary for Mr Horne to take some
exercise every day, or as often as fair weather will allow.
Walking except it is of the most gentle kind and upon very
level ground may very readily do harm - [For?] sometime
his most proper exercise will be in a Carriage, but

when he recovers more strength going on horseback will be of
more service, providing at the sametime he can be secure
against the accidents of the weather. The most proper time
for his exercise either on horse back or in a Carriage will be
in the forenoon, and he should always soon after breakfast
set out and spent the most part of the forenoon in gentle motion
when the weather is very fine he may take a little exercise tow¬
wards the evening, but constantly attending to this, that the
damps of the evening sit down sooner in the highlands than
elsewhere, and therefore he should always be within doors before
sun set.