Find he is threatened with some severe ailments but as yet
made no progress & he is chiefly distressed with a lowness
of spirits but I hope these may be relieved & further ailments
prevented by the following measures. For some time he
must avoid sitting much at horseback business & he must
continue to be much on horseback. When the season is ad¬
vanced a long regular journey the most effectual remedy for
his ailments Take care to avoid cold & for that purpose
wear a flannel shirt next skin & be warmly clothed
The journies proposed such as are easily born without
fatigue & therefore all avoid all bodily fatigue & all
bodily exercise, except the most easy kind. Diet
of a light kind chiefly milk & Grain. Take a little
broth at Dinner but hardly any solid meat & at most
only a little of the light kinds. His Drink water or
watery liquors abstaining entirely from Wine, Malt
liquors or any Spirits. With this regimen the me¬
dicines below. The Acid Mixture & Pectoral Pills