Dinner

Diimer, both in the nafchre and quanüty of its componente, must be regulated by the eonstitution and judgment of individuáis ; wlio, however, bearing in mind a constant and consistent discrim ination with respect 1 o alimente, should be careful to study the peculiarities of their eonstitution and digestive power, and to adapt their diet to them. We may, however, very well add, that those who are chiefly employed in mental occupation, and not exposed to muoh bodily labor, requiro less animal food than such as are in the continual exereiso of corporeal strength, and should oonsequently, avoid excess iu that particular ; with this exception, that an hysterie or hypoehondriac teudeucy seeins to rcq'uiro animal food, whieh, however, should be freely joined with the vegetable. Wc may lierc, also, properly rfcmark, that no error is in this country ; more common or more dangerous than the neglect of bread. This valuable edible is the safesfc and ! most nutritious of vegetable alimenta, and the best corrector of animal food ; by its plentiful use alone, the bad conse. quences of an excess of the latter may j be obviated. The tables of the Fn-neli apijear to bc supplied as freely with animal food as those of the Englisfa ; ye i that people, by a greater uso of bread and dried acid fruits, prevent the ill affeota of a heavier diet, and pr(serve 11 obeeifiü buoyancy of spirits, to whieli ! the generality of our phlegmatie island. ers are strangers. The Ënglish, therefore, who are so muoh devoted to animal food, should particularly moderate its effeets by a liberal use of bread and oth■] vegetable matter ; since vegetable food is necessary to secure, not only hcalth, but long lifo. In infancy and youth, we should be conüned mostJy to it ; in ruanhood and the decline of Life, we should more freely uso animal nourishment ; and in oíd age, we shoujd re turn to the vegetable. Vegetables and milk, indeed, are strong antidoten to scnrvy, and putrid and inflammatory fevers ; nay, in the formar diflBaae, nn)k alone will frequeully do more good than any other romedy.