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know_v his_o own_o complexion_n and_o the_o nature_n and_o faculty_n of_o most_o food_n now_o use_v in_o england_n whereby_o every_o man_n may_v be_v his_o own_o doctor_n in_o a_o dietetical_a way_n which_o may_v prevent_v a_o physical_a course_n and_o for_o such_o as_o be_v distemper_v or_o disease_a i_o have_v mention_v some_o of_o the_o most_o dangerous_a disease_n now_o in_o be_v which_o with_o their_o knowledge_n and_o danger_n be_v clear_o lay_v down_o and_o their_o best_a cure_n faithful_o propound_v which_o experience_n will_v best_o testify_v have_v pity_n to_o all_o that_o be_v so_o ignorant_a that_o eat_v they_o know_v not_o what_o or_o that_o be_v disease_v and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o be_v cure_v but_o with_o ruin_n to_o their_o credit_n and_o name_n these_o reason_n make_v i_o publish_v this_o short_a tract_n for_o thy_o good_a that_o be_v willing_a and_o have_v need_n of_o advice_n lest_o too_o late_o thou_o consider_v j._n a._n license_v and_o enter_v according_a to_o order_n the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n first_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n page_n 1._o chap._n 2._o show_v the_o best_a temperature_n page_n 4._o chap._n 3._o show_v certain_a sign_n to_o know_v your_o constitution_n and_o complexion_n page_n 6._o chap_n 4._o show_v the_o benefit_n to_o be_v gather_v from_o knowledge_n of_o our_o own_o complexion_n page_n 10._o chap._n 5._o declare_v some_o common_a axiom_n and_o maxim_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o preserve_v of_o health_n page_n 12._o chap._n 6._o treat_v of_o the_o worth_n of_o air_n and_o the_o best_a and_o worst_a air_n also_o difference_n of_o air._n page_n 14._o chap._n 7._o treat_v of_o meat_n or_o food_n show_v the_o difference_n also_o the_o best_a and_o worst_a page_n 23._o chap._n 8._o show_v the_o nature_n and_o faculty_n of_o every_o thing_n we_o eat_v in_o beast_n or_o fowl_n page_n 26._o chap._n 9_o show_v the_o nature_n and_o variety_n of_o fish_n page_n 40._o chap._n 10._o treat_v of_o food_n take_v from_o live_a creature_n as_o milk_n egg_n honey_n and_o other_o page_n 48._o chap._n 11._o treat_v of_o food_n from_o plant_n and_o vegetable_n as_o corn_n fruit_n root_n herb_n page_n 57_o chap._n 12._o show_v the_o difference_n of_o drink_n and_o nature_n of_o water_n wine_n beer_n ale_n honey_n drink_v coffee_n and_o tobacco_n for_o who_o it_o be_v good_a page_n 80._o chap._n 13._o of_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o exercise_n and_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n sleep_n watch_n excretion_n retention_n and_o venery_n page_n 96._o the_o second_o part_n chap._n 1_o the_o advertisement_n page_n 109._o chap._n 2._o treat_v of_o the_o pox._n page_n 115._o chap._n 3._o show_v the_o sign_n of_o infection_n by_o the_o fox_n page_n 118._o chap._n 4._o how_o to_o cure_v the_o pox._n page_n 120._o chap._n 5._o show_v how_o to_o cure_v the_o run_v of_o the_o reins_o or_o weakness_n of_o nature_n page_n 125._o chap._n 6._o show_v how_o to_o know_v and_o cure_v the_o scurvy_a page_n 129._o chap._n 7._o treat_v of_o the_o gout_n and_o how_o to_o cure_v page_n 132._o chap_n 8._o of_o the_o different_a dropsy_n their_o cause_n and_o cure_n page_n 135._o chap._n 9_o of_o a_o ague_n or_o fever_n what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o to_o cure_v page_n 137._o chap._n 10._o of_o a_o consumption_n and_o decay_n of_o strength_n and_o how_o to_o cure_v page_n 140._o chap._n 11._o treat_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o jaundice_n and_o obstruction_n and_o green_a sickness_n page_n 146._o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o price_n of_o the_o medicine_n that_o cure_v these_o great_a disease_n and_o proper_a for_o all_o constitution_n page_n 149._o be_v to_o be_v have_v at_o the_o author_n house_n only_o every_o man_n his_o own_o doctor_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n to_o preserve_v health_n when_o present_a and_o to_o restore_v if_o lose_v be_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o physic_n and_o shall_v be_v my_o main_a design_n in_o this_o small_a tract_n 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