The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life / By Food, Clothes, Air, Exercise, Wine, Sleep, &c. and Peptic Precepts, Pointing Out Agreeable and Effectual Methods to Prevent and Relieve Indigestion, and to Regulate and Strengthen the Action of the Stomach and Bowels

From the celebrated cook and wit William Kitchiner, a genial guide to eating, resting, and living well enough to live long. Full of practical rules, shrewd observation, and dry humor, it treats good health as a pleasure to be cultivated rather than a duty to be endured. He writes about sleep, digestion, and moderation with a twinkle in his eye. A charming reminder that taking care of yourself was never meant to be grim.