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lowing presents itself; and we think there are few minds strong enough to resist an involuntary, though intentionally moderate, pull at a glass of sparkling cold spring water, under the exciting urgency of thirst, if raised to the lips once and oftener in order to accompany and second the tooth-brush. Now, with Col. Shaw's plan, undrinkable, unrinsible, muddy water will afford a relief, free from any great risk, providing the aspersion of the feet and legs be not too suddenly done or too prolonged. The rule may be safely laid down that this experiment is free from harm, if practised for a moment or two only; or, as we would prefer, plunging the legs in and out of the water two or three times, and no more; so as to anticipate that sudden and general refrigeration of the whole body, which is manifested warningly by a feeling of chill, and which is the point where all danger would be likely to set in, whereby the balance of the circulation is destroyed, and congestion of the vascular (circulating) system is on the eve of taking place towards some important part of the body, determined according to the comparative weakness or strength of the various organs towards the one with the least vital tone-in other words, the weakest. Whilst we have thus acknowledged the possible danger, and even described its mode of setting in, in order to place the pedestrian on his guard, we do maintain that if he will take the rule just broached-viz., to beware of the chill (not herein only, but under all manner of cooling indulgences)—for a guide, he will be ordinarily safe in the practice of this mode, when the nature of the water resorted to may be such as to put a stop to the rinsing attempt altogether, unless he have the limited taste of the Esquimaux. Extreme recommendations are the least likely to be carried out, except by a resolute and prudent few; therefore, we shall conclude our remarks touching thirst

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by saying, that, on the whole, for those in an ordinary walking trip who desire to slack their parched throats, and have brought it along with them, or when they can obtain it, the best plan is to take about a dessert-spoonful of some spirit-brandy or whiskey-in about six or seven times as much water. If this is to be done whilst standing at some little rill or spring on the roadside, and therefore without having occasion to wait for anything being fetched by another person, as a waiter at an inn,-which delay, by giving the body time for a minute's cooling down, does a great service,-if then, all in the heat of the moment, a delicious, though limited draught must be indulged in, there is a point worthy of attention. Generally the spirit is mixed with the water too unequally, from the extemporaneous device which may be had recourse to; such as first filling the half cover of your pocket pistol with water, then adding the spirit, which is of course, from the greater lightness of the latter, just the worst way for obtaining a mixture of both elements, and which is then so drunk off. What we want to suggest, is the sailor's plan of making grog," viz., by putting the palm of the hand over the mouth of the tumbler, or its substitute, and shaking, for half a minute or more, the contents well together as rapidly as you can. By this means the air gets entangled in the mixed fluids, and a sweetness and briskness is imparted to the drink, whilst the temperature of it is a little raised-which latter, though an imperceptible difference to the lips, is yet less chilling to the more sensitive throat and stomach; another plan is, to twirl a stick or spoon in it, for the same end. This is the "swizzle," on board our navy, when rum is the spirit used. It is simple and easy of adoption, and we beg parties will take the trouble to do it always on such occasions, for their own good: it has taken perhaps long

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to describe, but that is owing to the need of explaining reasons and securing conditions. From personal experience of it, we advise the having recourse to a method which tends to distance the risk of drinking when dry. At many a mountain rill have we put it in practice, with confidence in its expediency and good service.

61. Hunger and thirst seem bound together by natural ties so strong, that it were unnatural to sever them by any interval of cruel divorce in writing about them: so we betake ourselves to the few remarks upon Dinner and Dinner-time, which we have to offer, in all submission to the feelings, wants, capacities, and habits of the different classes of society; all of whom, if setting out on our pedestrian's pilgrimage, will then and thereby become obnoxious to the operation of the common laws of exhaustion, and consequent need for replenishing. The valetudinarian, the epicure, the fashionable élégant, the student, the tradesman, will here, after a few hours' good walking and cheerful conversation by the way, gradually find themselves growing hungry after the turn of the day; especially if they have, whilst making a tolerably good breakfast even on our much-commended cocoa, been still alive to the fact, that it is best to take "light food before the journey, and more substantial after;" that is, light refers to quantity, not qualitythe "qualitative and quantitive analysis" of food being a system of combined scientific research, by general consent reserved for the hour of dining we opine.

It is not well to drive dinner too late. Though circumstances must often be allowed to have the principal meal under their sway, rendering dinner hour elastic, yet where it is practicable the middle of the afternoon, about three or four o'clock, is best. This may generally be contrived beforehand, by so planning the day's work as that some decent "hostelry" may be holding out its in

viting emblems about this period of your performance; in case, however, you should be a denizen of some far-off and barren waste, where the chances of obtaining refreshment at all before nightfall are down at zero, then we presume that your olfactory nerves presciently discovering the same calamitous state of things, will advertise you not to leave the last hospitable quarters without exercising the sagacious forethought of stowing away some sandwiches (whether plain meat, or anchovy paste between respectable folds of bread and butter, as is the fashion in the present day, deponent saith not.) The hour we name is a little in advance of our Latin prescription lately recited; and the old Romans who conquered this fair land might have chosen to vote for the arrival of sunset, before proceeding to such grave doings as dinner always supposes: but really we must desert antique, though illustrious exemplars, when our modern stomachs grow rebellious, and in hollow ventriloquial murmurs utter the scholastic adage, "Necessitas non habet legem;" (necessity has no law :) especially when we the stomach have generously undertaken to "get up the steam" for all the rapid locomotions of the body, and all the sparkling creations of the brain, you can do no less than, in order to these ends, duly to cater "fuel" for our gastronomic boiler !

A dinner of plain animal food is the best, without many sauces or partaking of made up dishes. The main part of the day's excursion will have been accomplished, and only a few miles afterwards should be attempted to close the day's enjoyment. After the first process of digestion is pretty well over, usually occupying about an hour after the repast, the body, if not over fatigued, is usually disposed for a little further rambling-if also the party be in tolerable health-half a dozen miles will be done at nearly, if not at quite the same smart pace as previously.

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