The way to health, long life, and happiness, or A discourse of temperance and particular nature of all things requisite for the life of man : as, all sorts of meats, drinks, air, exercises &c., with special directions how to use each of them to the best advantage of the body and mind. Shewing from the true ground of nature, whence most diseases proceed, and how to prevent them. To which is added, a treatise of most sorts of English herbs, with several other remarkable and most useful observations, very necessary for all families. The whole treatise displaying the most hidden secrets of philosophy, and made easie and familiar to the meanest capacities, by various examples and demonstrances, the like never before published. / Communicated to the world for a general good by Thomas Tryon, student in physick.

  • Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703
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1697
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Discourse of temperance and the particular nature of all things requisite for the life of man

Publication/Creation

London : Printed for T. Carruthers bookseller in the Parliament-Close in Edenbrough, 1697.

Physical description

16 unnumbered pages, 456, 24 pages

Edition

The third edition /

Notes

Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland.

Contents

The way to health, long life, and happiness -- A dialogue between an East-Indian Brakmanny, or heathen philosopher, and a French gentleman, &c. -- To show that the recommending abstinence from flesh is no new upstart content -- A discourse of the philosophers stone.

References note

Wing (2nd ed.) T3202B

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2827:30) s1999 miun s

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