THE ART OF ATTAINING HIGH HEALTH [To the Editor of
the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Will you be good enough to graiit me space in order to - record my experiences in support of Dr. J. Stenson Hooker's letter in your issue of August 6th ?
I was born in the year 1840. I have spent a very strenuous life. I retired from active business some years since. At present I commence the day by drinking about a pint of hot _ water before I get up. I breakfast about 8.15. This consists , of a round of brown bread and butter and a small quantity of fresh or dried fruit, stewed. In the morning I usually write for one to two hours, do a little work in the garden and read the hatched, matched, and despatched columns of the Times. My midday meal consists of two courses, the first a small
• quantity of meat and a large quantity of vegetables of two kinds. After dinner I sleep for about an hour. During the remainder of the afternoon I read the papers. I drink two small cups of tea. From about 4 to 6.30 I dig and do other required work in the garden, which is rather a large one. At about 7 p.m. I have half an Oxo dissolved in a cup of hot water and a round of bread and butter ; about 8.30 a glass of hot water and to bed about 9 o'clock.
A few years since I was subject to severe attacks of giddiness ' which rendered me at times temporarily insensible, the effect, lasting some hours. Since I adopted the above diet I have not had any attacks nor illness. I attribute my vigour and good health entirely to the limitation of my food.—I am, Sir, &e.,
NONAGENARIAN.
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