Of all the different kinds of exercise, there is none that conduces
so much to health as riding; it is not attended with the fatigue of
walking, and the free air is more enjoyed in this way than by any
other mode of exercise. Where it cannot be used, walking, or
exercise in a carriage, ought to be substituted.

The best time for taking exercise is before dinner, for the body is
then more vigorous and alert, and the mind more cheerful, and better
disposed to enjoy the pleasure of a ride or walk. Exercise after a
full meal disturbs digestion, and causes painful sensations in the
stomach and bowels, with heart-burn, and acid eructations.

But whatever mode of exercise you use, it ought not at first to be
too violent. Dr. Armstrong has given us an excellent rule--

'Begin with gentle toils, and as your nerves
'grow firm, to hardier, by just steps aspire.
'The prudent, even in every moderate walk,
'at first but saunter, and by slow degrees
'increase their pace.'

THE END.

R. NOBLE. Printer,
Old Bailey.

NOTES.

[1] Hinc tibi, quae semper vicino ab limine sepes