Morality; An Essay (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1884. Excerpt: ... APPENDICES. I--EIGHT EULES FOE DAILY LIFE. These "Rules" (but not the footnotes) I have copied from a leaflet published by Messrs. David Bryce & Son, Glasgow. They form, I think, a not inappropriate appendix to my Essay], "I Keep Under My BODT, and bring it into subjection."-- St. Paul. i Cor. ix. 27. "keep Thy Heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life." --Solomon. Prov. iv. 23. The following simple rules of life are strongly recommended to young men, as aids to preserving physical health and moral purity: -- I. Use a cold bath every day.*--Plentiful sponging of the body and sitting in cold water are invaluable as a means to repressing unchaste desires. II. Take regular and vigorous exercise.--It is desirable to live as much as possible in the open air, and to go to bed tired every night. III. Sleep on a hard bed, and in a well-ventilated room.--In bed the body should be kept only moderately warm, and sleeping on the back should be guarded against It is important to go to bed early, and on awakening in the morning the bed should be left immediately. IV. Use moderation in eating t and drinking.--Wine, beer, tobacco, and all stimulating or heating food should be carefully avoided. Oatmeal porridge, brown bread, farinaceous food, milk, fruit, and vegetables may be taken freely, but as a rule meat * It is related of the Irish saints that, whenever tempted, they used at once to wash their bodies all over with cold water, and thereby drive away seductive ideas. Truly, "cleanliness is next to godliness." t The advocates of celibacy among the Clergy are also, be it noted, the advocates of stringent and regularly-repeated fastings. should not be eaten more than once a day. Nothing more than a very light meal should be taken after seven o'clock in the evening. A glass of...