[8] The following was the Food taken by Capt. Barclay in his most extraordinary walk of 1000 miles in 1000 successive hours, June 1, 1809. “He Breakfasted after returning from his walk, at five in the morning. He ate a roasted Fowl, and drank a pint of strong Ale, and then took two cups of Tea with Bread and Butter.
“He Lunched at twelve; the one day on Beef Steaks, and the other on Mutton Chops, of which he ate a considerable quantity.
“He Dined at six, either on Roast Beef, or Mutton Chops. His drink was Porter, and two or three glasses of wine.
“He Supped at eleven, on a cold fowl. He ate such vegetables as were in season; and the quantity of Animal food he took daily, was from five to six pounds.”—See Pedestrianism, p. 6.
“His style of Walking is to bend forward the body, and to throw its weight on the knees. His step is short, and his feet are raised only a few inches from the ground. Any person who will try this plan, will find that his pace will be quickened, at the same time he will walk with more ease to himself, and be better able to endure the fatigue of a long journey, than by walking in a posture perfectly erect, which throws too much of the weight of the body on the ankle-joints. He always uses thick-soled shoes, and lamb’s wool stockings. It is a good rule to shift the stockings frequently during the performance of a long distance; but it is indispensably requisite to have shoes with thick soles, and so large, that all unnecessary pressure on the feet may be avoided.”—p. 208.
[9] “According to the force of the Chylopoetic Organs, a larger or less quantity of Chyle may be abstracted from the same quantity of Food.”—Arbuthnot on Aliment, p. 24.
[10] “Nothing comes to perfection under a stated period of growth; and till it attains this, it will, of course, afford inferior nutriment. Beef and Mutton are much easier of digestion, and more nutritious, than Veal or Lamb. If the flesh of Mutton and Lamb, Beef and Veal, are compared, they will be found of a different texture, the two young meats of a more stringy indivisible nature than the others, which makes them harder of digestion.”—Domestic Management, 12mo. 1813. p. 151.
[11] “A 40 Winks Nap,” in an Horizontal posture, is the most reviving preparative for any great exertion of either the Mind or the Body;—to which it is as proper an Overture as it is a Finale.—See [Siesta], Index.
[12] “Few persons, even in the best health, can, without disgust, bear to be confined to a peculiar food, or way of living, for any length of time, (which is a strong argument that variety of food is natural to mankind); and if so,—the debilitated stomachs of Valetudinarians cannot be expected to be less fastidious.”—Falconer on Diet, p. 8.
[13] “It appears from my experiments, that boiled, and roasted, and even putrid meat, is easier of digestion than raw.”—See J. Hunter on the Animal Economy, p. 220.