#41. “Chilliness of body dampens the spirits, sours the temper, and renders the whole man unlovely.”
#42. “The ashes of the cremated Lady Dilke weighed just six pounds; so that, after all, our bodies are made up of a few pailfuls of water and a little dust.”
#43. “Life is warmth, growth, repair, and power to labor, and all these are derived from the food we eat and the fluids we drink, and these should be good.”
#44. “At every period of life, at all seasons of the year, and from the tropics to the poles, in every clime and country, the temperature of the human body in health is the same to a degree, that is, ninety-eight of Fahrenheit; hence we should eat in winter mainly of warming food, such as meats, fats, oils, sugar, and all the grains, farinas, and starches; in summer, the fruits and berries, and melons and vegetables of the field, the garden and the orchard, which cool and open, and ventilate the system.”
#45. “The metals are dissolved by the rains and feed the plants, they in turn feed the animals, and they in turn sustain man, in order to fit him for the duties of time and the rewards of an immortal existence.”
#46. “A generous nature never hurts the feelings intentionally.”
#47. “Little do the young and vigorous know how the old appreciate those delicate attentions which they so often need in the journey of life, and which it costs so little to bestow, how it cheers their hearts and lifts them up with a delighting thankfulness!”