Excerpt from Directions for Invigorating and Prolonging Life, or the Invalid's Oracle: Containing Peptic Precepts, Pointing Out Agreeable and Effectual Methods to Prevent and Relieve Indigestion, and to Regulate and Strengthen the Action of the Stomach and Bowels The editor of the last London edition, who, it appears, is the son of the author, tells us that above ten thousand copies of the 'directions for Invigorating and Prolonging Life' have been sold in England! And that it was a source of much gratification to the author, that a work on which he had bestowed so much pains, and to which he had dedicated so large a portion of time, should have met with such encouragement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.