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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
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"Much
is
said
on
the
benefits
of
walking
before
breakfast,
and
to
a
person
in
full
vigor
it
may,
there
is
no
doubt,
be
highly
salutary;
whilst,
to
the
delicate,
it
will
prove
more
hurtful
than
beneficial,
producing
a
sense
of
weariness
which
destroys
all
the
future
pleasures
of
the
day.
I
am
disposed
to
think,
however,
from
observation,
that
walking
before
breakfast
may
be
rendered
beneficial
almost
to
any
one
by
degrees.
Most
persons
walk
too
far
the
first
day;
they
are
proud
of
the
effort,
become,
nevertheless,
exhausted,
and
dare
not
repeat
it.
A
first
walk
before
breakfast
should
not
exceed
a
quarter
of
a
mile;
it
should
be
extended,
very
gradually,
and,
in
delicate
women,
with
great
care,
lest
over-fatigue
should
ensue.
It
is,
however,
so
valuable
a
habit,
such
a
saving
of
time,
so
refreshing,
so
soothing,
that
many
sacrifices
of
inclination
should
be
made
to
procure
it;
in
a
gay
season
the
freshness
and
seclusion
of
a
morning's
walk
is
peculiarly
needed,
and
when
it
becomes
so
difficult
to
take
exercise
in
the
subsequent
part
of
the
day,
the
afternoon
being
too
short,
and
the
evening
too
much
occupied.
And
the
morning's
walk,
stolen
from
the
hour
given
to
a
species
of
repose
which
seldom
rests,
may
be,
without
the
reproach
of
indolence,
followed
by
the
afternoon's
siesta--a
practice
much
to
be
commended,
and
greatly
conducive
to
rest
of
nerves
and
invigoration
of
the
frame,
when
used
in
moderation.
"Exercise
may
be
taken,
by
the
robust,
at
any
time,
even
after
eating
heartily,
but
the
delicate
ought
to
avoid
that
risk;
they
should
resort
to
it
only
when
the
frame
is
vigorous
enough
to
bear
it,
and
this
is
usually
from
one
to
four
or
five
hours
after
eating.
The
morning
is,
therefore,
the
best
time;
but
exercise
ought
not
to
be
delayed
until
some
degree
of
exhaustion
has
taken
place
from
want
of
food,
as
in
that
case
it
dissipates
rather
than
renovates
the
remaining
strength,
and
impairs
digestion.
Exercise
immediately
before
meals
is
therefore,
unless
very
gentle,
injurious;
if
it
has
been
violent,
before
eating
rest
should
intervene.
'Appetite,'
says
Dr.
Combe,
'revives
after
repose.'
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