He Imagined It Relaxed The Tone Of The
Stomach; And This Would Undoubtedly Be The Case If It Was Drank
In Large Quantities, Warmer Than The Natural Temperature Of The
Blood.
He alledged the example of the inhabitants of the Ladrone
islands, who never taste any thing that is not cold, and are
remarkably healthy.
But to balance this argument I mentioned the
Chinese, who scarce drink any thing but warm tea; and the
Laplanders, who drink nothing but warm water; yet the people of
both these nations are remarkably strong, healthy, and long-lived.
You desire to know the fate of my books. My lord H - d is not yet
come to France; but my letter was transmitted to him from Paris;
and his lordship, with that generous humanity which is peculiar
to his character, has done me the honour to assure me, under his
own hand, that he has directed Mr. N - lle, our resident at Paris,
to apply for an order that my books may be restored.
I have met with another piece of good fortune, in being
introduced to general Paterson and his lady, in their way to
England from Nice, where the general has been many years
commandant for the king of Sardinia. You must have heard of this
gentleman, who has not only eminently distinguished himself, by
his courage and conduct as an officer; but also by his probity
and humanity in the exercise, of his office, and by his
remarkable hospitality to all strangers, especially the subjects
of Great-Britain, whose occasions called them to the place where
he commanded. Being pretty far advanced in years, he begged leave
to resign, that he might spend the evening of his days in his own
country; and his Sardinian majesty granted his request with
regret, after having honoured him with very particular marks of
approbation and esteem. The general talks so favourably of the
climate of Nice, with respect to disorders of the breast, that I
am now determined to go thither. It would have been happy for me
had he continued in his government. I think myself still very
fortunate, in having obtained of him a letter of recommendation
to the English consul at Nice, together with directions how to
travel through the South of France. I propose to begin my journey
some time next month, when the weather will be temperate to the
southward; and in the wine countries I shall have the pleasure of
seeing the vintage, which is always a season of festivity among
all ranks of people.
You have been very much mis-informed, by the person who compared
Boulogne to Wapping: he did a manifest injustice to this place
which is a large agreeable town, with broad open streets,
excellently paved; and the houses are of stone, well built and
commodious. The number of inhabitants may amount to sixteen
thousand. You know this was generally supposed to be the portus
Itius, and Gessoriacum of the antients: though it is now believed
that the portus Itius, from whence Caesar sailed to Britain, is a
place called Whitsand, about half way between this place and
Calais.
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