Scott M. Sanders

Literary Critic, Music Historian

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Letter from Lord Dartmouth concerning the Second Continental Congress, reported in the Gazette de France #Dartmouth

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Writing to Samuel Richardson, George Cheyne recommended the chamber horse as a form of exercise. #SamuelRichardson #18thcentury #fitness https://t.co/r4GWzcUoTR

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#18thcentury #fitness

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I am reading George Cheyne's Essay of Health and Long Life. His 1720s guide to good living recommends a diet low in meat and alcohol, followed by regular exercise. Sound familiar.

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George Cheyne's September 30, 1738 letter to Samuel Richardson: "As to your sweating Machine for the Head, I own I can see little Use it will be to your Case." What's a sweating Machine? #SamuelRichardson #18thcentury