Thomas Tryon

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Thomas Tryon

1634–1703

A self-taught seventeenth-century English writer and merchant, remembered for linking health, everyday conduct, and compassion in ways that feel surprisingly modern. His books argued for simple living and helped make an early case for vegetarianism and kinder treatment of both people and animals.

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A Treatise of Cleanness in Meats and Drinks, of the Preparation of Food, the Excellency of Good Airs, and the Benefits of Clean Sweet Beds. Also of the Generation of Bugs, and Their Cure. To Which Is Added, a Short Discourse of the Pain in the Teeth, Shewing What Cause It Does Chiefly Proceed, and Also How to Prevent It.

A Treatise of Cleanness in Meats and Drinks, of the Preparation of Food, the Excellency of Good Airs, and the Benefits of Clean Sweet Beds. Also of the Generation of Bugs, and Their Cure. To Which Is Added, a Short Discourse of the Pain in the Teeth, Shewing What Cause It Does Chiefly Proceed, and Also How to Prevent It.

by Thomas Tryon

About the author

Born in Bibury, Gloucestershire, in 1634, Thomas Tryon had little formal schooling and began working young. He later made his way to London, became a merchant, and turned himself into a widely read writer through study and determination.

Tryon is best known for popular books on health, diet, and daily life. He encouraged moderation, plain eating, and self-discipline, and he became one of the early English voices associated with vegetarianism and concern for animal welfare.

He also wrote against slavery, which gives his work an added moral importance today. Although he wrote more than three centuries ago, his mix of practical advice and ethical conviction still makes him a striking and unusual figure.