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Secrets for Health

neitherday
Date and Time  - Oct. 3rd, 2007, 12:59 pm

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From the The Universal Household Assistant or What Every One Should Know (1884):

   Health — secrets for. — First, keep warm. Second, eat regularly and slowly. Third, maintain regular bodily habits. Fourth, take early and very light suppers, or, better still, none at all. Fifth, keep a clear skin. Sixth, get plenty of sleep at night. Seventh, keep a cheerful and respectable company. Eight, keep out of debt. Ninth, don't set your mind on things you don't need. Tenth, mind your own business. Eleventh, don't set up to be a sharp of any kind. Twelfth, subdue curiosity.

I love the last one: Trust us, you really don't want to know.

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From:[info]electricube
Date:October 3rd, 2007 - 06:24 pm
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Most of that is good advice. From "Eleventh:" do you know what "a sharp" is?
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From:[info]neitherday
Date:October 3rd, 2007 - 07:43 pm
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I'm not entirely sure, but I believe they mean "deceitful person".