| Secrets for Health
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| Date and Time |
- | Oct. 3rd, 2007, 12:59 pm | |
| Current Mood |
- | mellow | |
| Current Music |
- | Garbage - I'm Only Happy When It Rains | |
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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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| Comments: |
Most of that is good advice. From "Eleventh:" do you know what "a sharp" is?
I'm not entirely sure, but I believe they mean "deceitful person". | |