Here’s a little excerpt from a book written by Robert Armitage titled How to Stay Young. If this is true, I’m in big trouble, because my Girl Scout cookies ~ those delicious chocolate mints, of course ~ arrived this week. 1918: How Unnatural Cravings Are Caused An abnormal desire for something is due to a disordered condition […]
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Care of the Ear
This week’s tip is from Professor T. W. Shannon’s Nature’s Secrets Revealed: Scientific Knowledge of The Laws of Sex Life and Heredity, or Eugenics. You might be interested in this heavy statement from the book’s introduction: “The truth and facts about sex laws and hygiene are the foundation upon which this nation must build for the […]
Bacteria in the Body
Can’t get disease and infection out of your mind these days? That’s what I thought. When looking through one of my books titled General Hygiene, I stumbled upon this little gem about the bacteria that naturally grows in our bodies. Like we didn’t have enough to worry about. 1913: Bacteria in the Body Many kinds of […]
Importance of Breathing
You may be asking, why does Miss Abigail keep writing about health issues? Is she obsessed? Well, yes, but that’s another story. Heck, maybe I feel like protecting you lovely readers from the evils of the world, in my own little way. So here you have it: another tip to help you make it through […]
Diet to Increase Flesh
No wonder I’ve haven’t been losing any weight! I think I’ve mistakenly been on this “increase flesh” diet from Mary Ries Melendy’s book titled Vivilore. Drat. 1904: Diet to Increase Flesh Thin, nervous people, and all who wish to increase in flesh, may like to know that a dessert spoonful of olive oil, taken before each […]
Tea and Coffee. Why Do We Drink It?
This is an interesting bit of information from Professor B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols. It’s from their book titled The Household Guide, or Domestic Cyclopedia. Were it not for the use of the word “dyspepsia,” it could almost have been written for today. And “votaries.” No one uses that word anymore. Oh, heck, this […]
Colds and What to Do with Them
A bad cough and cold snuck up on me this week, so as I sat at home recovering for a few days I had plenty of time to read up on the subject. These interesting cures are from Professor B. G. Jefferis’s and J. L. Nichols’s Household Guide. Needless to say, I quickly decided to stick […]
Laughter, a Great Tonic
According to this worthwhile excerpt from The Household Guide, hearty laughs are where it’s at, folks. Stay away from those giggles. When you laugh, laugh with purpose! C’mon everyone, laugh with me! Ha ha! Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha! Ba ha ha! Whew. That felt good. 1902: Laughter, a Great Tonic Keeps the Spirit […]
Be Good to Yourself
Seeing as I’m taking a vacation for a few weeks, I thought I’d leave you with some general happy thoughts about being good to yourself, brought to you by Prof. B. G. Jefferis and his amazing Household Guide. I certainly plan to be good to me, and I hope you’ll do the same for yourself. I […]
The Summer Girl
Don’t get me wrong. I love the beach. It’s just that as a fair-skinned gal I’m a bit more comfortable in sweaters and snow than in shorts and sand. I promise you, though, by no means do I consider myself a “belle of the Winter Salon” ~ I swear. Where were we? Oh, yes. The […]