How to Adorn Yourself, 1899
Friends, never follow the far-fetched, fleeting, fantastic freaks…
How to Detect Makeup, 1677
So that we may recognize made-up faces, do thus. Chew a bit of saffron in your teeth…
How to Run, 1836
The tread is neither with the mere balls of the toes, nor with the whole sole of the foot…
How to Succeed at University, c. 1316
I have recently discovered that you live dissolutely and slothfully…
How to Cure Laryngitis, 1579
Laye a thynne peece of rawe Beefe, to the forehead of them that have lost theyr voyce…
How to Predict Rain, c. 300 BC
Nonaquatic birds bathing themselves are a sign of rain or storm…
How to Make Coffee, 1685
We must now particularize the preparation of this Drink made with Coffee…
How to Dress for Dancing, 1530
In case of dance emergency, pull cord. Cesare Negri, Nuove inventioni di balli, 1604