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    How to Lose Weight, c. 1330

    They should eat foods of litttle nourishment, great bulk, and quick digestion…

    How to Dye Your Hair Blonde, 1650

    How to make ones haire to become of a yellow Golden Colour…

    How to Stop Sneezing, 1680

    To stay the sneezing scratch the Soles of the Feet…

    How to Use Asparagus, 1568

    Asparagus cooked with wine alleviates pain of the loins and kidneys, provokes urine…

    How to Use Dry Shampoo, 12th century

    When she combs her hair, let her have this powder…

    How to Converse Politely, 1595

    It is also a fowle and unseemely thing for thee to make faces…

    How to Give Up Wine, 1658

    There are many who when they have drank much Wine, that is the worst…

    How to Use Wheat, c. 1150

    Wheat is hot and full of profit. Nothing is lacking in it. But…

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