âNever go to bed with cold or damp feet.â
âSalt fish are quickly freshened by soaking in sour milk.â
âDo not lean with the back upon anything that is cold.â
âNever begin a journey until the breakfast has been eaten.â
âWash all marble daily with ammonia and water in place of soap-suds.â
âTo disinfect sheets, etc., soak in chloride of lime solution, wring out and boil.â
âCesspools, etc., should be well covered on top with a mixture of chloride of lime with ten parts of dry sand.â
âTo test nutmegs, prick them with a pin, and if they are good the oil will instantly spread around the puncture.â