by Matt Baume • May 10, 2021 at 12:06 pm
Look, I just really like shrimp, okay? So when I got one of those $10 shrimp trays from QFC, I thought I was going to enjoy a nice little treat, with a wedge of lemon and that little cup of red sauce.
Instead, within a few hours, I thought I might actually be dying; symptoms of food poisoning took over my body and wracked it with searing pain that lasted days. (Sidenote: Big thanks to HealthNet for telling the emergency nurse line that my health coverage had been canceled when, in fact, it had not! That really helped the situation!!!)
Look, I just really like shrimp, okay? So when I got one of those $10 shrimp trays from QFC, I thought I was going to enjoy a nice little treat, with a wedge of lemon and that little cup of red sauce. Instead, within a few hours, I thought I might actually be dying; symptoms of food poisoning took over my body and wracked it with searing pain that lasted days. (Sidenote: Big thanks to.
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By Alexa Rodriguez
Apr 15, 2021
A lot has changed between the 19th century and today, but one thing that hasn t is the plethora of available parenting advice though the following tips would likely make today s parents scratch their chins. From giving a single slice of bread as a snack to lancing gums, here are a few puzzling parenting tips from the 1800s, adapted from an episode of The List Show on YouTube.
1. PUT BABIES IN CAGES HANGING OUTSIDE OF WINDOWS TO GET THEM FRESH AIR.
In his 1894 book
The Care and Feeding of Children, Dr. Luther Emmett Holt introduced the concept of “airing,” or exposing infants to cold temperatures in order to improve their immune systems and overall health. Though Holt didn’t necessarily tell people to attach cages to their windows, products like the Boggins’ Window Crib soon cropped up for city-dwellers who were short on yard space (although it should be noted that a 1916 ad for the Window-Crib appealed to city-folk and country-dweller
By Alexa Rodriguez
Apr 15, 2021
A lot has changed between the 19th century and today, but one thing that hasn t is the plethora of available parenting advice though the following tips would likely make today s parents scratch their chins. From giving a single slice of bread as a snack to lancing gums, here are a few puzzling parenting tips from the 1800s, adapted from an episode of The List Show on YouTube.
1. PUT BABIES IN CAGES HANGING OUTSIDE OF WINDOWS TO GET THEM FRESH AIR.
In his 1894 book
The Care and Feeding of Children, Dr. Luther Emmett Holt introduced the concept of “airing,” or exposing infants to cold temperatures in order to improve their immune systems and overall health. Though Holt didn’t necessarily tell people to attach cages to their windows, products like the Boggins’ Window Crib soon cropped up for city-dwellers who were short on yard space (although it should be noted that a 1916 ad for the Window-Crib appealed to city-folk and country-dweller