yen came across the blog “ask the past: advice from old books”, and i have been delighting in the posts ever since and wish it were updated more often.

consider the following:

how to sniggle with eels: “Also, young angler, do not confuse sniggling with snuggling. Sniggling is a recommended technique for catching eels; snuggling with eels is strictly discretionary.”

how to cure a hangover: “Searching the meadows for wild violets is a drag the morning after a Dionysian toga party. But you will have the prettiest hangover since Roman antiquity.”

and more!