DON’TS UP TO DATE
FOLLOW RULES AND BE HEALTHY AND WISE, IF NOT OTHERWISE
Don’t exercise after you feel exhausted.
Don’t fail to laugh at your husband’s jokes.
Don’t treat your family to a morning view of hair-curlers.
Don’t neglect the daily bath if you want a radiant complexion.
Don’t forget that diet, quiet, and sleep are the hand-maidens of beauty.
Don’t be afraid of sunshine and fresh air; they give bloom and color.
Don’t wear the high collar. It ruins the line and curve of the neck and hardens the flesh and often leaves its mark.
Don’t talk when you are hoarse. Your voice may be permanently lost or difficulties of the throat result.
Don’t ride in an open carriage or near the open window of a car after playing golf or exercising in a vigorous way.
Don’t exercise one part of the body too much and another not at all. Let the development be symmetrical.
Don’t become so burdened with the accumulation of knowledge that you cannot spare time for a good hearty laugh.
Don’t think any “old dress will do for home.” Always wear a pretty and becoming gown.
Don’t tell your husband you wish you hadn’t married him. The chances are that you don’t wish it any more than he does.
Don’t believe you can get rid of wrinkles by filling in the crevices with powder. Instead, give your face a warm bath and good scrub, night and morning.
Don’t take a long walk or undertake much household work before breakfast. Vitality is not at its best early in the morning. Strength increases as the sun rises and one is stronger about midday.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.
Archaic or variant spelling has been retained.