In the train Coolidge had no sooner settled himself than he read Burns's prescription. He had a feeling that it would be different from other prescriptions, and so it proved:
Rx
Walk five miles every evening.
Drink no sort of stimulant, except one cup of coffee at breakfast.
Begin to make plans for the cottage. Don't let it turn out a palace.
Ask the good Lord every night to keep you from being a proud fool.
Burns.