At meals, eat only of 2 or 3 dishes; let supper-dishes be light.

Wear a scarlet petycote.

Line a jacket with white and black lambskin sewn diamond-wise.

Keep your neck warm.

Wear goatskin gloves.

Don’t stand long on grass or stones.

Don’t sleep in ratty rooms.

Don’t take cold in your feet.

[ William Vaughan’s Fifteen Directions to preserve Health]

1. Stretch yourself.