Useful Hints
A selection of ‘useful hints’ from Rambles in Rome (9th edition, 1903, page xiv) by S. Russell Forbes:
- Avoid bad odours.
- Do not ride in an open carriage at night.
- Take lunch in the middle of the day. This is essential. It is better to take a light breakfast an lunch, than a heavy breakfast and no lunch.
- If out about sunset, throw an extra wrap or coat on, to avoid the sudden change in the atmosphere. There is no danger beyond being apt to take a cold. Colds are the root of all evil…
- Do not sit about the ruins at night. It may be very romantic, but it is very unwise. There is no harm in walking.
- Close your windows at night.
- If you get into a heat, do not go into the shade or into a building till you have cooled down.
- Do not over-fatigue yourself.