How to Succeed at University, 1471

Laurentius de Voltolina, The Classroom of Henricus de AlemanniaLiber ethicorum (c. 1360-90), Kupferstichkabinett Berlin"Anyone attending any lecture must... have his own copy of the reading or a borrowed copy for the time of the lecture (two...

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How to Get Rid of Stinging Insects, 1633

Francesco Stelluti, Persio (1630)University of Oklahoma"The Generall Method of Preventing, and Curing all venemous Stingings and Bitings. Prevention is onely two wayes: By having an eye to all places where they are likely to be abroad: And...

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How to Train for Walking, 1813

Captain Barclay,Celebrated Pedestrian(Pedestrianism)"When the object in view is the accomplishment of a pedestrian match, his regular exercise may be from twenty to twenty-four miles a day. He must rise at five in the morning, run half a mile...

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How to Drive an Electric Car, 1896

"Such a motor is odorless, almost without vibration, and is practically noiseless. It can run with great speed and climb almost any hill road so long as it is smooth... When the battery is empty it may be recharged again at electrical stations...

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How to Use Chocolate, 1672

Nicolas de Blegny, Le bon usage du thé, du caffé,et du chocolat (1687)“It revives the drooping spirits, and chears those that are ready to faint; expelling sorrow, trouble, care, and all perturbations of the minde; it is an Ambrosia: And...

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