Quiz: How to be a healthy old man, circa 1750
The British Library is reissuing “The Old Man’s Guide to Health and Longer Life” by 18th-century physician John Hill. In his age, old men lived into their 70s — some with the benefit of still-sensible advice, some despite the recommendations of the time. See if you can guess how an old man was told to stay healthy, 1750s style.
ALSO:
Daring World War II memoir may be a little too Hollywood
L.A. poet David Shook aims to launch ‘poetry drone’ via Kickstarter
Sign up for our Book Club newsletter
Get the latest news, events and more from the Los Angeles Times Book Club, and help us get L.A. reading and talking.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
