People don't often look back on the early 1900's for advice, but what if we could actually learn something from the Lost Generation?

通常人们不会为了求取生活妙方而去回顾20世纪初的年代，不过如果那个“垮掉的一代”真的能对我们有所助益呢？

The New York Public Library has digitized 100 "how to do it" cards found in cigarette boxes over 100 years ago, and the tips they give are so practical that millennials reading this might want to take notes.

纽约公共图书馆将一组100多年前的香烟盒上的“生活妙招”卡片进行了数字化处理，这些卡片上的小贴士实在太实用了，二十一世纪的我们看到了也会多加留意！

How to Remedy Loose Shoes

如何整治松垮垮的鞋子

A pair of loose shoes can be made to fit comfortably by fixing(with seccotine) a piece of velvet or velveteen inside the heel as shown in the picture. Care must be taken to see that no wrinkles are left in the velvet.

如图所示，想要让松垮垮的鞋子舒适和脚，在鞋跟里放上一点丝绒或者棉绒就可以了。注意放置棉绒的时候不要留褶皱。

（翻译：小木）