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 Carry a Heavy Jug

如何搬运沉重的水壶

[en]The picture gives a useful hint on carrying a heavy jug. The correct way to hold the jug is shown in the right-hand sketch, This prevents the weight from pulling the jug down and so spilling what it contains, as is likely to happen if carried the other way.[/en

]如何搬运沉重的水壶，上图提供了一种实用的做法。右图所示的才是拿住水壶的正确方法，如果按照左图的方式拿水壶，你可能会因为水壶太重让它前倾，这样就会把水壶里的水洒出来，用右图的姿势就能避免这种情况。

（翻译：小木）

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