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 Prevent Colours Running

如何防止衣服褪色

To prevent colours in household linen from running and staining other linen when washed together, coloured things should first be steeped in a solution of salt water. A double handful of salt to a gallon of water is a good propotion, and coloured things should be left to soak in this for about twenty-four hours.

家用亚麻布质料的衣服在清洗的时候容易褪色，还会给其他亚麻布衣服染色，为了避免这一情况，应该先把色彩鲜艳的衣服浸泡在盐水里。两把盐，一加仑水的比例比较合适。将色彩鲜艳的衣服在盐水里泡大约24小时就可以了。

（翻译：小木）