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September 8, 1880
Blount County Democrat
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Fanny Fern, 55, shares her secrets to robust health: simple diet, practical attire, early sleep and rise, embracing weather, and insisting on fresh air, with a witty postmortem quip about avoiding it in her coffin.
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Fanny Fern On Health.
Fanny Fern thinks it ought to be considered a disgrace to be sick, adding: "I am fifty-five, and I feel half the time as if I was just made. To be sure I was born in Maine, where the timber and the human race last; but I don't eat pastry, nor candy, nor ice cream. I own stout boots, have a waterproof cloak, but no diamonds. I go to bed at 10 o'clock and get up at 6. I dash out in the rain because it feels good on my face. I don't care for my clothes, but I will have air; and after I am buried, I warn you, don't let any fresh air or sunlight on my coffin, if you don't want me to get up."
Fanny Fern thinks it ought to be considered a disgrace to be sick, adding: "I am fifty-five, and I feel half the time as if I was just made. To be sure I was born in Maine, where the timber and the human race last; but I don't eat pastry, nor candy, nor ice cream. I own stout boots, have a waterproof cloak, but no diamonds. I go to bed at 10 o'clock and get up at 6. I dash out in the rain because it feels good on my face. I don't care for my clothes, but I will have air; and after I am buried, I warn you, don't let any fresh air or sunlight on my coffin, if you don't want me to get up."
What sub-type of article is it?
Health Or Medicine
Witty Remark
What keywords are associated?
Fanny Fern
Health Habits
Age 55
Maine
Fresh Air
Vitality
What entities or persons were involved?
Fanny Fern
Where did it happen?
Maine
Filler Details
Topic
Fanny Fern's Health Habits And Vitality At Age 55
Location
Maine
Key Persons
Fanny Fern
Event Details
Fanny Fern, aged 55 and born in Maine, attributes her good health to avoiding pastry, candy, and ice cream; wearing stout boots and a waterproof cloak; going to bed at 10 and rising at 6; enjoying rain on her face; prioritizing fresh air over fine clothes; and humorously warns against fresh air or sunlight on her coffin lest she rise.