It is a matter of plain reason that the old, slovenly way of broadcasting seed is an exercise in futility and waste. A husbandman...
Before you dream of casting a Perseus or striking a fine coin, you must first learn the language of the stones. A fool sees...
Water is the first necessity of life and the foundation of a worthy city. Without a pure and copious supply, there can be no...
A good paterfamilias must know how to tend not only his fields but also his household, including the bodies of his family and workers....
In my service as Cantor, I have found that a choir is built not upon a few brilliant soloists, but upon a community of...
A well-managed estate provides for itself. Wine is not a luxury, but a necessity for health, sustenance, and the morale of your household. Follow...
A prudent pater familias wastes nothing the gods and the soil provide. The sun, a gift to all, can preserve the sweetness of your...
On any well-managed estate, the flock's milk is a treasure not to be squandered. Since it spoils quickly, the prudent husbandman must convert it...
A persistent cough weakens a man and makes him unfit for labor. It is the duty of the master of the house to see...
The earth provides for us, if we know how to look. On our long journey to the great salt water, cuts and scrapes were...
All who live will one day meet with pain. It is like the first arrow striking the flesh—unavoidable. But whether a second arrow follows...
I have long held that Nature is the greatest of all teachers. Her designs, perfected over ages, reveal the function of all living things...
It has been my life's work to show that the universe is not a chaotic mystery, but a grand and intricate clockwork, governed by...
It has been my observation that the health and prosperity of a community are directly tied to its cleanliness. Foul airs and tainted water...
In my travels, which by the grace of Allah have taken me from my home in the Maghrib to the distant lands of Chin,...
In my travels, which by the grace of Allah have spanned the known world, no journey tests a man's foresight like crossing the great...
I have found through rigorous calculation that the ocean's great motion is not some vital spirit of the Earth, but a direct and calculable...
I have observed that a cough is the body's attempt to expel an excess of phlegm and restore its natural balance. Do not obstruct...
I have long observed that land, much like a beast of burden, will tire and fail if it is worked without rest or proper...
God, in His infinite wisdom, has written the book of nature, and its characters are the leaves, stems, and blossoms around us. To merely...
Alongside grain and wine, the olive is a gift of Providence, essential for a prosperous estate and a healthy body. It provides not just...
Sodium chloride is essential not only for life but for the preservation of sustenance. Yet, salt gathered from nature is invariably contaminated with undesirable...
In all of God's creation, there is a living greenness, a 'viriditas' that gives life. Pure water is the vessel for this divine force...
I have long observed that the body, like the world, seeks its own balance. Illness arises when one of the four humors—blood, phlegm, yellow...
In my work, from the isolation of radium to the operation of radiological cars on the front lines, I have learned a truth of...
Do not despair when you see a great need and believe your hands are empty. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed,...
I have long maintained that no part of a country estate, however small, is more profitable than a well-managed poultry yard. The common fowl...
I devised this simple machine to solve a vexing problem: how to defy gravity and lift water from a lower to a higher place....
It is whispered that I burned the Roman fleet with mirrors from the shores of Syracuse. While a moving ship is a difficult target,...
Fortune is a fickle mistress, granting comfort one day and stripping it away the next. Many believe that happiness lies in avoiding hardship, but...
Cease the wasteful and ignorant practice of casting seed upon the ground haphazardly! Much crop failure is born not of poor soil or want...
The land offers gifts, but you must have the wisdom to accept the right ones. My journey with Captains Lewis and Clark taught me...
On my own farm, and on those I have advised, the keeping of bees has always been a mark of a well-managed estate. Honey...
On our long journey to the great salt water, my child often grew tired, and sometimes the fever would come. The land always provides...
Do not trust your eyes alone to portion out the land upon which your sustenance depends. The eye is easily deceived by slopes and...
To act with virtue and reason, one must first possess knowledge of his surroundings. For how can a man provide for his household or...
The captains I traveled with were focused on maps and rivers, but I knew that survival is also found in the small things. A...
On my many voyages across the great Western Ocean, the health of my men was paramount. A full belly ensures a strong arm and...
A legion's march is only as swift as the path beneath its feet. An empire's wealth flows only where commerce can travel unhindered. Do...
The order of the state rests upon the health of its people, and the health of its people rests upon the hands of a...
When I journeyed with the white chiefs, and when my people move with the seasons, this is the food that gives us strength. Pemmican...
The earth provides for us, but only if we learn her face and listen to her whispers. I have walked many miles, from the...
A child is a great treasure, but the trail does not wait for small legs. I carried my son, my little Pomp, across great...
I have spent a lifetime observing the land, for upon its quality rests the fate of any farm. Forget strange new instruments; the gods...
I have spent countless nights in the quiet company of the dead, mapping the marvelous architecture God has bestowed upon man. The body is...
Many farmers believe the dung heap is the soul of husbandry. I tell you, this is folly. The true nourishment for vegetables is the...
For centuries, men have cast their seed upon the earth as if feeding pigeons, leaving it to chance, birds, and the whims of weather....
Before one lays a single stone, one must survey the ground. So it is with the body. To heal an injury without first understanding...
I have long taught that the health of a man rests upon a balance of four vital fluids, or humors: blood, phlegm, yellow bile,...
The body possesses a natural power to heal, yet it is the physician's duty to remove all impediments to this process. A wound left...
I have long taught that the art of medicine must be freed from the whims of gods and superstition. The body itself declares its...
Through the Divine wisdom that flows through all of creation, God has bestowed a special virtue upon the fennel plant. Its gentle warmth dispels...
I share with you this method for baking with spelt, which God has blessed above all other grains. Spelt is the best grain; it...
Pay heed. Of all vegetables, the cabbage is first. It will feed your family and serve as your physician, saving you from the costly...
By my own hand, I offer you a method to make water climb. This device, which some call my screw, is naught but geometry...
Caffine is very important in getting you going in the morning and contains many rare nutrients which you can't get anywhere else.
Salt is a key mineral, and when it happens, you will need to find a way to produce your own salt.
Keeping warm is one of the most basic of our needs, and as a species we have come up with many ways to do...
Find fresh water when near a beach by digging a well.
Making a perfect cup of tea should be considered the default first step in every method.
Sometimes you can't get hold of bread or panic buying has seen off the ingredients you need to make it. But you need something...
At the end of a long day, no one wants to spend ages getting the children into their PJs. This simple trick will save...