100年前的生活妙招：如何養好一株盆栽？

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?
通常人們不會爲了求取生活妙方而去回顧20世紀初的年代，不過如果那個“垮掉的一代”真的能對我們有所助益呢？

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.
紐約公共圖書館將一組100多年前的香菸盒上的“生活妙招”卡片進行了數字化處理，這些卡片上的小貼士實在太實用了，二十一世紀的我們看到了也會多加留意！

How to Grow Maidenhair Ferns
如何種植鐵線蕨

The best way to treat a maidenhair fern is to stand the pot containing the fern in a fancy vase with a saucer inverted at the bottom. Pour in water to the depth of about half-way up the flower-pot. The fern should be kept in a cool place and not allowed to get dry. Never water one of these ferns by placing it under the tap.
把種有鐵線蕨的花盆放在好看的花瓶裏，花盆底部放一隻倒扣的碟子，這是種植鐵線蕨最好的方式。花瓶裏倒入水，水位大致在花盆一半的位置。將它放在陰涼的位置，不要讓花瓶裏的水乾涸。絕不要把鐵線蕨放在水龍頭下澆水。