Three things preserve the sight

from The Regimen for Health of the School of Salerno

Rise early in the morn and straight remember
With water cold to wash your hands and eyes,
In gentle fashion retching* every member,
And to refresh your brain whenas you rise
In heat, in cold, in July and December.
Both comb your head and rub your teeth likewise;
If bled you have, keep cool, if bathed keep warm,
If dined, to stand or walk will do no harm.
Three things preserve the sight: grass, glass and fountains;
At even springs, at morning visit mountains.

*stretching

trans. Sir John Harington (1561–1612)

published 1607

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