Falling somewhere just outside the realm of 19th century cure-all quackery and just shy of what anyone might consider established practice we find Dr. Roger Humbolt Remmington’s curious “16 step regimen.” Many of the 16 steps are at this point hopelessly obtuse, utilizing processes and apparatus almost certainly forgotten, but it’s an interesting item none the less and I’ve reprinted it below for your “self-helping” pleasure.

(all images adapted from the scientific paper The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday.)