There is nothing good unless you do it! What should someone take who is tormented by the desolate loneliness of a furnished room or the damp, chilly, fog-gray autumn evenings? What recipes should someone reach for who has been seized by the choking angel of jealousy? What should a weary soul gargle with? The answer to these questions he posed himself has been provided by Erich Kästner with his lyrical home pharmacy. This collection of his best poems, which has long proven to be an indestructible classic, is an indispensable reference work dedicated to the treatment of the average inner life: timeless, wise, and highly amusing.