Just because the masks predate germ theory and pollution theory doesn't mean there isn't a connection. Traditions & religions have long protected against healt

Just because the masks predate germ theory and pollution theory doesn't mean there isn't a connection. Traditions & religions have long protected against health risks millenia before we understood those risks medically (religious washing of the hands, wiping with the left, separating pork from other meet, avoiding the sick, adding alcohol to water)