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Also feared by Europeans around the same time: bathing.

• cgh 5y ago
  This is a common fallacy. Public bathhouses were common in medieval Europe, a legacy of Rome, and by the 18th century, “therapeutic bathing” was a thing.
  • shrimpx 5y ago
    There was a dip in bathing and bath houses in the 16-17th century due to fear of disease. Lots of aristocrats are well-known for avoiding bathing in that period. Louis XIV is famous for it.
    • ekianjo 5y ago
      well the plague has left marks