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I guess they linked germs to bad smells (e.g. miasma) and figured out good smells might counter them. It's a pity they hadn't invented essential oils at the tim
by muzani 1y ago
I guess they linked germs to bad smells (e.g. miasma) and figured out good smells might counter them. It's a pity they hadn't invented essential oils at the time.
- otabdeveloper4 1y agoAt least that makes some logical sense. Covidian sympathetic magic (wear a strip of cloth over your mouth but not your nose to appease the germ gods) doesn't.
- schwartzworld 1y agoWho was advocating for leaving your nose out? We used to make fun of the morons we saw doing that. Frankly, I’m sad masks aren’t still more of a thing. I don’t want to wear one all the time, but if you’re sick and need to be in a public place, throw one on out of consideration for your peers.
- frm88 1y agoIbn Al-Baytar begs to differ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Baytar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Baytar
- maxlybbert 1y agoExactly (about miasmas)! I thought about making a comment on essential oils in my original comment, but chickened out.