The Painful And Dangerous World Of Victorian Hygiene

11 Comments on The Painful And Dangerous World Of Victorian Hygiene

1. Gwyneth paltrow please pick up the courtesy phone….

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2. At least they fought off dirt. That’s more than we can say about the obamas:

   CBS: Obama’s Plane ‘Smells Terrible’
   https://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/obama-plane-smells/2009/12/12/id/341655/

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3. God made dirt, and dirt don’t hurt.

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4. I’ve long held the opinion that obsessive cleanliness and the fear and avoidance of anything that might house germs results in inadequately “trained” immune systems. It’s a vicious circle, too: people with compromised immune systems should avoid germs and dirty things, and avoiding germs and dirty things compromises their immune systems.

   I don’t think I’ll watch that video, but instead eat crumbs and stuff off the kitchen floor for my midnight snack.

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5. I’m sure I missed most of the good stuff. Real early on, listening to some girl with an English accent describing the advantages of running water and indoor plumbing was where I gave up. For some reason I don’t trust English accents.

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6. Keep the Change You Filthy Animal
   https://youtu.be/-nHNHIDduH4?t=29

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7. Did they include vaccines and such?

8. joe6pak:
   For some reason I don’t trust English accents.

   Guess I won’t talking to you any time then!

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9. The really interesting part is when they learned about germs and flies. Too afraid to hug their kids. Look at us now. The entire world wearing masks!

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10. joe6pak:
    For some reason I don’t trust English accents.
    Everybody has their prejudices.

11. Jeez, tough crowd, not much sense of humor.