That is Top Shelf material for a little free library!
@grumpyoldslan
2 ай бұрын
I regularly check out the ones near me and any others I come across and I've made some great finds over the years.
@manfredconnor3194
2 ай бұрын
Ah, the English fever! It was caused by algae (or tje bacteria in the algae? Can't remember.) in ponds. People would go swimming and would die. It remained unsolved for quite a while. Oink! = @ )
@grumpyoldslan
2 ай бұрын
Or they'd drink some of the water without boiling it first.
@manfredconnor3194
Ай бұрын
@@grumpyoldslan If I recall correctly, you can die from it just by swimming or bathing in it.
@grumpyoldslan
Ай бұрын
@@manfredconnor3194 Very possible -- the book did not go into the causes of it as it focused on typhus. I do know a lot of diseases got spread by consumption of bad water -- for a good example, see John Snow's maps of the cholera outbreak in London.
@manfredconnor3194
Ай бұрын
@@grumpyoldslan Ich kenne ihn. Er hat an der Mauer gedient im Norden.^^ Oink. = @ )
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