Why Did Medieval People Cover Themselves In Bloodsucking Leeches? Worst Jobs In History Timeline
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Date: 2022-07-19
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david
I love the wort cure with the eel head. I am not sure how it got changed to a potatoe, but onnthe Irish side of my family, their is an old remedy that was past down through the generations. I was told it came over with my family to the US from Ireland and they came over between 1850 and 1880. What you are suposed to do is take a potatoe peel, rub it on the wort, then burry it in the backyard or garden as you Brit's call it, and when decomposes the wort is suposed to fall off. I have know idea if this works or not but I was told it as a child from my grandmother. she as tsught buy her Grandmother (she loced 1925-2018, and her Great Grandparents made the crossing in the 1850's (I don't see how it could work honestly. but now i see ths origins of it. its cazy to me that this was passed down all the way to the 21st century though. :)
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I love the wort cure with the eel head. I am not sure how it got changed to a potatoe, but onnthe Irish side of my family, their is an old remedy that was past down through the generations. I was told it came over with my family to the US from Ireland and they came over between 1850 and 1880. What you are suposed to do is take a potatoe peel, rub it on the wort, then burry it in the backyard or garden as you Brit's call it, and when decomposes the wort is suposed to fall off. I have know idea if this works or not but I was told it as a child from my grandmother. she as tsught buy her Grandmother (she loced 1925-2018, and her Great Grandparents made the crossing in the 1850's (I don't see how it could work honestly. but now i see ths origins of it. its cazy to me that this was passed down all the way to the 21st century though. :)
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Jek
I haven't had a toilet break so its gotten pretty hot and sweaty and smelly Oh. oh dear. I see what you mean there.
The back and fourth between Tony and the doctor is one of the funniest on the show. The pacing is comedic genius lol. Tony's slow wait. is this? followed by the doctors enthusiastic and frank absolutely. He's just so happy to be showing off the tools and practices
That human powered crane is cool! I'd love to meet the person who designed that
leech therapy gets a bad rap, but deliberate removal of blood is still practiced today. Leeches might even be safer in terms of physical damage to the body, if you could make sure theyre clean. But also try eating natto instead of bloodletting, there are situations where it can help and it cant really hurt
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I haven't had a toilet break so its gotten pretty hot and sweaty and smelly Oh. oh dear. I see what you mean there.
The back and fourth between Tony and the doctor is one of the funniest on the show. The pacing is comedic genius lol. Tony's slow wait. is this? followed by the doctors enthusiastic and frank absolutely. He's just so happy to be showing off the tools and practices
That human powered crane is cool! I'd love to meet the person who designed that
leech therapy gets a bad rap, but deliberate removal of blood is still practiced today. Leeches might even be safer in terms of physical damage to the body, if you could make sure theyre clean. But also try eating natto instead of bloodletting, there are situations where it can help and it cant really hurt
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Mr1987Joe
Taken from a nutrition article:
_There are plenty of nutrients to write about. Earthworms are a wriggling superfood. They're high in protein and_
_have high levels of iron and of amino acids, which help break down food and repair body tissue. They also contain_
_copper, manganese and zinc. _
In other words, everyone probably would have been a lot healthier if they just went to see the local wise woman, rather than the barber.
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Taken from a nutrition article:
_There are plenty of nutrients to write about. Earthworms are a wriggling superfood. They're high in protein and_
_have high levels of iron and of amino acids, which help break down food and repair body tissue. They also contain_
_copper, manganese and zinc. _
In other words, everyone probably would have been a lot healthier if they just went to see the local wise woman, rather than the barber.
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MegaAstroFan18
So some reading indicates to me that by the middle ages, fulling by hand, or rather by foot, was starting to die out. They were starting to use mills instead, which would turn and move these big wooden hammer-type things that pounded the wool. Still poured pee all over it, cause that's the only fabric softener they had, but at least they didn't need to touch it anymore.
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So some reading indicates to me that by the middle ages, fulling by hand, or rather by foot, was starting to die out. They were starting to use mills instead, which would turn and move these big wooden hammer-type things that pounded the wool. Still poured pee all over it, cause that's the only fabric softener they had, but at least they didn't need to touch it anymore.
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Celto
30: 00 they really ham up the whole lime making lime. Ive done alot of concrete, stone work, used old lime. Sure it burns a lil bit if you dont wipe it off, but ive spread it with bare hands, Ive mixed it with my hands its not very dangerous and sure wont kill you like the bearded man thinks. Its really not a big deal, but they gotta sell it to make the doc i suppose.
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30: 00 they really ham up the whole lime making lime. Ive done alot of concrete, stone work, used old lime. Sure it burns a lil bit if you dont wipe it off, but ive spread it with bare hands, Ive mixed it with my hands its not very dangerous and sure wont kill you like the bearded man thinks. Its really not a big deal, but they gotta sell it to make the doc i suppose.
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Ea's
It's not just medieval people who covered themselves with bloodsucking leeches. This is still common practice in Germany. I still have a spot on my leg from 14 years ago that still bleeds from having one applied to a bone bruise to reduce swelling.
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It's not just medieval people who covered themselves with bloodsucking leeches. This is still common practice in Germany. I still have a spot on my leg from 14 years ago that still bleeds from having one applied to a bone bruise to reduce swelling.
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Marisa
I love these documentaries from tony but I really dont think it was necessary to kill that eel. That was pretty awful that poor animal was thrashing because it was being killed people need to think how they would feel if that happened to them
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I love these documentaries from tony but I really dont think it was necessary to kill that eel. That was pretty awful that poor animal was thrashing because it was being killed people need to think how they would feel if that happened to them
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Lynn
They still use leeches, but now they're grown in a lab because using the ones from the wild, could spread disease, especially because the way they was caught. I'm sure since I typed all this out, you're going to say it too, lol! All well!
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They still use leeches, but now they're grown in a lab because using the ones from the wild, could spread disease, especially because the way they was caught. I'm sure since I typed all this out, you're going to say it too, lol! All well!
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collegesuccess
41: 47 min. mark. THE MORAL? f something is the upside in Medieval times, you know something bad is just around the corner! Never heard of Little Beau Pee Ammonia before! 43: 12 min. mark (Hang on! I'm praying for ya, mate): -0
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41: 47 min. mark. THE MORAL? f something is the upside in Medieval times, you know something bad is just around the corner! Never heard of Little Beau Pee Ammonia before! 43: 12 min. mark (Hang on! I'm praying for ya, mate): -0
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Grant
Imagine making a documentary and taking the time to document everything really well then giving all your work to an editor who makes a video drowning out your voice with absolute garbage music.
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Imagine making a documentary and taking the time to document everything really well then giving all your work to an editor who makes a video drowning out your voice with absolute garbage music.
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timeline
The rain gear and umbrella industry in England must be the biggest in the world, does it ever stop raining? It looks like a beautiful country but damn all the rain.
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The rain gear and umbrella industry in England must be the biggest in the world, does it ever stop raining? It looks like a beautiful country but damn all the rain.
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Theresa
All the things that I have seen this man do for this bit of history i havent ever seen him gagged until him pouring the urine into the pails, so funny
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All the things that I have seen this man do for this bit of history i havent ever seen him gagged until him pouring the urine into the pails, so funny
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Thanasis
Filming the killing and the agony of an animal that is dying is awful.
I don't know how they did it,
how they don't feel the cruelty in this
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Filming the killing and the agony of an animal that is dying is awful.
I don't know how they did it,
how they don't feel the cruelty in this
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Chris
THANK YOU ALL so much for making these freely available. More docs like this should be open to all (even if its not immediately after theyre released.
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THANK YOU ALL so much for making these freely available. More docs like this should be open to all (even if its not immediately after theyre released.
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The
Whenever I watch this I still feel sorry for him.
He looks into the camra like he's thinking Why am I doing this? Is it really worth the money?
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Whenever I watch this I still feel sorry for him.
He looks into the camra like he's thinking Why am I doing this? Is it really worth the money?
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dXb
Thank god the music is so loud. Otherwise I could actually hear the documentary.
Seriously, why is it like that in most British docimentaries?
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Thank god the music is so loud. Otherwise I could actually hear the documentary.
Seriously, why is it like that in most British docimentaries?
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ShredTraining
It's great to see Timeline paying homage to Tony Robinsons past career by getting Baldrick to be a sound engineer for every episode.
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It's great to see Timeline paying homage to Tony Robinsons past career by getting Baldrick to be a sound engineer for every episode.
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LUC1FER_R1S1NG
Love tony. especially because he tries everything. no one else does that. Thank you for this great documentary Tony Robinson
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Love tony. especially because he tries everything. no one else does that. Thank you for this great documentary Tony Robinson
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Fenty
Brutal chopping that eels head off, good on him for going for it. Hope they ate the eel meat after killing it for this TV program.
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Brutal chopping that eels head off, good on him for going for it. Hope they ate the eel meat after killing it for this TV program.
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Youssii
Pretty sure cutting the head off an eel but leaving it alive for several minutes is very much criminal animal abuse in the UK.
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Pretty sure cutting the head off an eel but leaving it alive for several minutes is very much criminal animal abuse in the UK.
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