A regular life is the secret of health and longevity. — Balzac
In the long history, people have gone through countless years to reach the prosperous society they have today.
When mentioning the nobility, the first thing that comes to mind should be Europe, after all, Europe has a luxurious Louvre, a beautiful Aegean Sea, and everything is full of noble atmosphere.
What you can't imagine is that Europe today is a world apart from the Middle Ages.
Europe in that period can only be described in three words, that is, "dirty mess".
Europeans at that time not only defecated openly, but even the so-called nobles did not bathe for many years.
Even their kings are covered with parasites, and if you walk the streets carefully, there is a high probability of "poop rain" on the streets of Europe.
Poor hygiene
The sanitary conditions in Europe at that time were very poor, and due to the large number of people in the royal court at that time, it is said that hundreds of clothes of Louis XIV were piled up in the corners and never washed.
The British writer Eleanor Herman once commented on european royals: "Feces and urine are everywhere, and some courtiers are too lazy to find urinal pots, usually taking off their pants by stairs, corridors and fireplaces."
The Louvre was not as lavish as it is now, with plenty of feces to be seen anywhere inside and even more unbearable smells.
Nowadays, people will find toilets when they want convenience, and if they have toilets at home, they will have flush toilets, unlike in medieval Europe.
At that time, there were no toilets in Europe, and there were no sewers, and many people would look for no one's corner to solve it in place.
Be careful when you walk down the street, there may be "poop rain" at any time.
You can never imagine that this kind of behavior is actually legal, there was a law that you can dump the excrement in your window as long as you remind you three times.
This is the main reason why Europeans invented high heels and top hats, which were effective in preventing "defecation rain" and stepping on excrement.
Do not bathe all year round
It is well known that The Queen Elizabeth of England is extremely luxurious, but it is inconceivable that this Empress only bathes once a month.
They believed that not bathing was good for their health, and the famous Louis XIV bathed only twice in his lifetime.
William Leckie said in his book A History of European Morality that the cleanliness of the flesh is the desecration of the soul, and the most admired sages are the filthy garments that are made of hard pieces.
At that time, many nobles emitted an unpleasant smell. In order to cover up this smell, their practice is not to change the habit of the past and insist on bathing every day.
Instead, he invented something like perfume, using perfume to cover up the unpleasant smell on the body.
You can never imagine that because of the Christian faith, many monks in Cranney Abbey only bathe twice a year, and the Christian slogan is: Worship God, first.
There were only three towels in the entire monastery, which was not bad, and some commoners could not even take a bath once in their lifetime.
Due to the perennial lack of hygiene, many people in Europe are covered with parasites.
Archaeologists have found a large number of intestinal parasites in the ruins of toilets, just when the bones of King Richard III were found.
The images are striking, the king's body is covered with roundworm eggs, and his hair is covered with lice.
And their perennial lack of hygiene eventually brought disaster, that is, the outbreak of the "Black Death".
Thirty million people have died in just three years, and it was this disaster that made Europeans realize the importance of hygiene.
Although the Japanese have done repugnant evil deeds, they have invented flush toilets, and medieval Europe has become a thing of the past, but this event always reminds us that we must promote the development of society and maintain clean hygiene habits.
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