RE: [h-cost] Re: Tudors Sweating Sickness (OT)
In the Little House books, Laura writes about a fabric they called mosquito bar, which they put over the windows to try and keep the bugs out. Does that count for costume/fabric content? :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leah L Watts Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Re: Tudors Sweating Sickness (OT) Interesting. My daughter mentioned malaria but I told her it couldn't be that because it's tropical. Cholera was mentioned as well. I was thinking along the lines of the horrible influenza in the U.S. in 19...teens that killed so many. Wasn't it called the Spanish Influenza? I've seen references to malaria in England in Victorian times, but don't have the books handy right now. And yes, the 1918 pandemic was known as the Spanish Flu (despite starting out in Kansas, USA). Sweating sickness doesn't quite match the 1918 symptoms ... but flu viruses are so mutable, you really can't go by that. Costume content, costume content, there's gotta be some around here ... America's Forgotten Pandemic has several references (and photos) of people wearing gauze masks to protect themselves from the flu. Anyone ever do a Costume Con historical masquerade entry from 1918 with flu masks? (It'll be Milwaukee before I can go again, but I'm trying to decide on an entry early.) Leah ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Tudors Sweating Sickness (OT)
Interesting. My daughter mentioned malaria but I told her it couldn't be that because it's tropical. Cholera was mentioned as well. I was thinking along the lines of the horrible influenza in the U.S. in 19...teens that killed so many. Wasn't it called the Spanish Influenza? I've seen references to malaria in England in Victorian times, but don't have the books handy right now. And yes, the 1918 pandemic was known as the Spanish Flu (despite starting out in Kansas, USA). Sweating sickness doesn't quite match the 1918 symptoms ... but flu viruses are so mutable, you really can't go by that. Costume content, costume content, there's gotta be some around here ... America's Forgotten Pandemic has several references (and photos) of people wearing gauze masks to protect themselves from the flu. Anyone ever do a Costume Con historical masquerade entry from 1918 with flu masks? (It'll be Milwaukee before I can go again, but I'm trying to decide on an entry early.) Leah ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Tudors Sweating Sickness (OT)
No-one's done a 1918 costume with a flu mask. There was a plague doctor from Venice, guessing 16th-17th century, at Costume-Con 12. Photo here: http://www.costume-con.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItemg2_itemId=5674 Sandy At 08:36 PM 1/10/2008, you wrote: And yes, the 1918 pandemic was known as the Spanish Flu (despite starting out in Kansas, USA). Sweating sickness doesn't quite match the 1918 symptoms ... but flu viruses are so mutable, you really can't go by that. Costume content, costume content, there's gotta be some around here ... America's Forgotten Pandemic has several references (and photos) of people wearing gauze masks to protect themselves from the flu. Anyone ever do a Costume Con historical masquerade entry from 1918 with flu masks? (It'll be Milwaukee before I can go again, but I'm trying to decide on an entry early.) Leah Those Who Fail To Learn History Are Doomed to Repeat It; Those Who Fail To Learn History Correctly -- Why They Are Simply Doomed. Achemdro'hm The Illusion of Historical Fact -- C.Y. 4971 Andromeda ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
