Edward would probably eat asbestos in front of Elizabeth pretending it was cotton candy to make her laugh, because obviously laughter is the best medicine and not limiting exposure to toxic substances.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
on 17 Sep 21:56
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Elizabeth, i know you miss winter but it’s summer. let us get some fake snow so you can enjoy it.
antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 16 Sep 22:44
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I have no idea what “classic literature” this refers to?
proudblond@lemmy.world
on 16 Sep 23:05
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I haven’t read much but this is definitely a thing in Jane Austen’s works.
If you want to approach it from the opposite angle, check out John Green’s Everything is Tuberculosis.
In the Pre-Industrial Revolution period, TB was extremely commonplace and seen as a romantic disease that killed slowly but made the sufferer more beautiful and artistic. Different theories said that going to more humid (like seasides) or dry environments could help one treat or beat the disease. In reality, this sometimes worked because TB tends to be more common in population centers and the real aid was just getting away from others.
Call me crazy, but I feel morally justified in not watching a 15 minute video about women's underwear. But I will accept the idea that modern folks might not have understood the right way to wear corsets.
..and yet, even though you were justified, you chose to reach beyond your grasp and illuminate your consciousness with in intricacies of the sagacity of the perturbation. Thus alienating the cognition of the profundity.
I rest my case!
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
on 17 Sep 22:14
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illuminate your consciousness
see there’s your problem, you think i’m arguing with a brain but when i shake the water out my ears i hear rattling
If we are talking about post-industrial revolution times, the air of cities was incredibly polluted, so getting out to the sea with its strong winds would definitely provide solace. I wouldn’t know about houses, hopefully someone can come to enlighten us
It’s probably tuberculosis. Seaside trips were a classic part of the doctor’s recommendation for consumption.
There’s even some evidence that vitamin D (which is produced when your body is exposed to sunlight) may help slow TB infection.
Goretantath@lemmy.world
on 17 Sep 01:21
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Literaly in pokemon ruby, Wally is ill and moving to a town with fresh air cures him.
ilinamorato@lemmy.world
on 17 Sep 01:40
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There’s a whole study in a medical journal trying to figure out what disease Tiny Tim had in A Christmas Carol that
crippled him, but only in one leg;
would kill him over the course of a single year;
could be healed with 19th century medicine if a sufferer had access to enough money.
The smart money is apparently on either rickets or distal renal tubular acidosis, the treatment for both basically being oranges and beach vacations (two things a rich guy could provide).
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Edward would probably eat asbestos in front of Elizabeth pretending it was cotton candy to make her laugh, because obviously laughter is the best medicine and not limiting exposure to toxic substances.
Elizabeth, i know you miss winter but it’s summer. let us get some fake snow so you can enjoy it.
I have no idea what “classic literature” this refers to?
I haven’t read much but this is definitely a thing in Jane Austen’s works.
Classic American literature.
So like max 250 years old, not like the Iliad.
If you want to approach it from the opposite angle, check out John Green’s Everything is Tuberculosis.
In the Pre-Industrial Revolution period, TB was extremely commonplace and seen as a romantic disease that killed slowly but made the sufferer more beautiful and artistic. Different theories said that going to more humid (like seasides) or dry environments could help one treat or beat the disease. In reality, this sometimes worked because TB tends to be more common in population centers and the real aid was just getting away from others.
Reminds me of the magic mountain. Its a big read but a good one
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/g24261075/actresses-wearing-corsets-period-dramas/
The clothing alone was enough to kill a weak woman!!
Not really. Hollywood has propagated a lot of myths about corsets, partly because of incorrect application of them on Hollywood sets.
Call me crazy, but I feel morally justified in not watching a 15 minute video about women's underwear. But I will accept the idea that modern folks might not have understood the right way to wear corsets.
How does that work? What does it mean to use moral justification to avoid being informed on a topic.
https://youtu.be/-CxX8nvLalE
Here's a video explaining my moral justification. I hope it enlightens you.
i feel morally justified in not watching a video about your moral justifications. here are two modern philosophers who discuss and back up my moral justification. and it’s shorter.
..and yet, even though you were justified, you chose to reach beyond your grasp and illuminate your consciousness with in intricacies of the sagacity of the perturbation. Thus alienating the cognition of the profundity.
I rest my case!
see there’s your problem, you think i’m arguing with a brain but when i shake the water out my ears i hear rattling
Thus you prove my point for me!
No I’m… doesn’t!
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I reiterate my previous exclamation and add a further redundancy
Were houses by the seaside less packed with toxic substances?
If we are talking about post-industrial revolution times, the air of cities was incredibly polluted, so getting out to the sea with its strong winds would definitely provide solace. I wouldn’t know about houses, hopefully someone can come to enlighten us
It’s probably tuberculosis. Seaside trips were a classic part of the doctor’s recommendation for consumption.
There’s even some evidence that vitamin D (which is produced when your body is exposed to sunlight) may help slow TB infection.
Literaly in pokemon ruby, Wally is ill and moving to a town with fresh air cures him.
There’s a whole study in a medical journal trying to figure out what disease Tiny Tim had in A Christmas Carol that
The smart money is apparently on either rickets or distal renal tubular acidosis, the treatment for both basically being oranges and beach vacations (two things a rich guy could provide).
iirc Glenn Close had to die of poisoning in "Hamlet." She did her research and decided that she was being killed by strychnine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THc1X-kEX4E