Four Thieves: Historic Anti-Plague Remedy

intangible child · 05-04-2009, 01:29 AM

During the dreadful years of the Black Death, a few people found the way to survive the plague that was decimating the population. Among the more colorful of these were four thieves from Marseilles who while plundering for treasures protected themselves with garlic and a concoction of herbs extracted in vinegar.

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