LL-L "Traditions" 2003.11.12 (14) [E]

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From: jannie.lawn <jannie.lawn at ntlworld.com>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2003.11.12 (11) [E]


Hai Lowlanders
Re the discussion whether it was the Black Death or not, I think I remember
that someone in a t.v. programme once said that it could have been anthrax
instead.  Anyone know more about this?
Groeten, Jannie

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From: Stan Levinson <stlev99 at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2003.11.12 (09) [E/S]

I learned it in New York almost 50 years ago as "ashes ashes" as well.
Stan

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From: Thomas <t.mcrae at uq.net.au>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2003.11.12 (11) [E]

on 13/11/03 8:16, Lowlands-L at lowlands-l at lowlands-l.net wrote:

> But none of this demonstrates that this is what the Black Death actually
> was. Epidemiologists seem to think they know, but there is never any
> demonstration that any particular known disease was the Black Death.
We know it was a pandemic bearing this name which appears to have been the
Pasteurella pestis induced Plague but naturally cabnnot be certain. Same
thing applies to all those Leprosy cases many of which would have been
psoriasis or fungal complaints to say nothing of mite infetsations..
On the latter Sandy I refer you to the Edinburgh suburb of Liberton where
there was a leper colony in medieval times and the local kirk, still there,
had an open window where they could assemble for services. Liberton in fact
is probably a corruption of Leper Toon.
Regards
Tom
Tom Mc Rae PSOC
Brisbane Australia
"The masonnis suld mak housis stark and rude,
To keep the pepill frome the stormes strang,
And he that fals, the craft it gois all wrang."
>>From 15th century Scots Poem 'The Buke of the Chess'

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