The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-28
PEOPLE DID NOT BATTLE.
WHEN THE sENEFlcENT EFFECTS
OF WATER WAS UNKNOWN.


Customs of Royal Personages That Are
Repalsive co the Modern Idea OF Clean
1iness--The Lack of Bathing Habits
Among the Preach and English.
Until about the year 1850 all the BARRIERS
In France and most other countries of
Europe practieed the art of surgery. In
dark and dirty shops they shaved and bled.
cut hair and applied cupping glasses,
opened tumors and performed surgical
operations still more difficult and danger
Gus. They were despised as laberers, as
every one was despised who made practi-
cal application of his knowledge in the
form Of trade regularly followed As q
class they were much liked by the common
people, who applied to them for all ordi-
nary medical advice, but as society became
more refined, and consequently more ex-
acting in respect to neaIness, IL became
necessary TO separate the care of the hair
and beard from the treatment of diseases,
not only because the association of the two
professions was often repugnant In itself,
but there was great danger OF the trans
mission Of diseases
Louis XIII first ordered the separation
OF the two professions, directing that the
BARRIERS should eOnfiRe themselves to the
hair and beard and operations incidental
thereto, bus the shavers and hair cut
ters appealing to parliament, the matter
dragged on for nearly forty years, and was
not definitely decided until the issue OF an
s6ict by Louis XIV in 1873. AS French
writer remarks, this was none too 5000, it
being absolutely necessary that theze
should be trade whose business IL should
be to care for the general ne4tness Of the
public.
At this epoch the PaTiSians, and much
more the inhabitants of the other cities of
France, had almost lost the habit OF
cleansing the face and hands with water.
to say nothing OF other parts of the body.
BATHING ~ PARIS.
In the Dark Ages it had not been quite
50 bad, there remaining IN Gsul something
of the ROm3n custom Of bathing, which
gradually disappeared, owing 70 the oppo-
sicion OF the monks and the clergy. an
ecclesiastical work published n I7G0 De
claTes that tie use Of the bath is only 10 be
regarded as a necessity, never as = luxury.
So filthy were the monks Of the Fifteenth
century that they put 70 fight the beggars
at their gates II the wind happened 70 blow
from the direction Of the monastery. Nuns
OF the same epoch and later were not better
provided for. as We learn from the expert
ence Of a noble lady VINO. being tempo
rary inmate Ct convent, and having de-
nAnded q foot hath. was refused b. the
superior, the luxury being unbeard Of
within those walls ia default u other
appliances she made uss q an old trunk.
with 10 other resnit than 70 produces a gen
sral inundAtion Of TIE sacred ediace.
In 1Zz2 there were tEeRty-siX public
baths IN Paris, then a small city. They
were arranged fer steam or hot water,
person being able TO take one or both kinds
a. hedesired. They were expensive for the
period, q complete hath costing f0Er francs.
vbich restricted tAeir use 20 persons ia
easy circI instances They 8sre Dot 0peBesi
til Daylight. the streets not beinG safe D.
fore thaf sour 70 prevent promiseuity i
was ordered that the Den shQsld 20 ~ tie
morning and the wou.ea IN the evening.
bat the rule does noE seen 20 have beeu
weil observed. since. Ia tse course o. tine,
they acquired 3 bsd reputation sDd lsll
into dlsass When fEey were heated Ia
tae niorz~ ~ the fact <as znEozncssi after
tie fnAunef 81 the Ders0d-BY eFlzFs Wi 40
ruzs5e tse round - tas city. iizEatEsss
srxse esmm0- ln private hou=es "a tha
Same epaeh rrasls usually ia ihe form q