Try Not To Be Put Off By These Hygiene Tips From The Past

Number 1 Please

When doctors were called in to sterilize a wound, they would simply pee on the area. This was thought to clean the cut or scrape and help it heal quickly and properly. Who else is glad we don’t still do this today?!

Number 1 Please

Butcher’s Bridge

During the Middle Ages, the River Thames smelled worse than anything we’ve mentioned thus far. Butchers threw their rotten, unused meat right over the railing of the bridge into the water below. One bridge even earned the nickname “Butcher’s Bridge” thanks to the rotten animal parts in the water beneath it.

Butcher’s Bridge