Bed of Hay
There were comfortable beds and cushions like we have now back in the early days, and people had to make do with what they have. They had to get resourceful and used one product to serve multiple purposes. Unlike now, cement nor wood was prevalent or being used, but still, no one like the fact that they had to sleep on the dirt. So, they came up with a plan.
Bed Of Hay
Straws were the best option they could work with, and so they did. The straws were used as a protective method for the home as it reduced the chances of people contracting a cold from the wet ground. They also used it for bedding, where they would stack multiple layers and only replace the top layer once in a while. After all, washing and bathing were not done often, so why should the bed be changed?
Surgery Tools not Sterilized
Certain germs affect people, plants, animals, and every living being that roams this earth. Of course, medical-proof tests have shown us that there are certain germs in our body (healthy to some extent) while there are some that are bent on getting rid of us from the planet. In the olden days, many people died as a result of contracting fatal germs and bacteria because they were not aware of what germs are and how they could get them. Luckily, new tests and inventions were created in the 1800s that saw a reduction in the deaths.
Surgery Tools Not Sterilized
Doctors in those days didn’t know what it was like to clean their tools after performing surgery, so germs would travel from one patient to another and develop deadly complications. They had no idea their tools needed to be sterilized, but then again, hygiene practices in those days were highly questionable.
