Taking a bath in Europe in those times was not a popular practice. It’s not because people didn’t like it, but because they thought they could die from it. There were many diseases, so a lot of doctors recommended not taking baths to avoid those sicknesses. “The floors are covered with rush mats . The bottom layer is not renewed, sometimes for twenty years. It absorbs spit, vomit, human waste, scraps of fish, and other substances. When the weather is hot, a vapor comes out of the floor, and this is very bad for the health.”
rush mats: n. small pieces of material made from a plant that look like grass scraps: n. bits of food left after a meal
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