Ep 9 Tuberculosis: A Slow Burn
This Podcast Will Kill You
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The Consumption Look
Tuberculosis or consumption as it was known during this time due to the way that a person wasted away while infected was almost fashionable. Like if you had TB, you must be in with the in crowd. Women began starving themselves drinking only lemon water or in one case eating sand to achieve the chic consumptive look.
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