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How Did Indians Prevent Mosquitoes and Other Insects From Coming In?

Many travelers have written that in ancient India, theft was so low that many people kept their doors and windows open. But then how did they prevent mosquitoes and other insects from coming into the house? So what did Indians do? We had a practice called fumigation, Ayurvedic fumigation. They would put dried cow dung and various herbs dried out herbal components that would ward off insects and mosquitoes. And that is a practice many Indians even practice in the 20th century,. especially in villages and all that. Now it's not a case, but historically it was like that.

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