The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 3 months agoDocumented causes of death in London, 1632lemmy.worldimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down11
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minus-squareDonjuanme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoRising of the lights? Were they falling off lamp posts?
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoAccording to wikipedia: Rising of the lights was an illness or obstructive condition of the larynx, trachea or lungs, possibly croup. It was a common entry on bills of mortality in the 17th century. Lights in this case referred to the lungs.
minus-squareDonjuanme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoUgh I think I’d like my lungs to stay right where they are.
Rising of the lights? Were they falling off lamp posts?
According to wikipedia:
Ugh I think I’d like my lungs to stay right where they are.