continuity

• People still believed that you could

  prevent disease by practising the

  Regimen Sanitatis by observing

  moderation, such as avoiding

  exhaustion, rich fatty foods and strong alcohol...
• People were still very

  superstitious and took

  measures to prevent disease

  by wearing charms and

  praying to God regularly...
• Cleanliness was very

  important ‐ people still

  understood the home and

  the body had to be clean and

  free from bad smells...
• Miasma was still believed

  in. People still believed

  that wearing sweet‐

  smelling herbs would

  keep away bad air...