You have worded your comment as if miasma is an actual phenomenon and that the masks had a side-effect protecting against it, when it was precisely because of the belief in the pseudoscientifical idea of miasma which made them wear the masks.
I accidentally posted without doing a proper proof read lol.
Fixed it.
In any case, its metaphorically true that the sickness was caused by ‘bad air’. It’s fascinating that they were so close to understanding it as a function, if not the reality.
You have worded your comment as if miasma is an actual phenomenon and that the masks had a side-effect protecting against it, when it was precisely because of the belief in the pseudoscientifical idea of miasma which made them wear the masks.
I accidentally posted without doing a proper proof read lol.
Fixed it.
In any case, its metaphorically true that the sickness was caused by ‘bad air’. It’s fascinating that they were so close to understanding it as a function, if not the reality.