10 unbelievable monstrous things that ancient people once considered normal in the past
Have you ever thought that you would use lead or sulfur to dye your hair? Or do the "breast" bigger than you use rubber balls? It is enough to hear these things just to make you goosebumps because of fear.
But do you know that in ancient times, it was the habit of not only one person but hundreds of others on this Earth.
Let's review the facts that not everyone knows about ancient people, make sure you say "Wow" when listening to them.
1. Women use lead and sulfur to dye their hair
Few people know that since ancient times, the ancients knew how to use chemicals to dye their hair, even though those substances were harmful to their health.
The Greeks and Romans used lead and sulfur as a hair dye. In the 1700s, Italians liked to soak their hair in corrosive alkaline solution so that they could have iridescent blond hair.
Meanwhile Europeans use saffron powder and sulfide powder to get a great hair color. The ancient Afghans also believed that dyeing hair with different colors could cure headaches.
2. Beeswax, kerosene used for . breast augmentation
Since ancient times, women know how to use many different means to improve their beauty and the "degree" of round 1 is no exception.
Some women especially like rubbing coconut oil on their breasts with the belief that round 1 will increase in size.
In 1895, Vincenz Czerny - a German doctor who performed the world's first modern cosmetic surgery. Czerny used adipose tissue behind his back, or from benign tumors to help women with "deviant" breasts become more attractive and balanced.
The ingredients used for breast augmentation at this time include beeswax, vegetable oil and . kerosene. Sometimes breast implant materials are spheres of rubber, rubber, wool, sponges, etc. As a result, these surgeries have resulted in serious consequences: skin necrosis, granulomas, and problems. liver, coma, even death.
3. Healing with . animal manure
It is expected that the ancients used animal manure to treat and treat various diseases. Ancient Greek women believed that applying a small amount of crocodile to the vagina could be used as an effective contraceptive.
Meanwhile the ancient Egyptians used animal manure to heal the wound.
Sheep dung is again used in Scottish folk medicine to treat smallpox. However, experts recommend that you should never foolishly try them at home.
4. Drill the Trepanning skull to free the soul
Trepanation is the oldest surgical method, dating from the Stone Age. This is the form of skull bones drilling, done in ancient civilizations.
It is like a ritual to get rid of evil spirits - which is supposed to cause illness.
Hearing is wrong, but Trepanning still applies today. Modern medicine has allowed doctors to intervene in the brain, using techniques and tools to drill into the patient's skull.
The goal is somewhat more reasonable: solving hematomas caused by internal bleeding, head injury or stroke.
5. Pregnancy tests with wheat, barley, garlic
In 1350 BC, women who knew how to use wheat, barley soaked in their urine for a few days for pregnancy testing. If the barley seed germinates, it is a baby boy, if the grain germinates, it is pregnant. Conversely, if no seed germinates, the woman is not pregnant.
If Egyptian women used wheat and barley for pregnancy tests, ancient Greek women tried pregnancy again by inserting an onion or a pungent root of garlic such as garlic or ginger into the vagina and leaving it overnight.
The Greeks thought that if the womb was not pregnant, the uterus would open so that the onion smell could reach the mouth, leading to the smell of onion. If the woman is pregnant, the uterus will close, so her breath will not smell.
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Ancient Romans were seen as pioneers in bringing sanitation technology to Europe more than 2,000 years ago.
They devised a system of public toilets, public baths . to keep the city from being flooded with garbage, the stench.
The ancient Roman "toilet bowl" had no lid, but most of it was a stone or wood that was carved into a small hole, connecting the chain to each other.
For those with high status, they will be warmed up by a special maid before putting their butt on the "position" to deal with sadness.
7. The women "cried"
A common funeral in ancient Rome began with a parade to take the coffin through the streets, relatives crying and following the union to bring the coffin. The larger the number of people attending the funeral, the more respected the deceased is.
Sometimes, the deceased family will hire special women to cry to "impress" the people around them. To emphasize her suffering, these women also scratched their cheeks to bleed or remove their hair.
Later, this tradition was considered negative and excessive. People should not hire professional "crying people" because this is in contrast to the still image of the residents here.
8. The law allows me to kill my daughter's lover
Fathers have a great influence in the family and especially with their daughters. In fact, they have the right to choose husbands for girls. The rules on this matter are very strict, and girls are not allowed to have intimate relationships with anyone before getting married.
A father can legally kill a girl's lover (even kill her daughter) if the father sees a "intimate" daughter and lover too limited.
9. I can sell children to slave traders
In ancient Rome, the father was the head of the household and possessed both his wife and children and all property. Fathers also have the right to decide whether or not to keep newborn babies to feed.
I have the right to sell my son to a slave trader. If the owner has bought this child without it, it can return to the family.
However, the 'only' father could sell the child for the third time, otherwise it would be considered a 'bad father'.
10. Shave eyebrows as a "mourning" cat
Ancient Egyptians worshiped cats, believing that cats bring good fortune to their families. Bastet is the symbolic goddess for the family, the cat and the breeder, often expressed in the form of a cat or a cat-headed woman.
Cats are treated as sacred animals, and those who harm them can be executed.
Ancient Egyptian families will mourn the death of a cat in the family by shaving their eyebrows. The body of the cat will be scented and placed in a special shaped wooden mask.
The mummy's cat will also be placed in the family's tomb or in a cemetery dedicated to cats.
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