Mary Adams Belk
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- Jul 9, 2026
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On the time before cleanliness (opens the original)
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To bathe or not to bathe ⦠ridiculous question? Maybe not. The whole idea of cleanliness has changed with some unusual twists and turns. The Romans were zealous about bathing, but the Black Death in 14th century Europe altered that passion. After the death of 25 million in France, the belief that hot baths left people susceptible to illness held firm in Europe for the next 200 years. Bad things entered through pores, they thought, so it was better to keep them clogged. Englandâs first Quee
Adventures in (almost) skydiving (opens the original)
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Daddy didnât fight in World War II. He was exempt from battle, not because of his high blood pressure and phlebitis, or because he was almost 40 years old and had three children with my sister Jane on the way. The U.S. military signed him up for different duties. A factory in New Orleans needed textile engineers to discover a formula for high-quality parachute material. So, Daddy loaded up the family and headed to Louisiana. And, from 1941 until the end of the war, he helped invent and perfect
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