Comments on: 1918: Spanish Flu, Attitudes toward Housekeeping, and a Little Bit about Linguistic History http://forgottennewengland.com/2012/02/08/1918-spanish-flu-attitudes-toward-housekeeping-and-a-little-bit-about-linguistic-history/ Exploring New England As It Was Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Forgotten New England http://forgottennewengland.com/2012/02/08/1918-spanish-flu-attitudes-toward-housekeeping-and-a-little-bit-about-linguistic-history/#comment-388 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:24:37 +0000 http://forgottennewengland.com/?p=1701#comment-388 Thanks for the link and comment. I’ve enjoyed your blog at goodoldboston too.

]]> By: MarkB http://forgottennewengland.com/2012/02/08/1918-spanish-flu-attitudes-toward-housekeeping-and-a-little-bit-about-linguistic-history/#comment-386 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:26:09 +0000 http://forgottennewengland.com/?p=1701#comment-386 A couple of thoughts. The fresh air theory had been popular for quite a while by the time the Spanish Flu hit. Boston City Hospital had open air wards in tents for returning soldiers from the Spanish American War. Ironically, they had built the hospital beside the end of the South Bay, which was polluted with sewage.

Also, my Swedish grandmother moved from Roxbury to Quincy to nurse her brother’s family during the flu outbreak. She had a husband and baby son at the time. People did what they had to do.

Great blog – I added a link on my blog that will show up soon.

]]> By: Forgotten New England http://forgottennewengland.com/2012/02/08/1918-spanish-flu-attitudes-toward-housekeeping-and-a-little-bit-about-linguistic-history/#comment-367 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:02:24 +0000 http://forgottennewengland.com/?p=1701#comment-367 He did come across a little . . . umm . . . condescending, even when viewed from a historical perspective.

]]> By: Forgotten New England http://forgottennewengland.com/2012/02/08/1918-spanish-flu-attitudes-toward-housekeeping-and-a-little-bit-about-linguistic-history/#comment-366 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:01:22 +0000 http://forgottennewengland.com/?p=1701#comment-366 Thanks, for the comment, follow, and ‘likes’. I’m in Boston often and will check that out.

]]> By: gonzotopia http://forgottennewengland.com/2012/02/08/1918-spanish-flu-attitudes-toward-housekeeping-and-a-little-bit-about-linguistic-history/#comment-365 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:44:00 +0000 http://forgottennewengland.com/?p=1701#comment-365 If you are in the Boston area, I highly recommend you check out the BSA Space that just opened in Boston. One of the exhibits on display is from “Where’s Boston?” a multimedia show created in 1975 for Boston’s Bicentennial. There is a column from the original show containing several words that originated in the area.

]]> By: Karen K http://forgottennewengland.com/2012/02/08/1918-spanish-flu-attitudes-toward-housekeeping-and-a-little-bit-about-linguistic-history/#comment-364 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:00:38 +0000 http://forgottennewengland.com/?p=1701#comment-364 Hey, at least the Man About Town wasn’t snotty or condescending or chauvinistic or anything.

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