Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 392

Episode 392 Bath [1]

The treatments I gave to the ten VVIPs gathered here included pufferfish stings, a fermented rice dough scrub that I hoped would have lots of natural yeast ingredients, and most importantly, a face wash.

Instead of just washing the cat's face, I washed it properly using soap and distilled water made by boiling clean water.

-Huh? You want me to wash my face?

-There's no soot?

Because the staff training was so thorough, their washing skills were excellent.

It wasn't like this from the beginning.

First of all, it was because I had a strong aversion to washing.

Although we have become more tolerant of washing compared to the 18th century… … .

All I could do was collect rainwater and rub it on my face.

In games, when you stay at a medieval inn, you get water, right?

That's all a joke.

The Europeans will distort history later on, that's what I'm saying.

“I’m not really suffering from French disease, am I?”

“Once you get French disease, it’s a struggle…….”

“Hey… that’s not a British soldier… ugh.”

What kind of conversation is this?

Surprisingly, it is a conversation between our group and Jean Pierre.

It's amazing to think that my colleagues are among the leaders in medicine at this point.

Oh, you may not know what French disease is, but it refers to syphilis.

Even today, syphilis is a very vicious disease, but it is said that it was much more virulent when it first arrived in the New World.

'What… … Corona is like that too. Infectious diseases are really shitty at first.'

Don't viruses and bacteria also need a period of time to adapt to the human body?

In fact, if they want to live long, they shouldn't let their host die too quickly.

Of course, it's not like you use your head like that to get that way, and those with those characteristics survive for a long time and turn into the form of syphilis we know, but anyway.

The symptoms were so terrible that Europeans seem to have named the disease after countries they hate.

Actually, it's difficult to say that they are only Europeans.

I heard from Koreans that they call it Wae-byeong.

Or you could call it a blue flag.

'To believe that washing can cause syphilis… … really… … .'

I sighed and then suddenly remembered what I had studied.

When I first came here, I thought these guys were all crazy when they said weird things, but as I stayed here, I realized that these guys had their own reasons.

Even so, it was such a ridiculous argument that I didn’t really need to study it… … .

Unfortunately, I am an individual and they are a group, no, the world.

I realized that persuasion is necessary for change to occur, and that in order to do that, I first had to understand why these people were acting this way.

'It must have been the plague first. Or some other infectious disease.'

Surprisingly, wasn't Rome an empire with very well-developed public baths?

It was not just any empire, but one of the greatest empires in history, so naturally, its influence on medieval Europe was enormous.

Strangely, the positive things were rejected and the negative things were accepted, so it was a mess… … .

Usually in such cases Christianity is the culprit, but not in the case of the washing problem.

The root of the problem was simply using public bathhouses without any concept of germs.

In addition, it is also a problem that European water is generally dirtier than Eastern water.

'Then the disease would have spread, and the information would have been distorted to create the perception that bathing is dangerous.'

Some people even made extreme claims, asking why we should wash the body that the Lord gave us.

Those who hated the Jews so much blamed them for the Black Death, and the rumor they used at the time was that the wells were poisoned.

People had no doubts about him at all.

why?

Jews are bad guys, but wells were dangerous to begin with.

'The perception that water is dangerous, not just for bathing… is widespread.'

If you watch medieval European movies, you see people drinking alcohol with their faces red, doing farm work, right?

It's not that these people are simply uncivilized, they just drink alcohol instead of water because water is dangerous.

In a country like ours where groundwater gushes out and clear water comes out, it's hard to imagine, but it's like that here.

It goes without saying that places where alcohol was included in the salary were almost the same even just 100 years ago.

Even now, when people receive their paycheck, the first thing they do is drink alcohol.

Only the really poor drink rainwater, or water from the Thames, or just sewage running down the alley, and you'll get the idea when you see it.

Thames water and sewage are dangerous, to say the least, and even rainwater is not just acid rain, it's downright toxic due to London's terrible air pollution.

-Huh? You want me to wash my face?

If you go back and look at the employees' complaints, it might make sense now.

But there are times in this world when even understandable things must be changed.

Now was that time.

So, I used threats to wipe the employees' faces first.

-Please, spare my life!

-Please… …what is this? Soap? Th, bubbles… …!

Since they were people who were washing their faces for the first time since they were born, they kept opening their eyes and screaming after putting on soap, so the soap kept going into their eyes and mouths.

As a result, the screams became more and more realistic.

If soap water gets into your eyes, it hurts a little.

but…….

-Uh… … My face… … ?

-I think you've gotten prettier… … ?

After everything was done, the reaction changed.

How dirty must it have been, exposed to London's notorious air?

No, even if I lived in a clean countryside, it would still be dirty.

You don't even clean it well.

Even if you wash your face, all you can do is wipe the corners of your mouth and rub your hands to wipe away any dirt you may have.

It can't be helped because the water is dirty, but anyway, since I washed it with soap, it's natural for it to turn white.

-Uh… …My face is clean.

After a few more days, the acne on my face disappeared a lot.

I think it would have been even better if I applied the special lotion I developed, containing Indian aloe, which replenishes moisture.

Even natural yeast is used in abundance… … .

'The most important thing is actually age.'

First of all, these guys are all teenagers.

I'm lying and saying I'm in my 30s… … !

Teenagers, teenagers.

As I'm getting older, my skin definitely changed just by filling in the basics.

In this way, our staff went from being mere employees to something akin to gods, and they polished up VVIPs with the skills they had learned to the best of their ability.

“How are you?”

“Wow… I feel like I’ve become younger all at once.”

In addition, the male guests got haircuts and shaved their beards.

There were some customers who didn't need a haircut, but that's… I think it's something you have to consider yourself.

Anyway, all the VVIPs who looked in the mirror were satisfied.

In fact, even though it was only effective for washing my face now, it was still like that.

“There is something more important.”

"which……?"

“It’s a bath.”

“Bath…? Even if that’s what you say….”

As expected, the King jumped at the word bath.

If it had been an unexpected reaction, I would have been flustered too… … .

Now, there is a lot of 19th century leftovers, that's what I'm saying.

“Your Majesty. This bath… is not just any bath.”

"then……?"

“First, change your clothes inside and then try entering through the door on the other side.”

“Umm…….”

Moreover, since I have a reputation, His Majesty readily accepted the suggestion to change clothes instead of going into the water.

Then I went into the inner bath, which was the men's bath.

It wasn't just a simple potion, but charcoal was lit here and there to create steam.

“This is……?”

At Your Majesty's words, I began to tell the lies I had prepared.

To be honest, that's nonsense.

My ENT friend would probably kill me if he heard this.

If he is British and has a strong sense of loyalty, he could be killed quite brutally.

But there was no otolaryngology in the 19th century.

That's right.

“Breathe in. Through your nose.”

“Ugh.”

“This steam will disinfect your respiratory system, starting from your nose.”

No, it won't work.

If you disinfect it, it will die.

But it is true that moisture is good for nasal health.

I remember my ENT friend telling me that he saw a person who suffered from rhinitis all the time in Korea get completely cured after going to a place like Hawaii.

“Really… I feel a little better?”

“Yes, the secret is in this water. It’s the water you wash your face with… I developed it.”

“Wow…… The color of the water is truly amazing…….”

“Yes.”

If you go to any public bathhouse in Korea, you will probably see a wall with various water effects written all over it.

Just looking at it, the bath water is the very essence of Muandan water… … .

You, I, and the bathhouse owner all know that there's no way that can happen.

But there is always a reason for doing things that way.

Doesn't this fragrant water look healthy?

“Huh. This is it. I didn’t know.”

His Majesty is also soaking his feet.

Because the temperature is just right, and because our center is located in a slightly mountainous area, it is cold, so it is not easy to get it out once you soak it.

I knew it, but I had to speak out, so I continued.

“You have to come in here and stay for 15 minutes.”

“15 minutes?”

“Yes, then the ingredients in this medicine will penetrate into your body and make you younger.”

“If there’s more, isn’t that better?”

“Even medicine can be poisonous if taken in excess. Take the example of cow body parts.”

“Ah, haha. I see. Okay. I get it.”

15 minutes.

At least that much would soften the filthy liquid clinging to the skin of this dirty British monarch.

'I'm going to push the timing today.'

Time flies.

Obviously, this is not a particularly good thing for skin health.

This is because even the ingredients that protect the skin are completely removed.

but…….

There is nothing better than showing something with your eyes.

When you consider the cost-effectiveness, I think it would be better to just shave if these people are going to practice good hygiene.

'Hmm… … .'

Liston's face, visible through the distant mist of steam, was not very bright.

That was because he was also a human who had not yet bathed.

Since he was a man with an overabundance of male hormones, he had a strong odor, and he was also a man who was good at covering it up with perfume.

-Do you wipe it when you see the effect?

-no…….

-You even gave me a haircut, but I can't even wash it?

-If you say so… … Ugh… … .

Nevertheless, after seeing the results of the VVIPs today, I decided to go for the bathing ritual.

This could be said to be a great sacrifice and determination… … .

That's Liston's position, and to me it's just a given.

“Hmm. It’s been 15 minutes.”

I turned my head and saw the king walking out with a wet towel on.

Since he is a man who thinks terribly about his body, it seems like he was only looking at the hourglass.

I made His Majesty lie face down on a hot stone bed equipped with Joseon's excellent ondol technology, which was placed next to the bath.

“Hey, the stone is warm?”

“Didn’t I tell you? I’ll let you taste a secret dish you’ve never seen before here.”

“Well, you’re not the kind of person to talk nonsense.”

“If you lie down here, I will now peel off the aging lumps attached to your Majesty’s skin.”

“Is that possible?”

“Yes, here.”

Then he explained about the timing.

Since it's all a lie anyway, I don't think there's any need to know.