::I'm not trying to jump anywhere; I agree that it's a myth. I'm just saying that the lack of knowledge of germ theory is neither here nor there. Incidentally, the *idea* dates to the 1760s-- there just isn't any evidence that anyone actually tried it. [[User:Pepperlynn|Pepperlynn]] 22:46, 18 March 2009 (EDT) | ::I'm not trying to jump anywhere; I agree that it's a myth. I'm just saying that the lack of knowledge of germ theory is neither here nor there. Incidentally, the *idea* dates to the 1760s-- there just isn't any evidence that anyone actually tried it. [[User:Pepperlynn|Pepperlynn]] 22:46, 18 March 2009 (EDT) |