
This article starts with a claim that wearing protective face masks have been around forever, some wore them, and some didn’t. So what’s the big deal eh!
And there is no more famous one as the Plaque Doctors Mask that you would see if you chose not to wear one.
Could these decorative Coronavirus face masks turn into a fashion statement? Could they even stay in style?
I’m not trying to glamorize the severity of the Coronavirus Pandemic, but wearing a mask to protect one’s self or his family seems to be a no brainier for this Canadian.
This article starts in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries when many pandemics ran ramped in Europe. It killed millions of people in its wake. Some doctors wore distinctive beak-like face masks called the Plaque Doctors Mask.

this Covid-19 mask is not to protect me, its to protect … YOU
The beaks were filled with unsaturated chemicals, herbs, and spices to treat the ailing patient. The belief was the masks and leather suits that they wore were designed to protect them from putrid air when treating a sickly patient. It is much like the protective gear used today in health care and hospitals, but, “without the beak and leathers.” They suspected the virus could be airborne. So face masks have been around forever. Continue reading →