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[SpokeyDokey]

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At least the absolute population numbers were stable.

What on Earth is 'Rising of the Lights'?

 

[PeteXXX]

At least the absolute population numbers were stable.

What on Earth is 'Rising of the Lights'?

Who knows.. Is it still fatal? 🤔
There's several strange afflictions in the list!!

 

[Punkawallah]

At least the absolute population numbers were stable.

What on Earth is 'Rising of the Lights'?

‘Lights’ used to refer to your innards.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

‘Lights’ used to refer to your innards.

I remember that now as a Butcher's term - no idea what the 'rising' term means.

 

[classic33]

At least the absolute population numbers were stable.

What on Earth is 'Rising of the Lights'?

'Rising of the lights" was a 17th-century term for a lung disease, likely croup, pneumonia, or a severe, choking cough that caused breathing difficulties. "Lights" referred to the lungs, and "rising" meant inflammation or a sensation of the lungs rising into the throat due to violent coughing.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

'Rising of the lights" was a 17th-century term for a lung disease, likely croup, pneumonia, or a severe, choking cough that caused breathing difficulties. "Lights" referred to the lungs, and "rising" meant inflammation or a sensation of the lungs rising into the throat due to violent coughing.

Thank you.

 

[Webbo2]

'Rising of the lights" was a 17th-century term for a lung disease, likely croup, pneumonia, or a severe, choking cough that caused breathing difficulties. "Lights" referred to the lungs, and "rising" meant inflammation or a sensation of the lungs rising into the throat due to violent coughing.

A bit like when you‘ve just ridden up a 20% plus hill.😉

 

[Dogtrousers]

From a butchery point of view "Lights" refers to lungs, which - like tripe - nobody eats any more but my mum did talk about eating "liver and lights".

 

[presta]

 

[PeteXXX]

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[PeteXXX]

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