The plague doctors wore long leather or waxed cloth coats ... They also wore goggles made of glass and a mask with a long, bird-like beak. The beak was filled with herbs and sweet-smelling ...

A 1619 outbreak of plague in France, rooted largely in Paris ... boots, hat, and a bizarre, bird-like mask. A cane helped doctors maintain social distance from their patients, and the mask’s beak was ...

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