© 2008 by Linda Moulton Howe “People were reporting ‘comets.’ But they were clearly not comets from the descriptions. People were reporting bright flying objects and said the aerial objects were spraying gas, which they called ‘mists’ that caused the Black Death.” – William Bramley, Atty., The Gods of Eden The classic sign of the 14th Century bubonic plague was the appearance of buboes shown in the illustration, which are swollen lymph nodes in the groin, the neck, and armpits that oozed pus and bled. Most victims died within four to seven days after infection. Illustration of the Black Death from the Toggenburg Bible in 1411. Click here for Earthfiles podcast. August 22, 2008, Modesto, California – Every once in a while, there is […] Read More