By Stella Gay History has shown that the rich outlived the poor in large numbers during the Bubonic Plague, and many believe it was due to the fact that their food and drink was always served in silver goblets and bowls. While modern medical professionals will not admit openly that this is true, a detailed look at history reveals the fact. Those who follow a more traditional system of health maintenance stand firm in their belief that this is just more proof that there are health benefits to colloidal silver . Better nutrition and being clean is often cited as the reason wealthy outlived poor during this time. While there may be some truth to the benefit of better nutrition, wealthy aristocrats were not all that much cleaner than their peasant counterparts. Due to fears of being accused of witchcraft, all cats were killed in the wealthy houses as well as the poor, and bathing was not regarded as a necessity for anyone. Their clothes were generally clean, but to bathe away the...