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Generally, no. First of all, salt water dehydrates people. (The salt in the salt water pulls water out of your cells.) Second, it was very difficult to purify water prior to the mid-1800s, because it was more-or-less impossible to remove diseases and contaminants. Most people did not drink water on any regulars basis. Sailors were especially incapable of purifying their supplies of water. Most sailors drank beer and hard liquor, which tended to preserve better and remained antibacterial.
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What insect was found in sailors hair?
fleas because sailors needed ALL their water to drink not bathe
Why are sailors strongly advise not to drink water if they are shipwrecked?
Because the sea water is salty and it can harm us .
What was the main drink for sailors?
Grog .
What did sailors drink?
18th century
What did the sailors drink in Tudor times?
Shakespeare talks about people drinking mead. It was an alcoholic drink made from honey and water which was fermented with yeast. I'm sure the most common drink was water though. Actually I thought water was very dangerous at those times, so it was only drunk if desperate. True with the mead though! Thanks!
What century did sailors drink rum?
18th century
What did the sailors drink in the First Fleet?
The sailors in the First Fleet drank a very inferior type of rum which was purchased for them.
What alcohol did sailors drink before rum?
Beer or ale
What did sailers drink?
Historically, rum was issued daily to sailors. This is no longer the case and sailors consume a wide variety of alcoholic beverages.
Is it bad to pee in the shower with your husband?
Its gross!! (NO!) HELL no its SEXY as people pee in pools and even CHIT in them at times YOU GO GIRL Marines and others EXCEPT Sailors are known to drink their own pee when they run out of water Sailors like me Oh never mind you will only be grossed out
Do mermaids get sailors off guard an bring them down in the water?
In a book called "The tales of crypids" it states that mermaids do catch sailors off guard then drags them down in the water but the mermaids found out when they bring the sailors down, that the sailors cant breath underwater so the sailors end up dying and ever since the mermaids have been hiding to distract more sailors.
what jobs did the sailors have?
the Tudor sailors jobs were scrubbing the deck watching out on the water in case other ships attack
