Pestilence Index

Counters in the villages on the public byways submit reports daily on outbreak of the bubonic plague. Physicians wearing the beak mask should look to the market for stocks of herbs to combat the miasma, also known as the night air. Lavender, peppermint, camphor, roses, carnations, as well as juniper berry, ambergris, cloves, labdanum, myrrh, storax, and a vinegar soaked sponge.