In 1918 and 1919, masks also stoked political division. Then, as now, medical authorities urged people to wear them to help slow the spread of disease. And then, as now, some people resisted. Here's how that started — and what it looked like. nyti.ms/3k4Lx41

Masks were called muzzles, germ shields and dirt traps. They gave people a “pig-like snout.” Some snipped holes in their masks to smoke cigars. Others fastened them to dogs in mockery. Bandits used them to rob banks. There were calls to protest, like this one in California.

On Nov. 9, 1,000 people were arrested, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. City prisons swelled to standing room only. At outdoor court sessions, jail terms of 8 hours to 10 days were given out. Those who could not pay $5 were jailed for 48 hours.

San Francisco’s mask ordinance expired after 4 weeks at noon on November 21, 1918. The spread had been halted. But a second wave was on the horizon. By December, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors was again proposing a mask requirement. It was met with testy opposition.

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