The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36440 Message #502941
Posted By: Brían
10-Jul-01 - 09:19 AM
Thread Name: BS: How old is 'the blues' meaning sadness?
Subject: RE: BS: How old is 'the blues' meaning sadness?
I think there might be a connection with the 4 Cardinal Humors: Blood(Red), Phlegm(Green, Yellow),Melancholy(Black bile). People's body fluids were thought to govern their emotions.