Through the s, corncobs were a common toilet paper alternative. Then, newspapers and magazines arrived in the early 18th century. Shifts in attitudes and practices over time, including those associated with bathroom habits and hygiene, can help explain why people in modern society feel compelled to have toilet paper on hand, particularly during a crisis.
For instance, in the Middle Ages, people considered human waste both good—being valuable and worth money excellent for crops —and bad—filthy and disgusting excellent for humor and insults. In ancient Rome, public toilets consisted of stone or marble slabs with a series of holes in them.
There were no dividers and therefore no privacy. People ended up quite literally sitting right next to each other and sharing the communal sponge. Now, most Americans would be embarrassed at the mere thought of running out of toilet paper. If we run out of toilet paper, how will we wipe our bottoms?
The answers might surprise you. Before toilet paper, people mainly used whatever was free and readily available for personal hygiene. Unfortunately, many of the options were quite painful: Wood shavings, hay, rocks, corn cobs, and even frayed anchor cables. Ancient Romans used a sponge on a stick that sat in a bucket of salt water and was shared by everyone yuck.
Leaves, rags, moss and rags were some of the less-painful and probably more sanitary options. Wealthy people used wool, lace or other fabrics. For centuries, cultures such as the Inuit have used snow to wipe their lower ends. Today, it is suggested as a possible way to clean up on an outdoor trip. Although its snow might feel cold against your skin, it serves as one of the most refreshing ways to wipe your behind. Tow rags are long pieces of rope with frayed ends that dangles in the sea.
Also, the rope is permanently fixed to the part of the ship that was used as a toilet. Sailors use this item by lifting the rope out of the water, and then they use the frayed end to wipe their behind. After wiping, they would drop the rope into the water and leave it to clean itself as the boat drags across the sea.
In the 19th century America, you might have to use the pages of a Sear Roebuck catalog. People found this material as an ideal option because it was comfortable and had numerous pages for prolonged use. You could even get it free and fix it on the nail of your outhouse. But some years later, the companies printed the catalog in glossy pages, which made wiping uncomfortable. Other printed materials such as magazines and newspapers were also used during this period.
This hole was used to hang the material on the customary nail found in the outhouse. Now that you have a fair idea of how people cleaned their behinds in the past. The early Chinese discovered paper in the 2 n d century as a wrapping and padding material. Some centuries later, a primitive form of toilet paper was widely used in China. But the first modern styled paper was made in This model had perfumed sheets and was created for the Chinese Imperial family.
America then became the new home of this product. In , Joseph C. The product consisted of loose, flat sheets of paper with his name printed on them. The Scott brothers launched the Scott Paper Company in This company is credited with being the first company to sell toilet paper in rolls. But, Albany Perforated Company sold the earliest standard perforated toilet paper on a roll. In , Hans Klenk became the first toilet paper rolls seller in Europe. In the 20th century, Hans Klenk sold the first toilet paper rolls in Europe.
Before the discovery of tissue paper, humans have found different ways to wipe their behinds after using the bathroom. Most times, these items are chosen because of their smoothness. The Greeks chose stones or ceramic fragments, while the Romans preferred the communal sponge. Ros Feldman. My aunt used to hang old telephone books. Used to hate using the bathroom at her place. Marcia Slaughter. Reply to Marcia Slaughter. Most likely, Marcia. And then if there was no TP, people used the pages!
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Reply to Michelle. Reply to Ron C. There was always a fight over the yellow index pages. They were softer. Reply to Sarah M. Reply to Gloria. Thank you SO much, Gloria! Washcloth works great. You saved my butt — literally! Cut paper towel in half, or wrinkled wax paper, or old news paper! Wet it. Do not flush these. Eliseo Art Arambulo Silva. Wilma Brooks. Ann McGarity. Cindy Kueczynski. Reply to TIFF. Reply to Cindy Kueczynski. Beverly Dwyer. Toilet paper should be made from hemp not our much needed trees.
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