Try Not To Be Put Off By These Hygiene Tips From The Past

Published on 09/11/2019
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Using The Bathroom At Night

If you were to wake up in the middle of the night with the sudden urge to use the bathroom, it was likely that you’d just reach under your bed for your bedpan. After relieving yourself, you’d simply slide it back underneath your bed and go back to sleep. The next morning these bedpans were emptied out the window onto the streets.

Using The Bathroom At Night

Using The Bathroom At Night

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Urine As An Antiseptic

This may come as a shock to most people, but back in these days, urine was used for a lot of things. Other than wine, urine was actually the most commonly used item that could double as an antiseptic. If you got a cut from something or got hurt in some way, urine was used to heal you.

Urine As An Antiseptic

Urine As An Antiseptic

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