tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213263063218723652.post6086352259186686964..comments2024-02-28T00:27:35.835-08:00Comments on Musings on the long eighteenth century: Doing the businessNicky Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02253090308278054410noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213263063218723652.post-40725912787345644362013-04-29T11:13:59.298-07:002013-04-29T11:13:59.298-07:00Apologies for the delay but it's not something...Apologies for the delay but it's not something that appears in many of my books! As toilet paper wasn't invented until the late nineteenth century, it looks like people continued to use what they had been using for centuries, namely the rich used wool or cloth and the poor used whatever they could find, such as leaves, moss or rags (the latter having the added benefit of being reuseable). Hope this helps!Nicky Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253090308278054410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213263063218723652.post-3393050754019218842013-04-19T07:46:34.210-07:002013-04-19T07:46:34.210-07:00Thanks for an interesting snippet of personal hygi...Thanks for an interesting snippet of personal hygiene history.<br />What did the 18th century use for toilet paper?<br /><br />This is not an idle question. I need this info for some of my writing and I can find it no where.<br /><br />I look forward to your answer<br /><br />John Coffeyocoffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14831819270655069767noreply@blogger.com