Before there was T..P., ( early 20th century), there were corncobs if you lived on a farm, magazines & catalogs (Sears, Montgomery Wards, etc.)--before paper was common and cheap, they used the closest available leaf or other vegitation (God help you if it was a stinging nettle or poison oak or ivy; if there wasn't vegitation handy, they'd use whatever they had at hand; even if it was just one's own hand. They might wash their hands, but it probably wasn't worth the trouble. They had no concept of bacteria, and wouldn't have believed it if someone had told them, and they'd "always done it that way". That's only one of the reasons for the rampant disease present, especially in cities, where they'd just throw the contents of the W.C. or bedpan out the window. (N.B. That's where the concept of gentlemen walking along beside a woman on the outside, closest to the curb, came from. If someone threw something out the window, it'd hit him instead of her.)
In essence, whatever was at hand, or the hand itself.
2006-08-26 17:17:42
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answered by Dr. Dave 3
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Every bathroom would have a bushel basket filled with corn cobs and an attendent would issue one per person at cost of 10 cents.. When through you dispose of the cob in a grinder that grinds the cob and it's bagged into chicken feed.. Have an egg on me.
2006-08-27 00:11:08
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answered by Anonymous
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Back in the days of the "out house" they kept a Sears catalogue in there for that purpose. (you use one page, not the whole thing) These were times when folks couldn't AFFORD toilet tissue. NO JOKE! I lived it!
2006-08-27 00:13:20
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answered by Trump 2020 7
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Before paper, they typically used leaves or bathed more often.
Oders like sweat and whatever would have left a scent on you and you would have been a poor hunter.
2006-08-27 00:06:55
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answered by Anonymous
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Many used regular paper items, like newspapers and books
2006-08-27 00:05:24
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answered by Anonymous
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Perfumes sales would go sky high!
2006-08-27 01:02:08
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answered by *SaL* 2
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Only YOU could come up with a question like this one Candy.............LOL
2006-08-27 07:55:19
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answered by ETxYellowRose 5
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I bet there would be no anal... wouldnt miss it much
2006-08-27 00:07:28
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answered by lumpydonut21 3
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Shitty, and we would all have smelly hands.
2006-08-27 00:05:33
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answered by rick 2
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Life would be more shitty.
2006-08-27 00:05:52
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answered by EMAILSKIP 6
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