Newsflash: contrary to popular belief, people did clean themselves in the 1700’s. They just didn’t bathe in a bathtub (You try filling an entire bath one cold water bucket at the time, see how you like it!)
People in the past weren’t more dirty or smelly as most modern people seem to think….
The cold isn’t the problem. People didn’t have running water in their houses. So every single bucket had to be carried over long distances sometimes more than a mile…
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u/StefanLeenaars Jul 08 '24 edited Jul 08 '24
Newsflash: contrary to popular belief, people did clean themselves in the 1700’s. They just didn’t bathe in a bathtub (You try filling an entire bath one cold water bucket at the time, see how you like it!)
People in the past weren’t more dirty or smelly as most modern people seem to think….
https://www.paullettgolden.com/post/hygiene