"::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote in
news:rkbp041lghop1f2u61u6fr9jui5mtbkbh9@4ax.com:
> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:29:18 GMT, WingedMessenger <Boy@FlyingHigh.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote in
>>news:a4nn049ivp7oe54641roacvuee41phlb72@4ax.com:
>>
>>> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:34:06 GMT, WingedMessenger
<Boy@FlyingHigh.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote in
>>>>news:ph3l04lpa9aoj2bmk4usks0o3kp92smtl1@4ax.com:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> History
>>>>>
>>>>> Before paper was widely available, a variety of materials were
>>>>> employed. The Romans used an L-shaped stick (like a hockey stick)
>>made
>>>>> of wood or precious metal; at public toilets people used sponges on
>>>>> sticks that were kept in saltwater between uses. In arid climates,
>>>>> sand, powdered brick, or earth was used. Until the late nineteenth
>>>>> century, Muslims were advised to use three stones to clean up. One
>>>>> favorite tool was a mussel shell, used for centuries. Until the
early
>>>>> twentieth century, corn cobs were used.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the late fifteenth century, when paper became widely available,
it
>>>>> began to replace other traditional materials. Sometimes old
>>>>> correspondence was pressed into service, as were pages from old
>>books,
>>>>> magazines, newspapers, and catalogs. People also used old paper
bags,
>>>>> envelopes, and other bits of scrap paper, which were cut into
pieces
>>>>> and threaded onto a string that was kept in the privy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Toilet paper is a fairly modern invention, making its debut around
>>>>> 1880 when it was developed by the British Perforated Paper Company.
>>>>> Made of a coarser paper than its modern incarnation, it was sold in
>>>>> boxes of individual squares. In America, the Scott Paper Company
made
>>>>> its Waldorf brand toilet paper in rolls as early as 1890. The first
>>>>> rolls were not perforated, and lavatory dispensers had serrated
teeth
>>>>> to cut the paper as needed. It was a nearly "unmentionable" product
>>>>> for years, and consumers were often embarrassed to ask for it by
name
>>>>> or even be seen buying it. Timid shoppers simply asked for "Two,
>>>>> please," and the clerk presumably knew what they wanted. To keep
>>>>> things discreet, toilet paper was packaged and sold in brown paper
>>>>> wrappers.
>>>>>
>>>>> During the 120 years since its introduction, toilet paper has
changed
>>>>> little, although it's now perforated, and may be scented, embossed,
>>or
>>>>> colored. Recently, toilet paper manufacturers increased the number
of
>>>>> sheets on a roll, allowing consumers to replace the roll less
>>>>> frequently.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Something everyone should know LOL.
>>>>
>>>>Mercury.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, each and every time you go to the loo. :)
>>>
>>>
>>> darkshadows
>>>
>>
>>OH, You are advanced now then???? is grass a thing of the past LOL.
>>
>>Mercury.
>
>
> Bevo has elected not to respond.....
>
Bevo 0 Apis 1 LOL.
Mercury.
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