Nudity In The 18th Century

Today humankind have all the essentials to keep sanitary, and they can do that without a second thought. They have toilets that flush, toothbrushes and toothpaste to brush their teeth with, and even just toilet paper. But back in the Medieval Times, things weren’t as simple as it is today. So how did they do it, having none of the usual amenities? People from nobles to even serfs used the restroom. They had something called a privy, which was also known as an outhouse. All privies would offer little to no privacy and would just be a block of wood over a hole in the ground. If the privy was inside, the waste would fall into a moat and you would never see it again. If the privy was outside, it would be a whole other case. You would use something called a chamber pot or a bedpan and the waste would just stay there. Once the pot was completely filled, it would be thrown outside. The streets would have a ditch going down the middle to collect the secreted material. Doing this spread diseases and even though people knew about this, no one did anything about it. These days, after we use the restroom we have a roll of toilet paper there …show more content…
Whereas people now use toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss, people back then cleaned their teeth with a cloth. They used a paste made with crushed herbs, and water mixed with mortar. The lower class used things like lavender to clean their teeth. Their mouthwash was usually based with vinegar or wine along with some other spices and herbs. The only remedy for a bad tooth was getting it extracted without any pain killers. You can imagine how painful that would be. To pull out a tooth, they would usually dig it out, have you bite on a wooden board and let it crack, or punch it until it falls out. Now, we also have access to things like toothpicks. Back then the lower level would use wooden sticks while the upper classes actually had toothpicks made out of gold or