20 of History's Greatest Inventions ..(we often take for granted...don't we?)

[Stuart G]

9. I agree totally...A truly great invention..and you are correct in that

no other device has so vastly improved society's health than the flush toilet...Now...I recall......

back in the day..many years ago, I went to Boy Scout Camp..If you wanted to poop, then you had to use an outhouse..everyone used that one.
... And when you went in you washed the seat to clean it up. Furthermore, we took turns in the early morning cleaning it up. All around. So, in the morning it was clean and ready to be used, but then as the day went on, it was supposed to be cleaned again, and again. Now, this was a while ago..let's see...

....Close to 60 years ago..give or take a year.

..And I remember having to clean that place...Cleaning was one smelly job...sorry, but I had to post this. If it made you sick, well, it made me sick too. (just thinking about that chore 60 years ago...I think I only had to clean it twice..since everyone took turns, and there were thirty scouts in that part of the camp) but that is what I did. No flush toilets there...I was glad to get back to the city where we had flush toilets..