Topic: Smelly Past

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainment … li=BBqdg4K

Re: Smelly Past

Yuck, yetch, urgh...

Don't feel so good after viewing that lot!

Compare the relative cleanliness of the Muslims, and of the Jews who were so often blamed for the plague.

I believe there were commissioners in England who came into one's house and took up the dirty floor - it was one of the raw materials for gunpowder. Before the time frame of the photo gallery, I think.

Re: Smelly Past

jackneve wrote:

I believe there were commissioners in England who came into one's house and took up the dirty floor - it was one of the raw materials for gunpowder.

Gunpowder comprises saltpetre, sulphur, and charcoal. How would the average dirt floor be helpful?

"I am ignorant of absolute truth. But I am humble before my ignorance, and therein lies my honour and my reward.”
— Kahlil Gibran

Re: Smelly Past

It's amazing that our ancestors could create such intricate wonderful buildings yet couldn't deal with human waste.