![]() ![]() The advent of soap jump-started the advertising industry. Hand washing has been around for a long time, and remains the most persistent, non-controversial practice.ĭuring a pandemic: “Wash your hands often and properly, cover your face when sneezing or coughing, and keep a distance of at least one meter from sick people.” Funny how this advice is what is now the norm during COVID!įor a long time, people only washed what was exposed: hands, face, and maybe feet.Įven when washing, soap was rarely used, often only being used for laundering clothes.Ĭhristians sometimes used their unwashed status as a point of pride, that they were not obsessing over their personal, earthly needs. Hygiene is a social construct, and one that has been in its current form for very little time.Īround 1950, about one in ten French homes had a shower/bathtub. a forceful reminder that the neglect of its weakest members makes society as a whole vulnerable. ![]() The Dirt on Clean by Katherine Ashenburg - Joel Hawksley Joel Hawksley ←home The Dirt on Clean by Katherine Ashenburg ![]()
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