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Loos used to communal . Look at the Romans .
Hygiene was dealt with by a sponge on a stick .
It had to be handled carefully.
Hence comes the saying it's important not to get the wrong end of the stick
And the middle-ages forts. There was one long plank with holes cut in it at set distances. These planks covered a large gap across the battlements of the fort so when you had a `dump` it cascaded down the external wall and landed on the ground far below. Imaging the stench?
My gosh, yes, Judd. In many of the ancient cities, living high up didn't have as much to do with the view as it did to avoid the odor that which was being dumped below.