Something we never see in the movies is how people dealt with the delicate subject of wiping their bottoms. What can you tell us about the subject? Warren and Millie Sutherland Gulfport, Mississippi I knew that question would come up sooner or later. Sex, foul language and violence is okay for the movies, but Americans aren’t yet ready for graphic bathroom scenes.  Dysentery and diaper rash were the nemesis of frontier life and make one question whether the “good old days” were real


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