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<blockquote data-quote="la4angus" data-source="post: 34425" data-attributes="member: 132"><p>The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water</p><p>> temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> Here are some facts about the 1500s:</p><p>> Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in</p><p>> May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to</p><p>> smell so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence</p><p>> the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the</p><p>house</p><p>> had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and</p><p>men,</p><p>> then the women and finally the children-last of all the babies. By then</p><p>the</p><p>> water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the</p><p>saying,</p><p>> "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water."</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood</p><p>> underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the</p><p>dogs,</p><p>> cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it</p><p>rained</p><p>> it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the</p><p>> roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This</p><p>posed</p><p>> a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really</p><p>> mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung</p><p>> over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into</p><p>> existence.</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.</p><p>> Hence the saying "dirt poor."</p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter</p><p>when</p><p>> wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their</p><p>footing.</p><p>> As the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh until when you opened</p><p>> the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed</p><p>the</p><p>> entranceway. Hence the saying a "thresh hold."</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that</p><p>> always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things</p><p>></p><p>> to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They</p><p>would</p><p>> eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold</p><p>overnight</p><p>> and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that</p><p>had</p><p>> been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot, peas</p><p>> porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special.</p><p>> When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It</p><p>was</p><p>> a sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon." They would cut</p><p>off</p><p>> a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat."</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid</p><p>content</p><p>> caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning and</p><p>> death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years</p><p>or</p><p>> so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of</p><p>> the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper</p><p>> crust."</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would</p><p>> sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the</p><p>> road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid</p><p>> out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather</p><p>> around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the</p><p>> custom of holding a "wake."</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> England is old and small and the local folks started running out of</p><p>> places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the</p><p>bones</p><p>> to a "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out</p><p>> of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they</p><p>> realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would</p><p>tie</p><p>> a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up</p><p>> through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in</p><p>> the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell;</p><p>> thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead</p><p>> ringer."</p><p>></p><p>> * * * * * *</p><p>> And that's the truth...</p><p>> Now, whoever said that History was boring! ! ! ! !</p><p>> Educate someone...Share these facts with a friend...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="la4angus, post: 34425, member: 132"] The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water > temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. > > * * * * * * > Here are some facts about the 1500s: > Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in > May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to > smell so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence > the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married. > > * * * * * * > Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house > had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, > then the women and finally the children-last of all the babies. By then the > water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, > "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water." > > * * * * * * > Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood > underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs, > cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained > it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the > roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs." > > * * * * * * > There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed > a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really > mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung > over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into > existence. > > * * * * * * > The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. > Hence the saying "dirt poor." > * * * * * * > The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when > wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their footing. > As the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh until when you opened > the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed the > entranceway. Hence the saying a "thresh hold." > > * * * * * * > In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that > always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things > > to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would > eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight > and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had > been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot, peas > porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old." > > * * * * * * > Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. > When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was > a sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon." They would cut off > a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat." > > * * * * * * > Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content > caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning and > death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or > so, tomatoes were considered poisonous. > > * * * * * * > Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of > the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper > crust." > > * * * * * * > Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would > sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the > road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid > out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather > around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the > custom of holding a "wake." > > * * * * * * > England is old and small and the local folks started running out of > places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones > to a "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out > of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they > realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie > a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up > through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in > the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; > thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead > ringer." > > * * * * * * > And that's the truth... > Now, whoever said that History was boring! ! ! ! ! > Educate someone...Share these facts with a friend... [/QUOTE]
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