What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?- A Look Back at the Clean Crack
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With everyone freaking out about the pandemic, there seems to be a run on toilet paper. People are freaking out about not being able to wipe their behinds! Why is this? I don't understand! Anyways, here is what we used to use before toilet paper was invented. We travel into the toilet histories of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and then we head off to Asia and the United States. There are definitely some surprises on the way so stay tuned!
And remember- wash your hands, everyone!
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@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
If you were to run out of the sacred TP, which ancient method would you resort to?
@Meine.Postma 4 жыл бұрын
My hand and wash it
@MorliHolect 3 жыл бұрын
leaves
@M.M.83-U 3 жыл бұрын
Newspaper and bidet.
@tannisbhee7444 3 жыл бұрын
Ostraka. Have a few names to jot down first though. I doubt anyone will see this, but have you heard of the muttonbird scrub (Brachyglottis rotundifolia)? Entertaining butt hygiene story there from New Zealand.
@TankUni Жыл бұрын
Kittens are wonderfully absorbent and they're self cleaning.
@jimsprigg7931 4 жыл бұрын
This is a cross between history class, comedy tv, and DIY butt cleaning devices.
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
I'm here to bring the people what they want! haha
@iammrbeat 3 жыл бұрын
I dig it. The video, I mean.
@DigItWithRaven 3 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks!
@ninavillamil9285 4 жыл бұрын
My mother, who was born and raised in Italy in the 20s-40s said Italians would use Rose Water as a toner and then olive oil as their moisturizer. I did this through my teens and 20s and it does work wonders.
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
That sounds AMAZING! Definitely trying this new skincare routine because my current one isn't working very well
@wijzijnwij 4 жыл бұрын
I guess with the corn cob method, also some of the kernels from yesterday's meal could be reunited with the cob they came from... "Mommy! You'll never guess where I've been.."
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha never thought of that! What a homecoming
@shannonmarie9605 4 жыл бұрын
You can use the rosewater as facial tonic. It's great for your skin!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
I'm definitely trying this tonight!
@gsillevis 4 жыл бұрын
Super interesting! If I run out of toilet paper, I'll just stock up on corn!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha good luck with that
@ARTiculations 3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Shaanxi, China (part of Silk Road too!) and in pre-TP times we used dried clay. I mean *I* never did lol but ancient people did for sure. I’m old but not that old. Awesome video btw! Subbed!
@masesthetix9429 4 жыл бұрын
It's so amazing that you thought of this video idea and fully went in on it with all the examples !! Great stuff 💯
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Haha I had to do my research! Also, I needed some fun before the self-isolation started
@theresiakreutzer 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I love your way of explaining gross stuff and being informative at the same time. 😁 Enjoyed this one very much and I agree with you, I'm puzzled by the toilet paper fanatics too. Like, wtf, why??
@ericcloud1023 3 жыл бұрын
This video has me imagining trying each and every... tool....produce....TP and I'll readily admit that i involuntarily puckered up for pretty much all of them 😂
@ARTiculations 3 жыл бұрын
9:32 lol every time you say “but” in this video.
@davidh.4649 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. Yeah thanks for the super detailed use and effect of corn cobs. 😂 I was in such a better place for this pandemic, having installed one of the Brondell bidet toilet seats a couple of years ago. While others walked around in fear of dirty butt syndrome for lack of toilet paper, I sat in comfort while my butt was cleaned with warm water, and all in hands-free comfort! And air dried with warm air after the cleaning!
@bobmessier5215 3 жыл бұрын
That was hilarious historical information. Thank you, Raven.
@fiddlebitsacademy 4 жыл бұрын
I use rose water in the rinse cycle of my laundry. Other scents can be used here as well. Dilute it with water as you wouldn't need to use it full strength. We don't use conventional laundering methods but instead use baking soda, borax, and vinegar.
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Oooh that sounds nice too! Rose-scented laundry is something I can get behind
@adamm6320 3 жыл бұрын
This is so incredibly interesting. Came here from Mr. Beat’s introduction 2020 Playlist Video. Just subscribed! Great video!
@thecomander466 2 жыл бұрын
Have wondered about this subject, another great video from Raven
@madsmohnen 4 жыл бұрын
This is the REAL archaeological research right here! Cool video ;)
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
@jackduncan4228 4 жыл бұрын
Very enlightening and I did enjoy your humour. I stayed in a retreat with a bunch of people from North African countries and Arabs. There was plenty of TP but they would fill an old coffee jar with water and take it into the toilet with them. They were using water and their hand. They would wash their hands thoroughly afterwards. I learned very quickly that if someone offered you their left hand that they were disrespecting you. There were many other native Scots at the retreat and I told them what they did. One day a guy opened the door to the toilet and there was an Ethiopian guy (might have been Eritrean) and he was squatting on the toilet and defecating. That’s how we learned that they squatted. I have to be honest my western sensibilities were disgusted.
@DMZwerg 4 жыл бұрын
I do not recommend corn cobs (not fun). As for Sears Catalog, late in the season was not fun after all the normal paper was gone and only the shiney pages were left and they did not work well (and thus why some corn cobs could be found in outhouses. If stuck in the woods leaves can work, but the old Hunter Safety booklets worked well if you wet it with snow to make it less rigid. For if you forgot to grab an end roll before you left for the day ;) Some of us remember outhouses, now called "pit toilets" or such.
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
The shiny pages would NOT be fun!! I can see those being a mess. I've used many a leaf in my day, some of them can be well used for sure!
@vincethewhat1362 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and good video always wondered about this !
@BleiddynPictures 2 жыл бұрын
I'm from west virginia and I once had a joke plaque with a corn cob and an electric cord attached to it that said "west virginia bottom cleaner."
@lyhoabinh515 4 жыл бұрын
Haha. So much fun to watch it. Thank you and be safe, guys.
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Stay healthy and be safe as well!
@theresiakreutzer 3 жыл бұрын
Btw. the "bunch of hay" you bought was actually bast fibre, which is made from a palm tree (Raphia regalis). :))
@joshsleezetube 4 жыл бұрын
That is a fantastic title madam. I applaud you for that wordplay!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks! I can't take all the credit though, a friend of mine came up with that pun
@professorpeachez 3 жыл бұрын
I don't remember what the exact quote was, but Mary Beard once compared the cultural melting pot of Rome as "Romans shitting together" in regards to their toiletry practices and I think thats amazing
@trainwreck1827 4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad the comments made me watch this. It was good! I was not about to watch 13+ minutes of butt wiping history :) Also, you can make awesome rosewater ice cream, it's a popular persian dish.
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you were interested enough to watch most of the video! 😀. And thanks for the tip! I actually have an ice cream maker hiding in my apartment somewhere, I'll have to try that one day
@trainwreck1827 4 жыл бұрын
@@DigItWithRaven I watched the whole thing, it was great!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
@@trainwreck1827 Ahh amazing! Thanks a lot!
@jimmyshrimbe9361 3 жыл бұрын
After everything you said about the sponge I got nervous when you were touching it.
@wltrzxoux3558 3 жыл бұрын
I wanna ask you guys. before you run out of TP, i mean like before covid, Do you guys usually use just TP only to clean your butt after pooping without any water huh? I can't imagine if i just have TP without any water at all... For me they both must be needed. i mean WATER and TOILET PAPER. and what if I run out of TP also i have long nails too, so i'll use dry or wet tissue instead...Even my toilet has handheld bidet sprayer, it is very helpful and make it easier...
@integrityinus5018 4 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed watching!!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you did! It was fun to make
@sokar_rostau 2 жыл бұрын
You missed one. In the Age of Sail, ships would have a pair of literal shit-holes on the prow of the boat with a length of rope hanging down into the water. Do your business, use the frayed end of the rope to wipe, then drop the rope back into the water for a good clean until the next person comes along. To me, it sounds like the most hygienic method used before the advent of toilet paper.
@nocturneJOJO 4 жыл бұрын
Another great video! :D There's only one thing though and it's about the ostraka part, I did remember something from my high school year but I had to check wikipedia for more detail (I'll leave to you to decide if it's reliable or not as I'm definetely am no expert). As far as I know the ostrakon (if I remember right ostraka is plural in ancient greek but it's been 19 years since I studied it last) was the piece of pottery were they wrote the name of the people they wanted to ostracize, ostracism was the banishment of people through voting, and those ostraka were essentially the corrispective of modern voting papers. I never heard of its use as toilet paper, though it's also true that usually the history books we use in school don't really go in such details... Beside that, I don't know in what part of the world you are now (I really really really hope you're neither in UK or the US, and that's coming from a completely locked down Italy) but please be careful during this damn pandemic! :)
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Very true about the Ostraca! That is definitely what they were used for, but broken pottery can have use for many different things. I think the toilet paper thing was because they were smooth, readily available and good at scraping haha I'm in The Netherlands right now so it's heading the way if Italy soon I believe. Stay healthy and safe!!
@pegas1987 4 жыл бұрын
Geweldig 👏🏼
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!!
@dragonstormdipro1013 3 жыл бұрын
We Indians, including me, don’t use toilet papers now, rather simply water (jet spray for me, lol). My dad didn’t see a bathroom till he was 20 and he used his hand and water. Although using just water is not recommended. He used to wash his hands with "chai" (plant ashes) after doing no.2 🤣🤣🤣. Most Indians view the concept of cleaning poop with paper and not washing your butt as disgusting. 🤣🤣
@ravenshadowe1744 Жыл бұрын
10:26 "This is lux. This I could get behind." Apparently it could get behind you too.
@flowwithbo1906 4 жыл бұрын
Love this Raven! 😂😂😂
@flowwithbo1906 4 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah and as mentioned in the comments before, use it as face tonic, it’s aaaaamaaaazing!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
@@flowwithbo1906 Ahhh amazing! I'm going to try it tonight as part of my quarantine self-care!
@AntonWongVideo 3 жыл бұрын
Also came from Mr. Beat's playlist I've never clenched for a whole 13min and 58 sec
@mbp1652 2 жыл бұрын
You said get into the little nooks and crannies...... LOL
@paris2920 2 жыл бұрын
so glad i came across this haha
@JonnesTT 4 жыл бұрын
The question sounds stupid, but... did they ever find traces of crap on rubbish in those junk pits? (Like Romans and Greeks had a pit full of pottery next to most mayor cities if I remember correctly) Or maybe some records of something for toiletry purposes being every day gear (In the medieval ages such was usually carried by the owner and only discarded rather rarely). I just don't want to believe people would use something that ends up leaving them... itchy.
@EoHendriks 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Raven, very helpful in these troubled times! btw -> rose water and gin cocktail!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Now THAT'S what we need to survive self-isolation!
@dragonerwolfjames3943 2 жыл бұрын
Demolition Man: How Do The Three Seashells Actually Work?😀
@tydiriumhanger1320 2 жыл бұрын
So your Liquor store sells TP? Awesome!
@CanadianBrewingChannel 4 жыл бұрын
Once we all run out of toilet paper we wont have to worry about social distancing! :)
@_Half-A-Beas.T333 4 жыл бұрын
Three Seashells!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Three and only three 😅
@Yumikire 4 жыл бұрын
Put that rose water in tea or in your bath! You can flavor pastries with it, make face toner....
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Oh nice! So many options!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Looking at my jar, I now fear that I may have bought the face only one and the non-cooking one :(
@Yumikire 4 жыл бұрын
@@DigItWithRaven so you're gonna be smelling like roses for awhile then. ;) maybe use it to make some rose smelling potpourri?
@archlefirth2279 3 жыл бұрын
I thought this was a TUSHY bidet advert but huh I learned something. Great vid!
@Danforpresidente 3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! lmao.
@mistorWhiskers 3 жыл бұрын
What if by not offering your poop hand you are in fact offering your poop hand...
@Where_is_Waldo Жыл бұрын
1:54 Or maybe they found a piece with a good shape that worked well and put their name on it so others would know it's theirs. 🤣 You can't always break a new vase into pieces that get in there just right without cutting you, it's probably good to have one prepared and just wash it... probably not as good as just washing your ass though.
@iatebambismom Жыл бұрын
Aaah, the three sea shells.
@KwizzyDaAwesome 2 жыл бұрын
wait, how do we know they didn't just label which pot shard was theirs?
@ivorybishop2194 2 жыл бұрын
This video has resolved a long-standing disagreement in my household
@alexandercupples3103 4 жыл бұрын
Ireland used to use sphagnum moss from our abundance of bogs - very soft
@alexandercupples3103 4 жыл бұрын
and hygienic too - anti bacterial properties I hear
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
This ALSO sounds super cushy! I'm loving all these new options
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
The anti-bac properties are also pretty amazing!
@christopherstein2024 2 жыл бұрын
You can use the rose water to water roses.
@AdventurousJohn 3 жыл бұрын
To switch from Archeology to sociology, let us look at a more recent toilet paper story. In the mid 1980's Johnny Carson told a joke on The Tonight Show that implied there was a toilet paper shortage. Despite the fact that it was a joke, this led to people going out the next day and buying toilet paper - causing - you guessed it - a REAL toilet paper shortage, and three days after the joke, he went on the air to apologize for causing the great toilet paper shortage. This speaks to the fragility of the toilet paper supply chain, but also to the power of the media, and to the suggestability of the human mind.
@ARTiculations 3 жыл бұрын
Omg I’m so sorry for spamming your comment section lol but i just thought of another thing - an older family relative once told me he used his old homework pages hahahahaa. (He grew up under Maoist China and they couldn’t afford TP)
@hazalnienkevanhethof7268 4 жыл бұрын
I love this
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Haha happy you liked it!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Gotta keep it light at the moment
@hazalnienkevanhethof7268 4 жыл бұрын
Dig It With Raven and rose water is perfect for the skin 😂
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
@@hazalnienkevanhethof7268 Oh good to know! I have so much now 😅
@kzonedd7718 3 жыл бұрын
Geez, Hutspot is expensive in your Dirk...
@girlnettles 4 жыл бұрын
Rose water is GREAT for face and hair!
@catman8965 2 жыл бұрын
The corn cob would have been buried and used as fertilizer. FYI toilet paper uses a large amount of water so it has environmental issues.
@akronnekron233 3 жыл бұрын
I don't like toilet paper. Had problems with haemorrhoids. Doctor told me to not use toilet paper and sit no more than 5 minutes witch also removes the smell after. I use shower that comes out of the sink and is right next to the toilet and I use a glove with water. 3 swipes with water and I am clean, 3 more to be 100% sure and little bit of paper to soak the water but leave the middle area moist. I did use in the past one full roll of toilet paper and I could not get myself clean. Now I do not have problems with coloured underwear and smelly pants and I feel great right after I went to the toilet.
@jayofthenorth3364 3 жыл бұрын
I always squat. Mostly you never need toilet paper. If you start try to learn forward which release more bowl.
@mathieuleader8601 3 жыл бұрын
rosewater is great accompliment to ice-cream
@KumarNikhils 2 жыл бұрын
So cultures of middle East, south asia and South east Asia has been using water and hand method for eternity. And it is more hygienic than TP. U just mention it for less than 20 second. And infact recommended TP . 😱. Considering after so much research on history of poop cleaning and still recommending TP shows you have yet to understand your own research. Considering water method is preferred by 2/3 of humanity now. In my view , best is toilet jet/bum gun/ health faucet/ bidet gun (Whatever you call it.) which now entire asia and Africa upgraded to . Infact there is bbc reel video named " why west use toilet paper instead of water". Watch it . It has best quote of one Narayan singh
@robonintendo 4 жыл бұрын
Ostraka? Sooooooo...... After handling a potsherd wash your hands?
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
We're washing our hands after doing everything else these days so why not! 😉
@jimmyshrimbe9361 3 жыл бұрын
This was pretty horrifying.
@daniellimb3950 4 жыл бұрын
Use the Rose Water to make Jallab.
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Oooh thanks for the tip!
@grapefruit9308 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else here from the playlist?
@jimmyshrimbe9361 3 жыл бұрын
Since they were so proud of it maybe the names were their own names?
@mathieuleader8601 3 жыл бұрын
sheep wool or goose for me
@ehcnjq 6 ай бұрын
Did anyone just think of simply *washing* the crack?
@Arthur-Silva 2 жыл бұрын
Our hands?
@AdrianMartinezoo1 2 жыл бұрын
It's funny how people prioritize toilet paper not food not water lol
@christopherflux6254 3 жыл бұрын
Didn’t the pottery shards have peoples names because they were used in voting? Is this is what was meant by ‘spoiling your ballot’? 😂
@timothygeorge2530 3 жыл бұрын
What about bidets?
@grammy3g808. 4 жыл бұрын
Use rosewater for your skin, face, arms, legs feet.
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
It seems like a miracle liquid for skincare!
@noneyayeast Жыл бұрын
Awesome lil informative video only one thing you didn't have.... When did the t.p. actually start being produced?
@ethangellman4563 2 жыл бұрын
How to we know they didn’t write their own names so people wouldn’t accidentally take someone else’s poop stone?
@dekosobby 6 ай бұрын
bum tissue them soap water wash over bowl squat posture
@dawdoh3226 2 жыл бұрын
discovering bidets changed my life
@shieldwallofdragons 3 жыл бұрын
Did both genders use the same facility in Roman times or were there separate facilities?
@mbp1652 2 жыл бұрын
Make your own homemade incense
@konstantinavalentina3850 Жыл бұрын
... mais qu'en est-il du bidet ?
@flyfliker 4 жыл бұрын
fingers
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
😲😲😲😲
@davivignola5895 4 жыл бұрын
toilet paper? how cheeky!
@DigItWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
Haha I just had to do this video!
@mustafabilgin3645 4 жыл бұрын
why don't you think to try to clean with water? it just better than TP
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