Many very interesting points made there, Wolfsteve. Think I too have heard the belief, whether it's true or not, that the smell of male urine is a deterant to ward off certain unwanted animals and insects from gardens. Also, until the 1950 or so, even into the '60s people were quite used to taking a bath in a tin bath. Poor people especially - or those living in spartan, cramp conditions - had little choice. Miners would come home from the pits and strip off and get into the tub in front of an open fire while the wives poured hot water over them as they cleaned themselves. Any children in the household would naturally be playing and were used to such a ritual as a necessary and ordinary part of everyday life. Witnessed such scenes as a child when visiting aunts and uncles.

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