Elizabethan+Sanitation

​​​​ =Tiffany Mason Period 8 =

= **Elizabethan Santitation Era ** =

There is a huge difference between Elizabethan time and our time for example the lack of running water and it was got from a stream and or a well. For them to take showers and baths etc. they had to use basins. A basin is a metal tub. Also public fountains fed by water pipes and instead of faucets, people washed themselves with a jug also known as an ewer. They would wash their hands before a meal and after going to the bathroom because diseases were a big deal back in that time. (Singman 83)

** People used a wooden tub, which was placed in front of a fireplace for warmth. (Andrews 146) Taking a bath was a luxury for poor people since they didn’t have much and running water and very little money. (Andrews 146) some poor people washed in a creek or river because they didn’t have bathtubs or showers or homes for that matter. (Andrews 146). Wealthy people would have slaves or servants wash them. After that they feared of the cold breeze because it would cause them to have a cold or become very ill. (Andrews 146) They barely showered, so they would use perfumes and various herbs and various flowers to smell good. (Andrews 146). **



The bathwater they used to bathe in was fairly filthy, the water was unfit to drink (“Elizabethan Hygiene”) They did not have shampoo or conditioners for hair treatment, and to top it off they didn’t they didn’t have running water, they also didn’t have toilet paper or toilets for that matter, so instead of using toilet paper the would use clumps of grass or hay.


 * Works Cited

Andrews, John F. “Sanitation.” //Shakespeare World And Work//. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2001. Print. “Elizabethan Hygiene.” //Elizabethan england life//. N.p., 2010. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. Hill Terry, Tulse. //The assyrian Court//. 2007. individual. //google//. Web. 15 Apr. 2010. Jing, Anning. //Gourd Shaped with boys among grape vines//. 1150-1200. Anning Jing. //ask//. Web. 15 Apr. 2010. Singman, Jeffrey J. //Daily Life In Elizabethan England//. Westport: Greenwood, 1995. Print. **

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