The privy

About the privy: The men and boys put lime, I believe it was, or something in the pit every now and then. I don't know how often they would have to clean it out. They used some sort of contraption. I think they moved the outhouse over then back after they were finished. Seems to me that the privy always remained in the same spot! I just took all of that for granted: Done my job and went on my merry way..,

Every washday the wash water was carried out to the outhouse and, with the help of an old broom, it was doused and scrubbed. If company was coming, we used just plain water fresh from the cistern to do the cleaning. Once in a while a mud dobbers nest would have to be knocked down as they were SCARY, especially in there.

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