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From: jaap@mcvax.UUCP (Jaap Akkerhuis)
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Subject: Re: origin of "crap", really: "flushing toilet".
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Date: Mon, 9-Dec-85 22:07:32 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  9 22:07:32 1985
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In article <257@zuring.UUCP> dik@zuring.UUCP (Dik T. Winter) writes:
 > a lot
And he hopes
 > this sheds some light.

Well it did. Thanks for the info. I think I can supply some more light,
especially on this part:

 > 	in 1596.  'This devise of mine' wrote Harington in his 'Metamorphosis
 > 	of Ajax', a learned and elaborate treatise on the water closet,
 > 	'requires not a sea full of water, but a cisterne, not a whole Tems
 > 	(Thames) full, but half a tunne full, to keep all sweete and savourie.'

You may wonder what makes it special not requiring 'a sea full of water'.
Well, in the bay of the Isle of Barra, (West of Scotland, 57 N, 00:30' W)
lies a castle (Kiessimul castle) dated back to around 1200. It is supposed to
have the first flushing toilets. If the tide came in and out a room was cleaned
out as well.

	jaap

BTW, Barra is also famous for it's beaches. The only trouble is that it is
located next in Scotland, so the rain is stending in the way of making it a
holiday resort. An other thing what makes it famous is the movie `Whisky Galore'.