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History is just a collection of dates, names and places unless you look into the nitty gritty of how life was lived in those distant times.  Learning how people cooked their food, washed their clothing (or didn't!) and kept themselves warm brings history to life.

Throughout history, cleanliness has been problematic at best in some cultures.  The ancient Romans were fanatical about daily baths -- taken at the communal bath house, for a small fee.  In fact, it was fashionable to bequeath "lifetime free bathing" in one's will to someone you really liked.

Other cultures just used oil and a scraper to keep somewhat clean -- or simply skipped the ritual altogether.  Today, America is still one of the few nations where a daily bath or shower is pretty much mandatory behavior for most people. 

So let's take a look at grime, and why it really doesn't pay in more ways than one when it comes to your clothes, your health and more. 

Along the way you'll learn a few fun tidbits to drop into conversation around the water-cooler just to keep it interesting.

See you soon!
Jim Nixon 
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What is THAT?

It's an early shower!  (American Virginia Stool Shower, circa 1830.) The entire contraption was put in a tub, and the bather sat on a seat that rotated like a piano stool.  The lever is a hand-pump to get the water flowing from above, the back brush was operated with a foot pedal.  A shower and a workout all in one!

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If the news that germs and other critters can live on fabric (like a doctor's tie) has you tied up in knots, fear no longer!  Let us clean a tie or scarf for half-price.  (Include first page of this e-mail with your order.  Offer expires 7/24/04.  Cannot be combined with other offers.)

How are we this morning?

If you are a patient or a doctor, "we" certainly weren't feeling too well when we heard about the study that showed doctors' neckties are capable of carrying germs and pathogens from contact with patients.  You no doubt saw the headlines recently, and if you're like most people who get their news on the internet, you didn't read much further.

To get more information on this, here's a link to an article in The New Scientist.  What you'll learn is that, yes, doctors' ties were tested and had germs on them.  However, none of the germs were the "superbugs" we hear so much about, and ties haven't been implicated in disease transmission.  In fact, hospital sanitation experts say far more transference occurs because of unwashed hands than will ever come through a necktie.  The study sample on the ties was small, however, and you can expect more researchers to jump on this aspect of health care to try to tie up the loose ends, so to speak.

So what's it mean for YOU?

Just when you thought it was safe to ignore that news piece and go back to your coffee and jelly roll -- think for a moment.  The really significant thing that's been discovered is that germs and other microorganisms can survive on fabrics that go unwashed.

"But I clean my clothes all the time!" you say.  Really?  If you're like most of us, you have certain garments -- shirts, undergarments, slacks -- cleaned on a regular basis.  But we've all got a section of our wardrobe that contains garments we only clean sporadically.  Overcoats, suit jackets, formal wear, and yes, ties and scarves all get relegated to the "I don't think I spilled on it" category, and are only cleaned in an emergency.

The significance of the research on doctors' ties is that things linger in fabric fibers.  Germs, pet dander, pollens, just to name a few things that can make your life annoying.  If you have friends who are allergic to your pets and they seem to tear up whenever they see you, it's not that they're being emotional.  You may well be carrying the very dander that's driving them batty.