在卫生纸出现之前,人们如厕用什么?
<p><span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="hygiene">hygiene</span>. <span word="Toilet">Toilet</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="unavoidable">unavoidable</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>.</p><p>从古希腊人用石头和粘土块作为个人卫生用品到今天的洗手间，这中间有很长的发展历程。现代人理所当然地认为如厕就应该用卫生纸。这绝对是生活中不可缺少的东西之一。许多世纪以来，不同文化的人都有自己保持清洁的方法。</p><p><span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cleansing">cleansing</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="opted">opted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sponge">sponge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="salted">salted</span> <span word="seawater">seawater</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="marble">marble</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span>—<span word="well">well</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="sponge">sponge</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dividing">dividing</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>, <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p>古罗马人在清洁方面比古希腊人更先进一些：他们选择用绑在长棍末端上的海绵来保持卫生，社区内的所有人都共享这一卫生用品。没人用的时候，就把棍子浸泡在公共洗手间里的一桶浓盐海水中。公共洗手间里还配备了一把大理石长凳，凳子上挖了一个个洞——你知道这些洞是用来干什么的——前面的洞可以伸进带海绵的长棍。而且，古罗马人如厕时没有分隔墙。</p>
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