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| #2350765 in Books | 1995-04-27 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.50 x1.08 x6.50l, | File type: PDF | 288 pages||13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating stuff.|By A Customer|A surpringly interesting account of the history of cleanliness in the U.S. From the early 18th century when 'good clean dirt' was considered the sign of a healthy working man, through the 20th century when 'sanitary' became the key, we read about a little known aspect of social history. Another review suggests that this is essential readi|.com |How did the U.S. get so obsessed with cleanliness? Indiana historian Suellen Hoy goes back to the 19th century to explain how a decades-long struggle to educate government and the public on the need for sanitation and health reforms has now turned into a
Americans in the early 19th century were, as one foreign traveller bluntly put it, "filthy, bordering on the beastly"--perfectly at home in dirty, bug-infested, malodorous surroundings. Many a home swarmed with flies, barnyard animals, dust, and dirt; clothes were seldom washed; men hardly ever shaved or bathed. Yet gradually all this changed, and today, Americans are known worldwide for their obsession with cleanliness--for their sophisticated plumbing, daily bathing, ...
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