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 : The Devil Hates Hygiene, Public Bathroom, 1590s


The Devil Hates Hygiene, Public Bathroom, 1590s

Entitled: The Devil Hates Hygiene'. A man is sitting on a bench that functions as a flush toilet, behind him is a fish tank; he is pointing to a demon that is trying to frighten him away from using this device. Illustration from Metamporphosis of Ajax; a cloacinean satire by John Harington, 16th century

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