Re: asking for the bathroom

Andreas wrote:

>>
>>Human feces is actually very poor fertilizer. The human body removes
>>practically all the nutrients used by plants.
>
>Is it? I'm told that the human digestive tract is remarkably inefficient
>compared to most mammals', and human feces are thusly quite good as
>fertilizer.
>
>My history book claim that human feces was the main fertilizer in China for
>a couple of millennia.
When I lived in mainland China (albeit twelve years ago), "nightsoil"
carts were a common sight, carrying waste from downtown into the
surrounding countryside where the crudités were grown. This is also
why most mainlanders recoil in horror at the mere soupçon of a hint
of a suggestion of eating vegetables raw (you can claim you've washed
them thoroughly until the cows come home). "Salad, anyone?"
"Waaaaaaaa~~~~!" "Okay, okay. Come in off the ledge."

Kou

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