Believe it or not, Ned, THE PORCELAIN GOD: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE TOILET is
a serious albeit popular work. The author covers a lot of the questions you
ask and has a good bibliography as well. If you want, I can send along some
of these references.
Anita Cohen-Williams
CohWill Consulting
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