Toilet paper

Toilet paper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_paper

http://nobodys-perfect.com/vtpm/exhibithall/informational/tphistory.html

http://encyclopedia.toiletpaperworld.com/toilet-paper-history/complete-historical-timeline

http://mentalfloss.com/article/23210/toilet-paper-history-how-america-convinced-world-wipe

http://blog.toiletpaperworld.com/

Now for some links on toilet paper alternatives:

http://national.deseretnews.com/article/925/on-a-different-roll-living-without-toilet-paper-luxury.html

http://www.offthegridnews.com/how-to-2/oh-no-there-is-no-toilet-paper-what-do-i-do/

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Substitute-for-Toilet-Paper

http://whataboutwilma.com/?p=969

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cwlQZ-x_AU

Now there is a lot of humor and different customs, and many other links on this subject, too.

And last, here is a YouTube video on the subject (thinking about storm survival):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFOW4J9dSr0

Now how and where we pee and poop is a public health issue of sorts. Nobody wants to start a cholera or typhoid epidemic, or especially get it too. For example it has recently happened in the capital of Haiti (Port au Prince) after their terrible earthquake. And squatting over a squat toilet or a simple cat hole in the ground is a skill, like riding a bicycle, but alas, a skill most Americans do not have right now. But they sure can learn it.

PS  Genealogists (family historians) often use phone books as a way to record and research who lived where during a period of time. Plus they make good toilet paper, too. Hence, one can even barter with them in many cases.