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Toilet paper in major news with the Coronavirus The COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, or, as the President refers to it, the Chinese virus, may also be remembered as the toilet paper virus because that seems to be the most consistent scarcity as closures cause stockpiling. In her article below, the writer tells us more on the subject from her historic Trabue Russell House documentation. - LW By Vonnie Kolbenschlag The Trabue-Russell House has a bathroom now, but the Trabue's never had such a convenience, nor did many of the successors, since a water system was not in place in Columbia until the 1937s. But, toilet paper is now provided, so I wrote a brief history telling about it. Everything has a history as does every word we speak. Toilet paper was first made in China for the Emperor's use in 1391. Only royalty had access. In 1596 the flushing toilet was invented by a British nobleman named John. He invented a valve that when pulled, would release water. It was suggested to flush at least twice a day. In 1700 Americans used corncobs and leaves to clean where tissue is used today - also newspaper, the Sears Catalog and the Farmers' Almanac were used - with a cord through the corner of the catalog for hanging up and tearing off a sheet. Joseph Gayetty is widely credited with being the inventor of modern commercially available toilet paper in the U.S. Gayetty's paper was introduced in 1857 as a package of 500 medicated sheets. Scott Paper Company made the first rolls in 1890. Toilet paper "wipes" out 27,000 trees a day in the United States. Producing paper contaminates water because of the chemicals used to soften the wood fibers. BTW - it was a clever thought someone came up with to provide a "roll" instead of individual pieces. This story was posted on 2020-03-24 08:50:07
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