My French granny says it is more hygienic to poo in a big hole in the garden, like she did when she was growing up, than it is to go inside. Is this true? She also said that in olden days, people collected pee and used it to make plants grow better. Could we do this now?
There’s a dispute over whether the practice is healthy or harmful, but there’s certainly a lot of information out there – Ed
• We need to remember just how bad it was before modern sanitation. London experienced The Great Stink in 1858 – hot…
