Exhibit digs up dirt on early hygiene in the Ozarks
Infrequent baths, lack of disinfectants made for smelly situations
Posted: August 9, 2009 at 6:25 a.m.
Do you take a bath every day? Wear clean clothes every day? Where do you go when you need to use the bathroom ? Simple and personal questions, no? But they are the ones asked and answered in the textual portion of the display at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale for the exhibit titled "Squeaky Clean" on hygiene in the Ozarks. The exhibit shows the evolution of hygiene in the Ozarks from 1850 to 1950.
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