TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The History of Toilets CHAPTER 2 Flappers Floats and Flushing CHAPTER 3 From Siphon to Sewer HOW IT WORKS Composting Toilet CHAPTER 4 Designing Better Bathrooms Focus on Toilets Glossary To Learn More Index
CHAPTER 1 THE HISTORY OF TOILETS Before Before the invention of toilets people used benches with seat holes above open pits Some benches had only one hole Other benches had up to 20 People also used chamber pots In some ancient cities people had sewer systems to deal with waste But in other places they simply dug holes in the ground The ancient Romans built this public bathroom in Ostia Antica Italy 5
