Of course, there were other reasons for the separation of sexes as well. It was customary not to rise from the table during the meal; it was regarded as unpolite. When the ladies "withdrew" to the "(with)drawing" room after the meal, they had the opportunity to relieve themselves. The men had no such opportunity. During the eighteenth and early nineteenth centures, any man who wished to relieve himself did so in a chamber pot usually kept in one of the side boards, in full public view. And, of course, no one washed their hands.

Hmmm.


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