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Robert M. Himmelsbach
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Hmmm. We seem to have traveled from the "Gilded Age" to "bodily functions".
Well, not being one to shy away from discussions...
a) The chamber pot was also known colloquially as a "thunder mug". My aged father (91 this August) still refers to a bedpan by that term.
b) While fear does have an effect on some persons of causing them to "let go", in many other cases of life threatening situations, people's assorted sphincter muscles clamp down. Cold conditions will do that, too.
My guess is that most of the survivors simply didn't have the problem to consider, as the systems had gone on hiatus for the duration - 'though I bet arriving at the Carpathia there were many requests to be directed to the neccessary.
Also, keep in mind that many people had already turned in for the night when Titanic hit the 'berg, so many had probably already taken care of business, if people then followed the same patterns they do now.
A related question is what did one do with the infants and very small child survivors, who have a greater frequency of occaisions?!
Well, not being one to shy away from discussions...
a) The chamber pot was also known colloquially as a "thunder mug". My aged father (91 this August) still refers to a bedpan by that term.
b) While fear does have an effect on some persons of causing them to "let go", in many other cases of life threatening situations, people's assorted sphincter muscles clamp down. Cold conditions will do that, too.
My guess is that most of the survivors simply didn't have the problem to consider, as the systems had gone on hiatus for the duration - 'though I bet arriving at the Carpathia there were many requests to be directed to the neccessary.
Also, keep in mind that many people had already turned in for the night when Titanic hit the 'berg, so many had probably already taken care of business, if people then followed the same patterns they do now.
A related question is what did one do with the infants and very small child survivors, who have a greater frequency of occaisions?!