[Cob] Outhouse

[lucynda riley]

  You know when i first mentioned the sawdust toilet to my husband i also 
got a "hell no" reaction.  But i keep reminding him of how badly the back 
yard was torn up when they put the septic tank in and how hard it has been 
coaxing the native grasses to return,  How we lived with a mud pit for the 
first year and a half and how expensive the local water (the well water in 
our area is nasty).  he is slowly coming around.
  What surprised me though is i mentioned a sawdust toilet on "Susan Weeds 
Wise Woman Forum" and got a lot of negative reactions . . . I guess it 
surprised me because several of these women have gone as far as to stop 
using soap and shampoo to clean themselves . . .  i figured they would be 
much more open to the idea.
  I personally don't get it though . . . we are willing to pay money to buy 
50 pound bags of cow manure but are horrified at the thought of putting our 
own manure on our gardens.