A Two-Holer Outhouse of Memories

Reader Contribution by The Mother Earth News Editors
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This story is from Barbara Lee and submitted as part of our Wisdom From Our Elders collection of self-sufficient tales from yesteryear.

In memory of Grandpa —

I am not yet 50, but remember as a child (in or around 1970-72) visiting my grandma in Indiana and going out to the two-holer outhouse. When I asked her why she didn’t have a bathroom like us and why her outhouse had two seats — Yeww! — her reply was something like this:

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