The two most popular sections of my book have always been Building a Cabin, and page 210: Toilet Paper. What did people do when they didn't have nice rolls of bleached, tree-pulp paper to clean after using the outhouse, and what do they do now in other countries?
Newspaper: Crumble it in your hands to make it softer.
Paper: Treat it just like newspaper, but you might have to crumble it for longer.
Cloth: Old scraps of cloth cut into squares.
Mullein: Harvest the large velvety leaves of the mullein plant.
Your Hand: In India most people use their left hand, and then wash it.
Sand: Some people dip their damp hand in a jar of sand and scrub a bit with it.
Wisteria: Commonly used as toilet paper, harvested for the leaves.
Persimmon: These tree leaves have been used as toilet paper.
Oak: Oak leaves are also a common toilet paper.
Fig: Fig leaves not only do the job, they cure hemorrhoids.
Straw: A handful of clean straw can easily be put into a composting toilet.
Corn: The corn silk is much softer, but not having that even the ear leaves work.
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I'm considering trying out what is being called "family cloth". Basically, cloths instead of toilet paper. I found a couple of blog posts about it (sorry, can't remember the links). Sounds gross, but you just treat the cloths as you would a cloth diaper, and most people use it just for #1, not for #2. Trying to persuade my husband...he's dead set against using it for #2, still arguing about #1, lol. He did say that if I wanted to do it for myself and the kids, he wouldn't mind. I'll just keep a stack of clean home-sewn flannel squares of cloth folded neatly in a basket near the toilet, and keep a wetbag next to the toilet. Of course, there will still be TP for him and for guests...and we'll probably hide the cloth supplies when guests come to call. ;-)