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\nEast Sussex BN236PWTel:01323416324/417030  \nSCHOOLSLBRARY SERVICE  \n161362-1  \n03  \nTHE STORY BEHIND  \nTOILETS  \nElizabeth Raum  \n|  | www.raintreepublishers.co.uk  \u003Cbr>Visit our website to find out  \u003Cbr>more information about  \u003Cbr>Raintree books.   | To order:  \u003Cbr>Phone 08456044371  \u003Cbr>当Fax+44 (0)1865312263  \u003Cbr>Email myorders@capstonepub.co.uk   |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n| Customers from outside the UK please telephone+441865312262   |  |  |\n\nRaintree is an imprint of Capstone Global Library Limited,mited,a company incorporated in England and Wales having itsg itsregistered office at 7 Pilgrim Street,London,EC4V 6LBLB-Registered company number:6695582  \n“Raintree”is a registered trademark of Pearson EducationtionLimited,under licence to Capstone Global LibraryLimited.  \nText ◎ Capstone Global Library Limited 2009First published in hardback in 2009Paperback edition first published in 2010  \nThe moral rights of the proprietor have been assertedd  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may beereproduced in any form or by any means(includingphotocopying or storing it in any medium by electronicnicmeans and whether or not transiently or incidentally totosome other use of this publication)without the writtenenpermission of the copyright owner,except in accordancencewith the provisions of the Copyright,Designs and PatentstentsAct 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by theCopyright Licensing Agency,Saffron House,6-10 KirbyrbyStreet,London ECIN 8TS(www.cla.co.uk).Applicationsonsfor the copyright owner's written permission should bebeaddressed to the publisher.  \nEdited by Louise Galpine,Megan Cotugnoand Laura Knowles  \nDesigned by Philippa Jenkins and ArtistixOriginal illustrations Capstone Global Library LtdIllustrated by Tony Wilson,p.5;Phil Gleaves/Specs ArtArtpp.6,14,18;Darren Lingard,p.10  \n(  \nPicture research by Mica Brancic and Elaine WillisOriginated by Modern Age Repro House Ltd.Printed in China by CTPS  \nEast SussexSchools Library ServiceSupplier:S&J BooksDate:16.7.2010Invoice:28598  \nISBN 9780431114972(hardback)131211100910987654321  \nISBN 9780431115115(paperback)141312111010987654321  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication DataRaum,Elizabeth  \nThe story behind toilets.-(True stories)628.4  \nA full catalogue record for this book is available from theBritish Library.  \nAcknowledgeinents  \nWe would like to thank the following for permission toreproduce photographs:Alamy p.4(◎ Richard Heyes);◎ Bridgeman Art Library p.12(Guildhall Library,Cityof London);Corbis pp.7(◎ Roger Wood),8(◎ BobKrist),11(C Bettmann),13(◎Leonard de Selva),19(◎epa),20(zefa/O Mika),27(◎ Reuters/David Gray);GettyImages pp.15(Look/O Franz Marc Frei),16(Stringer/◎JeffT.Green),21(Stone/◎ Robert Holmgren),22(◎ ScottOlson);◎ Incinolet p.24;◎ Mary Evans Picture Library2008 p.17;Science Photo Library pp.23(◎ Mark Sykes),25(C Alan Sirulnikoff),26(◎ NASA);Shutterstock p.ii(◎ Morgan Lane Photography);Topfoto p.9(C Fotomas).  \nCover photograph of man's legs under toilet doorreproduced with permission of Photolibrary Group(BlendImages).  \nEvery effort has been made to contact copyright holders ofany material reproduced in this book.Any omissions willbe rectified in subsequent printings if notice is given to thepublisher.  \nAll the Internet addresses(URLs)given in this book werevalid at the time of going to press.However,due to thedynamic nature of the Internet,some addresses may havechanged,or sites may have changed or ceased to exist sincepublication.While the author and publishers regret anyinconvenience this may cause readers,no responsibility forany such changes can be accepted by either the author orthe publishers.  \nContents  \n■ Potty talk…………………………………………………4  \n■A short history of toilets …………6  \n□Sewers …………………………………………………12  \n■ Cleaning up………………………………………16  \n■No place to go…………………………………18  \n■ Saving water……………………………………22  \n■Toilets 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