Useful Tips

And we only had carbolic soap...

You had SOAP?..................................................................?

Not really, I made that up . We had to make do with a sprinkling of Vim...

I remember Gumption

If only we could have had Vim.............. we had to make do with the shavings off a pumice stone.

After the torture of Vim on the nethers, we'd have been SO grateful for sliver of pumice....

Mother used to make one sachet of White rain shampoo do the whole family, she put it in an old cup and diluted it with warm water. The water for hair washing was rainwater from the butt boiled on the gas stove, mother swore it was kinder to our fine hair.