On 6/5/2018 5:39 PM, michael adams wrote:

Wouldn't there have been year round provision of an old coat or raincoat,
to be used by all members of the family, hanging on a nail somewhere ?
To cover all such eventualities ? Possibly with a copy of a days old
newspaper in the pocket to help pass the time ? To say nothing of a stub
of old pencil in another pocket, to help complete the crossword maybe.

Some people kept covered chamber pots under the bed, and emptied them in
the morning.