We walked to school on a major road -- rte 66. Drank water from a tin dipper from the pail. Used the outhouse and played in the dirt outside at recess. It hit the state newspaper when we got a ceramic jug and used paper cups for our water. -- the water came from a neighbors well pump.
And this was in "civilised" CT
Remember the saying "you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die" How much was a peck??
Mim