Post by 8749 on May 22, 2009 18:38:24 GMT -5
In one of the posts (I can't find it), JoJo mentioned a contract that Sir Paul had that stipulated he be provided with 25(?) bars of Ivory soap. Ever wonder why? It has to do with strict hygiene amongst Gypsies. Check out BBC Kent Romany Roots at www.bbc.co.uk/kent/voices/henry_paula.shtml for a statement by a Gypsy about the importance of hygiene.
Also in Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture and Daily Life (vol. 4, Gale, 1990) they say the Roma wash their hands constantly after touching their shoes or doorknobs, or doing anything that is considered necessary but potentially defiling.
AND, in Linda McCartney's Home Cooking (Arcade, 1990), she describes getting the family involved in cooking meals, from very young children: "Wash the children's hands and arms up to the elbows, tie back their hair. . ."; to young children: "Wash the child's hands and arms, tie back their hair . . ."; to pre-teens: ". . . they have had time to learn the basic elements of hygiene and safety."; to teens: "They should be familiar with all of the elements of hygiene and safety. . . ." Linda McCartney stresses her husband's Gypsy strictness about cleanliness. In several books I read about Gypsies, they mention the Gypsy concept of mochadi: ritual uncleanliness. If a hair falls into any food, for instance, all of the food must be thrown out. And that's why Sir Paul likes his Ivory soap.
Also in Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture and Daily Life (vol. 4, Gale, 1990) they say the Roma wash their hands constantly after touching their shoes or doorknobs, or doing anything that is considered necessary but potentially defiling.
AND, in Linda McCartney's Home Cooking (Arcade, 1990), she describes getting the family involved in cooking meals, from very young children: "Wash the children's hands and arms up to the elbows, tie back their hair. . ."; to young children: "Wash the child's hands and arms, tie back their hair . . ."; to pre-teens: ". . . they have had time to learn the basic elements of hygiene and safety."; to teens: "They should be familiar with all of the elements of hygiene and safety. . . ." Linda McCartney stresses her husband's Gypsy strictness about cleanliness. In several books I read about Gypsies, they mention the Gypsy concept of mochadi: ritual uncleanliness. If a hair falls into any food, for instance, all of the food must be thrown out. And that's why Sir Paul likes his Ivory soap.
based, sadly , on fact: " In Europe before the Reformation those accused of being witches were sometimes bound and then thrown or dunked in water to test their innocence. A witch would float (by calling upon the Devil to save her from drowning), and then be executed; but a woman not a witch would drown— proving her innocence but still being dead. wiki
