A chamber pot (also a john, a chamberpot, a thunder pot, a jordan, a po (from French "pot de chambre") or simply a potty) is a bowl-shaped container with a handle kept in the bedroom under a bed or in the cabinet of a nightstand and generally used as a urinal at night. A bedside table (in British English is a small table or cabinet designed to stand beside a Bed or elsewhere in a Bedroom, as a place to put anything likely to be A urinal is a specialized Toilet for urinating only generally by men and boys In Victorian times, some chamber pots would be built into a cabinet with a closable cover. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch.
Chamber pots, usually ceramic, often had lids.
A peculiar form of chamber pot, the Bourdaloue, was designed specifically for females. The oblong rectangle or oval shape of the vessel, sometimes with a higher front enabled the woman to urinate from a squatting or standing posture without much risk of mishap, and also to help deal with the clothing of the day. The name "Bourdaloue" allegedly comes from that of a famous French Catholic priest, Louis Bourdaloue (1632 - 1704), who delivered such long sermons that females of the aristocracy attending them had their maids bring in such pots discreetly under their dresses so that they could urinate without having to leave. Louis Bourdaloue ( August 20, 1632 - May 13, 1704) French Jesuit and preacher was born in Bourges. A sermon is an oration by a Prophet or member of the Clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, or religious topic However, this explanation is probably a myth.
Chamber pots remained in common use until the 19th century, when the introduction of inside water closets started to displace them. A flush toilet or Water Closet (WC is a Toilet that disposes of human waste by using water to flush it through a drainpipe to another location
Chamber pots continue in use today in countries lacking indoor plumbing such as rural areas of China, and have been redesigned as the bed pan for use with the very ill. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National A bedpan or bed pan is an object used for the Toileting of a bedridden Patient in a Health care facility usually made of a metal glass
In North America, the affectionate term "potty" is often used when discussing the toilet with small children - such as during potty training. A toilet is a Plumbing fixture and disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes: Urine and fecal matter. Toilet training, or potty training, is the process of training a young child to use the Toilet for Urination and Defecation. It is also usually used to refer to the small, toilet-shaped devices made especially for potty training, which are quite similar to chamber pots. Toilet training, or potty training, is the process of training a young child to use the Toilet for Urination and Defecation. These "potties" are used since it is difficult for children to get up onto the normal toilet; in addition the larger opening in the regular toilet is much too large for a child to sit comfortably over without falling in or some type of aid.
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