tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post8170084689764117965..comments2024-03-27T03:22:46.572-07:00Comments on The Cat's Meat Shop: Night SoiledLee Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-74388724675193176012012-01-16T10:56:28.872-08:002012-01-16T10:56:28.872-08:00Thanks for the comment - most interesting.
LeeThanks for the comment - most interesting.<br /><br />LeeLee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-78748716414250377252012-01-16T10:54:28.893-08:002012-01-16T10:54:28.893-08:00It has in a way an ancient tradition; the woad dip...It has in a way an ancient tradition; the woad dippers could tell the acidity of a bath by feel and taste and this was vital to know for the quality of the dye bath. Traditional woad dyeing without modern oxidants is a smelly process having an odour something like rotting cabbages that have been used as a toilet by all local tom cats. <br />And of course the earliest way of making a diagnosis by a physician was to taste the urine of a patient. Diabetes is the obvious illness to pick out here but I understand other maladies could be inferred too.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.com