What? It wasn't the flush toilet? Now to me that would have been as of a blessing, if not more so, than mere electricity. lol Although I do admit the clothing was awe inspiring, at least for the wealthy. I'd rather go backward in time to the classical periods of Troy, Egypt, Rome, Carthage and more, than Colonial times. And puhleeze, let's avoid the Industrial era.
Here's a bit of trivia for you. In Medieval Times, and later, young women who were skilled in spinning were often bought from their families, (who sometimes continued to be supported by the lord of the land), and placed in very damp, but clean, dungeons where they would spend their days in darkness doing nothing but spinning fine threads for lace making. Spinning is a very tactile skill and best done without vision and in a damp environment, or so it was thought. These threads were often as fine as human hair and just slightly thicker when plied together to make a stronger thread. The young women were otherwise treated fairly well being well clothed and fed. Unfortunately the damp environment did not lead to long lives and other than that, if they could survive, they often were blind afterward.
