What are some positive things that you admire about the 18th century?

[CGB]

I have always admired the ice houses and pits from that era, rather commercial or residential. Smart thinking for a valued commodity in the summer.

 

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One thing I admire from those in the 18th century is their appreciation for small joyful things in life. Like seeing the first hot air balloon in 1783 in Paris live.

https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/key-dates/first-hot-air-balloon-flight

 

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Whist was a popular 18th century card game families played. Here are the rules if you want to try it at home yourself.

2 person Whist:

4 person Whist:

 

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18th century Spain recipe:

 

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18th century Middle Eastern recipe:

 

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I have always admired the ice houses and pits from that era, rather commercial or residential. Smart thinking for a valued commodity in the summer.

 

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[Lumpy1106]

Abraham Lincoln grew up, mostly always barefoot, in a house with a dirt floor.

Think about that the next time you insist that your guests take their shoes off when they come in your house.

 

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Abraham Lincoln grew up, mostly always barefoot, in a house with a dirt floor.

Think about that the next time you insist that your guests take their shoes off when they come in your house.

It’s proper etiquette to take off your shoes in a house. It’s been that way for 400 years. It keeps germs from spreading.

 

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[Lumpy1106]

Abraham Lincoln grew up, mostly always barefoot, in a house with a dirt floor.

Think about that the next time you insist that your guests take their shoes off when they come in your house.

Ohh touchy.

Just saying that would have been pretty pointless in the 18th Century.

 

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Ohh touchy.

Just saying that would have been pretty pointless in the 18th Century.

How? Many homes had wooden floors.

 

[Lumpy1106]

How? Many homes had wooden floors.

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2019/02/11/uncertainty-surrounds-abraham-lincoln-s/6027244007/

The oft-told story of Lincoln being born in a log cabin is true. According to David Herbert Donald’s biography, “Lincoln,” the 16th president was born on a 300-acre farm on Nolin Creek near the modern-day town of Hodgenville in north-central Kentucky. He was born in the family home, a 16-feet by 18-feet log cabin. “The sturdy building, which had only a dirt floor and no glass window, was as large as about 90 percent of the pioneer cabins of the region,” wrote Donald.

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https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2019/02/11/uncertainty-surrounds-abraham-lincoln-s/6027244007/

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And he lived in the 19th century, not 18th century. The Midwest was totally different than the East coast.

 

[Sweettears]

Abraham Lincoln grew up, mostly always barefoot, in a house with a dirt floor.

Think about that the next time you insist that your guests take their shoes off when they come in your house.

I’m in my 60s and I walk around barefoot all summer unless I need to do otherwise

 

[sk!mom]

Fair point. I’m just saying, people cared more about each other and less on themselves at the time (for the most part).

Well except for slave owners. And actually what is your proof that people then cared for others more than today?

As to the original question, can’t really think of a thing.

 

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Well except for slave owners. And actually what is your proof that people then cared for others more than today?

As to the original question, can’t really think of a thing.

I’ll post some articles about community importance in the 18th century shortly. In regards to slavery, as I said before, the era was not perfect. I don’t believe the practice of slavery or indentured servitude was right in any form. This thread is about things that were positive from that era, not to point out all its flaws. To say nothing good happened or was invented in that time period is a very narrow minded view to be honest.