I am sure it is a small percentage but it doesnt much matter when talking about the cruelest of the cruel in mills, and
I dont want to look up anything about it since it will plant images in my head I wish to not have.
If talking about the overall worthiness of Amish as citizens vis a vis their crappers, I dont know where to stand.
One one hand, public health in our modern world calls for modern sewage and septic systems. What is that saying, oh yeah: engineers have contributed significantly more to the health of modern Western culture through waste systems than any group of physicians ever did.
But it is likely that the small number of Amish who expect to retain outhouses aren’t a high enough population to affect the overall health of the surrounding citizenry.
That reminds me, what do the Amish do about mandated vacinations? Do they participate in those programs?
DH has a relationship with Amish cabinet makers about 80 miles away. They were making cabinets for several of our
neighbors, and DH helped Amish guys install them, letting them use his power tools. They like to use power tools when able to use them. We have visited their shop and they always treat DH well even if it has been a couple of years since they last saw him.