I guess you crap in the tub, then.

Sorry; that was crude. Note the shower: that’s now an expected part of a fine home. I wonder exactly when that became standard, when people realized the virtues and efficiencies of a fine hot shower.

It does seem odd that they didn’t conceal the plumbing below the sink. It would be another decade before someone said “let’s cover that up, lest it make people think of the ungodly glots of hair that no doubt lurk in the bend.