[post_page_title]Life without running water[/post_page_title]
When NASA explores other planets, the first thing they look for is water, as it’s presumed to be the foremost condition for life. The same holds true on Earth, so how do the Amish live without running water? Pretty simple – more or less like our ancestors did before modern plumbing.
Sects like the Swartzentruber have water cisterns, which collect rainwater that are then used for the dishes, laundry, and bathing. Drinking water, meanwhile, more usually come from wells. And when the men are out working, it’s the women who have the physically-intensive labor of drawing that water.
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