Welcome to Steemit. Great First Post!!!
As a history buff, this was right up my alley. "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water" ... I did not know that. (Note: Quotes sell stories ... even old ones.)
Here's an idea for a follow up: Explain to people how "lye soap" was made from wood ashes. It's actually quite a fascinating process. And that oil lamp ... probably burned 'whale oil." This is Steemit ... never miss an opportunity to talk about whales being harpooned. Trust me ... they deserve it. To wit: Here is a recipe I created for Whale Tail Stew:
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Tip: When you copy your images into the Text Editor (the Insert an Image button in the toolbar), you are likely to see something like this:
This is what's causing the "random brackets" and "[Image147.jpg]" stuff to appear in your post.
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P.S. I was directed to your post by @dandays as part of his participation in the @pifc contest. And, we were both berated into that contest by the over-bearing @lynncoyle1 (BTW... NEVER spell her username incorrectly ... but do tell her that "you think she's pretty" ... she really appreciates it.)