WhenthepoetHesiodcomposedWorksandDayslateintheeighthcenturyBC,heincorporatedthecuriousadvicethatwhilejourneyingfromoneplacetoanotheragoodmanshouldalwaysrefrainfromrelievinghimselfonorbesidetheroad,instreamsorwhilefacingthesun(lines727-32,757-59),Ofcourse,Hesiodwasdoingmoreherethansimplymakinganobservationaboutmodestyorpersonalhygiene.Hewascommentinguponanotherlessphysicalbututterlyvital