Fecal tongs have been part of our world since the dawn of recorded history. One can see them in Neolithic cave paintings in Lascaux, France. Men of the time lacked the know-how to build a hinge, yet they still expressed a desire for fecal tongs. Genghis Khan is said to always have kept his personal tongbearer at his side. Whether used as a medical necessity or as a pleasure, the history of decal tongs is in many ways the history of man.