A Garden Hermit in 18th century Germany (Image via Wikipedia- Creator:Johann Baptist Theobald Schmitt — Scan from Idea. Jahrbuch der Hamburger Kunsthalle. Prestel, München 1991, ISSN 0724–133-X, Bd. 10 (1991), S. 197)

Living Garden Gnomes and Royal Pooping Assistants- Bizarre Jobs From History

Being gainfully employed sometimes meant vastly different things in the past than what they do today

At one time or another we have all likely had at least one job that was so weird it was hard to explain, or jobs that we hated. This is no recent development, as…