1 Loss of muscle strength with age â Over time, muscles and ligaments that support your pelvis, as well as your anal sphincter muscles, can weaken, leading to incontinence.  Unknown causes â Sometimes the cause of fecal incontinence cannot be identified. In this case, the condition is called idiopathic incontinence.
Traditional Oilcloth. Oilcloth, also known as enameled cloth or (in England) American cloth, was close-woven cotton duck or linen cloth with a coating of boiled linseed oil to make it waterproof. Historically, pre-Mackintosh, oilcloth was one of very few flexible, waterproof materials that were widely available.
An English rubber manufacturer, Frederick Walton, patented linoleum in 1863...... Click the link for more information. and various kinds of vinyl products have superseded oilcloth as a floor covering. A variety of oilcloth fabrics is now produced for wall, table, and shelf coverings, for raincoats, and for many small wares.