"Faultless Feminine
Syringe," No. 240, made by the
Faultless Rubber Company, Ashland, Ohio,
U.S.A., perhaps from the 1960s or 1970s.
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Mon Docteur vaginal douche set
(complete?), with (separate?)
documents, American, 1928-29?
The douche
syringe
Mon Docteur - French for
"My Doctor" (a nice medical
connection with French
haughtiness and naughtiness,
huh?) - douche apparatus
allegedly cured many ills,
beautified the user and even
could prevent her from dying.
This was an era when a
"germ"-free vagina led to better
health rather than to worse
health as believed today. (Read
Luci Rome's essay
on why women should not douche.
And for the heck of it, surprise
yourself with what
causes menstrual odor.)
Women could also buy an
early menstrual cup associated
with the same company. See it as
well as more literature about
the beauty-douching connection
(!) here
and here.
And read what Leona
Chalmers, who developed an early
menstrual cup, writes about
douching in a roughly
contemporary book, The
Intimate Side of a Woman's
Life.
See how
the diameter of
the douche nozzle compares with
the size of the vaginal opening.
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The porcelain body
from the large flat end at right
to the tapered left side measures
3 3/8" (8.4 cm). The widest part
of the flat end measures ca. 3
7/8" (ca. 9.8 cm) while the rubber
tube at left is about 2 1/2"
(6.3cm) long and about, lessee,
oh, 7/16" (about 1 cm) wide at its
narrowest.
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copyright 2006
Harry Finley created the images.
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"Mon
Docteur" Way to Health[,]
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pages 1,
2/3) -
Leaflet: This
is It (covers,
pages 2/3,
4/5, 6/7/8) -
Leaflet: Every
Woman Wants to be Lovely and
Belovèd (pages 1/4, 2/3) -
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Haven't We Women Been Told This
Thing Before? (covers,
pages 1/2-3/4,
5/6-7/8,
9/10-11/12,
13/14-15/16,
17/18-19/20,
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Mon Docteur Treatments
(pages 12/1,
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Copyright 2006 Harry Finley
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