"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
(incomplete?), with (separate?)
documents, American, 1928-29?
Booklet: "The Mon Docteur
Treatments," pages 8-9
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.
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NEXT: Pages 10-11
of The Mon
Docteur Treatments
Box -
douche syringe
- tablets -
Leaflet: The
"Mon Docteur" Way to Health[,]
Vitality[,] and Beauty (covers, 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) -
Booklet: Why
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,
21/22) -
Booklet: The
Mon Docteur Treatments (pages
12/1, 2/3, 4/5, 6/7, 8/9, 10/11) - order form
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Copyright 2006 Harry Finley
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