"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: "This
is It," pages 2-3
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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"For hygienic purposes
only," at the bottom of each page,
probably means women shouldn't use Mon
Docteur for contraception, which I
believe would have been illegal.
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NEXT: Pages 4-5 of
This is It
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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