See an actual set of the douche apparatus from the 1920s.See an actual set of the company's early
Mon Docteur douche apparatus from the 1920s.
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In twentieth-century America, and probably in Europe, douching the vagina at home - flushing it out, usually with a special apparatus - was very popular, as least to judge from the advertising (see some ads in the links column at left). But just as with the sanitary napkin belt and thick pads - the industries making them almost disappeared (see a Sears catalog page from the 1940s advertising the gear women used, and the early beltless pads New Freedom and Stayfree) - douching has declined, fortunately. Flushing out the vagina rids it not only of odor but of bacteria necessary to keep the tube acidic, the acid reducing the number of harmful microorganisms that can survive there. Douching is normally bad.The Dainty Maid Company, starting probably in the 1920s in Meriden, Connecticut, made douche apparatus and a menstrual cup that company representatives could sell at "parties" of neighborhood ladies, relatives and friends. My mind reels at the thought. According to the testimonials below, sales people could earn enough to send their kids to college and for cars. I suspect this form of selling things was more common than we might think.In 1998, an unidentified person in Middlefield, Connecticut, the company's last home, faxed me what look like package inserts or promotional material, below.See an actual set of the company's early
Mon Docteur douche apparatus from the 1920s and the company's Daintette
menstrual cup.
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See an actual set of the company's early
Mon Docteur douche apparatus from the 1920s and the company's Daintette
menstrual cup.
Dainty Maid testimonials 1 2
3 and description of products
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