See a real American douche set from the 1920s.
See also Australian
douche ad (ca. 1900) - Fresca douche powder (U.S.A.)
(date ?) - Kotique douche liquid ad, 1974 (U.S.A.)
- Liasan (1) genital wash ad, 1980s (Germany)
- Liasan (2) genital wash ad, 1980s (Germany)
- Lysol douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Lysol douche liquid ad, 1948 (U.S.A.) - Marvel
douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Midol menstrual
pain pill ad, 1938 (U.S.A.) - Midol booklet (selections),
1959 (U.S.A.) - Mum deodorant cream ad, 1926 (U.S.A.)
- Myzone menstrual pain pill, 1952 (Australia)
- Pristeen genital spray ad, 1969 (U.S.A.) -
Spalt pain tablets, 1936 (Germany) - Sterizol douche liquid ad, 1926 (U.S.A.) - Vionell
genital spray ad, 1970, with Cheryl Tiegs (Germany) - Zonite
douche ad, 1928 (U.S.A.)
Vaginal hygiene in The
Intimate Side of a Woman's Life, by Leona W. Chalmers (1937, Pioneer
Publications, Inc., Radio City, New York), with photo of American bulb syringe
from the 1960s or 1970s.
DIRECTORY of all topics (See also the SEARCH ENGINE, bottom of page.)some
 
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Pond medical (not menstrual) tampons, U.S.A., 1910s
Ads in the Oakland [California] Tribune
Doctors and others have used tampons for thousands of years. A famous
mid-20th century American physician even wrote
that "tampons used to pay the office rent." One early example
is for contraception in an ancient Egyptian text (here).
Any wound or orifice needing a cylindrical object to carry medicine did
the trick.
Why did Pond make this tampon? Maybe to enable women to absorb vaginal
discharge or as a way to absorb medication to treat many kinds of ailments.
Untold numbers of patent medicines existed for people to doctor themselves
- Wampole's vaginal cones, for example, or the
every ready Mrs. Pinkham's concoctions. And maybe
women even used them to absorb menstrual fluid.
I suspect the product failed since a researcher couldn't find any later
ads. It seemed to be a strictly California product.
I thank again the retired college teacher who has contributed so many
newspaper items for MUM!
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I put the latest ads first because they
tell more about the product to the consumer. But the earliest two ads, at
bottom, hint at the way the company operated while searching for employees.
All ads are found in the Oakland [California] Tribune.
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Below: (last box): September 10, 1910
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Below: October 18, 1910
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