See a Marvel magazine ad (1928) and a 1901 newspaper ad.
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 pills ad, 1952 (Australia) - Pristeen genital spray ad, 1969 (U.S.A.) - Spalt pain tablets, 1936 (Germany) - Vionell genital spray ad, 1970, with Cheryl Tiegs (Germany) - Zonite douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Zero-Gel Vaginal Cream magazine ad (U.S.A., 1932) -
The Perils of Vaginal Douching (essay by Luci Capo Rome) - the odor page
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Feminine Hygiene The Marvel Way, 1920s-1930s?, Marvel vaginal douche booklet, U.S.A.

Although the early-to-mid 20th century was probably the heyday of douching in America, women have probably always squirted fluids into their vaginas - "douched" in English, but the word usually means a full-body shower in other languages. Your basic adult vagina is a 6-7 inch (28-31 cm) tube with huge amounts of bacteria (mostly good and necessary) and connects to the inside of a woman's body. It's warm and can create odor that the world's cultures value in different ways. Besides reducing odor, douching can wash out and/or kill sperm, sometimes preventing babies. But read why women should normally not douche.

See early Marvel newspaper ads and a 1928 magazine ad .

See an American douche set, Mon Docteur (My Doctor in French), with instructions and booklets, from about 1929.
And see an American douche syringe from probably 1960-70 and read what a woman once famous in "feminine hygiene" wrote about douching.

Visit the odor page.

I again thank the generous retired teacher who contributed this and many other items!


Below: Back (at left) and front covers. Each coated and glossy page measures 3.25 x 5.325" (8.3 x 13.6 cm). The booklet is in perfect shape.
I guess the drawing is supposed to illustrate how a douche works but the lady in the illustration makes a fundamental mistake: her legs are together!
Nevertheless she shows how most cultures use the word douche, what Americans call a shower.
 

NEXT | pp. 2-3 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-inside back cover - See early Marvel newspaper ads and a 1928 magazine ad and many similar ads.
 

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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 pills ad, 1952 (Australia) - Pristeen genital spray ad, 1969 (U.S.A.) - Spalt pain tablets, 1936 (Germany) - Vionell genital spray ad, 1970, with Cheryl Tiegs (Germany) - Zonite douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.)
The Perils of Vaginal Douching (essay by Luci Capo Rome) - the odor page