In case you were wondering, the past was a wild time, from medical procedures, to beauty products, to inventions, and so on.
So, here's a trip down memory lane that makes me a little happy to be here in 2023. Please let me know if you agree!
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These vintage syringes that look nothing short of painful:
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This "swimming mask" that I'm guessing was used before the invention of SPF:
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This vintage Lysol bottle that includes instructions for douching, aka putting it into your vagina:
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This old bottle of cough syrup complete with alcohol, cannabis, and chloroform as its main ingredients:
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This absolutely horrific description of the effect lobotomies had on some patients:
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This advertisement for ASTHMA CIGARETTES:
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These nurses testing gas masks on babies in the 1940s:
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This 1900s patent for an oscillating bathtub:
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This WWI radiology nurse head-to-toe in protective gear:
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This "tranquilizing chair" which seems anything but tranquil:
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This plague doctor I'll now see every time I close my eyes at night:
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And this newspaper article about human legs growing weaker:
