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Syringe - Glass, circa 1880 (Broken)
Reg. No: LL 67137
- Summary:
- This is a glass syringe which has been broken into many parts. It was excavated at Casselden Place in 2003.
Health and hygiene.
'Cleanliness is next to Godliness'. This is a difficult maxim to follow when 'there is not one bath in sixty', when sewerage gathers in cesspits and open drainage channels line the streets.But the residents of Little Lon did practice personal hygiene. Archaeologists have uncovered toothbrushes and toothpaste pots, scent bottles, soap dishes, combs and hairbrushes.
Clean teeth and neat hair did not guarantee good health however. Doctors were expensive, so ordinary people had to rely on medicines like Holloway's Ointment and Hall's Vegetable Pain Conqueror as well as Chinese herbal remedies. Children were dosed weekly with the laxative castor oil, to keep their bowels regular.
| Discipline: | Archaeology - Historical |
| Dimensions: | 16.0 mm (Width), 62.00 mm (Length) |
More information
| Themes this item is part of: | Little Lon, Little Lon Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | (To Be Classified) |
| Tertiary Classification: | (to be classified) |
| Activity: | MISCELLANEOUS |
| Specific Activity: | MEDICAL |
| Lot Area Unit: | 4/30 |
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