Vintage punishment solutions

Hi all, I was wondering if you could tell me about enema solutions that have been used in the past for punishment. To be clear I mean used by professionals or others for actual punishments in the great days of enemas, :d not as part of play. If you could quote the source, (old manual or anecdote) that would be doubly helpful. Also any recipes, methods or procedures which were painful or uncomfortable, whether intended as punishment or not. (I cannot read text in imagess though.)

In case anyone is concerned, this is research for my writing, I am not considering using them on myself or anyone else.

In my grad school days I ran across an ethnographic reference to either a Meso-American or South American culture that practiced enemas both for punishment and more frequently just to get high. I wasn't into enemas then so didn't pay much attention except to the hallucinogens used which weren't part of the punishment recipe. You could try an online cultural anthropology + enema ethnobotany search. Good luck in your research 😃

Thanks for that, interesting stuff. I've been scouting around on Gutenberg but haven't turned anything up. I suppose even if it was used, and wasn't just part of the disturbed fantasies of later generations haha, I suppose they would have been a bit coy about putting it in manuals.

The one used by North Korea on prisoners during the Korean War must top the list: molten lead enemas. This is too awful to contemplate.

In my younger years, I remember a tincture of green soap enema. Strong, harsh, and irritating as all get out!

Master anjinsan. My grandmother used green liquid soap (2 Tbsp per quart of water) when my cousins and I were given soapsuds enemas. It sure was strong and extremely difficult to hold. We hated those enemas!!!

Thank you all. The green soap has possibilities. Molten lead... don't think I want to go that far. 😃

The one used by North Korea on prisoners during the Korean War must top the list: molten lead enemas. This is too awful to contemplate.

That is actually a painful form of execution.

I wouldn't recommend gasoline either!

Wow Suzy No! I've seen turpentine mentioned in some old medical manuals, that had nothing to do with punishment though... at least I don't think so. Was surprised incidentally to see enemas mentioned in Scouting for Girls. Really shows how ubiquitous they were, now most people I know don't even know what they are. It's always weird when I have to explain... when the word happens to come up.

Wow Suzy No! I've seen turpentine mentioned in some old medical manuals, that had nothing to do with punishment though. . . . .

The amount of turpentine in those enemas was small.

According to a 70 year old Dorlands Medical Dictionary, the "turpentine enema" was one ounce of turpentine, two ounces of olive oil and 16 ounces of soapsuds. It made a milky, slightly off-white solution.

This does not sound at all appealing to me, especially since besides being toxic on inhalation, if turpentine is ingested or absorbed through the skin, it can cause gastrointestinal burning and pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. As you might expect from the poison label on a bottle of turpentine, consuming turpentine can cause hydrocarbon poisoning.

DO NOT USE TURPENTINE IN ENEMAS

I would think that there were no "punishment" enemas back in the day. Enemas were done for practical purposes mostly.

Punishment is a more recent addition to the enema line up. Zity has many suggestions for those recipes. One just needs to look and take notes.

MissStress said

I would think that there were no "punishment" enemas back in the day. Enemas were done for practical purposes mostly. . . .

How long ago is "back in the day?"

Enemas have been used for torture and control of prisoners.

How long ago is "back in the day?"

Enemas have been used for torture and control of prisoners.

I'm commenting on home personal use, when enemas cured all ails. Not for prisoners or for torture of prisoners.

The use of tincture of green soap enemas goes back to the early 20th century.

Well there's always the @SwitchableSusie Rough Ride and Really Rough Ride solutions, which are well documented on here. Based on the descriptions of their results, pretty sure they could extract all amounts of information and confessions from targeted prisoners.

You should definitely cite those and this website in your writing assignment...

@MissStress According to this article in the guardian,

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2002/apr/07/mentalhealth.observerreview

Enemas were used for punishment in an asylum in Britain in the 1940s. Sadly, for my purposes at least, the interviewee doesn't go into details.

Thanks for the reference Daniel1984. I stand corrected. Abuse of power happens everywhere, yet nothing gets done to stop it.

An enema that is hard to hold is 6 ounces of glycerin and 4 tablespoons of epsom salt in 1 quart of water. I would give this and promise a paddling if not held for 5 minutes. She never made it that far.

@MissStress You're welcome. Sadly it is true. As I said earlier, I doubt there would have been anything official, but it would surely have gone on.

@Moppys jalopy Thanks for the recipe.