Julia went on to explain that they could sew sanitary napkins out of cloth, or wrap a suitably sized wooden stick with cloth and insert it to block the fluid.

Maria terrified, covering her mouth.

It sounded like a method similar to using tampons, but the thought of what they were using made her wonder if it might get stuck inside.

Of course, Julia also mentioned that this method was generally used by married women, while unmarried ladies like themselves mostly used pads.

As for the padding material, some used burned charcoal ash, while others used something called "blood moss."

Blood moss was a type of moss that grew in...