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Yikes: > Tobacco resuscitation kits consisting of a pair of bellows and a tube were provided by the Royal Humane Society of London and placed at various points
by maccard 6y ago
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> Tobacco resuscitation kits consisting of a pair of bellows and a tube were provided by the Royal Humane Society of London and placed at various points along the Thames.[4] European physicians furthermore employed these enemas for a range of ailments
Tobacco enemas using a public kit on the banks of the filthiest river imaginable before hygiene was considered a priority in medical circles..
- pablovidal85 6y agoDid this practice result in accidental fecal transplants?
- EGreg 6y agoFilthiest river, you say? https://benjaminleslie.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/river-of-shit/amp/ https://benjaminleslie.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/river-of-shi...
- pjc50 6y agoAn ancestor of the public defibrilator! Just without the, you know, actually proven to work aspect.
- peteradio 6y agoI'd be pretty perky if someone poked a bellows in me bum.
- xxpor 6y agoI have to presume this is the source of the phrase to blow smoke up one's ass?
- candu 6y agoActually, yes - you can find this and many other excellent historical medicine tidbits in Quackery [1] (and then be really, really grateful that both science and medicine have advanced significantly since we thought it was a good idea to, er, blow said smoke up said ass). [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33572516-quackery https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33572516-quackery
- runawaybottle 6y agoMake sure you smoke AND drink for maximum fun: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_enema https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_enema
- viewtransform 6y agowith coffee to perk you up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_enema https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_enema