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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 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..

parent maccard 5 years ago

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