Genre:

Advertisement, Spoof

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Aeronautics, Accidents, Technology, Medical Treatment

    Describes the dangers of participating in the balloon rides offered by the 'Proprietors of the Grand Cockaigne Pleasure Grounds'. Puffs the strong possibility that witnesses to the ascents have a good chance of seeing 'half-a-dozen persons killed at once!' which will lead to the spectacle of seeing 'Eminent Surgeons' perform amputations at St Bartholomew's Hospital and 'the operation of trepanning'. The illustration shows a young man lifted upside down under a ballon on which is displayed an ominous skull and cross-bones.