Punch,  23 (1852), 105.

Security in Railway Travelling

Anon

Genre:

Advertisement, Spoof

Subjects:

Railways, Accidents, Medical Treatment, Education, Anaesthesia, Transport


    Announces to the 'Staff of Experienced Surgeons' that the 'Board of Directors of the Killbury and Maimsworth line of Railway' are putting on their trains. Notes that their service will provide ample opportunities for medical students to practise 'Amputations, (under Chloroform)'.



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