The most bizarre application, however, would probably be as a cure for symptoms of drowning in the 18th century. Tobacco smoke enema kits were kept by the Thames River in London. Should someone ...

This story was originally published in our Nov/Dec 2023 issue as "Blowing Smoke ... until the end of the 18th century,” Serdeczny says. Anecdotal reports of rescuers using chest compressions appear at ...