A Look Back at a Time When Doctors Literally Blew Smoke Up the Asses of Patients

Today I Found Out looks back at a time when doctors literally blew smoke up the asses of patients to revive them or treat a wide variety of other conditions. The practice later gave us the phrase “Blowing smoke up your ass” to mean insincere flattery.

Glen Tickle
Glen Tickle

Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.