Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 328

Episode 328 Cigarettes [2]

There is really no need to say much about the harmful effects of smoking.

In the 21st century, no one, even a heavy smoker, would try hard to deny that smoking is bad for them, right?

Well, if you look carefully, you might be able to find it… … .

At least, no one can say that in front of a doctor when they come to the hospital.

'All kinds of cancer, of course.'

The nose, mouth, pharynx, trachea, and lungs, all of which are in the path of cigarette smoke, significantly increase the risk of cancer.

The problem is that it's not just happening here.

You can think of it as being able to cause any type of cancer that can occur throughout the body.

Is that all?

no.

It reduces the respiratory capacity of the lungs, leading to truly miserable conditions.

'But no matter how much I say this, it won't be of much use.'

You can do it later.

The nursing home I'm secretly building now is a non-smoking facility.

Moreover, it is not in the heart of London and is quite far away.

Even though London was the largest city in the 19th century, if you go just a little bit outside, you will find yourself in a quiet countryside, and since there is no transportation that emits any pollutants, the air is also very clean.

'The prognosis for people there and other places will be significantly different even after just a few years.'

It's just a matter of time.

The problem is that I feel like I'm going to die just as much over the next few years.

So I decided to save this method for later and use something else.

"however."

"huh?"

Look, I'm smoking again right now.

I don't know what kind of cigarettes he smokes so much.

I hurriedly blurted out my words because I felt like I was really going to die if I kept going like this.

If you think about it, in my past life, the only thing I did that was bad for my health was work, and I got cancer.

Is there any guarantee that my genes will be superior in this life?

We should consider it non-existent.

I want to live a little longer, even just once… … .

“I told you that I almost died from smoking.”

“Oh, right.”

They say it's humane, but in which country is it common sense to blow cigarette smoke in someone's face?

I don't think it would have been like this in Joseon.

In the past, in the 21st century, we thought that the West was superior, at least in terms of medicine, right?

But when I came here and looked, it didn't seem like that at all.

If Joseon had been worse than this, the country would have perished… … .

“And I don’t know about people who smoke, but if a non-smoker smells this, it’s really disgusting.”

"okay?"

It's spewing again.

With a face that said I was dying of curiosity.

But since I'm making a bad impression, they vent their anger in other directions…

Shouldn't this not have happened in the first place?

“Actually, if you smoke this cigarette, don’t they say that there are fewer bugs? Especially mosquitoes.”

“Yeah, this is really good in many ways.”

Here we go again.

Liston… … .

I don't know about other people, but shouldn't you not do that?

You even ripped off the wallpaper with me.

I said it clearly then.

-Common sense tells us that it is something that even bugs and rats can't stand, so how can that be good for people?

Of course, I still hear that for this very reason, arsenic wallpaper is being used like crazy in France and other parts of England outside of London.

It's absurd, but… … .

They say I have to dip it in shit or soybean paste to hear what they say, so what more can I do?

You may not know it, but if you look carefully, there are probably some in London too.

We live in an era where the quality of life improves even more if there are no rats or bugs than you might think.

“Recall the arsenic fumes. Why would mosquitoes and other bugs avoid them?”

“Hmm……?”

“Let’s try an experiment.”

"experiment?"

“Oh, but why are you up?”

“There are prisoners here. We can try to do it with them.”

I was a little scared earlier, but looking at this, I think it wasn't something that could have been done all that way.

When this person says experiment, the first thing that comes to mind is human experiments.

what…….

I'm not saying I was wrong.

“No, let’s try it with a bug.”

“Haha. Are bugs and people the same?”

“It may not be exactly the same, but if bugs die or something, wouldn’t it be bad for people too?”

“Haha. It’s understandable that bugs are tiny creatures. But aren’t we humans the result of God’s creation as the lords of all things?”

hmm.

I sometimes feel like the times were just so wrong.

No, actually it's my fault.

If a monkey, or even a dog, had been brought in, it wouldn't have come to this…

It's a bit difficult to accept that bugs and humans are the same living creatures.

Even in the case of arsenic, it wasn't really the case that rats or bugs could persuade you.

'How nice it would be if people were objects that would die one by one like back then… … No, no.'

Is it because the situation has become dire?

I keep having bad thoughts.

“Um… Then should I make it a person?”

“Does that mean we can go straight from insect testing to human testing?”

“No, no. I wanted to see the bug die.”

“Don’t people die? Well, people don’t die.”

No, I'm dying.

That's because it took a long time.

But when it comes to the harmful effects of cigarettes, we shouldn't just think about that.

Well, that's not an easy task.

Because we are educated to the point where when we say cigarettes, we cannot help but associate them with death.

This can be said to be a result of a joint effort between the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the medical community… … .

“This is purely my opinion. But… it’s not just my imagination.”

“Hmm, okay. Tell me what you have to say. It’s always worth listening to what you have to say.”

“Okay, this is Joseon.”

“Ah, Joseon? Good.”

In the past, Liston used to show quite an unusual interest whenever I talked about Joseon.

So what now that we know more about Joseon?

He's already sitting up straight.

'Turn around, head!'

In the end, this is what happened.

Sell your parents to avoid direct smoking, and sell your country to avoid secondhand smoke.

If I had thought that selling it would be useless, I wouldn't have done this.

But this time, I think it will be very effective.

“Joseon is a small country with poor land, but the people are smart, so it is a country that lives well.”

Could there be a spy in here?

I don't think so.

If there was, something would have happened already.

But it never hurts to be careful.

I'm not lying.

-South Korea is extremely hot in the summer, extremely cold in the winter, and has steep mountains, making it an ideal place for military training.

It was not someone else but a US military commander who said this.

This is truly a difficult land to live in.

There is a reason why it is called the Miracle of the Han River.

“Hmm. So?”

“Nearby countries are countries with great ambitions, such as China and Japan.”

“I see.”

“There are a lot of big and small battles… As far as I know, those who fought and got injured will be prohibited from drinking and smoking.”

“Uh… is that so? Why?”

Alcohol, cigarettes.

Aren't these all quite helpful in forgetting the pain of the moment?

Moreover, since alcohol has been around for thousands of years, there was no hesitation in using it.

Tobacco has been around since Columbus, so even if it's only a few hundred years old at most, it was used as a panacea among Native Americans, so it's somewhat of a similar position.

I heard Liston and Blundell talking a little while ago, malaria, asthma, nervousness, sepsis, boils, enteritis, bruises, large boils, frostbite, colic, constipation, cramps, cysts, dirty teeth, earache, severe phlegm,

It is said to be effective for nail loss, gonorrhea, bad breath, herpes, hoarseness, hydrophobia, itchy eyes, joint pain, kidney stones, lupus, paralysis, decreased vision, colds, scabies, dandruff, rashes, sore throats, insect stings, edema, tension, tetanus, intestinal stiffness, warts, parasites, heartache, etc.

I only heard it briefly, but that's about it, so there's probably more.

So, I can understand Liston's reaction, as well as the reactions of those quietly 'ying' behind him.

“There is a popular saying that wounds heal slowly. That means that it can be a bit of a burden on the body.”

“Hmm… really? How about that….”

“You can try it. Aren’t all the prisoners here smokers anyway?”

“You can’t smoke without it. You’ll like it if you give it to me. Oh… yeah, I’m thinking of giving cigarettes to some of those guys who have lost their teeth, yeah.”

“That’s right. Circumcision… They pick people who seem like they’ll listen well, make them quit smoking, and then compare them.”

Yeah, I said I was weird.

Among the patients I operated on, there were some who kept getting worse at least compared to others, even though I stopped them from drinking alcohol.

Now I see that the culprit was cigarettes, cigarettes.

Yeah, there's no way I did anything wrong.

“Ah… okay, that would be enough for an experiment. But you know.”

"yes."

“What if the results this time turn out to be the opposite of what you expected?”

“Are you against it? I don’t think so.”

At my words, Liston got up from his seat and drew the curtains close.

Even though it was Kensington, the only people going out were those riding carriages.

Rather than saying that he wanted the story to not leak out, he probably meant that what he was about to say was that important.

“I think most people would want it to be the opposite.”

“Do you want to continue smoking comfortably?”

“No. I’m going to keep selling cigarettes.”

"ah."

Even in the 21st century, isn't cigarettes still a major source of income and a business that guarantees huge profits?

It may be a slightly different type, but it feels somewhat similar to the casino business.

It's obviously bad, but since people like it so much and it's been around for so long, I feel like they should open it in a limited way?

“This could be really dangerous. The opponents wouldn’t be gangsters, but businessmen or nobles. You could even turn the country against them.”

“Didn’t businessmen suffer losses even during the arsenic crisis?”

“Well… it was a business that was just starting out, so I guess they would have backed down even if it meant taking a loss. And Sir Jamie was involved too. But cigarettes… that’s a bit much.”

“Hmm, then what should I do?”

“For now, let’s keep the experiment between us.”

“And?”

“And then what? I’ll slowly tell people who know. Anyway, you can’t put this out there or anything.”

Liston's face was unusually worried.

It was such a big deal, I could completely understand.

In fact, there are few things more frustrating than sabotaging a profitable business.

Moreover, it would be even more so if it were a business that was not that difficult and had not much competition.

It's not that I'm really scared… … .

In this day and age, if I don't exist, it'll be a big problem, so I'm buying it.

“Yeah.”

“Yeah. I’m glad you’re more scared than you look.”

“It’s not that I’m scared, I’m just cautious.”

“A prudent person wouldn’t tremble like this.”

“It’s because I smelled cigarette smoke.”

“And then you’re the only one who’s left out.”

“Anyway, let’s go select the prisoners.”

“Yeah, well. You guys, don’t even think about going around talking. They might be scared, but always remember that I’m scarier.”