unusual medical use for the Victrola

78recordpicker · Post by **78recordpicker** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:09 pm

from the Library of Congress Website:

Governor Flyball · Post by **Governor Flyball** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:08 pm

I wonder wonder what they would play? The acoustical recording process did not lend itself to call or subtle music.

barnettrp21122 · Post by **barnettrp21122** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:26 pm

Maybe "Uncle Josh Has An Appendectomy?"

52089 · Post by **52089** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:31 pm

Can you post a direct link or a scalable copy? I can't read it at all...

AZ* · Post by AZ* » Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:57 am

Agree. Too small to see.

JerryVan · Post by **JerryVan** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:46 am

I believe the first sentence reads, "Surgical operations are actually being performed to musical accompaniment in Pennsylvania". "A new and valuable agent in surgery"

Like doctors playing music in surgery today apparently. Though perhaps not so sterile...

Post by **drh** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 1:29 pm

barnettrp21122 wrote:Maybe "Uncle Josh Has An Appendectomy?"

Alas, Rameau's "The Gall Bladder Operation" wasn't recorded back then.

"Mack the Knife," maybe.

Or perhaps the "Wiener Blut" ("Vienna Blood") waltz by Johann Strauss.

One hopes not "If I'm going to die, I'm going to have some fun."

Retrograde · Post by **Retrograde** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 3:28 pm

A previous discussion of this same image

Post by **Phono48** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 4:46 pm

Hopefully "Ain't it grand to be blooming well dead!"

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