On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 14:44:51 +0100, JK wrote:


If modern humans were transported briefly back to Victorian London,
their sojourn would indeed be brief as many would succumb straightaway
to the ordinary everyday noxious substances that hardy workers of the
day had got used to from birth.



Er...infant mortality in Victorian London was very high. The survivors
were those with strong immune systems sure enough, but who wants to lose
half their children along the way?

Why on earth not? Teaches the survivors the value of life!

MM