1906 View of the Value of the Automobile for Physicians’ Use

from Jama

Are they practical? Are they desirable? Are they economical? Are they better than horses?

These and other questions are asked and answered in a series of articles in the April 21 issue of J.A.M.A. Comments include:

“the trained ear of a physician … serves him well as an automobilist”
“an automobile is capable of doing the work of three good (horse) driving teams and the driver can accomplish three times the amount of work…”
“My little car has surely done noble work, and it would be very difficult for me to keep up without it.”

The AHSL in Tucson has the original bound volumes of JAMA…check them out (When we return this volume!)

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