As Sir Winston Churchill has explained, “The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen’s lives, and minds, than all the doctors in the Empire.” As a Victorian era physician, one might think I would take exception to such a remark. Quite the contrary, after prescribing myself a daily regimen of 500cc of g&t, I can report that, as of the date of this communique, I remain free of the current scourge which is ravaging London. I first learned of the disease resistant properties of this wonder elixir whilst joining the British forces in India with the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers.
It is my current intention to make aware that certain South African magnate, who is prone to influential Tweets on the matter of pandemic drugs, of the rousing success of my clinical trial! I trust that you will join me in raising a glass of Schweppes and London Dry to ending the COVID-19 threat, 19th century style!