"One of the tests for prospective obstetricians was provided by a life-size papier maché model of half the female trunk, into which a straw-stuffed baby was slilpped through a trapdoor. The candidate was then provided with a pair of obstetrical forceps and required to deliver it.
Benskin solemnly applied the two blades to the head and gave a strong pull. Nothing happened. He pulled harder, his feet slilpped on the polished floor, and over his head flew mother, baby, forceps and all.The examiner picked up one blade of the forceps and handed it to him. "Now hit the father with that," he said sourly, "and you'll have killed the whole bloody family.""
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