June 2012
7 posts
Craiglist: cooler than expected. →
Medicine over the centuries
2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root. 1000 A.D. - That root is heathen! Here, say this prayer. 1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition! Here, drink this potion. 1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil! Here, swallow this pill. 1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective! Here, take this antibiotic. 2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is poison! Here, eat this root…
