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ENTconsult - 14 Jul 2004 05:58 GMT

Its kind of fun to go back to the publications of 1850 when they were selling
Snake Oil, the NATURAL cure for a dozen ailments and compare teh working to
some of today's Natural advertisements.
Actually I think the ads today promise more that those old ads did.
Murray Grossan, M.D.
http://www.ent-consult.com

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Patty - 15 Jul 2004 00:58 GMT

Kind of on the same topic Murray:

A Short History of Medicine:

2000 BC - Here, eat this root.
1000 AD - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 AD - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 AD - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 AD - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 AD - That antibiotic doesn't work anymore. Here, eat this root!

Reference: The Antibiotic Alternative

~Patty~

> Its kind of fun to go back to the publications of 1850 when they were selling
> Snake Oil, the NATURAL cure for a dozen ailments and compare teh working to
> some of today's Natural advertisements.
> Actually I think the ads today promise more that those old ads did.
> Murray Grossan, M.D.
> http://www.ent-consult.com

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ENTconsult - 16 Jul 2004 17:55 GMT

I beat you to it. In my new book I recommend therapies that are 3,000 years
old.
Murray Grossan, M.D.
http://www.ent-consult.com

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Patty - 16 Jul 2004 18:15 GMT

> I beat you to it. In my new book I recommend therapies that are 3,000 years
> old.
> Murray Grossan, M.D.
> http://www.ent-consult.com

Ok, I'll bite (no pun intended).. what antedated the 'root'?
~Patty~

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