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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@gilanet.com>
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  • Subject: [Livingontheland] The History of Medicine
  • Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 10:12:14 -0700



The History of Medicine

The following doggerel crossed our paths some time ago and seems to say it
all when considering how to incorporate more of these useful herbs into our
everyday lives.

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 doesn’t work anymore.
Here, eat this root

............... !!!





  • [Livingontheland] The History of Medicine, Tradingpost, 01/06/2004

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