The History of Snake Oil

Rattlesnake oil seems very dangerous to procure as does bear grease and it seems like only a certain kind of echelon of frontiersmans would be able to acquire this stuff. At the end of the 19th century snake oil begins to acquire its current meaning a mixture sold as medicine usually without regard to its medical worth well Ben, i wonder if that maybe figures into my previous point slash question? You know you got these the rise of sort of the modern snake oil salesman who were maybe like wow the snake oil stuff is booming but snakes are scary they're all bitey bitey and you know have venomous big old fangs and you know i don't want to mess