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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

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The History of Homeopathy

Since nobody understood why people were getting sick, it led the way for a lot of quacks to come and pitch whatever their wares were. One in particular that was very popular was the venom from a dagger-headed viper that is only found in Brazil. And most patent medicines contained something that was either narcotic or just made like drunk, like alcohol.

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