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I have an earache:

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.
1920 A.D. -That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1965 A.D. -That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. -That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.

-->>A Short History of Medicine
>I have an earache:
>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.
>1920 A.D. -That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
>1965 A.D. -That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
>2000 A.D. -That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.