THE SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE
2000 B.C. - Here, eat this herbal root.
1000 A.D. - That root is blasphemous or irreligious. 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 B.C. - Here, eat this herbal root.
1000 A.D. - That root is blasphemous or irreligious. 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 is artificial. Here, eat this herbal root.
I guess the more some things change, the more they stay the same.
Dr. Mary Pat Baxter
