Medical Quackery: From snake oil to coca wine

True story: back in the 1800s you could buy a gram of cocaine at a local drug store for 25 cents, and corn flakes were waging a war against masturbation. Ah, the good old days, when your best hope for surviving sickness was avoiding a doctor at all costs... 

 

 

In this episode: 

• Lobotomies
• Leeches/Bloodletting
• Coca Wine
• Lysol Douches
• ...and more

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