A Brief History Of Medicine
JOKE OF THE WEEK, 11 Feb 2013
| I have a stomachache.
2000 B.C. – Here, eat this root 1000 A.D. – That root is heathen, say this prayer. 1850 A.D. – That prayer is superstition, drink this potion. 1940 A.D. – That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill. 1985 A.D. – That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic. 2000 A.D. – That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root. |
This article originally appeared on Transcend Media Service (TMS) on 11 Feb 2013.
Anticopyright: Editorials and articles originated on TMS may be freely reprinted, disseminated, translated and used as background material, provided an acknowledgement and link to the source, TMS: A Brief History Of Medicine, is included. Thank you.
If you enjoyed this article, please donate to TMS to join the growing list of TMS Supporters.
This work is licensed under a CC BY-NC 4.0 License.
in 2050 A.D. you would read something like
Have an alternate stomach. Apply for it at ……