Medical Quackery: From Snake Oil to Coca Wine

Midnight Facts for Insomniacs · Apr 9, 2020 · 27m

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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