Quackery
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What won’t we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth?
Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra. Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor, Quackery recounts the lively, at times unbelievable, history of medical misfires and malpractices.
Ranging from the merely weird to the outright dangerous, here are dozens of outlandish, morbidly hilarious “treatments”—conceived by doctors and scientists, by spiritualists and snake oil salesmen (yes, they literally tried to sell snake oil)—that were predicated on a range of cluelessness, trial and error, and straight-up scams.
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Each offer can be repeated. If you purchase 12 eligible vinyl stickers, 2 are free!
| Products | Offer | Eligible products |
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| Stickers | Buy 5, get 1 free | Shop eligible products |
| Magnets | Buy 4, get 1 free | Shop eligible products |
| Pins | Buy 3, get 1 free | Shop eligible products |
| Greeting cards | Buy 4, get 1 free | Shop eligible products |
| Earrings | Buy 3, get $10 off | Shop eligible products |
| Circuit board ornaments | Buy 3, get $8 off | Shop eligible products |
| Wood & acrylic ornaments | Buy 3, get 1 free | Shop eligible products |
| Circuit board gifts | Buy 3, get $5 off | Shop eligible products |
| Hair claws | Buy 3, get 1 free | Shop eligible products |
| Stationery | Buy 3, get 1 free | Shop eligible products |
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