How Snake Oil Got a Bad Rap

01 June 2011, 07:02 PM

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How Snake Oil Got a Bad Rap

These days, “snake oil” is synonymous with quackery, the phoniest of phony medicines. A “snake oil salesman” promises you the world, takes your money, and is long gone by the time you realize the product in your hands is completely worthless.

But get this: The original snake oil actually worked.

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/arti...got-a-bad-rap/

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