Lex Anteinternet: Folk Medicine

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Folk Medicine

I've had it with Folk Medicine.

It's an irony of the early 21st Century that we've come so far scienticiaclly, and medicine is part of that, and yet in this day and age there are a tremendous number of Americans who believe in stuff that is anti-scientific.

There are no "essential oils". That's bunkus. Unless you are speaking about 10W40 for your car, they don't exist.
Copper bracelets on your wrist do nothing whatsoever. Nothing.
Your spine does not need to be "adjusted". I mean, come on. Think about that.
Acupuncture works as the mini infections it causes distract your pain receptors. Not really the brainiest thing to be doing.
Vaccinations are one of the greatest things of all time. They do not cause Downes syndrome. Quite taking your medical advice from a former Playboy bunny for goodness sake.

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Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

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