{"product_id":"clark-stanley-snake-oil-liniment-1880-1900","title":"Clark Stanley Snake Oil Liniment (1880-1900)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel tutor-markdown-rendering stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_74717f6a42dd5ece\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThis is exactly where the famous American term \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"64\"\u003e\"Snake Oil\"\u003c\/b\u003e comes from!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eDuring this wild period in medical history, \"Patent Medicine\" was a massive trend where people cooked up unregulated, unverified \"miracle cures.\" \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"146\"\u003eClark Stanley—The Rattlesnake King\u003c\/b\u003e—and his Snake Oil Liniment were the absolute icons of this era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eStanley claimed his liniment could cure everything from severe joint pain to rheumatism, even boasting it could help paralyzed people walk again. He claimed the formula was derived from actual snakes, but upon further testing by federal chemists in 1916, it was revealed that his product contained \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"298\"\u003ezero snake oil\u003c\/b\u003e. Instead, it was nothing more than:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMineral oil\u003c\/b\u003e and beef fat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCapsicum\u003c\/b\u003e (the heat compound found in peppers, used to create a temporary warming sensation on the skin).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003eTurpentine and camphor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eI strongly recommend reading the original, bizarre Clark Stanley pamphlets online if you want a laugh. It is the ultimate snapshot of American medical fraud.\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Metta Beshay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51860161233192,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/7801\/7320\/files\/IMG_1235.heic?v=1779757721","url":"https:\/\/metta-beshay.myshopify.com\/products\/clark-stanley-snake-oil-liniment-1880-1900","provider":"Metta Beshay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}