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health and medicine
Picture the scene in the medicine laboratory . . .
“So, have you got the new medicine ready to be tested?” “Yes, boss – it’s all good to go.”
“Excellent! And what flavour is it this time?” “Strawberry bubble gum flavour, sir.”
“What did you just say?”
“Errr . . . strawberry. Strawberry, you know, ummm, bubble gum?”
“Riiiiight. And what flavours are you allowed to choose from?”
“Ah. Earwax, burnt rubber and milk that’s gone off.”
“Exactly. Now go back and start again. And make it truly DISGUSTING this time.” “Yes, boss. Sorry, boss.”
So, the question is, why, oh WhY is it so difficult to make medicine taste a bit nicer? Just a little teeny tiny bit? Surely it can’t be tHaT hard!
human wee
It seems it is though. But if you think YoU’vE GoT iT BaD when you have to take medicine, just wait till you hear what Aztec kids had to endure.
For instance, what do you think they sometimes used to clean cuts? Do you think it was A) Nice clean water; B) Fizzy lemonade; C) Human WEE?
Hint: if you’re thinking of the most dIsGuStInG one, you’re on the right track.
The good news is I can heal your cut.
Great!
The bad news is I´m going to use this cup of human wee.
Not great.
While Aztec docs knew around 1,500 herbal remedies, could stitch wounds and were able to set broken bones, they also had some remedies that might make you leave the waiting room and run away vErY fAsT.
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