Medicine thru the Ages

The answer given by the health professional of the time to one who was ill.

• 2000 B.C. -- Here, eat this root.
• 1000 A.D. -- That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
• 1850 A.D. -- That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
• 1940 A.D. -- That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
• 1985 A.D. -- That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
• 2000 A.D. -- That antibiotic doesn't work anymore. Here, eat this root.