A short history of medicine

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    Doctor, I have an ear ache.

    2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.

    1000 B.C. - That root is heathen, say this prayer.

    1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition, drink this potion.

    1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill.

    1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic.

    2000 A.D. - "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!
  • Your Prayers were answered A young man, living away from home, writes to his parents:
    Dear folks,
    I feel miserable because I have to keep writing for money. I feel...
  • Newly Married Bride Once a mother-in-law explaining the working of her house to her newly married Daughter-in-law.
    She said, "I am the home minister as well as the finance minister...
  • A Scene in 2020... Operator: Hello Domino`s!
    Customer: Hello, can you please take my order?
    Operator: Can I have your multi purpose Aadhar card number...
  • What a relief! Banta tripped on the stairs and broke his leg. The doctor put a cast on it and warned that he wasn`t to use the stairs until the cast came off. The weeks later he removed...
  • 24 Hour Service Needing some clothes cleaned in a hurry, a man searched ths small Georgia town in which he was visiting until he found a sign...
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