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Storing Farts in a Jar, Drinking Urine and Other Medical Oddities

By Monica GarskeJan 11th 2011 – 7:50AM
Tarcher Books

Tarcher Books

Doctors aren't always right. In fact, sometimes medical advice given to patients really stinks -- in more ways than one. Consider, for example, a period in medical history back in the 17th century when doctors actually recommended sick patients store their farts in a jar. No joke. The prescription for better health...

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Cures, a Sabine town between the left bank of the Tiber and the Via Salaria, about 26 miles from Rome.

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