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Terrible tractoration!!

机译:糟糕的牵引力!

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Plagued by gout? Tortured by rheumatism? Troubled by pains in the head, face, teeth, breast, side, stomach or back? If you (or your horse) were living in late 17th or early 18th-century America or Britain you might have been tempted to purchase a pair of the marvellous patent metallic "tractors" invented by Elisha Perkins. Stroke them over your (or the horse's) afflicted part and all would soon be well. Perkins himself was a physician. Alas, he was also a quack. But it is not on account of his own exploits that he deserves to be remembered. It is more forthe deeds of others actingfor and against him. The indirect consequences of the Perkins hocus-pocus include an epic poem of majestic awfulness, a successful clinical trial, an early appreciation of the placebo effect, and perhaps even the foundation of Yale School of Medicine. Not bad for a charlatan.
机译:被痛风困扰吗?被风湿病折磨?头部,面部,牙齿,乳房,侧面,胃部或背部疼痛困扰吗?如果您(或您的马匹)居住在17世纪末或18世纪初的美国或英国,您可能会想购买一对由以利沙·珀金斯(Elisha Perkins)发明的奇妙的金属专利“牵引车”。在您(或马匹)患病的部位上抚摸它们,一切都会很快好起来的。珀金斯本人是一名医生。 las,他也是个庸医。但这并不是由于他自己的功绩而值得他铭记。这更多是为他人行事和反对他的行为。珀金斯病史的间接后果包括史诗般的雄伟可怕,成功的临床试验,对安慰剂作用的早期认识,甚至耶鲁医学院的成立。对于一个骗子来说还不错。

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    《New scientist》 |2005年第2481期|p.48-49|共2页
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    Geoff Watts;

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  • 收录信息 美国《科学引文索引》(SCI);美国《化学文摘》(CA);
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  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 自然科学总论;
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