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But how did this legitimate cure become a symbol for fraud?
It all starts in the mid-19th century, when Clark Stanley sold the “Cure-All elixir” under the name of “Stanley’s Snake Oil” in America. In his road shows, he tore open a Rattlesnake & plunged it into boiling water. The snake-fat rose to the surface- “The elixir” he learned to make from Hopi medicine men!He got Pretty Popular! Pretty fast!However, the catch was that this remedy could be made only from the Omega-3 acid rich Chinese water snakes & was ineffective when made from Rattlesnakes.Also, later tests revealed that the “Rattlesnake King’s” potion did not contain snake oil at all! It had mineral oil, beef fat, red pepper & turpentine;
& 100’s of consumers discovered that they had been taken for ride!|It was around then that it became a symbol for fraud & songs were written about sellers of snake oil balm & snake-oil ointment for bad burns.What happened to Stanley when it was found that his whole empire was a lie?|He was fined $20 for violating the food & drug act and for "misbranding" his product as a remedy for all pain!
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