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Plague Waters: Seeking a Cocktail Cure for an Epidemic
WATER OF LIFE
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty
From the bubonic plague to cholera to tuberculosis, people have sought spirited remedies for a range of serious conditions. But did any of these concoctions work?
David Wondrich
Published
Apr. 3 2020
4:06AM EDT
David Wondrich
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