Dr. Ed Barnhart
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yeah and um there was even if like going back to this this idea of of dying and like dying and being born again they would do these things where they would there was obviously that part of like the world north africa was known for these uh vipers these north african vipers that would kill a lot of people they were dying from viper is this the asp uh no i don't maybe i don't know um there's a lot of them so what they would do is they would
yeah and um there was even if like going back to this this idea of of dying and like dying and being born again they would do these things where they would there was obviously that part of like the world north africa was known for these uh vipers these north african vipers that would kill a lot of people they were dying from viper is this the asp uh no i don't maybe i don't know um there's a lot of them so what they would do is they would
yeah and um there was even if like going back to this this idea of of dying and like dying and being born again they would do these things where they would there was obviously that part of like the world north africa was known for these uh vipers these north african vipers that would kill a lot of people they were dying from viper is this the asp uh no i don't maybe i don't know um there's a lot of them so what they would do is they would
they would put viper venom on these basically like linens, just little amounts of viper venom, not a lot. And then they would cut kids' arms or their legs or whatever, and they would wrap the cut in this viper venom, just a little bit, just enough to where their body would build up a defense for it and build up this sort of, the antibodies against the venom.
they would put viper venom on these basically like linens, just little amounts of viper venom, not a lot. And then they would cut kids' arms or their legs or whatever, and they would wrap the cut in this viper venom, just a little bit, just enough to where their body would build up a defense for it and build up this sort of, the antibodies against the venom.
they would put viper venom on these basically like linens, just little amounts of viper venom, not a lot. And then they would cut kids' arms or their legs or whatever, and they would wrap the cut in this viper venom, just a little bit, just enough to where their body would build up a defense for it and build up this sort of, the antibodies against the venom.
And they would use that, they would use the kids' bodily fluids as anti-venoms, antidotes, to the snake venom. So when these guys wanted to get high, when they wanted to die and be born again, they would inject themselves with the snake venom or take the snake venom somehow. For some reason, snake venom doesn't harm you if you drink it. You have to actually introduce it right into the bloodstream.
And they would use that, they would use the kids' bodily fluids as anti-venoms, antidotes, to the snake venom. So when these guys wanted to get high, when they wanted to die and be born again, they would inject themselves with the snake venom or take the snake venom somehow. For some reason, snake venom doesn't harm you if you drink it. You have to actually introduce it right into the bloodstream.
And they would use that, they would use the kids' bodily fluids as anti-venoms, antidotes, to the snake venom. So when these guys wanted to get high, when they wanted to die and be born again, they would inject themselves with the snake venom or take the snake venom somehow. For some reason, snake venom doesn't harm you if you drink it. You have to actually introduce it right into the bloodstream.
They would do that and then they would wait until they're like right on the edge of death and then they would take the bodily fluids of the children that built up the antibodies.
They would do that and then they would wait until they're like right on the edge of death and then they would take the bodily fluids of the children that built up the antibodies.
They would do that and then they would wait until they're like right on the edge of death and then they would take the bodily fluids of the children that built up the antibodies.
Yeah, this was this was from at least 200 B.C. to 200 for maybe two to three hundred A.D. The guy who wrote a lot about this was a guy named Galen, who was Marcus Aurelius's physician.
Yeah, this was this was from at least 200 B.C. to 200 for maybe two to three hundred A.D. The guy who wrote a lot about this was a guy named Galen, who was Marcus Aurelius's physician.
Yeah, this was this was from at least 200 B.C. to 200 for maybe two to three hundred A.D. The guy who wrote a lot about this was a guy named Galen, who was Marcus Aurelius's physician.
I've got to ask, why children? I mean, couldn't you use ugly old women or something?
I've got to ask, why children? I mean, couldn't you use ugly old women or something?
I've got to ask, why children? I mean, couldn't you use ugly old women or something?
central america who've been bitten and went to the shaman instead of the instead of the clinic and we're fine right yeah amazing i know another guy who lost a leg so they're not all fine right right well if you're from there i mean the native medicine is going to be far superior than anything you're going to get in some sort of compounding pharmacy in the
central america who've been bitten and went to the shaman instead of the instead of the clinic and we're fine right yeah amazing i know another guy who lost a leg so they're not all fine right right well if you're from there i mean the native medicine is going to be far superior than anything you're going to get in some sort of compounding pharmacy in the