Medicine has a long history of trial and error – questionable treatment methods persist to this day. But not only doctors, also patients find it difficult to part with beloved prejudices.
from
Werner Bartens
The two knights were allowed to help themselves to their hearts’ content at a richly laid table in the morning. They were ordered to eat as much as they could. One was then sent to hunt, the other was supposed to rest and move as little as possible. In the evening there was a bloody comparison: the ruler ordered the stomach of both subordinates to be cut open to see who was digesting further.