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That last part at least is correct. Clark Stanley (the original snake oil salesman) traveled around with a bag full of snakes, and made a big show out of rendering them into oil. But the actual product was just beef fat and some other ingredients.

So the actual product was pretty much the opposite of therapeutic... I mean, at least go with beef gelatin, at least that could fix someone's joints.

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