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An introduction to the life and remedies of James I. Lighthall, a travelling medicine showman of the mid-west US in the late nineteenth century. Lighthall acquired considerable wealth through a combination of well researched remedies and clever marketing.
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Rowe, R.C. The Great Indian Medicine Man. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Medicine 17, 33–35 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1097/00124363-200317010-00009
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