City Slickers Selling Snake Oil Posts | Granpedia Blog, Timeless Wisdom of Wallace Schwam

Booker T. Washington stated: “Anyone can seek a job, but it requires a person of rare ability to create a job … What we should do in our schools is to turn out fewer job seekers and more job creators.”

by Wallace | Jul 18, 2024

Never the twain shall meet

by Wallace | Jul 14, 2024

I “Believe” because of the evidence I have “Faith” despite the evidence Wallace J. Schwam Out here in Glory, I know pretty much how big a load my mule can carry. Non the less, when we enter the vast unknown around us, I must rely on the faith...

Selling “Cow Oil” or is it cow dung?

by Wallace | Feb 14, 2020

A recent news article published in the Wall St. Journal quoted a Swami from India recommending cow dung as a cure for Corona virus. The cow is sacred in India. Is there something wrong with this idea? Your thoughts!

Suspicions Confirmed

by Wallace | Dec 16, 2019

Dear Grandpa, City slickers are still selling snake oil, it’s called essential oils and they’re being passed off as cures for cold, flu, bacterial infections, cancer, etc. Garlic and oregano oils are for seasoning food, not curing bacterial infections!...

Do City Slickers still sell Snake Oil?

by Mg | Nov 4, 2019

In the old west, sharp operators often sold “Medicine” advertised as genuine “Snake Oil” that was reputed to be good for whatever ails ya. Usually these concoctions contained opium and/or cocaine. These ingredients couldn’t cure anything but made people feel good for...