“But I desire to speak to the Almighty and to argue my case with God. You, however, smear me with lies; you are worthless physicians, all of you! If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom.” – Job 13:3-5
The American term a “quack” is a “fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill” or “a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, qualification or credentials they do not possess; a charlatan or snake oil salesman”.
William Radam, a Prussian immigrant to the USA, was a quack. In the 1880s, he started to sell his “Microbe Killer” throughout the United States and, soon afterward, in Britain and throughout the British colonies. His concoction was widely advertised as being able to "cure all diseases", and this phrase was even embossed on the glass bottles the medicine was sold in.
In fact, Radam's medicine was therapeutically useless and in large quantities actively poisonous. It was a diluted solution of sulfuric acid, colored with a little red wine.
Radam died in 1902, but the “Microbe Killer” continued to be sold until 10 years after his death when it was determined that it was a fake drug in violation of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
We need to avoid giving and listening to foolish advice. Today in prayer, look to the Lord in prayer and in your Bible for the wisdom needed to answer your questions.
“Do not open your heart to every man, but discuss your affairs with one who is wise and who fears God.” – Thomas a Kempis
God’s Word: “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.” – Psalm 1:1-2
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