Medical Advances in Weirdness DC Evening Star July 2, 1862 Who Needs Accutane? Shut Up And Take Your Tar Pills Tar in Alabama--1858   CURIOUS SPRING IN ALABAMA—The Talladega Watchtower, in an interesting review of Professor Tuomey’s last report on the Geology of Alabama, states near the line between Hancock and Lawrence, there is a spring of liquid bitumen or mineral tar, which is said to be somewhat remarkable for its curative properties and is said to be known as a cure for scrofula, cancerous sores, rheumatism, and other diseases in which alternatives are required. The water runs out from a seam or crevice in the limestone and the tar bitumen floats on the surface, a black foam very cohesive and insoluble in water. The tar can be collected in patients visiting the springs frequently take it in the form of pills. Really, Doctor, It's Just a Bump On My Head Feel the Bumps On Your Head Know Thyself! September 1859, Harper’s Magazine KNOW THYSELF-THE PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL f...