/oss/taxonomy/term/5564/all en /oss/article/history/hal-healer-and-others-his-ilk <p>A large crowd surrounded Hal the Healer's platform in the middle 1800s. Before beginning, Hal signaled his band to strike up a lively tune. Why? Because Hal was preparing to pull a tooth and the music was needed to drown out the screams of the unfortunate patient!</p> Sat, 31 Jul 2021 01:32:02 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8795 at /oss